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Oman Oman Omán Оман عمان 阿曼 The Sultanate of Oman
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South Sudan Soudan du Sud Sudán del Sur Южный Судан جنوب السودان 南苏丹 the Republic of South Sudan
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Yemen,
New buildings;
Increasing number of dilapidated buildings
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Formation géologique d'un intérêt scientifique exceptionnel, les collines de Chimtou, l'antique ville numide de Simitthus qui fut déduite colonie romaine sous l'empereur Octave-Auguste, sont constituées d'un calcaire de couleur variant du blanc crémeux au rouge brique avec une dominante jaune or. C'est cette dernière couleur qui a lui la célébrité et la large diffusion. ...
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Must countries choose between economic development and the safeguarding of heritage This was the subject of the annual Round Table of African Ministers organized by the African World Heritage Fund and UNESCO as part of the 37th World Heritage Committee session taking place in Phnom Penh (16 to 27 June).
Speakers at the event, alongside UNESCO Director-General Irina ...
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The national Technical Secretariats of the six countries belonging to the Qhapaq Nan, Andean Road System continue their collaborative efforts in strengthening the conservation and management structure of this unique and complex World Heritage site, inscribed in 2014 as a serial cultural transboundary property crossing Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and ...
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In response to the call to empower African experts working for World Heritage, UNESCO in partnership with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN launched the Mentorship Programme for African World Heritage Professionals on 16 February 2022 through an online event.
This Mentorship Programme is developed to better capacitate African World Heritage ...
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The 5th World Heritage Site Managers' Forum (WHSMF23), in conjunction with the 45th extended session of the World Heritage Committee, started its first online session on 19 June 2023. This year's Forum, with the theme "Managing World Heritage for the Next 50 Years" is being hosted by the Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the National ...
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Berlin Exhibition Grounds, Berlin, Germany,As part of its tourism programme, UNESCO World Heritage Centre will host its first stand ever at the International Tourism Exchange (ITB), the world's largest travel and tourism trade fair, which will be held in Berlin, Germany from 12–16 March 2004. UNESCO has hosted workshops at ITB every year since 1999, but this is the ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Intensive poaching of large mammals, in particular elephants
Mining activities inside the property
Uncontrolled migration into the villages located within the property
Illegal timber exploitation in the Ituri Forest, which might affect the property in the near future
Planned rehabilitation of the National Road RN4 crossing the property, ...
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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, ...
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The steep hillsides of the Dazu area contain an exceptional series of rock carvings dating from the 9th to the 13th century. They are remarkable for their aesthetic quality, their rich diversity of subject matter, both secular and religious, and the light that they shed on everyday life in China during this period. They provide outstanding evidence of the harmonious ...
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For example ministries of culture, ministries of the environments, national agencies for heritage or conservation, heritage boards etc.
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Cambodia Cambodge Camboya Камбоджа كمبوديا 柬埔寨 The Kingdom of Cambodia
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Ecuador Équateur Ecuador Эквадор إكوادور 厄瓜多尔 The Republic of Ecuador
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Iraq Iraq Iraq Ирак العراق 伊拉克 The Republic of Iraq
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Lebanon Liban Líbano Ливан لبنان 黎巴嫩 The Lebanese Republic
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Lithuania Lituanie Lituania Литва ليتوانيا 立陶宛 The Republic of Lithuania
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Marshall Islands Îles Marshall Islas Marshall Маршалловы Острова جزر مارشال 马绍尔群岛 The Republic of the Marshall Islands
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San Marino Saint-Marin San Marino Сан-Марино سان مارينو 圣马力诺 The Republic of San Marino
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Sudan Soudan Sudán Судан السودان 苏丹 The Republic of the Sudan
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Tajikistan Tadjikistan Tayikistán Таджикистан طاجيكستان 塔吉克斯坦 The Republic of Tajikistan
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Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay Уругвай أوروغواي 乌拉圭 The Eastern Republic of Uruguay
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Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tomé-et-Principe Santo Tomé y Príncipe Сан-Томе и Принсипи سان تومي وبرينسيبي 圣多美和普林西比
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Pays de collines, le Burundi compte 11 régions traditionnelles qui se distinguent les unes des autres sur le plan climatique et orographique. La région du Mugamba se situe sur la zone de partage des bassins hydrographiques du Nil et du Congo. Cette région se caractérise par un relief élevé (2 300 m en moyenne) et des températures annuelles comprises entre 14° et ...
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Malta,
Problems of climatology and hydrology
Proliferation of micro-organisms on the walls
Inappropriate lighting system
Decayed sewage and water supply pipes
Need of a new entrance for the site
,At the invitation of the Museums Department, which is responsible for the conservation of the archaeological heritage of the island, UNESCO sent a mission to ...
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China,,When Potala Palace was inscribed on the World Heritage List in December 1994, the Committee requested the Chinese authorities to consider the future extension of the World Heritage protected area to cover Jokhang Temple and the historic sector of Barkor which are already part of the core preservation zone of the city of Lhasa, one of China's historic cities under ...
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Ukraine,Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property in 2013:
Erosion, in particular shore erosion
Insensitive urban or infrastructure developments
Critical state of conservation of the ruins in the city of Tauric Chersonese, some of which are highly dilapidated or even close to collapse
,At the time of inscription of the property in 2013, the Committee, ...
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London, UK,The outcome of this meeting shall contribute to the development of guidelines and criteria for the review of sites of interest for the heritage of science and technology on the World Heritage List.The pursuit and application of knowledge underlie all human achievements, many of which have been recognised on the World Heritage List, as for example agriculture ...
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It is placed in the small bay of Kikombo, in the South of the Province of Kwanza- Sul. The little fort of "Kikombo" is linked to the history of netherlander domination and of portuguese reconquest. There was founded the Help Squadron of the Governor Francisco Soto Mayor in 1645 and later in 1648, the squadron of Salvador Correia, who, from there he left for the ...
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WHC-12/36.COM/12B
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WHC/19/43.COM/12
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Mt. Chilbo consists of multifarious figures of rocks formed by the long time erosion of various eruptive rocks pertaining to the Paekdu Volcanic Zone.Mt. Chilbo is divided into 3 areas; Inner Chilbo, Outer Chilbo and Sea Chilbo. Curious rocks forming part of Inner Chilbo have the harmonious, introspective characteristics, while the peaks and rocks in Outer Chilbo has the ...
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The Mansehra rock edicts are cut into the surface of three large boulders on the side of a rocky outcrop close to the city of Mansehra. They record fourteen edicts of the Mauryan emperor, Asoka (r. c. 272-235 BC) and represent the earliest irrefutable evidence of writing in South Asia. Dating to middle of the third Century BC, they are written from right to left in the ...
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The Shahbazgarhi rock edicts are cut into the surface of two large boulders on the side of a small rocky outcrop in the Vale of Peshawar. The record fourteen edicts of the Mauryan emperor, Asoka (r. c. 272-235 BC) and represent the earliest irrefutable evidence of writing in South Asia. Dating to middle of the third century BC, they are written from right to left in the ...
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Between 6 and 11 September, the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu, were threatened by a large brush fire, eventually consuming over 800 hectares of mountain forest. At one time more than 400 firefighters pumped water on the dense vegetation on the hills surrounding the World Heritage site to prevent the fire from reaching the ruins.
The fire was believed to have been started by ...
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The selection panel for the 2010 European Capital of Culture have recommended that the German town Essen and the Hungarian city of Pecs should share this title together with a third one, Turkey's Istanbul.Asked to explain the purpose and added value of the concept of European Capital of Culture in general, Sir Jeremy Isaacs explained that the role of the European ...
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On Friday, 27 August 2004, UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura and Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) President Katsuji Ebisawa held a public signing ceremony at NHK Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan to seal their new partnership agreement. Through the Heritage Images Archives Initiative, NHK is offering to contribute to the documenting and safeguarding of tangible and intangible ...
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On 15 May 2014, the Government of the Bahamas officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, its instrument of ratification for the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
The World Heritage Convention will enter into force for the Bahamas on 15 August 2014, making the island country the 191st State Party to ...
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With support from UNESCO’s World Heritage Marine Programme, the Banc d’Arguin National Park in Mauritania organized a series of educational activities for students from four local schools who are located in the park.
Throughout 2014, about 100 students participated in three-day excursions in which they learned about the biodiversity, the socioeconomic importance of the ...
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The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has welcomed the UN Security Council's statement denouncing the attack on the Mosul Museum.
"This statement is a strong testiment to the unity of the international community regarding the tragic destruction of irreplaceable heritage for all mankind," said the Director-General. "The members of the Security Council have ...
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"Heritage, World Heritage and the Future: Perspectives on Scale, Conservation and Dialogue”
The 14th International Anamed Symposium in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre held on 5-6 December at ANAMED, Koc University in Istanbul produced important outcomes for archaeological World Heritage sites.
The challenges affecting the conservation mechanism as well as ...
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WHITRAP Secretariat General launches the 2nd edition of the Awards for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.
The objective is to build an international exchange platform focusing on innovative World Heritage Education case studies, and to provide action guidelines and references for practitioners ...
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Dominican Republic,
Hurricane in 1999 (issue resolved)
Urban Pressure
Tourism Pressure
Lack of capacity in conservation techniques
Lack of management mechanism (including legislation)
Lack of presentation and interpretation
Lack of institution coordination.
,In 2003, the Committee requested the State Party to provide a report on the progress made in the adoption of the new ...
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Croatia,
Armed conflict (issue resolved);
Need to extend the buffer zone;
Earthquake in September 1995 (issue resolved).
,The Bureau at its twenty-second ordinary session examined a substantive state of conservation report on the state of conservation of Dubrovnik that was submitted by the Croatian authorities. ICOMOS informed the Bureau that it was greatly impressed by ...
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Oman,
Degradation of the structures;
Use of recent construction materials (cement, etc.)
Need for a management plan
,Summary of previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee (paragraph number VII.18) Twenty-third session of the Bureau (paragraph number IV.13)
New information: The monitoring missions are proceeding regularly and now cover the preparation ...
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Lack of policing of industrial fishing vessels illegally fishing for tuna and swordfish
Insurgence of the weed Sagina cf. procumbens
,IUCN noted that the invasive species Sagina has been eradicated but urged the State Party to carefully monitor the situation to ensure that future outbreaks do not occur. IUCN noted that ...
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Malaysia,Lack of inclusion of indigenous peoples and their claims in the decision to extend the Park,The State Party informed the Centre, by letter of 30 January 2002, that the Gunung Buda National Park, which lies adjacent to the Gunung Mulu World Heritage site, was declared a National Park on 14 September 2000 and that at present there is no decision taken to enlarge the ...
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Porto-Novo, Benin,Within the framework of Africa 2009 Programme, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM, CRATerre-EAG and African cultural heritage organizations are organizing a Directors Seminar on Conservation and management of African immovable cultural heritage sites associated with the slave trade in Sub-Saharan Africa. The seminar has been set up to celebrate the 2004 ...
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Austria,This International Symposium is an activity of the World EXPO 2005 to take place from 25 March-25 September in Aichi, Japan. It aims to highlight the interrelationship between the natural and cultural diversity of our planet. Bringing culture and nature closer together in a comprehensive approach, the symposium will present case studies on sacred natural sites and ...
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Weimar (Germany),The first of four HERMES symposiums will be held in the newly restored Wieland estate in Ossmanstedt near Weimar. The event will bring together 20-25 experts from various countries and professional backgrounds.
Within the HERMES Project, sixteen partners from eight countries join forces in order to promote processes of regional development. This is to be ...
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UNESCO Headquarters, Paris,At its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), and within the framework of the Reflection Year on the Periodic Reporting exercise, the World Heritage Committee decided to establish a working group on the simplification of the Periodic Reporting questionnaire and the setting up of indicators (Decision 30 COM 11G).
The World Heritage Centre is organizing the ...
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Thessaloniki, Greece,World Heritage of Southeast Europe: Co-operation in the management of cultural sites and lanscapes. A follow-up to the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Europe.
Evaluation of the results of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for the countries of the Southeast Europe regional group: Strengths and weaknesses, suggestions for the future.
This meeting aimed at ...
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Uzbekistan,The second seminar of a series of itinerant workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture took place in Uzbekistan from 21st of April to 2nd of May 2008.
More than 30 cultural heritage professionals and World Heritage site managers from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, ...
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Zacatecas, Mexico,Within the Framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting of Latin America and the Caribbean, the World Heritage Centre/Latin America and the Caribbean Unit with the generous support from Mexico, the Government of Zacatecas and the Zacatecas Regional Centre for World Heritage in Mexico and Central America organizes a Sub-Regional meeting for ...
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Beijing, China,The ICOMOS Advisory Committee, including the Scientific Council, will meet this year from 27 October to 1 November in Beijing, China.
On this occasion, the Scientific Council is organizing a Symposium on the theme: Reducing Risks to Cultural Heritage from Natural and Human-Caused Disasters on 31 October 2012 in Beijing, which will also welcome ...
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Biebrich Castle, Wiesbaden, Germany,On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World heritage Convention, 20 high school students of the Pestalozzi-School Idstein, a German high school, in cooperation with the Monument Protection Agency of the State of Hesse, have produced this exhibition on the World Heritage Convention and the Hessian World Heritage sites which is to ...
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UNESCO Headquarters, Paris (France),In the framework of the three-year EU funded project for the Emergency Safeguarding of the Syrian Cultural Heritage launched in March 2014, UNESCO is organizing with the generous support of the Flemish Government an international expert meeting entitled “Rallying the International Community to Safeguard Syria’s Cultural ...
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Funafuti, Tuvalu,Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance Sustainable Development of Local Communities in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)" the World Heritage Centre and UNESCO Apia office will organize a national workshop on the World Heritage for government ...
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,A high-level World Heritage Leadership Forum will be convened to take stock of the results produced by the World Heritage Leadership Programme in its first six-years (2016-2022), and how these results can be more widely applied and utilized to different realities and contexts, to strengthen the capacity of heritage professionals of the next generation, who will work ...
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Rock Art Room, Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh,How to leverage World Heritage to meet the Biodiversity Challenge of the Decade
Event date and time : 15 September 2023 18:15-19:15 (UTC +3)Room : Rock Art Room, Al Faisaliah Hotel
This event organised by UNESCO and IUCN explores the unique contribution of natural and cultural World Heritage to biodiversity conservation ...
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The five Franciscan missions of Sierra Gorda were built during the last phase of the conversion to Christianity of the interior of Mexico in the mid-18th century and became an important reference for the continuation of the evangelization of California, Arizona and Texas. The richly decorated church facades are of special interest as they represent an example of the joint ...
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La zone du massif de Termit a un climat subdésertique à désertique. De tels climats sont caractérisés par deux saisons marquées par: la saison sèche de Novembre à Mai et la saison des pluies de Juin à Septembre.
C'est ainsi que le territoire du massif de Termit reçoit moins de 100 mm de pluie par an. Cette pluviométrie est donc caractérisée par une forte variabilité ...
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Perché comme un nid d'aigle à l'entrée d'un édifice (fajj) (d'où son nom Maaloula qui signifie en araméen "entrée") à 165 mètres d'altitude, ses maisons serrées les unes contre les autres descendent en paliers du sommet de la montagne couvrant le versant méridional pour atteindre la vallée. 5000 âmes y vivent en permanence. Il s'agit d'un village où ...
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Located in the north-west of Washington State, Olympic National Park is renowned for the diversity of its ecosystems. Glacier-clad peaks interspersed with extensive alpine meadows are surrounded by an extensive old growth forest, among which is the best example of intact and protected temperate rainforest in the Pacific Northwest. Eleven major river systems drain the ...
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Much of the landscape of Cornwall and West Devon was transformed in the 18th and early 19th centuries as a result of the rapid growth of pioneering copper and tin mining. Its deep underground mines, engine houses, foundries, new towns, smallholdings, ports and harbours, and their ancillary industries together reflect prolific innovation which, in the early 19th century, ...
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‘Project funding’ refers to short to medium-term funding for specific and defined projects, which are not considered part of day-to-day running costs/maintenance.
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Antigua and Barbuda Antigua-et-Barbuda Antigua y Barbuda Антигуа и Барбуда أنتيغوا وبربودا 安提瓜和巴布达 Antigua and Barbuda
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Finland Finlande Finlandia Финляндия فنلندا 芬兰 The Republic of Finland
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Malaysia Malaisie Malasia Малайзия ماليزيا 马来西亚 Malaysia
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New Zealand Nouvelle-Zélande Nueva Zelandia Новая Зеландия نيوزيلندا 新西兰 New Zealand
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Uzbekistan Ouzbékistan Uzbekistán Узбекистан أوزبكستان 乌兹别克斯坦 The Republic of Uzbekistan
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Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Зимбабве زمبابوي 津巴布韦 The Republic of Zimbabwe
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Montenegro Monténégro Montenegro Черногория الجبل الأسود 黑山
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Le site archéologique de Nahr el Kalb est situé à 15km au nord de Beyrouth. Il a été classé par les décrets : No 166/ L.R. du Novembre 1933 et No 225 du 28 Septembre 1934 sur la liste nationale des monuments historiques. En 2005, ce site a été inscrit sur le Registre de la Mémoire du Monde.
Le cap de Nahr el Kalb a été considéré depuis l’antiquité comme un obstacle naturel ...
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The city of Aigai, the ancient first capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia, was discovered in the 19th century near Vergina, in northern Greece. The most important remains are the monumental palace, lavishly decorated with mosaics and painted stuccoes, and the burial ground with more than 300 tumuli, some of which date from the 11th century B.C. One of the royal tombs in the ...
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Türkiye,
Concern over the situation prevailing in Diyarbakir (issue resolved)
Rehabilitation and reconstruction works and development
Ground transport infrastructure (roads)
Water infrastructure
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation
Management system/Management and Conservation Plan modified
Land Conversion
,On 1 February 2020, the State Party submitted a state of ...
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Il s'agit du plus grand complexe du genre jamais réalisé. Il associe trois composantes : les captages de quatre sources principales avec dotation d'un cadre monumental, le nymphée connu couramment sous l'appellation de « temple des eaux », d'une grande valeur archéologique, un aqueduc de 132 km courant en général à fleur de terre ou en parcours souterrain et ...
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National Government Officials and World Heritage site managers, essentially from 24 countries in the Asia and the Pacific Region, but also from other continents of the world, gathered together at the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITRAP, China) and participated in an Asia-Pacific Regional Training Workshop on ...
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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova visited Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on the weekend of 15-16 November for a firsthand look at the way the World Heritage site is being managed. Her visit came amidst widespread concerns over the health of the reef, which experts say is threatened by climate change, pollution and other environmental issues that make careful, long-term ...
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In 2012, Rio de Janeiro, a Carioca landscape between the mountains and the sea, became the first urban cultural landscape ever inscribed on the World Heritage List.
To its beaches, carnival, football and World Heritage, also represented by the archaeological site of the Valongo pier (inscribed in 2017), the Brazilian metropolis now adds yet another attraction: ...
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The 4th Huangshan Dialogue on UNESCO-designated sites and Sustainable Development held on 29-30 June in Huangshan, China by the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the auspices of UNESCO, adopted the Huangshan Vision calling for tech-enhanced heritage protection cooperation.
The Huangshan Vision emphasizes the potential ...
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Spain,
Construction work of the Rey Chico festivities hall
Need for a joint Spain-ICOMOS Scientific Committee
,Previous deliberations
At its twenty-third session, the Bureau took note that the revision of the Special Plan had begun and recommended that the extension of the cemetery respect the protection of the site.
New information
In September 1999, the University ...
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UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France,The second meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1999 Second Protocol), the seventh meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and the second meeting of the Parties to the Second ...
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Kyoto, Japan,To conclude the 40th anniversary year, the World Heritage Centre and the Government of Japan will co-organize the "Closing Event of the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention" in Kyoto on 6-8 November 2012. This is made possible thanks to the generous contribution of the host government, directly as well as through the ...
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,Revitalising World Heritage Site museums in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam
Following the brainstorming session held in July in Siem Reap, Cambodia, the first experimental workshop will be organised at the Thang Long Citadel Site Museum in Hanoi, Viet Nam, with the participation of 9 museums relating to cultural sites of the three countries.
This project is funded by the ...
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Germany – Bonn,One of the gaps of the World Heritage list, as identified by ICOMOS in 2004, concerns sites that are relevant in the context of aerospace history, i.e. aviation and/or astronautics.
This gap persists until today; it has also been considered in the context of the broader discussions of the World Heritage list, such as the discussion of (lack of) coverage of ...
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Gran Canaria, Spain,The meeting aims to establish and identify the links that exist between astronomical heritage, religious heritage and sacred sites. Sacred sites embrace areas of special spiritual significance to peoples and communities, and many of these sites also have clear connections with astronomy or the skyscape.
This thematic meeting will address the confluence ...
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,The World Heritage Centre is organising a series of online training sessions to accompany States Parties in Asia and the Pacific as they carry out the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting.
This session is dedicated to Periodic Reporting in the Pacific SIDS and focus on the following:
Main aspects of Periodic Reporting,
Specific aspects of reporting for the Pacific ...
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The US$3,5 million aims to link the conservation of biodiversity with sustainable tourism at six World Heritage sites: El Vizcaino (Mexico), Komodo (Indonesia), Rio Plátano (Honduras), Sian Ka'an (Mexico), Tikal (Guatemala), and Ujung Kulon (Indonesia). It focuses on creating a model for using tourism to promote the protection of important habitats by working with local ...
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Following their meeting in Tokyo in December 2004, a group of Afghan and international experts working on the safeguarding of Bamiyan (Afghanistan), as well as representatives of the Afghan and Japanese governments and UNESCO, today released a list of recommendations for further activities to preserve the Bamiyan site.
Bamiyan remains one of the most important examples of ...
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The four major town houses - Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Maison & Atelier Horta - located in Brussels and designed by the architect Victor Horta, one of the earliest initiators of Art Nouveau, are some of the most remarkable pioneering works of architecture of the end of the 19th century. The stylistic revolution represented by ...
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“The organizational set-up that sets out the operational structure and working methods that allow actions to be taken”.
Source(s): Managing Cultural World Heritage
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“The human, financial and intellectual inputs that create operational capacity and facilitate processes”.
Source(s): World Heritage Resource Manual, Managing Cultural World Heritage
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Cabo Verde Cabo Verde Cabo Verde Кабо-Верде كابو فيردي 佛得角 the Republic of Cabo Verde
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Mongolia Mongolie Mongolia Монголия منغوليا 蒙古 Mongolia
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Philippines Philippines Filipinas Филиппины الفلبين 菲律宾 The Republic of the Philippines
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Senegal Sénégal Senegal Сенегал السنغال 塞内加尔 The Republic of Senegal
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This national park, located in the extreme south-western tip of Java on the Sunda shelf, includes the Ujung Kulon peninsula and several offshore islands and encompasses the natural reserve of Krakatoa. In addition to its natural beauty and geological interest – particularly for the study of inland volcanoes – it contains the largest remaining area of lowland rainforests in ...
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Delphi, Greece,On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Permanent Delegation of Greece to UNESCO in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are organizing an international Conference in Delphi (Greece) on 17-18 November 2022, entitled: The Next 50 - The future of World ...
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The structure of the limes consisted of a complex system of towers, earthworks, walls, small fortifications, the forts behind the limes being usually placed at a distance of ca. 5 km from it, the related civil settlements and non-Roman structures. In front the earthen ramparts it was not identified insofar a ditch. Forts are similar, garrisons to mixed infantry and cavalry ...
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Map(s) showing the boundaries of the area(s) and buffer zone(s), where applicable, of the World Heritage property as inscribed by the World Heritage Committee
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The International Council on Monuments and Sites regularly conducts and publishes thematic studies in the context of the World Heritage Convention. An overview of the publications can be found here.
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Documents
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Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Буркина-Фасо بوركينا فاسو 布基纳法索 Burkina Faso
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Norway Norvège Noruega Норвегия النرويج 挪威 The Kingdom of Norway
12359.
The wooden churches of southern Little Poland represent outstanding examples of the different aspects of medieval church-building traditions in Roman Catholic culture. Built using the horizontal log technique, common in eastern and northern Europe since the Middle Ages, these churches were sponsored by noble families and became status symbols. They offered an alternative ...
12360.
Le paysage culturel des Plantations à Parfums des Iles de la Lune est un paysage culturel évolutif vivant qui conserve un rôle social actif dans la société contemporaine, et qui demeure étroitement associé au mode de vie traditionnel des populations rurales comoriennes et dans lequel le processus évolutif continue. La culture de plantes à parfums est une caractéristique ...
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Le bien proposé pour inscription est le village de sidi Bou Saïd, un village côtier de la rive sud de la Méditerranée, installé sur un promontoire surplombant Carthage et le golfe de Tunis et offrant des vues panoramiques sur le Cap Bon (Promontoire de Mercure) et les îles Zembra et Zembretta (les Aegimures) au nord-est, et le Cap de Sidi Ali Mekki (Promontoire d’Apollon) ...
12362.
Maps
Get geographical visualization of the conservation of World Heritage since 1979
Map showing properties to be examined in 2025
Map showing all the properties that have been examined since 1979
World Heritage properties impacted by extractive industries over the past 10 years
World Heritage properties at risk due to conflict situations over the ...
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In relation to boundaries for effective protection, paragraphs 99-102 of the Operational Guidelines state:
‘99. The delineation of boundaries is an essential requirement in the establishment of effective protection of nominated properties. Boundaries should be drawn to incorporate all the attributes that convey the Outstanding Universal Value and to ensure the integrity ...
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The Chirundu Fossil Forest National Monument site contains fossilised or petrified tree trunks of the Karoo age. It is situated in customary land of Chief Sikoongo of the Gwembe District in the Southern Province of Zambia and is 21 kilometres from the Chirundu border which forms a boundary with Zimbabwe.
The site has superb fossilised tree trunks measuring up to 1.2m in ...
12367.
Burkina Faso joined the rank of countries that have World Heritage properties on their territory with the inscription of the Ruins of Loropéni on UNESCO’s List on Friday.
The 11,130m2 property, the first to be inscribed in the country, with its imposing stone walls is the best preserved of ten fortresses in the Lobi area and is part of a larger group of 100 ...
12368.
Ecuador,
Earthquake of March 1987;
Overpopulation;
Heavy traffic
,The UNESCO Representative in Quito, informed the Secretariat on 7 October 1998 that the Volcano Pichincha, in the vicinity of the western part of the City of Quito, had become active after three hundred years. An eruption (most probably stones and acid ashes) could seriously imperil the lives of the ...
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‘Other specific groups’ may for example include gender-specific groups, communities who might not visit or reside in or near properties but are still stakeholders, civil society etc.
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Azerbaijan Azerbaïdjan Azerbaiyán Азербайджан أذربيجان 阿塞拜疆 The Azerbaijani Republic
12374.
Central African Republic République centrafricaine República Centroafricana Центральноафриканская Республика جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى 中非共和国 The Central African Republic
12375.
Holy See Saint-Siège Santa Sede *Святой Престол الكرسي الرسولي 教廷 Holy See
12376.
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazajstán Казахстан كازاخستان 哈萨克斯坦 The Republic of Kazakstan
12377.
Pakistan Pakistan Pakistán Пакистан باكستان 巴基斯坦 The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
12378.
Slovenia Slovénie Eslovenia Словения سلوفينيا 斯洛文尼亚 The Republic of Slovenia
12379.
WHC-13/19.GA/10
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WHC/17/21.GA/9
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WHC/19/22.GA/10
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WHC/19/22.GA/10
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In general, the karst landscape is hilly and has mountainous terrains. The mountainous area is situated in the north east or located in the Bulusaraung Mountains. The highest peak of the mountain is 1,565 m above sea level in the northern side of Bulusaraung Mountain. This side of the mountain has a steep slope with rough texture. The climate in the Maros Pangkep area is ...
12384.
Qeshm is the biggest island in the Persian Gulf near the straits of Hormoz. It is stretched closely along sides the south coastline (Hormozgan) of the Iranian mainland. The highest elevation is the 370 m in Bukhun mt. Also there is the gas and oiles in the center of the island. The length of island is 130 km and the widest part is 11- 35 km between Tabl and Salakh. The ...
12385.
Gulluk Dagi National Park is located within the province of Antalya in a valley hidden between mountains.
There is the ancient fortified city of Termessos rising 1050 m above the sea level. The ancient city of Termessos was found by the Solims who lived in the Psidia Region. Although there are nofacts available about Termessos and Solims, they are natured by Homer in the ...
12386.
Shokhimardon is located in the northern large slope of the Alay ridge in the medium mountain zones of the name river basin. The territory has rich and in many respects unique recreational potential. Aesthetic value of natural complexes has recognized long ago and it attracts many tourists. There are some large glaciers, huge mountain rivers and high-mountain lakes.Natural ...
12387.
The Northern Luzon of the Philippines was severely affected by Typhoon Pedrin (International Name: Nesat) which crossed the region on Tuesday 27 September. Its trajectory passed across the Ifugao Province and has, according to preliminary reports, caused major mud and landslides within the area of the World Heritage property of the Rice Terraces in the Philippine ...
12388.
Over the last several months,the World Heritage Centre has been receiving numerous messages from citizens and NGOs expressing their concern regarding the A303 tunnel project, located within the boundaries of the World Heritage property “Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites”, and the adverse impact it may have on the landscape, archaeological remains, and hydrogeology ...
12389.
The UNESCO Chair for World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Management in the Arab Region at the German University of Technology in Oman GUtech, and the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH) in Bahrain, are pleased to invite academics, professionals and policymakers to participate in their upcoming international Conference Opportunities for Heritage: Fostering ...
12390.
Peru,
Major urban rehabilitation projects
Institutional cooperation to be improved
,At its twentieth session in June 1996, the Bureau took note of information provided by the Secretariat regarding projects in the historical city of Cuzco that could have a negative impact on the World Heritage values of the site. It invited the authorities to establish appropriate planning ...
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Albania,,Studies and minor restoration works have been carried out at Butrint. These activities were funded by UNESCO (PROCEED) and the British Butrint Foundation. In addition, the World Bank is continuing its studies related to the economic development (tourism) of the Albanian Ionic Coast around the World Heritage site that is across the straight from Corfu. Albania's ...
12392.
Peru,
Dam construction;
Power line development;
Wild fires (issue resolved);
Encroachment;
Urbanization of the valley;
Helicopters flights
,Previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee - Chapter VII.29
Twenty-third session of the Bureau - Chapter IV.50
New information: The Bureau at its twenty-third session requested the World Heritage Centre, IUCN ...
12393.
India,
Construction of two suspension bridges
Major increase in heavy goods traffic
Dismantling and reconstruction of an important historic monument
Serious problems in the implementation of cultural heritage policies and regulations
,A sub-national workshop to take place on-site in Hampi (October 2000) on enhanced management of World Heritage sites in India was being ...
12394.
Paris, France,This round table is being organized on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2004 as part of the joint UNESCO/UNAIDS project “A Cultural Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care”, in co-operation with the International organization of Migration (IOM) and CRIPS Ile-de-France (Regional centre for Aids information and prevention).
The round table will bring ...
12395.
Kazan, Republic of Tartarstan, Russian Federation,The World Heritage Committee at its 28th Session requested the World Heritage Centre to convene a special meeting of experts of all regions on the concept of outstanding universal value as used for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention.
The World Heritage List includes 788 properties of great diversity in ...
12396.
Krakow (Poland),Within the HERMES Project, this is the second of four symposiums to be held and sixteen partners from eight countries will join forces in order to promote processes of regional development. This is to be achieved by means of innovative interactions between cultural heritage and New Media. HERMES’s budget totals 2 million Euros for a period of three years ...
12397.
Penang, Malaysia,The objective of this third sub-regional South-East Asian Teacher Training Workshop is to bring educators and heritage experts together in order to reinforce regional networks and promote innovative teaching methods and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Following on from the two previous workshops which took place in Sukhothai (Thailand) in 2000 ...
12398.
Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands,Within the framework of the Action Plan for the implementation of the World Heritage - Pacific 2009 Programme, and with financial support from the Italian and Dutch Governments, a workshop will be held in the Solomon Islands in March 2006.The main objectives of the workshop are:to reassess the potential World Heritage value of the Marovo ...
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,Within the Framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting of Latin America and the Caribbean, the World Heritage Centre/Latin America and Caribbean Unit, in cooperation with the Government of the Dominican Republic and the UNESCO Office in Havana, is organizing a sub-regional meeting for the Caribbean in Santo Domingo, Dominican ...
12400.
Roma, Italy,The Fourth Herity conference in 2012 will be focused on "How The Cultural Heritage is communicated Public, Specialists, Managers and Institutions:evaluating the quality of the transmission of the cultural message" will take place in Roma 5-7 December 2012.
This Conference scope includes all Museums, Monuments, Libraries, Archives and Archaeologicalsites open ...