Turkey (62)
China (55)
Iran (51)
India (47)
Italy (40)
France (39)
Spain (30)

On a bit of curiosity I examined the countries that have 30 or more TWHS, who frequently submit nominations to the WHC. These 7 countries result in 20% of all tentative nominations (324 of 1646). Egypt and Uzbekistan both have over 30 TWHS nominations, but they rarely complete and submit sites to the WHC. Granted these 7 countries represent 40% of the worlds population, but sometimes this kind of data still surprises me.

2015: 1 in every 4 nominations came from these seven countries
2016: 1 in every 4 nominations came from these seven countries
2017: Current nominations indicate a similar trend

Regional Representation (Silk Road Influence)
Latin Europe (Spain, France, Italy)
Near East (Turkey, Iran)
Greater China
Greater India

NEW Additions (South Africa)

Early Farmsteads of the Cape Winelands (2015)
The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa (2015)
Human Rights, Liberation Struggle and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites (2015)

Deletions (6)
Alexandria Coastal Dunefield
Kimberley Mines and Associated Early Industries
Pilgrim's Rest Reduction Works Industrial Heritage Site
The Cape Arc of Meridian
The Namaqualand Copper Mining Landscape
The Prince Edward Islands

Name Change/Re-nominated (1)
Pleistocene occupation sites of Klasies River, Border Cave, Wonderwerk Cave and comparable sites

Interesting nomination, but is it too early and should be in Memory of the World programme? With respect I would welcome for sites about Gandhi or MLK, at least time already prove its worthiness.

Hmm, I must admit I'm a little uncomfortable with a move towards using WHS to help cement the role of iconic figures.
The politicisation of the process is already pretty strong, even when discussing mining landscapes and derelict forts. Introducing contemporary political figures into the mix feels like a move in the wrong direction to me. If it is the case then I think the Memory of the World list would be a better place for it.

Although I realise my own contradictions; when does something become old enough to become suitable? Why should Martin Luther be acknowledged on the list but Martin Luther King not?

And here comes those enigmatic "Primeval Beech Forests"", the inscribe every forest in Europe campaign!!!

Extension to the Joint World Heritage Property "Primeval Beech forests of the Carpathians (Slovak Republic and Ukraine) and the Ancient Beech forests of Germany (Germany)" (15/04/2015)

Ukraine, Albania, Slovenia, Romania, Italy, Poland, Austria, Croatia, Bulgaria, Spain, Belgium

Belgium has the Primeval Beach Forests on his T-list too !!

Primeval Beach forests

After 2014 IUCN Rejection and withdraw from WHC, Viet Nam plan to re-nominate Cat Ba Archipelago as an extension of Ha Long Bay.

http://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/269932/ha-long-bay-cat-ba-merger-planned.html

A similar site has been forwarded by Rwanda as its first WHS:
Sites mémoriaux du génocide : Nyamata, Murambi, Bisesero et Gisozi.
I wonder how Icomos would handle such a proposal.

India adds another 3 tentative nominations for a total of 50.

Jaipur city, Rajasthan India (2015)
Cold Desert Cultural Landscape of India (2015)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road (2015)

Cold deserts are a major gap according to IUCN.

Burkina Faso is applying for funding for preparing its metallurgic sites nomination.

4 Nominations dropped from India's Tentative list.

Removed are:
Buddhist Monastery Complex, Alchi, Leh, known as Alchi Chos-kor
Churchgate - Extension to Mumbai CST
Hemis Gompa
Sites along the Badshahi Marg - The Grand Trunk Road

Tomb of Sher shah suri, sasaram, Bihar is also removed.

All removed TL(Except Chruchgate) are incorporated into new TL.

Cold desert CL-Buddhist Monastery Complex, Alchi, Leh, known as Alchi Chos-kor
Hemis Gompa
Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road (2015)-
Sites along the Badshahi Marg - The Grand Trunk Road
Tomb of Sher shah suri