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Decision 35 COM 8D
Clarifications of property boundaries and areas by States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory

The World Heritage Committee,

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

2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 8D, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),

3. 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 when the delimitation of such properties as inscribed is unclear;

4. Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the delimitation of their World Heritage properties and thanks them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;

5. Takes note of the clarifications of property boundaries and areas provided by the following States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-11/35.COM/8D:

  • Algeria: Timgad;
  • Australia: Kakadu National Park;
  • Czech Republic: Historic Centre of Český Krumlov; Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec;
  • France: Amiens Cathedral; Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims; Bourges Cathedral; Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge; Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne; Historic Site of Lyons;
  • Georgia: Upper Svaneti;
  • Italy: Rock Drawings in Valcamonica; Historic Centre of Naples; Villa Romana del Casale;
  • Madagascar: Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve;
  • Russian Federation: Volcanoes of Kamchatka;
  • Spain: Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada; Burgos Cathedral;
  • Syrian Arab Republic: Ancient City of Damascus;
  • Uganda: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; Rwenzori Mountains National Park;

6. Requests the European, Arab and African States Parties, which have not yet answered the questions raised in the framework of the Retrospective Inventory, to provide all clarifications and documentation as soon as possible and by 1 December 2011 at the latest.

Documents
WHC-11/35.COM/20
Decisions Adopted by the Word Heritage Committee at its 35th Session (UNESCO, 2011)
Context of Decision
WHC-11/35.COM/8D
Other Documents (31)
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov: inscribed property
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov: inscribed property and buffer zone
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara (boundary of the component 732-001)
Kutná Hora: The Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec (boundary of the component 732-002)
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec. Map of the inscribed property and its buffer zone
Cathédrale d’Amiens: délimitation du bien inscrit sur la liste en 1981
Cathédrale de Bourges: délimitation du bien inscrit sur la liste en 1992
Ville fortifiée historique de Carcassonne : délimitation du bien lors de son inscription sur la liste en 1997
Ville fortifiée historique de Carcassonne : délimitation du bien et de sa zone tampon lors de son inscription sur la liste en 1997
Site historique de Lyon: délimitation du bien et de sa zone tampon lors de son inscription sur la liste en 1998
Upper Svaneti - Map of the World Heritage Property
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica: Map showing the location of all the inscribed components and their buffer zones
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica: Map showing the boundary and buffer zone of the component “Parco Comunale di Luine di Darfo-Boario Terme”
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica: Map showing the boundary and buffer zone of the component “Parco Archeologico Nazionale dei Massi di Cemmo”
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica: Map showing the boundary and buffer zone of the component “Parco Archeologico Comunale di Seradina-Bedolina, in Capo di Ponte”
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica: Map showing the boundary and buffer zone of the component “Parco Comunale di Sellero”
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica: Map showing the boundary and buffer zone of the component “Parco Pluritematico “Coren de le Fate” di Sonico”
Map showing the boundary and buffer zone of the component “Parco Nazionale delle Incisioni Rupestri di Capo di Ponte/Riserva Naturale delle Incisioni Rupestri di Ceto, Cimbergo e Paspardo”
Villa Romana del Casale: Map showing the inscribed property and its buffer zone
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada: Map of the inscribed property and its buffer zone
Burgos Cathedral: Map of the inscribed property
Volcanoes of Kamchatka: boundary of the component "Southern Kamchatka" Regional Nature Park (two parcels)
Timgad - Map of the inscribed property
Tsingy de Bemaraha - Boundary of the World Heritage property
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - Map of the inscribed property
Rwenzori Mountains National Park - Map of the inscribed property
Centre historique d’Avignon: Palais des papes, ensemble épiscopal et Pont d'Avignon. Délimitation du bien lors de son inscription sur la liste en 1995
Cathédrale Notre-Dame, ancienne abbaye Saint-Rémi et palais de Tau, Reims: délimitation du bien lors de son inscription sur la liste en 1991
Ancient City of Damascus - inscribed minor modification
Historic Centre of Naples - inscribed minor boundary modification
Kakadu National Park - inscribed minor modification
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