The new World Heritage sites 2013 in pictures

19 candidates managed to join the 2013 UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites, after the session celebrated in Cambodia. Among them, 5 are considered natural sites and 14 are designated cultural places. In addition, three properties were registered as extensions of sites already listed previously as World Heritage.

There are another 10 finalist sites that were left out or had to wait for another chance to join the most prestigious club of wonders of universal value, an inventory that already has nearly a thousand properties. 981 in total.
Update: You can also review the places that achieved the UNESCO recognition in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Xinjiang Tianshan (China): An extensive and wild mountain range with spectacular and unique landscapes to be discovered. Image lwtt93

Mount Etna (Italy): The historic Sicilian volcano is a source of knowledge for scientists to understand how these giants of fire work. Image Gnuckx

Namib Sand Sea (Namibia): One of the most beautiful African landscapes could not miss in the list.
Image Ángel Hernansáez

Mount Kenya - Lewa Wildlife conservancy: This is an extension of Mount Kenya National Park.
Image Kathryn Hansen

El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve (Mexico): A strange place to find endemic life forms, shifting dunes and ten giant craters, almost perfectly round. Image NASA

Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) (Tajikistan): 400 lakes and gigantic glaciers in the unknown Central Asian republic. Image Llee Wu

Maloti Drakensberg Transboundary World Heritage Site (Lesotho): Extending within the borders of the tiny nation the Drakensberg - uKhahlamba South African park, already in the list since 2000. Image (H)Foto-gràfic

Red Bay Basque Whaling Station (Canada): The Basques were whaling off the coast of Labrador since the sixteenth century. Image Northern Light

Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces (China): Mosaics of water reflecting dramatic scenery in the province of Yunnan. Image Feng Zhong

Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong (North Korea): The remains of what was one of the first capitals of Korea. Image John Pavelka

Levuka Historical Port Town in Fiji, the wonderful country of the island from Cast Away. One of the first colonial settlements in the archipelago, that led to a curious mixture of European and Melanesian styles. Image Merbabu

Water features and Hercules within the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (Germany): A huge Baroque water park from the late seventeenth century in Kassel. Image !Koss

Hill Forts of Rajasthan (India): A group of six stunning city-fortresses of great architectural and cultural value.
Image Garrett Ziegler

Golestan Palace (Iran): The glittery royal palace of the historic citadel of Tehran.
Image Mohammadali

Medici Villas and Gardens (Italy): The great sponsors of the Renaissance, swelling the ranks of the country with more wonders officially recognized. Image Giuseppe Moscato

Fujisan (Japan): The legendary volcano that has inspired so much artwork.
Image Weesam2010

Historic Centre of Agadez (Niger): The Tuareg city has been for centuries an important crossroads of the caravan trade across the Sahara. Image Andrew Barker

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (Poland) This is an extension of the Mines of Wieliczka near Krakow, a World Heritage Site since 1978. Image Andrzej O

Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region (Poland and Ukraine): 16 original churches with a design of Greek-Orthodox inspiration. You can find them all following this link. Image Hejma

Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora (Ukraine): A 25 centuries old Greek settlement (and everything that came later) in the Crimean peninsula. Image Dmitry A. Mottl

Al Zubarah Archaeological Site (Qatar): A strategic meeting point on the ancient trade routes of the Persian Gulf. Image Aurel Cuvin

University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia (Portugal): One of the oldest universities in the world with a unique architectural ensemble. Image Francisco Antunes