Decision : 35 COM 8E
Adoption of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/8E,
2. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex I of Document WHC-11/35.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
- Afghanistan: Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam; Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley;
- Bahrain: Qal'at al-Bahrain - Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun;
- Benin: Royal Palaces of Abomey;
- Botswana: Tsodilo;
- Cameroon: Dja Faunal Reserve;
- Central African Republic: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park;
- China: Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas;
- Germany: Upper Middle Rhine Valley;
- India: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary;
- Kenya: Lake Turkana National Parks; Lamu Old Town;
- Malawi: Chongoni Rock-Art Area;
- Mali: Old Towns of Djenné;
- Pakistan: Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore;
- Peru: Chan Chan Archaeological Zone;
- Philippines: Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras;
- Senegal: Island of Saint-Louis;
- South Africa: iSimangaliso Wetland Park; Robben Island; Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape; Cape Floral Region Protected Areas; Vredefort Dome;
- Togo: Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba;
- Turkey: Historic Areas of Istanbul;
- Uganda: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; Rwenzori Mountains National Park;
- United Republic of Tanzania: Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara;
- Yemen: Old Walled City of Shibam; Old City of Sana'a;
- Zimbabwe: Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas;
3. Decides that retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in Danger will be reviewed in priority;
4. Further decides that, considering the high number of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value to be examined, the order in which they will be reviewed will follow the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting, namely:
- World Heritage properties in the Arab States;
- World Heritage properties in Africa;
- World Heritage properties in Asia and the Pacific;
- World Heritage properties in Latin America and the Caribbean;
- World Heritage properties in Europe and North America.
Decision Code: 35 COM 8E
Themes: Outstanding Universal Value
States Parties (23): Afghanistan Bahrain Benin Botswana Cameroon Central African Republic China Germany India Kenya Malawi Mali Pakistan Peru Philippines Senegal South Africa Togo Turkey Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Yemen Zimbabwe
Properties (31): Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Cape Floral Region Protected Areas Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Chongoni Rock-Art Area Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Dja Faunal Reserve Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore Historic Areas of Istanbul iSimangaliso Wetland Park Island of Saint-Louis Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba Lake Turkana National Parks Lamu Old Town Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Old City of Sana'a Old Towns of Djenné Old Walled City of Shibam Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Robben Island Royal Palaces of Abomey Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara Rwenzori Mountains National Park Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas Tsodilo Upper Middle Rhine Valley Vredefort Dome
Year: 2011
Keywords:
RSOUV
State of conservation reports:
2011 Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
2011 Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
2011 Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
2011 Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
2011 Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
2011 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
2011 Historic Areas of Istanbul
2011 Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
2011 Old City of Sana'a
2011 Dja Faunal Reserve
2011 Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
2011 Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
2011 Lake Turkana National Parks
2011 Island of Saint-Louis
2011 Lamu Old Town
2011 Upper Middle Rhine Valley
2011 Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
2011 Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
2011 Vredefort Dome
2011 Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
2011 Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
2011 Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
2011 Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
2011 Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
2011 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
2011 Historic Areas of Istanbul
2011 Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
2011 Old City of Sana'a
2011 Dja Faunal Reserve
2011 Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
2011 Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
2011 Lake Turkana National Parks
2011 Island of Saint-Louis
2011 Lamu Old Town
2011 Upper Middle Rhine Valley
2011 Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
2011 Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
2011 Vredefort Dome