Decision : 36 COM 8D
Clarifications of property boundaries and areas by States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/8D,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 8D adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the delimitation of their World Heritage properties and thanks them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
4. Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies will not be able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitation of such properties as inscribed is unclear;
5. Takes note of the clarifications of property boundaries and areas provided by the following States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-12/36.COM/8D:
- Algeria: M’Zab Valley;
- Argentina: Los Glaciares National Park;
- Australia: Lord Howe Island Group; Wet Tropics of Queensland; Shark Bay, Western Australia; Heard and McDonald Islands;
- Cambodia: Angkor;
- China: The Great Wall; Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian; Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area; Ancient City of Ping Yao; Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing; Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing;
- Colombia: Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox;
- Croatia: Plitvice Lakes National Park;
- Czech Republic: Historic Centre of Prague;
- Finland: Fortress of Suomenlinna;
- Georgia: Historic Monuments of Mtskheta;
- Germany: Aachen Cathedral; Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg;
- Germany and the United Kingdom: Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian’s Wall;
- Honduras: Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve;
- India: Ajanta Caves; Kaziranga National Park;
- Indonesia: Borobudur Temple Compounds;
- Japan: Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area; Himeji-jo; Yakushima; Shirakami-Sanchi; Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama; Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome); Itsukushima Shinto Shrine; Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara;
- Nepal: Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha;
- Sri Lanka: Sinharaja Forest Reserve;
- Seychelles: Aldabra Atoll;
- Spain: Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid; Works of Antoni Gaudí; Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct; Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias; Santiago de Compostela (Old Town); Old Town of Cáceres; Old City of Salamanca; Poblet Monastery; Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida; Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe;
- Syrian Arab Republic: Ancient City of Aleppo;
- Thailand: Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns; Historic City of Ayutthaya; Ban Chiang Archaeological Site;
- Tunisia: Archaeological Site of Carthage;
- Turkey: Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia;
- Uzbekistan: Itchan Kala; Historic Centre of Bukhara; Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures;
6. Requests the States Parties which have not yet answered the questions raised in the framework of the Retrospective Inventory to provide all clarifications and documentation as soon as possible and by 1 December 2012 at the latest.
Documents
Decisions ReportContext of Decision
WHC-12/36.COM/8DOther Documents (113)
Los Glaciares National Park - Map of the ...Aldabra Atoll - Map of the inscribed property
Plitvice Lakes National Park - Map of the ...
Fortress of Suomenlinna - Map of the ...
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta - Map of ...
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta - Map of ...
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta - Map of ...
Aachen Cathedral - Map of the inscribed ...
Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of ...
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's ...
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's ...
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's ...
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's ...
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's ...
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's ...
Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of ...
Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of ...
Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of ...
Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of ...
Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of ...
Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of ...
Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of ...
Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid - ...
Archaeological Site of Carthage - Map of the ...
Old Town of Caceres - Map showing the ...
Monastery of Poblet. Map of the inscribed ...
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) - Map of ...
Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe - ...
Old City of Salamanca. Map showing the ...
Works of Antoni Gaudí. Map showing the ...
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the ...
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the ...
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the ...
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the ...
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the ...
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct. ...
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct. Map ...
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct. Map ...
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct. Map ...
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct. Map ...
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct. Map ...
Ancient City of Aleppo - Map of the inscribed ...
Map A. Map of the remain’s location in Spain ...
Map B. Boundaries of the World Heritage Site ...
Map C. Boundaries of the World Heritage Site ...
Map D. Boundaries of the World Heritage Site ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida. Map ...
Historic Centre of Prague - Map of the World ...
Angkor - Map of the World Heritage property
Kaziranga National Park - Map of the ...
Ajanta Caves - Map of the inscribed property
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha - ...
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha - ...
Historic City of Ayutthaya - Map of the ...
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site - Map of the ...
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated ...
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated ...
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated ...
Historic Centre of Bukhara - Map of the ...
Itchan Kala - Map of the inscribed property
Samarkand - Crossroad of Cultures - Map of ...
Borobudur Temple Compounds - Situation Map
Borobudur Temple Compounds - Map showing ...
Borobudur Temple Compounds - Map showing ...
Borobudur Temple Compounds - Map showing ...
Lord Howe Island Group - Map of the inscribed ...
Wet Tropics of Queensland - Map of the ...
Heard and McDonald Islands
Shark Bay, Western Australia - Map of the ...
The Great Wall - Map showing the Badaling ...
The Great Wall - Map showing the Shanhaiguan ...
The Great Wall - Map showing the Jiayuguan ...
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian - Map of the ...
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic ...
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing ...
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial ...
Ancient City of Ping Yao - Location map
Ancient City of Ping Yao - Map of the Ancient ...
Ancient City of Ping Yao - Map showing Zhen ...
Ancient City of Ping Yao - Map of Shuang Lin ...
M'Zab Valley - Maps of the inscribed property
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area - Map ...
Himeji-jo - Map of the inscribed property
Yakushima - Map of the inscribed property
Shirakami-Sanchi - Map of the inscribed ...
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and ...
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) - ...
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine - Maps of the ...
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara - Map of ...
Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Map of the ...
Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox - Map ...
Rio Platano - map of inscribed property