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KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur has been voted one of the seven most magnificient and incredible cities in the world.

The others are La Paz (Bolivia), Havana (Cuba), Beirut (Lebanon), Doha (Qatar), Vigan (Philippines) and Durban (South Africa).

The long list of 1,200 nominees from 220 countries was narrowed down to 28 through qualification and selection process, and the top 28 cities went through three phases of worldwide votation until seven cities were chosen.

The seven cities were chosen based on voting from people using the internet, smartphone apps, international telephone voting lines and text messaging.

Announcing the result in Dubai, New7Wonders founder-president Bernard Weber congratulated these cities, saying "we look forward to celebrating their election to the "canon of 7″ with their citizens in 2015."

Launched two years ago, New7Wonders Cities is the third global vote and follows the New7Wonders of the World and New7Wonders of Nature campaigns.

The foundation seeks to contribute to the protection of the world's human-built and natural heritage and cultivate respect for the planet's diversity. – Bernama