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The property located in the city centre of Kırşehir is about 400 meters away from Cacabey Madrasa and 200 meters away from Kale Höyük (Kale Mound) which is the historical centre of the city for 5000 years.
Ahi Evran, regarded as the sage of tanners and leader of 32 craft and trade types, is a Turkish philosopher who founded “Ahi-order”. He was born in ...
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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today expressed her distress and dismay over the destruction of three sacred tombs that are part of a World Heritage site in Timbuktu, Mali. Ms Bokova called on the belligerents to cease the destruction immediately.
“Reports that the Mausoleums of Sidi Mahmoud, Sidi Moctar and Alpha Moya have been destroyed is extremely ...
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As part of an ongoing UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund (HEF) project for “Post-fire emergency assistance for the World Heritage property of the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi, Uganda,” an online peer exchange was organized on 15 December 2021 by the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa between the site management authorities of the Kasubi Tombs World Heritage site in ...
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It is Oasis with old monasteries between El-Banat monastery the old and hill El-Mhered and El-Tahona mount
and all these remains date to 5th century during the Sinai meede of the many monks. It consists o9f walls and churches tombs between Nabatean Inscription on the rocks near Wadi El Mekatab.
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At the extreme north-western part of Zeta valley, at the confluence of the rivers Zeta, Morača and the Širalija stream, woven into the urban tissue of the contemporary Podgorica, there are the remains of the classical architecture of Doclea and an edifice from the Early Christian and medieval period.
Founded on a limited area, of irregular, polygonal shape, Doclea, ...
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Uganda,Destruction by fire of the Muzibu Azaala Mpanga ,A report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party on 16 February 2012. From 2 to 9 April 2012, a joint World Heritage Centre /ICOMOS/ ICCROM reactive monitoring mission was carried out, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010). The mission ...
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Viet Nam,,On 1 August 1994 a fire broke out due to a bonfire of dead branches set alight by the guards of the mausoleum of the Emperor Minh Mang, situated approximately ten kilometres from the Forbidden City, on the left side of the "Perfume River".
This monument is one of the imperial tombs belonging to the complex inscribed on the World Heritage List by the Committee in ...
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,To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, two young Indian men, Aniketh MJ and Sulesh Kumar, are planning to visit India’s 28 World Heritage sites over a span of 3 months starting March 5th, 2012, travelling mainly by bus and train.
With this trip they would like to create a bond between the current generation of Indiansand the wonderful ...
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Pakistan,a) Significant decay of the property caused by local climatic conditions and alluvial erosion;
b) Stability of the foundations (earth mechanics) of the Jam Nizamuddin tomb;
c) Lack of definition of boundaries of the property and buffer zone of the necropolis;
d) Lack of monitoring.,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report to the World Heritage ...
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Republic of Korea,
Management systems/ management plan (Development of a sustainable tourism management plan)
Commercial development; Housing (High-rise developments in the vicinity of the component parts)
,On 1 February 2024, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1319/documents/. The ...
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Delhi (Qutab Minar, Humayun's Tomb, Red Fort), Agra (Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri), India,This workshop is being held jointly by the World Heritage Centre, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the UNESCO New Delhi Office and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. It is the final workshop in a series which brought together site managers from a selection ...
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Necropolis of Santu Pedru in Alghero: 40°37’23”N - 8° 24’ 10”E
Necropolis of Anghelu Ruju in Alghero: 40°37’57”N - 8° 19’ 36”E
Necropolis of Puttu Codinu in Villanova Monteleone: 40°29’14”N - 8° 31’ 8”E
Necropolis of Pubusattile in Villanova Monteleone 40° 32’ 25’’ N- 8° 30’ 20” E
Necropolis of Monte Siseri/ S’Incantu in Putifigari: 40°36’23”N - 8°25’48”E
Fortified complex ...
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The archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns are the imposing ruins of the two greatest cities of the Mycenaean civilization, which dominated the eastern Mediterranean world from the 15th to the 12th century B.C. and played a vital role in the development of classical Greek culture. These two cities are indissolubly linked to the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey ...
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The Royal Palaces of Abomey in Benin were ravaged by a fire on 21 January 2009 which destroyed several buildings. A brushfire, whose origins are still uncertain, consumed the straw roof and framework of six buildings enclosing two temples to Agasu, as well as the tombs of King Agonglo, King Ghezo, and each king's 41 wives. The fire moved quickly due to the strong harmattan ...
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Gedi lies on the coastal region of Kenya, 94 km north of Mombasa town, another historic town. Gedi was a small town built entirely from rocks and stones, which was inhabited by Swahili people of East Africa. This historic town date back from the 15th century, and through careful preservation most of the original foundations can still be seen today. In 1927, the Gedi ...
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The Archaeological Site of the Palace of the N 23 07 46, E 113 15 51The Archaeological Site of the Tomb of the Nanyue King N 23 08 26, E 113 15 18The Archaeological Site of the Wooden Watergate of the Southern Yue Statedom N 23 08 26, E 113 15 18The archaeological sites of the Southern Yue State (the palace of the Southern Yue State, the tomb of the Southern Yue King, and ...
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The prehistoric site of Chega Sofla is also known as Tol-e Chiga Payini, Tol-e Chiga Domeni and Chogha Sofla. This site is located in the Zeydun plain south of a provincial city of Behbahan southeast Khuzestan province and a short distance from the northern shores of the Persian Gulf.
Chega Sofla includes a settlement and a cemetery section. In the settlement section, five ...
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A three-day meeting in Berlin brought together experts from around the world to discuss the current practices for mural painting conservation and led to the adoption of new Guidelines.
Within the framework of the UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust Project for the Preservation of the Koguryo Tombs and Mural Paintings in the DPRK, the UNESCO Expert Workshop: ...
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Pakistan,
Significant decay of the property caused by local climatic conditions and alluvial erosion
Stability of the foundations (earth mechanics) of the Jam Nizamuddin tomb
Lack of definition of boundaries of the property and buffer zone of the necropolis
Lack of monitoring
lack of a Comprehensive Master Plan and a management plan
,On 30 March 2015, the State Party ...
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Some of the cities that form this route, present very old dates about that 1000 A.C goes back a year. The cities are composed by several architectural groups that communicate by roadways that were used like roads that also were connected in to complex net among the cities of Nakbé, The Mirador and Wakná. Another special characteristic of the buildings is the use of ...
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Vani (7th -1st centuries BC) is an ancient temple city in the Colchis Lowlands located on the western bank of the Sulori River at its confluence with the Rioni River. It is located on a hill bordered by two ravines and overlooks the plains through which the Rioni River flows. There are beguiling views of the Sulori River Valley with its surrounding hills and the Meskhetian ...
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The territory of the "Valley of the Kings of Tuva" is located on the Turan-Uyuk mountain steppe basin in the Piy-Khem district of the Republic of Tuva of the Russian Federation. The total area of the TuranUyuk Valley is approximately 130,000 hectares. Here, in the vast valley of the Uyuk River, there are a thousand large earthen or stone-built mounds. Some of them reach ...
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Over the last year, Yaboti, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1995 and one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, has witnessed a dramatic surge in illegal wildlife poaching.
This Atlantic forest of more than 236,000 hectares is home to unique plants and animals, such as jaguars, bush dogs, tapirs and harpy eagles, among other threatened species. With funding severely hit ...
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As part of the project “Technical and financial assistance for the reconstruction of Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga, architectural masterpiece of the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi, Uganda, World Heritage property in Danger” funded by the Japan Funds in Trust to UNESCO, an Introduction Guide to the Preservation of Traditional Thatching of the Buganda Community of Uganda was ...
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Increasing flow of pilgrims,
Possible reconstruction of the church over the Saint's tomb
,Further to an alarming report prepared in 2000 by an ICOMOS expert, the Director and Chief of the Arab Unit a.i. of the World Heritage Centre carried out a visit to the site in September 2001.
A land-reclamation programme for the agricultural development of the region, funded ...
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This mosque is one of the precious works of Islamic period (the Temurids) and is known as turquoise of Islam as it has been built of turquoise-colored bricks. It is one of the most beautiful buildings of Timurid period. Geographically, it has been located in a cold climatic condition, and for the same reason, it has no quadrangle. The remainder consists of a tomb and a ...
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Egypt,,The Bureau noted with concern the dangers threatening the conservation of the site because of its fragility and the increasing flow of pilgrims, as well as a possible reconstruction of the church over the Saint's tomb.
The Bureau requested the World Heritage Centre to draw the attention of the competent national authorities to these matters and request their ...
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The Ancient City of Sardis
The ancient city of Sardis is located in Manisa Province in western Turkey, near the modern town of Sart. It lies at the foot of the Bozdağ Mountains and at the edge of the fertile plain of the Gediz River. This broad valley has been one of the major routes from ...
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The World Heritage Committee holding its 34th session chaired by João Luiz da Silva Ferreira, the Minister of Culture of Brazil, has inscribed the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (Uganda) on the List of World Heritage in Danger. The Committee also decided to remove the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) from this List.
In March 2010, fire almost completely destroyed the ...
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Altai is the unique region on the planet. It guards huge layers of life - sustaining activities of human civilization. It's a place of formation and cultural evolution of ethnic groups that are scattered through the Eurasia.
The Altai Republic, including the Altai mountain range is a part of the Russian Federation. It has external borders with Mongolia, China and ...
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