{"id":12036,"date":"2018-09-25T09:30:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T13:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/?p=12036"},"modified":"2018-10-17T04:45:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T08:45:50","slug":"locations-classify-world-heritage-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/history\/locations-classify-world-heritage-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"What locations classify as the World Heritage sites?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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It was back in 1959, when the history\u2019s largest archaeological rescue operation materialized\u2026the governments of the United Arab Republic (now Egypt and Syria) and Sudan had asked UNESCO to help them salvage the historical sites and monuments of Egyptian Nubia, which were to be submerged under the reservoir created by the Aswan High Dam. UNESCO had then appealed to the international community for assistance to protect the temples in the region. It was further followed with construction of a temporary dam to preserve the site and excavate the cliff around two temples. Artificial hills were also created around the site to serve the purpose of a barrier against the river. The project had a cost of 36 million dollars, and required the work of over 800 laborers to preserve the site.<\/p>\n

A few years later in 1972, the\u00a0\u2018World Heritage Convention,\u2019\u00a0an international treaty was adopted by UNESCO for the preservation of cultural and natural heritage. 187 countries, recognized as \u2018State Parties\u2019 have ratified the convention, abiding to protect not only the World Heritage Sites in their region but also to ensure that they take no measures which could damage the ones belonging to other countries. It has been recognized that there is a fundamental need to maintain a balance between people and nature, and one way is to preserve some of the magnificent locations. UNESCO selects these sites by giving them an Outstanding Universal Value (OUV), if they sustain an exceptional cultural and\/or natural significance for both the current and future generations of this world.<\/p>\n

There are certain guidelines met by the World Heritage sites which are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n