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11727.
Fujian Tulou is a property of 46 buildings constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries over 120 km in south-west of Fujian province, inland from the Taiwan Strait. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields the Tulou are earthen houses. Several storeys high, they are built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. They ...
11728.
The Pretzien Weir, a sluice gate weir completed in 1875, is located at the banks of the river Elbe in the vicinity of the city of Magdeburg. The Elbe river is one of the major streams of Central Europe. Periodic floods in this largely unregulated river frequently alter the water level at Magdeburg from 0,5 meters in times of draught to 7,5 meters in times of high flooding, ...
11729.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Armed conflict and political instability;
b) Poaching by nationals and Sudanese;
c) Ill-adapted management capabilities.,The State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property on 24 March 2011. Unfortunately, the report did not take into account the new updated corrective measures adopted by the World Heritage ...
11730.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,a) Extensive poaching of large mammals, in particular elephants;
b) Mining activities inside the property;
c) Uncontrolled migration into the villages located within the property;
d) Illegal timber exploitation in the Ituri forest, which might affect the property in the near future;
e) Planned rehabilitation of the National Road RN4 ...
11731.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,
Mining
Influx of refugees
Agricultural encroachment
Deforestation
Poaching
Weak management capacity
Lack of resources
Unsatisfactory transboundary cooperation
Road construction
,On 31 January 2024, the States Parties of Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea submitted a joint state of conservation report of the property, available at ...
11732.
The medieval towns of Wismar and Stralsund, on the Baltic coast of northern Germany, were major trading centres of the Hanseatic League in the 14th and 15th centuries. In the 17th and 18th centuries they became Swedish administrative and defensive centres for the German territories. They contributed to the development of the characteristic building types and techniques of ...
11733.
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates. The property consists of six housing estates that testify to innovative housing policies from 1910 to 1933, especially during the Weimar Republic, when the city of Berlin was particularly progressive socially, politically and culturally. The property is an outstanding example of the building reform movement that contributed to improving ...
11734.
42nd session of the World Heritage Committee Manama, Bahrain 42COM 24 June - 04 July 2018
Committee Members
Angola, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Cuba, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Spain, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Bureau ...
11735.
41st session of the World Heritage Committee Krakow, Poland 41COM 02 July - 12 July 2017
Committee Members
Angola, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Cuba, Finland, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Republic of Tanzania, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe
Bureau Members
...
11736.
40th session of the World Heritage Committee Istanbul, Turkey; UNESCO’s Headquarters 40COM 10 July - 17 July 2016
Committee Members
Angola, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Cuba, Finland, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Republic of Tanzania, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe
...
11737.
Le lac Tchad est un vaste étendu d’eau douce peu profonde au milieu d'un massif dunaire qui couvre 4 pays, à savoir : le Cameroun, le Niger, le Nigeria et le Tchad.
La paléogéographie nous renseigne que le lac Tchad a été en constante évolution en rapport avec les conditions climatiques. Sa superficie a connu des variations dont l’interprétation a fait l’objet de ...
11738.
Le lac Tchad est une vaste étendue d’eau douce peu profonde au milieu d'un massif dunaire qui couvre 4 pays, à savoir : le Cameroun, le Niger, le Nigeria et le Tchad.
La paléogéographie nous renseigne que le lac Tchad a été en constante évolution en rapport avec les conditions climatiques. Sa superficie a connu des variations dont l’interprétation a fait l’objet de ...
11739.
The Property “Levadas of Madeira Island are an hydraulic engineering work known internationally as ‘Levadas da Madeira’. The Property and its limits were defined according to the design and the permanent characteristics of this water transportation system of about 800 km of public and private waterways or aqueducts.
The Levadas (from the Portuguese verb “levar” – to carry) ...
11740.
Contexte historique:La dite "Cuv" de forme irrégulière est dûe à sa topographie particulière. La Lys traverse la "Cuve" du Sud vers le Nord, lui sert de frontière naturelle du Nord vers l'Eest, où elle se jette dans l'Escaut qui borde à son tour la "Cuve" au Sud-Est. Des fossés dérivés assurent la protection au Sud., Sud-Ouest et Nord-Ouest, le tout étant ...
11741.
Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates
Kanchipuram
12°50'25.4"N
79°41'59"E
Components of the Nominated proposal
Rajasimhesvaram (Kailasanatha temple)
12°50'32"N
79°41'23"E
Parameswara Vinnagaram (Vaikuntaperumal temple)
12°50'13"N
79°42'35"E
Piravathaneswara temple
12°50'48"N
79°42'20"E
Iravathaneswara ...
11742.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Armed conflict and political instability, poaching, deforestation, encroachment by local populations and refugees, artisanal mining, uncontrolled immigration (Okapi Wildlife Reserve), expansion of illegal fisheries (Virunga National Park).,The State Party submitted its report on 23 March 2005. The report includes two page fact sheets on ...
11743.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Armed conflict and political instability, poaching, deforestation, encroachment by local populations and refugees, artisanal mining, uncontrolled immigration (Okapi Wildlife Reserve), expansion of illegal fisheries (Virunga National Park).,The State Party submitted its report on 23 March 2005. The report includes two page fact sheets on ...
11744.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Armed conflict and political instability, poaching, deforestation, encroachment by local populations and refugees, artisanal mining, uncontrolled immigration (Okapi Wildlife Reserve), expansion of illegal fisheries (Virunga National Park).,The State Party submitted its report on 23 March 2005. The report includes two page fact sheets on ...
11745.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Armed conflict and political instability, poaching, deforestation, encroachment by local populations and refugees, artisanal mining, uncontrolled immigration (Okapi Wildlife Reserve), expansion of illegal fisheries (Virunga National Park).,The State Party submitted its report on 23 March 2005. The report includes two page fact sheets on ...
11746.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,Armed conflict and political instability, poaching, deforestation, encroachment by local populations and refugees, artisanal mining, uncontrolled immigration (Okapi Wildlife Reserve), expansion of illegal fisheries (Virunga National Park).,The State Party submitted its report on 23 March 2005. The report includes two page fact sheets on ...
11747.
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 ...
11748.
43rd session of the World Heritage Committee Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan 43COM 30 June - 10 July 2019
Committee Members
Angola, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Cuba, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Spain, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zimbabwe ...
11749.
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 ...
11750.
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 ...
11751.
Ukraine,Urban development pressure,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 28 January 2011. This addresses the recommendations of the Committee at its 34th session and other conservation issues.
A joint UNESCO/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission visited the property from 8 to 13 November 2010, as requested by the Committee at its 34th session. A report ...
11752.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Armed conflict, lack of security and political instability
Attribution of a petroleum exploration permit inside the property
Poaching by the army (issue resolved) and armed groups
Encroachment
Extension of illegal fishing areas
Deforestation, charcoal production and cattle grazing
,On 15 February 2018, the State Party submitted a state of ...