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The Sixth Meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial Transnational Nomination for World Heritage of the Silk Roads Held in Iran
Summary: From 22 to 26 September , 2019, the Sixth Meeting of theCoordinating Committee on the Serial Transnational Nominationfor World Heritage of the Silk Roads was Held in Hama -dan, Iran. As the fruit of concerted international efforts, theconference is based
From 22 to 26 September , 2019, the Sixth Meeting of the
Coordinating Committee on the Serial Transnational Nomination
for World Heritage of the Silk Roads was Held in Hama -
dan, Iran. As the fruit of concerted international efforts, the
conference is based on five former Coordinating Committee
Meetings. The conference works on one inscribed World Heritage
property “Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’ an –
Tianshan Corridor” , and two tentative properties including
“Silk Roads: Fergana-Syrdarya Corridor” and “Silk Roads:
Zaravshan-Karakum Corridor” (former name: “S ilk Roads:
Penjikent-Samarkand-Poykent Corridor”)，the latter expired its
revision date and was required to re-submit its nomination.
The conference was hosted by the Iranian National Commission
for UNESCO and the Iranian Cultural Heritage Handi -
crafts and Tourism Organization, in cooperation with the
UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the UNESCO Cluster
Office in Tehran.
Main Outcomes:
1. Reviewed the decision of the 5th Committee Meeting held
in Ashgabat, and other latest work outcomes of the Central
Asia and South Asia sub-regional areas.
2. Introduced the theme research on “The Silk Roads: Need
for further work on their scope and extent” made by Susan
Denyer, on the Silk Roads cultural heritage conservation and
nomination.
3. Reviewed the State of Conservation
Report of the “Silk
Roads: the Routes Network of
Chang’ an – Tianshan Corridor”
by the representatives of
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz -
stan, and IICC-X.
4. Presented current status of
conservation and nomi nation
process of the referred property
“ S i l k R o a d s Z a r a v s h a n -
Karakum Corridor (former
name Penjikent-Samarkand-
Poykent Corridor)” (Tajikistan
n and Uzbekistan)
5. Presented current status of
conservation and nomi nation
process of the “Silk Roads:
Fergana-Syrdarya Corridor”
(Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan);
6. Presented conservation
status of the Silk Roads South
Asian Corridor by China and
Nepal.
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