The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] Vanuatu accepted the convention on June 13, 2002, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, Vanuatu has only one World Heritage Site [2]
Location of sites
List of sites
Name | Image | Location | Criteria | Year | Description |
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Chief Roi Mata’s Domain | Shefa Province | Cultural (iii) (v) (vi) | 2008 | Chief Roi Mata’s Domain is the first site to be inscribed in Vanuatu. It consists of three early 17th century AD sites on the islands of Efate, Lelepa and Artok associated with the life and death of the last paramount chief, or Roi Mata, of what is now Central Vanuatu. The property includes Roi Mata’s residence, the site of his death and Roi Mata’s mass burial site. It is closely associated with the oral traditions surrounding the chief and the moral values he espoused. The site reflects the convergence between oral tradition and archaeology and bears witness to the persistence of Roi Mata’s social reforms and conflict resolution, still relevant to the people of the region.[3] |
Tentative List
Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha (acre) | Year of submission | Description |
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Yalo, Apialo and the sacred geography of Northwest Malakula | Malampa Province | Cultural (iii) | 2004 | [4] | ||
The President Coolidge | Sanma Province | Cultural (i)(iii)(iv)(v) | 2004 | [5] | ||
Vatthe Conservation Area | Sanma Province | Natural (vii)(ix)(x) | 2004 | [6] | ||
Lake Letas | Torba Province | Natural (vii)(ix)(x) | 2004 | [7] | ||
The Nowon and Votwos of Ureparapara | Torba Province | Cultural (iii)(iv)(v) | 2005 | [8] |
References
- ↑ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Vanuatu". UNESCO. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Chief Roi Mata's Domain". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.
- ↑ "Yalo, Apialo and the sacred geography of Northwest Malakula". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ↑ "The President Coolidge". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ↑ "Vatthe Conservation Area". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ↑ "Lake Letas". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ↑ "The Nowon and Votwos of Ureparapara". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
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