The World Heritage Committee inscribed three cultural sites in Cambodia, China and India. The sites added, in order of inscription are: Cambodia – Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura (Cambodia).

The archaeological site of Sambor Prei Kuk, “the temple in the richness of the forest” in the Khmer language, has been identified as Ishanapura, the capital of the Chenla Empire that flourished in the late 6th and early 7th centuries CE.

The vestiges of the city cover an area of 25 square kms. and include a walled city center as well as numerous temples, ten of which are octagonal, unique specimens of their genre in southeast Asia.

China- Kulangsu: A historic international settlement, Kulangsu is a tiny island located on the estuary of the Chiu-lung River, facing the city of Xiamen. With the opening of a commercial port at Xiamen in 1843, and the establishment of the island as an international settlement in 1903, this island off the southern coast of the Chinese empire suddenly became an important window for Sino-foreign exchanges. Kulangsu is an exceptional example of the cultural fusion that emerged from these exchanges, which remain legible in its urban fabric;

India- the Historic City of Ahmadabad. The walled city of Ahmadabad, founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah in the 15th century, on the eastern bank of the Sabarmati river, presents a rich architectural heritage from the sultanate period, notably the Bhadra citadel, the walls and gates of the Fort city and numerous mosques and tombs, as well as mportant Hindu and Jainist temples of later periods.

Source: Unesco.org