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Jordan, impact of new hotels under construction in the vicinity of the World Heritage site of Petra  insufficiency or non-existence of sewage disposal facilities uncontrolled development of villages in the vicinity of the site   proliferation of shops  insufficient conservation of antiquities  construction or road widening projects leading to the site  other encroachments ...

Egypt, Rise of the water table, and ensuing damage arising from changes to water table level Impact on structures due to earth trembling and other forms of damage likely to result from the use of heavy earth-moving equipment (works completed) Lack of conservation plan, defining short-, medium-, and long-term objectives and establishing technical parameters (materials, ...

Libya, Deliberate destruction of heritage (Inadequate protection leading to threat to rock-hewn monumental tombs, vandalism and the development of agricultural activities in the rural zone) Governance Housing (Urban encroachment and uncontrolled building construction leading to destruction of archaeological areas) Interpretative and visitation facilities (Need for a ...

Egypt, Rise of the water table, and ensuing damage Impact on structures due to earth trembling and other forms of damage likely to result from the use of heavy earth-moving equipment (works completed) Lack of conservation plan, defining short-, medium-, and long-term objectives and establishing technical parameters (materials, techniques, etc.) Need for a management plan, ...

Libya, Deliberate destruction of heritage (Inadequate protection leading to threat to rock-hewn monumental tombs, vandalism and the development of agricultural activities in the rural zone) Governance Housing (Urban encroachment and uncontrolled building construction leading to destruction of archaeological areas) Interpretative and visitation facilities (Need for a ...

Cluster Rock Art Sites Co-ordinates Cluster I- Gwalior District, Madhya Pradesh Aurpura,Baba Chaj,Bhau Saheb Ki Samadhi, Chudel Chaj, Daulatpur,Denagaon,Gupteshwar Hill,Gwalior West, Maharajapure, Mohna,Para,Sia Chaj,Tikla (Kanakali Mata) 26.2925° N, 78.2305° E Cluster II- Mandsaur District, Madhya ...

Heritage for the Future If the future of humanity is irrevocably linked to the city, then this future - political, economic and cultural - will be apparent above all in Asia as recent trends indicate.Throughout time, cities have played a vital role in the development of Asian civilizations. Almost everywhere, the heritage of the past - palaces, places of worship, ...

Mozarabic art developed in the Iberian Peninsula between the late 8th century/early 9th century and the mid-11th century as a result of the convergence and hybridisation of various cultural traditions. Architecture, sculpture and items of furniture form part of an exceptional whole based on their monumental nature, their conservation status and uniqueness. The Mozarabic is ...

Helsinki, Finland - 14 December 2001. The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Helsinki since December 11, has inscribed 31 new sites on the World Heritage List. The List now numbers 721 sites of "outstanding universal value" in 124 countries. For the first time, sites in Botswana and Israel appear on the List. The 31 inscriptions this year include six natural sites and 25 ...

The Cathedral Church “The Assumption of Virgin Mary” at Curtea de Argeş: N45°09'24.53" N24° 40'31.65"The Church of the “Three Holy Hierarchs” at Iassy (Iaşi): N47°09'35.24" E27° 35'04.14" Princely religious foundations in Wallachia and Moldavia is a serial nomination of two component parts: The Cathedral Church “The Assumption of Virgin Mary” at Curtea de Argeş, Argeş ...

The settlement of Mudurnu was founded along a deep, narrow valley formed by the Mudurnu (Gallos) River, in a region rich with pine forests and thermal springs. The ancient geographer Strabon informs that the town of Modrene (Mudurnu) was located on the major trade routes of Anatolia. The Silk Road, which connected inner Asia with Tabriz in the 13th-14th  centuries, ...

The largest group of religious monuments and megalithic sculptures in South America stands in a wild, spectacular landscape. Gods and mythical animals are skilfully represented in styles ranging from abstract to realist. These works of art display the creativity and imagination of a northern Andean culture that flourished from the 1st to the 8th century. 744San Agustin ...

Coordinates: - Cashel: N52 31 17 W7 53 16 - Dún Ailinne: N53 7 3 W6 45 50 - Hill of Uisneach: N53 29 16 W7 31 43 - Rathcroghan Complex: N53 46 46 W8 15 18 - Tara Complex: N53 35 9 W6 33 42 The Royal sites grouped here were all sites of major royal inauguration, ceremony and assembly, representing each of the four Irish provinces: Ulster, Leinster, Munster and Connaught, as ...

Over the course of the 12th century, Hiraizumi was a political and administrative center established in the northern part of Japan’s main island of Honshû, in what was then a borderland between the territories ruled by Japan’s central government and the regions farther to the north, and whose lively commerce with these regions served as its economic ...

Le district de Farinhya est situe a une distance de 190 kilometres de la Capitale guineenne Conakry, si ]'on veut y acceder par la route. Place dans les plaines marecageuses de la Guinee maritime, il est a 10° 17' de latitude Nord et de 13° 59' de longitude Ouest, avec des altitudes variant entre 30 et 100 metres de hauteur. Au plan hydrographique, Farinhya est arrose ...

1. Altai Tavan Bogd National Park 48 54 52.60N  88 4 33.06E 2. Siilkhem mountain National Park, Part "A" 49 25 59.89N 88 33 28.53E 3. Siilkhem mountain National Park, Part "B" 49 49 21.42N 89 44 56.84E The Mongolian Altai Mountains constitute a major and central part of the Altai mountain range located at the junction of Central Asia and Siberia. The ...

Doha, 22 June – The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Doha (Qatar) under the Chair of Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, this morning  inscribed four cultural sites in the Republic of Korea, China, and India on the World Heritage List, as well as a section of the Silk Roads network, submitted by Kyrgyzstan, China and Kazakhstan. The new ...

The World Heritage Committee today inscribed Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China (China), Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana (India), Trans-Iranian Railway (Iran), and Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences (Spain), on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 44th session held online and chaired from Fuzhou ...

United Republic of Tanzania, Lack of approved boundaries for core and buffer zones linked to the land-use plans and appropriate protection Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric Sea wave erosion Theft of stone from ruins for use as building material Lack of functioning local consultative committee Lack of implementation of the conservation and management ...

Egypt, Rise of the underground water table level and ensuing damage to the structures Impact on structures due to earth trembling and other forms of damage likely to result from the use of heavy earth-moving equipment (works completed) Lack of conservation plan, defining short-, medium-, and long-term objectives and establishing technical parameters (materials, techniques, ...