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986.
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 property is an artificially created and maintained wetland requiring a guaranteed minimum ...
987.
On 22 January 2009, the Anegundi Bridge at the World Heritage Group of Monuments at Hampi collapsed, killing eight construction workers. The unfinished bridge over the Tungabhadra River gave way under the weight of the additional concrete used to complete its construction, only weeks after resumption of the works which had been halted over 9 years ago.
The Group of ...
988.
The Karez system of the Balochistan desert is a vibrant example of an ancient and still functional approach to community-based water management in an arid landscape. Karez irrigation technology was developed in arid and semi-arid areas from India and western China through the Middle East into North Africa. The technology is believed to have originated in the 1st millennium ...
989.
The World Heritage Centre highlights the importance of World Heritage sites for mirgratory birds on the occasion of the first World Migratory Bird Day launched by the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and other partner organizations. UNESCO has a Memorandum of Understanding with CMS, and the World Heritage Centre is also working with CMS in the framework of the ...
990.
Thirty-seven new sites will be proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 30th session of the World Heritage Committee scheduled for July 8-16 in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. The President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus; the Director-General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura; and Ina Marčiulionytė, Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee and ...
991.
Remarkable natural and cultural properties from 40 countries will be considered for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during the meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Paris (19 – 29 June).
Six of these countries stand to have properties inscribed on the World Heritage List for the first time during the forthcoming session: Barbados, Jamaica, ...
992.
The Ancient villages of Northern Syria (Syrian Arab Republic), The Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas), (United Arab Emirates), and the Persian Garden (Iran), the Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana (Spain), Pile Dwellings around the Alps (Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia) and Selimiye Mosque and its ...
993.
The World Heritage Committee on Monday morning inscribed Lena Pillars Nature Park of the Russian Federation, the last site to be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List during this year’s session. Chad, Congo, Palau and Palestine had World Heritage sites inscribed on the List for the first time.
Lena Pillars Nature Park is marked by spectacular rock pillars that reach a ...
994.
World Wetlands Day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Today’s World Wetlands Day under the theme, ‘Wetlands and Biodiversity,’ is an opportunity to highlight the importance of wetland biodiversity conservation.
The significance of wetland biodiversity was stressed ...
995.
Today is World Wildlife Day with the theme, “Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration.”
The 1972 World Heritage Convention makes an important contribution to protect species by giving an international protection status to areas and ecosystems which harbor the most remarkable species. The transnational mangrove ecosystem of the Sundarbans (Bangladesh) and ...
996.
This year, 2024, the World Heritage Residence Scholarship goes to German artist Paul Wiersbinski, Berlin, for his project entitled "The Perfect House". The project will connect together the World Heritage sites Decorated Farmhouses of Halsingland and the German Berlin Modernism Housing Estates by artistically interweaving urban Berlin with rural Halsingland. The project ...
997.
India,
Management and institutional factors (Lack of effective management and adequate protection – require the finalization of the integrated conservation and management plan and the constitution and functioning of “Palampet Special Area Development Authority”)
Buildings and Development (Tourism development projects)
,On 1 February 2024, the State Party submitted a state ...
998.
The Dhamnar caves are located on a hill near the village of Dhamnar spread across a span of 5.2 hectares. Dhamnar village is in the Mandsaur district of the state of Madhya pradesh, India. Mandsaur village, formerly known as Dasapura is located 22 km from the location of the caves. This rock cut site consists of a total of 51 caves of varying sizes carved into the laterite ...
999.
Ras al Had Turtle Reserve is situated at South al Sharqiyya Governorate (East of Oman), Wilayat Sur (see the attached map) and was designated as a nature reserve on 23/4/1996. It covers an area of 120 square kilometres of beaches, coastal lands, seabed and two Khaurs or lagoons (Khaur al Hajar and Khaur Jarama). It extends for 45 km along the coast from khaur Jarama in the ...
1000.
Phnom Kulen range is located 30 km northeast of Angkor archaeological site, Siem Reap province, northwest Cambodia. It is registered since 1992 on the Government of Cambodia’s tentative list as a World Heritage potential cultural site, with the criteria V and VI. Phnom Kulen means the Mountain of Leeches in Khmer. According to the old Khmer inscriptions (and particularly ...
1001.
Children's Artwork on World Heritage Sites
Thank You
Children's Artwork on World Heritage Sites
The artwork displayed below was posted in response to a global call for the Little Artists Exhibition inviting children around the world to draw a UNESCO World Heritage site that matters to them. This could be a site in their community, a memory from a family vacation, ...
1002.
Historically, developments in Delhi took place in a triangular patch of land with River Yamuna on one side and the northern range of Aravalli hills on the other two sides. The wider regional importance of Delhi strategically stems from its location on an important trade route, the Uttarapatha that ran along the Gangetic plain and linked up to the Silk Route.
Archaeological ...
1003.
The site of Unakoti is located in the northeastern part of Tripura, about 8 km from Kailasahar and 185 km from the State capital Agartala. The vertical surface of the Unakoti hills was used by the ancient people to carve various mythological scenes such as the different iconographic forms of Siva, Ganesha, Uma-Maheshwara, etc. Unakoti is famous for its colossal rock cut ...
1004.
Durban (South Africa), The World Heritage Committee chaired by Themba Wakashe, South Africa’s Deputy Director-General for Heritage and National Archives, today inscribed seven natural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The Committee also made decisions concerning two natural sites already on the List. The one is extended in size while the inscription of the other under ...
1005.
The twenty-first session of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 23 to 28 June 1997. The seven Bureau members, Australia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco and Niger, were joined by observer delegations from thirty-seven other States Parties, as well as representatives of the Advisory Bodies.The agenda included an ...
1006.
The General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
As per Article 8(1) of the World Heritage Convention (or Rule 49 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee ), the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention meets during the sessions of the General Conference of UNESCO.
The General Assembly manages its meetings according to ...
1007.
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 ...
1008.
The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria, integrating various cultural influences into the Gandhara school of Buddhist art. The area contains numerous Buddhist monastic ensembles and sanctuaries, as well as fortified ...
1009.
The first Buddhist temple in China was built here in Sichuan Province in the 1st century A.D. in the beautiful surroundings of the summit Mount Emei. The addition of other temples turned the site into one of Buddhism's holiest sites. Over the centuries, the cultural treasures grew in number. The most remarkable is the Giant Buddha of Leshan, carved out of a hillside in the ...
1010.
The heritage-related Cooperation Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and UNESCO was signed in Paris on 18 April 2002 by Mr Francisco Villar, Spanish Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, and the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura.
Spain adopted the World Heritage Convention in May 1982 and, with the signing of the Cooperation Agreement, reaffirmed ...
1011.
Sl.
Name of the components
State, Province or Region (Sub-district, District, Division)
Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates
Construction Period
A
Mosques with single dome
A1
Bibi Chini Mosque
Betagi, Barguna, Barisal
22°28'22.2"N 90°12'02.6"E
17th century CE
A2
Srirampur Moque
Sadar, Patuakhali, Barisal
22°25'20.8"N ...
1012.
In the early 20th century the quartz ridge was called the Klang Gates Ridge. This informal geographical named remained until the 1980s when the quartz ridge was then better known as the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge or Permatang Kuarza Genting Kelang. On 24 June 2015 the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge was formally named the Gombak Selangor Quartz Ridge or Permatang Kuarza Gombak ...
1013.
Fort Shirley is part of the Cabrits National Park in the north of Dominica and can be considered Dominica’s most important historic site and was the scene of the famous revolt of the 8th West India Regiment in 1802 when African slave soldiers took over the garrison for three days in protest over conditions there and the fear of being sent to work in the canefields. Their ...
1014.
The Mission Ruins of Venn's Town is situated on Mahé Island more precisely in the South-West of the Morne Seychellois National Park, at an altitude of 450 m. It is served by the public road Victoria-Sans Souci-Port Glaud which traverses the central mountain chain running from east to west. The site lies 6 km from the town and it can be reached by vehicle in 20 minutes.
The ...
1015.
Helsinki, Finland - The World Heritage Committee opened its 25th annual session in Helsinki, Finland, on Tuesday, 11 December. The meeting, hosted by the Finnish Government, was opened by the Director-General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura; the President of Finland, Ms Tarja Halonen, and the Finnish ministers of Culture and Environment. The opening session was attended by ...
1016.
The 34th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia since 25 July today finished its consideration of nominations for the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Meeting under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Culture of Brazil, João Luiz da Silva Ferreira, the Committee inscribed 21 new sites, including 15 cultural, 5 ...
1017.
The World Heritage Committee will inscribe some of the 30 sites nominated for inclusion on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its forthcoming meeting in Manama under the chair of Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa of Bahrain from 24 June to 4 July.
The proposed additions to the World Heritage List number five natural sites, including one extension to a site already inscribed, ...
1018.
The World Heritage Committee will examine 36 nominations for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 43rd session, which will take place in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, from 30 June to 10 July under the chair of Abulfas Garayev, Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan.
The Committee will furthermore examine the state of conservation of 166 sites already ...
1019.
UNESCO is delighted to announce that submissions are now being accepted for the 2023 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation (‘Awards’) recognizes exemplary efforts by individuals and organizations to restore or conserve structures, places and properties of heritage value in the ...
1020.
Ahead of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia signed a historic agreement at UNESCO Headquarters to renovate Block 17 of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum and install a new and joint permanent exhibition on the Holocaust in the former ...
1021.
India,In 2003: Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’). The project was suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004. ,On 24 January 2011 reports were submitted by the State Party on the state of conservation of the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra Fort World Heritage ...
1022.
Indonesia,Earthquake,By letter dated 31 January 2007, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, following the earthquake that struck the region of Yogyakarta on 27 May 2006.
The report provides information on the activities that have taken place at the site following the mission dispatched by the World Heritage Centre in June 2006, ...
1023.
India,In 2003: Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’). The project was suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004. ,On 24 January 2011 reports were submitted by the State Party on the state of conservation of the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra Fort World Heritage ...
1024.
India,In 2003: Development project negatively impacting the World Heritage value of the properties of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (‘Taj Heritage Corridor Project’). The project was suspended by the Indian authorities in 2004. ,On 24 January 2011 reports were submitted by the State Party on the state of conservation of the Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra Fort World Heritage ...
1025.
Nepal,
Plans to construct a road and railway through the property
Proposed infrastructures projects
Proposed irrigation project to divert the Rapti River (issue resolved)
Increase in the natural rate of mortality of the rhinoceros (issue resolved)
Pollution of the Narayani River (issue resolved)
33kV transmission line project (issue resolved)
,On 14 September 2014, the ...
1026.
India,
Low-impact research / monitoring activities (Lack of comprehensive and accurate documentation of the historic buildings of the property)
Commercial development, Housing (Potential impact of new constructions and development projects on the western section of the property and its buffer zone)
Management Systems / Management Plans (Lack of effective implementation of ...
1027.
We are pleased to bring you this issue on biodiversity and World Heritage sites, focusing on some of the properties most vital to the future of our planet.
These articles were prepared in anticipation of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) originally planned for October 2020 in Kunming, China, and the designation of a “biodiversity super year”. Many far-reaching ...
1028.
India,
Invasive/alien terrestrial species (Prosopis, Paspalum)
Invasive/alien freshwater species (Eichhornia, Clarias gariepinus)
Water (extraction)
Water infrastructure
Management system/management plan (Need to update the Management Plan; inadequate water management including insufficient water supply and quality and competition among different users; inadequate measures ...
1029.
No.
Name of Property
State, Province or Region
Area (ha.)
Geographic (lat/long) or UTM Coordinates of approximate centre point
1.
Ruins of Ancient Vaishali
Bihar
Vaishali
2.77 (Vaishali)
7.30 (Kolhua)
25 59 N 85 6 E
2.
Remains of Vikramshila Ancient University
Bihar
Bhagalpur
42.35
25 19 N 87 17 E
3.
Buddhist remains of ...
1030.
With its five flat peaks, Mount Wutai is a sacred Buddhist mountain. The cultural landscape is home to forty-one monasteries and includes the East Main Hall of Foguang Temple, the highest surviving timber building of the Tang dynasty, with life-size clay sculptures. It also features the Ming dynasty Shuxiang Temple with a huge complex of 500 statues representing Buddhist ...
1031.
The property Mughal Forts in Fluvial Terrains in Dhaka consists of four sites associated with the Mughal military and administrative establishment in Bengal. The sites include three naval forts in the outskirts of Dhaka City: Hajiganj Fort, Sonakanda Fort and Idrakpur Fort, and one palace fort Lalbagh Fort in Dhaka City. The forts were established by the Mughal Subahdars ...
1032.
India,a) Forced evacuation of Park staff;
b) Poaching and logging;
c) Illegal cultivation;
d) Slow release of funds;
e) Invasive species;
f) Uncontrolled infrastructure development by local tourism groups;
g) Attempts by paramilitary group Sashastra Seema Bal to set up base camps in the property.,From 24 to 31 January 2011, a joint World Heritage Centre/ IUCN monitoring ...
1033.
1) N13 48 6.6 E77 36 33.9 - Sri Veerabhadra Temple2) 13˚ 48ʹ 11.4 ʺ N and 77˚ 36ʹ 44.6 ʺ E - Monolithic Bull (Nandi)Location and Context: Sri Veerabhadra temple, also known as Lepakshi Temple is located in Lepakshi Village, named after a main shrine dedicated to Veerabhadra (the fiery incarnation of Lord Shiva). From the inscriptions engraved on the prakara walls of the ...
1034.
"Phra That Phanom" is located within the walled compound of the "Temple of Phra That Phanom" in Nakorn Phanom Province, Thailand, about 600 meters west of the Mekong River. Believed by the people in the region to have been built by Monk Maha Kassapa, a chief disciple of Buddha, to enshrine the Buddha's breastbone relics 8 years after Buddha's Nirvana, this Stupa is ...
1035.
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)
,A report on the state of conservation of the property was received from the State Party on 27 ...
1036.
The dynamic, active and changing deltaic landscape and cultural activities
The southwestern or lower part of Bangladesh (and West Bengal, India) is characterized by the unique, continuously metamorphosing, and comparatively unstable part of the active Ganges Delta (a delta is a landform created by the sediments deposited by the rivers, and water flows often in an area ...
1037.
1038.
1039.
Until, not even 150 years ago, millions of Africans had to bear a cruel fate. They were captured by slave hunters, chained together and forced to walk some times hundred of kilometers to be sold for example to planters who used them as cheap labour in their fields. Central and East Africa was one of the main areas where the slave hunters and traders, most of them Arabs ...
1040.
Krakow, Poland, 12 July—The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Krakow since 2 July, closed its annual session today. During the session, the Committee inscribed 21 new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. It also extended or modified the boundaries of five sites already on the List.
The new inscriptions bring to 1,073 the total number of sites on the World Heritage ...
1041.
The 46th session of the World Heritage Committee ended on Wednesday July 31st in New Delhi, India. The 10 days of work resulted in significant advances in the recognition and protection of African heritage, with the inscription of five new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List and the removal of Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal) from the List of World Heritage in ...
1042.
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 ...
1043.
Colombia,
Construction of TRANSCARIBE, a new public transportation system and its impact on the wall (issue resolved)
Marine transport infrastructure (impact of the harbour public works on the fortifications of Cartagena)
Management Systems/Management Plan (lack of a Management Plan; lack of a regulatory conservation management system for the property; need for urban ...
1044.
,On 26 September (8.30am-10.00am, Panama time; 3.30pm-5.00pm, Paris time, France; 7.00pm – 8.30pm Kolkata time, India), experts in carbon credit financing for conservation will convene virtually to share first-hand insights on how blue carbon can help close the financing gap across marine protected areas (MPAs).
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Programme (1,5 hour)
Opening and welcome ...
1045.
Categorization: Serial monuments; Military architecture; Sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries; nationwide coverage.
The set of fortresses installed by Europeans in Brazil originated in a territory occupation process, different to those found in other colonial powers. It was based on a decentralized effort, arising from the actions of inhabitants of the different ...
1046.
Sites of memory are places vested with historical, social or cultural significance due to events that took place there in the past. Their associative values end up being more important or comparable to the consideration that has been made of the materiality of the cultural assets conveying different meanings; however, the material remains may be essential for the ...
1047.
Ihavandhoo Friday Mosque, N6° 57′ 17.45″, E72° 55′ 38.27″ Meedhoo Friday Mosque, N5° 27′ 27.84″, E72° 57′ 16.41″ Malé Friday Mosque, N4° 10′ 40.79″, E73° 30′ 44.56″ Malé Eid Mosque, N4° 10′ 29.41″, E73° 30′ 15.13″ Fenfushi Friday Mosque, N3° 29′ 21.65″, E72° 47′ 1.61″ Isdhoo Old Mosque, N2° 12′ 96.55″, E73° 58′ 00.74″
The Maldives lies in the middle of the Indian Ocean. ...
1048.
Beng Mealea is a very impressive temple built in the reign of King Suryavarman II, 12th century CE, and modified by Jayavarman VII. It is located in Beng Mealea village, Beng Mealea commune, Svay Leu District, Siem Reap province. It is about 77 Km Northwest of Siem Reap town and faces the eastern part of Kulen mountain on one side. Importantly, it is situated along the ...
1049.
The Shwedagon Pagoda, situated on Singuttara Hill in the center of Yangon (Rangoon), is the most sacred Buddhist stupa in Myanmar and one of the most important religious reliquary monuments in the world. The proposed property includes the hill atop of which the main stupa is located, the hill-top reliquary stupa and associated religious buildings and sacred statuary, ...
1050.
The Astrakhan Kremlin is a markworthy monument of military and engineering art of building of the second half of XVI century and of the orthodox church architecture of XVII-XVIII centuries.In 1558 a wooden Kremlin was built. Construction of stone fortification of Astrakhan Kremlin started during the reign of Ivan the Terrible and it was completed during reign of Fedor ...
1051.
Christchurch, New Zealand, 29 June - The World Heritage Committee inscribed 22 new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List during its ongoing session in Christchurch. The new inscriptions include 16 cultural, five natural and one mixed, cultural and natural property. In a decision unprecedented in the history of UNESCO's Convention concerning the Protection of the ...
1052.
The future of the World Heritage Convention ahead of its 40th anniversary next year and the growing challenges of heritage preservation were the key themes of the opening addresses of the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee at UNESCO in Paris today. The session will end on 29 June.
The Chairperson of 35th session, Shaikha Mai bint Muhammad Al Khalifa, ...
1053.
New sites have been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List: Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Palestine); Site of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot/Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Israel), Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (Palau), and The Cultural Landscape of Bali: the Subak System as a Manifestation of ...
1054.
The opening ceremony of the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee took place Sunday at the Bahrain National Theatre in the presence of Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa of Bahrain. It marked the beginning of the Committee's work, which will continue until 4 July.
Several hundred people took part in the ceremony, which was opened by the President of the ...
1055.
Pakistan,a) Demolition of two of the tanks and partial demolition of a third tank of the hydraulic works of the ShalamarGardens;
b) Encroachments and urban pressure;
c) Inadequate management mechanisms (including incomplete legislation, lack of financial resources);
d) Lack of definition of boundaries of the Lahore Fort and ShalamarGardens.,The State Party submitted a ...
1056.
Albania,North Macedonia,
Management and planning
Economic and demographic developments
Buildings and development
Ground transport infrastructure
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
,On 3 December 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
1057.
India,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property:
Develop the Special Area Heritage Plan under Jaipur Master Plan 2025
Complete the detailed heritage inventory for the property
Improve the legal protection by introducing architectural control guidelines
Extend the management system
Develop a detailed monitoring program
Establish an overall ...
1058.
,Dates: 15 – 26 September 2017
Place: University of Tsukuba, Japan
Organized by the World Heritage Studies and the Certificate Programme on Nature Conservation (CPNC) at the University of Tsukuba, in cooperation with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, IUCN, ICCROM and ICOMOS.
The CBWNCL
Heritage Conservation is an evolving practice, and one of the current debates focuses on ...
1059.
The exact historical itineraries of the Silk Roads on the territory of modern Kazakhstan and Central Asian countries were never static. Certain cities, towns, caravanserais and trade stations were gaining and losing importance in the different periods of time due to different internal and external reasons. However, today we can identify several main sections of the most ...
1060.
Durban (South Africa) – The World Heritage Committee, chaired by Themba Wakashe, South Africa’s Deputy Director-General for Heritage and National Archives, today inscribed 17 cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The World Heritage List now numbers 812 sites in total, which includes: 628 cultural; 160 natural and 24 mixed sites in 137 States ...
1061.
The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the Timurid period from the 14th to the 15th centuries. The major monuments include the Registan Mosque and madrasas, Bibi-Khanum Mosque, the Shakhi-Zinda compound and the Gur-Emir ...
1062.
The Working Group on the Representativity of the World Heritage List was decided by the 23rd Session of the World Heritage Committee as a follow up to the 12th General Assembly of States Parties of the World Heritage Convention.
At a meeting held on 21 January 2000 the following twelve States Parties were elected to the Working Group: Australia, Benin, Cuba, Egypt, Greece, ...
1063.
The Natural-Historical complex of Karaftoo is located to the North of Kurdistan Province, about 72 km to the northwest of Divandarreh, to the east of Saqez Township, in an area called Havatu. It is in the form of a giant rock of limestone in a 45 degree slope surface, having 1500 meters length and 700 meters width.
This complex is situated in a preserved region called ...
1064.
The Padang (Malay for ‘field’) is a multi-use open green space set at the heart of the historic Singapore settlement that combines the features and functions of a playing field, ceremonial parade ground, and tropical civic square. As one of the oldest open spaces in Singapore, the Padang is a seemingly nondescript yet dynamic green that has evolved organically and accrued ...
1065.
A UNESCO and IUCN assessment of the status of species reveals that UNESCO World Heritage sites harbour over 20% of mapped global species richness within just 1% of the Earth’s surface. Safeguarding these biodiversity hotspots is essential if the Kunming – Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is to be achieved. UNESCO is appealing to the 195 States Parties to the ...
1066.
Coordinates:
1. Seruwila - N8 22 14 E81 19 12
2. Trincomalee - N8 35 32 E81 11 47
I. Koddiyar bay - N8 29 59 E81 14 51
II. Koneshwaram - N8 34 56 E81 14 43
III. Kompanachchi - N8 10 E81 13
3. Somawathie - N8 7 39 E81 11 49
4. Polonnaruwa
Ι. Dalada Maligawa - N7 56 52 E81 00 04
ΙΙ. Dimbulagala - N7 52 2 E81 07 02
ΙΙΙ. Pulligoda -
5. Mahiyangana ...
1067.
No.
Name of village or Group of villages
Site Coordinates
1
Amkoi
25°13' N, 92°0' E
2
Kudengrim
25°13' N, 92°1' E
3
Kudenthymmai
25°13' N, 92°1' E
4
Khonglah
25°15' N, 92°0' E
5
Nongbarehrim
25°13' N, 91°59' E
6
Nongbareh Lyntiar
25°13' N, 92°0' E
7
Darrang
25°12' N, 92°0' E
8
Sohkha Mission
25°12' N, ...
1068.
The rich archaeological remains of the Iranian city of Bam, where 26,000 lost their lives in the earthquake of December 26, 2003, was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, alongside 12 other new cultural sites listed today by the World Heritage Committee holding its 28th session in Suzhou. This brings to 788 the number of cultural, natural and mixed sites now on the ...
1069.
The name of serial nomination
Geographical Coordinates
Karakorum-Pamir
Tashkurghan National Nature Reserve
N36 10 E76 30
Pamir Wetlands National Nature Reserve
N75 12 E75 12
The Pamirs are the most famous mountain convergence zone in the world. It is the largest mountain convergence zone that was formed by the convergence of the Tianshan Mountains, the ...
1070.
N10 15 18.96 W74 54 41.14 (begins at the municipality of Calamar, Bolivar),
N10 18 16.37 W75 31 45.75 (empties into the Bay of Cartagena)
The Canal del Dique - Dike Canal crosses the departments of Bolívar, Atlántico and Sucre. It starts on the Magdalena River, at the municipality of Calamar, and empties into the Bay of Cartagena. On its banks are the ...
1071.
The Royal Belum State Park, Perak Malaysia originally, was gazetted as Hutan Simpan Belum (Belum Forest Reserve) in 1971 and subsequently in 2007 it was regazetted in accordance with the Enakmen Perbadanan Taman Negeri Perak 2001 Sek. 6 (Section 6, Perak State Park Corporation Enactment 2001) as a State Park, stately called as the Crowning Glory of the Peninsula. In 2012, ...
1072.
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Quebec City has added eight new cultural sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on the morning of the 7 of July. With these inscriptions, Papua New Guinea and San Marino enter the World Heritage List for the first time.
The new sites inscribed are:
Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca (Malaysia) have ...
1073.
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia has today has inscribed three new cultural sites, including two in Mexico and one in Brazil. It also inscribed three natural sites in China, Kiribati, Reunion Island (France) and extended a site already on the World Heritage List in Bulgaria.
The cultural sites are (in order of inscription):
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro ...
1074.
Two new sites and one extension to a Polish site were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Sunday afternoon, bringing to 19 the total number of sites added to the List during the 37th session taking place in Phnom Penh.
The latest inscriptions are:
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, (Germany)
Descending a long hill dominated by a giant statue of Hercules, the ...
1075.
The city of Fuzhou (China) will host the next session of the World Heritage Committee in 2020. This decision concluded the work of the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee, meeting in Baku since 30 June.
During this year’s session, the World Heritage Committee inscribed a total of 29 new sites on the World Heritage List (one in Africa, two in the Arab States, ten ...
1076.
The 65m-tall Minaret of Jam is a graceful, soaring structure, dating back to the 12th century. Covered in elaborate brickwork with a blue tile inscription at the top, it is noteworthy for the quality of its architecture and decoration, which represent the culmination of an architectural and artistic tradition in this region. Its impact is heightened by its dramatic ...
1077.
These four churches, the first of which was built by the Spanish in the late 16th century, are located in Manila, Santa Maria, Paoay and Miag-ao. Their unique architectural style is a reinterpretation of European Baroque by Chinese and Philippine craftsmen. 677Baroque Churches of the PhilippinesEglises baroques des PhilippinesIglesias barrocas de FilipinasЦеркви Филиппин в ...
1078.
S.l.
Name of component site
State, Province or Region
Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates
1.
The Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University [1953-1955]
Dhaka
23°44'08.68"N 90°23'42.29"E
2.
Central Library (Old Building)
University of Dhaka. [1953-1955]
Dhaka
23°44'00.35"N 90°23'42.93"E
3.
Bangladesh Council of Scientific and ...
1079.
Divnogorye is a unique cultural landscape, which results from the continuous interaction of man and nature from the Late Paleolithic to the present day, located in Voronezh Oblast in the center of the European part of Russia. Its natural and cultural features have shaped the distinctive and special appearance of Divnogorye with chalk cliffs and divas, traces of ...
1080.
India,a) Lack of co-ordinated and functional management system;
b) Lack of detailed property documentation; increasing number of visitors.,Le rapport d’avancement soumis le 31 mars 2006 par l’État partie donne des informations succinctes sur les mesures prises par les autorités en réponse aux recommandations de la 29e session du ...
1081.
Imperial Citadel of Thang Long-Hanoi (Viet Nam) becomes 900th site on UNESCO World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia has inscribed new cultural sites in Viet Nam, China, Tajikistan, France, the Netherlands, on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Committee also agreed to the extension of two cultural properties in Germany, Norway.
The latest ...
1082.
Manama is located at the northern coast of the main island of the Kingdom of Bahrain, a small island state located in the center of the Arabian Gulf. As a result of its strategically good location Bahrain has always been an international maritime trade and multicultural hub. Since ancient times the main harbor is located at Bahrain's northern coast; previously in Qal'at ...
1083.
The complex of Amarbayasgalant Monastery was built during 1727-1736, in the honour of Undur Gegeen Zanabazar, the first Bogd, Buddhist leader of Mongolia. He was also a Founder of the Mongol School of religious art and created the minted Buddha Statues that are now highly respected and recognized worldwide. The architectures of this monastery are in perfect harmony with ...
1084.
Spain,High-rise development in the vicinity of the property.,Further to the World Heritage Committee’s discussion at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010) and Decision 34 COM 7B.100, the State Party invited an ICOMOS advisory mission to the property, by letter dated 10 December 2010, in order to assess the state of the construction work on the Torre Pelli - Cajasol ...
1085.
The World Heritage Committee on Sunday inscribed eight new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, including Chad’s first World Heritage property. Inscriptions will continue tomorrow Monday. The new sites are:
Major Mining Sites of Walonia (Belgium): The four sites of the property form a strip that is 170km long by 3 to 15 km, crossing Belgium from east to west. ...
1086.
Lao People's Democratic Republic,a) New infrastructure construction including new proposed road
b) Lack of coordinated management mechanism
c) Parking lot and visitor centre
d) Lack of sufficient professional staff,Following the UNESCO fact-finding mission of December 2010, the State Party was informed of the examination of the state of conservation of the property.
In ...
1087.
,From 11 June to 16 November 2022, WHITRAP Shanghai will organize a series of 6 monthly online World Heritage Dialogues including a WHITRAP Herit-AP Chat, in July, hosted by the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) Tongji University (Shanghai, China) to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural ...
1088.
Created in 2003 within the framework of the Global Strategy for the balanced, representative and credible World Heritage List, as a pilot activity for the identification of the sites connected with astronomy, the Thematic Initiative on Astronomy and World Heritage, aims to establish a link between Science and Culture towards recognition of the monuments and sites connected ...
1089.
39th session of the World Heritage Committee Bonn, Germany 39COM 28 June - 08 July 2015
Committee Members
Algeria, Colombia, Croatia, Finland, Germany, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Senegal, Serbia, Türkiye, Viet Nam
Bureau Members
Chairperson:
...
1090.
North Wuyishan Component：N27 56 00 E117 47 00Jinggangshan Component：N26 30 00 E114 05 00
Description of the World Heritage Site Mount Wuyi
At the 23rd meeting of the World Heritage Committee in December 1999, Mount Wuyi was accepted to be inscribed on the World Heritage List. The property meets Criteria iii and vi of world cultural heritage and Criteria vii and x of world ...
1091.
Hinglaj Mata Mandar is an ancient but living cultural landscape located in Hingol National Park on the Makran coast of the Arabian Sea, approximately 190 km west of Karachi. A famous Hindu religious place, it is situated in a mountain cave on the bank of the Hingol River. This is an ancient holy place that predates the Arab invasion and the advent of Sufism in Sindh and is ...
1092.
Yivli Minaret Mosque is located in Kaleiçi (the old town centre) along Cumhuriyet Street, next to Kalekapısı Square in Antalya. The mosque’s fluted minaret named “the Yivli Minaret”, which is decorated with dark blue tiles, is a landmark and symbol of the city. Although the inscription at the entrance indicates that Yivli Minaret Mosque was built in 1373 by Mehmet Bey, ...
1093.
Unjusa temple is located on the upper area of Daecho stream, one of the tributaries of the Yeongsan-gang river. It is enshrined in a mountainous valley stretching in the north-south direction. The hills on both sides are about 100 meters above the sea level.
Unjusa sits at the intersection of the Hwasun, Naju, and Jangheung regions which includes Korea's vast and fertile ...
1094.
The World Heritage Committee will assess the nomination of 34 sites for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 41st session, which will be chaired by Jacek Purchla, founder and director of the International Cultural Centre in Krakow, the Polish city that will host the session from 2 to 12 July.
This year’s nominations for inscription on the World Heritage ...
1095.
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 ...
1096.
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 ...
1097.
The Magellan Route is the trail of the First Voyage Around the World. It is a universal and global road because its itinerary is developed throughout the main oceans and all the continents in both planet hemispheres. The Magellan Route is the way traced by the nautical expedition made by the first world circumnavegation in the dawning of the 16th century. This path was ...
1098.
Nepal,
Natural disaster (severe earthquake of 25 April 2015)
Uncontrolled urban development resulting in the loss of traditional urban fabric, in particular privately-owned houses
Lack of coordinated management mechanism
Construction of forest road ; project for tunnel road in Pashupati Monument Zone Project for the extension of the Kathmandu International Airport
New ...
1099.
Covering the valley of the middle reach of Yaluzangbu River,its branches and some lakes on the Tibetan Plateau,Yalong region is the cradle of Tibetan culture.The extant relics,artifacts and ancient sites demonstrate the early civilization of the Tibetans,including their early religion,culture,arts and society.Yalong region covers an area of 1350 square kilometers.It is an ...
1100.
A glacier-fjord in Greenland, the Ilulissat Icefjord, is among the five new natural sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, while the extraordinary earthen architecture of Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba, in Togo, is one of three new cultural sites inscribed by the World Heritage Committee in Suzhou today.
The ongoing 28th session of the Committee, ...
1101.
World Heritage forests: Carbon sinks under pressure, a report by UNESCO, World Resources Institute (WRI) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released today, provides the first global scientific assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and sequestration by forests in UNESCO World Heritage sites.
It reveals that despite substantial carbon stored and ...
1102.
Patrimonito
Patrimonito's World Heritage Adventures
©
Patrimonito means 'small heritage' in Spanish and the character represents a young heritage guardian. Patrimonito has been widely adopted as the international mascot of the World Heritage Education Programme.
Patrimonito was created in 1995 by a group of Spanish-speaking students during a workshop at the 1st ...
1103.
Higher education is crucial to the long-term preservation of World Heritage sites. As the World Heritage List grows, there is an urgent need for qualified professionals to manage every aspect of the sites, from conservation and preservation to monitory, to tourism and visitor flows as well as interaction with local authorities and communities.
The World Heritage Centre ...
1104.
The group of monuments of Mandu are situated about 42 km south-east of Dhar, 112 km south-west of Indore and 300 km south-west of Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. There are 61 monuments including fort wall protected and declared as monuments of national importance. The most significant ones are described below-
l) Caves and Temples:
The rock-cut caves known as ...
1105.
The National Park of Peninsular Malaysia (Taman Negara), originally was gazetted as Gunung Tahan Game Reserve in 1925 and in 1939 it was declared as a National Park by the British Administrators under the name ‘King George V National Park’ under Enactment 1939, to commemorate the installation of King George V in England. Historically the three parts were ...
1106.
Marrakesh - UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, meeting since November 29 in Marrakesh (Morocco), has inscribed 48 new cultural and natural sites on the World Heritage List.
The List now has 630 sites of "exceptional universal value" in 118 countries. Sites in South Africa, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Turkmenistan are on the List for the first time.
Notable among ...
1107.
“Vicente was reviewing the large stones Quixadá that stood out sharply on the arranhenta vastness of the savanna, lifting, sky above, the huge granite cliffs.
The light gave off strange gradations from the metallic gray and blue color of the sky, and another violet pale blue, to the black mud that flowed in large lists, vanishing in the crevices, chamalotando the rough ...
1108.
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 ...
1109.
Our Pledge, Bergen, Norway
Cultural and natural sites form the environment on which human beings are dependent psychologically, religiously, educationally and economically. Their destruction or even deterioration could be harmful to the survival of our identity, our nations and our planet. We have the responsibility to preserve these sites for future generations.
Our ...
1110.
Sites on the World Heritage List are cultural, natural or mixed properties recognized by the World Heritage Committee has being of outstanding universal value. Biosphere Reserves are areas of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems which are internationally recognized within the framework of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme.
State Party
World Heritage ...
1111.
Located 90km from the capital Asuncion, the town of Sapucai is known for its fascinating railway complex. The town of Sapucai was constructed between 1887 and 1894, and became not just a station on the line, but a place where the steam locomotive trains were repaired and constructed.
The history of the railway in Paraguay goes way back in the mid nineteenth century when ...
1112.
Cambodia,Tourism Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of presentation and interpretation; Looting/Theft.,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report to the World Heritage Centre, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 27th session.
The Government of France organized, with the assistance of the Division of ...
1113.
The frankincense trees of Wadi Dawkah and the remains of the caravan oasis of Shisr/Wubar and the affiliated ports of Khor Rori and Al-Baleed vividly illustrate the trade in frankincense that flourished in this region for many centuries, as one of the most important trading activities of the ancient and medieval world. 1010Land of FrankincenseTerre de l’encensTierra del ...
1114.
This section provides information about the 1972 World Heritage Convention and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre. It includes answers to frequently asked questions in the following areas:
World Heritage/The Convention
The World Heritage List
The Nomination of Sites
World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage Fund
Education
Partnerships
Publications
The World Heritage ...
1115.
Students' recommendations
We, the participants of the first Asia-Pacific World Heritage Youth Forum are here to express our views on the importance of preserving World Heritage.
We can appreciate and see all these sites because our forefathers preserved them for us and in turn, it is our duty to preserve these for our children, so they too can appreciate them and be ...
1116.
Heritage for the Future
If the future of humanity is irrevocably linked to the city, then this future - political, economic and cultural - will be apparent above all in Asia as recent trends indicate.Throughout time, cities have played a vital role in the development of Asian civilizations. Almost everywhere, the heritage of the past - palaces, places of worship, ...
1117.
Spain,
High-rise development in the vicinity of the property (Torre Pelli-Cajasol);
Inappropriate protection for the wider setting and buffer zone to address development pressures.
,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 31 January 2013, informing on the progress on some of the requests of the Committee at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, ...
1118.
The settlement of Mudurnu was founded along a deep, narrow valley formed by the Mudurnu (Gallos) River, in a region rich with pine forests and thermal springs. The ancient geographer Strabon informs that the town of Modrene (Mudurnu) was located on the major trade routes of Anatolia. The Silk Road, which connected inner Asia with Tabriz in the 13th-14th centuries, ...
1119.
Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Ground transport infrastructure (New infrastructure construction, including new proposed roads)
Housing (New constructions contributing to the haphazard densification of the main monumental complex)
Management systems/Management Plan (Lack of a coordinated management mechanism)
Impacts of tourism/visitors/recreation
Interpretative and ...
1120.
Madagascar,There have been no previous State of Conservation reports. The IUCN evaluation of 2007 mentions the following threats to the property:
a) Encroachment;
b) Fire;
c) Hunting and poaching;
d) Artisanal mining;
e) Illegal logging;,On 30 November 2009, a detailed report on the state of conservation of the Rainforests of Atsinanana World Heritage property was ...
1121.
Location and landscape
The property is located in the prominent Buddhist religious centre of Lalmai-Mainamati representing twin villages on a hill range. The low and lenticular shaped hill range has a maximum height of 45 metres, is 17 kilometres long (from north to south) and at its widest part is 4.5 kilometres wide (from east to west). It rises within a vast floodplain ...
1122.
Deim Zubeir is an historical slave trench from the 19th century Slave trade located in Raja County in Western Bahr Elghazal State, in the Republic of South Sudan. Situated 675 km from the capital Juba and 70 km from the border of the Central African Republic, it is an area occupied by three ethnic groups: Balanda, Baya and Zande. The local community historically referred ...
1123.
In the vicinity of Bisya, approximately 30 kilometers south of the historic City of Bahla, two major wadis converge – the Wadi Seyfam to the west and Wadi Bahla to the east. In combination with localized deposits of good agricultural soils, both wadis provided the water necessary for irrigation and enabled, therefore, permanent human settlements to develop. Extensive ...
1124.
Category: Cultural property; cultural landscape, organically evolved and continuing.
The inscription comprehends the cultural heritage of the Railway Village of Paranapiacaba, built by the English company São Paulo Railway Co., the natural heritage of Atlantic Rainforest in the stretch circumscribed by the perimeter of the Nascentes de Paranapiacaba Natural Park, in the ...
1125.
Site # 1: Kharga Oasis
Kharga Oasis occupies a depression in the southern part of the Western Desert of Egypt, extending for some 180 x 15-30 km in a north-south direction, at about 200 km west of the Nile. The lowest point in the Oasis is more or less at sea level, while the highest is at 400 masl.
The natural vegetation, as well as the naturalized species and the ...
1126.
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 ...
1127.
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 ...
1128.
The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area (the Gondwana Rainforests), inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1986 with extensions inscribed in 1994, is a serial property which consists of numerous reserves, in eight groups, along the coast and subcoast of mid-eastern Australia. These reserves have been described as the terrestrial equivalent of the ...
1129.
The material remains of the Mayo Chinchipe Marañón culture demonstrate the development of a society 5500 years ago, living in the mega-diverse environment of the Amazon Region, interacting with it and using its resources optimally, attaining high levels of symbolism. They also held exchange with cultures in coastal regions of present-day Ecuador, as shown by their use of ...
1130.
The word `Sikh' itself is derived from the Sanskrit word `sishya' (of which the vernacular form is sikhya) meaning disciple/¬devoted follower. The same principle of universal participation is extended to planning and execution of the complex. In the center of the amrit-sass (pool of nectar) is the Harimandir (sanctum sanctorum), which is connected by the ...
1131.
The Cultural Landscape of Al-Faw Archaeological Area, situated at the north-western fringe of the Empty Quarter, stands at the intersection of Wadi Ad-Dawasir and the Tuwaiq escarpment. The climatic conditions of the region evolved considerably over time and passed through significantly wetter periods, which allowed the formation of Wadi ad-Dawasir. The environmental ...
1132.
Ancient Termiz includes Qoratepa, Fayaztepa, Zurmala Mortar, Qirq-Qiz, Khakim at-Termiziy, Sultan-Saodat, Kokildor Khonaqo, Djarqurgan Minaret, Kampirtepa. Old Termiz is located in 5 km to the northwest from Termiz, on the right branch of Amudarya River. A total area is 500 hectares consists of four parts, a citadel - Qala, two shakhristans (city) and rabad - the suburb, ...
1133.
Site managers report on Covid-19
World Heritage sites are also affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the managers of World Heritage sites tell us how they are coping with the crisis.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to warmly thank the site managers and staff who made the effort to update us during this particularly difficult time.
Bwindi Impenetrable ...
1134.
Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca have developed over 500 years of trading and cultural exchanges between East and West in the Straits of Malacca. The influences of Asia and Europe have endowed the towns with a specific multicultural heritage that is both tangible and intangible. With its government buildings, churches, squares and ...
1135.
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 ...
1136.
The serial transnational nomination “Memorials to the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War: Brest Fortress and Mamayev Kurgan” (Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation) includes two large-scale memorial complexes associated with the beginning and the turning point of military operations on the Eastern Front of the World War II.
World War II is the most significant event of ...
1137.
Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian : N 39°33′ 54.12″ E 113°10′ 55.26′′
Main Hall of Fengguo Monastery of Yixian County: N 41° 32′ 34.6″ E 121° 14′ 33.8′′
Wooden Pagoda in Yingxian County, Shanxi Province and the Main Hall of the Fengguo Monastery in Yixian County, Liaoning Province are both ...
1138.
The serial transnational nomination “Memorials to the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War: Brest Fortress and Mamayev Kurgan” (Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation) includes two large-scale memorial complexes associated with the beginning and the turning point of military operations on the Eastern Front of the World War II.
World War II is the most significant event of ...
1139.
Ecoregion
Province
The Andaman Sea Nature Reserve
Coordinates
Nominated Area (ha)
Buffer Zone (ha)
Total area (ha)
Mangroves and Inshore islands
Ranong, Phang-nga
Mu Ko Ranong NP
9°47'40"N
27,200
79,545
152,475
98°30'44"E
Laem Son NP
9°28'34"N
31,500
98°22'45"E
Ranong Mangrove
9°32'22"N
14,230
98°30'40"E
Offshore ...
1140.
Hanyangdoseong 1
Jongno-gu, Seodaemun-gu and Seongbuk-gu Districts, Seoul City
N37°35'35.09" E126°58'25.24"
Hanyangdoseong 2
Seongbuk-gu and Jongno-gu Districts, Seoul City
N37°34'50.07" E127°0'31.39"
Hanyangdoseong 3
Jongno-gu District, Seoul City
N37°34'16.07" E127°0'35.03"
Hanyangdoseong 4
Jongno-gu District, Seoul ...
1141.
Located at the edge of a wide and sheltered gulf, İzmir connects to a rich hinterland extending north, east and south through a series of rivers and valleys. İzmir's geographical position is surrounded by Madra Mountains and Balıkesir provincial border to the north, Kuşadası Gulf and Aydın provincial border to the south, Çeşme Peninsula and the Gulf of İzmir, which derives ...
1142.
The World Heritage Committee today added 13 cultural sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List and one extension to an existing cultural site in Mexico. Roșia Montană Mining Landscape (Romania), was simultaneously inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger pending the removal of threats to its integrity posed by possible extractive activities.
These additions were ...
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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 ...
1145.
Subiaco Benedectine Complex:
S. Benedetto Monastery
41°55'00.7"N 13°07'05.4"E
S. Scolastica Monastery
41°55'06.4"N 13°06'39.6"E
Montecassino Complex
41°29'27.9"N 13°48'50.6"E
San Vincenzo al Volturno Abbey:
San Vincenzo Abbey
41°38'60.0"N 14°05'16.3"E
Archaeological area of Volturno
41°38'55.3"N 14°04'58.8"E
San Pietro al ...
1146.
No.
Name of property
State, Province or Region
Area (ha)
Geographic (lat/long) or UTM Coordinates of approximate centre point
1
Nomadic Monuments of Inner Tien Shan
Kyrgyzstan, Inner Tien Shan, Naryn oblast
Koshoi- Korgon- 55,6
Tash-Rabat-28,5 Manakeldy-31,8 Shyrdakbek - 38,3
Koshoi- Korgon-
41" 7' 24, 83 N
75" 41' 59, 63 E
Tash-Rabat
40"49'21, ...
1147.
Australian Cornish Mining Sites: Burra and Moonta is located on the traditional lands of the Ngadjuri and Narungga peoples, respectively, who occupied these lands for thousands of years prior to European settlement and dispossession from the nineteenth century. Burra and Moonta figure in their oral traditions and in European contemporary written records and illustrations, ...
1148.
1. The City Wall in XingchengXingcheng City Wall is located at the west bank of Liaodong Bay of China, the middle part of Liaoxi Corridor and the central part of Xingcheng city.Xingcheng City Wall was built during the 3rd year of Xuande Reign of Ming Dynasty (428), completed in the 5th year of Xuande Reign (430), meant to protect and safeguard the city from the intrusion ...
1149.
World Heritage properties are affected by the impacts of climate change at present and in the future. Their continued preservation requires understanding these impacts to their Outstanding Universal Value and responding to them effectively.
Climate Change and World Heritage
© Copyright / Geoff Pugh, Oxfam East Africa via flickr.com / Children collect water for ...
1150.
Extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 45COM 10 September - 25 September 2023
Committee Members
Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Mali, Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, Zambia
...
1151.
This is a proposal for a modification to the boundaries of the Property inscribed in 2003 on the World Heritage List (Decision 27 COM 8C 42) and identified as “Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza” to include the monument of the Cathedral of the Asunción in Jaén.
After the experience of Úbeda and Baeza, Andrea Vandelvira ...
1152.
No.
Name of property
State, Province or Region
Area (ha)
Geographic (lat/long) or UTM Coordinates of approximate centre point
1
Ancient Termiz
Surkhandarya Region, Termiz District
500 ha
67º11'34" N, 37º15'52"E
2
Historic Center of Qoqon
Ferghana Region
40º35''N; 71º E
3
Kanka
Tashkent Region, Akkurgan District
220 ha
41º12' ...
1153.
Kharga Oasis (a)
NW corner: 36R 780150.50 m E - 2882738.25 m N
NE corner: 36R 285678.26 m E - 2882281.51 m N
SE corner: 36R 282536.98 m E - 2690578.57 m N
SW corner: 36R 785938.04 m E - 2690675.87 m N
Nabta Playa (b)
NW corner: 36Q 241612.93 m E - 2515159.66 m N
NE corner: 36Q 292065.13 m E - 2514259.72 m N
SE corner: 36Q 291310.98 m E - 2464508.64 m N
SW corner: 36Q ...
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The following sites have been inscribed on the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee at its 21st session, meeting in Naples, Italy, 1-6 December, 1997. A total of 46 sites were inscribed: 7 natural sites; 38 cultural sites; and 1 mixed site. The work of the 21st Session thus brings the total number of sites on the World Heritage List to 552 (418 cultural, 114 ...
1155.
No.
Name of the component part
Latitude and Longitude
Latitude
Longitude
01
Ajinatepa Buddhist monastery
37°47'52.70"С
68°51'16.00"В
02a
Kalai Hulbuk
37°46'39.70"С
69°33'24.35"В
02b
Shahristoni Hulbuk
37°47'0.50"С
69°33'37.47"В
02c
Makbarai Shohoni ...
1156.
No.
Name of property
State, Province or Region
Area (ha)
Geographic (lat/long) or UTM Coordinates of approximate centre point
I. ROUTE: AMUL - MERV
1
Amul
Lebap velayat
5
At the outskirts of the modern Turkmenabat city
2
Akcha-gala
Bayramaly etrap, Mary velayat
1.2
Approximately 8 km to the north-east of Merv, at the Akcha-gala deserted ...
1157.
The archaeological site of Tell Sa'ad (F3 ) Dilmun Town N3258669.797 E235762.699
The archaeological site of Tell (F6 - A) Al Hakim Palace N3258904.000 E236053.000
The archaeological site of Tell (F6 - B) The Tower Temple N3258888.000 E236101.000
The archaeological site of Tell Sae'ed (F5) The Hellenistic Fortress N3258787.000 E236086.000
The ...
1158.
Lisbon has witnessed the meeting and exchange of cultures that took place in the city throughout the centuries, from the diverse peoples who settled there since the 7th century B.C. and left their cultural mark, to the globalisation generated by the Portuguese discoveries, when the city became a precursor to the maritime exploration of the 15th and 16th centuries, ...
1159.
The Founding of Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai was purposefully created by King Mangrai in AD.1296 to be the political, economic, social and cultural center of his newly expanded and integrated kingdom of the Tai people, called "Lanna Kingdom" (kingdom of a million rice fields). It was designed to be located in the landlocked heartland of Southeast Asia, north of modern-day ...
1160.
Cairns - UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, meeting since November 27 in Cairns, Australia, has inscribed 61 new cultural and natural sites on the World Heritage.
The List now has 690 sites of "exceptional universal value" in 122 countries. Sites in Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Nicaragua and Suriname are on the List for the first time. Ten of the new sites are properties ...
1161.
Oc Eo - Ba The archaeological site is located in the southwestwards of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, in Oc Eo town, Thoai Son district, An Giang province. It’s 40km away from Long Xuyen city, An Giang province to the northeast and 40km away from Rach Gia city, Kien Giang province to the southwest. This property has about 40 cultural relics of various types of ...
1162.
There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the world. Combined works of nature and humankind, they express a long and intimate relationship between peoples and their natural environment.There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the world. Combined works of nature and ...
1163.
Former Jilava Penitentiary - Fort no. 13: 44°19'59.02"N, 26° 6'23.81"E
Former Râmnicu Sărat Penitentiary: 45°22'59.48"N, 27° 3'19.20"E
Former Piteşti Penitentiary: 44°51'54.03"N, 24°51'51.32"E
Former Făgăraş Penitentiary: 45°50'43.00"N, 24°58'25.65"E
Former Sighetu Marmaţiei Penitentiary: 47°55'36.72"N, 23°53'28.11"E
The former prisons of Jilava, Râmnicu Sărat, Pitești, ...
1164.
Property History – Background
Parramatta is situated on the traditional land of the Burramatta clan of the Dharug people. The Dharug occupied land from Botany Bay to Picton in the south and Springwood in the west for many thousands of years prior to European settlement. The Burramatta had a close connection with the Parramatta River, which provided fresh water and fish, ...
1165.
Name of element
Central Point
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
No. in the Military Map of Portugal
Border Garrison Town of Elvas and its fortifications
Castle’s Keep
38º 52’ 50.413’’N
-7º 09’ 51.822’’W
324m
414
Stronghold of Almeida
Liberty Square
40º 43’ 29’’ N
-6º 54’ 23’’ W
750m
183
Fortress of Marvão
Pelourinho Square
39º 23’ ...
1166.
Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates:
Name
Zone
Easting
Northing
Halat Ammar Post
37 R
215960.00 m E
3226871.00 m N
B. bin Hermas Station
37 R
233625.87 m E
3195119.35 m N
Al-Haradha Bridge
37 R
235412.48 m E
3188345.31 m N
Al-Hazm Station
37 R
241011.16 m E
3174058.10 m N
Al-Mohtatib Station
37 R
252566.95 m ...
1167.
1. Monasterio de Santa María de La Rábida (Monastery of Santa María de la Rábida) 37º 12’ 27.36” N 6º 55’ 33.94” W
2. Monumento a los Descubridores o Columna IV Centenario (Monument to the Discoverers or 400th Anniversary Column) 37º 12’ 27.68” 6º 55’ 26.06 W
3. Iglesia de San Jorge. (St. George’s Church) 37º 13’ 50.29” N 6º 53’ 31.46” W
4. La Fontanilla 37º 13’ 52.98” N ...
1168.
The mercury-producing district of Huancavelica is located at the heart of the Andes range, at 3,700 meters above sea level, 245 kilometers southeast of Lima. Mercury or quicksilver production in Huancavelica was the largest of the Western hemisphere and it holds the fourth position of the world ranking, only bettered by Almadén (Spain), Idrija (Slovenia) and Mount Amiata ...
1169.
Latitude
Longitude
-13.95215
143.27487
-15.48606
144.66698
-13.88880
142.84803
-12.61881
143.44903
-11.99030
143.11611
-15.33069
-15.11388
143.57402
143.30956
The Cultural Landscapes of Cape York Peninsula will be proposed as a serial World Heritage property comprising a number of component parts from across the Peninsula and will ...
1170.
1. The Walk of Peace (in Slovenian: Pot miru)
Log pod Mangartom: Štoln
GPS: 46.40485, 13.59631
UTM: 46°24'17.5"N 13°35'46.7"E
Gorjansko
GPS: 45.80457, 13.70899
UTM: 45°48'16.4"N 13°42'32.4"E
2. Vršič: Russian Chapel (in Slovenian: Ruska kapelica); Heritage Register Number http://rkd.situla.org/ - HRN #855
GPS: 46.4429, 13.7677
UTM: 46°26'34.4"N 13°46'03.7"E
3. Log ...
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It is a serial property which comprises 5 component parts, several of which already have been inscribed on the World Heritage list:
1) Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo (already a World Heritage site): N9 00 23.92 W79 29 07.02 at Panamá Viejo´s Tower;
2) Historic District of Panamá (already a World Heritage site): N8 57 09.39 W79 32 06.17 at the steps of the Metropolitan ...