Officially submitted last week. It will be announced soon.

Vila Viçosa is delayed again.

Levadas of Madeira Island (Portugal) has been submitted to UNESCO.

https://www.dnoticias.pt/2023/1/24/345549-os-verdes-lamenta-redutora-candidatura-das-levadas-da-madeira-a-patrimonio-mundial/

I think we can also drop:
- European Paper Mills (Poland, Czechia, Germany)

It seems very much in development.

WHC 2024 (25)

Africa (2)
- Ambodifotatra Catholic Church of Sainte Marie (Madagascar)
- Gola-Tiwai Complex (Sierra Leone)

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

Asia and the Pacific (9)
- Murujuga Cultural Landscape (Australia)
- The Central Axis of Beijing (China)
- Moidams - the Mound-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty (India)
- The Sado Complex of Heritage 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)
- Koytendag Mountain Ecosystem (Turkmenistan)
- The Complex of Relics and Landscapes of Yen Tu - Con Son, Kiep Bac (Vietnam)

Europe & North America (9)
- Te Henua Enata – The Marquesas Islands (France)
- Residence Ensemble Schwerin (Germany)
- Mount Olympus (Greece)
- Via Appia 'Regina Viarum' (Italy)
- Levadas of Madeira Island (Portugal)
- Cultural Landscape of the Andalusian Olive Grove (Spain)*
- Íznik (Turkey)
- Flow Country (United Kingdom)
- Moravian Church Settlements (United States, Germany, United Kingdom)

Latin America & Caribbean (3)
- Sunken City of Port Royal (Jamaica)
- Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá (Panama)
- Isla de Flores Cultural Landscape (Uruguay)

*Cultural Landscape of the Andalusian Olive Grove (Spain) - we will know on Thursday if this nomination is delayed

https://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan-nominates-umm-al-jimal-site-unesco-world-heritage-list

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/483133/officials-apply-to-have-marquesas-islands-a-world-heritage-site

https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2023/01/25/panama-nomina-a-ruta-colonial-transistmica-como-patrimonio-mundial

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/20/national/sado-world-heritage-site/

Besides the recent additional confirmation of files submitted to UNESCO, I believe we probably now know Iran's official submission for 2024.

Urban Landscape of Hegmatane to Hamadan (Iran)

Ah! We did not see that one coming. But I think Solivagant can provide us with an enlightening review!

Indeed. . .by coincidence I have a review sitting waiting...how "enlightening" it is others can determine..

Has someone heard anything about the Andalusia olive Grove?

Dacian Limes (Romania) has been submitted as a nomination as well
https://www.g4media.ro/limesul-dacic-propus-pentru-inscrierea-in-patrimoniul-unesco.html

Lençóis Maranhenses National Park (Brazil) can be pencilled in as well, if they were in time submitting the nomination:
https://oimparcial.com.br/politica/2023/01/lula-apoia-lencois-maranhenses-como-patrimonio-natural-da-humanidade/

And that's the Flow Country submitted by the UK. Getting busy out there!

https://www.theflowcountry.org.uk/news/flow-country-world-heritage-bid-enters-new-phase-with-submission-delivery-to-unesco/

Lençóis Maranhenses National Park (Brazil) - confirmed.

https://www.blogsoestado.com/danielmatos/2023/02/02/candidatura-do-parque-nacional-dos-lencois-maranhenses-a-patrimonio-mundial-da-humanidade-ja-foi-entregue-a-unesco/

Cultural Landscape of the Andalusian Olive Grove (Spain) - confirmed.

https://elpais.com/cultura/2023-02-02/el-paisaje-del-olivar-andaluz-supera-los-ultimos-escollos-y-sera-examinado-por-la-unesco.html


Moravian Church Settlements (United States, Germany, United Kingdom) - confirmed.

https://worldheritageusa.org/moravian-bethlehem-whs/?fbclid=IwAR3wcAhY3fHjZC1v2Mkfo_faTDDIRfRR4URj-4lPXJAuyvk7_Qc6gHtRY38

According to the African World Heritage Fund, Kenya has made a 'successful.submission' to UNESCO on behalf of The Historic Town of Gedi - https://twitter.com/African_WH_Fund/status/1621094072835514370?t=c1HT7SHut-4eV9ehwoGyKw&s=19

Not sure we had that on our bingo card of upcoming sites, though there was some news over summer about a nomination being 'fast-tracked' - https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/plans-underway-to-list-gede-ruins-as-world-heritage-site/