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As of 2021, Vietnam has eight sites inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites, and a further seven on the tentative list. Selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Vietnam accepted the convention on 19 October 1987, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. The first site in the country to be added to the list was the Complex of Huế Monuments in 1993. Two cultural sites from Quảng Nam were listed in 1999: Hội An Ancient Town and Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary (pictured). Further sites were added in 1994, 2003, 2010, and 2016, when Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex was inscribed as the first mixed site in Southeast Asia. (Full list...)
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