A total of 26 new sites were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list this year, 21 of which are of cultural importance to humanity, 4 of which are of natural value, and one of which is of both cultural and natural value. These are all the new additions, which span across several continents:

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially added the Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley in the west-central Iranian province of Lorestan to i

UNESCO on Saturday declared the famous fairytale castles of Bavaria's King Ludwig II a World Heritage Site. At its meeting in Paris, the World Heritage Committee added Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof Castles,