Recommended for Inscription (24)Africa (1)Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites (Burkina Faso)
Arab States (2)Dilmun Burial Mounds (Bahrain)
Babylon (Iraq)
Asia & Pacific (8)Budj Bim Cultural Landscape (Australia)
Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City (China)
Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto (Indonesia)
Hyrcanian Forests (Iran)
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan (Japan)
Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars (Laos)
Bagan (Myanmar)
Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies (Republic of Korea)
Europe (10)Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region [extension] (Albania)
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia)
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region (Czechia, Germany)
French Austral Lands and Seas (France)
Water Management System of Augsburg (Germany)
Vatnajökull National Park - dynamic nature of fire and ice (Iceland)
The Hills of Prosecco di Conegliano in Valdobbiadene (Italy)
Monuments of Ancient Pskov (Russia)
Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape (Spain)
Jodrell Bank Observatory (United Kingdom)
Latin America & Caribbean (1)Paraty – Culture and Biodiversity (Brazil)
North America (2)Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai'pi (Canada)
The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (United States of America)
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Referred: Awaiting WHC Debate (4)
Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem (Czechia)
Krzemionki prehistoric striped flint mining region (Poland)
Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada) (Portugal)
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga (Portugal)
Deferred: Awaiting WHC Debate (6)
Großglockner High Alpine Road (Austria)
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) (China)
Jaipur City, Rajasthan (India)
Sunken City of Port Royal – A Relict and Continuing Cultural Landscape (Jamaica)
Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá (Panama)
Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (Thailand)
The 43rd WHC has begun! All
Not Inscribe nominations have been withdrawn at this point. The nominations will be heard tentatively on July 5th, but like previous years it is possible they get to nominations slightly earlier or later. 2019 is probably the best batch of nominations in years and certainly better than 2018 and 2020 for iconic sites. I just finished visiting 2 additional components of the Frank Lloyd Wright nomination, making it 7 of 8 of the serial properties, only missing out on Fallingwater. I also mention the FLW nomination because it is perhaps surprising to consider that this inscription gives NYC proper, Chicago, and Los Angeles their first world heritage sites. The Statue of Liberty is debatable, but technically Liberty Island is part of Manhattan. With Babylon, Plain of Jars, and Bagan inscribed I hope this is a catalyst for our Top Missing discussions.
There have been plenty of interesting articles recently about specific candidates and the world heritage program in general. Here are two such articles that grabbed my attention.
UNESCO Will Analyze the Candidacy of the Palace of Mafra to World HeritageASEAN Wants More World Heritage Sites