Archive for June 27th, 2014

  • Culture Eastern Mediterranean & The Gulf Europe

    Turkey: Bursa & Pergamon Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

    [captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Bursa_Turkey_photochrom_06084u-300×221.jpg” captiontext=”Bursa, Turkey” align=”left”] Bursa and Cumalikizik as ‘The Birthplace of the Ottoman Empire’, and Izmir’s Pergamon and its ‘multi-layered cultural landscape’ have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List at the recent 38th World Heritage Committee meeting held at Qatar’s National Congress Centre in Doha. With the addition of Bursa and Pergamon, Turkey …

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