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The nine Sacri Monti (Sacred Mountains) of northern Italy are groups of chapels and other architectural features created in the late 16th and 17th centuries and dedicated to different aspects of the Christian faith. In addition to their symbolic spiritual meaning, they are of great beauty by virtue of the skill with which they have been integrated into the surrounding ...
World Heritage Properties Score 1.5353211 Date 07/2003
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The First Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention was adopted in 1954 in response to the systematic pillage of cultural property of the occupied territories during the Second World War. The States Parties to the First Protocol agree to undertake the following measures: Prevent exportation of cultural property from an occupied territory in the event of armed conflict; Take ...
FAQ Score 1.532536 Date 11/2022
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Based on the State of Conservation report and on the advice of the Advisory Bodies and in consultation with the States Parties, the Committee may include properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger. The Danger List was established under Article 11.4 of the World Heritage Convention for World Heritage properties threatened by serious and specific danger, whose ...
FAQ Score 1.532536 Date 11/2022
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Peru, Possible Bill in Congress to reduce the level of legal protection (issue resolved)  Inappropriate tourism development proposals (issue resolved) Over­grazing by domestic sheep (issue resolved) Excessive burning (issue resolved) Poaching by the military (issue resolved) New road proposal ,The Committee is requested to examine the written ...
State of Conservation Score 1.532536 Date 12/1995
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31st session of the World Heritage Committee Christchurch, New-Zealand 31COM 23 June - 02 July 2007 Committee Members Benin, Canada, Chile, Cuba, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Republic of Korea, Spain, Tunisia, United States of America Bureau ...
Committee Score 1.532536 Date 06/2007
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Ensemble d’oasis unique implanté en plein erg imposant un mode particulier de mise en valeur (technique du Ghout ) et un système de culture originale: les palmiers sont plantés directement au dessus de la nappe au fond de vastes entonnoirs creusés dans le sable. Des cultures secondaires sont faites sur le bord des entonnoirs et irrigués par des puits à balancier. Ce type ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5211897 Date 12/2002
13622.
Natural values of the Cave Slatinski Izvor are significant in several aspects. It is the biggest of all caves explored so far in the Republic of Macedonia, with a total length of all channels of more than I km. Their spatial proportion, i.e. the size of internal morphological elements (slopes, cascades, dry river bed hollowed out, river terrace, sand deposition, as well as ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5211897 Date 06/2004
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Cultural heritage has been targeted in attacks or suffered collateral damage in armed conflict. Recent destruction in World Heritage sites such as Aleppo, Syria or Hatra, Iraq brought this this into the background and alerted the international community.  One way to mitigate damage is for armed forces to be aware fully of cultural heritage sites and monuments, ...
News Score 1.5211897 Date 03/2017
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On 22 January 2021, the Sultanate of Oman signed an agreement with UNESCO in the amount of Euros 583,566 to provide support for capacity-building of nomination projects and promotion of World Heritage sites in five Eastern African countries: Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Somalia and United Republic of Tanzania. The three-year capacity-building programme will support the ...
News Score 1.5211897 Date 01/2021
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Ecuador, Fire (issue resolved); Limited protected area; Over fishing; Tourist pressure; Lack of financial resources ,At its nineteenth session, the World Heritage Committee discussed extensively the issues and threats facing the site. It recommended that the Director of the World Heritage Centre accept the invitation from the State Party to visit the Galapagos Islands, ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5211897 Date 10/1996
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China, Boundaries of the property Pressures of urban development and Growth in tourism-related activities resulting in many construction activities  Reconstruction and/or demolition of historic structures and rebuilding with new material and design features Deterioration of mural paintings due to humidity; use of lacquer varnish and excessive retouches ,In approving the ...
State of Conservation Score 1.5211897 Date 11/1998
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Manama, Bahrain,The second regional meeting of the Arab States’ Focal Points for World Heritage (cultural and natural), will be held in Manama, Bahrain from 24 to 26 November 2013. This meeting, organized by the World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), will be held in the framework of the follow-up to Periodic ...
Events Score 1.5211897 Date 11/2013
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Ritsumeikan University Kyoto, Japan,The deadline for submitting applications is Wednesday, 19 April 2017. The Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University Kyoto, Japan, is organizing the 12th International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage in Japan, from 28 August to 16 September, under the UNESCO ...
Events Score 1.5211897 Date 04/2017
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Qajartalik est un site rupestre unique de l’Arctique qui regroupe d'innombrables pétroglyphes conçus à partir d'un seul motif, celui du visage, qu'on retrouve gravé en des formes et des dimensions très variées sur des rochers de stéatite. Cette manifestation graphique singulière reflète l’univers spirituel et magico-religieux des Dorsétiens, lesquels ont habité les côtes ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.5155791 Date 04/2018
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The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the border of India’s Sundarbans World Heritage site inscribed in 1987. The site is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of ...
World Heritage Properties Score 1.5155791 Date 12/1997
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L’île monastique de l’archipel de Lérins, Saint-Honorat, est située au large de Cannes, dans le sud-est de la France. Par ses vestiges et les éléments remarquables des différentes étapes de son histoire, elle atteste de manière exceptionnelle de la tradition religieuse et culturelle d’un espace insulaire, de l’Antiquité tardive à nos jours. Foyer spirituel chrétien depuis ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4957167 Date 07/2022
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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 ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4957167 Date 06/2010
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The six topics of the Monitoring Indicator Framework are in accordance with the six core thematic areas of the Periodic Reports: “I. State of Conservation of World Heritage properties: Indicators to assess temporal patterns in the status and trends of the OUV and factors affecting the property; integrity and authenticity of the site. II. Management: Indicators to measure ...
FAQ Score 1.4943532 Date 11/2022
13639.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии المملكة المتحدة لبريطانيا العظمى وآيرلندا الشمالية 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
States Parties Score 1.4943532 Date 05/1984
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Democratic Republic of the Congo,,The Bureau was deeply concerned to learn that due to recent political uncertainties in the country all donors, except WWF, have withdrawn their support to this Park. This has resulted in destruction of vegetation, poaching, agricultural encroachment and over-exploitation of fish populations in Lake Idi Amin. Since November 1992, the Park ...
State of Conservation Score 1.4943532 Date 10/1993
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30th session of the World Heritage Committee Vilnius, Lithuania 30COM 09 July - 16 July 2006 Committee Members Benin, Canada, Chile, Cuba, India, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Republic of Korea, Spain, Tunisia, United States of America Bureau Members ...
Committee Score 1.4943532 Date 07/2006
13642.
29th session of the World Heritage Committee Durban, South Africa 29COM 10 July - 17 July 2005 Committee Members Argentina, Benin, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and ...
Committee Score 1.4943532 Date 07/2005
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L’Ancien port d’embarquement des esclaves de Loango, surplombé par l’ancienne lagune Tchibete (en voie de disparition), est situé dans la sous-préfecture de Hinda dans le département du Kouilou. Il est limité au Sud-est par la Pointe indienne, au Sud et au Sud-ouest par l'océan Atlantique, au Nord-ouest par le village Matombi et au Nord-est par le village ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4844754 Date 12/2008
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Le Lac Assal est un lac salé endoréique situé en Afrique de l'Est, dans le centre de Djibouti. Ce lac est situé dans l'est de la dépression de l'Afar, à une altitude de 153 mètres sous le niveau de la mer ce qui fait de lui le point le plus bas du continent africain. Il s'inscrit dans un graben encadré par deux horsts, ensemble formé par l'ouverture de la vallée du grand ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4844754 Date 05/2015
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Département Communes Site Latitude Longitude Zou Abomey Place Singbodji 7°11'09.5" N 1°59'39.1"E   Collines Savè Oké Shabè (mamelle de Savè) Coordonnées de Fiditi 08°02’09"N   02°30’19"E   Dassa-zounmè Yaka (collines sacrées de Dassa), Coordonnées du parlement   07°46’37"N   02°11’19"E   Plateau Kétou Akaba idénan ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4644393 Date 02/2021
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Il s'agit de l'un des sites archéologiques de l'âge du Bronze les plus étendues de la Syrie Occidentale où les fouilles menées depuis 1965 ont contribué à améliorer nos connaissances sur les premières racines de la civilisation urbaine au lll millénaire av. J.C. à l'Ouest de l'Euphrate et son développement jusqu'à l'époque des royaumes amorites de la ...
Tentative Lists Score 1.4644393 Date 08/1999
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The World Heritage Young Professionals Fora are among the flagship activities of the World Heritage Education Programme, designed to foster learning and exchange by bringing together young people and heritage experts from different parts of the world to discover new roles for themselves in heritage conservation. They have been providing a platform for intercultural ...
Activities Score 1.4644393 Date 04/2025
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Gender equality is one of UNESCO’s two global priorities. The UNESCO Priority Gender Equality Action Plan (2014-2021), moreover, requires Member States and the governing bodies of UNESCO regulatory instruments “to establish gender-sensitive, gender-responsive and gender-transformative policies and practices in the field of heritage”. Therefore, States Parties ...
FAQ Score 1.4580266 Date 11/2022
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