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Session 50 of the World Heritage Committee (WHC)

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This page presents the potential candidates for discussion at the WHC meeting in 2028.

2028 will be the first year that the mandatory Preliminary Assessment process will take effect: only sites that have gone through such an assessment are eligible for nomination. 34 sites have been submitted in time to take part in 2028 at the earliest. Only in May 2027 will UNESCO publicize the official list of candidates that have submitted a valid nomination for 2028.

Additional nominations can come from sites that have been Referred in the past 3 years. Also, State Parties can decide to withdraw candidates before evaluation or discussion. As a community of WH Travellers, we aim to keep track of updates via the WHC 2028 forum topic.

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#50 (2028)
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July 31, 2028-Aug. 31, 2028
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      elsslots@ Jun 27, 2025 07:29
      jonathanfr:
      Enclos paroissiaux (France)

      They'd have to rush for 2027, as from 2028 on the preliminary assessment process is mandatory …
      jonathanfr@ Jun 27, 2025 07:23
      Enclos paroissiaux (France)

      https://www.ouest-france.fr/monde/organismes-internationaux/unesco/enclos-paroissiaux-du-finistere-a-lunesco-une-inscription-en-2027-ou-2028-c9096c4c-528a-11f0-9865-cae506d28d23
      elsslots@ May 29, 2025 05:13
      The Preliminary Assessment list is also missing some that we had expected. As 2028 is the first year that a …
      elsslots@ May 29, 2025 05:00
      Copying the following here, these are the Preliminary Assessments submitted in 2024 so eligible for the WHC 2028.
      They won't …
      elsslots@ May 13, 2025 07:23
      winterkjm
      yes, it's very remote and very austere; I don't know if I can squeeze out a review (... but …
      winterkjm@ May 13, 2025 05:29
      Russian first, but sometimes you might just find interesting news by digging a little deeper. You've been here right?
      elsslots@ May 13, 2025 03:51
      winterkjm:
      Tatev Monastery and Vorotan Gorge (Armenia)

      Well-spotted, winterkjm! Were you Googling in Armenian?
      winterkjm@ May 13, 2025 01:52
      Looks like the long dormant Armenian tentative site (from 1995) 'The Monasteries of Tatev and Tatevi Anapat and the Adjacent …
      winterkjm@ May 11, 2025 17:48
      Gola Rainforest National Park (Liberia)

      Article from March 2025
      winterkjm@ Feb 16, 2025 08:31
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