UNESCO announces new world heritage in Turkey and Colombia

On July 1, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ranked the world's oldest temple Gobekli Tepe and Chiribiquete National Park of Colombia to the World Heritage List. gender.

It is located in Mesopotamia and is determined to be about 11,000 years old, ie 7,000 years before the birth of Mesopotamia. According to the UNESCO statement, Gobekli Tepe Temple consists of circular stone columns, with two stone columns higher than 4m in the middle and smaller stone columns lined around.

The world's oldest temple Gobekli Tepe.(Photo: science-rumors.com).

On these stone columns carved many animals such as foxes, scorpions, vultures and lions - the animals that settled in the green valley at that time. Most likely these structures are related to rituals, which may be funerals. In addition, wild animal carvings on stone pillars can "provide a clearer view of the life and beliefs of the community living in Mesopotamia around 11,500 years ago".

Archaeologists argue that building stone columns in a circle is a manifestation of people here starting to settle down on a land.

Meanwhile, Chiribiquete National Park is the largest national park in Colombia with an area of ​​2.7 million hectares and has a diverse ecosystem representing the flora and fauna of Amazon, including many rare species only living in this area, such as Chiribiquete hummingbirds with characteristic emerald feathers or jaguar. This is also a sacred area for indigenous people.

Chiribiquete National Park - the largest national park in Colombia.(Photo: thecitypaperbogota).

In a statement posting the Twitter name, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos welcomed UNESCO's decision and said the Colombian Government would expand its protected area at Chiribiquete National Park. The announcement of the Presidential Palace said the conservation area will be expanded by 1.5 million hectares from July 2.

Gobekli Tepe Temple is Turkey's 18th world heritage on the UNESCO list, while Chiribiquete National Park is Colombia's ninth heritage.