Published July 28, 2021, 10:21 AM
PARIS, France The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday added 13 cultural sites in Asia, Africa, Arab Region, Latin America and Europe to its World Heritage List and one extension to an existing cultural site in Mexico.
Photo taken on July 27, 2021 shows a street in As-Salt, Jordan. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee voted on Tuesday to inscribe the city of As-Salt located in the northwest of Jordan on the World Heritage Site List, state-run Petra news agency reported. As-Salt, “the Place of Tolerance and Urban hospitality,” became the sixth Jordanian landmark to be declared a World Heritage Site, Petra said. (Xinhua)