Decision : 40 COM 7A.17
Ancient City of Bosra (Syrian Arab Republic) (C 22)
The World Heritage Committee,
- Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add,
- Recalling Decisions 37 COM 7B.57, 38 COM 7A.12 and 39 COM 7A.36, adopted at its 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013), 38th (Doha, 2014) and 39th (Bonn, 2015) sessions respectively,
- Taking into account Decision 40 COM 7A.22 on the World Heritage properties of the Syrian Arab Republic, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul, 2016),
- Acknowledges the efforts of the local communities to raise awareness of the need to protect the property despite the very difficult circumstances;
- Deplores the breaking of the temporary ceasefire agreement within the property in December 2015 which resulted in further severe damages and illegal excavations;
- Urges all parties to pursue all possible cooperation for ensuring the respect of a ceasefire within the property;
- Decides to retain the Ancient City of Bosra (Syrian Arab Republic) on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Decision Code: 40 COM 7A.17
Themes: Conservation, List of World Heritage in Danger
States Parties (1): Syrian Arab Republic
Properties (1): Ancient City of Bosra
Year: 2016
State of conservation reports:
2016 Ancient City of Bosra
2016 Ancient City of Bosra