Mount Fuji given heritage status

Japan’s most iconic landmark, Mount Fuji, has been named as a World Heritage site.

Mount Fuji given heritage status
Sat, 22 Jun, 2013 - 14:32

Japan’s most iconic landmark, Mount Fuji, has been named as a World Heritage site.

The 3,776m (12,460ft) mountain has deep cultural and religious meaning in Japan. Thousands of residents in towns around the mountain watched the Unesco vote live on large screens in public halls and cheered when the result was announced.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: Mount FujiPlace: JapanPlace: Phnom Penh, CambodiaPlace: ItalyPlace: Mount EtnaPlace: ChinaPlace: Xinjiang TianshanPlace: Central AsiaPlace: TianshanPlace: Tajik National ParkPlace: TajikistanPlace: AfricaPlace: NamibiaPlace: Namib Sand SeaPlace: El PinacatePlace: Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReservePlace: MexicoOrganisation: UNESCOOrganisation: UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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