Nominations to the World Heritage List

WHC/16/40.COM/8B

This document presents the nominations to be examined by the Committee at its 40th session (Istanbul, 2016). It is divided into three sections:

Part I Changes to names of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

Part II Examination of nominations of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the World Heritage List

Part III Record of the physical attributes of each site being discussed at the 40th session

The document presents for each nomination the proposed Draft Decision based on the recommendations of the appropriate Advisory Body(ies) as included in WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2 and it provides a record of the physical attributes of each property being discussed at the 40th session. The information is presented in two parts:

• a table of the total surface area of each site and any buffer zone proposed, together with the geographic coordinates of each site's approximate centre point; and
• a set of separate tables presenting the component parts of each of the 14 proposed serial properties.

Decisions required:

The Committee is requested to examine the recommendations and Draft Decisions presented in this Document, and, in accordance with paragraph 153 of the Operational Guidelines, take its Decisions concerning inscription on the World Heritage List in the following four categories:

(a) properties which it inscribes on the World Heritage List;

(b) properties which it decides not to inscribe on the World Heritage List;

(c) properties whose consideration is referred;

(d) properties whose consideration is deferred.