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9301.
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 ...
9302.
Via Appia is the first and most important of the great roads built by the Ancient Romans and is, therefore, also known as "regina viarum". It was built towards the end of the IV century BC, in 312, to ensure swift and direct communication between Rome and Capua. According to the Roman historian Livy, it was built by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus and named ...
9303.
1) Punakha Dzong: N27 35 28 E89 52 38
2) Wangdue Phodrang Dzong: N27 30 00 E90 10 00
3) Paro Dzong: N27 26 00 E89 25 00
4) Trongsa Dzong: N27 29 58 E90 30 17
5) Dagana Dzong: N27 4 12 E89 52 47Dzong in Bhutan is a complex of fortified building which served as a principal seat of Buddhist school. Most of the Dzongs were built to be strategic footholds for gaining influence ...
9304.
Thembang, the settlement of the Monpas is a village within a fortified area measuring approximately 3.2 Acres. It is a host to several ancient and historical structures and has drawn the maximum attention for the fortified Dzong constructed using traditional technology of the region. Due to the richness of heritage structures found in the village, locals consider the ...
9305.
Ghirza is a frontier site situated in the pre-desertic region of Tripolitania in Western Libya, about 250 km southeast from the coast. It measures circa 500 m north-east and 300 m south-west (Brogan and Smith 1984). The site consists of a cluster of circa 40 structures ranging from small, one-room buildings to large fortifications, a temple and two burial grounds with ...
9306.
L’espace appelé Gourma au Mali concerne trois régions (Mopti,Tombouctou et de Gao). La zone s’étend sur 83 millions d’hectares (environ 83.000 km²), à l’Est du Mali, entre le fleuve Niger et la frontière du Burkina Faso. Le Gourma est limité au Nord et à l’Est par le fleuve Niger, à l’ouest et au sud par les collines et falaises du pays Dogon. Le Gourma est une vaste zone ...
9307.
The Sān are considered to be the first inhabitants of southern Africa comprising present-day Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. The prehistoric Sān population was comprised exclusively of hunter-gatherers before the immigration of many different Bantu peoples several thousands of years ago that introduced domesticated animals and ...
9308.
Phrygians are one of the Trak tribes migrated from Thrace to Anatolia. According to the general consent, Trak migration started from 1200 B.C. and lasted almost 400 years centered mostly in the period following the decadence of Hittite Empire. Having invaded Troia and surrounding, Phrygians spread over the shores of Askania Lake (Iznik Lake) and Sangarius River Valley ...
9309.
A site of ancient settlement Ancient Pap and adjoining urban burial ground are located on the right bank of Syrdarya River. A site of ancient settlement has entered into the scientific literature under the name - Balandtepa (local population calls as Munchaktepa - Ayritom city). A site of ancient settlement Balandtepa (Bab-Pap) - ruins of ancient city, the area of more ...
9310.
The Vatthe (meaning “eye of the sea”) Conservation area is located in Bay Bay, on the Northern coast of Santo (the largest island in Vanuatu). Covering an area of 2,720 hectares it is believed to contain the only extensive alluvial and limestone forest left in all of Vanuatu. It extends westward to the Jordan River (one of the largest rivers in Vanuatu) and southward, ...
9311.
France,Revision of the ZPPAUP weakening the legal protection of the property,In application of the decision taken during its 34th session by the World Heritage Committee (Brasilia, 2010), the State Party submitted a report on 31 January 2012.
In response to the first request by the Committee to review the decision concerning the revision of the ZPPAUP (Architectural, Urban ...
9312.
Lithuania,
Limited financial resources (issue resolved)
Need for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme (issue resolved)
Rehabilitation and restoration programme (issue resolved)
Urgent restoration and infrastructural upgrading (issue resolved)
Revitalisation programme
High rise buildings located in vicinity of Vilnius Historic Centre which have an impact on the visual ...
9313.
Indonesia,Tourism Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of presentation and interpretation,The State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property to the World Heritage Centre, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 27th session.
To celebrate the first 20 years since the completion of the ...
9314.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),,The Rapporteur recalled that the Bureau, on the proposal of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, examined the request for the inclusion of the "Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls" in the List of World Heritage in Danger, and that, since a consensus could not be reached on this nomination, the Bureau declared that "it will be for the ...
9315.
Türkiye,
Need for information on the Urban development Plan
Need to monitor the structure of the buildings
,Previous deliberations:
World Heritage Bureau, sixteenth session - Chapter VI 44
World Heritage Committee, sixteenth session - Chapter VIII 2
World Heritage Bureau, seventeenth session - Chapter VIII.3
World Heritage Bureau, eighteenthextraordinary session - ...
9316.
Ecuador,
Inadequate implementation of the Special Law on Galápagos;
Inadequate and ineffective quarantine measures;
Illegal fishing;
High immigration rate;
Unsustainable and uncontrolled tourism development.
,On 31 January 2014, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. An executive summary of this report is available at ...
9317.
Bangladesh,
High level of salinity
Project to explore “block 5” of the Sundarbans Reserve Forest for oil and gas (issue resolved)
Loss of monitoring capacity due to cyclone damage
Tiger poaching and unsustainable harvesting of timber and non-timber forest products
,On 13 January 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
9318.
United States of America,Threats identified during the 2nd cycle of Periodic reporting in 2013:
Noise Pollution
Impacts from aircraft activity
Mining and wells may impact springs
,On 19 August 2014, 4 February 2015 and 25 June 2015, the World Heritage Centre sent letters to the State Party to request further information about media reports of proposed residential and ...
9319.
Yemen,
Floods (issue previously reported as being resolved)
Poor maintenance (issue previously reported as being resolved)
Damage to historic buildings
Reduction in support and resources arising from political and socio-economic disturbances
Armed conflict situation since 2015
Threats from rain and floods
,On 20 March 2017, the State Party submitted a state of ...
9320.
Indonesia,
Mining
Human resources (Security limitations)
Ground transport infrastructure (Development threats)
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources (Exploitation of marine resources)
Management systems/management plans (Absence of a co-ordinating agency, Absence of a finalized strategic management plan, Park boundaries not physically demarcated)Financial resources ...
9321.
Nigeria,Damage to the Hidi’s Palace, the Palace Square, the Black Smith Homestead, paved walkways and ritual structures by insurgents,On 29 November 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/938/documents/, and reports the following:
Relative calm has returned to the Sukur World Heritage property ...
9322.
France,Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property:
Quarrying
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation
Legal Framework
Governance
,On 29 November 2017, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1425/documents/ and addresses the following:
Legal protection has been improved, namely through ...
9323.
Libya,
Vandalism
Deliberate destruction of heritage
Human Resources
Conflict situation prevailing in the country
Illegal activities
,On 30 January 2018, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/287/documents/. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the Committee at its previous sessions ...
9324.
Yemen,
Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming state of deterioration)
Large percentage of the city's houses replaced by inappropriate concrete buildings
Large sections of the city’s open spaces have been privatized, either illegally or informally and more than 30% of these built-up
Reduction in support and resources ...
9325.
Solomon Islands,
Changes to oceanic waters
Commercial hunting
Fishing/collecting aquatic resources (Over-exploitation of coconut crab and other marine resources)
Forestry/wood production, Logging
Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Storms
Mining
Management systems/management plans (Management planning and administration of the property)
Legal framework ...
9326.
Benin,Togo,N/A,On 1 February 2019, the State Party submitted a detailed report on the state of conservation of the property. This document, which was requested from the State Party by the Director of the World Heritage Centre in a letter of 29 November 2018, follows an emergency mission carried out from 19 to 24 October 2018 on the site after the collapse of several ...
9327.
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 ...
9328.
Mali,a) Inappropriate design and scale of new Ahmed Baba Cultural Centre in the buffer zone of the Sankore Mosque;
b) Approaches to the restoration of the Djingareyber Mosque;
c) Urban development pressure;
d) Flooding and rubbish disposal. ,The State Party submitted its report on 7th February 2008. A joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS Mission visited Timbuktu ...
9329.
Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three sacred sites – Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, Koyasan – linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities of Nara and Kyoto, reflect the fusion of Shinto, rooted in the ancient tradition of nature worship in Japan, and Buddhism, which was introduced from China and the Korean ...
9330.
The 34,658 ha site, between the foothills of the Tequila Volcano and the deep valley of the Rio Grande River, is part of an expansive landscape of blue agave, shaped by the culture of the plant used since the 16th century to produce tequila spirit and for at least 2,000 years to make fermented drinks and cloth. Within the landscape are working distilleries reflecting the ...
9331.
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 ...
9332.
The site has for centuries been a crossroads of the routes leading from the interior of the continent to the Mediterranean. The entire complex with the fortress, town ramparts and towers lies on the southern slope of a large rocky pyramid, enclosed to the south-west by the bed of the river Pliva and to the southeast and east by the river Vrbas. The perimeter of the ...
9333.
Area: 129.139,9 hectares- Perimeter: 214,2 KmThree Permanent Preservation Area's (APP's), contiguous to the Park, were created as Biological Reserves on 12th March 1990, of 35.000 ha. total area:Area l: Serra Vermelba/Angelical 8.500 ha, perim. 60 Km;Area Il: Serra do Cumbre/Chapada da Pedra Hume 18.500 ha, perim. 90 KmArea lil: Serra da Capivara/Baixao das ...
9334.
The North End: N 32°17′, E 104°10′
The South End: N 30°04′, E 101°38′
The East End: N 32°17′, E104°10′
The West End: N 31°29′, E 102°12′
The Diaolou Buildings and Villages for Tibetan and Qiang Ethnic Groups are located in the alpine valleys in the east of ...
9335.
The nominated property of Hainan Tropical Rainforest and the Traditional Settlement of Li Ethnic Group, located in the southern-central part of Hainan Island, which is a sanctuary for numerous globally endangered and endemic species of Hainan Island, as well as the major place where the Li ethnic group has lived for generations and established a harmonious relationship ...
9336.
The Old Wastewater Treatment Plant complex, today offering an exceptional testimony of water management, architecture and technology at the turn of the 20th century, houses a set of surface and underground structures. The way the complex has been composed reflects the technological processes involved in wastewater treatment, which took place underground (the grit chamber ...
9337.
The San Fernando Fortress is located in the bay of Omoa on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. In the municipality of Omoa, there are altitudinal differences that go from zero at sea level to 2,242 meters above sea level in the Sierra de Omoa, which causes climatic variations in precipitation, temperature and relative humidity1.
This region is part of the Sula Valley, which, ...
9338.
Bhubaneswar has a unique position among the cities of India. A temple town with series of ancient sandstone temples, heritage ponds and water tanks, its wealth of monuments is testament to an ancient continuous architectural and historical heritage covering over 2,000 years from the 3rd century BC to the 15th century AD representing most of the important dynastic changes ...
9339.
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 ...
9340.
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 ...
9341.
Senegal,a) Poaching, capture and relocation of wildlife;
b) Drying up of ponds, and invasive species;
c) Illegal logging;
d) Livestock grazing;
e) Road construction project;
f) Potential dam construction;
g) Potential mining exploration and exploitation. ,On 1 February 2012, the State Party submitted a concise report on the state of conservation of the property, which ...
9342.
Spain,High-rise development in the vicinity of the property ,At the request of the State Party, an ICOMOS Advisory Mission visited the property from 7 to 9 November 2011, in order to review the potential adverse impact of the Torre Pelli-Cajasol on the property.
In particular, the mission considered whether and what progress had been made in halting the construction ...
9343.
Mali,a) No management and conservation plan;
b) Pressure from urban development;
c) Deterioration of dwellings;
d) Waste disposal problems;
e) Encroachment of the archaeological sites.
On 22 March 2012 a military coup d’etat ousted the President of the Republic of Mali. The cause of this uprising was the difficulties linked to the conflict in the north of the ...
9344.
Niger,a) Political instability and civil strife;
b) Poverty;
c) Management constraints;
d) Ostrich poaching;
e) Soil erosion;
f) Demographic pressure;
g) Livestock pressure;
h) Pressure on forestry resources.,On 1 February 2011, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. The report highlights recent progress made towards the ...
9345.
Mali,a) Inappropriate design and scale of new Ahmed Baba Cultural Centre in the vicinity 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 ...
9346.
Yemen,a) Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming deterioration state);
b) Large percentage of the city's houses replaced by inappropriate concrete buildings;
c) Large sections of the city’s open spaces have been privatized, either illegally or informally and more than 30% of these built-up;
d) Lack of conservation ...
9347.
Lithuania,
Limited financial resources (issue resolved)
Need for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme (issue resolved)
Rehabilitation and restoration programme (issue resolved)
Urgent restoration and infrastructural upgrading (issue resolved)
Revitalisation programme
High rise buildings located in vicinity of Vilnius Historic Centre which have an impact on the visual ...
9348.
Cambodia,,At its 32nd session in 2008 (Quebec, Canada), the Committee inscribed the “Temple of Preah Vihear” on the World Heritage List under criterion (i) (Decision 32 COM 8B.102). The inscribed property has a muchreduced perimeter with respect to that proposed in the original nomination, which had been examined by the World Heritage Committee at its 31st ...
9349.
Ethiopia,
Insufficient delimitation of this serial property;
Lack of conservation and management plans;
Lack of appropriate urban planning and building regulations;
Urban encroachment and inappropriate new developments;
Rising water level / seepage;
Structural instability of Stele III.
,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 30 January 2013. A joint ...
9350.
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 ...
9351.
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 ...
9352.
Syrian Arab Republic,
Poor state of conservation;
Inappropriate restoration techniques;
Lack of a buffer zone;
Lack of a management plan.
Development projects threatening the significant historic fabric.
,On 28 January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report of all cultural heritage sites in Syria including the six World Heritage properties, ...
9353.
Syrian Arab Republic,
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
Lack of definition of the properties and of the buffer zones
Lack of conservation and/or management plans
Inappropriate restoration works
Urban encroachment
,Due to the tremendous escalation of the armed conflict, the Ancient City of Aleppo has been severely damaged since 2013, and is undergoing regular ...
9354.
Syrian Arab Republic,
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
Lack of definition of the properties and of the buffer zones
Lack of conservation and/or management plans
Inappropriate restoration works
Urban encroachment
Exploitation of quarries within the perimeter of World Heritage properties
,The Crac des Chevaliers was occupied by armed groups since the summer ...
9355.
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 ...
9356.
Uzbekistan,
Management Systems/Management Plan (Lack of strategic approach to urban conservation; Lack of implementation of the management plan)
Management activities (Impact of urban landscaping programme on the authenticity and integrity of the property)
Ground transport infrastructure (Large-scale development projects such as road building)
Others (Conservation of urban ...
9357.
Iraq,
War
Illegal activities
Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites
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 property, an updated version of which was submitted on 28 January 2021. These reports, which are available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/277/documents/, ...
9358.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),
High impact research / monitoring activities
Housing
Natural risk factors
Management systems/management plan; 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 ...
9359.
Iraq,
Management systems/ management plan
War
Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures
State of conflict in the country that does not allow the responsible authorities to assure the protection and management of the property
,
On 3 February 2020, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, an updated version of ...
9360.
Albania,North Macedonia,
Management systems/ management plan
Buildings and development
Ground transport infrastructure
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure (proposed Galičica Ski Centre)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
,A joint ICOMOS/IUCN Advisory mission visited the North Macedonia part of the property in December 2019 to consider road ...