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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 ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.6818547 Date 01/2018
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The site of Yeha is located in a modern town hidden by the Adwa chains of mountains about 53 km to the west of the World Heritage Site of Aksum in Central Administrative zone of Tigray National Regional State in northern Ethiopia. It is located in a fertile basin with an altitude of 2150 m surrounded by spectacular volcanic mountain chains. It is a sacred place for the ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.6595507 Date 10/2020
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La Basse Selca est un village de la zone de Mokra dans la région de Pogradec. Au cours des fouilles archéologiques affectuées dans les années 1964-1972, dans une colline a coté du village, on a découvert une cité illyrienne. Cet habitat a été conçu lors de la période de Haute Bronze et a continué a etre tel sans interruption, meme au cours de la periodede Fer. Lors des ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.6531935 Date 11/1996
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The tomb beside Alexandrovo village, discovered in December 2000, is a unique example of the domed Thracian tombs. Its construction was preliminarily dated from middle IV century B.C. and the wall painting decoration - from the second half of IV century B.C. (G. Kitov, 2001). It is situated under a mound of 60 m diameter and around 15 m high. It has East-West ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.6531935 Date 09/2004
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The ancient city of Korykos extends east-west alongside the highway at a distance of 65 km from Mersin and 25 km from Silifke. It sits on the slopes of the mountain where it reaches the coast. As the mountain approaches the sea, two small bays are formed. The city lies alongside northeast and southwest axis reaching Elaiussa-Sebaste at the east and Hell-Heaven Caves at the ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.6412067 Date 04/2014
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Bagh-e Babur is located on the slopes of Kuh-e Sher Darwaza, southwest of the old city of Kabul. The garden is c. 11.5 ha large and arranged in 15 terraces along a central axis in east west direction. From the top terrace, the visitor has a magnificent vista over the garden and its perimeter wall, across the Kabul River towards the snow covered mountains. Created by the ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.6332397 Date 02/2009
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The site is located about 25km.east of the Sea of Galilee(Tiberias)and about 4km. south of Wadi Yarmouk river. It surmounts the Trans Jordanian Plateau at an elevation of 440m.above sea level. The annual rainfall averages about 350-450mm.and the area has been served over its history by a perennial spring ,Ain Quweilbeh , located in the wadi at the S end of the south tell ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.606386 Date 06/2001
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Dahsour was a part of the Memphite necropolis started to use in the time of King Snfru first King of fourth dynasty. He constructed two Pyramids; one called the "bent pyramid" because its angle reducing, and the other called the red pyramid, and the site was neglected after that time until the Middle Kingdom age when three kings from 12th dynasty reused the site the site ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.598836 Date 01/1994
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Les vestiges d'Es-Souk s'étendent sur 1 km de longueur et 0.50 km de largeur. Ils comprennent des ruines de maisons et (où les murs encore bien dessinés ont plus de 50 cm de hauteur) de mosquées et plusieurs nécropoles marqués par des enclos quadrangulaires et des tombes apparemment préislamiques indiquées par des tumulus de pierres. De nombreux rochers autour du site sont ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.5386906 Date 08/1999
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Konya a cradle of many civilizations, became a center of culture and politics during the period of Seljuks. During the 12 th and 13 th centuries the city acted as the capital of Seljuks and many public buildings, examples of Seljukian stone carving were built at that time. Seljuks created a unique artistic world with cultural links reaching out from the Anatolian ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.5386906 Date 02/2000
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Thanks to the generous financing of a Japan Funds-in-Trust project to UNESCO for ‘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,’ an illustrated tour guidebook entitled ‘KASUBI: Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Tour Guiding ...
News Score 6.497201 Date 02/2016
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Mali, Lack of site management Armed conflict ,The State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the Tomb of Askia on 22 March 2014. The Report is available at the following Internet link: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/173/documents/. This report mainly concerns the activities carried out in the framework of the UNESCO Action Plan adopted on 18 February ...
State of Conservation Score 6.4850087 Date 05/2014
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The present size and shape of the island is different from what it used to be, as it has been enlarged by land reclamation and dredging. Despite extensive land reclamation the archaeological sites are well protected and preserved. The site is fenced off by a sound concrete wall with a total length of about 1760 metres. Access to the island at the time of preparing this ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.483488 Date 01/2012
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The small town of Hatta is situated at the foot of the Hajar Mountains, a chain that stretch out the south-eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, along the Gulf of Oman. This mountain range, shared by Oman and the United Arab Emirates, features the Samail ophiolite, the largest and best-preserved ophiolite complex in the world. The landscape of the region is characterized ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.477858 Date 05/2023
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Mali Mali Malí Мали مالي 马里 The Republic of Mali
States Parties Score 6.4602404 Date 04/1977
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In 332 BC, Alexander the Great who was welcomed as a liberator, first went to Memphis, the capital of Pharaonic Egypt, to honour the Egyptian gods and to receive the royal investiture as Pharaoh, then to the village of Rakhotis to the west of the delta near the Mediterranean, to found Alexandria whose perimeter who drew himself and ordered his architect, Dinocrates of ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.456351 Date 07/2003
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Uganda Ouganda Uganda Уганда أوغندا 乌干达 The Republic of Uganda
States Parties Score 6.431283 Date 11/1987
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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 ...
State of Conservation Score 6.363431 Date 06/2012
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Pakistan, Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Illegal activities Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Solid waste Flooding Other Threats: Stability of the foundations (earth mechanics) of the Jam Nizamuddin II tomb ,On 22 January 2024, the State Party ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3393717 Date 06/2024
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Mali, Lack of site management Armed conflict ,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property (available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1139/documents/), providing the following information: Despite persistent insecurity, the state of conservation of the property is improving progressively. The involvement of local ...
State of Conservation Score 6.3162146 Date 07/2023
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A typical tumulus has the following features: a mound of earth with limestone fragments of 1 to 4 m in heights, surrounded by a circular wall on average 6 to 10 m in diameter. This wall is generally no longer visible due to the progressive subsidence of the tumulus. The top of the mound often presents a depression which is a sign of pillaging. The tumuli all cover a ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.2764616 Date 09/2001
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The World Heritage Committee Friday closed its 36th session after almost two weeks of work under the chair of Eleonora Mitrofanova, the Ambassador of Russia to UNESCO. The Committee added 26 new sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List during the session.  It marked the 40th anniversary of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural ...
News Score 6.2764616 Date 07/2012
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Valencia, Spain,Leading international architects, urban planners and mayors will gather in Valencia, Spain's third largest city, July 2-4 for an International Conference on Architecture and Cities for the 21st Century, to explore the crucial issues affecting our cities, the people who build them and those who live in them. These are issues of universal concern, especially ...
Events Score 6.2110195 Date 07/1998
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Valencia, Spain,Leading international architects, urban planners and mayors will gather in Valencia, Spain's third largest city, July 2-4 for an International Conference on Architecture and Cities for the 21st Century, to explore the crucial issues affecting our cities, the people who build them and those who live in them.These are issues of universal concern, especially ...
Events Score 6.2110195 Date 07/1998
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Nimrud was founded during the 13th century B.C. It was considered as the second capital of the Assryian Empire, known as(kalhu or kalah ), flourished during the reign of the King Ashurnasirpal. It's circumference is nealy 8 km., surrounded by a huge defensive mudbrick wall covering an area square 13 Km of 3,8 . At the south-western and south- eastern corners there ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.199648 Date 07/2000
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Gulluk Dagi National Park is located within the province of Antalya in a valley hidden between mountains. There is the ancient fortified city of Termessos rising 1050 m above the sea level. The ancient city of Termessos was found by the Solims who lived in the Psidia Region. Although there are nofacts available about Termessos and Solims, they are natured by Homer in the ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.199648 Date 02/2000
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Though the history of the city dates back to 900 BC, its famous for her tombstones dating to 12 th-15 th centuties AD. It has an important place inthe Islamic world in their variation within Anatolian tomb architecture in dimension and design. Apart from some small cemeteries here and there in Ahlat there are six main cemeteries of historical importance named; Harabe ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.199648 Date 02/2000
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In reaction to recent events in Northern Mali, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova expresses her deep concern about the possible consequences of the ongoing armed conflict on the invaluable cultural World Heritage property located in Timbuktu and Gao. The recent takeover of these cities by the Tuareg rebels could have damaging effects on the management and conservation of ...
News Score 6.199648 Date 04/2012
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Natural heritage "Hulun Buir Landscape & Birthplace of Ancient Minority" located in Hulun Buir prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The natural part of the property is composed of 6 pieces of relatively independent area which are Hanma Nature Reserve, Ergun Nature Reserve & Ergun Wetland Park & Ergun Scenic Area, Hulun Lake Nature Reserve, Huihe Nature ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.1798196 Date 02/2017
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Pakistan, Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Illegal activities Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Solid waste Other Threats: Stability of the foundations (earth mechanics) of the Jam Nizamuddin II tomb ,On 28 November 2018, the State Party submitted a ...
State of Conservation Score 6.158478 Date 05/2019
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Uganda,Fire is mentioned in the ICOMOS evaluation of 2001 as the main threat to the property:,On 16 March 2010, a fire devastated the Muzibu Azaala Mpanga building, a major component of the World Heritage property. This building housed the four royal Buganda tombs. The large, circular thatched building, supported on wooden columns wrapped in bark cloth, was originally ...
State of Conservation Score 6.101674 Date 06/2010
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Established as the capital of unified Viet Nam in 1802, Hue was not only the political but also the cultural and religious centre under the Nguyen dynasty until 1945. The Perfume River winds its way through the Capital City, the Imperial City, the Forbidden Purple City and the Inner City, giving this unique feudal capital a setting of great natural beauty. 678Complex of ...
World Heritage Properties Score 6.101674 Date 12/1993
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Several monumental statues of human figures can be seen in the park, which also contains many hypogea dating from the 6th to the 10th century. These huge underground tombs (some burial chambers are up to 12 m wide) are decorated with motifs that reproduce the internal decor of homes of the period. They reveal the social complexity and cultural wealth of a pre-Hispanic ...
World Heritage Properties Score 6.101674 Date 12/1995
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Sheikh Bohoutdin was the great representative of clergy from Nakshbandiy order, was considered as the spiritual patron of Bukhara governors, and died in 1389. That is why his necropolis, which has erected subsequently at his tomb, always was and remains the most esteemed in Uzbekistan and, at present, in the other countries, which practice Islam. Ancient toponymy of this ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.0642366 Date 01/2008
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,The Africa Unit of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, with the support of the Government of Norway, in partnership with the African World Heritage Fund and ICCROM is pleased to announce that an online workshop dedicated to the “Re-discovering African urban heritage through the lenses of the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape” (HUL) will take place on 24 ...
Events Score 6.054277 Date 07/2023
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Civilisation des populations autochtones du Maghreb antique, la civilisation numide a laissé de nombreux témoignages archéologiques constitués pour l'essentiel de monuments funéraires de type mégalithique et de ce que les spécialistes ont appelé le "type royal".. Le premier type est constitué de centaines de tombes mégalithiques monumentales d'une grande originalité ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.0443497 Date 01/2012
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Giant’s Tomb of Coddu Ecchju - Arzachena: 41°3'0.84"N; 9°21'21.04"E Nuraghe Maiori - Tempio: 40°55'10.07"N; 9°5'48.44"E Well Temple of Predio Canopoli - Perfugas: 40°49’43.23’’N – 8°53’10.20’’E Nuraghe Palmavera - Alghero: 40°35'42.06"N - 8°14'34.06"E Sanctuary of Romanzesu - Bitti: 40°31'48.78"N - 9°19'29.93"E Nuraghe Santu Antine -Torralba: 40°29’11.61’’N – ...
Tentative Lists Score 6.036735 Date 11/2021
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The archaeological site of Yin Xu, close to Anyang City, some 500 km south of Beijing, is an ancient capital city of the late Shang Dynasty (1300 - 1046 BC). It testifies to the golden age of early Chinese culture, crafts and sciences, a time of great prosperity of the Chinese Bronze Age. A number of royal tombs and palaces, prototypes of later Chinese architecture, have ...
World Heritage Properties Score 6.0219793 Date 07/2006
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In the middle of the II century B.C. the Chinese emperor Wu of Han sent a diplomatic mission to the West headed by Zhang Qian, who went to the lands of Wusun, Fergans and Kangju communities. This voyage is commonly considered as the starting point of the active economic and cultural interactions between the communities of the eastern and western parts of the Eurasian ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.9658813 Date 08/2021
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At the beginning of the XII century Nakhichevan became the capital of Atabek's state and turned into a center of building art. In 1162 (557) a building of mausoleum of Sheikkh's head Yusif Kuseyir's son was accomplished by architector Adjemi, Abubekr's son. Ochtahedronical in plan building was raised with scorched brick (20x20x 4,5) and completed with tent in form of a ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.9210253 Date 09/1998
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Sheikholeslam Abunasr Ahmad-ibn-e-Abolhasan-ebn-e- Ahmad-ibn-e-Mohammad Naameghi-e Jāmi known as Ahmad Zhendepil or Ahmad jām was one of the great Iranian Sufis in the second half of the forth and first half of the fifth century AH. The presence of sheikh and his descendants played a major role in the development of the region, particularly Maˈd Ābād village and its ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.9210253 Date 08/2021
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Mali, Lack of site management Armed conflict ,On 31 January 2024, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, (available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1139/documents/), followed by an updated table on corrective measures provided on 20 March 2024, providing the following information: The project to restore the Tomb of Askia, funded ...
State of Conservation Score 5.914691 Date 06/2024
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea République populaire démocratique de Corée República Popular Democrática de Corea Корейская Народно-Демократическая Республика جمهورية كوريا الشعبية الديمقراطية 朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 The Democratic People's Republic of Korea
States Parties Score 5.9021626 Date 07/1998
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Nineveh was one of the most important cultural centers inthe ancient world enjoying a prominent role in the field of developing human civilization, in that it was the greatest metropolis where various branchesofartsandlearning originated. It was adopted by the Assyrians as their political seat and comes next to their first religious capital city Ashur.Excavation on the ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.8940315 Date 07/2000
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Wasit is an Islamic city built in the last quarter of the first Hijri century (the 7th century L.C) by Al-Hajaj bin Yousif AL-Thaqafi, as an administrative centre for Iraq. As an ancient city its circumference is 16 KM., It was. Abandoned in the tenth Hijri century after the change in the River (Tigris) bed. Its remains stood sound and sate due to its distant site away ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.8940315 Date 07/2000
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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia,As a follow-up to the project "Preservation for the Frozen Tombs in the Altai Mountains", which highlighted the international significance of the cultural heritage of the Altai Mountains, extending over China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia and the need for transboundary cooperation in view of its conservation, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre is ...
Events Score 5.8940315 Date 09/2008
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Uganda, Destruction by fire of the Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga Ground transport infrastructure: Proposed widening of the Masiro Road Management systems/management plan: lack of a Master Plan and a complete Management Plan with detailed disaster risk management plan and a tourism management plan Management activities: Management structure (issue resolved) ,On 1 February 2022, the ...
State of Conservation Score 5.8655157 Date 08/2023
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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. ,On 22 February 2013, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the ...
State of Conservation Score 5.851926 Date 05/2013
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Viet Nam,a) Development of the road infrastructure and modern constructions in and around the Citadel; b) Urban infrastructure of Hué and its surroundings. ,By Decision 31 COM 7B.75, adopted at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007), the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party to give urgent consideration to the recommendations of the 2006 mission and ...
State of Conservation Score 5.8112354 Date 05/2009
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The property consists of a core of 16 surviving 18th-century structures situated within a cultural landscape of associated gardens, fences, lanes, walkways, and other features, situated along the Potomac River.  The historic core of the property is contained within an area that is roughly 20 hectares in size. The surviving 18th-century structures consist of the ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.798747 Date 01/2008
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Syrian Arab Republic,,Since March 2011, the uprising in Syria had led to thousands of deaths, displaced population, and caused turmoil and destruction, including that of the exceptional archaeological and historical heritage of the country. Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Syria, UNESCO has called for the safeguarding of the country’s cultural heritage and ...
State of Conservation Score 5.7512493 Date 05/2013
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Hisham’s Palace/ Khirbet al- Mafjar is one of the most significant early Islamic sites in Palestine. It was built between 724 and 743 AD during the Umayyad period, the first Islamic dynasty. The property is located on the northern bank of Wadi Nueima, approximately 4km north of Jericho city (Ariha) in the Jordan Valley. On the basis of epigraphic materials, archaeologists ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.711729 Date 10/2020
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The organizers of a symposium on world cultural heritage, held in Hildesheim, Germany 23 February - 1 March 1997 have announced the publication of the proceedings of this symposium, entitled: "World Cultural Heritage: A Global Challenge." The work contains all the presentations and the resolution adopted at this week-long conference.Seven representative projects from all ...
News Score 5.7064943 Date 09/1997
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Echoing the call of UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, the World Heritage Committee has established a Special Fund to support Mali’s efforts to safeguard the World Heritage properties affected by the armed conflict in the north of the country, notably the sites of Timbuktu and the Tomb of Askia in Gao. The Fund will support the Government of Mali in assessing ...
News Score 5.7064943 Date 07/2012
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China Chine China Китай الصين 中国 The People's Republic of China
States Parties Score 5.7064943 Date 12/1985
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New Delhi, India,Heritage and communities: inclusive and effective approaches for the sustainable management of World Heritage sites The 6th edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum was held in New Delhi, India, from 18 to 25 July 2024, in conjunction with the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee. The Forum brought together 82 professionals responsible ...
Events Score 5.7064943 Date 07/2024
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Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict: Serious weathering of many stone blocks due to capillary rising and variations in humidity and temperature Urban growth of the neighbouring agglomeration International tarmac road crosses the site Heavy automobile and truck traffic (vibrations, pollution, risk of accidents...) Pipeline crossing the southern ...
State of Conservation Score 5.702451 Date 05/2015
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The site is comprised of a cluster of archaeological sites of ancient capitals in the Asuka region, where the imperial capital was located from the time of Empress Suiko's enthronement in 592 A.D. to its relocation to Heijōkyo (Nara) in 710, as well as the scenic areas and surrounding cultural landscape deeply associated with these archaeological sites of ancient ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.6801147 Date 01/2007
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En Basse-Casamance, région africaine considérée comme un des “berceaux primaires” de la riziculture, se sont développées des formes d’habitat remarquables, aussi sophistiquées que les types d’aménagements agricoles réalisés dans une vaste zone de mangrove estuarienne. Dans toute cette zone, les grandes maisons en banco, aux charpentes solides et ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.6801147 Date 11/2005
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Egypt, Growing number of visitors (issue resolved) Uncontrolled development of the nearby village (issue resolved) Deterioration of the stones (issue resolved) Road construction project (issue resolved)  Tunnel construction project (issue resolved) Urban encroachment Infrastructure and tourism developments ,A two-and-a-half page document entitled “Report on the Supreme ...
State of Conservation Score 5.6801147 Date 06/2005
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The Mangyshlak Peninsula is situated between the western cliff of the Ustyurt Plateau on the east and the Caspian Sea on the west. Some of the components of the local cultural complex became in our days the destinations of massive national and international pilgrimage. The main destinations of this pilgrimage are widely known as the “underground” mosques of local Sufi ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.671376 Date 08/2021
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A site of ancient settlement Ancient Pap and adjoining urban burial ground are located on the right bank of Syrdarya River. A site of ancient settlement has entered into the scientific literature under the name - Balandtepa (local population calls as Munchaktepa - Ayritom city). A site of ancient settlement Balandtepa (Bab-Pap) - ruins of ancient city, the area of more ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.671376 Date 01/2008
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Mali, Lack of site management Armed conflict ,On 25 January 2017, in response to Decision 40 COM 7A.7, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1139/documents/, and supplemented by a more detailed evaluation report submitted on 3 May 2017, available at the same web address. These reports ...
State of Conservation Score 5.671376 Date 05/2017
510.
Republic of Korea République de Corée República de Corea Республика Корея جمهورية كوريا 大韩民国 The Republic of Korea
States Parties Score 5.668962 Date 09/1988
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Regarding its geographical setting and cultural landscape, Dhayah is one of the most impressive and important sites in the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah. Surrouned by steep mountains rising up to 850 m on three sides, and bordered by a lagoon towards the west, the bay of Dhayah has attracted settled life throughout the millennia. Its crescent shaped gravel plain is covered ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.667017 Date 07/2020
512.
Viet Nam,Development of road infrastructure in and around the World Heritage property; Urban development pressure.,A fifteen-page report from the Director of the Hué Monuments Conservation Centre, with a number of annexes, maps, and photographs, was submitted to the World Heritage Centre by the State Party on 1 February 2005.  In response to the concern ...
State of Conservation Score 5.667017 Date 06/2005
513.
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 ...
State of Conservation Score 5.667017 Date 06/2019
514.
Syrian Arab Republic, Poor state of conservation; Inappropriate restoration techniques; Lack of a buffer zone; Lack of a management plan. Development projects threatening the significant historic fabric.  ,  Since March 2011, the uprising in Syria had led to thousands of deaths, displaced population, and caused turmoil and destruction, including that of the ...
State of Conservation Score 5.57255 Date 05/2013
515.
Syrian Arab Republic, Protection Policy does not adequately integrate cultural landscapes; Lack of human and financial resources; Development or infrastructure projects that may affect the integrity of the property;  Management Plan still incomplete and lack of an Action Plan. ,Since March 2011, the uprising in Syria had led to thousands of deaths, displaced ...
State of Conservation Score 5.57255 Date 05/2013
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Syrian Arab Republic,,Since March 2011, the uprising in Syria had led to thousands of deaths, displaced population, and caused turmoil and destruction, including that of the exceptional archaeological and historical heritage of the country. Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Syria, UNESCO has called for the safeguarding of the country’s cultural heritage ...
State of Conservation Score 5.57255 Date 05/2013
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Syrian Arab Republic,,Since March 2011, the uprising in Syria had led to thousands of deaths, displaced population, and caused turmoil and destruction, including that of the exceptional archaeological and historical heritage of the country. Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Syria, UNESCO has called for the safeguarding of the country’s cultural heritage and ...
State of Conservation Score 5.57255 Date 05/2013
518.
Syrian Arab Republic, serious weathering of many stone blocks due to capillary rising and variations in humidity and temperature urban growth of the neighbouring agglomeration international tarmac road crosses the site heavy automobile and truck traffic (vibrations, pollution, risk of accidents...) pipeline crossing the southern necropolis brightly-coloured antenna on ...
State of Conservation Score 5.57255 Date 05/2013
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The site of Mleiha is located in the Central Region of Sharjah, UAE, to the east of Jebel Faya. The region is distinguished by a rich assemblage of archaeological sites ranging in date from the Paleolithic to the Islamic period, as well as an uninterrupted occupation since the Neolithic. The area of Mleiha in particular shows Neolithic and Bronze Age occupations, ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.5683093 Date 01/2023
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Ethiopia, Insufficient delimitation of this serial property Lack of conservation and management plans Lack of appropriate urban planning and building regulations Urban encroachment and inappropriate new developments Rising water level / seepage Structural instability of Stele III ,On 29 January 2015, the State Party of Ethiopia submitted a report on the state of ...
State of Conservation Score 5.5683093 Date 05/2015
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State of Palestine, Absence of Statement of Outstanding Universal Value at the time of inscription Management systems/management plan: Need of a management plan ,On 28 January 2020, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, an updated version of which was submitted on 29 January 2021. Both reports are available at ...
State of Conservation Score 5.5683093 Date 07/2021
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Mali,a) No management and conservation plan; b) Pressure from urban development; c) Deterioration of dwellings; d) Waste disposal problems; e) Encroachment of the archaeological sites. On 22 March 2012 a military coup d’etat ousted the President of the Republic of Mali. The cause of this uprising was the difficulties linked to the conflict in the north of the ...
State of Conservation Score 5.545927 Date 05/2012
523.
A site of ancient settlement Shahruhiya (Sharkiya) located in 88 km to the southwest from Tashkent on the right coast of Syrdarya River. It is the first large city of Tashkent oases, situated on the Great Silk Road through Yaksart (Syrdarya). In the oriental sources, it was famous under the name Benaket and the portion of the Great Silk Road direction called by its name. ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.5438156 Date 01/2008
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Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, expressed her deep sadness at the death of Professor Ikuo Hirayama, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, on 2 December at the age of 79. "UNESCO has lost a friend," she said. "For more than 20 years, Professor Hirayama lent his tireless support to the Organization's projects, especially in the fields of education, emergency relief and ...
News Score 5.5305233 Date 12/2009
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Iran,This workshop, which is being held in the Islamic Republic of Iran, is the first of a series of itinerant workshops which will bring together site managers from a selection of World Heritage sites in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as cultural heritage authorities. At present there is little or no cooperation ...
Events Score 5.5305233 Date 11/2007
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The property, Tushpa/Van Fortress, the Mound and the Old City of Van, is located within the borders of İpekyolu District of the Province of Van and covers an area of 97 hectares. Van Fortress or Tushpa (Assyrian: Turušpa, Urartian: Tušpa, Turkish: Tuşpa) was the capital city of the Urartians, the founders of the Urartian Kingdom centred at the Lake Van Basin between the ...
Tentative Lists Score 5.52481 Date 04/2016
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