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801.
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 ...
802.
Egypt,
Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system
Deliberate destruction of heritage (Demolitions in the villages of Gourna on the West Bank of the Nile and transfer of the population)
Flooding: Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens)
Housing and agricultural encroachment on the West Bank of the Nile
Human resources: Limited available technical and ...
803.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict and political instability;
b) Poaching by local and Sudanese poachers;
c) Inadequate management capacity.,On February 12, 2007 a report of the state of conservation of the five DRC World Heritage properties was submitted by the State Party. The report provides a short overview of on-going park management activities, but ...
804.
The wooden churches of southern Little Poland represent outstanding examples of the different aspects of medieval church-building traditions in Roman Catholic culture. Built using the horizontal log technique, common in eastern and northern Europe since the Middle Ages, these churches were sponsored by noble families and became status symbols. They offered an alternative ...
805.
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 ...
806.
The Tai-Ahom clan upon their migration from China established their capital in different parts of the Brahmaputra River Valleybetween 12th to 18th CE. Usurping the Barahi tribe, Chau-lung Siu-ka-pha established the first capital of the Ahoms at the foothill of Patkai hills and named it Che-rai-doi or Che-tam-doi, meaning “a dazzling city above the mountain” in ...
807.
The city of Fuzhou (China) will host the next session of the World Heritage Committee in 2020. This decision concluded the work of the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee, meeting in Baku since 30 June.
During this year’s session, the World Heritage Committee inscribed a total of 29 new sites on the World Heritage List (one in Africa, two in the Arab States, ten ...
808.
Benin,a) Lack of a national legislative mechanism regulating the protection of cultural heritage;
b) Absence of measures to define and protect the buffer zone of the property;
c) Update of the management plan still outstanding;
d) Major deterioration of nearly two-thirds of the earthen brick structures. ,During its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), the Committee requested the ...
809.
Libya,a) No exact boundaries of the property and no appropriate cartography;
b) Urban encroachment and development;
c) Obsolete and inadequate restoration methods;
d) Lack of maintenance, insufficient guardianship and control system inside and outside the archaeological area;
e) Absence of a management and conservation plan;
f) Absence of a site presentation and ...
810.
Benin,
Absence of a national legislative mechanism for the protection of cultural heritage (issue resolved in 2007, but significant again in 2020)
Major deterioration of almost 50% of the earthen structural components (issue resolved in 2007, but significant again in 2020)
Lack and loss of documentation on the site (issue resolved in 2007, but significant again in ...
811.
N°
Name of the Component
Coordinates
01
Rajajil standing stones
29°48'46.33"N
40°13'10.83"E
02
Harrat Khaybar
25°20'15.29"N
39°20'25.01"E
03
Harrat Rahat (Madinah Region)
23°46'21.55"N
40°2'10.95"E
04
Harrat Kishb
23°23'56.40"N
39°50'58.56"E
05
Harrat Lunayyir
25°16'8.58"N
37°31'38.96"E
06
Rohab (Tabuk ...
812.
The property Mughal Forts in Fluvial Terrains in Dhaka consists of four sites associated with the Mughal military and administrative establishment in Bengal. The sites include three naval forts in the outskirts of Dhaka City: Hajiganj Fort, Sonakanda Fort and Idrakpur Fort, and one palace fort Lalbagh Fort in Dhaka City. The forts were established by the Mughal Subahdars ...
813.
1. The Walk of Peace (in Slovenian: Pot miru)
Log pod Mangartom: Štoln
GPS: 46.40485, 13.59631
UTM: 46°24'17.5"N 13°35'46.7"E
Gorjansko
GPS: 45.80457, 13.70899
UTM: 45°48'16.4"N 13°42'32.4"E
2. Vršič: Russian Chapel (in Slovenian: Ruska kapelica); Heritage Register Number http://rkd.situla.org/ - HRN #855
GPS: 46.4429, 13.7677
UTM: 46°26'34.4"N 13°46'03.7"E
3. Log ...
814.
Cameroon,a) Lack of entire approval and implementation of management plan;
b) Mining exploitation project close to the property;
c) Industrial agriculture in the buffer zone;
d) Threats exerted by commercial hunting and deforestation around the Park.,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report of the property on 2 February 2012. The State Party also provided a ...
815.
The property being proposed for inclusion on Spain’s Tentative List is an ex novo sector of the Roman city of Italica, referring to an urban planning project dating back to Hadrian’s era. This project significantly extended the limits of the city and completely changed its urban space. This autonomous sector of Italica is located in the northern area of the site, declared ...
816.
The World Heritage Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List when it meets for its 33rd session in Seville, Spain, from 22 to 30 June.
During this year's session - to be chaired by María Jesús San Segundo, the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Spain to UNESCO - 35 States Parties to the World Heritage ...
817.
The World Heritage Committee on Saturday afternoon added the following sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List: Gonbad-e Qābus (Iran), Archaelogical Heritage of the Lenggong Valley (Malaysia), The Landscape of Grand Pré (Canada); Heritage of Mercury (Almadén and Idrija (Slovenia/Spain); Margravial Opera House Bayreuth (Germany); Garrison Border Town of ...
818.
Georgia,
Lack of a management mechanism (issue resolved)
Lack of definition of the unified buffer zone
Lack of Urban Master Plan of the City of Mtskheta
Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities (issue resolved)
Privatisation of surrounding land
Natural erosion of stone
Loss of authenticity during previous works carried out by the ...
819.
Jordan,
Heavy flooding in 1996 (issue resolved)
Insufficiency or non-existence of sewage disposal facilities (issue resolved)
Insufficient conservation of antiquities (issue resolved)
Housing (uncontrolled development of villages in the vicinity of the site)
Ground transport infrastructure (construction or road widening projects leading to the site)
Other encroachments ...
820.
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 ...
821.
Zhouzhuang Town: Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, N 31 06, E 120 50
Luzhi Town: Wu County, Jiangsu Province, N 31 17, E 31 17
Wuzhen Town: Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province, N 30 44 46, E 120 29 44
Xitang Town: Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, N 30 56 50, E 30 56 50
2500 years ago, when Suzhou became a city, its surrounding areas sprouted a number of half-urban, ...
822.
Egypt,
Raise of the underground water level
Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens)
Absence of a comprehensive Management Plan
Major infrastructure and development projects taking place or scheduled
Uncontrolled urban development
Housing and agricultural encroachment on the West Bank of the Nile
Demolitions in the villages of Gurna on the West Bank of the Nile and ...
823.
Site # 1: Wadi Qena
Wadi Qena, together with Wadi Allaqi, are intimately connected to the history of the Nile. Before the consolidation of the Nile configuration as we see it now, flowing from the Sudan into Egypt, there were several rivers flowing from the Red Sea mountains, from east to west, following the upheaval of the Red Sea coast, ad the formation of the Great ...
824.
Ethiopia,a) Insufficient delimitation of this serial property;
b) Lack of conservation and management plans;
c) Lack of appropriate urban planning and building regulations; ,On 29 January 2010, a report on the state of conservation of Aksum was submitted by the State Party. The report addressed Decision 32 COM 7B.46 of the World Heritage Committee. A joint World ...
825.
Türkiye,
Road near the site with increasingly heavy tourist traffic
Absence of a management plan
Need for a new irrigation canal to diver water from the site
Use of the theatre for the Tomatoe-festival
,In the framework of the UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan, the Coordinator of the Programme "100 Historical Sites of the Mediterranean" carried out a mission to Turkey at the ...
826.
Vali-e Asr Street is one of the main urban elements of Tehran City in the north-south direction. The starting point of the axis is Rah-ahan (railway) Square (52 23 51 E- 35 39 33 N) and its finishing point is Tajrish Square (52 23 51 E- 35 4824 N. Rah-ahan Square has an altitude of 1117m abovesea level which amounts to 1615m in Tajrish Square.Emergence of Vali-e Asr Street ...
827.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),
Natural risk factors
Lack of planning, governance and management processes
Alteration of the urban and social fabric
Impact of archaeological excavations
Deterioration of monuments
Urban environment and visual integrity
Traffic, access and circulation
,A report was transmitted by the Israeli National Commission for UNESCO to the World ...
828.
Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca have developed over 500 years of trading and cultural exchanges between East and West in the Straits of Malacca. The influences of Asia and Europe have endowed the towns with a specific multicultural heritage that is both tangible and intangible. With its government buildings, churches, squares and ...
829.
The archaeological site of ancient Messene lies in a fertile valley approximately in the centre of the Regional Unit of Messenia, south of Mt Ithome. Ithome was the strongest natural and manmade fortress of Messenia, controlling the valleys of Stenyclaros to the north and Makaria to the south. (Strabo compares it to Corinth as regards strategic importance). The first ...
830.
Le lac Abbeh : son paysage culturel, ses monuments naturels et son écosystème, témoigne des grands stades de l’histoire de la terre et des hommes. D'origine tectonique et inscrit dans un graben encadré par deux horsts, le Lac Abbeh, est un lac salé endoréique d'Afrique de l'Est situé à cheval sur la frontière avec l'Éthiopie.
En effet, il y a 8500ans, le lac Abbeh occupait ...
831.
Le royaume d'Ugrarit florissait au IIe millénaire sur la côte méditerranéenne. Les fouilles commencées en 1929 par la découverte fortuite d'une tombe ont mis au jour en soixante ans de recherches, les quartiers d'une capitale, des temples, les restes d'une fortification, un vaste palais royal et de nombreuses demeures. Elles n'ont cependant encore touché que le 1/6 du ...
832.
This proposed nomination includes Zeynel Abidin Mosque Complex and Mor Yakup Church, exceptional testimonies of coexistence of different religions for centuries in Nusaybin (ancient Nisibis) town of Mardin province (southeast Turkey). Mor Yakup Church is situated just 100 meters east side of Zeynel Abidin Mosque, and both buildings lie about 250 meters to the Syrian ...
833.
Egypt,a) Raise of the underground water level;
b) Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens);
c) Absence of a comprehensive management plan;
d) Major infrastructure and development projects taking place or scheduled;
e) Uncontrolled urban development;
f) Housing and agricultural encroachment on the West Bank;
g) Demolitions in the villages of Gurnah on the West ...
834.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
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:
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
Damage of ...
835.
The material remains of the Mayo Chinchipe Marañón culture demonstrate the development of a society 5500 years ago, living in the mega-diverse environment of the Amazon Region, interacting with it and using its resources optimally, attaining high levels of symbolism. They also held exchange with cultures in coastal regions of present-day Ecuador, as shown by their use of ...
836.
Iraq,
Flooding
Management activities
Managements systems/management plan
Water infrastructure
Partial flooding and seepage due to a dam building project
Fragile mud brick structures
Absence of a comprehensive conservation and management plan
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 31 January 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which ...
837.
The archaeological site of Tell Sa'ad (F3 ) Dilmun Town N3258669.797 E235762.699
The archaeological site of Tell (F6 - A) Al Hakim Palace N3258904.000 E236053.000
The archaeological site of Tell (F6 - B) The Tower Temple N3258888.000 E236101.000
The archaeological site of Tell Sae'ed (F5) The Hellenistic Fortress N3258787.000 E236086.000
The ...
838.
Former Jilava Penitentiary - Fort no. 13: 44°19'59.02"N, 26° 6'23.81"E
Former Râmnicu Sărat Penitentiary: 45°22'59.48"N, 27° 3'19.20"E
Former Piteşti Penitentiary: 44°51'54.03"N, 24°51'51.32"E
Former Făgăraş Penitentiary: 45°50'43.00"N, 24°58'25.65"E
Former Sighetu Marmaţiei Penitentiary: 47°55'36.72"N, 23°53'28.11"E
The former prisons of Jilava, Râmnicu Sărat, Pitești, ...
839.
Après avoir abdiqué à Fontainebleau et obtenu la souveraineté de l'île d'Elbe, Napoléon débarque à Golfe-Juan (France), le 1er mars 1815. Il atteint Paris le 20 mars et lève une armée de 200.000 hommes pour affronter les troupes anglaises et prussiennes massées en Belgique. Son objectif est d'affronter chaque adversaire séparément avant de se rendre maître de ...
840.
Jews began to settle in Sarajevo in the early 16th century, at a time when the city was beginning to experience a rapid development (Zlatar, p. 57). The earliest documentary source referring to their presence is a document in the sijill of the Sarajevo court dating from 1557. Another surviving Sarajevo sijill dating from the 16th century, more precisely from 1565, refers ...
841.
The region formerly known as the Central Provinces of India and covering parts of the present-day states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra; was historically called Gondwana, “the Land of the Gonds’ or home of the largest heterogenous tribe of India, the Gond tribe. Four major kingdoms which ruled over Gondwana included the Garha-Mandla kingdom that reigned ...
842.
The Archaeological Site of Priene is located within the borders of the modern Village Güllübahçe, 15 kilometers southwest of the town of Söke in the province of Aydın, in southwestern Turkey. It is about 500 m north of the Menderes (Maeander) River, 15 km inland from the Aegean Sea and on the south slopes of Mycale (Mount Samsun).
According to Pausanias (7,2,10), Priene ...
843.
Qoqon - is one of the cultural centers of Ancient East. It is located in the western part of Ferghana valley in the lower stream of Sokh. Historical Center of Qoqon consisting of following cultural objects: Komol-Kozi Madrasah, Dahman Shahon, Madarihon Madrasah, Norbutabiy Madrasah, Gishtlik Mosque, apartment houses. The most ancient data about Qoqon date back to the II ...
844.
United Republic of Tanzania,a) Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric;
b) Lack of approved statement of outstanding universal value;
c) Lack of using the management plan as the main vehicle for managing the property;
d) Lack of approved boundaries for the property and its buffer zone linked to the land-use plans and appropriate protection;
e) Need to extend the ...
845.
Lebanon,
Need for an international safeguarding campaign (issue resolved)
Construction of a tourist complex (land fill) (issue resolved)
Construction project of a large fish market (issue resolved)
Construction project of a coastal motorway (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled construction (issue resolved)
Project to build a new tourist marina (issue resolved)
Road construction ...
846.
Benin,
Absence of a national legislative mechanism for the protection of cultural heritage;
Major deterioration of almost 50% of the earthen structural components;
Lack of presentation and interpretation at the site;
Lack and loss of documentation on the site;
Lack of sharing of knowledge between site managers and among authorities;
Need to distinguish between the site ...
847.
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.
,On 28 January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report of all cultural ...
848.
The dynamic, active and changing deltaic landscape and cultural activities
The southwestern or lower part of Bangladesh (and West Bengal, India) is characterized by the unique, continuously metamorphosing, and comparatively unstable part of the active Ganges Delta (a delta is a landform created by the sediments deposited by the rivers, and water flows often in an area ...
849.
The Mission Ruins of Venn's Town is situated on Mahé Island more precisely in the South-West of the Morne Seychellois National Park, at an altitude of 450 m. It is served by the public road Victoria-Sans Souci-Port Glaud which traverses the central mountain chain running from east to west. The site lies 6 km from the town and it can be reached by vehicle in 20 minutes.
The ...
850.
India,Factors identified at the time of inscription:
Low-impact research / monitoring activities (Lack of comprehensive and accurate documentation of the historic buildings of the property)
Commercial development, Housing (Potential impact of new constructions and development projects on the western section of the property and its buffer zone)
Management Systems / ...
851.
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 ...
852.
The cultural site proposed for inclusion on the Tentative List is Carmona’s cultural landscape. The city spans from the Alcores terrain elevation over the terraces of the Guadalquivir River, presiding over the area of the Vega del Corbones River basin. A heavily anthropized landscape, which was the stage where the main cultures of southern Europe developed.
Los Alcores is ...
853.
Introduction
Located in the Middle Euphrates region of Iraq, in the province of Al-Qadisiyah, the site of Nippur (Nuffar) encompasses a group of archaeological mounds (tells), the largest one 25m high, and the remains of a canal bed (Shatt al-Nil). It extends over 168.4 ha in the Mesopotamian plain and, in Mesopotamian times, the city lay on the Euphrates. Nippur played an ...
854.
The coastal cliffs of the Maltese Islands are characterised by vertical or near-vertical rock faces rising from the sea to heights of up to 70-130m above mean sea level and continuing below it down to depths of 80m in places. Steep slopes which are often terraced and which have been under cultivation for hundreds of years cap parts of these cliffs whereas spectacular ...
855.
Coordinates:
Samnyeon Sanseong: N36 29 14 E127 44 32
Sangdang Sanseong: N36 39 40 E127 32 25
Mireuk Sanseong: N36 48 07 E127 54 42
Chungju Sanseong: N36 57 23 E127 58 42
Jangmi Sanseong: N37 03 42 E127 54 09
Deokju Sanseong: N36 52 08 E128 05 54
Ondal Sanseong: N37°04'37 E128°29'53
The property refers to the sites of national defenses located in ...
856.
France,,Already in 2003 the World Heritage Centre contacted the State Party following concerns expressed by individuals and specialized press on the state of conservation of the Lascaux cave, part of the World Heritage property. The authorities provided a detailed state of conservation report on 10 April 2003 which was reviewed by ICOMOS at the time.
Repeated concerns have ...
857.
Egypt,a) Raise of the underground water level (Luxor, Karnak);
b) Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens);
c) Absence of a defined protection perimeter for the property and of a buffer zone;
d) Absence of a comprehensive Management Plan;
e) Major infrastructure projects taking place or scheduled;
f) Uncontrolled urban development;
g) Housing and agricultural ...
858.
Mali,a) Lack of management structure at the site;
b) Armed conflict.,A report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party, which began on 29 January 2013. This report was prepared in the particular context linked to the absence at the site of the management structure since 1 April 2012 due to occupation by armed groups. During this ...
859.
Türkiye,
Commercial development
Ground/underground transport infrastructure
Low impact research/monitoring activities
Management systems/management plan
Loss of integrity and authenticity: decay and loss of Ottoman/vernacular architecture
,On 1 December 2021, the State Party submitted a detailed progress report in response to Decision 44 COM 7B.58, and on 2 February 2022, ...
860.
The site consists of four large groups of stone circles that represent an extraordinary concentration of over 1,000 monuments in a band 100 km wide along some 350 km of the River Gambia. The four groups, Sine Ngayene, Wanar, Wassu and Kerbatch, cover 93 stone circles and numerous tumuli, burial mounds, some of which have been excavated to reveal material that suggest dates ...
861.
Georgia,
General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities
Lack of co-ordinated management system
Major reconstruction of the structure of Bagrati Cathedral
,At its 34th session the Committee requested the State Party to halt work on a monumental, stone-clad, ...
862.
The area proposed for inscription in the World Heritage List is located in the centre of the historic nucleus of the town of Zadar and comprises the Roman forum with the remains of a temple, the Episcopal complex with the cathedral of St. Anastasia, the archbishop’s palace, the church of St. Donatus and the Zmajevic seminary, the orthodox church of St. Elias, the ...
863.
Tigray is home to 121 rock-hewn churches, believed to represent the single largest group of rock-hewn architecture in the world. Eighty of these churches, dating from the 5th to 14th centuries AD, as well as a small number of masonry-and-timber built churches, which include some of the oldest timber structures surviving worldwide (6th – 10th centuries AD), are located in ...
864.
Le parc national de Bouhedma est situé dans les gouvernorats de Sidi Bouzid et de Gafsa. 11 se trouve à 85 km à l'Est de Gafsa, à 100 km au Sud de Sidi Bouzid, à 105 km à l'Ouest de Sfax, à 100 km au Nord-Ouest de Gabès, à 30 km de Maknassy et à 27 km de Mezzouna. II a été créé en 1980 et couvre une superficie de 16488 hectares dont 8804 sont sous protection intégrale. Le ...
865.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
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:
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
Damage ...
866.
Pakistan,a) Demolition of two of the tanks and partial demolition of a third tank of the hydraulic works of the ShalamarGardens;
b) Encroachments and urban pressure;
c) Inadequate management mechanisms (including incomplete legislation, lack of financial resources);
d) Lack of definition of boundaries of the Lahore Fort and ShalamarGardens.,The State Party submitted a ...
867.
Kamabulon ou Case Sacrée de Kangaba : 11° 56’ 31’’ N 8° 24’ 37’’ W
Site de KurukanFuga : 11° 56° 998’’ N 8° 24’ 420’’ W
L’Arche de Kamandjan : 12° 23’ 111’’ N 8° 21’ 598’’ W
Kamablon ou Case Sacrée de Kéniéro : 12° 22’ 934’’ N 8° 31’ 269’’ W
Le bien dénommé « Sites historiques et paysages culturels du Manden » est un bien en série composé du Kamabulon, de la Case ...
868.
Mari N34 33 1.11 E40 53 19.51
Europos-Dura N34 44 52.12 E40 43 48.53
The two cities of Mari and Europos-Dura were founded on the western bank of Euphrates river. The cities were at a key location, where they controlled the route on the Euphrates that connected the Mediterranean world with Mesopotamia and greater Asia.
Mari is probably the archaeological ...
869.
Mali,
No management and conservation plan
Pressure from urban development
Deterioration of dwellings
Waste disposal problems
Encroachment of the archaeological sites
Instable security situation
,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation, (available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/116/documents/), providing the following ...
870.
Georgia,a) General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments;
b) Major reconstruction of the structure of Bagrati Cathedral;
c) Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities (issue resolved);
d) Lack of co-ordinated management system (issue resolved).,At its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012), the World ...
871.
Srirangapattana located in Mandya district of Karnataka state in the course of River Cauvery. The island measures approximately 5 kilometers east to west and 1.5 kilometers south to north. It is well connected by Air, Rail and Road network. The nearest airport is Mysore and Kempegowda International Airport Bangalore. Approximately in the centre of the Island state High way ...
872.
Ancient Umm al-Jimal[1] is in the Southern Hauran plain, the semi-arid Badia region of north Jordan, a basalt plain created by prehistoric volcanic eruptions from the slopes of the Jabal al-Arab, whose peaks are visible on clear winter days fifty km to the north-east in southern Syria. The site is 675 m above sea level and receives 150 mm average annual rainfall. The great ...
873.
Naranjo Sa’aal was an ancient kingdom of the Mayan culture. It was the second largest regional Mayan kingdom in the Peten region, after Tikal with a wide territorial extension of approximately 150 km². The cultural occupation began approximately in the year 500 B.C. and was abandoned in 850 A.D. It was governed by a solid dynasty of 44 kings who made it the regional ...
874.
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape covers three areas of a plateau of rocky boulders rising out of the semi-desert of central Azerbaijan, with an outstanding collection of more than 6,000 rock engravings bearing testimony to 40,000 years of rock art. The site also features the remains of inhabited caves, settlements and burials, all reflecting an intensive human use by ...
875.
Nishat Bagh N34 07 30.57 E74 52 53.90Shalimar Bagh N 34 08 58.71 E74 52 23.21Achabal Bag N 33 42 53 E75 06 38.32Chashma Shahi N34 05 08.37 E74 53 12.86Pari MahalVerinag N33 32 10.86 E75 14 56
Pre-Mughal Period
Before the advent of Islam, Kashmir was predominantly a Hindu region, the concept of pleasure gardens was not alien to it even during this period. Influenced by the ...
876.
Grobiņa archaeological ensemble is situated in the western part of Latvia not far from the Baltic Sea and City of Liepāja, in the territory of Grobiņa town and its vicinity. The first inhabitation of Grobiņa is connected with the Stone Age, later in the first millennium AD Grobiņa became a centre of the West Baltic tribe Curonians. In the 7th century Norsemen appeared in ...
877.
Name of Site
Coordinates
Historical Sanctuary Bosque de Pomac
S6 28 25 W79 46 35
Tucume
S6 30 35 W79 51 35
The Historical Sanctuary Bosque de Pomac (HSBP) and the Tucume archaeological site, which contain as a group the mixed property “Ceremonial Centers and Forests in the La Leche Valley”, both are two patrimonial areas which have archaeological and nature outlined ...
878.
Sudan,
Land conversion
Deterioration as a result of exposure to difficult environmental conditions such as wind with sand and floods
Urban encroachment
Absence of a management plan with government commitment
Flooding
Ground transport infrastructure
Housing
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Management systems / management plan
Wind and ...
879.
N°
Name of the Component
Coordinates
01
Tayma
27°37’38.68”N
38°32’59.45”E
02
Qurayyah
28°47’10.39”N
36°00’50.04”E
03
Dumat Al-Jandal
29°48’41.18”N
39°52’2.78”E
04
Ha’it
25°58’48.71”N
40°28’32.64”E
North-western Arabia lies between present-day south-eastern Jordan and the desert areas of southern Syria and western Iraq. It ...
880.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),
Natural risk factors
Lack of planning, governance and management processes
Alteration of the urban and social fabric
Impact of archaeological excavations
Deterioration of monuments
Urban environment and visual integrity
Traffic, access and circulation
,A report was provided to the World Heritage Centre by the Jordanian Permanent ...
881.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),
Natural risk factors
Lack of planning, governance and management processes
Alteration of the urban and social fabric
Impact of archaeological excavations
Deterioration of monuments
Urban environment and visual integrity
Traffic, access and circulation
,A report was transmitted to the World Heritage Centre by the Jordanian Permanent ...
882.
Tana Toraja Traditional Settlement is a series of 10 traditional settlements or constituents of them, such as burial or ceremonial grounds. The properties are scattered within Tana Toraja Regency in the Province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tana-Toraja occupies about 3.205 km2 of a relatively hilly terrain with plateaus rising from 300 to 2,800 meters above sea level.
The ...
883.
Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates:
Name
Zone
Easting
Northing
That Hajj Fort
37 R
224357.03 m E
3216541.21 m N
Ain Siker Fort (Tabuk)
37 R
260579.04 m E
3142031.25 m N
Al-Mua’azam Fort and Pool
37 R
353538.25 m E
3069088.94 m N
Al-Buraika Fort and Pool
37 R
380137.51 m E
3023821.64 m N
Islamic Fort in ...
884.
Beypazarı is a district of the capital city, Ankara, and located in Central Anatolia 98 km west of the capital. Beypazarı has been settled since ancient times, and holds symbols of ancient traditions with rich historical and natural resources. Though the district has been ruled by the Hittites, Phrygia, Galatia, Rome, Byzantine, Anatolia Seljuk, and Ottoman dynasties, it ...
885.
S 13 50 - E 22 45
S 16 40 - E 23 45
The Barotse landscape is a vast expanse of open land with a gently undulating topography incised with a network of canals that are denuded with the waters of the Zambezi when it bursts its banks at the height of the rainy season from October to May. It is also known as the Bulozi Plain, Lyondo or the Zambezi Floodplain and is one of ...
886.
The earliest reference to Podblagaj dates from 1447. The settlement was located at the foot of the Blagaj fort, where the road runs down from the fort and intersects with the Nevesinje road. There was too little trade for a commercial centre to emerge. In an agricultural environment of this kind the circumstances were not such as to give rise to an urban settlement, let ...
887.
Object
Name
Country
(province, region)
Area (ha)
Geography (width/longitude) or coordination of the center (approximately)
1
Ancient Penjikent
Penjikent town
23
N39°29'13", E67°37'10"
2
Ancient town Bunjikat
Shahristan district
20
N39°54’58.47”
E69°0’26.55”
3
Hissar Castle
Hisor ...
888.
Durban (South Africa) – The World Heritage Committee, chaired by Themba Wakashe, South Africa’s Deputy Director-General for Heritage and National Archives, today inscribed 17 cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The World Heritage List now numbers 812 sites in total, which includes: 628 cultural; 160 natural and 24 mixed sites in 137 States ...
889.
Success Stories
The World Heritage Convention is not only 'words on paper' but is above all a useful instrument for concrete action in preserving threatened sites and endangered species.
By recognizing the Outstanding Universal Value of a site, States Parties commit to its preservation and strive to find solutions for its protection. If a site is inscribed on the List of ...
890.
The town of Torzhok sits along an ancient route between the two Russian capitals, Moscow and St. Petersburg. This geography meant that numerous noblemen were awarded land plots around the town based on tenure in public service. As the cultural phenomenon of the Russian country estate was only emerging, this area was built up with exemplary estates, made up of mansions, ...
891.
Mangup-Kale: N44 35 32 E33 48 01
Eski-Kermen: N44 36 35 E33 44 22
Crimean Gothia appeared as a specific polity in the 3rd-4th centuries AD as a result of the Gothic tribes' migration to the northern Black Sea area. In the 6th century, the Goths and the Alans became phoideratoi (allies) of the Byzantine Empire and therefore numerous fortresses and fortified ...
892.
Government of Norway
© Shutterstock / Andrei Armiagov / West Norwegian Fjords
Since 2019, Norway has been among the top donors to UNESCO and the World Heritage Fund, allowing predictable and long-term support to safeguarding of World Heritage. These activities enhance management of threatened UNESCO-listed sites notably in Africa and contribute to sustainable ...
893.
No.
Name of property
State, Province or Region
Area (ha)
Geographic (lat/long) or UTM Coordinates of approximate centre point
1
Nomadic Monuments of Inner Tien Shan
Kyrgyzstan, Inner Tien Shan, Naryn oblast
Koshoi- Korgon- 55,6
Tash-Rabat-28,5 Manakeldy-31,8 Shyrdakbek - 38,3
Koshoi- Korgon-
41" 7' 24, 83 N
75" 41' 59, 63 E
Tash-Rabat
40"49'21, ...
894.
La partie nord de Madagascar abrite un mélange unique d'habitats marins en raison de leurs caractéristiques physiques et océanographiques variables d’Est en Ouest. Le site couvre le plateau continental du littoral à la bordure du plateau, englobant de nombreux types de baies et d'îles. À l'est, le plateau continental étroit et escarpé se traduit par des baies profondes et ...
895.
Marrakesh - UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, meeting since November 29 in Marrakesh (Morocco), has inscribed 48 new cultural and natural sites on the World Heritage List.
The List now has 630 sites of "exceptional universal value" in 118 countries. Sites in South Africa, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Turkmenistan are on the List for the first time.
Notable among ...
896.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),
Natural risk factors;
Lack of planning, governance and management processes;
Alteration of the urban and social fabric;
Impact of archaeological excavations;
Deterioration of monuments;
Urban environment and visual integrity;
Traffic, access and circulation.
,A report was provided to the World Heritage Centre by the Jordanian Permanent ...
897.
Kebun Raya Bogor or Bogor Botanic Gardens (BBG) is an ex situ conservation area located in the administrative area of Bogor City, West Java Province, Indonesia. Area of BBG was 75.4 ha. Bogor Botanical Garden is at N 6º35‟32.78” S 6º36‟13.28” W 106º47‟36.72” E 106º48‟17.6”In general, the topography of BBG is relatively flat and slightly bumpy. Located at 260 m above sea ...
898.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),a) Natural risk factors;b) Lack of planning, governance and management processes;c) Alteration of the urban and social fabric;d) Impact of archaeological excavations;e) Deterioration of monuments;f) Urban environment and visual integrity;g) Traffic, access and circulation.,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage ...
899.
Knossos: 27.163122 E, 35.297778 Ν
Phaistos: 24.814633 Ε, 35.051103 Ν
Malia: 25.493153 Ε, 35.292869 Ν
Zakros: 26.261061 Ε, 35.097981 Ν
Kydonia: 24.019375 Ε, 35.516278 Ν
Crete, prominently and strategically located in the East Mediterranean Basin, formed the bridge between the peoples and cultures of three continents, ...
900.
The origin of practice of Sun worship in India is evidently found in the Vedic scriptures of Hindu religion signifying the millennia old tradition. Modhera is sometimes called Mundera, the original settlement of the Modha Brahmans and is fabled to have been given them as a Krishnarpana on occasion of marriage of Ram and Sita. They acted as the gurus to the Modha Vaniyas. ...
901.
No.
Name of property
State, Province or Region
Area (ha)
Geographic (lat/long) or UTM Coordinates of approximate centre point
I. ROUTE: AMUL - MERV
1
Amul
Lebap velayat
5
At the outskirts of the modern Turkmenabat city
2
Akcha-gala
Bayramaly etrap, Mary velayat
1.2
Approximately 8 km to the north-east of Merv, at the Akcha-gala deserted ...
902.
Vadnagar is a town and municipality under Mehsana district of North Gujarat region of Gujarat state. Vadnagar is well connected by road transport, lies 90 km South of Gandhinagar and 110 km from Ahmedabad Airport. As an historical city it was known by various names such as Vridhanagar, Anandapur, Anartapur and Nagar.
The study of historical geography of the ancient India ...
903.
Desert Castles of Ancient Khorezm consists of following: Toprak Qala, Ayaz Qala, Koy-Kirilgan Qala, Big Guldursun fortress, Pil Qala, Anka Qala, Kurgashin Qala and Djanbas Qala.TOPRAK QALA Site of ancient settlement Toprak Qala occupies the area of 500 х 350 m. (17 hectares) in rectangular form. It is surrounded by the fortification walls, which have preserved in the form ...
904.
Historical background of temples in Bangladesh
Temples are not only monuments or monumental remains in the context of the history of society, cultures, religions and regions in Bangladesh (and in South Asia). Brahmanical (or Hindu), Buddhist, Jain, and various other religious traditions have manifested their heterogeneity and ritualistic performances through temples for ...
905.
The serial property Bishop's Basilica and Late-Antique Mosaics of Philippopolis, Roman Province of Thrace is located on the territory of Plovdiv (Philippopolis in Antiquity). It consists of three immovable cultural monuments: Bishop's Basilica, Small Basilica and Late-Antique Irene Building, which were built and functioned during the 4th-6th centuries. The city is ...
906.
Le paysage culturel de Diy‑Gid‑Biy (DGB) est un site que le Cameroun propose en extension au paysage culturel de Sukur du Nigéria inscrit en 1999. Ce paysage est un ensemble de ruines, constitué de seize (16) structures en pierre sèche qui s’étendent sur 22 km2 tout au long d’une chaine montagneuse partagée entre le Cameroun et le Nigéria, appelée « Monts Mandara ».
Ces ...
907.
Cet ensemble de trois sites comprend : Le Tata, palais fortifié du Sultan Sénoussi.Les grottes de Kaga-Kpoungouvou.La ville de Ndélé. L'ensemble de ces biens représente l'histoire associée au plein épanouissement du Sultanat du Dar-El-Kouti vers la fin du XVIIIème et début du XIXème. La Centrafrique a longtemps été un point de passage pour les migrations qui ont ...
908.
1
Raigad fort
Lat. 18° 14’, Long. 73° 26’
2
Rajgad Fort
Lat. 18° 14’, Long. 73° 40’
3
Shivneri Fort
Lat. 19° 12’, Long. 73° 52’
4
Torna Fort
Lat. 18° 16’, Long. 73° 37’
5
Lohagad
Lat. 18° 42’, Long. 73° 28’
6
Salher Fort
Lat. 20° 72’, Long. 73° 94’
7
Mulher Fort
Lat. 20° 46’, Long. 74° 03'
8
Rangana Fort
Lat. 16° ...
909.
Mahasthan (literally meaning maha = great and sthan = place in Bengali) is in Shibganj Upazila of Bogura district, under the Rajshahi division of Bangladesh. Mahasthan is located on the west of the Bogura-Rangpur highway and is about 12km north of the Bogura district headquarter and to the western bank of the currently seasonally active channel of the Karatoya River. These ...
910.
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 ...
911.
ANDALUSIA 1. Mining basins on the Tinto River (37" 41'N 1 6" 35' W) and the Tharsis River (37" 36' N l 7" 07' W) (HUELVA)Minerals from the Tinto River, Tharsis and Zarza mines are mainly poly-metallic sulphurous masses composed of ferrous-copper pyrite with a high concentration of sulphur and trace amounts of gold and other ...
912.
Spišský Hrad has one of the largest ensembles of 13th and 14th century military, political and religious buildings in eastern Europe, and its Romanesque and Gothic architecture has remained remarkably intact.
The extended site features the addition of the historic town-centre of Levoča founded in the 13th and 14th centuries within fortifications. Most of the ...
913.
The Archaeological Complex of Toro Muerto is a petroglyph site created by agroalfareras (agricultural-ceramic) societies in which their worldview symbols and daily life scenes were portrayed in thousands of engraved rocks of volcanic origin. It represents a remarkable example of particular tradition of rock art. Throughout a large range of evidences, it is possible to ...
914.
In 1985, the World Heritage Committee registered the site "Asturian Pre-Romanesque Architecture" in the World Heritage List (312). It consisted of three sites (Santa María del Naranco, San Miguel de Lillo and Santa Cristina de Lena). The entry was made on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (iv), with a favourable report from the Advisory Body ICOMOS.
In 1988, the State ...
915.
The Dutch Water Defence Lines represents a defence system extending over 200 km along the edge of the administrative and economic heartland of Holland. It is comprised of the New Dutch Waterline and the Defence Line of Amsterdam. Built between 1815 and 1940, the system consists of a network of forts, dikes, sluices, pumping stations, canals and inundation polders, working ...
916.
Le Panorama de la Bataille de Waterloo constitue l'un des plus importants témoins au monde du phénomène des panoramas.
Mise en scène à la fois picturale, scénographique et architecturale visant recréer le réel et à l'instar du trompe l'œil de jouer avec la perception du spectateur, le phénomène du panorama qui apparaît à la fin du XVIIIe siècle s'imposera comme le ...
917.
Plasencia : N40 01 52 W6 05 20
Parc National de Monfraguë : N39 47 58 W05 57 59
Trujillo : N39 27 42 W5 52 48
Le contenu des biens insérés dans la déclaration proposée (Plasencia-Monfragüe-Trujillo: Paysage méditerranéen) est de nature patrimoniale distincte, culturelle et naturelle, en accord avec les définitions rédigées dans les articles 1 et 2 ...
918.
It is a serial property which comprises 5 component parts, several of which already have been inscribed on the World Heritage list:
1) Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo (already a World Heritage site): N9 00 23.92 W79 29 07.02 at Panamá Viejo´s Tower;
2) Historic District of Panamá (already a World Heritage site): N8 57 09.39 W79 32 06.17 at the steps of the Metropolitan ...
919.
N°
Name of the Component
Coordinates
01
Sadd Al-Bint (also called Sadd Qusaybah)
25°29’6.04”N
39°21’46.38”E
02
Sadd Al-Hasid – Ancient Dam; Restored Dam
25°32’41.74”N
39°23’10.67”E
03
Sadd Al-Khanaq (also called Mu’awiyah) – Dam 1; Dam 2
24°26’34.28”N
39°55’7.33”E
04
Sadd Samallaqi
21°7’45.60”N
40°30’44.32”E
05
Sadd ...
920.
Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior: N56 44 12 E38 51 09; 1.1 haRampart City Wall of Pereslavl-Zalessky: N56 44 13.9 E38 51 12.4; 2.5 haThe nomination consists of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior, erected 1152-1157, the earliest preserved example of ancient Russian white-stone architecture, and the surrounding defensive wall of the city of ...
921.
Children's Artwork on World Heritage Sites
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Children's Artwork on World Heritage Sites
The artwork displayed below was posted in response to a global call for the Little Artists Exhibition inviting children around the world to draw a UNESCO World Heritage site that matters to them. This could be a site in their community, a memory from a family vacation, ...