India 2 (A few problems/issues which I have "bolded")
Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India – ?????? ("8 locations......traditional houses of craftsmen and textile production centers".... "houses.....are examples of vernacular architecture....evolved over a large span of time. The Plan of a weaver's house developed from the livelihood needs of the inhabitants."... "Town.....divided into.....residential neighborhoods. The mohallas of the different communities of the weavers are important part of the urban morphology"..... So many "possibles" - Residences, Factory & Industry, Transport & Trade, Urban Asian. Which & how many??)
Keibul Lamjao Conservation Area (Mixed) – Lake & Wetland / Human Activity Agriculture ("Loktak Lake has a unique ecosystem called 'Phumdi' (floating mats of soil and vegetation)...home to Manipur brow-antlered deer... "lake is rich in biodiversity and has been designated as a wetland of International Importance / "surrounded by many villages mainly inhabited by the Meitei, a dominant ethnic group of Manipur..... floating huts exemplify uniqueness in their architecture.... sacred groves/ forest deity is worshiped in almost all the villages...... vast agricultural fields surrounding the Loktak Lake is known as pat-lou (pat meaning 'lake' and lou meaning 'agricultural field') where indigenous paddy...are cultivated..... agricultural use of the Phumdi.....exemplifies an exceptional system which has evolved organically and harmoniously over time." No mention of CL in the text.)
Mattanchery Palace – Palace ("16th century Portuguese colonial palace built as a present for the King of Cochin. It was extended by the Dutch in the 17th century, hence the nickname "Dutch Palace")
Moidams – Burial ("12th-18th century Mound-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty." Why, by the way, is "Burial" categorised as "secular"? Better to drop the word completely across all Categories and leave "Religious" to where it is "special"?) Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate – Military & Fortif (4 sets of monuments. Each set is situated within a fort or fortified area which contains "historic structures rang(ing) from military and defensive structures, mortuary baths, silos, mosques, gardens, residential quarters, pavilions and royal courts, showcasing the entire range of structures that catered to life in a medieval fortified town in India." So – does "Military & Fortif capture enough? We have made it do so for e.g The Red Fort etc) Monuments of Srirangapatna Island Town – Milit & Fortif ("defence architecture...mostly located within the walls of the fort. They include two monumental gates, two dungeons, temples and the remains of a palace. They date from the 16th-19th centuries.")
Mountain Railways of India (Ext) –Trade & Transport
Mughal Gardens in Kashmir - CL Clearly Defined ("six 'later' gardens from the Mughal Period. They all were created as stand-alone gardens to be visited for pleasure.")
Namdapha National Park - ???? ("remote, forested area....steep, mountainous terrain.....more than 1,000 floral and about 1,400 faunal species...biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Himalayas. Notable mammals include the endemic and critically endangered Namdapha flying squirrel, and Malayan sun bear, Indian wolf and Asiatic black bear." Kaziranga (& Manas!!!??) have both been categ as "Fauna" - presumably for their Iconic megafauna? Does the Namdapha Flying squirrel" count as much as a Rhino or do we generalise with "Forest"??)
Narcondam Island – Insular ("an oceanic island. It is of volcanic origin and has a volcanic mountain of 700m in alititude. The remote island is known for the occurrence of the endemic Narcondam Hornbill.")
Neora Valley National Park – Forest ("temperate forests in the E. Himalayas. Bamboo is the dominant plant species at lower altitudes....habitat of the endangered Red Panda.")
Padmanabhapuram Palace – Palace ("16th C wooden palace of the former Maharajas of Travancore. The palace complex.....shows the traditional timber architecture of South India.")
River island of Majuli - CL Contin ("cultural landscape of small villages and satras - religious institutions")
Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala – Religious Hindu ("two groups of temples from the 11th – 14th C. The Hoysala rulers incorporated both Hinduism and Jainism.....The Chennakeshava temple in Belur remains an important pilgrimage center." Same old problem with "Indigenous".... How or whether to "recognise" Jainism which is no more nor less "indigenous" than Hinduism!)
Santiniketan – Education & Science
Satpura Tiger Reserve - Fauna (better only to use "Flora" or "Fauna" with a species referred to in the title?)
Serial Nomin of Maratha Military Architecture in Maharashtra – Milit & Fortif
Silk Road Sites in India – Transport & Trade
Sites along the Grand Trunk Road – Trade & Transport ("British colonial road system connecting Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Parts......existed...from the 4rd century BC.....includes 93 locations".)
Sites of Saytagrah – Secular Memorials & Monuments ("22 locations associated with India's non-violent freedom movement"....A number of Ashrams and a series of "Political sites" where significant events took place such as a Saltworks , a university, Ghats and houses used by Gandhi.... "Most of the sites...have been converted into Gandhi Museums or Memorials and follow the Gandhian principles of austerity and simplicity" Comparators include Indep Hall, Robben Island, Luther memorials)
Sri Harimandir Sahib - Religious Indigenous (for Sikhism)
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple – Religious Hindu ("temple-town constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture...largest functioning Hindu temple in the world: with 81 shrines, 21 towers, 39 pavilions....")
Temples at Bishnupur - Religious Hindu ("large number of 17th century Hindu temples.) Temples of Kanchipuram – Religious Hindu ("11 temples built by the Pallava dynasty....sculptors were innovative.....shifting away from the rock-cut monuments to building free-standing structural shrines...one of the seven most significant pilgrim centres of Hinduism, mainly for both Saivites and Vaishnavites.")
The historic ensemble of Orchha – Palace / ????? (Capital of the Bundela Dynasty 1532-1783..."town encompasses a very dense collection of the historical buildings, gardens and traditional housings".... "a living cultural site......The cultural landscape survives as a discernible palimpsest, its historic layers still overpowering the new development".... "huge palace-fort......three palaces show the distinct Bundeli architectural style. A particular form of garden design also developed here"...Hindu Temples.... Cenotaphs....So which from Fort, Palace, Urban Asian ... or even "CL Contin"!!)
The Neolithic Settlement of Burzahom – Arch Prehistoric
The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad – Milit & Fortif (part of Deccan Sultanate above but limited to 1 set of Fort/Tombs etc)
Thembang Fortified Village – Milit & Fortif (I note that The Dzongs of Bhutan have been dual categorised as "Religious Buddhist". The Indian text doesn't give any particular emphasis to the religious role of Thembang Dzong – so, I have ignored that aspect as we do for every church in a WHS in Europe for instance. The Bhutanese Dzong entry, on the other hand, does emphasise their religious aspect (even in the title). If we are not going to use "Religious" here then we could consider using "Urban – Asian" since the text indicates that areas beyond the Dzong would be included calling it "Thembang Village and Dzong,")
Wild Ass Sanctuary – Fauna
I will move on to "H" – Hungary, Honduras & Haiti |