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Eighteen properties in Greece are inscribed on the World Heritage List, of which sixteen are cultural sites, and two (Meteora and Mount Athos) are mixed sites, listed for both their natural and cultural significance. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage, after nomination by countries that are signatories to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention established in 1972. The first Greek site added to the list was the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae (pictured), in 1986. The next two sites listed were the Archeological Site of Delphi and the Acropolis of Athens in the following year. Five sites were added in 1988, two in 1989 and 1990 each, one in 1992, one in 1996, two in 1999, and one in 2007. The most recent site added was the Archaeological Site of Philippi, in 2016. (Full list...)