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26 New World Heritage Sites Announced
Jul 2nd, 2012
A total of 26 places around the globe, including farmhouses in Sweden and a Neolithic site in Turkey, have been added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites so far this year, according to a recent announcement during the World Heritage Committee's annual meeting. (Source: LiveScience.com) -
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