6th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee

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Selous (hunting reserve)

The 6th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee was held from 13 to 17 December 1982 in Paris , France . 24 World Heritage applications were submitted, of which 17 Cultural Heritage sites, 2 Mixed sites and 5 Natural sites were added. Thus, the total number reached up to 135 objects (97 cultural heritage sites, 6 and 32 mixed natural heritage sites).

Content

World Heritage Sites

Cultural Heritage

Algeria : Mzab Valley

Algeria : The Ancient City of Cemil

Algeria : The Ancient City of Tipas

Algeria : The Ancient City of Timgad

Brazil : Historic Center of Olinda

Haiti : National Historical Park - La Ferrier Citadel, Sanssouci Palace and Ramier fortifications

Italy : Historic Center of Florence

Yemen : Shibam Old Fortress City

Cuba : Old part of Havana with fortifications

Libya : Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna

Libya : Archaeological sites of Cyrene

Libya : Archaeological Site of Sabrata

France : Salt mines in the city of Salen-les-Bains in Arc-e-Cénan

Sri Lanka : The Holy City of Anuradhapura

Sri Lanka : The Ancient City of Sigiriya

Sri Lanka : The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

USA : Historic Monument Mounds of Kahokiya

Mixed Objects

Algeria : Tassilin-Adjer Plateau

Australia : Wildlife of Western Tasmania (expanded in 1989)

Natural Heritage

Australia : Lord Howe Island Area

Honduras : Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve

Cote D'Ivoire : Thai National Park

Seychelles : Aldabra Atoll

Tanzania : Selous Hunting Reserve

Extended

In 1982, the Guinean site of the extended part of the Reserve is located in Côte d'Ivoire:

Guinea / Côte d'Ivoire : Mount Nimba Nature Reserve

Added to Red List.

In 1982, the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls were added to the Red List, an endangered heritage.

Links

Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage - World Heritage Committee - Sixth Session - Report