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Decision : 37 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-13/37.COM/8D,

2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 8D, adopted at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012),

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 Annexes of Document WHC-13/37.COM/8D:

  • Algeria: Kasbah of Algiers;
  • Brazil: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas; Brasilia; Historic Centre of São Luís;
  • Cuba: San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba;
  • Dominican Republic: Colonial City of Santo Domingo;
  • Germany: Hanseatic City of Lübeck; Völklingen Ironworks;
  • Jordan: Petra;
  • Mexico: Sian Ka’an; Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque; Historic Centre of Puebla; Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines; Historic Centre of Morelia; Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino; Historic Centre of Zacatecas; Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco; Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes; Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan;
  • Panama: Darien National Park;
  • Paraguay: Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue;
  • Peru: City of Cuzco; Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu; Chavin (Archaeological Property); Chan Chan Archaeological Zone; Historic Centre of Lima; Río Abiseo National Park; Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana;
  • Russian Federation: Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments; Kizhi Pogost;
  • Spain: Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches; Historic City of Toledo; Historic Walled Town of Cuenca; Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona;
  • Viet Nam: Complex of Hué Monuments;

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 2013 at the latest.

Documents
 Decisions Report
Context of Decision
 WHC-13/37.COM/8D
Other Documents (35)
Darien National Park - map of inscribed ...
Völkingen Ironworks - Map of the World ...
Petra - Map of the World Heritage property
Brasilia - Map of the World Heritage property
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas - Map of ...
Historic Centre of São Luís - Map of the ...
San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba ...
Colonial City of Santo Domingo - map of the ...
Sian Ka’an - Map of the World Heritage ...
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of ...
Historic Centre of Puebla - Map of the World ...
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent ...
Historic Centre of Morelia - Map of the World ...
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino - Map of the ...
Historic Centre of Zacatecas - Map of World ...
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco ...
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes ...
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan - Map ...
Map of the inscribed component - Jesuit ...
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and ...
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and ...
Kizhi Pogost - Map of inscribed property
Kizhi Pogost - Map of Buffer zone
Map of the inscribed component - Jesuit ...
City of Cuzco - Map of the inscribed property
Machu Picchu - Map of the inscribed property
Chavin (Archeological Site) - Map of the ...
Chan Chan Archeological Zone - map of the ...
Historic Centre of Lima - Map of the ...
Rio Abiseo National Park - Map of the ...
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de ...
Kasbah of Algiers - Map of the inscribed ...
Historic City of Toledo - map of inscribed ...
Historic City of Toledo - map of inscribed ...
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca - Map of ...
Activities (1)
Decision Code: 37 COM 8D
Themes: Credibility of the World Heritage List
Properties (35): Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes Brasilia Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Chavin (Archaeological Site) City of Cuzco Colonial City of Santo Domingo Complex of Hué Monuments Darien National Park Hanseatic City of Lübeck Historic Centre of Lima Historic Centre of Morelia Historic Centre of Puebla Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments Historic Centre of São Luís Historic Centre of Zacatecas Historic City of Toledo Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines Historic Walled Town of Cuenca Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue Kasbah of Algiers Kizhi Pogost Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona Petra Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque Río Abiseo National Park Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas Sian Ka'an Völklingen Ironworks Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
Year: 2013
Keywords: clarification
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