New inclusions in the UNESCO cultural and natural heritage 2017
In 2017, the new admissions listed below in chronological order took place in the UNESCO cultural and natural heritage . In addition to the new entries, changes and deletions are also listed.
Global Geoparks
On May 5, 2017, the UNESCO Executive Council named eight geological sites in Asia, Europe and Latin America, which the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council had selected at its first meeting in Torquay in September 2016 , as UNESCO Global Geoparks and expanded two existing geoparks.
These were the first new entries since the creation of the name UNESCO Global Geoparks in November 2015, when the then Geoparks of the Global Geoparks Network were integrated into the “International Geoscience and Geoparks Program” (IGGP) of UNESCO.
The following were newly appointed:
- Arxan (China)
- Causses du Quercy (France)
- Cheongsong (South Korea)
- Comarca Minera (Mexico)
- Keketouhai (China)
- Las Loras (Spain)
- Mixteca Alta (Mexico)
- Qeshm Island (Iran)
The following have been expanded:
Biosphere reserves
On June 14, 2017, the International Coordination Council of the UNESCO program “Man and the Biosphere” (MAB) recognized 22 new biosphere reserves and four cross-border reserves, twenty UNESCO biosphere reserves are excluded from the global network.
World heritage sites
For the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee from July 2 to 12, 2017 in Krakow , 29 sites were nominated for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List , including 23 cultural sites, five natural sites and one mixed site. In addition, five sites were nominated for significant changes to their boundaries. 21 sites were newly entered on the World Heritage List, including eighteen cultural heritage sites (K) and three natural heritage sites (N). Angola and Eritrea received their first World Heritage Sites. Four existing world heritage sites were expanded and one downsized. One of the new World Heritage Sites was also placed on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ( R ).
World Heritage List
The following sites have been added to the World Heritage List:
| Contracting State | designation | Type | Ref. | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola
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Mbanza Kongo , relics of the capital of the former Kingdom of the Congo ( location ) | K | 1511 | Former capital of the Kingdom of the Congo |
 Argentina
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Los Alerces National Park ( location ) | N | 1526 | Sanctuary for the Patagonian cypress ( Fitzroya cupressoides , Spanish Alerces ) |
 Brazil
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Valongo-Kai Archaeological Site ( location ) | K | 1548 | Former port in Rio de Janeiro for ships with slaves from Africa |
 People's Republic of China
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Qinghai Hoh Xil ( location ) | N | 1540 | Largest and highest plateau in the world |
| Gulangyu : a historical international settlement ( location ) | K | 1541 | Island with architectural traces of various colonial powers | |
 Denmark
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Kujataa - a subarctic agricultural landscape in Greenland ( location ) | K | 1536 | Cultural landscape created by the Old Norse culture (10th – 15th centuries) and the Inuit (from 18th century) |
 Germany
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Caves and ice age art in the Swabian Jura ( location ) | K | 1527 | 6 caves in the Ach and Lone valleys, sites of Upper Palaeolithic small art from the Aurignacia . |
 Eritrea
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Asmara : A modernist city in Africa ( location ) | K | 1550 | City center in the style of Italian rationalism |
 France
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Taputapuatea ( location ) | K | 1529 | Cultural landscape in French Polynesia with marae , d. H. demarcated areas reserved for ceremonial purposes. |
 India
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Ahmedabad old town ( location ) | K | 1551 | Historical center of the fifth largest city in India |
 Iran
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Old town of Yazd ( location ) | K | 1544 | Historic center of one of the oldest cities in Iran |
 Japan
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Okinoshima Sacred Island ( location ) and related sites in Munakata region | K | 1535 | Island between Japan and Korea with religious significance for seafarers of the 1st millennium. |
 Cambodia
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Temple complex of Sambor Prei Kuk , archaeological site of ancient Ishanapura ( location ) | K | 1532 | Ruins of a Hindu temple in Isanapura, the capital of the Kingdom of Chenla in the 7th-8th centuries. Century |
 Poland
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Tarnowskie Góry lead-silver-zinc mine and its underground water management system ( location ) | K | 1539 | Historic silver mine in the southern Polish city of Tarnowskie Góry |
 Palestine
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Old town of Hebron / al-Chalil ( location ) | K, R | 1565 | Historic center of one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. |
 Russia
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Assumption Cathedral of the island city of Svyashsk ( location ) | K | 1525 | Cathedral and monastery of the city sviyazhsk on a Volga island |
 South Africa
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Cultural landscape of the Khomani ( location ) | K | 1545 | Habitat of the San group of the Khomani in the border area to Botswana and Namibia |
 Turkey
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Aphrodisias ( location ) | K | 1519 | Ruins of the ancient city with Temple of Aphrodite |
 United Kingdom
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The English Lake District ( location ) | K | 422 | National park with an impressive mountain and lake landscape |
transnational : Italy , Croatia , Montenegro  
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Venetian defense system from the 16th to 17th centuries ( location ) | K | 1533 | Fortifications of Bergamo , Peschiera del Garda , Palmanova (IT), Zadar , Fort of St. Nikola (HR), Kotor (ME) |
transnational : Mongolia , Russia
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Daurian landscapes ( location ) | N | 1448 | Ecosystem in Daurien with different types of steppes |
Significant changes have been made to their boundaries for the following World Heritage Sites:
| Contracting State | designation | Type | Ref. | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Germany
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The Bauhaus and its sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau | K | 729 | Expansion of the world heritage site The Bauhaus and its sites in Weimar and Dessau to include further buildings in Dessau and Bernau |
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France
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Strasbourg : from the Grande-Île to the new town , a European urban scene | K | 495 | Extension of the Strasbourg World Heritage Site: Grande-Île to include the new town of Strasbourg |
 Georgia
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Gelati Monastery | K | 710 | The Bagrati Cathedral has been deleted from the World Heritage Site of Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery in Kutaisi , only the Gelati Monastery remains. |
cross-border : Benin , Burkina Faso , Niger  
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W-Arly-Pendjari National Park Complex | N | 749 | Expansion of the W National Park World Heritage Site in Niger to include neighboring areas in Benin and Burkina Faso |
transnational : Albania , Belgium , Bulgaria , Germany , Croatia , Italy , Austria , Romania , Slovakia , Spain , Slovenia , Ukraine        
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Primeval beech forests and old beech forests of the Carpathian Mountains and other regions of Europe | N | 1133 | Expansion of the world heritage site of primeval beech forests in the Carpathian Mountains and old beech forests in Germany (DE, SK, UA) to include additional areas in the Ukraine and nine other countries |
The following nominations were not included in the World Heritage List:
- Historical center of Sheki with the Khan Palace (K, Azerbaijan)
- The Naumburg Cathedral and the high medieval cultural landscape on the Saale and Unstrut (K, Germany)
- Mole National Park (N, Ghana)
- Bhitarkanika Protected Area (N, India)
- Eclectic architecture by As-Salt (1865–1925), origins and development of an architectural language in the Levant (K, Jordan)
- Talayotic culture of Menorca (K, Spain)
- Khor Dubai , a traditional trading port (K, United Arab Emirates)
- Valley of Tehuacán-Cuicatlán : original habitat of Mesoamerica (C / N, Mexico)
The following nominations were withdrawn before the meeting:
- Dilmun burial mounds (K, Bahrain)
- Sila National Park (N, Italy)
- Archaeological landscape of Orheiul Vechi (Moldova)
- Seoul City Walls (K, South Korea)
- Luther memorials in Central Germany (K, planned expansion, Germany)
- Primeval beech forests and old beech forests (N, planned expansion, share of Poland)
Red List
The following were included in the Red List of World Heritage in Danger:
- Historic center of Vienna (Austria, World Heritage since 2001)
- Old town of Hebron / al-Chalil (Palestinian Autonomous Areas, World Heritage since 2017)
The following were deleted from the red list:
- Simien National Park (Ethiopia, World Heritage since 1978, Red List since 1996)
- Comoé National Park (Ivory Coast, World Heritage since 1983, Red List since 2003)
- Gelati Monastery (Georgia, World Heritage since 1994, Red List since 2010)
World document heritage
The International Advisory Committee (IAC) of the World Document Program decided at its 13th meeting, which took place in Paris from October 24th to 27th, to include 78 new nominations in the World Document Heritage . In addition, the IAC proposed three extensions to existing enrollments and recommended provisional enrollment for two further nominations for which secondary points still have to be confirmed.
Web links
- New Inscribed Properties (2017) - UNESCO World Heritage Center
- New registrations - German UNESCO Commission
Individual evidence
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^ Eight Geological sites in Asia, Europe and Latin America become UNESCO Global Geoparks. News from en.unesco.org, May 5, 2017, accessed May 9, 2017 . Eight new UNESCO geoparks. In: www.unesco.de. May 5, 2017, accessed on May 15, 2017 (press release from the German Commission for UNESCO).
- ↑ Nominations to be examined at the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee (2017) ( Memento from June 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
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↑ 21 new sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In: www.unesco.de. German UNESCO Commission, July 9, 2017, accessed on July 16, 2017 . Close of World Heritage Committee session in Krakow, after inscription of 21 new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 15, 2017 .
- ↑ International Advisory Committee recommends 78 new nominations on the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register , October 30, 2017, accessed on July 3, 2019.
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