WHC 2024 (27)

Africa (2)
- Ambodifotatra Catholic Church of Sainte Marie (Madagascar)
- Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda)

Arab States (2)
- Gebel Qatrani Area (Egypt)
- Umm al-Jimal (Jordan)

Asia and the Pacific (8)
- Murujuga Cultural Landscape (Australia)
- Imperial Kiln Sites of Jingdezhen (China)
- Kashmir Mughal Gardens (India)
- The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines (Japan)
- The Archaeological Heritage of Niah National Park's Caves Complex, Sarawak (Malaysia)
- Tilaurakot, the archaeological remains of ancient Shakya Kingdom (Nepal)
- Phuphrabat Historical Park (Thailand)
- The Yen Tu Complex of Monuments and Landscapes (Vietnam)

Europe & North America (11)
- The Ringed Seal Archipelagos of Lake Saimaa (Finland)
- Marquesas Islands (France)
- Residence Ensemble Schwerin (Germany)
- Mount Olympus (Greece)
- Via Appia 'Regina Viarum' (Italy)
- European Paper Mills (Poland, Czechia, Germany)
- Vila Viçosa (Portugal)
- The Olive Grove Landscapes of Andalusia (Spain)
- The Historical Port City of Izmir (Turkey)
- Flow Country (United Kingdom)
- Moravian Church Settlements (United States, Germany, United Kingdom)

Latin America & Caribbean (4)
- Sunken City of Port Royal (Jamaica)
- Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá (Panama)
- The Settlement of Joden Savanne and Cassipora Cemetery (Suriname)
- Isla de Flores Cultural Landscape (Uruguay)

*Thanks Jurre and Els for the update!

Also include Gebel Qatrani Area (Egypt)?

Thanks, winterkjm!
I've updated the list on the website as well : https://www.worldheritagesite.org/nominated/2024#

The Via Appia is aiming for 2024 as well: https://www.lecronachelucane.it/2022/05/22/candidatura-della-via-appia-a-patrimonio-unesco/

More articles have been published and it does seem clear that The Central Axis of Beijing will be the official nomination for China in 2024, bumping the Imperial Kiln Sites down the road.

https://english.news.cn/20220809/ec13036b26bf4bd9bf5a50e852283a41/c.html

A first for Sierra Leone? The Gola Rainforest National Park (GRNP) and Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary.
https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/587430845/a-roadmap-for-sierra-leone-s-first-site-to-be-proposed-for-unesco-s-world-heritage-list

More updates confirming 2024:


https://www.yenisafak.com/gundem/turkiyenin-yeni-unecso-adayi-iznik-3860039


https://www.aydinlik.com.tr/haber/beijingin-merkez-ekseni-dunya-mirasi-hazirliginda-336169


https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/7a7fa13dfd18df672cc686c9758398d3ddda30c2

As I read it this refers to the City of Iznik (ancient Nicea) and not the Port city of Izmir??? A somewhat surprising "next candidate" to emerge from the pack of Turkey's enormous T List (I refuse to use the Turkish mandated English version of the country's name. Turks are welcome to call UK "Birleşik Krallık" if they wish when speaking in Turkish! I note also that a search on the country on this Web site can't be done without using an umlaut!). We have visited but were not enthused.

They've created a revised nomination, on track for 2024: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220930_25/

So, this was probably already confirmed, but I heard at the radio news (here, from 18:40; the RAI - Italian national broadcasting company - apparently is an active supporter of the candidature alongside the Ministry of Culture, supplying video- and photodocumentation) that all the documents for the via Appia antica will be delivered to UNESCO in January.

They tell that 2 million euros have been spent on this candidature and that they have selected 22 sections both from the Claudian and the Trajan variants, so both in the inland and Ionian coast (Benevento, Venosa, Taranto) and along the Adriatic shore (Bari), down to Brindisi. Let's see... in Benevento, the branching point, for sure one can see a couple of bridges still standing, so I can imagine it will be part of the selection.

Astraftis
Have always been a fan of that TLS and have always wondered why it isn't a WHS already (surely because of the inherent complexity of linear sites). Will be interesting to see which sections have been chosen to represent the route. Kudos for it being one step closer.

I am also a fan and am convinced it will be more or less a shoo-in, and from what I have heard I get the impression that it is a well thought out and strong nomination. Italy will be candidating two viae one after the other, but I see this as more concrete, if not else because of the first segment in Rome, which could just be candidated by itself. The only thing I was wondering about is if it could not be just an extension of Rome, but probably inerting segments from all over its route is also a way to assert its independence.

More official information for Italy's nomination.

https://cultura.gov.it/appiaunesco

Thailand Andaman

It will be a showdown between Andaman Sea and Phuphrabat to be Thailand nomination for 2024 WHC. Thai Government will decide on January 2023.

https://www.thairath.co.th/news/local/south/2522830

France has entered the final stage of confirmation for "Te Henua Enata – The Marquesas Islands" and the expectation is the file will be submitted complete and on time in January 2023. This French nomination is likely a late bookend on a 15 year period 2009-2024 of Pacific Island nominations/inscriptions. Many Pacific Island nations now have outdated tentative lists (10-15+ years old) and we have no other projected nomination in this region between 2023-2025. I wonder if we'll see any updated tentative lists from this region soon.

https://www.tahiti-infos.com/Unesco-Le-dossier-marquisien-salue-a-Paris_a212617.html

Since the World Heritage – Pacific 2009 publication:

Fiji - Levuka Historical Port Town (2013)
France - Taputapuātea (2017)
Japan - Ogasawara Islands (2011)
Kiribati - Phoenix Islands Protected Area (2010)
Marshall Islands - Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site (2010)
Micronesia - Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia (2016)
Palau - Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (2012)
United States - Papahānaumokuākea (2010)