Tak'alik Ab'aj (Guatemala) - the text is a bit ambiguous but at least something has been delivered before the Feb 1 deadline

https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/comunitario/por-que-guatemala-busca-que-la-unesco-declare-a-takalik-abaj-patrimonio-mundial-de-la-humanidad/ and the more explicit https://www.soy502.com/articulo/guatemala-pide-unesco-takalik-abaj-sea-patrimonio-mundial-100931

See also https://www.worldheritagesite.org/tentative/id/5737 for Zoe's review from last year.

WHC 2022 (22)

Likely (or somewhat likely)
- Tr'ondëk-Klondike (Canada)
- Koh Ker (Cambodia)
- Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er (China) *see information below
- Žatec – the Hops Town (Czechia)
- Viking Age Ring Fortresses (Denmark)
- Dirre Sheikh Hussein Religious, Cultural and Historical Site (Ethiopia) *formerly submitted as Incomplete in 2019
- The volcanoes and forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons in northern Martinique (France)
- Old Synagogue and Mikveh in Erfurt (Germany)
- Tak'alik Ab'aj (Guatemala)
- The Royal Sites of Ireland (Ireland)
- Cultural Landscape of Civita di Bagnoregio (Italy)
- Kuldiga (Latvia)
- Kaunas 1919-1939: The Capital Inspired by the Modern Movement (Lithuania)
- The Maputo Special Reserve and the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve [Extension] (Mozambique)
- Port of Banbhore (Pakistan) *formerly submitted as Incomplete in 2019
- Vila Viçosa, Renaissance Ducal Village (Portugal)
- Gaya Tumuli (Republic of Korea)
- Talayotic Menorca (Spain)
- Medieval Town of Khulbuk (Tajikistan) *formerly submitted as Incomplete in 2019
- Si Thep Historical Park (Thailand)
- Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan)
- Island of Djerba (Tunisia)

Maybe?
- The Royal Mausoleums of Numidia, Mauretania and pre-Islamic funerary monuments (Algeria)
- Grossglockner High Alpine Road (Austria)
- Funeral Sites and Memorials of the First World War (Belgium, France)
- Brazilian Fortresses Ensemble (Brazil)
- Pharaoh Island (Egypt)
- Sunken City of Port Royal (Jamaica)
- Umm el-Jimal (Jordan)
- Kashmir Mughal Gardens (India)
- Semarang Old Town (Indonesia)
- Tilaurakot, the Archaeological Remains of Ancient Shakya Kingdom (Nepal)
- The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá (Panama)
- Rijal Almaa (Saudi Arabia)
- The Tombstones of Ahlat the Urartian and Ottoman Citadel (Turkey)
- Sharjah: the Gate to Trucial States (UAE)
- Historic Center of the Port City of Odessa (Ukraine)

"Continue to cultivate potential projects such as the Ancient Tea Cultural Landscape of Pu'er Jingmai Mountain and The Central Axis of Beijing." - The State Administration of Cultural Heritage issues key work points for 2021

Cabo Verde nomination Suspended (budget cuts)

Out
- Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat (Thailand)
- Tarrafal Concentration Camp (Cabo Verde)
- The Marquesas Islands (France)
- Myauk-U (Myanmar)

There are 2 sites from India in contention to become world heritage site

1) Forts & monuments from Deccan sultanate
2) Hoyasala temples

I don't think Kashmir gardens will be nominated this year.

Oh that Royal Sites of Ireland is a nice thing to see.

Not just because it is a worthy site and will be a tick for me, but it would be a first joint Ireland/, UK due to the inclusion of Navan Fort in Co Armagh (Northern Ireland).

A nice thing to see at a time when cross border issues are a bit more strained than in the previous two decades or so.

Lençóis Maranhenses National Park (Brazil) was submitted as a complete nomination in 2019. However, the state party chose "to prioritize the nomination "Sítio Roberto Burle Marx" for 2020. As of yet nothing for 2021 (not on the list provided by IUCN). So one might assume it might be Brazil's official nomination for 2022. Does anyone know how long a submitted complete nomination can stay active?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.timesofindia.com/india/centre-renews-bid-to-get-unesco-heritage-site-tag-for-santiniketan/amp_articleshow/81251735.cms

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/13-v-b-structures-to-get-healing-touch-ahead-of-unesco-visit/amp_articleshow/81279719.cms

India had submitted Santiniketan in this Jan month

India had sent nomination of Santiniketan & Hoyasala temples for the year of 2021-22. Forts & monuments of Deccan sultanate was also submitted in 2020-21, which is backlogged now. Dholavira was prioritised over the Deccan monuments last year.

Though it is not clear which site among these 3 are prioritised this year, but Santiniketan seems as per unofficial news.

UPDATE - Si Thep Historical Park

UNESCO has asked Thailand to resubmit proposal again to change from "incomplete" to be "complete" within 30 September.

I should be there tomorrow. I will make sure to remind them to take care of that right away. ;-)