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S. No. Names of the component parts: State, Province or Region: Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates: 1. Kochrab Ashram Kochrab, Gujarat 23° 1' 19.15'' N, 72° 34' 10.16'' E 2. Sabarmati Ashram Ahmedabad, Gujarat 23° 3' 38.45'' N, 72° 34' 51.41'' E 3. Sevagram Ashram Wardha, Maharashtra 20° 44' 43.15'' N, 78° ...

It is well known that Astronomy in Egypt started a long time ago, and Egypt is considered as one of the oldest countries whose people studied astronomy. The Egyptian monuments at Nabta Playa (Neolithic, which antedates Stonehenge by a millennium), the Pyramids at Giza (4th Dynasty), Abu Simbel Temple (21st Dynasty) and the zodiac at the Temple of Denderah (Ptolemaic), all ...

Ballıca Cave Nature Park is located in the Pazar District borders 23 km southwest of Tokat City Center. The Park is on Akdağ. Akdağ is a mountain in the city of Tokat at the Central Black Sea Region with an elevation of 1916 meters. Its main rock is comprised mostly of Paleozoic rocks. Akdağ located in the northern section of the Alpine fold system was widely etched during ...

Site # 1: Yelleg, Halal, and Maghara Mountains The mountains of Yelleg (1087 m), Halal (892 m), and Maghara (750 m), are isolated highlands of the Tih (= Wildrness) Desert of North Sinaï. These mountains, besides being rather rich in plant dibversity, include many interesting elements not known from the Egyptian mainland, or even in other regions of Sinaï. The only ...

In 1987, four major glass sponge reefs were discovered by the Geological Survey of Canada. These Hexactinellid (glass) sponge reefs are located between Haida Gwaii and the mainland of British Columbia in the Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound. There are four distinct sponge reefs comprising this serial site: the Northern Reef, two Central Reefs, and the Southern Reef. ...

Tiwai Island      7⁰ 32’N 11⁰ 21’WGola South        7⁰ 22’N 11⁰ 12’WGola Central      7⁰ 39’N 10⁰ 52’W Gola North        7⁰ 48’N 10⁰ 40’W The Gola-Tiwai forests contain two significant protected areas set in a matrix of traditional agricultural practices and cultural landscapes. The two protected areas are The Gola Rainforest National Park (GRNP) and Tiwai Island Wildlife ...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Urban development projects: a) Lack of overall management of new developments; b) Lack of analysis and description of the townscape characteristics relevant to the Outstanding Universal Value of the property and important views related to the property and its buffer zone; c) Lack of clearly established maximum heights ...

Azerbaijan,a) Changing urban fabric due to the demolition of buildings and uncontrolled construction within the Walled City; b) Overall lack of any management system and in particular insufficient coordination between the national and municipal authorities; c) Absence of a comprehensive management plan that addresses conservation problems, urban development control and ...

Russian Federation,a) Quality of new design projects in the inscribed zone; b) High-rise development c) Confusion over definition and extent of inscribed zone and buffer zone;,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008) the World Heritage Committee regretted that the State Party did not provide a detailed state of conservation report, and that the maps submitted by the State ...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,At its 27th session (UNESCO, 2003), the World Heritage Committee recommended the State Party to avoid any construction in the immediate vicinity of the property that could harm the setting and integrity of the property and requested a report for examination at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004). This request was repeated at ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability Poaching by the army and armed groups Conflicts with local communities concerning Park boundaries Impact of villages located within the property ,On 15 February 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report of the property, available at ...

Austria, Housing: High-rise construction projects in Central Vienna (proposed Vienna Ice-Skating Club – Intercontinental Hotel – Vienna Konzerthaus project) Proposed new developments, including the Wien Museum and the Winterthur Building Legal framework: Lack of effectiveness of the overall governance of the property Legal framework: Lack of appropriateness of planning ...

Indonesia, Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems / management plan Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Fire (wildfires) (issue resolved) Illegal activities (Deer poaching; coral blasting; illegal dynamite and cyanide fishing) (issues resolved) ,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation ...

Colombia, Armed conflict and security concerns (issue resolved) Illegal activities, including extraction of timber and wildlife Overfishing in the lowland freshwater systems Threats from major infrastructure projects and major linear utilities (electric transmission corridor, ports) Management systems/ management plan (Lack of control of management agency) ,On 30 November ...

No. Name of Property State, Province or Region Area (ha.) Geographic (lat/long) or UTM Coordinates of approximate centre point 1. Ruins of Ancient Vaishali Bihar Vaishali 2.77 (Vaishali) 7.30 (Kolhua) 25 59 N 85 6 E 2. Remains of Vikramshila Ancient University Bihar Bhagalpur 42.35 25 19 N 87 17 E 3. Buddhist remains of ...

Ecuador,a) Inadequate implementation of the Special Law on Galápagos and lack of enforcement; b) Poor governance; c) Inadequate and ineffective quarantine measures; d) Illegal fishing; e) Instability of Park Director’s position; f) High immigration rate; g) Unsustainable tourism development; h) Educational reform not implemented.,The principal threat to this property’s ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Presence of armed groups, lack of security and political instability rendering a large part of the property inaccessible to the guards Attribution of mining permits inside the property (issue resolved) Poaching by armed military groups Bush meat hunting Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the ...

The Baha’i House of Worship in New Delhi is the Mother Temple of Baha’i faith in the Indian subcontinent. It is an edifice eminently and elegantly distinctive in its design, and uniquely inspirational in its purpose: to represent the Oneness of God, the Oneness of all Religions, and the Oneness of Mankind, the guiding tenets of Baha’i faith. Expressionist ...

Vespasianus Titus Tunnel built during the Roman period is located within the boundaries of the Ancient City of Seleuceia Pieria (Figure1). The antique city Seleuceia Pieria is situated near the actual village Cevlik, 35 km to the southwest of Antakya (the historical city Antioch on the Orontes), at the foot of Nur mountains in eastern Mediterranean coast in Turkey. ...

Malaysia,Approvals for inappropriate buildings in and around the property. ,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 21 January 2011, which responded to the requests made by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009). Conservation management plan and Special Area plans The Committee had requested Special Area plans for the ...