UNESCO lists three new heritage sites from Israel to South Pacific

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2008

QUEBEC CITY (AFP) — Holy sites in Israel, the residence of a former South Pacific island chief and an ancient Ottoman town in central Albania were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List on Tuesday.

The Baha'i Holy Places in Haifa and Western Galilee in Israel entered the list for their "strong tradition of pilgrimage and for their profound meaning for the faith," said the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Committee in a statement.

The South Pacific islands of Vanuatu meanwhile entered the list for the first time, with the addition of Chief Roi Mata's Domain.

And, the previous listing of Gjirokastra was amended to include the nearby Albanian city center of Berat.

The UNESCO heritage committee has been...

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