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Azerbaijan Azerbaïdjan Azerbaiyán Азербайджан أذربيجان 阿塞拜疆 The Azerbaijani Republic
States Parties Score 2.076333 Date 12/1993
12817.
Central African Republic République centrafricaine República Centroafricana Центральноафриканская Республика جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى 中非共和国 The Central African Republic
States Parties Score 2.076333 Date 12/1980
12818.
Holy See Saint-Siège Santa Sede *Святой Престол الكرسي الرسولي 教廷 Holy See
States Parties Score 2.076333 Date 10/1982
12819.
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazajstán Казахстан كازاخستان 哈萨克斯坦 The Republic of Kazakstan
States Parties Score 2.076333 Date 04/1994
12820.
Pakistan Pakistan Pakistán Пакистан باكستان 巴基斯坦 The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
States Parties Score 2.076333 Date 07/1976
12821.
Slovenia Slovénie Eslovenia Словения سلوفينيا 斯洛文尼亚 The Republic of Slovenia
States Parties Score 2.076333 Date 11/1992
12826.
In general, the karst landscape is hilly and has mountainous terrains. The mountainous area is situated in the north east or located in the Bulusaraung Mountains. The highest peak of the mountain is 1,565 m above sea level in the northern side of Bulusaraung Mountain. This side of the mountain has a steep slope with rough texture. The climate in the Maros Pangkep area is ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.0733242 Date 06/2009
12827.
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 2.0733242 Date 02/2000
12828.
Shokhimardon is located in the northern large slope of the Alay ridge in the medium mountain zones of the name river basin. The territory has rich and in many respects unique recreational potential. Aesthetic value of natural complexes has recognized long ago and it attracts many tourists. There are some large glaciers, huge mountain rivers and high-mountain lakes.Natural ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.0733242 Date 01/2008
12829.
For the second time during 2010, news of massive floods across Central Europe is causing great concern to the World Heritage community, for their impacts on the border region between the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland. In particular, the flooding has affected the castles and gardens of the transboundary World Heritage site of the Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski ...
News Score 2.0733242 Date 08/2010
12830.
The Northern Luzon of the Philippines was severely affected by Typhoon Pedrin (International Name: Nesat) which crossed the region on Tuesday 27 September. Its trajectory passed across the Ifugao Province and has, according to preliminary reports, caused major mud and landslides within the area of the World Heritage property of the Rice Terraces in the Philippine ...
News Score 2.0733242 Date 10/2011
12831.
Over the last several months,the World Heritage Centre has been receiving numerous messages from citizens and NGOs expressing their concern regarding the A303 tunnel project, located within the boundaries of the World Heritage property “Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites”, and the adverse impact it may have on the landscape, archaeological remains, and hydrogeology ...
News Score 2.0733242 Date 08/2015
12832.
The UNESCO Chair for World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Management in the Arab Region at the German University of Technology in Oman GUtech, and the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH) in Bahrain, are pleased to invite academics, professionals and policymakers to participate in their upcoming international Conference Opportunities for Heritage: Fostering ...
News Score 2.0733242 Date 10/2023
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Peru, Major urban rehabilitation projects Institutional cooperation to be improved ,At its twentieth session in June 1996, the Bureau took note of information provided by the Secretariat regarding projects in the historical city of Cuzco that could have a negative impact on the World Heritage values of the site. It invited the authorities to establish appropriate planning ...
State of Conservation Score 2.0733242 Date 10/1996
12834.
Albania,,Studies and minor restoration works have been carried out at Butrint. These activities were funded by UNESCO (PROCEED) and the British Butrint Foundation. In addition, the World Bank is continuing its studies related to the economic development (tourism) of the Albanian Ionic Coast around the World Heritage site that is across the straight from Corfu. Albania's ...
State of Conservation Score 2.0733242 Date 10/1996
12835.
Peru, Dam construction; Power line development; Wild fires (issue resolved);  Encroachment; Urbanization of the valley; Helicopters flights ,Previous deliberations: Twenty-second session of the Committee  - Chapter VII.29 Twenty-third session of the Bureau  - Chapter IV.50   New information: The Bureau at its twenty-third session requested the World Heritage Centre, IUCN ...
State of Conservation Score 2.0733242 Date 10/1999
12836.
India, Construction of two suspension bridges Major increase in heavy goods traffic Dismantling and reconstruction of an important historic monument Serious problems in the implementation of cultural heritage policies and regulations ,A sub-national workshop to take place on-site in Hampi (October 2000) on enhanced management of World Heritage sites in India was being ...
State of Conservation Score 2.0733242 Date 09/2000
12837.
Paris, France,This round table is being organized on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2004 as part of the joint UNESCO/UNAIDS project “A Cultural Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care”, in co-operation with the International organization of Migration (IOM) and CRIPS Ile-de-France (Regional centre for Aids information and prevention).   The round table will bring ...
Events Score 2.0733242 Date 11/2004
12838.
Krakow (Poland),Within the HERMES Project, this is the second of four symposiums to be held and sixteen partners from eight countries will join forces in order to promote processes of regional development. This is to be achieved by means of innovative interactions between cultural heritage and New Media. HERMES’s budget totals 2 million Euros for a period of three years ...
Events Score 2.0733242 Date 09/2005
12839.
Penang, Malaysia,The objective of this third sub-regional South-East Asian Teacher Training Workshop is to bring educators and heritage experts together in order to reinforce regional networks and promote innovative teaching methods and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Following on from the two previous workshops which took place in Sukhothai (Thailand) in 2000 ...
Events Score 2.0733242 Date 01/2006
12840.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,Within the Framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting of Latin America and the Caribbean, the World Heritage Centre/Latin America and Caribbean Unit, in cooperation with the Government of the Dominican Republic and the UNESCO Office in Havana, is organizing a sub-regional meeting for the Caribbean in Santo Domingo, Dominican ...
Events Score 2.0733242 Date 02/2012
12841.
Pompei (Italy),The First Expert/Stakeholder Meeting will take place in Pompei (Italy) on 17 November 2012, within the framework of the project “Towards a governance system for coordinating the updating and the implementation of the Management Plan of the Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata”. This meeting is funded by the Italian ...
Events Score 2.0733242 Date 11/2012
12842.
Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, Mexico,From 22 to 25 October 2013, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) with the cooperation of the Mexican Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) and the United Mexican States, and the National Council for Culture and Arts (CONACULTA) will hold an international ...
Events Score 2.0733242 Date 10/2013
12843.
Italy,The Preventive and Planned Conservation Conference 2014 seeks a diverse and comprehensive program covering more areas of Preventive and Planned Conservation of Built Cultural Heritage. This conference is one of the communication and dissemination actions implemented within Cultural Districts “Monza and Brianza” and “Le Regge dei ...
Events Score 2.0733242 Date 01/2014
12844.
,The workshop will apply a participatory methodology based upon the UNESCO World Heritage Resource Manual: Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage (2010). Special focus will be devoted to geohazards risk preparedness, with particular emphasis on landslides, seismic events, floods, and wild fires, through the participation of an interdisciplinary team of highly qualified ...
Events Score 2.0733242 Date 10/2016
12845.
Twelve projects have been selected as pioneers of the World Heritage Volunteers 2008 and to make use of the Patrimonito mascot, symbolizing young heritage guardian, to educate the public about World Heritage protection and conservation. The project gathers participants between 16 and 30 years old from different countries around a common project requiring collective effort ...
Activities Score 2.0733242 Date 06/2022
12846.
Située à une quarantaine de kilomètres au sud de Beyrouth, Saida est la capitale du Liban sud. Le centre historique de la cité, limité au Nord par le port de pêche et au Sud par le tell ancien, est constitué d’un ensemble de monuments médiévaux et ottomans défendus par deux citadelles, le château de la mer et le château de la terre.
Tentative Lists Score 2.0713234 Date 11/2019
12847.
Tokyo, Japan,the Sixth Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Bamiyan Site is organized by UNESCO (Kabul Office in close collaboration with WHC) and National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Japan (NRICP) inTokyo from 20 to 22 January 2008 Within the framework of Japanese Funds-in Trust project for the Safeguarding Bamiyan site, much ...
Events Score 2.0713234 Date 01/2008
12848.
Dans le complexe spatial formé du Grand Erg Occidental et de la vallée de la Saoura la stratification dans le temps de l’action anthropique a donné lieu à un modèle original d’implantation d’oasis où le cadre naturel et les interventions dues à l’homme concourent à la formation de l’écosystème. L’oued Saoura a été défini comme un « événement unique dans tout le Sahara ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.0678487 Date 12/2002
12849.
According to 34.1 of ‘Rule 34 Decisions’ of the Rules of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee, ‘The Committee shall adopt such decisions and recommendations as it may deem appropriate’.
FAQ Score 2.067387 Date 11/2022
12855.
Papua New Guinea Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée Papua Nueva Guinea Папуа-Новая Гвинея بابوا غينيا الجديدة 巴布亚新几内亚 Papua New Guinea
States Parties Score 2.067387 Date 07/1997
12856.
Sibiu was colonized by Saxon settlers in the mid-12th century. They were invited to Transylvania by the Hungarian King Geza II (1141-1162), in order to defend and administer the kingdom's border territory. The earliest written records date from 1191. From 1366 onwards the city became known by the Saxon community as Hermannstadt. Although Sibiu is an ancient settlement ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.0629158 Date 06/2004
12857.
The World Heritage Committee at its twenty-third session held in Marrakesh (Morocco) from 29 November to 4 December 1999, adopted the conclusions and recommendations of the mission of international experts sent to the Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino (Mexico). The Committee endorsed the main findings of the mission's report which "concluded that the World Heritage site under ...
News Score 2.0629158 Date 12/1999
12858.
In light of escalated violence in the vicinity of several historic urban areas in Syria, the Director-General reiterates her appeal of 30 March 2012, to all parties involved in the conflict to protect all Syrian cultural heritage. UNESCO is particularly alarmed over reports of heavy fighting in Aleppo, which ancient city is a World Heritage site. Strategically positioned ...
News Score 2.0629158 Date 07/2012
12859.
On 16 November 2015, the 38th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO adopted a resolution proclaiming May 5th as African World Heritage Day, in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of UNESCO’s decision to create the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) (2006-2016). This Resolution, in line with UNESCO’s Priority Africa programme, is aimed to increase international ...
News Score 2.0629158 Date 11/2015
12860.
,iSimangaliso has partnered with race organisers Zululand Multisports Club (ZMSC) and the St Lucia Rate Payers for the iSimangaliso St Lucia Half Marathon. The 21.1km and 10km races are registered with KZN Athletics and entrants for these races must be 15 years old or older, and there is also a race for younger children. The St Lucia Half is one of three challenges ...
Events Score 2.0629158 Date 05/2012
12861.
Philipsburg, St. Maarten,Contributing to the 2014 International Year for the Small Islands Developing States (SIDS 2014), UNESCO and the Government of St. Maarten, through the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs will host a meeting on Capacity Building on Heritage Conservation in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The main objective ...
Events Score 2.0629158 Date 05/2014
12883.
Bulgaria Bulgarie Bulgaria Болгария بلغاريا 保加利亚 The Republic of Bulgaria
States Parties Score 2.0585177 Date 03/1974
12884.
Chile Chili Chile Чили شيلي 智利 The Republic of Chile
States Parties Score 2.0585177 Date 02/1980
12885.
Egypt Égypte Egipto Египет مصر 埃及 The Arab Republic of Egypt
States Parties Score 2.0585177 Date 02/1974
12886.
Panama Panama Panamá Панама بنما 巴拿马 The Republic of Panama
States Parties Score 2.0585177 Date 03/1978
12887.
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 ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.0551777 Date 08/2008
12888.
These two large Etruscan cemeteries reflect different types of burial practices from the 9th to the 1st century BC, and bear witness to the achievements of Etruscan culture. Which over nine centuries developed the earliest urban civilization in the northern Mediterranean. Some of the tombs are monumental, cut in rock and topped by impressive tumuli (burial mounds). Many ...
World Heritage Properties Score 2.0551777 Date 07/2004
12889.
Le passé d'Arwad, I'antique « Aradus », la petite île de 800 mètres de long sur 500 mètres de large, interpelle sans arrêt celui de Tartus, I'antique « Antaradus », qui lui face sur le continent. Antaradus ne signifie-t-il pas, en effet, la ville qui est en face d'Aradus ? Arwad possède, cependant, l'insigne privilège de remonter plus haut dans ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.0496922 Date 08/1999
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The National Park Ciénaga de Zapata and the Speleological-Lacustrine System, located in the central South region of the island of Cuba, are part of the largest wetland in the Caribbean Islands. The two sites are internationally acknowledged as Reserve of the Biosphere and RAMSAR Sites for their high biodiversity and geo diversity values at global level. The most relevant ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.0434585 Date 12/2024
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L’église catholique d’Ambodifotatra est le couronnement de dix ans de missions d’évangélisation (1837 à 1847) du Père Pierre Dalmond à Madagascar, principalement à Sainte Marie, Nosy-Be, Tuléar ainsi qu’aux Comores, à Mayotte. C’est la première église catholique en dur construite à Madagascar, un monument historique qui se trouve sur l’Ile Sainte Marie au large de la côte ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.0434585 Date 02/2018
12892.
Le bien proposé pour inscription comprend le pont routier enjambant la gorge du Salgina entre Schiers et Schuders, dans le canton des Grisons, ainsi que son environnement immédiat. Cet ouvrage d'art a été réalisé à la suite d'un concours architectural lancé en 1928, trois ans après la levée de l'interdiction de circulation des véhicules privés dans le canton des Grisons. ...
Tentative Lists Score 2.0434585 Date 01/2017
12893.
Malaysia,,In June 2008, the World Heritage Centre and IUCN were informed that the State Government of Sarawak may have planned some hydropower projects (2008-2020) in the rainforests of Borneo in Malaysia. The issues of concern include the development of dams that could flood a portion of the property, and the marginalisation of indigenous communities and their land rights ...
State of Conservation Score 2.0434585 Date 05/2009
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The World Heritage Fund is used to provide international assistance to States Parties in the following areas: preparatory assistance for the nomination of sites, training activities, technical cooperation, emergency assistance, or promotional and educational activities.
FAQ Score 2.0410054 Date 12/2018
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All applications for professional or internship opportunities must be sent to UNESCO. Please consult the UNESCO website for information about career opportunities and apply online.
FAQ Score 2.0410054 Date 12/2018
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Refers to the conservation, preservation and restoration of cultural property, as well as to its protection against vandalism, theft and removal from country of origin. Source: http://vocabularies.unesco.org/browser/thesaurus/en/page/concept274
FAQ Score 2.0410054 Date 11/2022
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