Culture & sport

Armenia resumes UNESCO heritage nominations after 29 years

Culture & sport. Photo: Britannica, cropped
Photo: Britannica, cropped

Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan told the National Assembly during the discussion of the 2027 budget that, after a 29-year break, Armenia has resumed the process of adding new monuments to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Five more monuments or groups of monuments are expected to be added to the tentative list by 2031. According to the minister, nominations are being prepared for historic Artashat and the rock-cut settlements of Syunik.

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