WHC Session 2023

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Nominated for 2023

The following sites are scheduled for the 2023 WHC Session.

Proposed Site	TWHS per Country
Aire du Dragonnier Ajgal	Aire du Dragonnier Ajgal (T): Morocco
Alpine and pre-alpine meadow and marsh landscapes	Alpine and pre-alpine meadow and marsh landscapes (T): Germany
Ancient Jericho	Ancient Jericho/ Tell es-Sultan (T): Palestine
Ancient Port of Banbhore	Port of Banbhore (T): Pakistan
Ancient Tea Plantations of Pu'er	Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er (T): China
Andrefana dry forests (extension)	Les forets sèches de l'Andrefana (T): Madagascar
Anticosti Island	Île d'Anticosti (T): Canada
Astronomical Observatories of Kazan Federal University	Astronomical Observatories of Kazan Federal University (T): Russia
Badain Jaran Desert	Badain Jaran Desert—Towers of Sand and Lakes (T): China
Bagh-e Babur	Bagh-e Babur (T): Afghanistan
Bale Mountains National Park	Bale Mountains National Park (T): Ethiopia
Brazilian Fortresses Ensemble	Brazilian Fortresses Ensemble (T): Brazil
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation	Head Office and Garden of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (T): Portugal
Cat Ba Archipelago (extension)	Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago (T): Viet Nam
Cold winter deserts of Turan	Cold winter deserts of Turan (Kazakhstan) (T): Kazakhstan Cold winter deserts of Turan (Turkmenistan) (T): Turkmenistan Cold winter deserts of Turan (Uzbekistan) (T): Uzbekistan
Cultural Landscape of Civita di Bagnoregio	The Cultural Landscape of Civita di Bagnoregio (T): Italy
Deer Stone Monuments	Deer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age Culture (T): Mongolia
ESMA Site Museum	ESMA Site Museum - Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture, and Extermination (T): Argentina
Eise Eisinga Planetarium	Eise Eisinga Planetarium (T): Netherlands
First World War burial and memorial sites	Sites funéraires et mémoriels de la Première Guerre mondiale (Front Ouest) (T): France Sites funéraires et mémoriels de la Première Guerre mondiale (Front Ouest) (Belgium) (T): Belgium
Forests and Volcanoes of Martinique	Aires volcaniques et forestières de la Martinique (T): France
Gaya Tumuli	Gaya Tumuli (T): Republic of Korea
Gedeo Cultural landscape	Gedeo Cultural Landscape (T): Ethiopia
Gordion	Gordion (T): Türkiye
Gorokhovets	Centre historique de la ville de Gorokhovets (T): Russia
Highlands of the Mongolian Altai	Highlands of Mongol Altai (T): Mongolia
Hopewell	Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (T): United States of America
Hyrcanian Forests (Extension)	Hirkan Forests (T): Azerbaijan Hyrcanian Forests (extension) (T): Iran
Ile de Djerba	Île de Djerba (T): Tunisia
Jewish-Medieval heritage of Erfurt	Old Synagogue and Mikveh in Erfurt - Testimonies of everyday life, religion and town history between change and continuity (T): Germany
Jodensavanne	The settlement of Joden Savanne and Cassipora cemetery (T): Suriname
Karst in the Evaporites and Caves of the Northern Apennines	Evaporite karst and caves of Emilia Romagna Region (T): Italy
Koh Ker	Koh Ker: Archeological site of Ancient Lingapura Or Chok Gargyar (T): Cambodia
Koutammakou (extension)	Koutammakou, le pays des Batammariba (extension) (T): Benin
Kuldiga	Kuldīga (Goldingen) (T): Latvia
Maison Carrée de Nîmes	Nîmes, l'Antiquité au présent (T): France
Masouleh	The Historical City of Masouleh (T): Iran
Memorial Sites of Genocide	Sites mémoriaux du génocide : Nyamata, Murambi, Bisesero et Gisozi (T): Rwanda
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China [Phase II]	The Coast of the Bohai Gulf and the Yellow Sea of China (T): China
Modernist Kaunas	Kaunas 1919-1939: The Capital Inspired by the Modern Movement (T): Lithuania
Mt. Kumgang	Mt. Kumgang and the Historical Relics in and around the Mountain (T): Korea (DPR)
Myauk-U	Mrauk-U (T): Myanmar
Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites	Human Rights, Liberation Struggle and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites (T): South Africa
Nyungwe National Park	Parc national de Nyungwe (T): Rwanda
Odzala-Kokoua	Parc national d'Odzala-Kokoua (T): Congo (Republic)
Persian Caravanserai	Persian Caravanserai (T): Iran
Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala	Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala (T): India
Santiniketan	Santiniketan (T): India
Si Thep Historical Park	The Ancient Town of Si Thep (T): Thailand
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor	Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor (T): Tajikistan Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor (T): Turkmenistan Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor (T): Uzbekistan
Tak'alik Ab'aj	Tak'alik Ab'aj National Park (T): Guatemala
Talayotic Culture of Minorca	Talayotic Culture of Minorca (T): Spain
Tr’ondëk-Klondike	Tr’ondëk-Klondike (T): Canada
Tugai Forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Reserve	Tigrovaya Balka (T): Tajikistan
Viking Age Ring Fortresses	Viking Age Ring Fortresses (T): Denmark
Yogyakarta	Historical City Centre of Yogyakarta (T): Indonesia
Zagorochoria – North Pindos National Park	Zagorochoria - North Pindos National Park (T): Greece
Žatec – the Town of Hops	Žatec – the Hops Town (T): Czechia

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WHC Session 2023

Nominated for 2023