Each year, UNESCO recognizes culturally significant practices, traditions and customs. 2025's list includes weaving, handmade paper craftsmanship, yurt making, a genre of Cuban music and yodeling.

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The World Heritage Committee on Monday morning inscribed Lena Pillars Nature Park of the Russian Federation, the last site to be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List during this year’s session. Chad, ...

The megalithic menhirs, the mysterious standing stones dating back to 3,000 years located in a remote village of Mudumal in Telangana’s Narayanpet district bordering Karnataka, are most likely to be ...

Norway's Viking Age landscapes including ship burial mounds could soon earn global recognition if authorities get their way.

Every year UNESCO adds new places to its world heritage list. These are special places that are important for culture or nature and matter to the whole world. In 2025 they chose some amazing new ones ...

The 45th session of the World Heritage Committee concluded on Monday 25 September in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This year, the Committee inscribed 42 new sites and approved the extension of 5 sites on ...

Twenty-six sites have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, designating their cultural and natural importance. Locations this year include a sacred mountain in Malawi; petroglyphs in South Korea ...