A First    The June 21 decision to include Tajik National Park on the list of newcomers gave the central Asian country of Tajikistan its first World Heritage site.

The park encloses almost the whole of the Pamir mountain range. It's stocked with over 400 lakes (pictured), brown bears, snow leopards, Marco Polo sheep, and Siberian ibex.

It also boasts the world's longest glacier outside of the northern and southern polar areas. Fedchenko Glacier stretches about 47 miles (77 kilometers).