Description Subsequent foundations ort residences of Myanma kings: Sagaing from 1315 to 1364, Innwa from 1364 to 1841. Amarapura from 1841 to 1857, Mingun in 1810-1819, Mandalay after 1857. They are
Description Les Califes omeyyades de Damas (660 av. J.C – 750 av. J.C) se firent construire dans la steppe de magnifiques palais appelés Chteaux du Désert parce qu'ils se situai
Description Le royaume d'Ugrarit florissait au IIe millénaire sur la côte méditerranéenne. Les fouilles commencées en 1929 par la découverte fortuite d'une tombe ont mis au jour en soixante ans de re
Description Cette ville de la haute période abbasside édifiée au confluent de l'Euphrate et de son affluent le Balikh au Nord Est de la Syrie (dans la région appelée la Jeziré), en héritant du site d
Description Mari N34 33 1.11 E40 53 19.51 Europos-Dura N34 44 52.12 E40 43 48.53 The two cities of Mari and Europos-Dura were founded on the western bank of Euphrates river. The cities
Description Mari est un site archéologique de première importance. La ville date d'environ 2900 ans av. J.C. Ce fut par excellence, la cité-Etat royale du lIle millénaire dont la découverte à partir
Description Le passé d'Arwad, I'antique Aradus , la petite île de 800 mètres de long sur 500 mètres de large, interpelle sans arrêt celui de Tartus, I'antique Antaradus
Description L'emplacement choisi pour Dura Europos tient à sa position stratégique au point o la route qui va d'Antioche, la capitale méditerranéenne de l'empire séleucide, à Séleucie-du-Tigr
Description L'antique cité d'origine phénicienne (Antaradus) enlevée aux Musulmans par les Croisés garde des vestiges vivants de ce passage qui a duré deux siècles (fin Xle fin Xllle siècle) et qui l
Description Perché comme un nid d'aigle à l'entrée d'un édifice (fajj) (d'o son nom Maaloula qui signifie en araméen "entrée") à 165 mètres d'altitude, ses maisons serrées les unes contre les
Description 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 po
Description Il s'agit de l'un des sites archéologiques de l'ge du Bronze les plus étendues de la Syrie Occidentale o les fouilles menées depuis 1965 ont contribué à améliorer nos conna
Description La rivière Oronte, de son nom assyrien Aranton , conserve de part et d'autre de son parcours à partir de la région montagneuse de Baalbek au Liban o elle prend nais
Description Wasit is an Islamic city built in the last quarter of the first Hijri century (the 7th century L.C) by Al-Hajaj bin Yousif AL-Thaqafi, as an administrative centre for Iraq. As an ancient
Comparison with other similar properties Usually, graves of guardians and dutifuls were consider the center for the emergence of religious cities and a place frequented by people for the visit and bl
Description 1-The Shrine of THILKIFL : This Shrine is attributed to the Prophet ISIKEL (one of the Israeli Prophets known as THILKIFL. It is one of the sacred Shrines of both Muslims and Jewish thos
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Description Nineveh was one of the most important cultural centers inthe ancient world enjoying a prominent role in the field of developing human civilization, in that it was the greatest metropolis
Justification of Outstanding Universal Value Established in the 7th century BC, Mosul succeeded the Assyrian Capital of Nineveh in importance during several historical periods. However, it is during
Description Introduction Located in the Middle Euphrates region of Iraq, in the province of Al-Qadisiyah, the site of Nippur (Nuffar) encompasses a group of archaeological mounds (tells), the larges
Description Nimrud was founded during the 13th century B.C. It was considered as the second capital of the Assryian Empire, known as(kalhu or kalah ), flourished during the reign of the King Ashurnas
Description Lalish Temple located in Sheikhan district in Nineveh Governorate, about (60) km northwest of Nineveh, and about (40 km) from Dohuk Governorate in northern Iraq. It is located in a mounta
Description The property is located in Rusafa side of the capital, Baghdad, and occupies an important and vital role on the eastern side of the Tigris river and extends about (7.57) hectares. Baghdad
Comparison with other similar properties Bestansur has unique significance in that there are no comparable sites on the World Heritage List nor on the Tentative List. In particular, Iraq’s current po
Justification of Outstanding Universal Value Criterion (i): As known historically, the urban human settlements ever existed were those in the anvient Mesopotamia, Egypt and Indus Valley, when the soc
卡拉卡哈（Kalai Kahkakha）古城遗址卡拉卡哈古城遗址位于塔吉克斯坦沙赫里斯坦市西侧，地处西天山北麓山前平缓台地上，南侧为山，东临河，西、北均为陡崖，地势险要。卡拉卡哈古城是公元6-9世纪粟特东曹国的首都，汉语文献作率都沙那、苏对沙那、劫布斲那、苏都识匿等。该城址由结构复杂的城堡、具有防御性的城墙和角楼共同组成。东北部是统治者居住的宫 ...
Description Preparation of new nomination "Western Caiscasus" (re-nomination) resolves three basic tasks: 1. Expand the area of existing World I leritage Site by means of broad leaved old-growth for
Justification of Outstanding Universal Value Vyatskoe village is a unique town-planning complex of 16th to 19th centuries with over 50 registered architectural monuments, which in the past were merch
Description Preparation of a new category “Virgin Komi Forests” (re-nomination) solves two major tasks: 1. Extend the area of the existing World Heritage site due to the increase of the territory of
Description Altai is the unique region on the planet. It guards huge layers of life - sustaining activities of human civilization. It's a place of formation and cultural evolution of ethnic groups th
Description The Oglakhty Range is located on the left bank  of the Yenisei  (Krasnoyarsk Reservoir)  and represents a system of low-lying ranges with a great number of Devonian red sandstone rock exp
Description The Ilmensky mountains are located in the Southern Urals between 54 58 - 55 21 northern latitude and 60 07 – 60 22 eastern longitude in the Chelyabiskaya oblast on the administrative terr
Description The Great Vasyugan Mire, the largest swamp system in the northern hemisphere of the planet, is located in the central sector of the West Siberian plain, a geographical phenomenon due to e
Description The Commander Islands archipelago consists of 15 islands of different size from 1667 km2 to less than 0.5 km2 which are crowns of a huge submarine volcanic ridge extending from Alaska to
Description The city of Tanais was founded in the first quarter of the 3rd century by Greek colonists who came from Bosporon to the mouth of the Tanais river (now Don) which was the area of habitatio
Justification of Outstanding Universal Value Peasant cultural landscape of Kenozero with its monuments of wooden architecture has reasons to be included in the World Heritage list as an outstanding e
Description Rostov Kremlin is placed in the center of Rostov Veliky (the Great), on the hill of the side of the Lake Nero. The Kremlin consistod of three independent areas. The central one (Bishop's
Description The nature of the South Urals is beautiful! The dense forests on the mountain slopes alternate with sunny valleys filled with honey aroma, fast, clean rivers cut through deep canyons in w
Description At the end of the XIXth century the Russian orientalist Pallady Kafarov noted down in his diary the first information about cliff-pictures which he saw travelling down the Amur river. The
Description The proposed nominated property Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea is located in the north-west of Russia in the Republic of Karelia, a picturesque region of Northern Europe. Rep
Comparison with other similar properties The question of comparison of Mamayev Kurgan with other sites of similar theme, historic period or symbolic meaning can be treated in different aspects. Wa
Description All four clusters of Magadansky Reserve are separated from each other, rather hard-to- reach and have no settlements or constant transport roads. Each cluster has its own distinctive feat
Description The nominated area is located on the north-western spur of the Eastern Sayan. Its natural borders are right tributaries of the Yenisey River; in the north-east the Bazaikha, in the south
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Description Founded in 1619 on the left bank of the Yenissey as a fortress, it facilitated the expansion of the Russians to the East. The location of the town on the crossroads of the most important
Comparison with other similar properties The ICOMOS World Heritage List: Filling the Gaps (2005) indicates the absence of the cultural heritage of Eskimo and other Northern cultures on the World Heri
Description The Astrakhan Kremlin is a markworthy monument of military and engineering art of building of the second half of XVI century and of the orthodox church architecture of XVII-XVIII centurie
Comparison with other similar properties Divnogorye as a nodal point of the Russian Plainis the result of the symbiotic development of the territory due to the continuous interaction of man and natur
Description A Irkoutsk - centre administratif de la région d'Irkoutsk - est un objet de différentes sortes d'étude comme ”ville histonque” dont l' histoire est plus de trois cents ans et la populati
Description Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior: N56 44 12 E38 51 09; 1.1 ha Rampart City Wall of Pereslavl-Zalessky: N56 44 13.9 E38 51 12.4; 2.5 ha The nomination consists of the Cathe
Justification of Outstanding Universal Value Natural and cultural complex "Bashkir Ural" represents a unique territory with all the most valuable cultural and archaeological sites, environmental asse
Comparison with other similar properties There are about 500 observatories in the world, most of which are located in the northern hemisphere of the Earth. The most famous are astronomical observator
Description Au XIIe siècle, sur la berge escarpée droite de la rivière Kliazma s'est levée la ville de Gorokhovets, gardien de la frontière sud-est de la Principauté de Vladimir-Souzdal. Le relief,
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Justification of Outstanding Universal ValueGenerally, citizens' affection for an urban space originates from their good memories. In fact, the city acts like a vessel in which such memoirs take shape
Justification of Outstanding Universal Value The Architecture style of Tehran University was inspired by European style and combined with the traditional Iranian Architecture, therefore, the modern m
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Statements of authenticity and/or integrity This area has some endemic plant species e.g. Astragalus kavirensis, A.touranicus, A. ulothrix, Cousinia mashhedensis, C. lasiandra, Eremostachys hyoscamoi
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Description One of the basic and essential needs of humans concerns the possession of a safe shelter, a need which since pre-historic era has been with them up to now. This basic need has been met in
Justification of Outstanding Universal Value Generous nature of Bakhtiari (Mid Zagros) provides the mankind with all they need for living: I. Providing their most needed things andprotecting against
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担寒 : 西域地名。见于《西使记》。《元史·郭侃传》作檐寒山。在里海东南,今伊朗北部之达姆甘(Damghan)。Disclaimer The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to f
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Justification of Outstanding Universal Value The Gorgan Plain with its defensive monuments of the Sassanid era(5th-7th centuries) constitute the greatest cluster of military monuments known from anyw
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Description This historical complex has been situated on a natural base along with unique characteristics. The complex contains the castle of Izadkhast, one caravanserai and the Safavid-period bridge
Justification of Outstanding Universal Value I. Strategic location, skillful and proper link to high mounts, constructed on hard rocks, proper location for watching out arduous narrow path and valley
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Description Tape Sialk consists of two mounds known as Northern and Southern Sialk, located about 600 meters apart. The artifacts of the northern mounds are more ancient than those of the southern.
Justification of Outstanding Universal Value The Silk Route networks and all properties -providing different kinds of services- that have been situated all along this route met the following criteria
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Justification of Outstanding Universal Value Not anywhere in the world, such cumulative of salt domes can be seen. Only in the southern part of the Zagros Mountains, there are more than 130 salt dome
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Description 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 elevat
Description The Caravanserais are one of the most important form of Persian Architecture that emerged and created cause of routes development and needs related to the travel’s demands and requirement
Description Persepolis is one of the three properties included in the World Heritage List in 1979, belonging to the Achaemanid dynasty and is the most complete architectural form and city planning of
Justification of Outstanding Universal Value Troglodytic architecture of Karaftoo complex, carved in special and creative structure in 4 floors, including 9 rooms, corridors and passageways connectin
Description An ensemble of historic, religious and artistic works from the Achaemenian and Sasanian periods located within a small perimeter near the monuments of Persepolis and those of the pre-Sasa
Comparison with other similar propertiesThe monastery of St. Amenaprkich in new Julfa use different types of Architectural elements and construction materials depending on the region where it is locat
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Description This valley has been situated in the central heights of Luristan and at heart of limy mounts. Because of abundant water reservoirs and different types of plants and animals, suitable weat
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Comparison with other similar properties There exist a lot of ancient fortresses all around the country .Although these fortresses share some common features, they are considered unique. If there was
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Justification of Outstanding Universal Value During the appearance of methods and modern tools, development of technology and mass production, society has changed from agricultural to the industrial
Justification of Outstanding Universal Value Imam Reza’s holy shrine is the most significant element giving identity to the urban area of Mashhad. The city is of exceptional examples formed based on
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Justification of Outstanding Universal Value I. Hegmataneh is located in suburban area of Hamedan. It contains 50 acres of the city of Hamadan. This valuable historical collection is of great archeol
Justification of Outstanding Universal Value This natural reserve is unique between mangrove habitats in west Asia because of vast area and adapted to hot weather and more saline sea water (over 40 p
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Description The ensemble at Firuzabad comprises, within a 12 km diameter area, such archaeological sites as the City of Gur, the Palace of Ardashir (Atashkadeh), Qal'eh Dokhtar fortress, bas reliefs
