Tentative Sites in Upstream Process

The following current Tentative Sites take, or have taken, part in the Upstream Process. This has been established in 2010 to support challenging nominations.

35 Sites 28 Countries
Site Country History
SS. Boris and Gleb (Kalozha) Church in the city of Hrodna Belarus
  • 2020 Upstream Process

  • 2004 Added to Tentative List
Vjetrenica cave Bosnia Herzegovina
  • 2022 Incomplete - not examined

  • 2019 Upstream Process

  • 2007 Revision

    Also as separate entry on T List as The natural monument Vjetrenica cave with architectural ensamble of village Zavala N (2007-2011)

  • 2004 Added to Tentative List
Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses – Lençóis Maranhenses National Park Brazil
  • 2020 Postponed

    Brazil prioritizes nomination of Sitio Roberto Burle Marx

  • 2019 Upstream process terminated

    Process stopped due to submission of official nomination dossier.

  • 2018 Upstream Process

    Request, may not have been prioritized due to Brazil being a Upper Middle Income Country.

  • 2017 Added to Tentative List
The Central Axis of Beijing (including Beihai) China
  • 2020 Upstream Process

  • 2013 Revision

    Includes former TWHS Beihai Park (1996)

  • 2013 Added to Tentative List
Le Parc National de la forêt du Day Djibouti
  • 2018 Upstream Process

  • 2015 Added to Tentative List
Sitio Arqueológico de la Villa La Isabela Dominican Republic
  • 2021 Requested by State Party to not be examined

    Was recommended for Not Inscribe

  • 2019 Upstream process terminated

    Process stopped due to submission of official nomination dossier.

  • 2018 Revision

    Successor to former TWHS Colonial City of Santo Domingo, Archaeological Sites of La Isabela and La Concepcion de la Vega, of which only the Colonial City of Santo Domingo has been inscribed as WHS (1990) and to former TWHS Archaeological and Historical National Park of the Villa of La Isabela, Puerto Plata (2001-2018)

  • 2018 Upstream Process

  • 2018 Added to Tentative List
Qoahito Cultural Landscape Eritrea
  • 2018 Upstream Process

  • 2011 Added to Tentative List
The Architectural Works of Alvar Aalto - a Human Dimension to the Modern Movement Finland
  • 2022 Upstream Process

  • 2021 Revision

    Includes former TWHS Paimio Hospital (formerly Paimio Sanatorium) (2004)

  • 2021 Added to Tentative List

  • 2007 Requested by State Party to not be examined

    Withdrawn at request of Finland (Paimio Hospital)
The Ringed Seal Archipelagos of Lake Saimaa Finland
  • 2021 Revision

    Includes parts of FTWH Saimaa-Pielinen Lake System

  • 2021 Added to Tentative List

  • 2020 Upstream Process
Asuka-Fujiwara : Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties Japan
  • 2020 Upstream Process

  • 2007 Added to Tentative List
Gadara (Modern Um Qeis or Qays) Jordan
  • 2018 Deferred

  • 2016 Upstream process terminated

    "To phase out the pilot project of Gadara (Modern Um Qeis or Qays) (Jordan) that did not register any progress."

  • 2014 Upstream Process

    Replacing Pella as Pilot Project for Jordan

  • 2001 Added to Tentative List
Pella (Modern Tabaqat Fahil) Jordan
  • 2014 Upstream process terminated

    Pilot project stopped by Jordan and replaced by Gadara

  • 2010 Upstream Process

    Pilot Project

  • 2001 Added to Tentative List

  • 1985 Rejected

    There are better examples of neolithic vestiges, Greco-Roman cities, Omayyad + Mameluke mons
Mt. Kumgang and the Historical Relics in and around the Mountain Korea (DPR)
  • 2023 Postponed

    "submitted in 2021, could not be undertaken following the request of the State Party due to the COVID-19 situation in the country"

  • 2021 Incomplete - not examined

  • 2018 Upstream Process

  • 2000 Added to Tentative List
Eglise catholique d'Ambodifotatra de Sainte Marie Madagascar
  • 2020 Upstream Process

  • 2018 Added to Tentative List
La Haute Ville d’Antananarivo Madagascar
  • 2020 Upstream Process

  • 2016 Revision

    Includes former TWHS Rova d'Antananarivo (Palais de la Reine) and Palais de Andafiavaratra (both (1985-1997))

  • 2016 Added to Tentative List
NOSYnakà (Sahamalaza, Nosy Hara, Nosy Tanikely, Lokobe, Ambodivahibe, Ankarea, Ankivonjy) Madagascar
  • 2020 Upstream Process

  • 2018 Added to Tentative List
Malawi Slave Routes and Dr. David Livingstone Trail Malawi
  • 2018 Upstream Process

  • 2011 Added to Tentative List
Coral Stone Mosques of Maldives Maldives
  • 2023 Upstream process terminated

    Was a Pilot Project, but no further progress after 2019 so phased out from the perspective of the WHC/AB.

  • 2013 Revision

    Includes former TWHS Fenfushi Hukuru Miskiy and Male Hukuru Miskiy/enclosing cemetery and Minaret (1987)

  • 2013 Added to Tentative List

  • 2010 Upstream Process

    A Pilot Project for "Male Hukuru Miskiy"

  • 1988 Deferred

    Both old TWHS were deferred due to inadequate docs -Maldives to be offered help
Sites historiques et paysages culturels du Manden Mali
  • 2019 Incomplete - not examined

  • 2019 Upstream Process

  • 2018 Revision

    Incorporates the former TWHS Etablissements humains de la region de Kangaba (1987-1998) as well as three current TWHS Le site de Kurukan Fuga, Le site culturel et naturel de l'Arche de Kamandjan and Le Kamablon (which appears twice on the T-list)

  • 2018 Added to Tentative List
Tilaurakot, the archaeological remains of ancient Shakya Kingdom Nepal
  • 2019 Upstream Process

  • 1996 Added to Tentative List
Ancient Kano City Walls and Asociated Sties Nigeria
  • 2021 Upstream process terminated

    Phased out by WHC and AB

  • 2010 Upstream Process

    Pilot Project

  • 2007 Added to Tentative List
The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá (Ruta Colonial Transístmica de Panamá) Panama
  • 2023 Incomplete - not examined

  • 2020 Upstream Process

  • 2019 Deferred

  • 2017 Added to Tentative List
Batanes Protected landscapes and seascapes Philippines
  • 2021 Upstream process terminated

    Phased out by WHC and AB

  • 2010 Upstream Process

    Pilot Project

  • 2007 Referred

    To provide additional information. Also recommends to include all islands of the archipelago.

  • 1993 Added to Tentative List
Grenadines Island Group Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • 2021 Upstream process terminated

    Phased out by WHC and AB due to fulfilling its objectives

  • 2019 Upstream Process

  • 2012 Added to Tentative List
The Memorial of Chatam Sófer Slovakia
  • 2022 Upstream Process

  • 2002 Added to Tentative List
Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape (Contiguous site) South Sudan
  • 2018 Upstream Process

  • 2017 Added to Tentative List
Sites de la métallurgie ancienne du fer de Bassar Togo
  • 2023 Upstream Process

  • 2021 Revision

    Includes FTWHS Bandjeli and Nagbani (1987)

  • 2021 Added to Tentative List
The Historical Port City of Izmir Turkiye
  • 2022 Upstream Process

  • 2020 Added to Tentative List
Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop Turkiye
  • 2018 Upstream Process

    Request, may not have been prioritized due to Turkey being an Upper Middle Income Country.

  • 2012 Added to Tentative List
Archaeological Site 'Stone Tomb' Ukraine
  • 2018 Upstream Process

  • 2006 Added to Tentative List
Civil Rights Movement Sites United States of America
  • 2019 Upstream Process

  • 2008 Added to Tentative List
Moravian Church Settlements (USA) United States of America
  • 2022 Revision

    Successor to "Moravian Church Settlements" (2017)

  • 2022 Added to Tentative List

  • 2019 Upstream Process
Con Moong Cave Viet Nam
  • 2022 Upstream Process

  • 2006 Added to Tentative List
Oc Eo - Ba The archaeological site Viet Nam
  • 2022 Upstream Process

  • 2022 Added to Tentative List
Naletale Cluster of Dzimbabwes Zimbabwe
  • 2020 Upstream Process

  • 2018 Added to Tentative List