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11372.
Chile,
Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction
Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years as well as vandalism at the property
Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the ...
11373.
Peru,
Fires in 1998 and 2001 (issue resolved)
Formalization of the procedures to set up a Management Coordination Unit to implement the Strategic Plan
Revision of the Master and Strategic Plans
New development projects within the Historic Centre including urban transportation systems (Corredor Segregado) and interventions in historical buildings
Development of the cable ...
11374.
Mongolia,
Management systems/Management Plan (Need to define the protection offered by the buffer zone; Lack of an overall management structure with resources)
Legal Framework (Lack of legal protection for the property that covers cultural as well as natural attributes) (issue resolved)
Mining (Mining or extractive industry) (issue resolved)
,On 30 November 2020, the State ...
11375.
Madagascar,
Encroachment
Fire
Hunting and poaching of endangered species, including lemurs
Artisanal mining
Illegal logging of precious wood species (ebony and rosewood)
Weak governance and law enforcement to prevent the illegal logging end export of precious wood species
Need to strengthen the engagement of and benefit-sharing with local communities
,The State Party has ...
11376.
Teatro Amazonas: S3 7 49.01 W60 1 24.23Teatro da Paz: S1 45 28.32 W48 49 38.18
Built in the late nineteenth century, both Teatro Amazonas (Amazon Theater) and Teatro da Paz (Peace Theater) are located in the Brazilian Amazon in the cities of Manaus and Belém, respectively. These theaters are significant monuments located in the two largest urban centers of the region, ...
11377.
N°
Nom de l’élément
Département Arrondissement
Coordonnées GPS
Surface indicative du bien
01
Grande Case de Bafut
Mezam/Bafut
N 06°05'360' E 10°06.800'
300m2
02
Grande Case de Nso
Mbui/ Kumbo
N 06° 11’ 94.3’’ E 010° 41’ 18.9’’
300m2
03
Grande Case de Mankon
Mezam / Bamenda II
N 06° 0’9.52’’ E 010° 6’ 15.69’’
300m2
04
Grande ...
11378.
The Lonjsko Polje Nature Park is situated in the alluvial plain of the Sava River in the central Sava River basin region, between the cities of Sisak and Stara Gradiška and represents a unique landscape and ecological systems of flooded river plain of the Danubian basin. The Sava River begins to meander in this area creating typical wet areas that greatly determine its ...
11379.
Velebit is the largest mountain in Croatia and is a part of a bigger mountain chain of Dinarides stretching form the Alps, across Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to Albania. The area of Velebit Mountain comprises 2.359 square kilometres. The mountain stretches in the form of slightly bended arch along the Adriatic coast in the northwest-southeast direction, ...
11380.
IntroductionWhen visitors from Bohemia and all of Europe call a part of this Earth "Paradise", they must certainly have a good reason. The name "ttesky rij" (Czech Paradise) has become a symbol for the delight felt by the intellectual and social elite in the second half of the 19th century over the beauties of nature in this country. The name was soon ...
11381.
The historic centre of Prague was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1992 as itern no. 616 and officially included the area which corresponds to the boundaries of the historic quarters of Prague at the end of the 18th century.Within the buffer zone of the historic centre one can find several properties which are themselves cultural monuments of exceptional quality and ...
11382.
The Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran which consists of three monastic ensembles of the Armenian Christian faith: St Thaddeus and St Stepanos and the Chapel of Dzordzor were registered in the World Heritage List on 2008, are examples of outstanding universal value of the Armenian architectural and decorative traditions. They bear testimony to very important interchanges ...
11383.
The Via Francigena in Italy is the first and most important road that, in the Middle Ages, connected the countries beyond the western Alps (the land of the Franks) to Rome: the main destination – along with Jerusalem and Santiago di Compostela – for pilgrims who, at the time, travelled from all over Europe.
Dating back to the Longobard era, this road was not built from a ...
11384.
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 ...
11385.
Balkans had always been attached strategic importance due to its position as outpost area and served as technologic, information and communicational bridge between Europe and the Ottoman Empire. The road alignments connecting Anatolia to the Balkans and Central Europe have always been of particular importance due to the strategic emphasis on Balkans.
Uzunköprü (Long ...
11386.
The name "makhalla" (community), derives from the word "mahal", meaning "place" and "time, moment". This duality has always been characteristic of the makhalla. A makhalla is not only a territorial and administrative unit, a community of people living in a certain territory in a city or district, but also a way of life, a type of thinking and a centuries-old ...
11387.
Cat Tien National Park is estimated as the reserve of natural resources in Vietnam with lots of rare, specious and endemic genes of fauna and flora, as plentiful site for scientists, domestic and foreign tourists.
The natural area of Cat Tien National Park is 71.920ha wide including the South of Cat Tien (Dong Nai province) 39.627ha; Cat Loc (Lam Dong province) 27.850ha; ...
11388.
Côte d'Ivoire,a) Poaching;
b) Agricultural encroachment;
c) Artisanal gold mining.,On 14 February 2012, the State Party submitted its report on the state of conservation of the property. The State Party also submitted an evaluation report dated May 2011 on the services of the Ivorian Office of Parks and Reserves (OIPR) following the events of the post-electoral crisis. ...
11389.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability;
b) Poaching by the army and armed groups;
c) Conflicts with local communities concerning Park boundaries;
d) Impact of villages located within the property. ,On 24 March 2011, the State Party submitted a concise report on the state of conservation of the property, providing ...
11390.
Kenya,,In March 2011, the World Heritage Centre and IUCN received information on a major hydro-electric dam project (GIBE III) on the Omo River in Ethiopia that is likely to affect both Lake Turkana, situated downstream in neighbouring Kenya, and the cultural landscape of the Lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia. This information included a letter of concern from International ...
11391.
Indonesia,a) Mining;
b) Security limitations;
c) Development threats;
d) Exploitation of marine resources;
e) Absence of a co-ordinating agency;
f) Absence of a finalized strategic management plan;
g) Park boundaries not physically demarcated;
h) Inadequate financing. ,From 24 January to 3 February 2011, a joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN reactive monitoring mission ...
11392.
France,The following potential threats were identified by IUCN at the time of inscription of the property.
a) Mining
b) Fishing and aquaculture
c) Tourism
d) Climate change,From 20 February to 3 March 2011, an IUCN monitoring mission visited the property, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008). The mission was requested to ...
11393.
Russian Federation,a) Lack of management plan ;
b) Weakening of conservation controls and laws;
c) Impacts of proposed tourism infrastructure development for Olympic Games;
d) Road construction;
e) Deforestation. ,On 3 February 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides information on progress in ...
11394.
Russian Federation,a) Changes to the boundaries of Yugyd Va National Park
b) Proposed gold mining,On January 31 2011, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. A joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN reactive monitoring mission visited the Virgin Komi Forests, from 3-11 October 2010, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 34th ...
11395.
Panama,Continued and growing presence of cattle,On 15 February 2011 the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property. This report provides an overview of progress made in finalizing and implementing a management plan for the Special Zone of Marine Protection, establishing a formal policy on the development and conservation of the coastal zone ...
11396.
Bulgaria,a) Developments in the Bansko ski zone
b) Lack of effective management mechanisms
c) Boundary issues
d) Illegal logging,On 21 January 2010 the World Heritage Centre received a report on the state of conservation of the property by the State Party. The last decision of the World Heritage Committee (33 COM 7B.21) and several previous reports and Committee decisions ...
11397.
Panama,a) Deterioration and destruction of the fabric of the property by environmental factors, lack of a maintenance programme, as well as polluted water;
b) Erosion;
c) Absence of management policies included in management plans;
d) Uncontrolled urban development;
e) Tourism pressures (in particular at Portobelo).,The State Party provided a report on the state of ...
11398.
Philippines,a) Over-exploitation of marine resources;
b) Illegal and destructive fishing;
c) Oil exploration,This state of conservation report was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007) in relation to the above threats. The concerns of the World Heritage Committee related in particular to the management and protection of the ...
11399.
Viet Nam,a) Population growth;
b) Increased tourism pressure and development;
c) Urban and industrial development;
d) Lack of financial and technical resources;
e) Absence of an integrated planning approach.,This report has been prepared in response to the issues raised by the World Heritage Committee in its Decision 31COM 7B.23. The World Heritage Committee requested the ...
11400.
Latvia,a) High-rise building projects located in the buffer zone threating the visual integrity of the property
b) Regulations for building permissions and guidelines for new construction projects within Riga and its buffer zone,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee expressed its appreciation to the State Party for the general success of its ...
11401.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,a) Construction proposals in the immediate vicinity of the Tower of London and Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church World Heritage properties that could harm the setting, related vistas and integrity of the World Heritage properties;
b) Lack of an in-depth visual impact study on possible ...
11402.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict, insecurity and political instability;
b) Poaching by military and armed groups;
c) Encroachment in particular in the corridor between high- and lowland;
d) Illegal mining and deforestation.,On 12 February 2007, a succinct report of the state of conservation of the five DRC World Heritage properties was submitted by the ...
11403.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,a) Mining;
b) Influx of refugees;
c) Agricultural encroachment;
d) Deforestation;
e) Poaching;
f) Weak management capacity;
g) Lack of resources;
h) Lack of transboundary cooperation.,Reports on the state of conservation of the property were received from both States Parties on the 21 March 2006.
On the side of Côte d’Ivoire, the property ...
11404.
Ecuador,
Development pressures which impact the authenticity of the site;
Weaknesses in the decision-making process regarding conservation;
Works in the Tower of the Complex of the Society of Jesus
,On 31 January 2013, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report includes comprehensive information about the current ...
11405.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Presence of armed groups, lack of security and political instability rendering a large part of the property inaccessible to the guards
Attribution of mining permits inside the property
Poaching by armed military groups
Villages in the ecological corridor between the highland and lowland sectors of the park
Illegal mining and ...
11406.
Russian Federation,
Lack of adequate management system
Uncertain legal protection
Pollution
Illegal timber harvesting
Gas and oil pipeline project across the world heritage property (issue resolved)
Illegal construction on the lake shore
Illegal sale of land
Tourism development
Lack of mechanism to control waste water discharge
,On 2 February 2016 the State Party submitted ...
11407.
Uzbekistan,
Management systems/management plan (Lack of a comprehensive conservation and management plan)
Management activities
Housing; Commercial development (Major interventions carried out, including demolition and re-building activities)
Legal framework (Need to reinforce the national legal framework)
Human resources (inadequate)
Financial resources (inadequate)
,On ...
11408.
Hungary,
Demolition and inappropriate development in the buffer zone known as the ‘Jewish Quarter’
Inappropriate use of public areas and street amenities
Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure (increased traffic volume)
,On 27th February 2019, the State Party submitted a ...
11409.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,
Mining
Influx of refugees
Agricultural encroachment
Deforestation
Poaching
Weak management capacity
Lack of resources
Unsatisfactory transboundary cooperation
Road construction
,On 1 February 2020, the States Parties of Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea submitted a joint report on the state of conservation of the property and on 30 January 2021 they submitted ...
11410.
Germany,
Lack of a Master Plan for the sustainable development of the property (issue resolved)
Potential impacts of the Rhine crossing project
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure (traffic increase)
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation
Input of excess energy (noise pollution)
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Renewable energy ...
11411.
Botswana,
Transboundary management of water resources
Lack of wildlife monitoring programme
Animal sanitation and diseases
Mining exploration licenses overlapping with the buffer zone
Management and governance
Engagement of local communities and indigenous peoples
Alien invasive species
,On 19 March 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available ...
11412.
Tunisia,
absence of a safeguarding and valorisation plan (PSMV) and coordination
absence of a consultation framework concerning interventions
urban pressure and densification
social and economic factors
visual impact on the integrity of the property
loss of traditional knowledge
alteration of building elements and materials
,On 29 November 2022, the State Party submitted a ...
11413.
Ethiopia,
Road construction through the property
Power transmission line affecting exceptional natural beauty and conditions of integrity
Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community
Agricultural encroachment at the borders of the property and crop cultivation in the property
Growing resource-dependent, economically poor population around the ...
11414.
Nepal,
Air pollution
Illegal activities (Poaching)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation (Rapid increase and commercialization of mountaineering tourism, including resort and trail development);
Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure (noise pollution and visual impacts from helicopter use)
Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals
Major ...
11415.
Montenegro,
Water infrastructure (Proposed dam development on the Tara River)
Illegal logging and hunting (issue resolved)
Tourism infrastructure (Ski development in the Zabljak area)
Boundary issues
,On 28 December 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/100/documents, providing the ...
11416.
Morocco,
Progressive deterioration of the built area ;
Lack of a rehabilitation policy for the Mellah Quarter (deposit of untreated refuse, overflow of sewers along the outside walls of the houses, continuous collapse of buildings);
Major deterioration of the maritime part of the fortifications of the Medina ;
Construction of two commercial centres in the buffer ...
11417.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Management system/management plan
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Development and environmental pressures, particularly in relation with Malindi port project (issue resolved)
Natural disasters and lack of risk-preparedness
Visitors/tourist pressures
Housing pressure
Lack of human and financial resources
Lack of legal ...
11418.
,The 10th Anniversary of the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL Recommendation) serves as a catalyst for greater adoptions of the HUL approach.
Serving as a platform to share lessons learned from COVID-19 and to resume discussions on the future of urban management, topics such as public space, renovations, tourism, infrastructure and ...
11419.
Georgia,a) General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments;
b) Major reconstruction of the structure of Bagrati Cathedral;
c) Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities (issue resolved);
d) Lack of co-ordinated management system (issue resolved).,At its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012), the World ...
11420.
Via Appia is the first and most important of the great roads built by the Ancient Romans and is, therefore, also known as "regina viarum". It was built towards the end of the IV century BC, in 312, to ensure swift and direct communication between Rome and Capua. According to the Roman historian Livy, it was built by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus and named ...
11421.
Long de 6 671 km, le fleuve Nil traverse 6 pays africains: le Burundi, le Rwanda, l'Ouganda, la Tanzanie, le Soudan et l'Egypte. C'est le plus long fleuve d'Afrique. Sa source est restée longtemps inconnue. Du point de vue de l'histoire, Ptolémée, géographe grec du 2ème siècle, pensait que cette source se trouvait dans de grandes montagnes neigeuses ...
11422.
Tbilisi is a grand sample of Georgian urban heritage, in which an interesting process of adoption of foreign influences penetrating in the course of the centuries, their creative transformation and adaptation to the traditional Georgian dwelling and its planning structure is still alive. Major factor determining a character of the original national culture - geo-political ...
11423.
The Garo Hills Conservation Area (GHCA) lies in Biogeographic Zone 9B (Northeastern India) (Rodgers and Panwar 19881) and is also the western most limit of the Indo Malayan Biodiversity Hotspots. The GHCA occurs between 89°49'-91°2' East Longitude and 25°9'- 26°1' North Latitude. Garo hills is bounded on the North by the Goalpara district of Assam, on the South it shares ...
11424.
The ecoregion of "Los Petenes-Ría Celestún" forms a coastal corridor of wetlands in excellent state of preservation. This system forms a unique biogeographical area in Mexico, of great ecological value for its large faunistic and floristic diversity.
This region is a mosaic of mudflats, known locally as blanquizales, mixed with mangroves, cattails, reeds, low ...
11425.
Harput is located to the south of the Upper Euphrates Division of Eastern Anatolia Region. The "Harput Plateau" is located on the southern edge of the high mass. 1280 m from the sea. at 48° 43' north latitude and 39° 15' east latitude. According to excavations and researches made in and around Harput, the first settlement goes down to Paleolithic Age. Karasu, Arabkir creek ...
11426.
The property located in the city centre of Kırşehir is about 400 meters away from Cacabey Madrasa and 200 meters away from Kale Höyük (Kale Mound) which is the historical centre of the city for 5000 years.
Ahi Evran, regarded as the sage of tanners and leader of 32 craft and trade types, is a Turkish philosopher who founded “Ahi-order”. He was born in ...
11427.
Saint Lucia,Development pressures associated with tourism and housing,On 12 February 2012 the State Party submitted a brief report on the state of conservation of the property.
a) Development pressures associated with tourism and housing
The State Party reports that it has approved development applications within the property. The World Heritage Centre requested further ...
11428.
Dominican Republic,a) Undefined and unregulated buffer zone leading to urban development pressure and inadequate control of land use;
b) Pressures derived from tourism;
c) Inadequate and inefficient management and conservation arrangements (including legislation, regulatory measures, technical capacity for conservation and service infrastructure);
d) Lack interpretation ...
11429.
Russian Federation,
Gradual changes to the urban fabric: construction and restoration projects;
Inappropriate urban development;
Major changes to the property’s skyline through the construction of the new Cathedral of the Assumption;
High rise projects;
Management system.
,The State Party has not submitted a state of conservation report. The ICOMOS reactive ...
11430.
Côte d'Ivoire,
Conflict and political instability;
Lack of management control and access;
Poaching;
Encroachment: human occupation and agricultural pressure;
Bush fires.
,On 26 January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report on the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/227/documents. The State Party reported on the following:
Steps ...
11431.
Ukraine,
Urban development pressure
High-rise buildings that could compromise the panorama of the historical monastic Dnieper river landscape (built)
Lack of legal protection and planning mechanisms
Lack of management system and mechanisms of coordination between all stakeholders including the City Municipality
,On 31 January 2015, the State Party submitted a detailed ...
11432.
Georgia,
General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
Major reconstruction of the structure of Bagrati Cathedral (completed)
Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities (issue resolved)
Lack of co-ordinated management system (issue resolved)
,On 1 February 2016, the State Party submitted a state of ...
11433.
Japan,Threat identified at the time of inscription of the property:
Lack of a fully functional management system
,On 27 January 2016, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1418/documents. The report addresses the Committee’s specific requests at the time of inscription (Decision 37 COM 8B.29) as ...
11434.
Yemen,
Floods (issue previously reported as being resolved)
Poor maintenance (issue previously reported as being resolved)
Damage to historic buildings
Reduction in support and resources arising from political and socio-economic disturbances
Armed conflict situation since 2015
Threats from rain and floods
,On 20 March 2017, the State Party submitted a state of ...
11435.
Russian Federation,
Structural integrity issues at the Church of the Transfiguration
Lack of an integrated management plan addressing the overall management of the World Heritage property
Tourism development pressures including development of infrastructures
,On 13 December 2017, the State Party submitted a detailed state of conservation report, which is available at ...
11436.
Yemen,
Modern constructions and uncontrolled expansion of commercial activities (issue resolved)
Lack of a Safeguarding Plan (issue resolved)
Fly-over bridge project (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled vertical and horizontal additions
Management activities (Use of inappropriate building materials and techniques)
Densification of the historic fabric through occupation of green ...
11437.
Yemen,
Floods (issue previously reported as being resolved)
Poor maintenance (issue previously reported as being resolved)
Damage to historic buildings
Reduction in support and resources arising from political and socio-economic disturbances
Armed conflict situation since 2015
Threats from rain and floods
,Local sources provided a report on the property’s state of ...
11438.
State of Palestine,Absence of Statement of Outstanding Universal Value at the time of inscription,In January 2019, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1565/documents/. Progress in addressing a number of conservation issues identified by the Committee at its previous sessions is ...
11439.
Belize,
Housing and major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure (Destruction of fragile ecosystems due to resort / housing development) (issue resolved)
Integrated management
Invasive / alien marine species (Introduced species)
Land conversion (Sale and lease of public lands within the property)
Oil and gas (Oil concessions within the marine area)
,On 27 ...
11440.
Russian Federation,
Structural integrity issues at the Church of the Transfiguration
Lack of an integrated management plan addressing the overall management of the World Heritage property
Tourism development pressures including development of infrastructures
,On 21 January 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available at ...
11441.
France,
Project of new buildings within the historic setting (issue resolved)
Fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris on 15 April 2019
,On 29 November 2019, in response to World Heritage Committee decision 43 COM 7B.82, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, available at ...
11442.
Bahrain,
Ground transport infrastructure (issue resolved)
Housing
Physical and visual integrity of the property threatened by a segment of the “N Road” project, a highway planned on the northern coast of the country whose route is expected to cross the western part of the buffer zone, at a fifty meters distance from the boundaries of the property
Physical and visual ...
11443.
France,
Project of new buildings within the historic setting (issue resolved)
Fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris on 15 April 2019
,On 1 February 2022, in response to Decision 44 COM 7B.46 of the World Heritage Committee, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, available at ...
11444.
Housing in the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta
Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta is located in the northern part of the country, on the coast of the Caribbean Sea, between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Magdalena river. It was declared a Ramsar Site, as it is one of the ecosystems with main ecological significance in the country. It is made up by a group of marshes and ...
11445.
Russian Federation,a) Lack of adequate management regime;
b) Uncertain legal protection;
c) Pollution;
d) Illegal timber harvesting;
e) Gas and oil pipeline project across the World Heritage property (issue solved);
f) Illegal construction on the Lake shore;
g) Illegal sale of land;
h) Tourism development. ,As requested by the Committee at its 34th session, a joint ...
11446.
Belarus,Poland,
Forestry/wood production (logging in the partially protected zones and removal of deadwood)
Alterations of the hydrological regime
Border fence impeding mammal movements
Ambiguity regarding the boundaries of the property (issue resolved)
Management systems/management plan (Need for a new Management Plan for Białowieża National Park (Poland) (issue ...
11447.
World Heritage Fund
The Fund for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of Outstanding Universal Value, called "the World Heritage Fund", was established in 1977 under Article 15 of the World Heritage Convention.
The World Heritage Committee makes decisions on the amount of the budget of the World Heritage Fund as well as on its use. The World Heritage ...
11448.
Indonesia,a) Agricultural encroachment;
b) Illegal logging;
c) Poaching;
d) Road construction;
e) Institutional and governance weaknesses.,On 1 February 2010 the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS), a serial property comprised of Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP), Gunung Leuser National Park ...
11449.
Jews began to settle in Sarajevo in the early 16th century, at a time when the city was beginning to experience a rapid development (Zlatar, p. 57). The earliest documentary source referring to their presence is a document in the sijill of the Sarajevo court dating from 1557. Another surviving Sarajevo sijill dating from the 16th century, more precisely from 1565, refers ...
11450.
The Yangtze Gorges is one of the first key national scenic spots (in 1982). They start at Baidicheng in Fengjie County, Chongqing and end at Nanjin Pass in Yichang, Hubei Province. The gorges themselves are 193km long and cover an area of 1208km2, including Wuxia gorge, Qutang gorge, Xiling gorge and some wide valleys between these gorges. Qutang Gorge is 8km long and is ...
11451.
I. The channel of the Diocletian Aqueduct that brought the water to the palace had a cross section of 0.75 m x 1.60 m, and made us of a free fall from the 33 m high Jadro Spring, by Solin, over the 9 km long path to the Palace. Some 1500 litres of water a second (or 129,600 cubic metres a day) flowed through the aqueduct, which according to today’s standards would serve a ...
11452.
· Egypt, the gift of the Nile
Egypt would not exist without the river and its periodical flooding which regulated life, work in the fields, religious and civil feastdays.
The banks flooded by the river when it was in spate were transformed into arable lands. Before the great modern dams were built, the average width of these banks varied between 100 m in Sudanese ...
11453.
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 ...
11454.
Le centre historique de Tétouan est un ensemble urbain exceptionnel situé à 40 km au sud–est du détroit de Gibraltar, entre deux montagnes, sur la rive gauche du fleuve « OUED MARTIL » qui débouche sur la Méditerranée à 10km à l’Est et dont l’embouchure abritait jadis l’ancien port de Tétouan. Le centre historique de Tétouan occupe donc une position stratégique ayant ...