Afghanistan

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

• Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (2003)
• Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (2002)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

• City of Herat (2004)
• City of Balkh (antique Bactria) (2004)
• Band-E-Amir (2004)

Activities

• Afghanistan’s cultural heritage: Safeguarding Campaign
• Coordination Committee
• Emergency consolidation and Restoration of Monuments in Herat and Jam, Phase I and II
• Emergency consolidation and Restoration of the site of Jam
• Safeguarding of the Bamiyan site, Phase I
• Safeguarding of the Bamiyan Site, Phase II
• Repairing of the protective roof over the ruins of the Mosque of Haji Pyada, Balkh
• Activities to protect Afghanistan’s moveable cultural property
• My multicultural, diverse home Afghanistan

News

• Oct 4, 2007 Terrorist attacks damage Pakistan Buddha
• Dec 20, 2005 Fourth Expert Working Group on the Preservation of the Bamiyan Site issued recommendations for Safeguarding Bamiyan
• Apr 4, 2005 Paper Series N°12 "The State of World Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (2003)"

Events

• Apr 10, 2007 - May 7, 2007 Exhibition of photographs: Safeguarding of the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan
• Dec 14, 2006 - Dec 16, 2006 5th Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Bamiyan Valley
• Dec 7, 2005 - Dec 9, 2005 Fourth Expert Working Group on the preservation of the Bamiyan World Heritage site

Contacts

• H. E. Mr Mohammad Zahir Aziz
  Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of Afghanistan to UNESCO
  Maison de l'UNESCO
  Bureau MS1.48/49/50
  1, rue Miollis
  75732 PARIS CEDEX 15
  Tel: 01.45.68.27.72
  Fax: 01.45.68.27.72
  EMail: dl.afghanistan@unesco.org
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• Afghan National Commission for UNESCO
  Chairperson: Mr Mohammad Hanif Atmar*
  Secretary-General: Mr Khalil Meenaway
  Ministry of Education
  United Nations Compound
  KABUL
  AFGHANISTAN
  Tel: (+ 93) (70) 25 16 11
  Fax: (+ 93) (20) 210 38 48
  EMail: afghanistan_unesco@yahoo.com;
  Source: UNESCO/ERC