Really, I was not expecting this.

This was a harsh move!!! It seems that many community members (me incldued) have "lost" this tentative site now. We need to update the pictures, too, because they all show the Sacra di San Michele in Piedmont, which appeared to be the most visited component. I have no fit one, though, sicne I had only visited the Northern components.

I may be able to provide a picture. I visited the Sacro Speco in Subiaco this Summer.

WHC 2027

Africa (8)
- Tarrafal Concentration Camp (Cabo Verde)
- Ehotilé Islands National Park (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Catholic Church of Saint Mary (Madagascar)
- Daures/Brandberg National Monument (Namibia)
- Ikom Stone Monoliths - Alok and Emaghabe (Nigeria)
- Venn's Town (Seychelles)
- Kibiro Salt-Producing Village (Uganda)
- Barotse Plains Cultural Landscape (Zambia)

Arab States (3)
- The Royal Mausoleums of Numidia, Mauritania and pre-Islamic funerary monuments (Algeria)
- Baiheliang and Rawda Island Nilometer (Egypt, China)
- Bisya Oasis Archaeological Landscape (Oman)

Asia and the Pacific (13)
- Flinders Ranges (Australia)
- Hainan Tropical Rainforest and the Traditional Settlement of Li Ethnic Group (China)
- Maungaroa Cultural Landscape (Cook Islands)
- Historic Relics of Koguryo's Capital City in Pyongyang (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Jingkieng Jri / Lyu Chrai Cultural Landscape (India)
- Desert Landscapes of the Mongolian Great Gobi (Mongolia)
- Eastern Mongolian Steppes (Mongolia)
- Samar Island Natural Park (Philippines)
- Capital Fortifications of Hanyang (Republic of Korea)
- Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna (Thailand)
- Koytendag Mountain Ecosystem (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
- Zomin Mountains (Uzbekistan)
- Oc Eo (Vietnam)

Europe and North America (12)
- The State of the Pyrenees (Andorra, France, Spain)
- Una National Park (Bosnia)
- Workers' Assembly Halls (Australia, Belgium, Denmark)
- The Pic du Midi and its Observatory (France)
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests [Extension] (France, Montenegro, Serbia)
- The Eocene Marine Ecosystems at Bolca and in the Alpone Valley (Italy)
- Maltese Fortifications of the Knights of St John (Malta)
- Vila Viçosa - Ducal Headquarters (Portugal)
- Divnogorye Historical and Cultural Complex (Russian Federation)
- Italica, Ceremonial City (Spain)
- Archaeological Site of Kültepe-Kanesh (Türkiye)
- Derzhprom, the State Industry Building (Ukraine)

Latin America and the Caribbean (4)
- Cuban Caribbean Reef System (Cuba)
- Las Labradas, Sinalao Archaeological Site (Mexico)
- Santa Bárbara Mining Complex (Peru)
- Isla de Flores Cultural Landscape (Uruguay)

I added two pictures in my profile of the Sacro Speco - Monastery of San Benedetto in my profile If any are good, they can be used as a picture for the TWHS

The Hajj Pilgrimage Routes: The Darb Zubaydah (Iraq, Saudi)

"In January 2026, Iraq and Saudi Arabia finalized the nomination file for the Kufa Hajj Route, also known as the "Darb Zubayda" (Historical Hajj Route), for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List. A joint specialized meeting was held between the Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities and the Saudi Ministry of Culture to review the final touches to the file before its official submission to the World Heritage Centre. On January 21, 2026, a final meeting of the technical teams from both countries discussed the technical and documentary aspects of the nominated sites, ensuring compliance with UNESCO's criteria for cultural sites of outstanding universal value. This nomination marks the first transboundary heritage file in the Arab world submitted jointly by two countries, giving it a unique cultural and collaborative dimension." - Report January 2026

Masuleh Cultural Landscape and Its Associated Metalworking Sites (Iran)

Masouleh is back after its 2023 Deferral (originally recommended for not inscribe)

https://wanaen.com/iran-finalizes-masuleh-dossier-for-unesco-submission/

If I recall correctly, recently deferred nominations no longer fill each state party's annual quota, thus Iran should be able to submit another nomination? Because it seems like Iran has done just that with the submission of a long-lingering nomination from their tentative list.

The Historical Port of Siraf (Iran)

The World Heritage Site of the Historical Port of Siraf has been submitted to UNESCO

Siraf World Registration: A Historic Dream or a Close Promise?

This is correct (I verified with the Operational Guidelines)

Iran will probably submit nothing until regime change is completed.

Therefore, we conceivably might get two nominations each from Mongolia and Iran.



Masuleh and the Mongolian Steppes both formerly evaluated with a deferral.

China's nomination will not be Hainan but the Guizhou Triassic Fossil Sites (coming from a reliable source but I have not found a link yet)

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Two marine fossil sites by both Italy and China in the same year! For Hainan, no wonder! I visited the Li tribe at Baicha Village last December, still questioning the OUV and its authenticity from those new mud house and fresh roof.

Based on Zoë Sheng's sole review of this TWHS, I suspect (despite the tick) that she is not overly enthusiastic about this nomination being submitted.

Fortifications of Hanyang (Korea) has been submitted officially.

https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10666457