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Joy in Greece as Mount Olympus joins Unesco list of world heritage sites

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Mount Olympus, the mythical home of the ancient Greek gods, has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list after a 12-year wait. The designation was announced alongside other sites including the D-day landing beaches in Normandy, the ancient Japanese capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara, and South Sudan's Boma-Badingilo landscape, which also received its first UNESCO designation. The inclusions highlight the cultural and natural significance of these sites.

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Mount Olympus is described as the mythical home of the ancient Greek gods.

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The D-day landing beaches in northern France were also added to the World Heritage list.

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Mount Olympus has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list after a 12-year wait.

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  • Mount Olympus is described as the mythical home of the ancient Greek gods.
  • Greece waited 12 years for this Unesco designation.

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<p>Mythical home of the ancient Greek gods designated alongside the D-day landing beaches in Normandy</p><p>After a 12-year wait, Mount Olympus, the mythical home of the ancient Greek gods, has been inducted into a hall of more modern fame as Unesco announced it would be added to its world heritage list.</p><p>Greece’s highest mountain made the list alongside the second world war D-day landing beaches in northern France and the ancient Japanese capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara.

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Mount Olympus has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list after a 12-year wait.

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Mount Olympus is the mythical home of the ancient Greek gods.

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The D-day landing beaches in northern France were also added to the World Heritage list.

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The ancient Japanese capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara were added to the World Heritage list.

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South Sudan's Boma-Badingilo landscape received its first UNESCO designation.

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Boma-Badingilo hosts one of the world's largest land mammal migrations.

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