Minority communities

Connected Sites: 79

Cultural sites where the OUV is related to a living minority community.

Connected Sites

  • Laponian Area
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.36
    89
    7
    Saami
  • Uluru
    Uluru
    Australia
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.40
    180
    6
    Australian Aborigines
  • Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau
    Catalan: The Architect, Llu?S Dom?Nech I Montaner, Wanted To Reflect The Catalan Character In His Work And Also Was A Prominent Catalan Politician
  • Works of Antoni Gaudí
    Inscribed: 1984
    4.12
    733
    18
    Gaudí Promoted The Catalan Movement For Regaining Sovereignty From Spain By Incorporating Elements Of Catalan Culture In His Designs. He Also Was Involved In Politics
  • Kazan Kremlin
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.79
    86
    6
    Tatars
  • Churches of Peace
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.45
    196
    13
    Silesians
  • Taos Pueblo
    Taos Pueblo
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.23
    170
    13
    Native Americans (Tribe Of Pueblo People)
  • Potala Palace
    Inscribed: 1994
    4.14
    102
    11
    Tibetans
  • Mijikenda Kaya Forests
    Inscribed: 2008
    2.23
    22
    2
    Mijikenda (Nine Ethnic Groups)
  • Cliff of Bandiagara
    Inscribed: 1989
    3.46
    38
    2
    Dogon
  • Koutammakou
    Koutammakou
    Benin, Togo
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.87
    27
    3
    Batammariba
  • Old Town of Lijiang
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.53
    157
    11
    Naxi
  • Wooden Churches of the Slovak Carpathians
    Inscribed: 2008
    2.93
    202
    8
    Two Of The Churches Belong To The Ruthenian / Rusyn Community
  • Villages with Fortified Churches
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.45
    220
    12
    Saxons
  • Old City of Jerusalem
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.37
    371
    12
    Armenian Quarter; Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter Is Home To Historic Communities Of Indians, Persians, Gypsies And Sub-Saharan Africans - Each With Its Own Traditional Area And Its Own Mosque.
  • Gusuku of Ryukyu
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.83
    85
    10
    Ryukyuans
  • SGang Gwaay
    Inscribed: 1981
    2.90
    9
    4
    Haida People
  • Hollókö
    Hollókö
    Hungary
    Inscribed: 1987
    2.62
    164
    9
    Palocz Minority
  • Upper Svaneti
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.88
    109
    5
    Svans
  • Tsodilo
    Tsodilo
    Botswana
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.08
    24
    11
    San People
  • Richtersveld
    Richtersveld
    South Africa
    Inscribed: 2007
    2.78
    17
    3
    Nama People Continue To Live And Graze Their Livestock In The Area
  • Ghadames
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.49
    24
    1
    Tuareg Berbers
  • Bahá’i Holy Places
    Inscribed: 2008
    2.68
    209
    9
    Bahai
  • Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
    Inscribed: 1983
    2.86
    88
    9
    Connected To The Guaranis Who Still Inhabit The Missiones Province In Argentina (They Constitute The Majority In Paraguay So Only Argentina-Brazil Counts)
  • Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
    Inscribed: 1990
    2.92
    42
    7
    Connected To The Chiquitos As Well As Other Tribes In The Santa Cruz Province
  • Quebrada de Humahuaca
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.14
    79
    5
    Most Local Population Identifies As Kolla (Who Are The Descendents Of The Omaguaca). Their Traditional Language Was Cacan But It Was Later Given Up In Favour Of Quechua (Still Spoken In The Area) And Spanish
    See Habitat.Aq.Upm.Es
  • Rapa Nui
    Inscribed: 1995
    4.49
    132
    13
    The Rapanui Or Rapa Nui Are The Native Polynesian Inhabitants Of Easter Island, Or Rapa Nui
  • Curonian Spit
    Curonian Spit
    Lithuania, Russia
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.30
    193
    7
    Curonians
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Chongoni Rock Art
    Inscribed: 2006
    1.49
    15
    3
    Chewa
  • Koguryo Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.94
    34
    3
    Located In The Korean Autonomous Region
  • Qadisha Valley
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.31
    81
    4
    "Syrian Maronites Fled There From Religious Persecution From The Late 7th Century Onwards" (Ab Evaluation)
  • Sighisoara
    Sighisoara
    Romania
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.23
    263
    7
    Sighisoara Is An Outstanding Testimony To The Culture Of The Transylvanian Saxons, A Culture That Is Coming To A Close After 850 Years And Will Continue To Exist Only Through Its Architectural And Urban Monuments. (Ab Evaluation)
  • Berat and Gjirokastra
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.55
    217
    7
    Considerable Greek Community In Gjirokastra, Its Coexistence Is Part Of The Ouv Of This Site
  • Wadi Rum
    Wadi Rum
    Jordan
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.99
    300
    8
    Bedouin Arabs
  • Konso
    Konso
    Ethiopia
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.90
    42
    3
    Konso
  • Abu Mena
    Inscribed: 1979
    1.64
    68
    6
    Abu Mena Is Administered By The Coptic Church, Close To The Active Modern Monastery Of The Same Name
  • Tokaji Wine Region
    Inscribed: 2002
    2.53
    153
    8
    "This Exceptional Cultural Tradition And Civilisation Have Ensured Immigrants Of Various Nations - Saxons, Swabians, Russians, Polish, Serbs, Romanians, Armenians, And Jewish - Live Together Harmoniously For Centuries In This Region." (Nom File), Also Gypsies
  • Querétaro
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.93
    138
    9
    Indian Quarters - Otomi, Tarasco And Chichimeca
  • Vigan
    Vigan
    Philippines
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.92
    80
    11
    Illocanos - Mentioned By The Ab
  • Harar Jugol
    Harar Jugol
    Ethiopia
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.85
    50
    2
    Ethiopian Muslims
  • Grand Pré
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.53
    95
    9
    Acadians
  • Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda
    Inscribed: 2003
    2.86
    50
    6
    The Missions Were Built For Chichimeca, Otomi And Huasteca Who Still Inhabit The Area.
  • Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region
    Inscribed: 2013
    3.25
    165
    8
    Most Of The Tserkvas In The Ukraine Belong To The Hutzul Minority
  • Hani Rice Terraces
    Inscribed: 2013
    3.56
    46
    4
    Hani, One Of The 56 Nationalities Officially Recognized By The People's Republic Of China
  • Agadez
    Agadez
    Niger
    Inscribed: 2013
    2.96
    14
    2
    Tuareg Capital Of Niger. The Tuaregs Constitute About 10 Percent Of Total Population
  • Tomb of Askia
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.22
    9
    1
    Songhai
  • Bolgar
    Bolgar
    Russia
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.26
    42
    5
    Tatars
  • Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
    Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
    China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.02
    259
    9
    The Tomb Of Mahmud Kashgari Is A Symbol Of Uyghur Nationalism
  • Erbil Citadel
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.51
    47
    4
    Kurds
  • Bursa and Cumalikizik
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.22
    141
    8
    Settlement Of Turkmen In Cumalikizik
  • Blue and John Crow Mountains
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.59
    57
    3
    Jamaican Maroons
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Khangchendzonga National Park
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.42
    18
    3
    Lepcha (Probably Indigenous) And Bhutias (From Tibet)
  • ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.38
    14
    4
    Khomani San
  • Kujataa
    Kujataa
    Denmark
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.76
    13
    3
    Inuit Culture (From 18th Century To The Present)
  • Taputapuātea
    Inscribed: 2017
    3.00
    12
    2
    Eastern Polynesians Within France
  • Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.60
    86
    4
    Hanare Kirishitan - Japanese Christians
  • Hedeby and Danevirke
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.22
    142
    6
    Danish Minority Of Southern Schleswig
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Aasivissuit - Nipisat
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.48
    22
    4
    Rich Archaeological Record Of Palaeo-Inuit And Inuit Cultures (Ouv)
  • Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.20
    26
    3
    Testimony To The Cultural Traditions, Knowledge, Practices And Ingenuity Of The Gunditjmara (Ouv)
  • Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.73
    42
    7
    The Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksikáítsitapi)
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.80
    120
    6
    The Maintenance Of Welsh Language And Quarrying Culture Represents The Adaptation Of A Traditional Minority Culture To Modernity. (Ab Ev)
  • Willemstad
    Willemstad
    Netherlands
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.02
    103
    4
    Less Than 350 Jews Remain In Curacao "The Historic Area Of Willemstad Is A European Colonial Ensemble In The Caribbean Of Outstanding Value And Integrity, Which Illustrates The Organic Growth Of A Multicultural Community Over Three Centuries And Preserves To A High Degree Significant Elements Of The Many Strands That Came Together To Create It.” - Ab Evaluation
  • Hawraman/Uramanat
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.07
    9
    1
    "The Remote And Mountainous Landscape Of Hawraman/Uramanat Bears Testimony To The Traditional Culture Of The Hawrami People, An Agropastoral Kurdish Tribe That Has Inhabited The Region Since About 3000 Bce." (Official Description)
  • Bassari Country
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.09
    13
    2
    "The Bassari Are An Ethnic Group Who Live Primarily In Senegal, With Some Diaspora Into Gambia, Guinea And Guinea-Bissau. They Are A Matrilineal Society Stratified Into Different Co Ed Social Groups By Age.[1]: 46  The Bassari Speak A Tenda Language Called O-Niyan...... The Total Population Is Estimated To Be 15,000" (Wiki)
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Gedeo Cultural landscape
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.06
    12
    2
    Gedeo
  • Khinalig
    Khinalig
    Azerbaijan
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.76
    22
    2
    Khinalig People
  • Ancient Tea Plantations of Pu'er
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.72
    16
    3
    "Tea Cultivation Is Maintained By The Blang And Dai Peoples" (Ab Ev)
  • Tr’ondëk-Klondike
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.83
    15
    2
    Tr’Ondëk Hwëch’In
  • Vall de Boi
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.22
    105
    7
    "The Way Of Life In Mediaeval Catalonia As Expressed By This Group Of Churches And Villages Can Be Said To Have Been Of Great Importance In The Recognition Of Catalan Cultural Identity. The Romanesque Art Of These Pyrenean Villages Played A Vital Role In The Movement For The Restoration Of Catalan Nationality And Identity In The Early 20th Century." (Official Description)
  • Moidams
    Moidams
    India
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.06
    5
    3
    Ahom People
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Marquesas Islands
    Inscribed: 2024
    3
    0
    "The Territorial Occupation Of The Marquesas Archipelago By The Ènata Between The 10th And The 19th Centuries" (Crit Iii)
  • The Royal Court of Tiébélé
    Inscribed: 2024
    3.32
    7
    2
    "It Is An Outstanding Illustration Of Kasena Culture" (Ouv)
  • Moravian Church Settlements
    Moravian Church Settlements
    Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
    Inscribed: 2015
    1.90
    220
    15
    "The Continuing Presence Of Moravian Church Communities In Each Settlement Ties The Historic Structures To The Ongoing Life Of The Larger Moravian Church Community" (Ouv)
  • Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.38
    36
    3
    "Distinctive From The Mainstream Han Ethnic Culture, The Local Culture, Which Is Thought To Have Produced This Unique Rock Art, Is Considered To Have Been Created By Ethnic Minorities Of South-Western China, Who Shared More Resemblance To The Ethnic Groups Of Southeast Asia Than To The Northern Chinese." – "It Is Generally Believed By Chinese Scholars That An Ancient Group Called Luo Yue Was Responsible For Producing The Huashan Rock Art Site". The Luo Yue People Are Believed To Be Ancestors Of Zhuang People, Muong People And Kinh People.
    See Www.Bradshawfoundation.Com
  • Thimlich Ohinga
    Inscribed: 2018
    1.87
    6
    3
    "Today, The Area Around The Site Is Predominantly Inhabited By Self-Identifying Luo People, Whose Language Dholuo Belongs To The Western Nilotic Branch Of The Nilo-Saharan Language Phylum. The Luo Attribute Significance To The Property And Because Of This Relation, Thimlich Ohinga Has Often Been Considered A Historic Luo Site. However, Historical Research And Oral Tradition Attest To A Diversity Of Occupants And Interaction Of Different Peoples." (Ab Ev)
  • Papahanaumokuakea
    Papahanaumokuakea
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.11
    8
    1
    Native Hawaiians: "These Living Traditions Of The Hawaiians That Celebrate The Natural Abundance Of Papahānaumokuākea And Its Association With Sacred Realms Of Life And Death, Are Directly And Tangibly Associated With The Heiau Shrines Of Nihoa And Mokumanamana And The Pristine Islands Beyond To The North-West." (Crit Vi)
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Tusi Sites
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.64
    40
    4
  • Ahwar of Southern Iraq
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.98
    28
    4
  • M'Zab Valley
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.46
    39
    5