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Normandy's D-Day World War Two beaches become UNESCO heritage site
The designation recognizes more than 80 km of coastline and centuries-old wartime remains that UNESCO says show the landings’ enduring historical value.
- On Sunday, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee inscribed Normandy's five D-Day landing beaches—Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword—plus Pointe du Hoc on the World Heritage List, culminating a nearly two-decade nomination effort.
- Stretching more than 80km of Normandy coastline, the sites mark the June 6, 1944 Allied landings where over 150,000 troops came ashore to liberate Western Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II.
- The International Council on Monuments and Sites identified extensive remnants including German fortifications, bomb-scarred landscapes, and sunken vessels, marking an event that enabled the return of freedom and lasting peace on the European continent.
- At the 48th session in Busan, South Korea, the committee also inscribed Greece's Mount Olympus, Japan's ancient capitals Asuka and Fujiwara, and South Sudan's Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape, which hosts approximately six million migrating antelopes.
- Recognition of Mount Olympus crowns a 12-year Greek campaign, with Dion-Olympus Mayor Evangelos Geroliolios saying the designation "places greater obligations on our part to protect this environment" amid rising tourism pressures.
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The Normandy beaches, where Allied troops landed on June 6, 1944, the Greek Mount Olympus, and the ancient Japanese cities of Asuka and Fujiwara have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This was reported by news agencies, citing the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which is meeting in Busan, South Korea.
UNESCO's decision recognized the historical value of the sites where, on June 6, 1944, a large-scale operation to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation began.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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The beaches in Normandy, France, where the Allies landed for D-Day during World War II, have been included in the World Heritage List. The UN organization UNESCO made this decision during a meeting in Busan, South Korea.
·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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