1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/8E,

2. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex I of Document WHC-11/35.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:

• Afghanistan: Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam; Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley;
• Bahrain: Qal'at al-Bahrain - Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun;
• Benin: Royal Palaces of Abomey;
• Botswana: Tsodilo;
• Cameroon: Dja Faunal Reserve;
• Central African Republic: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park;
• China: Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas;
• Germany: Upper Middle Rhine Valley;
• India: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary;
• Kenya: Lake Turkana National Parks; Lamu Old Town;
• Malawi: Chongoni Rock-Art Area;
• Mali: Old Towns of Djenné;
• Pakistan: Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore;
• Peru: Chan Chan Archaeological Zone;
• Philippines: Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras;
• Senegal: Island of Saint-Louis;
• South Africa: iSimangaliso Wetland Park; Robben Island; Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape; Cape Floral Region Protected Areas; Vredefort Dome;
• Togo: Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba;
• Turkey: Historic Areas of Istanbul;
• Uganda: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; Rwenzori Mountains National Park;
• United Republic of Tanzania: Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara;
• Yemen: Old Walled City of Shibam; Old City of Sana'a;
• Zimbabwe: Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas;

3. Decides that retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in Danger will be reviewed in priority;

4. Further decides that, considering the high number of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value to be examined, the order in which they will be reviewed will follow the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting, namely:

• World Heritage properties in the Arab States;
• World Heritage properties in Africa;
• World Heritage properties in Asia and the Pacific;
• World Heritage properties in Latin America and the Caribbean;
• World Heritage properties in Europe and North America.