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Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape)

Document type
Decision
Reference number
14B.37
Date
Jun 28, 2004
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Treaty
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (Nov 23, 1972)
Meeting
28e session du Comité
Website
whc.unesco.org
Abstract

The World Heritage Committee,


1. Defers the nomination of the Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape, Azerbaijan, to allow the State Party to undertake a research and analysis programme for the site, using methodologies which are now emerging in other rock art sites in the region, in order to quantify the site's significance in the wider world context.