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The colony of Augusta Emerita, which became present-day Mérida in Estremadura, was founded in 25 B.C. at the end of the Spanish Campaign and was the capital of Lusitania. The well-preserved remains of the old city include, in particular, a large bridge over the Guadiana, an amphitheatre, a theatre, a vast circus and an exceptional water-supply system. It is an ...

Founded in the 2nd century B.C. in northern Italy, Vicenza prospered under Venetian rule from the early 15th to the end of the 18th century. The work of Andrea Palladio (1508–80), based on a detailed study of classical Roman architecture, gives the city its unique appearance. Palladio's urban buildings, as well as his villas, scattered throughout the Veneto region, had a ...

One of the most important reasons for establishment of Kerman City is its location as a cross road. From long long ago, this city has been one of the important locations that connect West to East and North to South. Such a specification has had a remarkable influence on construction and development of bazaar, in a way that the commercial zones of the city have been ...

The property within boundaries of District of Koycegiz is located in the face of Dalyan City and on the right shores of Dalyan Stream (Calbis) which connect Koycegiz Lake to Mediterranean. It was the capital of the ‘Kaunos Region’ between the Caria and Lycia until the beginning of the 4th BC. The existence of Kaunos had known by the scholars but its location ...

Tunisia,,As a follow up to Decision 35 COM 7B.59, the State Party submitted to the World Heritage Centre a report on the state of conservation of the property dated January 2012. It contains the decree cancelling inappropriate declassifications made from 1992 to 2008 (Decree No. 2011-11 of 10 March 2011 related to the National Archaeological Park of Carthage-Sidi Bou ...

Yemen,, Placed on the World Heritage List in 1986 under criteria (iv), (v) and (vi), Sana'a has since 1984 been the subject of an international safeguarding campaign, the boundaries of the area on the List being the same as those of the area for which the campaign is being conducted. The campaign is a good example of the catalytic role that can be played by Unesco in ...

State of Palestine,Absence of Statement of Outstanding Universal Value at the time of inscriptionManagement systems/management plan: Need of a management plan (resolved),On 31 January 2022 and 30 January 2023, the State Party submitted reports on the state of conservation of the property, which are available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1565/documents/, and ...

Cellular Jail is situated on South Andaman Island, one of 572 islands forming Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India. Inhabited since 2000 years, the islands were occupied by Europeans in the middle of 18th century. Few years later, British established naval base and a penal settlement on Chatham Island which was later shifted Viper Island. The idea of ...

During its meeting in Baku this morning, the World Heritage Committee inscribed six cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The newly inscribed sites are located in Azerbaijan, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Spain, and the UK. Inscriptions will continue in the afternoon. New sites, by order of inscription:  Royal Building of Mafra—Palace, Basilica, Convent, ...

Ancient Ariyakara Viharaya in the Rajagala Archaeological Reserve is situated in the Ampara district of Eastern Sri Lanka. It is located in a mountain identified as Rajagala which could be approached through Ampara Mahaoya highway near the Rajagala Tenna village. The first identified name of Rajagala is the “Girikumhiilla” depicting the name of Crocodile Mountain as the ...

Uzbekistan, Management systems/management plan (Lack of a comprehensive conservation and management plan) Management activities Housing; Commercial development (Major interventions carried out, including demolition and re-building activities) Legal framework (Need to reinforce the national legal framework) Human resources (inadequate) Financial resources (inadequate) ,On 3 ...

Ihavandhoo Friday Mosque, N6° 57′ 17.45″, E72° 55′ 38.27″ Meedhoo Friday Mosque, N5° 27′ 27.84″, E72° 57′ 16.41″ Malé Friday Mosque, N4° 10′ 40.79″, E73° 30′ 44.56″ Malé Eid Mosque, N4° 10′ 29.41″, E73° 30′ 15.13″ Fenfushi Friday Mosque, N3° 29′ 21.65″, E72° 47′ 1.61″ Isdhoo Old Mosque, N2° 12′ 96.55″, E73° 58′ 00.74″ The Maldives lies in the middle of the Indian Ocean. ...

The spa at Luhacovice is an architecturally prominent and unique complex of buildings which, from the end of the 19th century throughout, approximately, the first three decades of the 20th century, have gradually formed the base of the present spa town situated in the east part of Moravia. The spa buildings in Luhaêovice represent, in the global contexte a unique specimen ...

The World Heritage Committee today finalized this year's additions to UNESCO's World Heritage List with the inscription of three new sites: Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius (Serbia), Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (Azerbaijan), and Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico.The Late Roman fortified ...

Egypt, Growing number of visitors (issue resolved) Uncontrolled development of the nearby village (issue resolved) Deterioration of the monuments (issue resolved) Tunnel construction project Urban encroachment Infrastructure and tourism developments Development and Urban Infrastructure projects (including Ring Road project) Absence of a single integrated Plan of Management ...

IRONBRIDGE, UK,The Association of Independent Museums will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 1997. Joint hosts for this special anniversary conference will be the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust and the Ironbridge Institute (University of Birmingham). The historic Ironbridge Gorge provides a fitting venue for this year's theme of 'Spirit of Time and Place'. ...

Located at Aveiro’s District, Municipality of Mealhada, Civil Parish of Luso, at 40° 33’ N and 8° 28’ (O) “W”at the “northwestern” extreme of Bussaco’s mountain range, the “Desert of the Discalced Carmelites and Built Ensemble of the Palace-Hotel in Bussaco” develops between 250 and 560 meters and exposes up mainly towards north. The enclosed surface has an area of about ...

United Nations Foundation and Expedia announced the launch of the World Heritage Alliance, an innovative joint initiative to promote sustainable tourism and awareness of World Heritage sites and communities around the world.  This partnership believes conscientious travelers can contribute directly to nature conservation, historic preservation, and poverty reduction ...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,a) Construction proposals in the immediate vicinity of the Tower of London that could harm the setting, related vistas and integrity of the World Heritage property; b) Lack of an in-depth visual impact study on possible impacts of development projects, as well as the lack of an approved management plan; c) Lack of ...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,a) Construction proposals in the immediate vicinity of Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church that could have an adverse impact on the setting, related vistas and integrity of the property; b) Lack of an in-depth visual impact study on possible impacts of development projects, as well as lack ...

The property includes a selection of eleven penal sites, among the thousands established by the British Empire on Australian soil in the 18th and 19th centuries. The sites are spread across Australia, from Fremantle in Western Australia to Kingston and Arthur's Vale on Norfolk Island in the east; and from areas around Sydney in New South Wales in the north, to sites ...

Stolac is located in the area known as Herzegovina Humina, on the tourist route crossing Herzegovina linking the mountainous hinterland in Bosnia with the coastal regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dubrovnik and Montenegro.  This road, which runs from Sarajevo via Mostar, Stolac, Ljubinje and Trebinje, enables one to reach Dubrovnik in less than four hours.  Another route ...

In Europe the limes was established under Augustus was moved ahead under Domitian, Trajan, Hadrian and Antoninus Pius between the rivers Rhine and Danube, in the territory of the United Kingdom and Romania, was moved back under Gallienus and Aurelian in the 3rd century, and given up in the course of the 5th century. The boundary of this late Roman sector is in the Balkan, ...