World Heritage Committee removes the Iranian World Heritage site of Bam and its Cultural Landscape from danger listing | WPN World People News

Bam was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004, shortly after it was struck by a major earthquake. Damage caused by the quake warranted the site’s simultaneous inscription on the List of Heritage in Danger. The Committee has now noted that remains of the desert citadel, which reached its apogee from the 7th to 11th centuries, had been sufficiently stabilized and its management was sound enough for the site to be declared safe.

Martin GrayWorld Heritage site of Bam and its Cultural landscape

The World Heritage Committee is holding its 37th session in Phnom Penh. The review of the state of conservation of sites on UNESCO’s List in Danger will continue tomorrow. New sites are expected to be inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List later this week.

Source: UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization