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The 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee<\/a> has just wrapped up in Baku, Azerbaijan. And it’s big news for us: a whopping 29 <\/strong>new World Heritage Sites for 2019. That’s far more than previous years, and you have to go back to 2004 to find a more prolific session of the WHC. Read on to find out more about the new World Heritage Sites for 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Burkina Faso – Ancient Ferrous Metallurgy Sites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is Burkina Faso’s first entry on the list, and covers a series of mines and furnaces dating back to the 8th century BC. UNESCO says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This property is composed of five elements located in different provinces of the country. It includes about fifteen standing, natural-draught furnaces, several other furnace structures, mines and traces of dwellings. Douroula, which dates back to the 8th century BCE, is the oldest evidence of the development of iron production found in Burkina Faso. The other components of the property – Tiw\u00eaga, Yaman\u00e9, Kindibo and B\u00e9kuy – illustrate the intensification of iron production during the second millennium CE. Even though iron ore reduction – obtaining iron from ore – is no longer practiced today, village blacksmiths still play a major role in supplying tools, while taking part in various rituals.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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China – Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This new World Heritage Site for 2019 covers archaeological ruins in the Yangtze River basin, dating from 3300-2300 BC. The ruins show evidence of a sophisticated society based around rice production, and are<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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an outstanding example of early urban civilization expressed in earthen monuments, urban planning, a water conservation system and a social hierarchy expressed in differentiated burials in cemeteries within the property.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Iraq – Babylon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This new World Heritage Site for 2019 is the sixth site added in Iraq, and covers the ancient ruins of the famous city of Babylon. One of the most important cities in the cradle of civilisation, UNESCO says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Its remains, outer and inner-city walls, gates, palaces and temples, are a unique testimony to one of the most influential empires of the ancient world. Seat of successive empires, under rulers such as Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon represents the expression of the creativity of the Neo-Babylonian Empire at its height. The city’s association with one of the seven wonders of the ancient world\u2014the Hanging Gardens\u2014has also inspired artistic, popular and religious culture on a global scale.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Myanmar – Bagan<\/h2>\n\n\n