I think these 7 nominations stand out to me as potentially premature / delayed. Any one see any promising reports or announcements on Social Media? I don't have X or Instagram. Both are occasionally used to highlight a submitted nomination file.

- Tarrafal Concentration Camp (Cabo Verde)
- Ikom Stone Monoliths - Alok and Emaghabe (Nigeria)
- Baiheliang and Rawda Island Nilometer (Egypt, China)
- Koytendag Mountain Ecosystem (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
- Zomin Mountains (Uzbekistan)
- Cuban Caribbean Reef System (Cuba)
- Isla de Flores Cultural Landscape (Uruguay)

Small comment from my side (and ultimately, Els should have the final say). For me, this forum isn't the right place to debate politics. And this threat is about WHC 2027.

Many World Heritage Sites were created under rulers or systems with deeply problematic histories:

*Aachen? Consider Charlemagne and the Saxon conquest. The Saxons did not convert to Christianity by free will.
* Malbork? Built by the Teutonic Order during the Northern Crusades. The Baltics did not convert to Christianity by free will.
* Bordeaux? A significant part of its prosperity was tied to the slave trade.

The Mongols and later Timur were responsible for some of the most devastating events in human history, literally killing a substantial portion of Earth's population, unrivalled to the 20th century. Still, who doesnt like Samarkand?

And we don't even need to get started on the Assyrians.

We now even designate "dark history" sites, which I personally still have mixed feelings about.

Yet these places are World Heritage Sites today. Protecting human history—however uncomfortable—should remain separate from current political debates. Your personal travel choices, of course, are entirely up to you.

Okay, I see Els had already commented it. It's time for a reverse order forum :)

Also submitted for 2027:
Khulubvi (Malawi)
https://www.pressreader.com/malawi/the-daily-times-malawi/20260202/281840060095472

WHC 2027

Africa (8)
- Chitundu-Hulu Rock Art Site (Angola)
- Abourma Rock Art Site (Djibouti)
- Catholic Church of Saint Mary (Madagascar)
- Khulubvi and Associated Mbona Rain Shrines Cultural Landscape (Malawi)
- Daures/Brandberg National Monument (Namibia)
- The Mission Ruins of Venn's Town (Seychelles)
- Kibiro Salt-Producing Village (Uganda)
- Barotse Plains Cultural Landscape (Zambia)

Arab States (2)
- The Royal Mausoleums of Numidia, Mauritania and pre-Islamic funerary monuments (Algeria)
- The Hajj Pilgrimage Routes: The Darb Zubaydah (Iraq, Saudi)

Asia and the Pacific (13)
- Flinders Ranges (Australia)
- Guizhou Triassic Fossil Sites (China)
- Maungaroa Cultural Landscape (Cook Islands)
- Jingkieng Jri / Lyu Chrai Cultural Landscape (India)
- Masuleh Cultural Landscape and Its Associated Metalworking Sites (Iran)
- The Historical Port of Siraf (Iran)
- Desert Landscapes of the Mongolian Great Gobi (Mongolia)
- Eastern Mongolian Steppes (Mongolia)
- Port of Banbhore (Pakistan)
- Samar Island Natural Park (Philippines)
- Fortifications of Hanyang (Republic of Korea)
- Chiang Mai, the Capital of Lanna (Thailand)
- Oc Eo (Vietnam)

Europe and North America (11)
- 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, Italy, 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)
- Italica, Ceremonial City (Spain)
- Archaeological Site of Kültepe-Kanesh (Türkiye)
- Derzhprom, the State Industry Building (Ukraine)

Latin America and the Caribbean (3)
- Abrolhos Marine National Park (Brazil)
- Cuban Caribbean Reef System (Cuba)
- Las Labradas, Sinalao Archaeological Site (Mexico)

We are at 37 nominations, not including the questionable candidates below.

Questionable: 11
- Bisya Oasis Archaeological Landscape (Oman)
- Santa Bárbara Mining Complex (Peru)
- Isla de Flores Cultural Landscape (Uruguay)
- Koytendag Mountain Ecosystem (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
- Zomin Mountains (Uzbekistan)
- Historic Relics of Koguryo's Capital City in Pyongyang (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Baiheliang and Rawda Island Nilometer (Egypt, China)
- Ikom Stone Monoliths - Alok and Emaghabe (Nigeria)
- Tarrafal Concentration Camp (Cabo Verde)
- Ehotilé Islands National Park (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Divnogorye Historical and Cultural Complex (Russian Federation)

I linked many nominations to announcements via Facebook, some State Parties like taking photos dropping off the dossier at UNESCO or photos of the nomination file itself with stakeholders.

The restoration of the Vooruit in Ghent is finished. The building is now ready to become a WHS.

(In Dutch, with a video) Na grote restauratie: 'De Vooruit' dient aanvraag in om werelderfgoed te worden

Vooruit festival hall seeks recognition as a World Heritage Site after renovation costing €10 million

This week they are celebrating, with many activities, and especially free visits on Sunday (sold out, but maybe I'll manage to squeeze in...) and conferences about the restoration.

https://www.viernulvier.gent/nl/theme/housewarming-rwm7

The Work of Rogelio Salmona: Counterpoint from the architecture of the Modern Movement (Colombia) - Report

Looks like the nomination went from 7 components to 4.

Seems somewhat clear that the nomination is not submitted at this point, likely 2028-2030. Though its perplexing why no timeline is ever discussed, as there are plenty of reports on the topic.

https://www.balai.cv/balai-kultural/processo-de-candidatura-do-campo-de-concentracao-do-tarrafal-a-patrimonio-mundial-entra-na-segunda-fase/

It seems they have not met the Feb 1 deadline, so this would move on to 2028.. "In 2026, several key tasks will be implemented simultaneously to complete the dossier for submission to UNESCO, while also strengthening the preservation and promotion of the value of this unique cultural heritage."

https://www.vietnam.vn/en/no-luc-dua-khu-di-tich-khao-co-oc-eo-ba-the-thanh-di-san-the-gioi

It is extremely unlikely that Cuba will follow its nomination as they have no electricity, no water, no internet and no gas right now. (This is not a political message, just writing facts.)

Report that Viet Nam want to host WHC 2027

https://www.vietnam.vn/en/ninh-binh-du-dieu-kien-dang-cai-ky-hop-lan-thu-49-uy-ban-di-san-the-gioi

Sources say that the following sites scheduled for 2027 have an Incomplete Dossier and thus will not be discussed next year (to be officially confirmed when the document set is published this week):

Africa
- Chitundu-Hulu Rock Art Site (Angola)
- Lower Reaches of the Ouémé River Basin (Benin)
- Geometric Rock Paintings in the Lake Victoria Region (Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda)
- Catholic Church of Saint Mary (Madagascar)
- Khulubvi and Associated Mbona Rain Shrines Cultural Landscape (Malawi)
- Daures/Brandberg National Monument (Namibia)

Asia and the Pacific:
- Babur Gardens (Afghanistan)
- Samar Island Natural Park (Philippines)
- Zomin Mountains (Uzbekistan)

Europe and North America:
- Azukha and the Prehistoric Caves of Taghir and Ler (Azerbaijan)
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests [Extension] (France, Italy, Montenegro, Serbia)
- Sophievka Garden (Ukraine)

Official list for 2027 has just been published as well: https://whc.unesco.org/document/225905

First impression: Port of Banbhore finally has submitted a Complete dossier! (3rd attempt)

Now it's clear what the Ministry of Culture meant by the "finalisation of the dossier" mentioned in the April post, so we might expect the submission of a more complete one soon. After some digging around, I found a video from January 2025 which, near the end, elaborates on the proposed criteria; here's a translation:

i - An outstanding work of landscape and engineering art created by Ludwik Metzel, who, using the natural landscape of the area, created a perfect planning sculpture that organically combined the hydraulic system and extraordinary magmatic structures.
iv - An outstanding example of the application of philosophical educational principles of romanticism in landscape and park art, which combines park and engineering art at the same time. The worldview ideas of the park creators caused changes in landscape and park planning and its development in Eastern Europe.
vi - Associated with religious rites or philosophical concepts. The integrity of the Sofiyivka landscape and park complex is achieved through the formation of the main elements of its spatial compositions and plots based on poetics and myths of Ancient Greece and Rome, which reveals the ancient philosophy of life in the era of Romanticism.