1.   Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/8D,

2.   Recalling Decision 35 COM 8D adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),

3.   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;

4.   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 whenever the delimitation of such properties as inscribed is unclear;

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-12/36.COM/8D:

• Algeria: M’Zab Valley;
• Argentina: Los Glaciares National Park;
• Australia: Lord Howe Island Group; Wet Tropics of Queensland; Shark Bay, Western Australia; Heard and McDonald Islands;
• Cambodia: Angkor;
• China: The Great Wall; Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian; Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area; Ancient City of Ping Yao; Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing; Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing;
• Colombia: Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox;
• Croatia: Plitvice Lakes National Park;
• Czech Republic: Historic Centre of Prague;
• Finland: Fortress of Suomenlinna;
• Georgia: Historic Monuments of Mtskheta;
• Germany: Aachen Cathedral; Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg;
• Germany and the United Kingdom: Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian’s Wall;
• Honduras: Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve;
• India: Ajanta Caves; Kaziranga National Park;
• Indonesia: Borobudur Temple Compounds;
• Japan: Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area; Himeji-jo; Yakushima; Shirakami-Sanchi; Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama; Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome); Itsukushima Shinto Shrine; Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara;
• Nepal: Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha;
• Sri Lanka: Sinharaja Forest Reserve;
• Seychelles: Aldabra Atoll;
• Spain: Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid; Works of Antoni Gaudí; Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct; Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias; Santiago de Compostela (Old Town); Old Town of Cáceres; Old City of Salamanca; Poblet Monastery; Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida; Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe;
• Syrian Arab Republic: Ancient City of Aleppo;
• Thailand: Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns; Historic City of Ayutthaya; Ban Chiang Archaeological Site;
• Tunisia: Archaeological Site of Carthage;
• Turkey: Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia;
• Uzbekistan: Itchan Kala; Historic Centre of Bukhara; Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures;

6.   Requests the 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 2012 at the latest.

1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/8D,

2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 8D, adopted at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012),

3. 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;

4. 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 whenever the delimitation of such properties as inscribed is unclear;

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 Annexes of Document WHC-13/37.COM/8D:

• Algeria: Kasbah of Algiers;
• Brazil: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas; Brasilia; Historic Centre of São Luís;
• Cuba: San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba;
• Dominican Republic: Colonial City of Santo Domingo;
• Germany: Hanseatic City of Lübeck; Völklingen Ironworks;
• Jordan: Petra;
• Mexico: Sian Ka’an; Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque; Historic Centre of Puebla; Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines; Historic Centre of Morelia; Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino; Historic Centre of Zacatecas; Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco; Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes; Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan;
• Panama: Darien National Park;
• Paraguay: Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue;
• Peru: City of Cuzco; Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu; Chavin (Archaeological Property); Chan Chan Archaeological Zone; Historic Centre of Lima; Río Abiseo National Park; Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana;
• Russian Federation: Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments; Kizhi Pogost;
• Spain: Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches; Historic City of Toledo; Historic Walled Town of Cuenca; Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona;
• Viet Nam: Complex of Hué Monuments;

6. Requests the 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 2013 at the latest.

1. Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/8D,
2. Recalling Decision 37 COM 8D, adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
3. Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the delimitations of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
4. 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 whenever the delimitations of such properties as inscribed are unclear;
5. Takes note of the clarifications of property boundaries and areas provided by the States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory, as presented in the annexes of Document WHC-14/38.COM/8D:

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC:

• China: Mogao Caves; Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor; Lushan National Park; Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area; Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area;
• Japan: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyotot, Uji and Otsu Cities);
• Thailand: Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries;

EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA:

• Canada: Miguasha National Park; Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks;
• Canada / United States of America: Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek;
• France: Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley;
• Germany: Speyer Cathedral; Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier; Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch;
• Russian Federation: Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments;
• Spain: Route of Santiago de Compostela;
• United States of America: Redwood National and State Parks; Mammoth Cave National Park; Statue of Liberty; Yosemite National Park; Taos Pueblo;

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARRIBBEAN:

• Argentina: Iguazu National Park;
• Argentina / Brazil: Jesuit Missions of the Guarani: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Senora de Loreto, Santa Maria Mayor, Ruins of San Miguel das Missoes;
• Brazil: Historic Town of Ouro Preto; Serra da Capivara National Park; Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda; Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia;
• Colombia: San Augustín Archeological Park; National Archeological Park of Tierradentro; Los Katíos National Park;
• Costa Rica / Panama : Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park ;
• Guatemala: Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua;
• Mexico: Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro; Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl; Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara; Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco;
• Uruguay: Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento.

1. Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/8D,
2. Recalling Decision 38 COM 8D, adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
3. Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the boundaries of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
4. Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are not able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitations of such properties as inscribed remain unclear;
5. Takes note of the clarifications of property boundaries and areas provided by the States Parties as presented in the annexes of Document WHC-15/39.COM/8D:

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC:

• Australia: Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte);
• India: Humayun's Tomb, Delhi;

EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA:

• Azerbaijan: Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower;
• Canada: Historic District of Old Québec;
• Czech Republic: Tugendhat Villa in Brno;
• France: Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve;
• Germany / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Frontiers of the Roman Empire;
• Italy: City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto; Costiera Amalfitana;
• Netherlands: Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder); Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout; Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House); Schokland and Surroundings;
• Spain: Historic Centre of Cordoba; Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula; University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares;
• United States of America: Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville;

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARRIBBEAN:

• Brazil: Iguaçu National Park;
• Mexico: Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila; Luis Barragán House and Studio;

1. Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8D,
2. Recalling Decision 39 COM 8D, adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
3. Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the boundaries of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
4. Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are not able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitations of such properties as inscribed remain unclear;
5. Takes note of the clarifications of property boundaries and areas provided by the States Parties as presented in the Annex of Document WHC/16/40.COM/8D:
   
   

   ARAB STATES

   • Syrian Arab Republic: Site of Palmyra;

   EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA

   • Canada: Dinosaur Provincial Park;
   • Croatia: Plitvice Lakes National Park;
   • Czech Republic: Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc; Litomyšl Castle;
   • France: Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France; Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy;
   • Germany: Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau; Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg;
   • Holy See: Vatican City;
   • Italy: City of Verona;
   • Russian Federation: Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow;
   • Spain: Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain; Las Médulas; La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia; San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries;
   • Sweden: Skogskyrkogården;
   • United States of America: La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico; Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site; Chaco Culture;

   LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

   • Belize: Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System;
   • Cuba: Old Havana and its Fortification System;
   • Mexico: Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan;
   • Peru: Huascarán National Park;
   • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Coro and its Port;
     
     
6. Requests the 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 2016 at the latest, for their subsequent examination, if the technical requirements are met, by the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee in 2017.

1. Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/8D,
2. Recalling Decision 40 COM 8D, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
3. Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the boundaries of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
4. Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are not able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitations of such properties as inscribed remain unclear;
5. Takes note of the clarifications of property boundaries and areas provided by the States Parties as presented in the Annex of Document WHC/17/41.COM/8D:
   

   AFRICA

   • Seychelles, Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

   ARAB STATES

   • Syrian Arab Republic, Ancient City of Bosra

   EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA

   • Canada, Old Town Lunenburg
   • Russian Federation, Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
   • Sweden, Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå
   • Sweden, Laponian Area
   • Sweden, Naval Port of Karlskrona

   LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

   • Honduras, Maya Site of Copan;
     
     
6. Requests the 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 2017 at the latest, for their subsequent examination, if the technical requirements are met, at the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee in 2018.

1. Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/8D,
2. Recalling Decision 41 COM 8D, adopted at its 41st session (Krakow, 2017),
3. Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the boundaries of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
4. Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are not able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitations of such properties as inscribed remain unclear;
5. Takes note of the clarifications of property boundaries and areas provided by the States Parties as presented in the Annex of Document WHC/18/42.COM/8D:
   

   ARAB STATES

   • Libya, Archaeological Site of Cyrene
   • Libya, Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
   • Libya, Archaeological Site of Sabratha
   • Libya, Old Town of Ghadamès
   • Libya, Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus

   EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA

   • Netherlands, Defence Line of Amsterdam
   • Spain, Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture

   LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

   • Haiti, National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers
   • Mexico, Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal;
6. Requests the 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 2018 at the latest, for their subsequent examination, if the technical requirements are met, by the World Heritage Committee at its 43rd session in 2019.

1. Having examined Document WHC/19/43.COM/8D,
2. Recalling Decision 42 COM 8D, adopted at its 42nd session (Manama, 2018),
3. Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the boundaries of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
4. Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are not able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitations of such properties as inscribed remain unclear;
5. Takes note of the clarifications of property boundaries and areas provided by the States Parties as presented in the Annex of Document WHC/19/43.COM/8D:
   
   

   ARAB STATES

   • Jordan, Quseir Amra

   ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

   • Kazakhstan, Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

   EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA

   • Germany, Maulbronn Monastery Complex
   • Italy, Venice and its Lagoon
   • Russian Federation, Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
   LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
   • Bolivia, City of Potosí
   • Ecuador, City of Quito
     
     
6. Requests the 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 2019 at the latest, for their subsequent examination, if the technical requirements are met, by the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2020.