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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Located to the east of the Covered (Grand) Bazaar, Fatih district in İstanbul, the Nuruosmaniye Complex consists of a mosque, madrasa, imaret (soup-kitchen), tomb, library and sebil (water fountain) enclosed in an irregular walled-in precinct, and a han and some stores built in the vicinity. The construction of the Nuruosmaniye Complex began in 1749 during the rule of ...

The World Heritage Committee Wednesday added eight new sites and one extension to UNESCO's World Heritage List and removed the archaeological site of Tipasa (Algeria) from the List of World Heritage in Danger. The Committee will continue discussing new sites for inscription on the World Heritage List tomorrow. Below are the sites added to the World Heritage List ...

Mali,a) Inappropriate design and scale of new Ahmed Baba Cultural Centre in the buffer zone of the Sankoré Mosque; lack of detailed drawings supplied to the Committee b) Approaches to the restoration of the Djingareyber Mosque; c) Urban development pressure; d) Flooding and rubbish disposal; e) Lack of building regulations and land use plan; f) Lack of adequate ...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,At its 27th session (UNESCO, 2003), the World Heritage Committee recommended the State Party to avoid any construction in the immediate vicinity of the property that could harm the setting and integrity of the property and requested a report for examination at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004). This request was repeated at ...

Peru, Delays in the revision of the Master Plan, including detailed yearly operational plans, supported by adequate budget provisions; No evaluation of transport options, including geological studies and the development of a study on the impacts of buses on landslides; Lack of studies related to the carrying capacity of the Citadel and Camino Inca; Delays in the ...

Syrian Arab Republic,Since March 2011: Damage of historic buildings due to the conflict Illegal constructions following the start of the conflict ,On 5 February 2016, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report for the six World Heritage properties in Syria, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/22/documents. This report includes an aerial view ...

Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict: Lack of definition of the limits of the properties and of their buffer zones Lack of conservation and/or management plans Inappropriate restoration works Urban encroachment Exploitation of quarries within the perimeter of World Heritage properties Since 2011: Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict ,Since March 2014, ...

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 ...

Iraq, Management activities Managements systems/management plan Water infrastructure (dam building project) Partial flooding and seepage Fragile mud brick structures Absence of a comprehensive conservation and management plan Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict ,On 3 February 2020, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the ...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Need for information on the management (issue resolved)  Site Museum project (issue resolved) Risks of collapse of Silbury Hill (issue resolved)  Lack of visitor management (issue resolved)  Upgrading of the A303 trunk road project Infrastructure development pressure  Proposals for sections of dual carriageway and ...

The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines (hereinafter referred to as “the Sado Mines”), is located on the island of Sado in the sea between the Japanese archipelago and the Eurasian continent. Over the course of more than four hundred years, gold and silver mining techniques and methods were constantly being introduced here from both home and ...

Transatlantic Cable Ensemble The Transatlantic Cable Ensemble is a transnational serial nomination comprising the shore-end termini of the world’s first permanent trans-oceanic submarine electric telegraph: the Eastern Terminus, Valentia Island, County Kerry, Ireland (two component parts) and the Western Terminus, Heart’s Content, Newfoundland, Canada (two component ...

The Lingqu Canal, also known as Dou Canal or Xing’an Canal, is located in Xing’an County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is an ancient canal that connects the Xiang River and Li River, joins the Yangtze River Basin and Pearl River Basin and links up Central China and Lingnan region. Its overall length is 36.4 km running through towns of Xing’an, ...

The Bhojeshwar Mahadev Temple, located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, is a thousand-year-old temple dedicated to Lord Shiva that overlooks the Betwa River. It has architectural grandeur, colossal lingam[1], and historical significance. Built during the 11th century under the patronage of Raja Bhoj in Bhojpur, the temple represents the zenith of temple architecture during the ...

Transatlantic Cable Ensemble is a transnational serial nomination comprising the shore-end termini of the world’s first permanent trans-oceanic submarine electric telegraph: the Eastern Terminus, Valentia Island, County Kerry, Ireland (two component parts) and the Western Terminus, Heart’s Content, Newfoundland, Canada (two component parts). From 1857 to 1865 various ...

« EL GALA'A » (Kalaat-Senen) communément désignée à l'époque contemporaine par la « Table de Jugurtha » du nom du Roi numide Jugurtha qui s'est abrité sur la terrasse de la Table en guise de résistance au général romain Marius lors d'une bataille qui a été décisive dans l'histoire de l'Afrique du Nord et de l'Empire romain (107-105 av. J-C). Elle domine les plaines ...

Yalo and Apialo are two ‘spirit’ caves located in Northwest Malakula. The terms ‘yalo’ and ‘apialo’ mean ‘place of the spirits’ in the languages of the Small Nambas and Big Nambas people. Yalo cave is located in Small Nambas territory, close to the site of Wonbrav in the Tenmiel area. Apialo is located approximately 7km to the south of Yalo in Big Nambas territory, between ...

Japan,a) Potential negative impact of an express highway to the property; b) Potential negative impact of large-scale events commemorating 1300th Anniversary of Nara Heijo-kyo capital, planned to take place on the property in 2010.,On 1 February 2011, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. The report provides an overview of the ...

India,Lack of management mechanism; lack of building and land-use regulations; rural poverty; tourism development pressures.,The World Heritage Centre received a progress report from the State Party on 29 January 2005. Following the recommendations of UNESCO expert missions in 2002 and 2003, the construction of the Anegundi suspensioned bridge, which had caused the ...

Ukraine, New constructions within the historic centre; Lack of valid detailed planning documents; Inadequate infrastructure including the sewage system ,On 31 January 2012 and 31 January 2013, the State Party submitted state of conservation reports, in response to Decision 35 COM 7B.113. A reactive monitoring mission to the property took place from 7 to 15 May 2012 and the ...

Albania,North Macedonia, Management and planning Economic and demographic developments ,In December 2013, the State Party invited an ICOMOS/UNESCO advisory mission to assess the general state of conservation of the property and to evaluate the project for the “Instauration of St. Clement’s University in Plaoshnik”. On 28 March 2014, the State Party submitted a state of ...

Belize, Sale and lease of public lands within the property; Destruction of fragile ecosystems due to resort / housing development; Oil concessions within the marine area; Introduced species. ,On 5 February 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/764/documents  and reports on the following ...