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World Heritage Properties 57
5872.
Egypt,
Earthquake in 1992 (issue resolved);
Inappropriate reconstruction works (issue resolved);
Rise of the underground water level;
Dilapidated infrastructure;
Neglect and lack of maintenance;
Overcrowded areas and buildings;
Uncontrolled development;
Absence of a defined protection perimeter for the property and of a comprehensive Urban Conservation Plan;
Absence of ...
5873.
Peru,
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community
Illegal activities
Management systems/management plan
Water (rain/water table)
Continuous deterioration of earthen architecture structures and decorated surfaces from lack of conservation and maintenance practices
Illegal occupation of the property
Unregulated farming activities
Rising water table ...
5874.
Mali,
No management and conservation plan
Pressure from urban development
Deterioration of dwellings
Waste disposal problems
Encroachment of the archaeological sites
Instable security situation
,On 31January 2018, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/116/documents/, providing the ...
5875.
San Bartolo is located within the biological corridor of the Ixcan River Basin, northeast of the Department of Petén, and 42 kilometers north of Uaxactun. It has the most beautiful, polychrome murals of all of the archaeological sites found in Guatemala, making it a proposed candidate for Cultural Heritage status for its unique value on an artistic level.
The ...
5876.
The Águas Livres Aqueduct, is a baroque architectural infrastructure commissioned by King Dom João V, which was built between 1731 and 1799,. It is a hydraulic structure that stretches over 36 miles, built of cut stone quarried in the Lisbon area, together with limestone masonry.
It was the last great classical aqueduct to be built all over the world, constituting a system ...
5877.
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 ...
5878.
AREA I from 38° 59' 43'' S / 61° 39' 00'' W to 39° 00' 10'' S / 61° 34' 30'' W
AREA II from 39° 00' 13'' S / 61° 32' 30'' W to 38° 59' 23'' S / 61° 27' 30'' W
AREA III from 38° 59' 19'' S / 61° 20' 54'' W to 38° 59' 17'' S / 61° 21' 59'' W
The Provincial Natural Reserve Pehuén co - Monte Hermoso is placed in the districts of ...
5879.
Rijal village located in the Assir Region, and is the capital of the Rijal Almaa Province. The village was a natural corridor linking those coming from Yemen and the Levant to Makkah and Madinah which makes it an important regional commercial center. The village consists of about 60 palaces built from natural stone, clay and wood, and the palaces consists of several ...
5880.
The cathedral and churches of Echmiatsin and the archaeological remains at Zvartnots graphically illustrate the evolution and development of the Armenian central-domed cross-hall type of church, which exerted a profound influence on architectural and artistic development in the region. 1011Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of ...
5881.
The area proposed for inscription in the World Heritage List is located in the centre of the historic nucleus of the town of Zadar and comprises the Roman forum with the remains of a temple, the Episcopal complex with the cathedral of St. Anastasia, the archbishop’s palace, the church of St. Donatus and the Zmajevic seminary, the orthodox church of St. Elias, the ...
5882.
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
,The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (Site proposed by Jordan) was inscribed, as a ...
5883.
The Bellinzona site consists of a group of fortifications grouped around the castle of Castelgrande, which stands on a rocky peak looking out over the entire Ticino valley. Running from the castle, a series of fortified walls protect the ancient town and block the passage through the valley. A second castle (Montebello) forms an integral part of the fortifications, while a ...
5884.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Temperature change (Serious weathering of many stone blocks due to capillary rising and variations in humidity and temperature)
Housing (Urban growth of the neighbouring agglomeration)
Ground transport infrastructure (International tarmac road crosses the site, heavy automobile and truck traffic inducing vibrations, pollution, and ...
5885.
As recorded in King Lujian's Mausoleum Constructed by Imperial Orders, the king's tomb was completed in the eighth month of the 43rd year of Wanli's reign in the Ming Dynasty (1615), from which it could be inferred that the second wife's tomb was built in the 30th year of Wanli's reign (1602). The mausoleum was well protected by military and civil ...
5886.
(1) Description of boundaries
The nominated property is located completely inside Qinghai Lake National Park, coinciding with the Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve.The east boundary reaches the eastern end of Qinghai Lake National Park, 36°28′55″N, 100°51′37″E.The west boundary reaches the western end of Qinghai Lake National Park, 36°56′39″N, 99°34′40″E.The south ...
5887.
Cotubanamá National Park (also known as East National Park) is part of the National System of Protected Areas of the Dominican Republic; it is located in the furthest limit of the Southeast of the country, between the provinces of La Romana and La Altagracia. Its territorial scope constitutes a peninsula with a trapezoidal shape, the major base would be represented by an ...
5888.
Strong northern winds (Shamal) blow throughout the year in the eastern parts of Iran (Sistan and Baluchistan, Southern Khorasan and southern parts of Razavi Provinces). Though this natural phenomenon is more prevalent all over the country during autumn, and in winter, winds may keep blowing, but the eastern parts of Iran are an exception in that even when there is no wind ...
5889.
Belarus,Poland,a) Illegal logging;
b) Excess commercial logging;
c) Bark beetle infestation of forest;
d) Alterations of the hydrological regime;
e) Border fence impeding mammal movements;
f) Lack of transboundary cooperation.,The State Party of Belarus submitted a short report on 1 February 2006. The report indicated that the Belarusian part of the World Heritage property ...
5890.
India,
Construction of a dam (issue resolved);
Bodo people insurgency;
Destruction of Park infrastructures (issue resolved);
Illegal removal of vegetation;
Poaching;
Need to enable trans-border collaboration in the management of the site
,The field visit to Manas Wildlife Sanctuary was organized during an IUCN mission to Assam from 5 to 16 February 2002, ...
5891.
France,Outbreaks of mould and bacterial spores on the surface of the cave paintings of Lascaux ,On 1February 2010, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report in response to the recommendations of the World Heritage Committee at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010). This extensive report includes an Action Plan and detailed annexes with graphics and ...
5892.
In the 9th century the flame of Christianity was kept alive in the Iberian peninsula in the tiny Kingdom of the Asturias. Here an innovative pre-Romanesque architectural style was created that was to play a significant role in the development of the religious architecture of the peninsula. Its highest achievements can be seen in the churches of Santa Maria del Naranco, San ...
5893.
This site includes three railways. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was the first, and is still the most outstanding, example of a hill passenger railway. Opened in 1881, its design applies bold and ingenious engineering solutions to the problem of establishing an effective rail link across a mountainous terrain of great beauty. The construction of the Nilgiri Mountain ...
5894.
Mantua and Sabbioneta represent two aspects of Renaissance town planning: Mantua shows the renewal and extension of an existing city, while some 30 km away, Sabbioneta represents the implementation of the period’s theories about planning the ideal city. Typically, Mantua’s layout is irregular with regular parts showing different stages of its growth since the Roman period ...
5895.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Agriculture Pressure; Logging; Mining; Oil and Gas Exploration; Fishing; Poaching/Hunting; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of Presentation and interpretation; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution coordination; Armed ...
5896.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Agriculture Pressure; Logging; Mining; Oil and Gas Exploration; Fishing; Poaching/Hunting; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of Presentation and interpretation; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution coordination; Armed ...
5897.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Agriculture Pressure; Logging; Mining; Oil and Gas Exploration; Fishing; Poaching/Hunting; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of Presentation and interpretation; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution coordination; Armed ...
5898.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Agriculture Pressure; Logging; Mining; Oil and Gas Exploration; Fishing; Poaching/Hunting; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of Presentation and interpretation; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution coordination; Armed ...
5899.
The ancient city of Kibyra is located in township of Gölhisar on southwestern part of the province of Burdur, at a distance of ca. 110 km from the provincial center. The settlement is situated on hills just to the west of modern town. To the west of the city are broad pasturages and Akdağ mountains while the fertile plain of Gölhisar extends to the east, with the stream ...
5900.
Coordinates:
Tana River Delta: S02 30 E40 20
Tana Forests: S02 30 E40 30
The Tana delta and the Tana forest which include the Boni, Dondori, Lunghi, Lower Tana forest, Lango ya Samba Witu forest and the Tana delta provide unique ecosystem that is the Northern limit of Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests biodiversity hotspot. This area represents a number of unique ...
5901.
Name of site
Latitude
Longitude
The 13 Stones
13˚17 ̒29˝N
61˚14 ̒52˝W
Petit Bordel
13˚16 ̒51˝N
61˚14 ̒56˝W
Barrouallie
13˚14 ̒07˝N
61˚16 ̒31˝W
Mount Wynne
13˚13 ̒08˝N
61˚16 ̒39˝W
Buccament
13˚11 ̒20˝N
61˚16 ̒00˝W
Sharpes Stream
13˚09 ̒49˝N
61˚13 ̒24˝W
Indian Bay
13˚08 ̒02˝N
61˚12 ̒29˝W
Yambou 1
13˚09 ...
5902.
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 ...
5903.
Ahin Rice Terraces: 16°46' N, 120°56' E
Hingyon Rice Terraces Cluster (Cababuyan South, Northern Cababuyan, Mompolia, and Poblacion): 16°51' N, 121°5' E
Central Banaue Rice Terraces Cluster (Pula, Cambulo, Poitan, Tam-an, Amganad, Kinakin, Gohang, San Fernando, Uhaj, Bocos, and Viewpoint): 16°55' N, 121°3' E
Ducligan Rice Terraces: 16°54' N, 121°9' E
1) Ahin Rice Terraces, ...
5904.
Akdamar Church (the Church of the Holy Cross) is located on Akdamar Island in Lake Van within borders of Gevaş District of Province of Van. Situated in the region of Eastern Anatolia, Lake Van is the largest lake in Turkey. Akdamar Island, also known as Aghtamar, Akhtamar and Ahtamar, is the second largest of the four islands in Lake Van. It is about 700.000 m² in size and ...
5905.
Indonesia,
Tourism development pressure;
Uncontrolled vendors within and around the property;
Lack of a coordinated site management mechanism;
Absence of property presentation and interpretation and of a visitor Management Plan;
Vandalism and littering from visitors.
,On 1 February 2005, the State Party submitted to the World Heritage Centre a document entitled “Long ...
5906.
The site of Kültepe, which was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Kanesh and centre of a complex network of Assyrian trade colonies in the 2nd millennium B.C., is located 20 km to the northeast of the modern city of Kayseri. Situated just at the foot of Mount Erciyes (ancient Argeus) and on a fertile plain, Kültepe occupies a position at which historic and ...
5907.
Chott El Jerid est situé dans la partie continentale du sud-ouest du pays. Site partagé entre le Gouvernorat de Tozeur et le Gouvernorat de Kebili. Villes les plus proches : Tozeur (au nord- ouest) et Kebili (au sud-est). Il s'étend sur une superficie de 586.187ha.
Le Chott El Jerid est une vaste dépression salée, située entre la chaîne de montagnes du Cherb au nord et le ...
5908.
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.,The overall situation has not changed much since the State of Conservation ...
5909.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Agriculture Pressure; Logging; Mining; Oil and Gas Exploration; Fishing; Poaching/Hunting; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of Presentation and interpretation; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution coordination; Armed ...
5910.
The form of the town of Korčula is primarily determined by the form of the little peninsula protruding into Channel of PeljeSac, (large about l nlm), on the northern side of the island of Korčula, (superficies about 272 km2). The strategic position favoured, and the natural setting enabled its complete encirclement with walls, which correspond with the line of the sea ...
5911.
Les îles Ehotilé ont été érigées en Parc National par le décret N074-1 79 du 25 avril 1974 sur l'initiative des Communautés locales (cas unique en Côte d'lvoire et même en Afrique de l'Ouest).Milieu naturelLe Parc National des Iles Ehotilé est un ensemble de 6 îles (Assokomonobaha, Balouaté, Meha, Nyamouan, Elouamin et I'île sacrée Bosson Assoun) situées en ...
5912.
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 ...
5913.
The site is located in the extended area of the Regional Park of Campi Flegrei, that approximately includes the area of the municipality of Pozzuoli, Bacoli, Monte di Procida and the Flegree islands (Ischia, Procida, Vivara) and the western areas of the municipality of Naples.The site Baia is located in the southern area of Campi Flegrei, along the inner western area of ...
5914.
Ethiopia,Need for restoration and rehabilitation of the monuments,Background
The Committee, at its nineteenth session took note of a project for the "Restoration and Preservation of the Churches of Lalibela" funded by the European Union and formulated in the framework of the "International Campaign for the Conservation and Preservation of the Monuments of Ethiopia" and ...
5915.
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 ...
5916.
Paleolithic Sites of the Callao Limestone Formation: N17 42 11.74 E121 49 25.5Paleolithic Sites of the Awidon Mesa Formation - Lanna, Andarayan, and Nangalisan:Kalinga Archaeological Site: N17 33 45.0318 E121 33 35.7372Lal-lo Neolithic Shell Midden Sites (Nagsabaran, Magapit, and Bangag, Lal-lo, Cagayan) and Gattaran Neolithic Shell Midden Sites (Gattaran, Cagayan): N18 12 ...
5917.
The natural object of nomination is located on the northern macrohillside of the ridge Trans-Ili Ala-Tau, which is the part of Northern Tyan Shan physical geographic province (Gvozdetskiy, Nikolaev, 1971).
Relief. The ridge of Trans-Ili Ala-Tau is complex and by its topology relates to the northern spur of Tyan Shan. The territory is peculiar of vertical zonality or ...
5918.
A prime ensemble of historical monuments and an iconic area of the city of Lisbon, and of Portugal itself.
The site has been occupied for 2,000 years, and in Roman times became a city called Felicitas Julia Olisipo. It underwent a period of Arab occupation. It was the trading centre of the Portuguese maritime empire from the 15th to 18th centuries, was historically a place ...
5919.
The Ilmensky mountains are located in the Southern Urals between 54 58 - 55 21 northern latitude and 60 07 – 60 22 eastern longitude in the Chelyabiskaya oblast on the administrative territory of the Miass city in Chebarkulsky and Argayashsky districts. The nearest railway track is in Miass, and the nearest international airport is 100 km to the East, in ...
5920.
Muan Getbol: N35°02′46.18″ E126°20′17.26″
Goheung Getbol: N34°42′05.23″ E127°26′36.12″
Yeosu Getbol: N34°44′32.77″ E127°34′24.37″
The Yellow Sea is one of the world’s major tidal flat habitats, and the nominated property is located on the east side of the Yellow Sea and the southwest coast of the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Sediments containing abundant nutrients are supplied ...
5921.
Stratonikeia is located in the borders of the Village of Eskihisar, 7 kilometers west of the district of Yatağan in the province of Muğla. It lies on Kadıkule Hill in the west of the fertile Yatağan Plain at the crossroads of main routes that connect western, central and southern Anatolia with each other. Stratonikeia, inhabited continuously from the Late Bronze Age (1500 ...
5922.
Pakistan,Urban Pressure; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of human or financial resources.
Additional Details:
Pollution is considered a particular threat to the property. New infrastructures, motorized traffic, industrial installations and encroachments are threatening the ...
5923.
The National Park Kytalyk, with an area of 1,885,554 hectares, is located in the Arctic part of Yana and Kolyma lowlands in Republic Sakha (Yakutia), in the basin of the lower Indigirka River reaches.ReliefThe Yana-Kolyma synclinor zone of Cimmerian Orogeny, covering the low-lying coast of the Arctic seas and low-lying areas of the continental part. It is elevated above ...
5924.
The archaeo-astronomical site, the megalithic observatory "Kokino" is located in the north-eastern part of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, at 19km to the northeast of the town Kumanovo and in the vicinity of the village Kokino. Administratively it belongs to the municipality Staro Nagorichane. It comprises an area with a surface of 100m in the direction ...
5925.
In Europe the limes was established under Augustus was moved ahead under Domitian, Trajan, Hadrian and Antoninus Pius between the rivers Rhine and Danube, in the territory of the United Kingdom and Romania, was moved back under Gallienus and Aurelian in the 3rd century, and given up in the course of the 5th century. The boundary of this late Roman sector is in the Balkan, ...
5926.
Khan Palace: N44 34 55 E33 52 55
Chufut-Kale: N44 44 27 E33 55 55
The Bakhchysarai valley has been inhabited by different nationalities and tribes since the ancient times. The oldest cave sites of the Mousterian epoch (50-40 thousand years ago) were located in the territory of Staroselye-Salachik. There are several monuments of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age in the ...
5927.
Czechia,a) Development of high rise constructions on the Pankrác plain;
b) Lack of effectiveness of existing planning, management and conservation measures for the property.,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008) the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party to improve the effectiveness of its existing planning, management and conservation measures in ...
5928.
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 ...
5929.
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 ...
5930.
The Great Vasyugan Mire, the largest swamp system in the northern hemisphere of the planet, is located in the central sector of the West Siberian plain, a geographical phenomenon due to extremely wide spreading of swamps. The mire occupies a large area of the Ob and Irtysh watershed and stretches between latitudes 55'35' and 58'40' North, and longitudes ...
5931.
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 ...
5932.
The coastal forests of eastern Africa are ranked among the 35 identified world’s biodiversity hotspots due to the concentration of many endemic species and habitat loss. They originally extended from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique, an area roughly corresponding to the Swahilian regional centre of endemism that hosts a large number of unique plant species and ...
5933.
At the beginning of the Cenozoic (Paleocene – Holocene), in the South Coast of Peru, there were faults that caused the formation of the marine sedimentary basins known as Pisco and Camana Basins, where the first one of them started to recoat itself after the Middle Eocene. The Cenozoic marine deposits of the aforementioned basins have a relevant Cenozoic faunal diversity ...
5934.
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 ...
5935.
Côte d'Ivoire,a) Poaching;
b) Agricultural encroachment;
c) Artisanal gold mining.,With the political crisis in the country in 2002, fears existed that commercial poaching, agricultural encroachment and artisanal gold mining would increase substantively. In June 2006, following a return of security, a World Heritage Centre / IUCN monitoring mission visited the World ...
5936.
SITE
REGION
REGIONAL UNIT
COORDINATES
Corfu
Ionian islands
Corfu
19.928385 E, 39.624538 N
Zakynthos
Ionian islands
Zakynthos
20.891944 E, 37.789444 N
Koroni
Peloponnese
Messinia
21.961826 E, 36.794382 N
Methoni
Peloponnese
Messinia
21.700 E, 36.8150 N
Bourtzi-
Palamidi-
Akronafplia
Peloponnese
...
5937.
Object
Name
Country
(province, region)
Area (ha)
Geography (width/longitude) or coordination of the center (approximately)
1
Ancient Penjikent
Penjikent town
23
N39°29'13", E67°37'10"
2
Ancient town Bunjikat
Shahristan district
20
N39°54’58.47”
E69°0’26.55”
3
Hissar Castle
Hisor ...
5938.
Kutná Hora developed as a result of the exploitation of the silver mines. In the 14th century it became a royal city endowed with monuments that symbolized its prosperity. The Church of St Barbara, a jewel of the late Gothic period, and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec, which was restored in line with the Baroque taste of the early 18th century, were to influence the ...
5939.
Nasca Aqueducts are located in the province of Nasca, department of Ica, in the basin of Rio Grande, characterized by being a hydrographic system that only starts based on the rainfall that occurs in the mountains of the upper part of the basin, in the foothills of the central Andes, which give rise to intermittent water courses, which usually last only between three and ...
5940.
Since 2001, with the support of the UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust, the World Heritage Centre coordinates conservation and capacity building activities in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to safeguard Koguryo-era burial sites.
With a special emphasis on conservation of mural paintings, this project has achieved significant results and led not only to the ...
5941.
Theatre of Dionysos in Athens: Region of Attica, Regional Unit of Central Attica 23.727730E, 37.970383N
Theatre of the Amphiareion: Region of Attica, Regional Unit of Eastern Attica 23.845344E, 38.291581N
Theatre of Epidaurus: Region of Peloponnese, Regional Unit of Argolis 23.079200E, 37.596000N
Theatre of Megalopolis: Region of Peloponnese, Regional Unit of Arcadia ...
5942.
Amasya is located in the north of Anatolia, in the inner part of the Middle Black Sea Region, at the junction point of the roads which connect Black Sea Coast to the rest of Anatolia. Amasya has been founded in a deep valley formed by Yeşilırmak River which flows between two-thousand-metre-high mountains extending in the east-west direction. The limestone stack ...
5943.
S. No.
State, Province or Region:
Names of the component parts:
Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates:
1.
Maharashtra
Kasheli
16˚ 46ʹ 0.3ʺ N; 73˚ 18ʹ 31.60ʺE
2.
Maharashtra
RundhyeTali
16˚44ʾ16.9ʺ N; 73˚30ʹ58.2768ʺE
3.
Maharashtra
DevacheGothane
17˚ 5ʹ 53.80ʺ N; 73˚ 22ʹ 36.12ʺ E
4.
Maharashtra
Barsu
16˚38ʾ58.54ʺ N; ...
5944.
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 ...
5945.
İnce Minareli Madrasah 37°52'22.40"N- 32°29'23.96"E
Karatay Madrasah 37°52'29.91"N- 32°29' 34.27"E
Erzurum Çifte Minareli Madrasah 39°54'20.20"N- 41°16'42.16"E
Yakutiye Madrasah 39°54'23.10"N- 41°16'19.47"E
Buruciye Madrasah 39°44'56.76"N- 37° 0'55.13"E
Sivas Çifte Minareli Madrasah 39°44'54.09"N- 37° ...
5946.
Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates:
The Road starts form the Town of Haqel on the Gulf of Aqaba
Name
Zone
Easting
Northing
Magha’ir Su’aib in Al-Bide’
36 R
695650.71 m E
3152942.30 m N
Median Wells in Al-Bide’
36 R
697620.02 m E
3152641.60 m N
Ainouna Wells
36 R
716331.00 m E
3109849.00 m N
Sharma
36 R
718481.63 m ...
5947.
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 ...
5948.
The Peruvian Central Railway is an extraordinary railway construction that started in the second half of the 19th century (1869-1893) and concluded in the first decade of the 20th century. It was destined to connect the port of Callao and Lima, the capital of Peru, with towns, cities and mining centers located in the Central Mountain Range of the Andes, at altitudes higher ...
5949.
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 ...
5950.
Natural heritage
"Hulun Buir Landscape & Birthplace of Ancient Minority" located in Hulun Buir prefecture, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The natural part of the property is composed of 6 pieces of relatively independent area which are Hanma Nature Reserve, Ergun Nature Reserve & Ergun Wetland Park & Ergun Scenic Area, Hulun Lake Nature Reserve, Huihe Nature ...
5951.
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 ...
5952.
1
Raigad fort
Lat. 18° 14’, Long. 73° 26’
2
Rajgad Fort
Lat. 18° 14’, Long. 73° 40’
3
Shivneri Fort
Lat. 19° 12’, Long. 73° 52’
4
Torna Fort
Lat. 18° 16’, Long. 73° 37’
5
Lohagad
Lat. 18° 42’, Long. 73° 28’
6
Salher Fort
Lat. 20° 72’, Long. 73° 94’
7
Mulher Fort
Lat. 20° 46’, Long. 74° 03'
8
Rangana Fort
Lat. 16° ...
5953.
NetherlandsFunds-in-Trust
The UNESCO/Netherlands Funds-in-Trust (NFiT) co-operation to support the World Heritage Centre was established in 2001 by the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences with the aim of reinforcing the implementation of the 1972 "Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage".
Under this Funds-in-Trust ...
5954.
Yoros Fortress
41°10'49.41" N - 29°05'46.89" E
Galata Tower
41°01'35.85" N - 28°58'26.88" E
Foça Fortress
38°40'09.25" N - 26°45'02.78" E
Çandarlı Fortress
38°56'01.69" N - 26°56'01.50" E
Çeşme Fortress
38°19´24.60" N - 26°18´12.49" E
Amasra Fortress
41°45'02.84" N - 32°23'03.83" E
Akçakoca ...
5955.
The Kornati archipelago is an isolated island group situated in the central region of the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. The Kornati archipelago occupies an area of about 320 sq km and includes about 150 islands, islets and rocks. This most indented island group in the Adriatic Sea includes as many as 12% of the total number of islands found in the Croatian part of the ...
5956.
The proposal envisages the nomination of more than 130 individual component parts on the territory of four countries (Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania). These include: 7 legionary fortresses: Singidunum, Viminacium, Ratiaria, Oescus, Novae, Durostorum, Troesmis and nearly 120 auxiliary forts and smaller fortifications; civil settlements, cemeteries, production ...
5957.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Geothermal energy development project (issue resolved)
Buildings and Development (potential impact of a lodge development project on the crater rim, proposed museum building at Laetoli)
Transportation infrastructure (impact of the project for upgrading Lodoare Gate to Golini Main Road, construction of the southern bypass road and access road to ...
5958.
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 ...
5959.
1. Ancient Building Cluster in Dingcun VillageDingcun sits with Mountain Cong in the east and Fen River in the west. Dingcun and Mountain Ba, which was written in the county annals of the ancient Taiping, face each other across the river. In the village, well-preserved civilian residential houses built in picturesque disorder during Ming and Qing dynasties are peaceful and ...
5960.
The battle of Ayacucho (from quechua “corner of the dead”) was the last great confrontation within the land campaigns of the Spanish American Wars of Independence (1809-1826), where the countries under Spanish domination fought for their freedom in large confrontations. The battle took place at Pampa de Ayacucho, also known as Pampa de la Quinua (from quechua “quenua” ...
5961.
The Royal Residences of Sinaia were born as a result of political will combined with a well-grounded artistic education of Carol I, the first King of Romania. Member of the German Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family, Carol I was chosen in 1866 by the Government of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia to rule the young country and was elected King of Romania in ...
5962.
Movile Cave (Mangalia, Romania) represents the access to the first terrestrial self-sustained ecosystem dependent on chemoautotrophically fixed carbon (Kumaresan, 2014; Sarbu, 1996; Sarbu, 1994), ever discovered.
Movile Cave is the hot spot of the sulphurous aquifer located in South Dobrogea, around Mangalia Municipality. The cave is the only human-accessible entrance ...
5963.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Geothermal energy development project (issue resolved)
Buildings and Development (potential impact of a lodge development project on the crater rim, proposed museum building at Laetoli)
Transportation infrastructure (impact of the project for upgrading Lodoare Gate to Golini Main Road, construction of the southern bypass road and access road to ...
5964.
La ville est située dans une vaste vallée appartenant aux États de Puebla et de Tlaxcala, à la latitude de 19°02' nord et à la longitude de 98°15' ouest par rapport au méridien de Greenwich. À l'ouest, le paysage naturel est marqué par les reliefs volcaniques de la Sierra Nevada, avec comme plus hauts sommets le Popocatepetl, qui atteint 5 452 mètres et l'Iztacihuatl, ...
5965.
Historical background of temples in Bangladesh
Temples are not only monuments or monumental remains in the context of the history of society, cultures, religions and regions in Bangladesh (and in South Asia). Brahmanical (or Hindu), Buddhist, Jain, and various other religious traditions have manifested their heterogeneity and ritualistic performances through temples for ...
5966.
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 Israeli Permanent ...
5967.
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 Israeli Permanent ...
5968.
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 ...
5969.
Tabriz has been a place of cultural exchange since antiquity and its historic bazaar complex is one of the most important commercial centres on the Silk Road. Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex consists of a series of interconnected, covered, brick structures, buildings, and enclosed spaces for different functions. Tabriz and its Bazaar were already prosperous and famous in ...
5970.
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 ...
5971.
S. No.
State, Province or Region:
Names of the component parts:
Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates:
1.
Punjab
Ancient Site and Buddhist Stupa (Sanghol) Fatehgarh Sahib
30° 47' 4'' N 76° 23' 18'' E
2.
Punjab
Ancient site in (Ropar) Rupnagar
30° 57' 57'' N 76° 31' 23'' E
3.
Punjab
Ancient site at Firozpur
30° 54' 59'' N 74° 35' ...
5972.
Sr. No
Name of the component
State, Province or Region
Latitude and Longitude
A
Aihole-group,
Aihole village, Hungund Taluka, Bagalkot District
16°01'11.5"N, 75°53’00"E
01
Ravanphadi complex
Ravanphadi Main Cave
16°01′16.4″N 75°53′01″E
2 Temples in Ravanaphadi Cave Premises
16°01′20.5″N ...
5973.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Poaching
Military conflict
Looting of the facilities
Godl mining
,Since the Committee session of June 2002, the political situation in DRC has been in constant and rapid change. A peace accord was signed in July 2002, which lead to a retreat of most foreign troops in October 2002. In April 2003 the new constitution was approved and ...
5974.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Poaching;
Managerment issues (issue resolved);
Civil unrest
,Since the Committee session of June 2002, the political situation in DRC has been in constant and rapid change. A peace accord was signed in July 2002, which lead to a retreat of most foreign troops in October 2002. In April 2003 the new constitution was approved and ...