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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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,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
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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
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Bulgaria Bulgarie Bulgaria Болгария بلغاريا 保加利亚 The Republic of Bulgaria
States Parties Score 2.0585177 Date 03/1974
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Chile Chili Chile Чили شيلي 智利 The Republic of Chile
States Parties Score 2.0585177 Date 02/1980
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Egypt Égypte Egipto Египет مصر 埃及 The Arab Republic of Egypt
States Parties Score 2.0585177 Date 02/1974
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Panama Panama Panamá Панама بنما 巴拿马 The Republic of Panama
States Parties Score 2.0585177 Date 03/1978
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica Коста-Рика كوستاريكا 哥斯达黎加 The Republic of Costa Rica
States Parties Score 2.0410054 Date 08/1977
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Kenya Kenya Kenya Кения كينيا 肯尼亚 The Republic of Kenya
States Parties Score 2.0410054 Date 06/1991
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Romania Roumanie Rumania Румыния رومانيا 罗马尼亚 Romania
States Parties Score 2.0410054 Date 05/1990
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Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis Saint Kitts y Nevis Сент-Китс и Невис سانت كيتس ونيفس 圣基茨和尼维斯 Saint Kitts and Nevis
States Parties Score 2.0410054 Date 07/1986
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