Armenia’s bids on including the Urartian Heritage of Yerevan and the Archaeological Complex of Garni and the ‘Basalt Organ’ Columnar Joint in the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list has been approved during the UNESCO 47th session of the World Heritage Committee in Paris, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport said.

Armenian sites on the UNESCO Tentative List include the archaeological site of the city of Dvin (date of admission 1995), the basilica and archaeological site of Yererouk (1995), the monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Valley (1995), the monasteries of Tatev and Tatevi Anapat and the adjacent areas of the Vorotan Valley (1995), the Vishaps and the cultural landscape of Tirinkatar (2024), the archaeological complex of Garni and the ‘Basalt Organ’ columnar joint (2025), and the Urartian heritage of Yerevan (2025).

Armenian sites inscribed on the World Heritage List include the Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots, the Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin, and the Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley.

A site must be on the Tentative List before it can be officially nominated for World Heritage status.

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