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Potola Palace of China
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Potola Palace of China

Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Potola Palace as a World Cultural Heritage in 1994.

December 18, 2018
Tongariro National Park
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Tongariro National Park

Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Tongariro National Park of New Zealand as a World Heritage List of mixed categories in 1990.

December 18, 2018
Palau Rock Islands - Palau
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Palau Rock Islands - Palau

Unesco's United Nations Educational and Scientific Organization has recognized Palau's Rock Islands as a 2012 World Heritage List of mixed categories.

December 18, 2018
Goreme National Park and Cappadocia rocky area
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Goreme National Park and Cappadocia rocky area

Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Goreme National Park and Turkey's Cappadocia rocky area as a World Heritage Site in 1985.

December 18, 2018
Lake Turkana National Park - Kenya
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Lake Turkana National Park - Kenya

Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Kenya's Lake Turkana National Park as a World Natural Heritage in 1997.

December 18, 2018
Tomb of Qin Shihuang - China
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Tomb of Qin Shihuang - China

The United Nations Educational and Cultural Science Organization has recognized China's Qin Shihuang Tomb as a Cultural Heritage in 1987.

December 18, 2018
Huangshan Mountain - China
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Huangshan Mountain - China

Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization recognized the Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province in eastern China as the World Natural Heritage in 1990.

December 18, 2018
Taj Mahal - India
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Taj Mahal - India

Unesco's Science, Education and Cultural Organization has recognized India's Taj Mahal Temple as a World Cultural Heritage in 1983.

December 18, 2018
Mount Emei and Great Lac Lac Buddha
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Mount Emei and Great Lac Lac Buddha

Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization recognized Emei Mountain and China's Leshan Buddha and the world's mixed heritage in 1996.

December 18, 2018
Temple of Wat Phou - Laos
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Temple of Wat Phou - Laos

The United Nations Science, Education and Culture Organization has recognized Wat Phou temple of Lao People's Democratic Republic as a World Cultural Heritage in 2001.

December 18, 2018