UNESCO tag for Tell Umm Amer heritage site in Gaza
The Hindu
During the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee, a Palestine heritage site was given a UNESCO tag.
Amid the ongoing Gaza conflict, the Palestinian heritage site of Saint Hilarion Monastery/Tell Umm Amer received the UNESCO tag on July 26 and was simultaneously put on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
The announcement was made during the ongoing 46th session of the World Heritage Committee in New Delhi.
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Saint Hilarion Monastery/Tell Umm Amer in Palestine has been inscribed on World Heritage List and List of World Heritage in Danger, it was announced in the plenary meeting of the session.
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