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State of Conservation

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39
Properties concerned
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Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2023close
Date end:2023close
Region: Asia and the Pacificclose
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (2023)
States Parties: China
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of clarity regarding components and buffer zone of the property
Angkor (2023)
States Parties: Cambodia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (2023)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: deterioration of structures
Bagan (2023)
States Parties: Myanmar
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.3
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Other Threats:
Baroque Churches of the Philippines (2023)
States Parties: Philippines
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
Borobudur Temple Compounds (2023)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (2023)
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.3
Threats*: Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing
Other Threats: Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings
Danger List:  Yes
Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy (2023)
States Parties: Indonesia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Governance Housing Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (2023)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Ground transport infrastructure Housing Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Group of Monuments at Hampi (2023)
States Parties: India
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial development Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Housing Water (extraction)
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (2023)
States Parties: Japan
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Other Threats: Fire
Hill Forts of Rajasthan (2023)
States Parties: India
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Industrial areas Management activities Management systems/ management plan Mining
Other Threats: Vulnerabilities of certain individual structures within the forts requiring short-term conservation actions
Historic Centre of Bukhara (2023)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure High impact research / monitoring activities Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: degradation of traditional houses
Historic Centre of Macao (2023)
States Parties: China
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz (2023)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Demolition and re-building of traditional housing areas
Danger List:  Yes
Historic City of Ahmadabad (2023)
States Parties: India
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Commercial development Housing Human resources Low impact research / monitoring activities Management systems/ management plan
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (2023)
States Parties: China
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta (2023)
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Erosion and siltation/ deposition Flooding Housing Illegal activities Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Solid waste
Other Threats: Stability of the foundations (earth mechanics) of the Jam Nizamuddin tomb
Itchan Kala (2023)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Management activities
Jaipur City, Rajasthan (2023)
States Parties: India
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana (2023)
States Parties: India
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Kathmandu Valley (2023)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Earthquake Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (2023)
States Parties: Nepal
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Air pollution Commercial development Housing Industrial areas Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (2023)
States Parties: Kazakhstan
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Meidan Emam, Esfahan (2023)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management activities Underground transport infrastructure Water infrastructure
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (2023)
States Parties: Afghanistan
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.3
Threats*: Civil unrest Erosion and siltation/ deposition Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Inclination of the Minaret
Danger List:  Yes
Mountain Railways of India (2023)
States Parties: India
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia (2023)
States Parties: Micronesia (Federated States of)
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Danger List:  Yes
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (2023)
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple (2023)
States Parties: Sri Lanka
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Pests Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Continued deterioration of the paintings; General deterioration of the Golden Temple
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (2023)
States Parties: Republic of Korea
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures (2023)
States Parties: Uzbekistan
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Conservation of urban fabric
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor (2023)
States Parties: China Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Comparative fragility of many sites
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining (2023)
States Parties: Japan
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.3
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
Other Threats:
Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura (2023)
States Parties: Cambodia
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Risk of collapse of some temples
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2023)
States Parties: India Japan
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Town of Luang Prabang (2023)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Governance Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
Trans-Iranian Railway (2023)
States Parties: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (2023)
States Parties: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
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Afghanistan Cambodia China India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Micronesia (Federated States of) Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Sri Lanka Uzbekistan
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 30 Housing 20 Ground transport infrastructure 12 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 9 Management activities 9 Commercial development 6 Legal framework 6 Illegal activities 5 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 4 Human resources 4 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Water infrastructure 3 Land conversion 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Governance 3 Industrial areas 2 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 2 Marine transport infrastructure 2 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 2 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 2 Earthquake 2 Financial resources 2 Air transport infrastructure 1 Air pollution 1 Solid waste 1 Mining 1 Water (extraction) 1 Pests 1 Water (rain/water table) 1 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 1 Society's valuing of heritage 1 Civil unrest 1 Flooding 1 Other climate change impacts 1 High impact research / monitoring activities 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 1

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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