The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.97, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Requests the State Party to implement all the recommendations of the 2010 joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission, including:
a) Establish a series of integrated planning such as urban and development plans, a conservation master plan and a management plan, including tourism strategy,
b) Ensure a permanent monitoring of the property with a view of halting and preventing any structural degradation of its ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Regrets that the State Party did not submit a state of conservation report;
3. Expresses its concern about the apparent lack of monitoring mechanisms and adequate management structures and urges the State Party to develop and implement appropriate legal measures and rules for conservation, restoration and management and use of religious World Heritage properties, as well as to develop a joint management system by establishing a special board including all stakeholders, as well as representatives of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 8B.27, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Takes note of the measures taken by the State Party for the protection of the property, in particular the setting up of a Management Plan Monitoring Committee and the development of a management plan;
4. Requests the State Party to ensure, through the Management Plan Monitoring Committee, the implementation of the management plan and the monitoring of the physical condition of the tower, in particular its relative humidity;
5. ...
Sites: Tower of Hercules
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.98, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Takes note of the technical documentation provided by the State Party concerning the conditions for continuing the tunneling works in progress;
4. Notes the progress on the railway tunnel under Mallorca street, in conformity with the predictions of soil stability and structural vibration at the Sagrada Familia;
5. Also notes the placing of a row of concrete piles to protect the foundations of the Casa Milà, in conditions ...
Sites: Works of Antoni Gaudí
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add.2,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.100, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Notes that an ICOMOS advisory mission was invited by the State Party;
4. Expresses its concern at the potential adverse impact of the Torre Pelli-Cajasol project on the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;
5. Reiterates its request to the State Party to halt the construction works and reconsider the current high-rise project in order to avoid any possible adverse impact on the Outstanding Universal Value of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decisions 32 COM 7B.11, 33 COM 7B.124 and 34 COM 7B.102 adopted at its 32nd (Quebec City, 2008), 33rd (Seville, 2009) and 34th (Brasilia, 2010) sessions respectively,
3. Recognises the efforts of the State Party in the preparation of the detailed Impact Assessments for the Golden Horn Bridge carried out by international experts on the basis of the ICOMOS guidance and acknowledges with concern the conclusions that the bridge design it had considered at its last session would have a grave and ...
Sites: Historic Areas of Istanbul
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Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral, Kiev Pechersk Lavra and Related Monastic Buildings (Ukraine) (C 527 bis)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.103, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Notes the progress made with the adoption of protection laws since the 2009 joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission and urges the State Party to define a protected historic urban area for central Kiev as soon as possible;
4. Also urges the State Party to strengthen the regulatory and practical mechanisms to ensure the satisfactory implementation of the above laws;
5. Also notes progress with the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.104, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Notes the progress made with the development of a Strategic Management Plan and requests that it be sent to the World Heritage Centre immediately upon completion;
4. Acknowledges that major development projects which could adversely affect the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, and specifically the construction of a hotel and construction on the former Franciscan monastery site within the historic centre and buffer ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.127 adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Acknowledges the completion of the "Tower of London Local Setting Study", however, expresses great concern that this study only addresses individual views and a very narrow local setting, while the overall setting of the Tower in relation to the Outstanding Universal Value has not been defined and provided with protection in line with Decision 33 COM 7B.127 adopted by the Committee at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009);
4. ...
Sites: Tower of London
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Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret’s Church (United Kingdom) (C 426bis)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.128, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Notes the intention of the State Party to address issues related to the protection of the visual integrity of the property;
4. Notes with regret that specific measures to protect the immediate and wider settings and have not yet been sufficiently developed;
5. Notes with concern that the State Party acknowledges that major developments currently being considered could have a potential impact on the property;
6. Requests the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.129, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Acknowledges the measures taken in the resolution of the road closure and the visitor facilities issues, in particular the approval of the English Heritage Full Planning Application by Wiltshire Council in June 2010;
4. Requests the State Party to provide the World Heritage Centre with details of the location and plans of the proposed visitor centre for evaluation by ICOMOS;
5. Notes that the funding for the implementation of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.132, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009);
3. Notes the progress made in the implementation of the recommendations made by the 2008 joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission;
4. Welcomes the application of the "Guidance on the Protection of Key Views" and the policy on tall buildings included in the Edinburgh Local Plan in 2010 as important tools for the evaluation of future developments;
5. Acknowledges the efforts undertaken in awareness-raising ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Expresses its extreme concern at the proposed development of Liverpool Waters in terms of the potential impact of its dense, high and mid-rise buildings on the form and design of the historic docks and thus on the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;
3. Notes that the independent Impact Assessment commissioned by English Heritage clearly sets out the significantly damaging negative impact on the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;
4. Also notes that the proposed development is not in ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.105, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Regrets that the State Party did not submit the required state of conservation report as requested at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010);
4. Notes the results of the November 2010 joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission and its recommendations and requests the State Party to:
a) Finalize the process for the adoption and enforcement of the new Ministerial Decree for the property,
b) Secure the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 20 COM VIID.60/61, adopted at its 20th session (Merida, 1996),
3. Regrets the collapse of a portion of the summit of the Cerro Rico Mountain; and expresses its deep concern regarding the event and the dangerous conditions that exist derived from unregulated and unsafe mining practices at the Cerro Rico Mine;
4. Notes with concern that the recommendations made by the World Heritage Centre/ ICOMOS technical mission in 2005, to improve the security and stability of the property, as well ...
Sites: City of Potosí
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.106, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Regrets that the State Party did not submit the retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, and requests the State Party to submit it to the World Heritage Centre;
4. Notes the information provided by the State Party and urges it to commence negotiation and the necessary evaluation processes for the definition and implementation of planning tools and regulatory measures to ensure the protection of the ...
Sites: Brasilia
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.134, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Notes with satisfaction the efforts made by the State Party to ensure the safeguarding of the property and encourages it to continue such efforts in co-operation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies, in particular for reaching a final solution to the closure of the illegal road through San Agustín;
4. Urges the State Party to increase its outreach activities with the communities in order to encourage ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.108, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Recognizes the efforts made by the State Party in improving the management and conservation arrangements for the property and urges the State Party to finalize the approval process for the delimitation of the buffer zone and its regulations as previously requested by the World Heritage Committee;
4. Reiterates its request to submit, by 30 November 2011, in conformity with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines, the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.109, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Acknowledges the progress made by the State Party in improving the overall framework for the conservation and management of the property and encourages the State Party to finalize the approval of the Law of Culture;
4. Reiterates its request to the State Party to finalize the inventory of the built heritage of the property and to develop a holistic conservation plan for it, including regulations and principles for ...
Sites: City of Quito
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.110, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Takes note of the information provided by the State Party regarding the arrangements for implementing the decisions of the World Heritage Committee, recognizes the efforts made by the State Party to ensure the safeguarding of the property and commends the Haitian Institute for the Preservation of the National Heritage (ISPAN) for the work undertaken and the respect of the decisions of the World Heritage Committee;
4. ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.137, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Acknowledges the information provided by the State Party regarding the measures implemented to address the recommendations made by the World Heritage Committee, and urges it to submit an official management plan, including provisions for public use and risk management and to secure the necessary resources to ensure its full implementation;
4. Also urges the State Party to develop and implement a comprehensive conservation ...
Sites: Maya Site of Copan
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.139, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Acknowledges the information provided by the State Party regarding progress made in the implementation of recommendations made by the World Heritage Committee and the 2009 World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission, and requests the State Party to continue with their implementation;
4. Recognizes the efforts made by the State Party in the participatory development of the management plan for the property and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 8B.41, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Notes the information provided on the choice of component sites but considers that this has not yet defined how each of the sites contributes towards the property's Outstanding Universal Value;
4. Also notes the information provided regarding buffer zones for the components under Item 8 of the Agenda of the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (Document WHC-11/35.COM/8B);
5. Further notes the information provided by ...
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Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (Panama) (C 135)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.112, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Notes the efforts undertaken by the State Party to address the state of conservation of the property;
4. Expresses its deep concern regarding the state of conservation of the property, in particular the significant and accelerated degradation of the historic fabric which directly impacts on its Outstanding Universal Value;
5. Also notes the progress made by the State Party to implement previous Committee decisions;
6. Takes ...
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Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panama (Panama) (C 790bis)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.113, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Notes the efforts made by the State Party to improve the state of conservation of the property, in particular in aspects referring to the management system and the suspension of the implementation of the Cinta Costera project within the property;
4. Also notes the commitment of the State Party to submit for evaluation of the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies, all projects, studies and proposals related to ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.144, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Acknowledges that plans for the construction of a National Airport in Nasca have been discarded;
4. Recognizes the efforts of the State Party in working to finalize outstanding issues related to the property's management and recommendations made by the World Heritage Committee, and urges it to finalize the property's management plan and to secure the necessary resources for its full implementation;
5. Requests the State Party ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.114, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Acknowledges the information provided by the State Party on the efforts made to ensure the conservation of the property, and encourages it to continue with this work in co-operation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies;
4. Notes the submission of the risk preparedness plan, however expresses its concern that the developed plan does not include provisions to address threats and vulnerabilities derived from ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.115, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Acknowledges the information provided by the State Party on the implementation of prior decisions by the World Heritage Committee and requests it to fully set up the Coordinating Board and Technical Secretariat for the management of the property and to secure the necessary resources for their effective operation;
4. Notes the results of the December 2010 joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission and ...
Sites: City of Cuzco
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.116, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Acknowledges the information provided by the State Party on the actions being taken in the property, and requests the State Party to fully implement the recommendations of the 2010 World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission, with special attention to:
a) Developing appropriate guidance tools and precise policies for interventions at the Historic Centre both for decision-makers and for property owners,
b) ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Lima
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.146, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Takes note that the State Party submitted a state of conservation report after the established deadline and, therefore, it could not be considered by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies for the present session;
4. Urges the State Party to finalize the process for the development of a comprehensive participatory management plan for the property, including zoning and land use regulations and to submit by 1 ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/7C, WHC-11/35.COM/INF.7C and WHC-11/35.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7C, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Thanks the States Parties of Senegal and Australia for the organization of the Expert meeting on the global state of conservation challenges for World Heritage properties (Dakar, Senegal, 13-15 April 2011);
4. Endorses the recommendations of the Expert meeting on the global state of conservation challenges for World Heritage properties presented in Document WHC-11/35.COM/INF.7C and ...
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Tentative Lists submitted by States Parties as of 21 April 2011, in conformity with the Operational Guidelines
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/8A,
2. Stressing the importance of the process of revision and updating of Tentative Lists, in conformity with Article 11 of the World Heritage Convention and in consistency with the established World Heritage List;
3. Takes note of the Tentative Lists presented in Annexes 2 and 3 of this Document.
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Changes to Names of Properties Inscribed on the World Heritage List - Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/8B,
2. Approves the proposed name change to James Island and Related Sites as proposed by the Gambian authorities. The name of the property becomes Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites in English and Île Kunta Kinteh et sites associés in French.
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Changes to Names of Properties Inscribed on the World Heritage List - Chitwan National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/8B,
2. Approves the proposed name change to Royal Chitwan National Park as proposed by the Nepalese authorities. The name of the property becomes Chitwan National Park in English and Parc national de Chitwan in French.
Sites: Chitwan National Park
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Changes to Names of Properties Inscribed on the World Heritage List - Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/8B,
2. Approves the proposed name change to Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour as proposed by the Dutch authorities. The name of the property becomes Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao in English and Zone historique de Willemstad, centre ville et port, Curaçao in ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Refers the nomination of the Trinational Sangha, Congo, Cameroon and Central African Republic, back to the States Parties in order to allow them to:
a) Enhance the justification for inscription of the property, including the conditions of integrity and comparative analysis in relation to each criterion, with the assistance of IUCN and the World Heritage Centre as required,
b) Increase further the involvement and representation of local and indigenous communities in the nomination ...
Sites: Sangha Trinational
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Defers the examination of the nomination of the Pendjari National Park, Benin, as an extension of W National Park of Niger, Niger, under criterion (x);
3. Recommends the State Party of Benin to resubmit the nomination of Pendjari National Park, as an extension of W National Park of Niger (Niger) at its earliest opportunity, with the assistance of IUCN and the World Heritage Centre as required, and having considered the following points to:
a) Nominate the extension under ...
Sites: W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Inscribes the Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya, on the World Heritage List under criteria (vii), (ix) and (x);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Kenya Lake System is composed of three alkaline lakes and their surrounding territories: Lake Bogoria, 10,700 ha; Lake Nakuru, 18,800 ha; and Lake Elementaita, 2,534 ha. These lakes are found on the floor of the Great Rift Valley where major tectonic and/or volcanic ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Inscribes the Ningaloo Coast, Australia, on the World Heritage List under criteria (vii) and (x), taking note that the adopted boundary includes the Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters), Ningaloo Marine Park (State Waters) and Muiron Islands Marine Management Area (including the Muiron Islands), Jurabi Coastal Park, Bundegi Coastal Park, Cape Range National Park, Learmonth Air Weapons Range, and requests the State Party to submit a 1:250.000 scale topographic map revised ...
Sites: Ningaloo Coast
The nomination of Wudalianchi National Park, China, was withdrawn at the request of the State Party.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Refers the nomination of the Western Ghats, India, back to the State Party, noting the potential of the nominated property to meet criteria (ix) and (x), to allow the State Party to address the following important issues:
a) Review the scope and composition of the current serial nomination to take account of any recommendations of the 'Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel' or other relevant information, in order to reflect the full spectrum of ecological and biodiversity ...
Sites: Western Ghats
The nomination of Harra Protected Area, Islamic Republic of Iran, was withdrawn at the request of the State Party.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Inscribes the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, on the World Heritage List under criterion (ix);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Ogasawara Islands are located in the North-Western Pacific Ocean roughly 1,000 km south of the main Japanese Archipelago. The serial property is comprised of five components within an extension of about 400 km from north to south and includes more than 30 islands, clustered within three island groups of ...
Sites: Ogasawara Islands
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Natural Properties - Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, under the additional criterion (x) (Viet Nam)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Recalling that the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Viet Nam, is already inscribed on the World Heritage List under criteria (viii);
3. Refers the re-nomination of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Viet Nam, under the additional criterion (x) back to the State Party to allow it to address the integrity, protection and management issues affecting the property, including:
a) The need to considerably strengthen, including through improved interagency cooperation and cooperation with ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Approves the extension of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians, Slovakia and Ukraine, to include the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany, Germany, and becomes the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany, Slovakia, Ukraine and Germany, on the basis of criterion (ix);
3. Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B, WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Refers the nomination of the Saloum Delta, Senegal, back to theState Party under criterion (x) to allow the State Party to further develop studies on endangered species and biological diversity within the property;
3. Inscribes the Saloum Delta, Senegal, as a cultural landscape on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv) and (v);
4. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The region of the Saloum ...
Sites: Saloum Delta
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B, WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC-11/35.COM/ INF.8B2,
2. Inscribes the Wadi Rum Protected Area, Jordan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (v) and (vii);
3. Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Wadi Rum Protected Area (WRPA) is located in the southern part of Jordan close to the border with Saudi Arabia, around 290 km south of Amman and 60 km northeast of the coastal city of Aqaba. The total area of WRPA is 74,200 ha. The ...
Sites: Wadi Rum Protected Area
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B, WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B2,
2. Defers the examination of the nomination of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Jamaica, to the World Heritage List under criteria (ix) and (x), to allow the State Party, with the assistance of the World Heritage Centre and IUCN as requested, to consider options for a future revised nomination related to natural criteria in Jamaica;
3. Notes the national and regional biodiversity importance of the nominated property and encourages the State Party ...
Sites: Blue and John Crow Mountains
The nomination of the Oke-Idanre Cultural Landscape, Nigeria, was withdrawn at the request of the State Party.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B.Add and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Inscribes the Konso Cultural Landscape, Ethiopia, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (v);
3. Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The Konso Cultural Landscape is characterized by extensive dry stone terraces which witnesses hundreds of years of persistent human struggle to harness the hard, dry and rocky environment, which has resulted in the beautifully outlined rows of dry stone ...
Sites: Konso Cultural Landscape
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B.Add and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Inscribes Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
3. Takes note of the following provisional statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Built by the Portuguese at the end of the 16th century and used by them for over 100 years, Fort Jesus, Mombasa bears testimony to the first successful attempt by Western civilization to control the Indian ocean trade routes which had remained under Eastern influence ...
Sites: Fort Jesus, Mombasa
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Refers the nomination of Pearling, testimony of an island economy, Bahrain, back to the State Party in order to provide a more detailed conservation approach for the urban buildings that sets out how the conservation of original fabric will be optimised, how the necessary skills will be put in place for the restoration of decorative woodwork and plasterwork, and how the overall conservation work will be phased and implemented.
3. Recommends the State Party to extend the boundary of ...
The nomination of the Historical City of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia was withdrawn at the request of the State Party.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe, Sudan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v);
3. Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding of Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Island of Meroe is the heartland of the Kingdom of Kush, a major power in the ancient world from the 8th century BCE into the 4th century CE. Meroe became the principal residence of the ruler, and from the 3rd century BCE onwards ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, Syrian Arab Republic, as cultural landscape on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv) and (v);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located in a vast Limestone Massif, in the northwest of Syria, some forty ancient villages provide a coherent and exceptionally broad insight into rural and village lifestyles in late Antiquity and the Byzantine Period. Abandoned in ...
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Cultural Properties - Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) (United Arab Emirates)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas), United Arab Emirates, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv) and (v);
3. Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located in the city of Al Ain, on the eastern region of Abu Dhabi Emirate, in the United Arab Emirates, The Cultural Sites of Al Ain comprise the Hafit Assemblage; Hili Assemblage; Bidaa Bint Saud ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou, China, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (vi);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
West Lake is surrounded on three sides by 'cloud-capped hills' and on the fourth by the city of Hangzhou. Its beauty has been celebrated by writers and artists since the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907). In order to make it more beautiful, its islands, causeways and the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes The Persian Garden, Islamic Republic of Iran, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Persian Garden consists of a collection of nine gardens, selected from various regions of Iran, which tangibly represent the diverse forms that this type of designed garden has assumed over the centuries and in different climatic ...
Sites: The Persian Garden
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Defers the examination of the nomination of Yapese Stone Money Sites in Palau and Yap, Palau and Micronesia, to the World Heritage List in order to allow the States Parties to:
a) Further justify the selection of sites by deepening the comparative analysis with sites in Yap and Palau and consideration of criterion (vi),
b) Further justify the Outstanding Universal Value of the property by deepening the comparative analysis to include similar sites in the Pacific region,
c) ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai, Mongolia, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iii);
3. Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai Mountain consists of three rock art sites which display large concentrations of petroglyphs and funerary monuments linked to the development of human culture over a period of some 12,000 years. The ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Acknowledging the designation of the La Thanh Outer Wall as National Heritage and the recent adoption of legal documents to enhance the protection and preservation of the property,
3. Inscribes the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty, Viet Nam, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
4. Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Citadel of Ho Dynasty built in 1397, composed of the Inner Citadel, La ...
Sites: Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
35 COM 8B.30
Cultural Properties - Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (Japan)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Commends the State Party for its excellent work to revise its originally deferred nomination in only three years, closely following the recommendations by ICOMOS and the World Heritage Committee;
3. Inscribes Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land, Japan, with the exception of the component part Yanaginogosho Iseki, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (vi);
4. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Fagus Factory in Alfeld, Germany, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Designed in around 1910, the Fagus factory in Alfeld constitutes an architectural complex which foreshadows the modernist movement in architecture. Built by Walter Gropius, it is notable for the innovative use of walls of vast glass panels combined with an attenuated load-bearing ...
Sites: Fagus Factory in Alfeld
35 COM 8B.32
Cultural Properties - Land of Caves and Hiding in the Judean Lowlands, Maresha, Bet-Guvrin and Adulam (Israel)
The nomination of Land of Caves and Hiding in the Judean Lowlands, Maresha, Bet-Guvrin and Adulam, Israel, was withdrawn at the request of the State Party.
35 COM 8B.33
Cultural Properties - The Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.) (Italy)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes The Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.), Italy, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (vi);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The serial property represents the quintessence of the remaining built and artistic heritage of the Lombards in Italy today. A people of Germanic origin, having settled and converted to Christianity, the Lombards assimilated the material and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana, Spain, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iv) and (v);
3. Takes note of the provisional statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The cultural landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana exemplifies the Mediterranean agricultural landscape, which, after centuries of transformations of the terrain morphology to exploit the scarce available resources and thank to the specific ...
35 COM 8B.35
Cultural Properties - Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (Switzerland / Austria / France / Germany / Italy / Slovenia)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps, Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iv) and (v);
3. Adopts the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The series of 111 out of the 937 known archaeological pile-dwelling sites in six countries around the Alpine and sub-alpine regions of Europe is composed of the remains of prehistoric settlements dating from 5,000 to 500 BC which ...
The nomination of the Old City and Ramparts of Alanya with Seljuk Shipyard, Turkey, was withdrawn at the request of the State Party.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Selimiye Mosque and its social Complex, Turkey, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i) and (iv);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Dominating the skyline of Edirne, former capital of the Ottoman Empire, the Selimiye Mosque Complex commissioned by Selim II is the ultimate architectural expression by the architect Sinan of the Ottoman külliye. The imposing mosque stepping up to its single great ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans, Ukraine, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv):
3. Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Situated within the boundaries of the town of Chernivtsi, at the extreme end of the river promontory, named mount Dominic, the architectural ensemble includes three palaces, a 'cour d'honneur' and a park. The Residence, with a ...
35 COM 8B.39
Cultural Properties - The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape (France)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B.Add and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Inscribes The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape, France, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (v);
3. Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief description
The upland landscapes of the Causses have been shaped by agro-pastoralism over three millennia. In the Middle Ages, the development of cities in the surrounding Mediterranean plains, and especially the growth of religious ...
35 COM 8B.40
Cultural Properties - Architectural work of Le Corbusier, an outstanding contribution to the Modern Movement (France / Germany / Argentina / Belgium / Japan / Switzerland)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B.Add and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 8B.19 adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009) and considering the new additional material received from the States Parties,
3. Noting with satisfaction that the nomination of modern heritage reflects an under represented category on the World Heritage List,
4. Noting the manifested divergence regarding the recognition of Outstanding Universal Value of the proposed series as such;
5. Commends the efforts to date by the States Parties for ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B.Add and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1.Add, recognizes that the nomination entitled "Triple Arch Gate at Dan" (Israel) has Outstanding Universal Value,
Takes note of information provided concerning legal and technical data;
Postpones consideration of this nomination until the question of boundaries is ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, Barbados, to the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv);
3. Takes note of the following provisional statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
As one of the earliest established towns with a fortified port in the Caribbean network of military and maritime-mercantile outposts of the British Atlantic, Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison was the focus of trade-based English expansion in ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/8B and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.8B1,
2. Inscribes the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia, Colombia, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (v) and (vi);
3. Takes note of the following provisional statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia (CCLC) is a cultural productive landscape in which natural, economic and cultural elements are combined with an extraordinarily high degree of homogeneity in the form of the coffee plantations and the ...
The nomination of the Fundidora Monterrey Blast Furnaces, Mexico, was withdrawn at the request of the State Party.