The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks, Indonesia, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks includes the Kraton (Palace) Complex and a series of linked landmarks, monuments and spaces located along a six-kilometre-long south-north axis in central Yogyakarta. The property is an ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Defers the examination of the nomination of The Cultural Landscape of Masouleh, Islamic Republic of Iran, in order to allow the State Party, with the advice of ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre, if requested, to reconsider the scope of the nomination and bring into focus the potential themes that might support a robust case for demonstrating potential Outstanding Universal Value, including where needed through the reconfiguration of the nominated property;
Recommends that the State ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Ancient Town of Si Thep, Thailand, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Ancient Town of Si Thep is a serial property of three component parts that represent Dvaravati culture from the 6th to the 10th centuries, an important phase in the history of Southeast Asia. The component parts are the unique twin-town lay-out of the Ancient Town of Si Thep (component ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Cultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance Route, Azerbaijan, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape, on the basis of criteria (iii) and (v);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Cultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance Route is a continuing cultural landscape comprised of the high-mountain Khinalig village in northern Azerbaijan, high-altitude summer pastures and ...
45 COM 8B.43
Alpine and pre-alpine meadows, pastures and wetlands in the Ammergau, the Lake Staffelsee Area and the Werdenfelser Land (Germany)
The nomination of the Alpine and pre-alpine meadows, pastures and wetlands in the Ammergau, the Lake Staffelsee Area and the Werdenfelser Land, Germany, was withdrawn at the request of the State Party.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Koninklijk Eise Eisinga Planetarium (Royal Eise Eisinga Planetarium), Netherlands, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located in a modest house within the historic centre of Franeker, the Koninklijk Eise Eisinga Planetarium (Royal Eise Eisinga Planetarium) is the oldest continuously operating planetarium (i.e. orrery) in the world. Built between 1774 and 1781, this ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Astronomical Observatories of Kazan Federal University, Russian Federation, on the World Heritage List, on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Astronomical Observatories of Kazan Federal University is a facility consisting of two component parts: one of them is located in the historical centre of Kazan, the other, which is the Engelhardt Astronomical Observatory, is ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Medieval Mosques of Anatolia with Wooden Posts and Upper Structure, Türkiye, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The nominated serial property is comprised of five hypostyle mosques built in Anatolia between the late 13th and mid-14th centuries, each of which is located in a different province of present-day Türkiye, as well as a number of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, United States of America, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i) and (iii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Value:
Brief synthesis
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks is a series of eight monumental earthen enclosure complexes built between 2,000 and 1,600 years ago along the central tributaries of the Ohio River in east-central North America. They are the most representative surviving expressions of the Indigenous ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the significant boundary modification of the Historic Centre of Guimarães to include the Couros Zone, and become the Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone, Portugal, on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Founded in the 10th century CE, the Historic Centre of Guimarães became the first capital of Portugal in the 12th century. Its historic centre, including its extra muros area known ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes The Maison Carrée of Nîmes, France, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located in the Occitanie region, The Maison Carrée of Nîmes is a pseudoperipteral hexastyle Corinthian-style temple erected in the 1st century CE in the forum of the Roman colony of Nemausus. It was dedicated to the prematurely deceased presumptive heirs of Augustus – Gaius and Lucius Caesar – who were ...
Sites: The Maison Carrée of Nîmes
45 COM 8B.50
Jodensavanne Archaeological Site: Jodensavanne Settlement and Cassipora Creek Cemetery (Suriname)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Jodensavanne Archaeological Site: Jodensavanne Settlement and Cassipora Creek Cemetery, Suriname, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located on the densely forested banks of the Suriname River, the Jodensavanne Archaeological Site in northern Suriname is a serial property with two component parts that illustrate early Jewish colonisation attempts in the Atlantic ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B.Add and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Inscribes Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero, Rwanda, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (vi);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994 is a highly notable event due to its intensity – the number of people exterminated in a relatively short period of time –, and its modality – pre-meditated and organised extermination ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B.Add and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Inscribes Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front), Belgium, France, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv) and (vi);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Value:
Brief synthesis
The funerary and memory sites selected form the component parts of the series proposed for inscription. They bear witness to an entirely new relationship to the death of the soldier in combat. For the first time, these ...
45 COM 8B.53
ESMA Museum and Site of Memory - Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture and Extermination, Argentina
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B.Add and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Inscribes ESMA Museum and Site of Memory - Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture and Extermination, Argentina, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (vi);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
ESMA Museum and Site of Memory - Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture and Extermination is located on the grounds of what was once the Officers’ Quarters of the Navy School of Mechanics (ESMA), in the city of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B2,
Recalling Decisions 7 COM VIII[.29], 34 COM 8E, 43 COM 7B.32 and 44 COM 7B.200 adopted at its 7th (Florence, 1983), 34th (Brasília, 2010), 43rd (Baku, 2019) and extended 44th (Fuzhou/online, 2021) sessions respectively,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary of Comoé National Park, Côte d’Ivoire;
Welcomes the successful conservation action undertaken by the State Party to date and encourages the State Party to continue implementing effective protection measures based on the ...
Sites: Comoé National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B2,
Recalling Decisions 6 COM VIII.20, 43 COM 7B.31 and 44 COM 7B.200 adopted at its 6th (UNESCO, Paris, 1982), 43rd (Baku, 2019) and extended 44th (Fuzhou/online, 2021) sessions respectively,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary of Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire;
Welcomes the progress made by the State Party to address threats to the property, underlines the importance of continuing efforts to eliminate those threats posed to the property by illegal activities, and ...
Sites: Taï National Park
45 COM 8B.56
Minor boundary modifications - Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, 18 States Parties
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B2,
Recalling Decisions 31 COM 8B.16, 35 COM 8B.13, 41 COM 8B.7, 44 COM 7B.99 and 44 COM 8B.32, adopted at its 31st (Christchurch, 2007), 35th (UNESCO Headquarters, 2011), 41st (Kraków, 2017) and extended 44th (Fuzhou/online, 2021) sessions respectively,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary of the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Refers the examination of the minor modification to the boundary and to the buffer zone of Abu Mena, Egypt, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Clarify the protection regime that will apply to the enlarged property which is not included within the designated archaeological site,
Establish an appropriate protective designation for the areas added to the property, in order to ensure that it is covered in its entirety by explicit legal protection designations,
Establish ...
Sites: Abu Mena
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Refers the examination of the minor modification to the boundary and buffer zones of Historic Cairo, Egypt, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Prepare further documentation and undertake analysis in order to:
Delineate in detail the attributes of Outstanding Universal Value, based on an approved Statement of Outstanding Universal Value,
Prepare detailed maps that define the discrete urban neighbourhoods of the property and their relationship to registered monuments ...
Sites: Historic Cairo
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary and to the buffer zone of the Old Town of Ghadamès, Libya;
Recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
Amending the Regulation for the land use within the boundaries of the Old Town of Ghadamès, “The Property and its buffer zone” to integrate the modified boundaries of the property and its buffer zone,
Developing the announced special regulations for the property and its buffer zone based on the Law n.3/1994 ...
Sites: Old Town of Ghadamès
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary of the Historic Centre of Florence, Italy.
Sites: Historic Centre of Florence
45 COM 8B.61
Minor boundary modifications - Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata, Italy
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the proposed buffer zones of the Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata, Italy;
Recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
Considering submitting in the future a minor boundary modification with a view to extending the buffer zone to include the Villa in Boscoreale that was initially included in the 2020 proposal,
Providing a timeframe for the finalisation and implementation of the management ...
45 COM 8B.62
Minor boundary modifications - The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design, Slovenia
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary and to the buffer zones of The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design, Slovenia;
Recommends that the State Party give consideration to submitting in the future a minor boundary modification with a view to:
Including within the property relevant transversal axes, if their state of conservation could be improved to fully meet the conditions of authenticity and integrity,
Extending the buffer zone of the Roman ...
45 COM 8B.63
Minor boundary modifications - Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo, Panama
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Refers the examination of the minor modification to the boundary and the buffer zones of the Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo, Panama, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Clarify the rationale to define the boundaries of the buffer zone in the San Lorenzo Castle, and eventually consider its extension if appropriate,
Consider the possibility to adopt the area of the Monumental Historic Ensemble of Portobelo established by Law 91 of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B2,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary of the French Austral Lands and Seas, France.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B2,
Recalling Decision 44 COM 8B.8, adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online, 2021),
Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary of the Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands, Georgia;
Requests the State Party to submit maps at the appropriate scale, showing the boundaries of the component parts and their buffer zones as ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Refers the examination of the minor modification to the boundary of Rock Art in the Hail Region, Saudi Arabia, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Consider extending the buffer zone by 1.0 to 1.5 km towards the south, in accordance with Decisions 39 COM 8B.11, 41 COM 7B.85, 43 COM 7B.53 and 44 COM 7B.137,
Include in the buffer zone, based on visual perspectives, a viewshed entering from the main road (Al-Muhaffar) leading to Jubbah, so as to protect the essential ...
45 COM 8B.67
Minor boundary modifications - Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din, Syrian Arab Republic
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Refers the examination of the proposed buffer zone for the Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din, Syrian Arab Republic, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Explain the methodology used to delineate the proposed boundary of the buffer zone, especially in relation to the protection of the wider setting of Qal’at Salah El-Din and important views from the castle, to be able to assess how the new buffer zone will support the visual integrity of the property and its ...
45 COM 8B.68
Minor boundary modifications - Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan, Japan
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary of Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan, Japan;
Recommends the State Party to give consideration to the following:
Continuously monitoring development in this buffer zone and its surrounding areas,
Further exploring how the buffer zones relate to the broader setting and what, if anything, needs protecting in the broader setting; and implement the subsequent ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the proposed buffer zones for the Colonies of Benevolence, Belgium and Netherlands.
Sites: Colonies of Benevolence
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary of the Ancient City of Nessebar, Bulgaria;
Recommends the State Party to give consideration to the following:
Formally proposing a minor boundary modification for the buffer zone of the property, in response to the recommendations provided by ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre in 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2018,
Completing the Conservation and Management Plan for the Ancient City of Nessebar, and considering the underwater ...
Sites: Ancient City of Nessebar
45 COM 8B.71
Minor boundary modifications - Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley, France
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley, France;
Recommends the State Party to give consideration to the following:
Providing a timeframe for the finalisation, adoption and implementation of the management plan, especially for tourism facilities and development,
Proposing a project for the study, monitoring and regulation of human activities with regard to their long-term impact on:
The water resource and its ...
45 COM 8B.72
Minor boundary modifications - Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Holy See, Italy
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Holy See, Italy;
Recommends the States Parties to give consideration to the following:
Completing the management plan of the property as a matter of utmost urgency, and submitting it to the World Heritage Centre for review by ICOMOS,
Submitting details of how and when the delimitations of the new buffer zone ...
45 COM 8B.73
Minor boundary modifications - Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences, Spain
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences, Spain.
45 COM 8B.74
Minor boundary modifications - Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona, Switzerland
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona, Switzerland;
Recommends the State Party to give consideration to the following:
Finalising the management plan currently in its revision phase, concentrating on the protection of the Outstanding Universal Value of the property and its attributes, while paying particular attention to the key visual perspectives,
Implementing systematic Heritage Impact Assessment ...
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary and to the buffer zone of Historic Centre of Lima, Peru;
Recommends the State Party to give consideration to the following:
Carefully planning and implementing restoration, enhancement and reconstruction projects in line with standard principles based on evidence and baseline documentation,
Informing the World Heritage Centre of the intention to undertake or authorise all major projects which may affect the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, in ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Lima
45 COM 8B.76
Statements of Outstanding Universal Value of properties inscribed at previous sessions and not adopted by the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/8B,
Adopts the Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage properties inscribed at previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee:
Chile, Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota Region
Côte d’Ivoire, Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire
France, Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera
Gabon, Ivindo National Park
Germany, Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
India, Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana
Iran ...
Sites: Arslantepe Mound Dutch Water Defence Lines Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats Ḥimā Cultural Area Ivindo National Park Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota Region Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire Trans-Iranian Railway
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (WHC/23/45.COM/7B, WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add, WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2, WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.3) and the proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/8B.Add),
Having examined the recommendations of the Advisory Bodies, decides to inscribe the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Ukraine, Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (Decision ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC/23/45.COM/7A, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.3, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.4),
Having examined the recommendations of the Advisory Bodies, 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 45 COM 7A.51)
Afghanistan, Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Decision ...
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 Archaeological Site of Cyrene Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna Archaeological Site of Sabratha Chan Chan Archaeological Zone City of Potosí 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 Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz Historic Centre of Vienna Historic Town of Zabid Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California Kahuzi-Biega National Park Lake Turkana National Parks Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Medieval Monuments in Kosovo Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia Niokolo-Koba National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls Old City of Sana'a Old Town of Ghadamès Old Towns of Djenné Old Walled City of Shibam Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli Rainforests of the Atsinanana Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus Roșia Montană Mining Landscape Selous Game Reserve Site of Palmyra The Historic Centre of Odesa Timbuktu Tomb of Askia Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Virunga National Park
Afghanistan Austria Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Central African Republic Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Guinea Honduras Indonesia Iraq Kenya Lebanon Libya Madagascar Mali Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Niger Panama Peru Romania Senegal Serbia Solomon Islands State of Palestine Syrian Arab Republic Ukraine United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yemen
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC/23/45.COM/7A, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.3, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.4),
Having examined the recommendations of the Advisory Bodies, decides to remove the following property from the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Uganda, Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (Decision 45 COM ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/8D,
Recalling Decision 44 COM 8D adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online 2021),
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;
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 ...
Sites: Bahla Fort Bam and its Cultural Landscape Blenheim Palace Bryggen Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå City of Valletta Engelsberg Ironworks Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago Hanseatic Town of Visby Historic Centre of Český Krumlov Historic Centre of Telč Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec Longmen Grottoes Mantua and Sabbioneta Meidan Emam, Esfahan Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Old Town of Lijiang Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church Pasargadae Península Valdés Rock Carvings in Tanum Saltaire Sewell Mining Town Shahr-i Sokhta Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/8E,
Commends the States Parties for the work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in Annex of Document WHC/23/45.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
ARAB STATES
Egypt, Abu Mena
Egypt, Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Egypt, Historic Cairo
Egypt, Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to ...
Sites: Abu Mena Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Doñana National Park Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč Hatra Historic Cairo Historic City of Toledo Historic City of Trogir Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne Historic Walled Town of Cuenca Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture Meteora Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications Saint Catherine Area Tasmanian Wilderness The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/9A,
Recalling Decision 44 COM 9A adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online, 2021), and its previous decisions concerning the Upstream Process,
Also recalling that upstream support should take place at an early stage, preferably at the moment of preparation or revision of States Parties’ Tentative Lists, welcomes that States Parties from all regions make use of the Upstream Process;
Also welcomes the preparation by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies of a toolkit to operationalize the ...