World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme

The World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) is a UNESCO initiative promoting earthen architecture founded in 2007 and running till 2017. ^{[1] [2]}

Sites

At the programme's conclusion in 2017, the 150 World Heritage Sites in its ambit were the following: ^{[1] [ further explanation needed ]}

• Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
• Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
• Ancient City of Damascus
• Ancient City of Ping Yao
• Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
• Angkor
• Antigua Guatemala
• Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
• Archaeological Site of Carthage
• Archaeological Site of Volubilis
• Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
• Asante Traditional Buildings
• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
• At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah
• Bahla Fort
• Bam and its Cultural Landscape
• Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
• Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
• Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
• Canal du Midi
• Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
• Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
• Chaco Culture
• Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
• Changdeokgung Palace Complex
• Churches and Convents of Goa
• City of Cuzco
• City of Potosí
• City of Quito
• City of Safranbolu
• Classical Gardens of Suzhou
• Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
• Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia
• Complex of Koguryo Tombs
• Coro and its Port
• Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
• Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)
• Fortifications of Vauban
• Frontiers of the Roman Empire
• Fujian Tulou
• Gyeongju Historic Areas
• Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
• Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town
• Hatra
• Himeji-jo
• Historic Centre of Bukhara
• Historic Centre of Camagüey
• Historic Centre of Cordoba
• Historic Centre of Évora
• Historic Centre of Guimarães
• Historic Centre of Lima
• Historic Centre of Morelia
• Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
• Historic Centre of Porto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar
• Historic Centre of Puebla
• Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
• Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
• Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
• Historic Centre of São Luís
• Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
• Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
• Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
• Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
• Historic Centre of Zacatecas
• Historic City of Meknes
• Historic City of Sucre
• Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
• Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
• Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
• Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
• Historic Site of Lyon
• Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
• Historic Town of Ouro Preto
• Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
• Historic Town of Zabid
• Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
• Island of Mozambique
• Itchan Kala
• Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
• Jongmyo (Seoul)
• Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site
• Kasbah of Algiers
• Kathmandu Valley
• Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba
• Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
• Kunya-Urgench
• León Cathedral
• M'Zab Valley
• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
• Medina of Fez
• Medina of Marrakesh
• Medina of Sousse
• Medina of Tunis
• Meidan Emam, Esfahan
• Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
• Mesa Verde National Park
• Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
• Mogao Caves
• Mount Wutai
• National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
• Old City of Sana'a
• Old Havana and its Fortification System
• Old Town of Cáceres
• Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
• Old Town of Ghadamès
• Old Town of Lijiang
• Old Towns of Djenné
• Old Walled City of Shibam
• Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
• Parthian Fortresses of Nisa
• Persepolis
• Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
• Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
• Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
• Proto-urban Site of Sarazm
• Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
• Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
• Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
• Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
• Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
• Royal Palaces of Abomey
• Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
• Ruins of León Viejo
• Ruins of Loropéni
• Sacred City of Caral-Supe
• Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures
• Samarra Archaeological City
• Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
• Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
• Shrines and Temples of Nikko
• Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
• Soltaniyeh
• State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv"
• Sukur Cultural Landscape
• Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
• Takht-e Soleyman
• Taos Pueblo
• Tchogha Zanbil
• The Great Wall
• The Persian Garden
• Timbuktu
• Tomb of Askia
• Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi
• Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
• Viñales Valley
• Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
• Yin Xu

References

1. "World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP)". whc.unesco.org. UNESCO. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017.
2. "Cultural values of earthen architecture for sustainable development" , Vernacular Heritage and Earthen Architecture, CRC Press, pp. 37–42, 4 October 2013, doi:10.1201/b15685-12, ISBN   978-0-429-18862-6 , retrieved 1 October 2023