Japan’s most iconic landmark, Mount Fuji, has been named as a World Heritage site.

The 3,776-metre mountain has deep cultural and religious meaning in Japan. Thousands of residents in towns around the mountain watched the Unesco vote live on large screens in public halls and cheered when the result was announced.

A committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation selected it in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

More than 960 sites around the world are on the Unesco list, which recognises places of exceptional beauty or cultural value.

Another world-famous mountain was put on the list earlier last week, Italy’s Mount Etna, known especially for its volcanic activity.

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