First sites filling gaps cited by ICOMOS
Gaps and underrepresented categories as identified by ICOMOS in http://www.international.icomos.org/world_heritage/gaps.pdf. Only first sites that have filled the gap or boosted the underrepresented category are named. The report dates from 2005, but the sites included are up to 2004.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aapravasi Ghat | slavery-migration 2006 | |
| Ahwar of Southern Iraq | Mesopotamian cultures 2016 | |
| Berat and Gjirokastra | Ottomans 2005 | |
| Biblical Tells | traditional irrigation 2005 | |
| Bikini Atoll | Nuclear energy 2010 | |
| Camino Real | land route 2010 | |
| Caral-Supe | non Mayan Precolumbian cultures 2009 | |
| Causses and Cévennes | transhumance 2011 | |
| Chief Roi Mata's Domain | non Australian cultural sites of the Pacific 2008 | |
| Chongoni Rock Art | African rock art 2006 | |
| Cienfuegos | modern towns 2005 | |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | Industrial landscape / coal energy (2006) | |
| Dengfeng | mythic origin 2010 | |
| Harar Jugol | Islam 2006 | |
| Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works | post independence Americas and non European technological properties 2005 | |
| Incense Route of the Negev | cultural route 2005 | |
| Kaiping Diaolou | Asian vernacular architecture 2007 | |
| Kondoa | African rock art 2006 | |
| Kuk | non Australian cultural sites of the Pacific 2008 | |
| Le Havre | modern towns 2005 | |
| Lopé-Okanda | cultural sites of Central Africa 2007 | |
| Margravial Opera House | Music (2012) | |
| Meroe | Ancient Egypt 2011 | |
| Mostar | Ottomans 2005 | |
| Mount Wutai | Buddhism (2009) | |
| Necropolis of Bet She'arim | Judaism 2015 | |
| Osun-Osogbo | living indigenous traditions 2005 | |
| Plantin-Moretus Museum | non mining pre Industrial revolutions technological properties in Europe 2005 | |
| Rammelsberg and Goslar | water energy (extension 2010) | |
| Rjukan / Notodden | electric energy (2015) | |
| Saloum Delta | hunting-gathering-fishing (2011) | |
| Sewell Mining Town | Industrial landscape (2006) | |
| Stone Circles of Senegambia | African archaeology 2006 | |
| Tequila | Industrial landscape / non vineyard agricultural landscape (2006) | |
| University of Coimbra | Education (2013) - "The University of Coimbra-Alta and Sofia influences educational institutions of the former Portuguese empire over seven centuries received and disseminated knowledge in the fields of arts, sciences, law, architecture, town planning and landscape design. Coimbra University played a decisive role in the development of institutional and architectural design of universities in the Lusophone world and can be seen as a reference site in this context." | |
| Çatalhöyük | Anatolian cultures 2012 |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to First sites filling gaps cited by ICOMOS?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source