By Year
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes Western Tien-Shan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (x);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Western Tien-Shan represents an exceptional diversity and beauty of a mosaic of landscapes, a unique combination of different types of ecosystems, outstanding diversity of fauna and flora with a considerable proportion of endemic species and communities, as well ...
Sites: Western Tien-Shan
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Defers the examination of the nomination of the Mountains Ecosystems of Koytendag, Turkmenistan, to allow the State Party to prepare a revised nomination;
Encourages the State Party to work, with the support of IUCN if requested, to review other candidate natural World Heritage properties in Turkmenistan, in particular those identified in past global and regional analyses, so as to bring forward a nomination with the best possible chance of success;
Recommends the State Party ...
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.5 adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
Takes note of the progress made by the State Party in conducting consultations with concerned stakeholders in order to achieve the widest possible support for the nomination of the property;
Refers the nomination of the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex, Thailand, back to the State Party, taking note of the strong potential for this property to meet criterion (x), in order to allow it to more fully address the ...
Sites: Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes Mistaken Point, Canada, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (viii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Mistaken Point is a globally significant Ediacaran fossil site almost entirely located within Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve on the south-eastern tip of the island of Newfoundland in eastern Canada. The 146-hectare property consists of a narrow, 17-kilometre-long strip of rugged naturally-eroding coastal ...
Sites: Mistaken Point
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2.Add,
Recalling Decision 38 COM 8B.11 adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
Having examined the independent technical mission report requested by Decision 38 COM 8B.11 that confirms the scientific value of the site,
Considers that, in respect to Outstanding Universal Value, the site has a potential to meet criterion (viii);
Refers the nomination of the Tectono-volcanic Ensemble of the Chaîne des Puys and Limagne Fault, France, back to the State Party in order to allow it, with ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (vii), (ix) and (x);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Archipiélago de Revillagigedo is located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 386 km southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, and 720 to 970 km west of the Mexican mainland. The Archipiélago de Revillagigedo is a serial nomination made up of four remote islands ...
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 Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape, Chad, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (vii) and (ix);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:[Text available in French only]
Requests the State Party to present documentation meeting the requirements of the Operational Guidelines, which:
strengthens the legal protection status of the property by the creation as of December 2016 of ...
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, WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2,
Expresses its appreciation for the combined efforts of the State Party, First Nations, and all authorities and stakeholders involved in the nomination, and for the joint dialogue undertaken with IUCN and ICOMOS, in deepening the understanding of nature-culture connections in the context of the World Heritage Convention;
Commends the State Party for presenting a revised nomination which is a landmark for properties nominated through the commitment of Indigenous ...
Sites: Pimachiowin Aki
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape, China, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (iii) and (vi);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Dating from around the 5th century BCE to the 2nd century CE, 38 sites of rock art and their associated karst, riverine and tableland landscape depict ceremonies that have been interpreted as portraying the bronze drum culture once prevalent across ...
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 Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (iii), (iv) and (vi);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The megalithic basalt stone structures of the more than 100 islets that form Nan Madol off the shore of Pohnpei Island comprise the remains of stone palaces, temples, mortuaries and residential domains. They represent the ceremonial ...
The nomination of Phu Phrabat Historical Park, Thailand, was withdrawn at the request of the State Party.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (vi);
Welcomes acceptance of ICOMOS recommendations by the States Parties, namely in reducing the number of components proposed for inscription by removing the “Stare Kuće, Donje Breške, Tuzla” and “Mramorje in Buđ, Pale” components, Bosnia and Herzegovina, modifying the boundaries and buffer zones of the property and ...
The nomination of the Roman Urbanism of the Zadar Peninsula with the Monumental Complex on the Forum, Croatia, was withdrawn at the request of the State Party.
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 Archaeological Site of Ani, Turkey, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv);
Takes note of the provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Ani is located in the northeast of Turkey, 42 km from the city of Kars, on a secluded triangular plateau overlooking a ravine that forms the natural border with Armenia. This medieval city that was once one of the cultural and commercial centres on the Silk Road, is ...
Sites: Archaeological Site of Ani
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Gorham's Cave Complex, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located on the eastern side of the Rock of Gibraltar, steep limestone cliffs contain four caves with extensive archaeological and palaeontological deposits that provide evidence of Neanderthal occupation over a span of 100,000 years. These caves have ...
Sites: Gorham's Cave Complex
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Refers the examination of the nomination of Key Works of Modern Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright, United States of America, on the World Heritage List, in order to allow the State Party, with the advice of ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre if requested to:
redefine the rationale for a series of components (not necessarily the ones currently nominated) that might have the potential to justify Outstanding Universal Value through conveying the way one or more exceptional facets of ...
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 Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites, Antigua and Barbuda, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Antigua Naval Dockyard and its Related Archaeological Sites consists of a group of Georgian Naval structures, set within a walled enclosure, on a naturally-occurring series of deep narrow bays surrounded by highlands on which defensive fortifications ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Pampulha Modern Ensemble, Brazil, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Designed in 1940 around an artificial lake, the Pampulha ensemble, of four buildings set within landscaped grounds, was a centre for leisure and culture in the ‘garden city’ neighbourhood of Belo Horizonte, built as the new capital of Minas Gérais State.
The ...
Sites: Pampulha Modern Ensemble
40 COM 8B.34
Examination of nominations of cultural properties to the World Heritage List - boundary modification
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Does not approve the significant boundary modification of the Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá, Panama;
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.100 adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013), requests the State Party, with the support of ICOMOS if requested, to submit a significant boundary modification;
Encourages the State Party to consider inviting ICOMOS to offer advice;
Also recommends that the State Party give consideration to the ...
40 COM 8B.35
Examination of minor boundary modifications of natural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2.Add,
Recalling Decision 38 COM 7B.80 adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification of Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast, United Kingdom.
40 COM 8B.36
Examination of minor boundary modifications of mixed properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add, WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2.Add,
Recalling Decision 38 COM 8B.14 adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification of Trang An Landscape Complex, Viet Nam;
Requests the State Party to ensure that any developments in the property, its buffer zone, or in any adjacent areas that might threaten the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, are subject to early notice to the World Heritage Centre, as per the requirements of the Operational ...
Sites: Trang An Landscape Complex
40 COM 8B.37
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Noting that the submission of the proposed minor boundary modification was received after the established deadline, accepts on an exceptional basis to examine it;
Refers the proposed buffer zone for the Site of Palmyra, Syrian Arab Republic, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
provide greater clarity on the line of the proposed boundaries,
provide greater clarity on the protection offered by the various protective zones,
ensure that protection offered by the ...
Sites: Site of Palmyra
40 COM 8B.38
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed modification of the buffer zones of six component parts of The Grand Canal, China;
Recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
considering whether or not the other component parts forming the Grand Canal serial property necessitate buffer zone adjustments,
continuing environmental and landscape conservancy efforts, for example by defining prioritised vision cones for the properties and protecting them from the impact of new ...
Sites: The Grand Canal
40 COM 8B.39
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary of Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi, India;
Also approves the proposed buffer zone for Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi, India.
Sites: Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
40 COM 8B.40
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor modification of the boundaries of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, Japan;
Recommends that the State Party clarify whether other modifications of a similar nature are being considered.
40 COM 8B.41
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary of Historic Centre of Bukhara, Uzbekistan;
Also approves the proposed buffer zone for Historic Centre of Bukhara, Uzbekistan;
Recommends that the State Party gives consideration to the following:
establishing urban planning regulations for the World Heritage property and its buffer zone,
integrating the boundaries of the World Heritage property and buffer zone into the state system of land and town-planning cadastre, ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Bukhara
40 COM 8B.42
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Refers the proposed buffer zone for Itchan Kala, Uzbekistan, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
clarify the management arrangements and measures in place within the buffer zone, particularly if these are different from those that apply to the World Heritage property;
consider establishing specific management and protection policies and mechanisms that ensure that the Outstanding Universal Value of this property is given primary importance in urban development ...
Sites: Itchan Kala
40 COM 8B.43
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed buffer zone for Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy, France.
40 COM 8B.44
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed buffer zones for the component parts Santa Maria de Calatayud and La Seo de Zaragoza, Mudéjar Architecture of Aragón, Spain;
Refers the proposed buffer zone for the component part San Pablo de Zaragoza, Mudéjar Architecture of Aragón, Spain, back to the State Party in order to allow it to reconsider the inclusion of all areas in the current buffer zone to be incorporated into the new buffer zone, or to provide a clear rationale for the exclusion of some ...
40 COM 8B.45
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Old Town of Cáceres, Spain;
Recommends that the State Party submit to the World Heritage Centre the management plan and the Special Revitalisation and Protection Plan of the Architectural Heritage of the City of Cáceres for consideration by ICOMOS when they have been finalized.
Sites: Old Town of Cáceres
40 COM 8B.46
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Does not approve the proposed minor boundary modification to the Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of Asturias, Spain.
40 COM 8B.47
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification of the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, United States of America.
40 COM 8B.48
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification of La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico, United States of America.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add,
Approves the name change to Singapore Botanical Gardens as proposed by the Singapore authorities. The name of the property in English becomes Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Sites: Singapore Botanic Gardens
40 COM 8B.50
Statements of Outstanding Universal Value of properties inscribed at the 38th (Doha, 2014) and 39th (Bonn, 2015) sessions and not adopted by the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add,
Adopts the following Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage properties inscribed at the 38th (Doha, 2014) and the 39th (Bonn, 2015) sessions:
France, Climats, terroirs of Burgundy;
Jordan, Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas);
Mongolia, Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape;
Saudi Arabia, Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia;
Turkey, Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape;
Turkey, ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (WHC/16/40.COM/7B, WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add.2) and the proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add),
Decides to inscribe the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Libya, Archaeological Site of Cyrene (Decisions 40 COM 7B.24 and 40 COM 7B.106)
Libya, Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna (Decision 40 COM 7B.106)
Libya, Archaeological Site of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC/16/40.COM/7A, WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add.2),
Decides to retain the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Afghanistan, Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Decision 40 COM 7A.26)
Afghanistan, Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Decision 40 COM 7A.27)
Belize, Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Decision 40 COM 7A.32)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), ...
Sites: Abu Mena Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Ancient City of Aleppo Ancient City of Bosra Ancient City of Damascus Ancient Villages of Northern Syria Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem Chan Chan Archaeological Zone City of Potosí Comoé National Park Coro and its Port Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley East Rennell Everglades National Park Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo Garamba National Park Gelati Monastery Hatra Historic Town of Zabid Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Kahuzi-Biega National Park Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Medieval Monuments in Kosovo Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Niokolo-Koba National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls Old City of Sana'a Old Walled City of Shibam Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir Rainforests of the Atsinanana Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Salonga National Park Samarra Archaeological City Selous Game Reserve Simien National Park Site of Palmyra Timbuktu Tomb of Askia Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Virunga National Park