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235.
Valencia, July 1998
By Minja Yang
As the century approaches its end, the oracles of the day have set about prophesying doom or utopia in the next millennium at conferences, in the media and even in board rooms where marketing strategies are developed for just about anything from soap to satellite dishes. After a century of unprecedented commodities production through the ...
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Construit en 1855 par Faidherbe, un officier de l'armée française, le Fort de Médine est le premier dispositif militaire dans la conquête du Soudan Français. Sa position stratégique sur le fleuve Sénégal permettait non seulement de surveiller la région déjà soumise entre Bakel (au Sénégal) et la ville de Médine, mais aussi de l'utiliser comme tête de proue ...
237.
Government of Mali and UNESCO move to protect Timbuktu and other heritage sites in the north of Mali
The Government of Mali and UNESCO have defined measures to safeguard World Heritage Properties in the north of Mali, including the fabled city of Timbuktu, following reports of wilful damage to mausoleums in the World Heritage site.
UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Africa, Lalla Aicha Ben Barka, travelled to Bamako (18 – 20 May) and met senior government ...
238.
West of Ventimiglia, in the westernmost part of Liguria, shortly before the French-Italian border, there lies a 2-km long coastal plan called Piana del Latte - Latte being the name of the stream crossing it. Ever since the second half of the 19th century, this area has been characterised by a unified system of settlement, i.e. by the suburban villas built by wealthy ...
239.
Apamée est l'une des plus importantes villes construites dans le Nord de la Syrie à l'époque Séleucide. Un recensement du début de l'époque romaine (an 6-7 après J.C.) lui attribue une population de 117 000 habitants. C'était en effet une époque où elle jouait un rôle commercial et surtout militaire assez accentué comme base centrale de grande importance stratégique ...
240.
Portugal,a) Lack of comprehensive management plan;
b) Lack of conservation of parks and palaces;
c) Rapid encroachment by urban and infrastructure development;
d) Tourism pressure;
e) Lack of institutional coordination.,From 11 to 15 January 2010 a joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission visited the property, as requested by the World Heritage ...
241.
Viet Nam,
Population growth;
Increased tourism pressure and development;
Urban and industrial development;
Lack of financial and technical resources;
Absence of an integrated planning approach.
,On 28 March 2013 the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, providing an overview of progress made in addressing a number of ongoing projects ...
242.
Jordan,
Heavy flooding in 1996 (issue resolved)
Insufficiency or non-existence of sewage disposal facilities (issue resolved)
Insufficient conservation of antiquities (issue resolved)
Housing (uncontrolled development of villages in the vicinity of the site)
Ground transport infrastructure (construction or road widening projects leading to the site)
Other encroachments ...
243.
The tentative World Heritage site, located on the north coast of Lake Balaton, includes the areas, under nature protection and cultural heritage protection, of the Tihany Peninsula, the Tapolca Basin, the Káli Basin and Lake Hévíz, as well as the areas, under protection of historic buildings and monuments, of the Festetics Castle of Keszthely, its castle park and the ...
244.
Paris, France,Programme of the Workshops and Conference
Ensuring the protection of sites in DRC: An Experts’ Workshop 13-14 September 2004
Partners for Heritage in DRC: a meeting between the public and private sector 15 September 2004
Promoting and Preserving Congolese Heritage: linking biological and cultural diversity International Donors’ ...
245.
Philippines,
Lack of sustainable funding for the functioning management agencies;
Implementation of the Conservation and Management Plan through operational arrangements;
Implementation of Community-Based Land Use and Zoning Plan;
Need for an integrated tourism Management Plan and mechanisms to control tourism related infrastructure developments;
Vulnerability to natural ...
246.
Viet Nam,
Population growth;
Increased tourism pressure and development;
Urban and industrial development;
Lack of financial and technical resources;
Absence of an integrated planning approach.
,From 6 to 10 November 2013, an IUCN reactive monitoring mission visited the property, in accordance with Decision 37 COM 7B.16 (Phnom Penh, 2013). Subsequently, on 25 January 2014, ...
247.
Philippines,
Lack of sustainable funding for the functioning management agencies
Implementation of the Conservation and Management Plan through operational arrangements
Implementation of Community-Based Land Use and Zoning Plan
Need for an integrated tourism Management Plan and mechanisms to control tourism related infrastructure developments
Vulnerability to natural ...
248.
Philippines,
Storms; Other climate change impacts (Vulnerability to natural disasters)
Financial resources (Lack of sustainable funding for the functioning management agencies)
Management activities (Implementation of the Conservation and Management Plan through operational arrangements)
Management systems/ management plan (Need for an integrated tourism Management Plan ...
249.
The industriel complexes in Ostrava are quite unique in the international contexte since they comprise, in a single locality, coal mines, coking plants and blast furnaces, thus representing the complete and concentrated technology of anthracite-based production of iron.
The Ostrava industriel heritage is an integral part of the picture of this regional administrative ...
250.
Russian Federation,
Illegal activities (Illegal salmon fishing)
Mining (gold mining)
Major linear utilities (Gas pipeline)
Renewable energy facilities (Development of a geothermal power station)
Fires
Management and institutional factors (Boundary changes)
Ground transport infrastructure (Construction of the Esso-Palana road)
Legal framework (Need for the development of a ...
251.
China,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,
Management systems/management plan (Need to implement the timetables for developing detailed management plans; Need for strategies for conservation of component sites; Need for visitor management strategies, including interpretation)
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation
Urban development (Comparative fragility of many sites)
Ground transport ...
252.
The Churches of Chiloe represent a unique example in Latin America of an outstanding form of ecclesiastical wooden architecture. They represent a tradition initiated by the Jesuit Peripatetic Mission in the 17th and 18th centuries, continued and enriched by the Franciscans during the 19th century and still prevailing today. These churches embody the intangible richness of ...
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Ecuador,a) Inadequate implementation of the Special Law on Galápagos and lack of enforcement;
b) Poor governance;
c) Inadequate and ineffective quarantine measures;
d) Illegal fishing;
e) Instability of Park Director’s position;
f) High immigration rate;
g) Unsustainable tourism development;
h) Educational reform not implemented.,The principal threat to this property’s ...
254.
Dept
Province
District
Templo
UTM COORDINATES (DATUM WGS84)
SOUTH
EAST
Cusco
QUISPICANCH
OROPESA
SAN SALVADOR DE OROPESA
8495517.74
200945.48
Cusco
QUISPICANCH
ANDAHUAYLILLAS
SAN PEDRO APÓSTOL DE ANDAHUAYLILLAS
8486656.40
210305.20
Cusco
QUISPICANCH
HUARO
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA DE HUARO
8484837.75
214331.40
Cusco
QUISPICANCH
HUARO
CAPILLA VIRGEN PURIFICADA DE ...
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Abraj Al-Kuwait will be nominated as a single monument. It is to be noted that this building is considered to be part of a nation-wide network of infrastructural water supply and reservoirs which consist of 31 more water towers (known as the mushroom towers) that are strategically distributed in groups around the country, and are connected to the distribution grid of the ...
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"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 ...
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The Yerba Mate Cultural Landscape (PCYM) is a landscape that through its four zones rescues the productive systems and cultural processes associated with the production of yerba mate. Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) is a product of cross-cutting consumption in the culture and economy of Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. It is also consumed in the Latin American ...
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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 ...
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In 1993 Tongariro became the first property to be inscribed on the World Heritage List under the revised criteria describing cultural landscapes. The mountains at the heart of the park have cultural and religious significance for the Maori people and symbolize the spiritual links between this community and its environment. The park has active and extinct volcanoes, a ...
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The property includes five aflaj irrigation systems and is representative of some 3,000 such systems still in use in Oman. The origins of this system of irrigation may date back to AD 500, but archaeological evidence suggests that irrigation systems existed in this extremely arid area as early as 2500 BC. Using gravity, water is channelled from underground sources or ...
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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 ...
262.
Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,
Lack of Management Plan;
Lack of funding;
Poaching;
New railway;
Mining;
Proposed reduction of the protected area;
Refugees from Liberia
,Principal issues:
Mining activities in areas immediately outside the site and potential impacts; refugee influx from neighbouring countries; planning of conservation projects with donors and partners.
New ...
263.
China,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,
Management systems/management plan (Need to implement the timetables for developing detailed management plans; Need for strategies for conservation of component sites; Need for visitor management strategies, including interpretation)
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation
Urban development (Comparative fragility of many sites)
Ground transport ...
264.
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 ...
265.
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Historic Center of Silay City: 10°47' N, 122°58' EHawaiian-Philippine Company: 10°49' N, 123°0' EVictorias Milling Company: 10°52' N, 123°3' EHacienda Santa Rosalia: 10°56' N, 123° 6' EBalay ni Tana Dicang: 10°44' N, 122°57' EAniceto Lacson Mansion: 10°43' N, 122°58' EHistoric Center of Iloilo City (Calle Real): 10°41' N, 122°34' E
The cultivation of sugar is believed to ...
267.
Philippines,a) Lack of an effective site management authority and adequate legislation;
b) Absence of a finalized strategic site management plan;
c) Development of inappropriate river control structures and irregular construction in the rice terraces;
d) Diminishing interest of the Ifugao people in their culture and in maintaining the rice terraces;
e) Lack of human and ...
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Le Portail du monastère de Ripoll, construit au XIIe siècle, est un chef-d'œuvre de l'art roman, un arc de triomphe grandiose et majestueux qui mène à l'église de Santa Maria. Il s'agit d'une pièce unique qui a été surnommée la "Bible en pierre", et elle est considérée comme un point de repère incontesté dans l'art roman catalan et une bannière de la culture monastique ...
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The Ligurian coast between Cinque Terre and Portovenere is a cultural landscape of great scenic and cultural value. The layout and disposition of the small towns and the shaping of the surrounding landscape, overcoming the disadvantages of a steep, uneven terrain, encapsulate the continuous history of human settlement in this region over the past millennium. ...
270.
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 ...
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Located in a mountainous region that was cut off from the rest of the world for a long period of time, these villages with their Gassho-style houses subsisted on the cultivation of mulberry trees and the rearing of silkworms. The large houses with their steeply pitched thatched roofs are the only examples of their kind in Japan. Despite economic upheavals, the villages of ...
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The monastic community founded by St Millán in the mid-6th century became a place of pilgrimage. A fine Romanesque church built in honour of the holy man still stands at the site of Suso. It was here that the first literature was produced in Castilian, from which one of the most widely spoken languages in the world today is derived. In the early 16th century the community ...
273.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),
High impact research / monitoring activities
Housing
Natural risk factors
Management systems/management plan; 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 ...
274.
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 ...
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It is among the most important traditional villages in Al-Baha region, and it was built on a mountain top featuring a unique urban heritage organization and environmental configuration and its picturesque view towards the surrounding farms that includes 312 houses, and one mosque. The houses were built from polished stones, with multiple floors from two to four floors that ...
276.
Botswana,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property:
Lack of wildlife monitoring programme
Animal sanitation and diseases
Mining
Management and governance
Engagement of local communities and indigenous peoples
Alien invasive species
,On 25 November 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
277.
“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 ...
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La ville de Nova Sintra, sur la petite île de Brava, de 64km2, reste vivante dans le temps comme un vestige d'un mode de vie traditionnel semi-rural, caractérisé par des maisons du XIXe siècle imprégnés de jardins cultivés ayant comme but la subsistance et un tracé urbain acclimatés aux jardins et paysagé arboré.
La découverte de l'île a eu lieu en 1462 par l’écuyer Diego ...
279.
Kebun Raya Bogor or Bogor Botanic Gardens (BBG) is an ex situ conservation area located in the administrative area of Bogor City, West Java Province, Indonesia. Area of BBG was 75.4 ha. Bogor Botanical Garden is at N 6º35‟32.78” S 6º36‟13.28” W 106º47‟36.72” E 106º48‟17.6”In general, the topography of BBG is relatively flat and slightly bumpy. Located at 260 m above sea ...
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Built by the Moors in a defensive position at the heart of the Caliphate of Cordoba, Cuenca is an unusually well-preserved medieval fortified city. Conquered by the Castilians in the 12th century, it became a royal town and bishopric endowed with important buildings, such as Spain's first Gothic cathedral, and the famous casas colgadas (hanging houses), suspended from ...
281.
Kroměřiž stands on the site of an earlier ford across the River Morava, at the foot of the Chriby mountain range which dominates the central part of Moravia. The gardens and castle of Kroměřiž are an exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of a European Baroque princely residence and its gardens. 860Gardens and Castle at KroměřižJardins et chateau de ...
282.
Zimbabwe,
Poaching (issue resolved)
Oil exploration programme (issue resolved)
Mining project
Tourism development
,On 31 January 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party of Zimbabwe. Although a joint report was also requested, there was no input to the report from the neighbouring State Party of Zambia. From 9-15 January ...
283.
Saint Lucia,Development pressures associated with tourism and housing,On 2 February 2010, the World Heritage Centre received the State Party report on the state of conservation of the property. From 20 to 24 March, 2010, a joint World Heritage Centre / IUCN monitoring mission visited the property, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session (Sevilla, ...
284.
Canada,United States of America,,This state of conservation report is presented by the World Heritage Centre and IUCN following the receipt of extensive correspondence relating to the potential impact of proposed mining development in the Elk and Flathead Valleys of southeast British Columbia, Canada. This property has also received considerable attention relating to the ...
285.
Karslkrona, Sweden3-8 September 2001
Objectives
The 10th World Heritage Youth Forum Theme was: " Both sides of the coin - how the dark and light sides of my World Heritage can become keys to understand the present and the future"
The Youth Forum aimed at deepening the understanding of World heritage and to make the students aware of the dark and the light sides of their ...
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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 ...
287.
United Republic of Tanzania,
Lack of approved boundaries for the property and buffer zones linked to the land-use plans and appropriate protection
Deterioration of the architectural heritage fabric
Sea wave erosion
Theft of stone from ruins for use as building material
Lack of functioning local consultative committee
Lack of implementation of the conservation and ...
288.
Mali,
Lack of site management
Armed conflict
,On 31 January 2019, in response to Decision 42 COM 7A.15, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at address: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1139/documents/, providing the following information:
The 2018-2022 Management and Conservation Plan has been initiated, involving the ...
289.
Ferrara, which grew up around a ford over the River Po, became an intellectual and artistic centre that attracted the greatest minds of the Italian Renaissance in the 15th and 16th centuries. Here, Piero della Francesca, Jacopo Bellini and Andrea Mantegna decorated the palaces of the House of Este. The humanist concept of the 'ideal city' came to life here in the ...
290.
Les données archéologiques font remonter au VIII ème siècle le peuplement des Comores par l'homme, à partir de la côte orientale d'Afrique. Cependant l'histoire reste mal connue jusqu'au XIIIème siècle, où des shirazi, venus vraisemblablement de Kilwa, s'allièrent aux autochtones par des mariages et fondent des clans de sultanats et dominèrent les ...
291.
La période d'implantation des Roças à Sao Tomé et Principe a commencé avec l'introduction de la monoculture du cacao et du café au 19ème siècle. Elle est apparue comme un centre de production agricole historico-colonial, similaire au système féodal (fermé), dont le processus de production se faisait par le biais du travail forcé, où la main-d'œuvre (les serviteurs) ...
292.
COVID-19 has brought into stark relief, as crises often do, the necessity of culture for people and communities. At a time when billions of people are physically separated from one another, culture brings us together.
It provides comfort, inspiration and hope at a time of enormous anxiety and uncertainty. Yet even as we rely on culture to get us through this crisis, ...
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Many civilizations have inhabited this small Aegean island, near Asia Minor, since the 3rd millennium B.C. The remains of Pythagoreion, an ancient fortified port with Greek and Roman monuments and a spectacular tunnel-aqueduct, as well as the Heraion, temple of the Samian Hera, can still be seen. 595Pythagoreion and Heraion of SamosPythagoreion et Heraion de ...
294.
The Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica, the largest timber-framed religious buildings in Europe, were built in the former Silesia in the mid-17th century, amid the religious strife that followed the Peace of Westphalia. Constrained by the physical and political conditions, the Churches of Peace bear testimony to the quest for religious freedom and are a rare ...
295.
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 ...
296.
Russian Federation,Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration
Additional Details:
Gold mining project; road construction; collaboration with local people,Following the joint IUCN/UNESCO mission to the site which took place from 17 to 21 May 2004, an update of the situation and revised recommendations are provided below in addition to the state of conservation report in document ...
297.
Egypt,
Rising underground water level
Risks of flooding (Valleys of Kings and Queens)
Absence of a comprehensive Management Plan
Major infrastructure and development projects taking place or scheduled
Uncontrolled urban development
Housing and agricultural encroachment on the West Bank of the Nile
Demolitions in the villages of Gourna on the West Bank of the Nile and ...
298.
Historique du Palais des Princes Evêques
Le premier palais épiscopal a été construit par Notger (972-1008) en même temps que la cathédrale qui lui faisait face. Le Prince-Evêque accorde la même importance aux deux bâtiments. Le bâtiment était certainement construit en colombage, sur un niveau de pierre. Il sera détruit par un incendie en 1185.
Il est ...
299.
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 ...
300.
- muraille de Bir Om Ali :X : 432706 ; Y : 392889- muraille de Jebel Tebaga : 37 G 43'N, 8 G 8'E- le fort de Ksar Ghilane/Tisavar :36 G 68'N, 8G 9'E- le fortin de Ksar Tarcine/ centenarium Tibubici : 36 G 91 N, 8G 30'E- le fortin de Bénia Guedah Esseder :37 G 40'N, 8G9' E- le fortin de Bénia bel Recheb : 36 G 88'N, 8G 71' E
Le « limes romain » représente la ...
301.
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 ...
302.
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 ...
303.
Ecuador,reconstruction proposée de la tour de la Compañia de Jesú
réhabilitation du projet du Palacio Legislativo y Centro Cívico ,The state of conservation of the City of Quito was examined during the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee (Quebec City, 2008). The decision highlighted the concern about the potential impact that the ...
304.
Türkiye,
Commercial development
Ground/underground transport infrastructure
Low impact research/monitoring activities
Management systems/management plan (including need to identify attributes which support the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property)
Loss of integrity and authenticity: decay and loss of Ottoman/vernacular architecture
Need for Heritage Impact ...
305.
At their best, World Heritage marine sites are like time capsules that provide a glimpse into the oceans of our parents and grandparents. Thanks to the expert care of managers and support from the global community, we can still experience the prehistoric Komodo Dragon, the dugongs of Dungonab Bay, or the pristine volcanic island of Surtsey. Our partners at The Polynesian ...
306.
Philippines,
Storms; Other climate change impacts (Vulnerability to natural disasters)
Financial resources (Lack of sustainable funding for the functioning management agencies)
Management activities (Implementation of the Conservation and Management Plan through operational arrangements)
Management systems/ management plan (Need for an integrated tourism Management Plan ...
307.
It covers almost 600km of the whole Roman Empire’s Danube frontier. The property formed part of the much large frontier of the Roman Empire that encircled the Mediterranean Sea. The Danube Limes (Western Segment) reflects the specificities of this part of the Roman Frontier through the selection of sites that represent key elements from roads, legionary fortresses and ...
308.
50 Years of UNESCO World Heritage in partnership with National Geographic
For 50 years now, UNESCO World Heritage has been a source of resilience, humanity and innovation. Through 30 splendid photographs, accompany us on a virtual world tour, focused on the future and youth.
Temporal Illusion, Pyramids of Giza, UNESCO World Heritage, Cairo, Egypt, 2018
Memphis and ...
309.
Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands of pious pilgrims who converged there from all over Europe throughout the Middle Ages. To reach Spain pilgrims had to pass through France, and the group of important historical monuments included in this inscription marks out the four routes by which they did so. 868Routes of Santiago de Compostela in ...
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Built in the 1st centuries B.C. and A.D. under Dacian rule, these fortresses show an unusual fusion of military and religious architectural techniques and concepts from the classical world and the late European Iron Age. The six defensive works, the nucleus of the Dacian Kingdom, were conquered by the Romans at the beginning of the 2nd century A.D.; their extensive and ...
311.
The Town of St George, founded in 1612, is an outstanding example of the earliest English urban settlement in the New World. Its associated fortifications graphically illustrate the development of English military engineering from the 17th to the 20th century, being adapted to take account of the development of artillery over this period. 983Historic Town of St George and ...
312.
The site consists of two separate elements, containing outstanding vestiges dating back to Greek and Roman times: The Necropolis of Pantalica contains over 5,000 tombs cut into the rock near open stone quarries, most of them dating from the 13th to 7th centuries BC. Vestiges of the Byzantine era also remain in the area, notably the foundations of the Anaktoron (Prince’s ...
313.
Ecuador,
Inadequate implementation of the Special Law on Galapagos
Poor governance
Inadequate and ineffective quarantine measures
Illegal fishing
Instability of Park Director’s position
High immigration rate
Unsustainable tourism development
Educational reform not implemented
,On 12 February 2010 the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the ...
314.
Student's appeal
"We, the youth of Africa, have met at the UNESCO World Heritage Forum for Africa in Zimbabwe (18-24 September 1996). During this week, we have discovered just how important it is to conserve and preserve our heritage. Our appeal to you is to help us carry this heritage into the future. We "Patrimonitos" are defenders of World Heritage and the leaders of ...
315.
Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates:
01
Jardines de la Reina (PNJR)
20°55'19''N
79°03'30''W
02
Banco de Jagua
21°36'32''N
80°38'31''W
03
Cayo Largo
21°37'51''N
81°41'08''W
04
Cayo Campos - Cayo Rosario
21°34'47''N
82°06'57''W
05
Punta del Este
21°35'38''N
82°30'18''W
06
Punta ...
316.
Tout au long des 151 km de son parcours en Wallonie, la Meuse définit une vallée remarquable par son ampleur verticale et la présence de nombreux affleurements rocheux. De Givet à Namur, elle traverse la Famenne puis le plateau condruzien perpendiculairement à son plissement ouest - est et y imprime une véritable tranchée de plus de 100 m de profondeur. En aval de Namur, ...
317.
Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century. They include the famous Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the Bayon Temple with its countless ...
318.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,a) Urban development pressure;
b) New constructions in the area surrounding the property;
c) Lack of strategic plans for future development that set out clear strategies for the overall townscape and for the skyline and river front taking into account the townscape characteristics and important views related to the ...
319.
Türkiye,
Commercial development
Ground/underground transport infrastructure
Low impact research/monitoring activities
Management systems/management plan
Loss of integrity and authenticity: decay and loss of Ottoman/vernacular architecture
,I
On 6 December 2019, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available ...
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1. Itinéraire de l'intronisation des ‘'bami'' (rois). Description du bienLe successeur du roi (umwami au singulier, abami au pluriel) devait être intronisé suivant un rituel bien précis. En effet, après la mort du souverain, alors que les ritualistes Biru s'occupaient de la dépouille royale, le personnel de la cour devait organiser un deuil à ...
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Land Route of the Silk
Henan Province N 34 37 59-34 45 0, E 112 26 45-113 2 12 1
Gongyi Stone Cave Temple - Luoyang City N 34 48 47.57, E 113 01 4.47
Luoyang city of Han and Wei Dynasties - Luoyang City N 34 43 11-34 44 28, E 112 34 31-112 40 46
Luoyang City of the Sui and Tang Dynasties - Luoyang City N 34 38 50-34 40 39, E 112 26 45-112 30 20
White Horse Temple - ...
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It is well known that Astronomy in Egypt started a long time ago, and Egypt is considered as one of the oldest countries whose people studied astronomy. The Egyptian monuments at Nabta Playa (Neolithic, which antedates Stonehenge by a millennium), the Pyramids at Giza (4th Dynasty), Abu Simbel Temple (21st Dynasty) and the zodiac at the Temple of Denderah (Ptolemaic), all ...
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These places in Saxony-Anhalt are all associated with the lives of Martin Luther and his fellow-reformer Melanchthon. They include Melanchthon's house in Wittenberg, the houses in Eisleben where Luther was born in 1483 and died in 1546, his room in Wittenberg, the local church and the castle church where, on 31 October 1517, Luther posted his famous '95 Theses', which ...
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United Republic of Tanzania,a) Increased human pastoral population;
b) Immigration; Poaching;
c) Spread of invasive species;
d) Tourism pressure;
e) Encroachment and cultivation,At its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), the World Heritage Committee expressed its concern regarding a number of issues in the property, in particular: a) the issue of local communities within the ...
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China,Uncontrolled urban development and expansion of tourism-related facilities in and adjacent to the boundary of the property ; Negative impact of the rehabilitation projects on the protection of the traditional urban tissue of the historic centre. ,Following Decision 28 COM 15B.55 of the Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) and at the invitation of the ...
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Cette oeuvre magistrale fut conçue en style éclectique par l'architecte J. Poelaert en 1862. L'édifice devait remplacer un premier Palais de Justice, établi dans les bâtiments de l'ancien couvent des Jésuites délabrés et trop exigus.En 1860, la Ville de Bruxelles organisa pour ce faire un concours international. L'ingénieur F. Wellens, président de la ...
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Berat and Gjirokastra are inscribed as rare examples of an architectural character typical of the Ottoman period. Located in central Albania, Berat bears witness to the coexistence of various religious and cultural communities down the centuries. It features a castle, locally known as the Kala, most of which was built in the 13th century, although its origins date back to ...
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Le quartier historique de Peñarol, avec son paysage industriel et ferroviaire, est composé par des ensembles de bâtiments qui datent de la dernière décennie du XIX siècle, quand l’entreprise anglaise Central Uruguay Railway, y avait transféré les ateliers et la station ferroviaire qui avant se trouvaient dans le quartier de Bella Vista.
Dans l’actualité, Peñarol est ...
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Philippines,
Lack of an effective site management authority and adequate legislation
Absence of a finalized strategic site management plan
Development of inappropriate river control structures and irregular construction in the rice terraces
Diminishing interest of the Ifugao people in their culture and in maintaining the rice terraces
Lack of human and financial ...
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Success Stories
The World Heritage Convention is not only 'words on paper' but is above all a useful instrument for concrete action in preserving threatened sites and endangered species.
By recognizing the Outstanding Universal Value of a site, States Parties commit to its preservation and strive to find solutions for its protection. If a site is inscribed on the List of ...
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The Solovetsky archipelago comprises six islands in the western part of the White Sea, covering about 300 km2 . They have been inhabited since the 5th century B.C. and important traces of a human presence from as far back as the 5th millennium B.C. can be found there. The archipelago has been the site of fervent monastic activity since the 15th century, and there are ...
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Assisi, a medieval city built on a hill, is the birthplace of Saint Francis, closely associated with the work of the Franciscan Order. Its medieval art masterpieces, such as the Basilica of San Francesco and paintings by Cimabue, Pietro Lorenzetti, Simone Martini and Giotto, have made Assisi a fundamental reference point for the development of Italian and European art and ...
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The planned property includes parts of Lake Saimaa, located in south-eastern Finland, which is the largest lake in Finland (4 400 square km2) and among the four largest lakes in Europe. The national serial nomination would be based on Natura 2000 areas within the lake that are the most important breeding areas for the endemic Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis), ...
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Yemen,
Legal frameworks, governance and management systems
Ground transport infrastructure: road network
Livestock grazing: sheep, goat and cattle
Invasive species
Fishing and collection of marine resources
Solid waste: primarily in and around main settlements
,On 16 May 2018, the State Party confirmed to the World Heritage Centre, that an earlier letter from the ...
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The ‘Roman Limes’ represents the border line of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in the 2nd century AD. It stretched over 5,000 km from the Atlantic coast of northern Britain, through Europe to the Black Sea, and from there to the Red Sea and across North Africa to the Atlantic coast. The remains of the Limes today consist of vestiges of built walls, ditches, forts, ...
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Le paysage culturel Priorat-Montsant-Siurana est une petite région montagneuse de la Méditerranée Occidentale, d’une étendue de 51.562,40 Ha, située dans un vaste bassin versant au cœur de la Cordillère pré-littorale catalane, en contact avec la plaine côtière et la dépression continentale de l’Ebre, desquelles elle est séparée par des chaînes de ...
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The City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg bear witness to an exemplary model of the living heritage of a central European urban complex influenced by the secular presence of the Habsburgs and the cultural and artistic role played by the main aristocratic families. They are a harmonious blend of the architectural styles and artistic movements that have ...
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The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in the south-west of Honshu Island is a cluster of mountains, rising to 600 m and interspersed by deep river valleys featuring the archaeological remains of large-scale mines, smelting and refining sites and mining settlements worked between the 16th and 20th centuries. The site also features routes used to transport silver ore to the coast, ...
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Iraq,
War
Illegal activities
Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/277/documents/. Additional information was submitted on 4 March 2023. Progress in a number of conservation issues ...
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Guizhou Triassic Fossil Sites World Natural Heritage Nominated Property is located in Guizhou Province, south-western China. The Nominated Property is composed of four components including Panxian Fauna, Xingyi Fauna-Wusha, Xingyi Fauna-Dingxiao and Guanling Biota, covering 82.43 km2 in total with the nominated property and buffer zone of 19.97 km2 and 62.46 km2 ...
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L'ensemble d'œuvres d'architecture (édifices, ensemble de bâtiments, espaces urbains et interventions du paysage) nommé « Architecture du XX siècle de la Ville de Montevideo » est constitué par un nombre significatif d'œuvres représentatives d'une architecture qui inclut une grande diversité d'expressions architectoniques. Il s'agit ...
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The Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area inscribed on the World Heritage List consist of two Roman Catholic, three Protestant and three Greek Orthodox churches built between the 16th and 18th centuries. The property presents good examples of a rich local tradition of religious architecture, marked by the meeting of Latin and Byzantine ...
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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 ...
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The very fossiliferous Neogene rock successions that outcrop in an emblematic ‘badlands’ landscape, located in the Upper Magdalena Valley (Department of Huila, Colombia), constitute an exceptional natural site with many undeniable attributes of universal value. These sedimentary rocks host one of the richest assemblages of fossil vertebrate fauna ever unearthed in South ...
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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 ...
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Iraq,
Management systems/ management plan
War
Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures
State of conflict in the country that does not allow the responsible authorities to assure the protection and management of the property
,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
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Philippines,a) Lack of an effective site management authority and adequate legislation;
b) Absence of a finalized strategic site Management Plan;
c) Development of inappropriate river control structures and irregular construction in the rice terraces;
d) Diminishing interest of the Ifugao people in their culture and in maintaining the rice terraces;
e) Lack of human and ...
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Philippines,a) Lack of an effective site management authority and adequate legislation;
b) Absence of a finalized strategic site management plan;
c) Development of inappropriate river control structures and irregular construction in the rice terraces;
d) Diminishing interest of the Ifugao people in their culture and in maintaining the rice terraces;
e) Lack of human and ...
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Peru,a) Delays in reviewing the Master Plan and developing detailed yearly operational plans, and inadequate budgetary support;
b) No evaluation of transport options, related geological studies, or the impact of bus traffic on increasing the risk of landslides;
c) Lack of impact studies related to the carrying capacity of the Citadel and Inca Trail;
d) Delays in the ...
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Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Poor state of conservation
Inappropriate restoration techniques
Lack of a buffer zone
Lack of a management plan
Development projects threatening the significant historic fabric
Since March 2011:
Damage due to the armed conflict
,On 5 February 2016, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report for the six Syrian World ...
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Iraq,
Management activities
Managements systems/management plan
Water infrastructure (dam building project)
Partial flooding and seepage
Fragile mud brick structures
Absence of a comprehensive conservation and management plan
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the ...