The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8E and WHC-13/37.COM/8E.Add,
2. Congratulates States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in their territories;
3. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-13/37.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
Andorra: Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley;
Argentina: Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas; Jesuit Block and ...
Sites: Aachen Cathedral Aapravasi Ghat Abbey of St Gall Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila Aksum Alejandro de Humboldt National Park Ancient City of Ping Yao Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun Antigua Guatemala Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes Area de Conservación Guanacaste Ban Chiang Archaeological Site Belfries of Belgium and France Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair Blaenavon Industrial Landscape Blenheim Palace Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne Bryggen Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst Chavin (Archaeological Site) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) Choirokoitia Churches of Chiloé City of Bath City of Cuzco City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications City of Quito Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas Classical Gardens of Suzhou Classical Weimar Cologne Cathedral Coro and its Port Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas Darien National Park Desembarco del Granma National Park Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) Durham Castle and Cathedral Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City Elephanta Caves Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro Fuerte de Samaipata Galápagos Islands Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia Great Living Chola Temples Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği Greater Blue Mountains Area Group of Monuments at Hampi Hanseatic City of Lübeck Heart of Neolithic Orkney Hierapolis-Pamukkale High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago Himeji-jo Historic Centre of Lima Historic Centre of Macao Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco Historic Centre of Morelia Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán Historic Centre of Puebla Historic Centre of Riga Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox Historic Centre of Zacatecas Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar Historic City of Sucre Historic City of Vigan Historic Fortified Town of Campeche Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Iguazu National Park Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) Ironbridge Gorge Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California Itchan Kala Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site Kakadu National Park Kinabalu Park Komodo National Park Kronborg Castle La Grand-Place, Brussels Longmen Grottoes Lorentz National Park Luis Barragán House and Studio Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya Maloti-Drakensberg Park Maritime Greenwich Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Maya Site of Copan Messel Pit Fossil Site Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment Mount Athos Mount Huangshan Mountain Railways of India Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin National Archeological Park of Tierradentro Nemrut Dağ New Lanark Old and New Towns of Edinburgh Old City of Berne Old Havana and its Fortification System Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings Painted Churches in the Troodos Region Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church Pasargadae Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal Quebrada de Humahuaca Rapa Nui National Park Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) Rock Art of Alta Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco Rohtas Fort Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens Ruins of León Viejo Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range San Agustín Archaeological Park Sangiran Early Man Site Schokland and Surroundings Serra da Capivara National Park Sewell Mining Town Shark Bay, Western Australia Shirakami-Sanchi Shiretoko Shrines and Temples of Nikko Sian Ka'an Speyer Cathedral St Kilda Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey Sukur Cultural Landscape Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing Sun Temple, Konârak Takht-e Soleyman Taxila The Sundarbans Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape Tower of London Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen Town of Bamberg Town of Luang Prabang Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Ujung Kulon National Park Urnes Stave Church Venice and its Lagoon Vilnius Historic Centre Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino Willandra Lakes Region Yakushima Yin Xu Yungang Grottoes
Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belgium Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Cyprus Denmark Ecuador El Salvador Ethiopia Finland France Germany Greece Guatemala Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Ireland Italy Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Mauritius Mexico Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Slovakia Solomon Islands South Africa Sweden Switzerland Thailand Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.78 adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
Welcomes the continuing collaboration between the two national parks and the commitment to produce a transnational Management Plan for the property, as well as the recently strengthened regulations within the Russian National Park that should support sustainable development within the property;
Also welcomes the significant progress made within Lithuania to contain and reverse illegal development;
Expresses its concern ...
Sites: Curonian Spit
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.80 adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Commends the State Party for its sustained actions in the implementation of recommendations made by the World Heritage Committee and the monitoring missions to the property;
Takes note of the submission of the request for minor boundary modification for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 38th session under Item 8 of the Agenda;
Reiterates its concern that the introduction of any new developments or tourism ...
Sites: Kizhi Pogost
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/7B,
Recalling Decisions 36 COM 7B.84 and 37 COM 7B.81 adopted at its 36th (Saint-Petersburg, 2012) and 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013) sessions respectively,
Notes the progress made by the State Party in strengthening legislative and regulatory control to improve the protection of the property;
Reiterates its concerns that inappropriate construction and/or infrastructure developments with inappropriate scale, height and mass, or incorporating non-traditional materials, impose a threat to the Outstanding Universal Value of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/7B,
Recalling Decisions 35 COM 7B.107, 36 COM 7B.86 and 37 COM 7B.82 adopted at its 35th (UNESCO, 2011), 36th (Saint-Petersburg, 2012) and 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013) sessions respectively,
Notes the recommendations of the joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS/ICCROM reactive monitoring mission to the property in August 2013 and requests the State Party to give high priority to the implementation of its recommendations;
Encourages the State Party to revise the Development Strategy of the Solovetsky Archipelago and its ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.22, adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Welcomes the information provided by the State Party that the Baikalsk Pulp and Paper Mill (BPPM) has been shut down, although it continues to produce heat, and requests the State Party to develop a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the future use of the BPPM site and its impact on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property;
Notes with concern that the State Party of Mongolia continues to consider the ...
Sites: Lake Baikal
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.23, adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Expresses its utmost concern about the adoption of amendments to Federal Law N°406-FZ, dated 28 December 2013, which make it possible to develop large scale tourism infrastructure in strict nature reserves, and could also impact other natural World Heritage properties in the Russian Federation, and reiterates its request to the State Party to ensure that no large scale ski or tourism infrastructure is built within the ...
Sites: Western Caucasus
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.24, adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Regrets that the State Party has reversed neither the boundary changes which removed the legal protection of four areas within the property nor the 19.9 square km gold mining concession and has not revoked or frozen mining exploitation licences granted inside the property as requested by the Committee at its 35th and 36th sessions, reiterates its position that mining activities are not compatible with World Heritage status, and ...
Sites: Virgin Komi Forests
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add,
Takes note with satisfaction of the measures taken by the States Parties concerned to address its previous requests to mitigate the threats on the Outstanding Universal Value of the following World Heritage properties:
Town of Luang Prabang (Lao People's Democratic Republic),
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (Russian Federation),
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison (Barbados),
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena (Colombia),
Pre-Hispanic City of ...
Sites: Aapravasi Ghat Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela Royal Palaces of Abomey Town of Luang Prabang
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-14/38.COM/8B and WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B2,
Approves the extension proposed by Denmark and Germany of the Wadden Sea, Germany, Netherlands, on the World Heritage List under criteria (viii), (ix) and (x);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Wadden Sea is the largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world, with natural processes undisturbed throughout most of the area. The 1,143,403 ha World Heritage property encompasses a multitude of transitional zones ...
Sites: Wadden Sea
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-14/38.COM/8B, WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes the Trang An Landscape Complex, Viet Nam, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (v), (vii) and (viii);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
Located in Ninh Binh Province of North Vietnam, the Trang An Landscape Complex (Trang An) is a mixed cultural and natural property contained mostly within three protected areas, the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital and the Trang An-Tam Coc-Bich Dong ...
Sites: Trang An Landscape Complex
38 COM 8B.24
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an – Tian-shan Corridor (China/Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-14/38.COM/8B and WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an – Tian-shan Corridor, China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii), (v) and (vi);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Silk Roads were an interconnected web of routes linking the ancient societies of Asia, the Subcontinent, Central Asia, Western Asia and the Near East, and contributed to the development of many of the world's ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-14/38.COM/8B and WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Shahr-i Sokhta, Islamic Republic of Iran, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located at the junction of Bronze Age trade routes crossing the Iranian plateau, the remains of the mud brick city of Shahr-i Sokhta represent the emergence of the first complex societies in eastern Iran. Founded around 3200 BCE, the city was populated during four ...
Sites: Shahr-i Sokhta
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-14/38.COM/8B and WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Pyu Ancient Cities, Myanmar, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Pyu Ancient Cities provide the earliest testimony of the introduction of Buddhism into Southeast Asia almost two thousand years ago and the attendant economic, socio-political and cultural transformations which resulted in the rise of the first, largest, and longest-lived ...
Sites: Pyu Ancient Cities
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-14/38.COM/8B and WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii), (iv) and (vi);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value :
Brief synthesis
Located on the slopes of Uludağ Mountain (Olympus Mountain of the Bithynians) in the north-western part of Turkey, Bursa and Cumalikizik represent a unique planning methodology for the fast creation of a capital city and Sultans' seat, ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-14/38.COM/8B and WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point, United States of America, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iii);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point is a publicly-owned and managed archaeological park in the parish of West Carroll, State of Louisiana, United States of America. The site is located on the eastern edge of an elevated landform, Macon Ridge, ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-14/38.COM/8B.Add and WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 8B.43;
Considers that the integrity and authenticity of the site have been affected by recent construction and restoration activities and these conditions cannot be met with regard to criterion (iii) as the testimony of the civilization of the Volga Bolgars or the Golden Horde, and, thus, also considers that this nomination could now be justified only in relation to criteria (ii) and (vi);
Inscribes the Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex, ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-14/38.COM/8B.Add, and WHC-14/38.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Refers the examination of the proposed minor modification to the buffer zone of Kizhi Pogost, Russian Federation, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Submit a complete set of maps, either cadastral or topographical, that also identify the additional 590 ha of proposed extension to the buffer zone and which are presented at a scale which is appropriate to the size in hectares of the property and sufficient to show clearly the detail of the current boundaries and ...
Sites: Kizhi Pogost
38 COM 8D
Clarifications of Property Boundaries and Areas by States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/8D,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 8D, adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the delimitations of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies will not be able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the ...
Sites: Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Historic Town of Ouro Preto Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara Iguazu National Park Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek Los Katíos National Park Lushan National Park Mammoth Cave National Park Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Miguasha National Park Mogao Caves National Archeological Park of Tierradentro Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley Redwood National and State Parks Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain San Agustín Archaeological Park Serra da Capivara National Park Speyer Cathedral Statue of Liberty Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park Taos Pueblo Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area Yosemite National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/8E,
Congratulates the States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-14/38.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC:
China: Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area;
Japan: Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of ...
Sites: Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba Archaeological Site of Troy Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua Brasilia Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki Burgos Cathedral Butrint Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl Centennial Hall in Wrocław Central Suriname Nature Reserve Chaco Culture Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye City of Potosí City of Safranbolu City of Valletta Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg Colonial City of Santo Domingo Complex of Hué Monuments Curonian Spit Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo Fortress of Suomenlinna Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz Gough and Inaccessible Islands Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu Hattusha: the Hittite Capital Henderson Island Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao Historic Centre of Cordoba Historic Centre of Évora Historic Centre of Florence Historic Centre of Naples Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia Historic Centre of São Luís Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Historic Centre of Warsaw Historic Inner City of Paramaribo Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Historic Town of Ouro Preto Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl Historical Monuments of Mtskheta Hoi An Ancient Town Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum Ilulissat Icefjord Independence Hall Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) Kizhi Pogost Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture Los Glaciares National Park Los Katíos National Park Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) Megalithic Temples of Malta Mesa Verde National Park Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid Monastery of Alcobaça Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon Monastic Island of Reichenau Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias Mudejar Architecture of Aragon Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar Old City of Salamanca Old Rauma Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches Old Town of Cáceres Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin Paphos Península Valdés Petäjävesi Old Church Pilgrimage Church of Wies Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex Poblet Monastery Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe San Cristóbal de La Laguna San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) Semmering Railway Sinharaja Forest Reserve Škocjan Caves St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim Statue of Liberty Struve Geodetic Arc Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park Tikal National Park Upper Svaneti Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos Uvs Nuur Basin Vatican City Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago Verla Groundwood and Board Mill Viñales Valley Vlkolínec Völklingen Ironworks Wachau Cultural Landscape Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower Wartburg Castle West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord Works of Antoni Gaudí Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square Xanthos-Letoon Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen Þingvellir National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.21, adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Regrets that the State Party did not submit a report on the state of conservation of the property, as requested by Decision 37 COM 7B.21, and did not provide detailed information on the plans for hydropower projects on the Zhupanova River, nor copies of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for these projects, and reiterates its request to the State Party to provide this information, as a matter of priority, including a ...
Sites: Volcanoes of Kamchatka
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.25, adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Regrets that the State Party did not submit a report, as requested by its Decision 37 COM 7B.25, as well as information requested by the World Heritage Centre on activities and signed agreements between the Governments of the Russian Federation and China on gas delivery via the western route, which includes the Altai pipeline;
Expresses its utmost concern about Government Order N° 1416-r of August 2013, which includes the Altai ...
Sites: Golden Mountains of Altai
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 38 COM 7B.76, adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
Regrets that the State Party of the Russian Federation did not submit the state of conservation report, as requested by its Decision 38 COM 7B.76;
Reiterates its requests, expressed in Decision 38 COM 7B.76, to the State Party of the Russian Federation:
To develop a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the future use of the Baikal Paper and Pulp Mill site and its impact on the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the ...
Sites: Lake Baikal
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 38 COM 7B.78, adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
Regrets that the State Party did not submit the state of conservation report, as requested by its Decision 38 COM 7B.78;
Welcomes the latest decisions of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and its Board of Appeal which invalidated the boundary changes made to Yugyd Va National Park and confirmed that the Chudnoe deposit area forms part of the national park and therefore effectively reversed the boundary changes, as was ...
Sites: Virgin Komi Forests
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 36 COM 8B.11, adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
Regrets that the State Party did not submit a report on the state of conservation of the property, as requested by the Committee at its 36th session in 2012;
Takes note of the submission of a proposal for a minor boundary modification to include the Sinyaya component, as requested by the Committee in Decision 36 COM 8B.11;
Notes the medium-term management plan provided is lacking a strong programme for awareness raising, ...
Sites: Lena Pillars Nature Park
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.20, adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
Expresses its concern that the construction of a military base appears to have started within the property, with potential to impact significantly on its Outstanding Universal Value (OUV), regrets that the State Party did not provide any information on this matter, as required by Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines, nor a response to requests from the World Heritage Centre, and urges the State Party to immediately ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.52, adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Welcomes the progress that has been made with a number of management and conservation measures which were addressed by the Committee at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013), as well as the submission of an updated Action Plan for the management and conservation of the property;
Also welcomes the partnership agreement with the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and the Tunisian Heritage Institute, which will ...
Sites: Tyre
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.83, adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Welcomes the efforts made by the State Party to improve the protection of all components of the property and its buffer zone and encourages it to sustain these efforts and to secure the necessary resources and regulatory regimes to ensure no demolition, inappropriate development or deterioration to the heritage buildings which could constitute a threat to the property and its buffer zone;
Notes that the State Party continues to ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.85, adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Welcomes the efforts made by the State Party to review the Management Plan for the property and notes that completion of the review is foreseen for mid-2015.
Also notes of the State Party’s submission of the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) for the Eurasia Tunnel and requested Options Appraisal but regrets that the requested HIA and Options Appraisal for the Eurasia Tunnel were only undertaken at a late stage in the project ...
Sites: Historic Areas of Istanbul
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B2,
Refers the nomination of Landscapes of Dauria, Mongolia and Russian Federation back to the States Parties, noting the potential for a nomination in the wider Daurian Steppes Ecoregion to meet natural criterion (x), in order to allow the States Parties to provide supplementary information, taking into account the need to:
Review, with the support of IUCN, the boundaries of the nominated area and buffer zones to include areas important for the protection of forest steppe ecosystems ...
Sites: Landscapes of Dauria
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B2,
Approves the extension and renomination of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Viet Nam, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (viii), (ix) and (x);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park is located in the middle of the Annamite Mountain Range in Quang Binh province, Viet Nam, and shares its boundary with the Hin Namno Nature Reserve in the Lao PDR to the west. The property comprises an area of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Susa, Islamic Republic of Iran, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located in the lower Zagros Mountains, in the Susiana plains between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers, Susa comprises a group of artificial archaeological mounds rising on the eastern side of the Shavur River, encompassing large excavated areas, as well as the remains of Artaxerxes' palace on ...
Sites: Susa
39 COM 8B.14
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, Japan
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, Japan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
A series of industrial heritage sites, focused mainly on the Kyushu-Yamaguchi region of south-west of Japan, represent the first successful transfer of industrialization from the West to a non-Western nation. The rapid ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape, Mongolia, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iv) and (vi);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding landscape, lies in the central part of the Khentii mountains chain that forms the watershed between the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, where the vast Central Asian steppe meets the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Baekje Historic Areas, Republic of Korea, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located in the mountainous mid-western region of the Republic of Korea, the remains of three capital cities collectively represent the later period of the Baekje Kingdom as it reached its peak in terms of cultural development involving frequent communication with neighbouring regions. The ...
Sites: Baekje Historic Areas
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Ephesus, Turkey on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv) and (vi);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located within what was once the estuary of the river Kaystros, a continuous and complex settlement history can be traced in Ephesus beginning from the 7th millennium BCE at Cukurici Mound till present day at Selcuk. It is distinguished due to its favorable geographical location, but ...
Sites: Ephesus
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System, Mexico, with exception of the following component parts: 02 Town, Convent, Aqueduct and Water Tank of Tepeapulco and 03 Archaeological Site of Xihuingo, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The aqueduct of Padre Tembleque, named after the friar Francisco de Tembleque, was constructed between 1555 and 1572 and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B.Add and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B2.Add,
Recalling Decision 36 COM 8B.11 adopted at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012),
Approves the minor boundary modification of Lena Pillars Nature Park, Russian Federation, to include the Sinsky Plot;
Expresses its appreciation to the State Party for its positive response to the Committee’s previous recommendation to include the Sinyaya component of Lena Pillars Nature Park into the property;
Requests that the State Party:
Establish the remaining management bodies ...
Sites: Lena Pillars Nature Park
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/8E.Rev,
Congratulates the States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-15/39.COM/8E.Rev, for the following World Heritage properties:
AFRICA
Mozambique: Island of Mozambique;
Senegal: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary;
United Republic of Tanzania: Stone Town ...
Sites: Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex Acropolis, Athens Aranjuez Cultural Landscape Archaeological Area of Agrigento Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco Archaeological Site of Atapuerca Archaeological Site of Olympia Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves Bisotun Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Castel del Monte Central Amazon Conservation Complex Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula City of Verona City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto Crespi d'Adda Delos Dinosaur Provincial Park Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary Durmitor National Park Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna Engelsberg Ironworks Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent Flemish Béguinages Garajonay National Park Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli Gros Morne National Park Historic Centre of Brugge Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments Historic Centre of San Gimignano Historic Centre of Siena Historic Centre of the City of Pienza Historic District of Old Québec Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa Huascarán National Park Humayun's Tomb, Delhi Island of Mozambique Kaziranga National Park Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre Land of Frankincense Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary Manú National Park Meidan Emam, Esfahan Miguasha National Park National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region Old Town Lunenburg Pantanal Conservation Area Persepolis Pyrénées - Mont Perdu Río Abiseo National Park Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula Rock Drawings in Valcamonica SGang Gwaay Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus Soltaniyeh Stari Ras and Sopoćani Stone Town of Zanzibar Studenica Monastery Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica Taos Pueblo Tchogha Zanbil The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Wood Buffalo National Park
39 COM 10B.1
Follow-up of the second cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise for the other regions and general reflection on Periodic Reporting
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/10B,
Recalling Decisions 36 COM 10A, 37 COM 10C.1 and 38 COM 10B.1 adopted at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012), 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013) and 38th session (Doha, 2014) respectively;
Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up of the second cycle of Periodic Reporting in the Asia and the Pacific region;
Thanks the governments of Japan, Korea and the Netherlands for their contributions to supporting World Heritage follow-up activities on the second cycle of Periodic Reporting in the Asia and the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B,
Recalling Decisions36 COM 7B.78 and 38 COM 7B.28, adopted at its 36th (Saint-Petersburg, 2012), and 38th (Doha, 2014) sessions respectively,
Welcomes the continuing collaboration between the two States Parties and the management of the two national parks and the commitment to produce a trans-boundary Management Plan for the property, as well as the strengthened forest governance, protection and management within the Lithuanian National Park;
Taking note of the Reactive Monitoring mission, which took place to ...
Sites: Curonian Spit
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 38 COM 7B.32, adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
Notes the recommendations of the July 2015 ICOMOS Advisory mission to the property and requests the State Party to give high priority to the implementation of its recommendations;
Acknowledges the positive steps taken by the State Party to address the decisions of the Committee, notably the revisions undertaken so far to the legislative and regulatory measures;
Considers that the draft retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 38 COM 7B.31, adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
Acknowledges the steps taken by the State Party to improve the protection of the property through strengthened legislation and regulations;
Expresses its concern about the continuing inappropriate construction and infrastructure development projects within the property and its buffer zone, which threaten the authenticity and integrity of the property, and urges the State Party to:
Further elaborate, as a matter of urgency, regulations ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 38 COM 7B.30, adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
Commends the State Party for the continuing excellent conservation and restoration works at the Church of the Transfiguration and requests the State Party to secure all necessary funding to complete these works ;
Notes with concern that developments, such as the Museum entrance project, are being planned despite its previous request to the State Party to halt any developments within the property, its setting and the protected areas of ...
Sites: Kizhi Pogost
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 39 COM 8B.6, adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
Regrets that the State Party did not submit a report on the state of conservation of the property, as requested by the Committee;
Reiterates its concern about proposals to construct a cable car to provide access to the Son Doong cave within the strictly protected zone of the property and the potential impacts this may have on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (OUV), and urges again the State Party to complete Environmental ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 39 COM 7B.21, adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
Welcomes the State Party’s ongoing commitment to the recommendations of the 2012 mission and the progress made in this regard, and requests the State Party to continue its efforts in the implementation of the mission recommendations;
While noting the information provided by the State Party that no construction works on the Altai gas pipeline have been ongoing, reiterates its utmost concern that no firm decision has been made to abandon ...
Sites: Golden Mountains of Altai
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decisions 38 COM 7B.76 and 39 COM 7B.22, adopted at its 38th (Doha, 2014) and 39th (Bonn, 2015) sessions respectively,
Welcomes the information that according to the recent amendments to the Federal Law on Environmental Impact Reviews a federal level EIA will be required for any construction and reconstruction project within the natural region around Lake Baikal and that the Water protection zone and the Fisheries protection zone of the lake were extended;
Also welcomes the confirmation that the ...
Sites: Lake Baikal
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 39 COM 7B.25, adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
Regrets that the State Party did not invite a joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN Reactive Monitoring mission to the property and reiterates its request to the State Party to invite this mission, as a matter of urgency;
Welcomes the information that activities aimed at the removal of garbage from past human presence have been undertaken and that further activities are planned in that regard for 2016-2017;
Expresses its utmost concern over ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 39 COM 7B.20, adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
Welcomes the confirmation that no hydropower projects are planned within the property or in adjacent areas and that the Government of Kamchatka has been requested to consider alternative power sources;
Acknowledges the measures undertaken by the State Party in the field of species monitoring and requests the State Party to continue its efforts;
Also welcomes the information provided by the State Party that there have been no changes to ...
Sites: Volcanoes of Kamchatka
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decisions 37 COM 7B.23 and 38 COM 7B.77, adopted at its 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013) and 38th (Doha, 2014) sessions, respectively,
Welcomes the information provided by the State Party concerning the reintroduction of the Persian leopard, and encourages the State Party to continue its efforts in that regard, in consultation with the IUCN Species Survival Commission Reintroduction Specialist Group;
Notes the information provided by the State Party that amendments to a number of federal legal provisions ...
Sites: Western Caucasus
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7B,
Takes note with satisfaction of the measures taken by the States Parties concerned to address its previous requests to mitigate the threats on the Outstanding Universal Value of the following World Heritage properties:
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (Azerbaijan),
Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex (Russian Federation),
New Lanark (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland),
Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point (United States of America); ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2.Add,
Recalling Decision 39 COM 8B.3 adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
Inscribes Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park, Sudan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (vii), (ix) and (x);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Sanganeb Marine National Park (SMNP) and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park, Sudan (DMNP) is located in the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes Hubei Shennongjia, China on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ix) and (x);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Commends the State Party for its efforts to improve the conservation of the property and in particular its expeditious actions to expand the property in the Badong County area and implement a range of ecological connectivity measures to improve integrity during the evaluation process;
Brief synthesis
Hubei Shennongjia is ...
Sites: Hubei Shennongjia
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes Lut Desert, Islamic Republic of Iran, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (vii) and (viii):
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The property Lut Desert is in the southeast of the Islamic Republic of Iran (hereinafter referred to as Iran) and straddles the three Iranian Provinces of Kermān, Sistāno Balūchestān and Khorāsān-e Jonūbi. It is an arid continental subtropical area notable for a rich ...
Sites: Lut Desert
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B, WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities, Iraq, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (v), (ix) and (x);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq evolved as part of the wider alluvial plain during the final stage of the alpine tectonic movement, which also lead to the evolvement of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B, WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes the Khangchendzonga National Park, India, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (vi), (vii) and (x);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Situated in the northern Indian State of Sikkim, Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP) exhibits one of the widest altitudinal ranges of any protected area worldwide. The Park has an extraordinary vertical sweep of over 7 kilometres (1,220m to 8,586m) ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar, India on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iv) and (vi);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:Brief synthesis
The Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) is located in the North-eastern state of Bihar, India. Spread over an area of 23 hectares the Archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara presents remains ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes The Persian Qanat, Islamic Republic of Iran, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Throughout the arid regions of Iran, agricultural and permanent settlements are supported by the ancient qanat system of tapping alluvial aquifers at the heads of valleys and conducting the water along underground tunnels by gravity, often over many kilometres. Shaft ...
Sites: The Persian Qanat
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Archaeological Site of Philippi, Greece, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Archaeological Site of Philippi is lying at the foot of an acropolis in north-eastern Greece on the ancient route linking Europe with Asia, the Via Egnatia. The city of Philippi, re-founded by Philip II on a former colony of Thasians in 356 BCE, was reshaped by the Romans into a ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Antequera Dolmens Site, Spain, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (iii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Antequera Dolmens Site is a serial property made up of three megalithic monuments: the Menga Dolmen, the Viera Dolmen and the Tholos of El Romeral, and two natural monuments, La Peña de los Enamorados and El Torcal de Antequera. Built during the Neolithic and the Bronze Age out of ...
Sites: Antequera Dolmens Site
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement, Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan and Switzerland, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (vi);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Chosen from the work of architect Le Corbusier that survives in eleven countries on four continents, the sites in seven countries on three ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8D,
Recalling Decision 39 COM 8D, adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the boundaries of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are not able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitations of such ...
Sites: Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain Chaco Culture City of Verona Coro and its Port Dinosaur Provincial Park Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc Huascarán National Park Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia Las Médulas Litomyšl Castle Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg Old Havana and its Fortification System Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy Plitvice Lakes National Park Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries Site of Palmyra Skogskyrkogården Vatican City
40 COM 10B.1
Follow-up to the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Asia and Pacific region
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/10B,
Recalling Decisions 37 COM 10C.1, 38 COM 10B.1 and 39 COM 10B.1 adopted at its 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013), 38th (Doha, 2014) and 39th (Bonn, 2015) sessions respectively,
Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the Asia and the Pacific region;
Thanks the governments of Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia and the Netherlands for their contributions towards supporting follow-up activities to the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the region of Asia and the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.92, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Welcomes the decision by the State Party of Belarus to increase the strict protection zone of the Belarussian part of the property;
Notes the information provided by the States Parties regarding the activities termed sanitary cuttings undertaken in the Polish part of the property and the conclusions of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Amendment to the Forest Management Plan for the Białowieża Forest ...
Sites: Białowieża Forest
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.96, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Welcomes the State Party’s ongoing commitment and progress made in implementing the recommendations of the 2012 Reactive Monitoring mission and reiterates its request to the State Party to continue its efforts in the implementation of all the mission recommendations, in particular as regards tourism planning and management, the involvement of civil society and particularly indigenous communities, as well as the consideration of ...
Sites: Golden Mountains of Altai
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.97, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Takes note of the information provided by the State Party regarding existing regulations on water use and management of Lake Baikal, but notes with concern the resolution increasing the allowed fluctuation between the maximum and minimum water levels of Lake Baikal in 2016-2017 and urges the State Party to elaborate an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of potential impacts of existing water use and management regulations on ...
Sites: Lake Baikal
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.98, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Welcomes the invitation by the State Party for a joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN Reactive Monitoring mission to the property and takes note of the fact that due to climatic conditions, this mission will only be able to visit the property in July 2017 and therefore its recommendations will only be available for consideration by the Committee at its 42nd session in 2018;
Also welcomes the ongoing progress with the removal of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.101, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Notes with concern the recent legislative changes adopted by the State Party, which may weaken the protection regime of the property and recalls its concerns over a number of previous legislative changes potentially affecting the property;
Considers that such continuous degradation of the legal protection regime of protected areas comprising the property represents a potential danger to the Outstanding Universal Value ...
Sites: Western Caucasus
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.91, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Welcomes the State Party’s efforts to enhance law enforcement, increase conservation awareness among local communities and improve the conservation of biodiversity in the property;
Notes that the data provided indicate that poaching and illegal logging remain on-going threats and do not enable an assessment of the effectiveness of law enforcement and the status and trends of wildlife populations, and reiterates its request to ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.56, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Acknowledges the progress made by the State Party to address the decisions of the Committee, notably the issuing of a Decree establishing a working group in charge to progress with classification of Solovetsky archipelago and adjoining territories as Cultural Heritage objects of federal significance, namely as a religious and historical site;
Notes the progress with the development of the Master Plan of the Solovetsky ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/17/41.COM/8B.Add and WHC/17/41.COM/INF.8B2.Add,
Inscribes the Landscapes of Dauria, Mongolia, Russian Federation, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ix) and (x);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Shared by Mongolia and the Russian Federation, the Landscapes of Dauria is a transboundary serial World Heritage property of four component parts. It is an outstanding example of the Daurian steppe ecosystem, which covers over 1 million square kilometers, extending ...
Sites: Landscapes of Dauria
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/17/41.COM/8B and WHC/17/41.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement, China, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Kulangsu Island is located on the estuary of Chiu-lung River facing the city of Xiamen across the 600-meter-wide Lujiang Strait. With the opening of Xiamen as a commercial port in 1843, and Kulangsu as an international settlement in 1903, the island of the southern coastal ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/17/41.COM/8B and WHC/17/41.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region, Japan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located 60 km off the western coast of Kyushu Island, the Island of Okinoshima is an exceptional repository of records of early ritual sites, bearing witness to early worship practices associated with maritime safety, which ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/17/41.COM/8B and WHC/17/41.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Taputapuātea, France, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv) and (vi);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Taputapuātea is a cultural landscape and seascape on Raiatea Island. Raiatea is at the centre of the “Polynesian Triangle,” a vast section of the Pacific Ocean dotted with islands, the last part of the globe to be settled by humans. At the heart of the property is the ...
Sites: Taputapuātea
41 COM 8B.25
Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System (Poland)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/17/41.COM/8B and WHC/17/41.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System, Poland, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (iv);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System is located in the Silesian plateau of southern Poland, in one of Europe’s classic metallogenic provinces. It is the largest, most ...
41 COM 8B.26
Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk (Russian Federation)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/17/41.COM/8B and WHC/17/41.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Assumption Cathedral of the town-island of Sviyazhsk, Russian Federation, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Assumption Cathedral is located in the town–island of Sviyazhsk and is part of the homonymous monastery. Situated at the confluence of the Volga, the Sviyaga and the Shchuka Rivers, at the crossroads of the Silk and Volga routes, Sviyazhsk was ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/17/41.COM/8B and WHC/17/41.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Aphrodisias, Turkey, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
Aphrodisias is located in southwestern Turkey, in the fertile valley formed by the Morsynus River, in the ancient region of Caria. The history of the area comprising Aphrodisias dates back to the Late Chalcolithic Period. The city was founded in the 2nd century BC, during the ...
Sites: Aphrodisias
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Statements of Outstanding Universal Value of Six Properties Inscribed at the 40th Session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and not Adopted by the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/8B.Add,
Adopts the Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage properties inscribed at the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016):
Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland, The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards;
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Lut Desert;
Iran (Islamic Republic of), The ...
Sites: Archaeological Site of Ani Lut Desert Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement The Persian Qanat
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/8D,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 8D, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the boundaries of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are not able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitations ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/8E,
Congratulates the States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC/17/41.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
ARAB STATES
Egypt, Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
Armenia, ...
Sites: Bourges Cathedral Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots Chartres Cathedral Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands Cultural Landscape of Sintra Hanseatic Town of Visby Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge Historic Site of Lyon Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site Litomyšl Castle Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin Morne Trois Pitons National Park Palace and Park of Fontainebleau Paris, Banks of the Seine Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) Rock Carvings in Tanum Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France Sceilg Mhichíl White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/10B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 10B.1 adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the region of Asia and the Pacific;
Thanks the governments of Japan, the Netherlands and the Republic of Korea for their contributions towards supporting follow-up activities to the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the region of Asia and the Pacific;
Takes note of the progress made on the Silk Roads nomination process, initiated by ...