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9541.
N id
Nom de l’élément
Département
Coordonnées du point central
Surface de l’élément
Surface de la zone tampon
1
Utah Beach
Manche
1 10 56 W ; 49 25 55 N
954 ha
3170 ha
2
Pointe du Hoc
Calvados
0 59 17 W ; 49 23 41 N
20 ha
170 ha
3
Omaha Beach
Calvados
0 52 08 W ; 49 22 07 N
1 128 ha
450 ...
9542.
Le site objet de la candidature, s’étend sur une superficie de 211 577 ha. C’est un site transfrontalier, sériel, axé sur les valeurs géologiques (critère viii) et constitué par un périmètre à la fois terrestre et marin appartenant à 3 États : Monaco, Italie et France. L’État monégasque est concerné par une emprise marine.
Ce site transfrontalier est situé au sud de la ...
9543.
Le site objet de la candidature, s’étend sur une superficie de 211 577 ha. C’est un site transfrontalier, sériel, axé sur les valeurs géologiques (critère viii) et constitué par un périmètre à la fois terrestre et marin appartenant à 3 États : Monaco, Italie et France. L’État monégasque est concerné par une emprise marine.
Ce site transfrontalier est situé au sud de la ...
9544.
Altai is the unique region on the planet. It guards huge layers of life - sustaining activities of human civilization. It's a place of formation and cultural evolution of ethnic groups that are scattered through the Eurasia.
The Altai Republic, including the Altai mountain range is a part of the Russian Federation. It has external borders with Mongolia, China and ...
9545.
This selection of "Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes. From the Mediterranean to the Black Sea" includes some of the most significant examples, chosen from a dense network of maritime and mercantile settlements distributed around the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. In their physical form and variety, these settlements share recognisable urban and ...
9546.
Peru,Tourism Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of institution co-ordination;Landslides,At its 27th session, the World Heritage Committee expressed, once again, its serious concerns about the management and planning arrangements of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu-Picchu and urged the State Party to take the necessary measures for the ...
9547.
Département
Communes
Site
Latitude
Longitude
Zou
Abomey
Place Singbodji
7°11'09.5" N
1°59'39.1"E
Collines
Savè
Oké Shabè (mamelle de Savè) Coordonnées de Fiditi
08°02’09"N
02°30’19"E
Dassa-zounmè
Yaka (collines sacrées de Dassa), Coordonnées du parlement
07°46’37"N
02°11’19"E
Plateau
Kétou
Akaba idénan ...
9548.
The historic fortress of Gwalior, was initiated by Raja Sourya Sena who finished the fortification system around the plateau in 773CE. As per its strategic location on the basalt rock hills, it is mentioned as ‘Gopachala, Gopagiri’ and other allied names all meaning ‘cowherds’ hill in the old Sanskrit Inscriptions. The modern name Gwalior appears to have been derived from ...
9549.
Bayanshiree
N44-16-1320; E109-54-4864; A-730m
Khongil Tsav
N44-26-1904; E109-51-2928; A-744m
Burkhant
N44-20-2382; E109-51-3286; A-721m
Baishin Tsav
N43-30-0064; E107-45-5120; A-905m
Khuurai Tsav
N43-28-51 E107-44-37; A-904m
Urulbu Khudag
N43-27-29; E107-24-36; A-970m
Shar Tsav
N43-34-2845 E107-46-4231; A-896m
Amtgai
N43-33-5057; ...
9550.
Egypt,
Deterioration of the monuments (issue resolved)
Development and Urban Infrastructure projects (including Ring Road project and the Pyramids Security Project)
Growing number of visitors (issue resolved)
Housing
Interpretative and visitation facilities
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure: Infrastructure and tourism developments
Management ...
9551.
Croatia,Italy,Montenegro,Lack of management plans for each component Lack of a framework for Heritage Impact Assessment for development proposalsNeed to revise the buffer zones Intrusive and redundant elements within the serial componentsLack of a Tourism Carrying Capacity study and of visitor management plansLack of a transnational values-based conservation ...
9552.
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 ...
9553.
Bagh-e Babur is located on the slopes of Kuh-e Sher Darwaza, southwest of the old city of Kabul. The garden is c. 11.5 ha large and arranged in 15 terraces along a central axis in east west direction. From the top terrace, the visitor has a magnificent vista over the garden and its perimeter wall, across the Kabul River towards the snow covered mountains.
Created by the ...
9554.
Land Route of the Silk Roads
Province
City
Name of Property
Coordinates of the Central Point
1.
Shaanxi Province
City of Xi'an
Dagoba of Kumarajiva
N34 1630 E108 44 30
2.
Daqin Monastery Pagoda
N34 15 00 E108 31 00
3.
Xi'an Mosque
N34 06 34 E108 05 30
4.
City of Xianyang
Qian Imperial Mausoleum
N34 34 51 E108 12 ...
9555.
L’observatoire est situé au sommet du pic du Midi de Bigorre, à 2876 m d’altitude. C’est un site scientifique de haute montagne pionnier et toujours actif. Dédié initialement à la météorologie d’altitude, il a rapidement évolué pour constituer un observatoire astronomique de classe internationale, en raison des qualités exceptionnelles de son ciel d’altitude, aujourd’hui ...
9556.
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 ...
9557.
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 ...
9558.
Türkiye,a) Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas);
b) Quality of repairs and reconstruction of the Roman and Byzantine Walls and associated palace structures, including Tekfur Saray and the "Anemas Dungeon" (Blachernae Palace);
c) Uncontrolled ...
9559.
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 ...
9560.
The Mijikenda Kaya Forests consist of 10 separate forest sites spread over some 200 km along the coast containing the remains of numerous fortified villages, known as kayas, of the Mijikenda people. The kayas, created as of the 16th century but abandoned by the 1940s, are now regarded as the abodes of ancestors and are revered as sacred sites and, as such, are maintained ...
9561.
As a complex of buildings in an exceptional state of preservation, the Residence Ensemble Schwerin is an outstanding example of the last flourishing of court culture in the 19th century. It epitomises the representation of small German states and was created between 1825 and 1883 under the grand dukes Friedrich Franz I, Paul Friedrich and Friedrich Franz II.
The heart of ...
9562.
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 ...
9563.
Khooni Bhandara is an underground water management system comprising of eight waterworks built in the historical city of Burhanpur in Burhanpur district of the Central State of Madhya Pradesh in India.These Mughal period waterworks of Burhanpur form one of the most significant historic water systems in India.
Built on similar Persian qanat approach as also in the existing ...
9564.
The Via Francigena in Italy is the first and most important road that, in the Middle Ages, connected the countries beyond the western Alps (the land of the Franks) to Rome: the main destination – along with Jerusalem and Santiago di Compostela – for pilgrims who, at the time, travelled from all over Europe.
Dating back to the Longobard era, this road was not built from a ...
9565.
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 ...
9566.
Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan is the main Buddhist temple of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, the largest province in Southern Thailand. It is located on the main sand bar of Nakhon Si Thammarat on which the ancient town and the present town of Nakhon Si Thammarat were built. The ancient town of Nakhon Si Thammarat developed from the early state of Thailand called ...
9567.
Russian Federation,a) Lack of Management Plan
b) Weakening of conservation controls and laws
c) Impacts of proposed tourism infrastructure development
d) Road construction
e) Deforestation ,On 17 February 2012, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides some information on the implementation of the ...
9568.
India,
Decline in the population of Siberian cranes (issue resolved)
Inadequate water supply and competition for water with neighbouring communities;
Poor water (quality and quantity) management;
Invasive species (Prosopis, Eichhornia, Paspalum)(already an issue in the past)
,The report submitted by the State Party on 29 January 2008 was reviewed by the joint World ...
9569.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict and political instability;
b) Poaching by military and armed groups;
c) Mining;
d) Expansion of local settlements and agricultural activities.,On 30 January 2006, an updated report on the state of conservation of the five DRC World Heritage properties was submitted by the State Party, including information on the Okapi ...
9570.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Significant decline of wildlife populations due to poaching
Insufficient funding and management
Modification of legal protective status to permit mineral and hydrocarbon prospecting and mining inside the property
Excision of land from the property to accommodate a uranium mine
Operationalizing the uranium mining project
Inadequate tourism ...
9571.
Czechia,
Development of high-rise constructions on the Pankrác Plain
Lack of effectiveness of existing planning, management, and conservation measures for the property, particularly lack of specific regulations for high-rise developments
Lack of Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) for proposed projects which may affect the OUV of the property
Lack of a finalized Management ...
9572.
Botswana,
Transboundary management of water resources
Lack of wildlife monitoring programme
Animal sanitation and diseases
Mining exploration licenses overlapping with the buffer zone
Management and governance
Engagement of local communities and indigenous peoples
Alien invasive species
,On 19 March 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available ...
9573.
Dès le XVIIe siècle, le Charolais-Brionnais, qui pratiquait jusqu'alors une pluriactivité agricole, s'est orienté vers l'élevage à l'herbe des bovins. Le développement de cette activité, à partir d'une race locale initialement polyvalente, sélectionnée et améliorée sur ses aptitudes bouchères pour devenir une race de viande spécialisée (la race charolaise), s’est ...
9574.
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 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
9575.
Le « Domaine de Fontainebleau : château, jardins, parc et forêt », paysage culturel évolutif et vivant, est proposé pour inscription en extension du bien « palais et parc de Fontainebleau » inscrit sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial en 1981. Il se compose d’une résidence de chasse utilisée par les rois de France dès le XIIème siècle, de jardins, de pièces d’eau et d’un ...
9576.
Historique du Palais des Princes Evêques
Le premier palais épiscopal a été construit par Notger (972-1008) en même temps que la cathédrale qui lui faisait face. Le Prince-Evêque accorde la même importance aux deux bâtiments. Le bâtiment était certainement construit en colombage, sur un niveau de pierre. Il sera détruit par un incendie en 1185.
Il est ...
9577.
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 ...
9578.
Le Portail du monastère de Ripoll, construit au XIIe siècle, est un chef-d'œuvre de l'art roman, un arc de triomphe grandiose et majestueux qui mène à l'église de Santa Maria. Il s'agit d'une pièce unique qui a été surnommée la "Bible en pierre", et elle est considérée comme un point de repère incontesté dans l'art roman catalan et une bannière de la culture monastique ...
9579.
Twenty-three belfries in the north of France and the belfry of Gembloux in Belgium were inscribed in 2005, as an extension to the 32 Belgian belfries inscribed in 1999 as Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia. Built between the 11th and 17th centuries, they showcase the Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles of architecture. They are highly significant tokens of the ...
9580.
Banteay Chhmar Temple was an ancient site in the Angkorian period (802-1432). It is located in Banteay Chhmar commune, Thma Puok district, Banteay Meanchey province, about 65-km north of Sisophon city, via Road Number 56. The site face the Dangrek Mountain chain at the north, and it is surrounded by four villages, namely Banteay Chhmar west, Bnateay Chhmar north, Banteay ...
9581.
Le site d'Ossolo est situé a l'extrême Ouest du Niger, à 30km au nord-ouest de la ville de Tera. Ossolo est une mare semi - permanente, alimentée par des eaux de ruissellement et jouissant d'une importante ceinture de protection (formation de bas fond) composée essentiellement d'Acacia nilotica.Elle couvre une superficie de 9000 ha.Le climat, à ...
9582.
The Haci Bayram district is located at the north-western part of the Citadel within the boundaries of the district of Ulus, Ankara.The area, taking Hacı Bayram Mosque and Augustus Temple as the focal point, has a traditional historic fabric which also contains Ottoman and Early Republican Period buildings, as well as later-period ones. The district is located on a hill ...
9583.
Historic town of Kemaliye (or Eğin) is located in the northwest of the Eastern Anatolian Region, and to the southwest of the Erzincan province which lies in the Upper Euphrates. The east, west, north and south of the Kemaliye settlement are surrounded by mountains. The Karasu tributary of the Euphrates, which is the longest river of the Southwest Asia, flows through the ...
9584.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Poaching;
Reduction of elephant populations;
Insufficient funding;
Mineral and hydrocarbon prospecting and mining;
Tourism management and development;
Potential and proposed dam development.
,In February 2013, the State Party submitted a brief report on the state of conservation of the property. The State Party report provides an overview of ...
9585.
Yemen,
Legal frameworks, governance and management systems
Ground transport infrastructure: road network
Livestock grazing: sheep, goat and cattle
Invasive species
Fishing and collection of marine resources
Solid waste: primarily in and around main settlements
,On 16 May 2018, the State Party confirmed to the World Heritage Centre, that an earlier letter from the ...
9586.
Iraq,Factors identified at the time of inscription:
Lack of a comprehensive conservation plan for the property, including a priority intervention scheme for the most urgent conservation measures needed
Need to augment the management plan to include the comprehensive conservation plan
Need to research the relationships between the Neo-Babylonian capital and its wider ...
9587.
Spain,
Oil and gas (Potential impacts from infrastructural projects in the vicinity of the property, including gas storage)
Mining (Proposed re-opening of Aznalcóllar mine upstream of the property)
Water infrastructure (Proposed upgrading of a dam upstream of the property)
Water (extraction) (Unsustainable use of water with impacts on the Doñana aquifer)
Water ...
9588.
Viet Nam,N/A,On 30 January 2024, the State Party has submitted a State of Conservation report, a summary of which is accessible at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1328/documents/, describing the progress made to address the World Heritage Committee’s recommendation since 2010 and the recent conservation and enhancement challenges, the subject of a joint WHC/ICOMOS Advisory ...
9589.
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 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the ...
9590.
Le paysage culturel Priorat-Montsant-Siurana est une petite région montagneuse de la Méditerranée Occidentale, d’une étendue de 51.562,40 Ha, située dans un vaste bassin versant au cœur de la Cordillère pré-littorale catalane, en contact avec la plaine côtière et la dépression continentale de l’Ebre, desquelles elle est séparée par des chaînes de ...
9591.
Geographical and Natural Characteristics of the Region:
Ayvalık is a province of Balıkesir, which is located in north-western Turkey, and bordered by Burhaniye in the north, Dikili in the south and Bergama in the east. Ayvalık, which is located in the western edge of an inner sea created by Anatolia and Lesbos in the northern Aegean Sea, is a unity composed of a collection ...
9592.
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 ...
9593.
La ville de Nova Sintra, sur la petite île de Brava, de 64km2, reste vivante dans le temps comme un vestige d'un mode de vie traditionnel semi-rural, caractérisé par des maisons du XIXe siècle imprégnés de jardins cultivés ayant comme but la subsistance et un tracé urbain acclimatés aux jardins et paysagé arboré.
La découverte de l'île a eu lieu en 1462 par l’écuyer Diego ...