Heritage on the Wire
Across the Wire
March 08, 2012
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On its first day as a full-fledged UNESCO member state, Palestinian officials wasted no time announcing plans to submit the names of 20 sites in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza for nomination to the World Heritage List.
read more Tags: Hisham’s Palace, Khirbat al Mafjar, Middle East, Palestine, UNESCO
Across the Wire
February 01, 2012
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Since last November’s controversial vote to introduce Palestine as its 195th member, UNESCO has been eager to recoup the funding it lost when the U.S. and Israel withdrew their support for the organization — about 22 percent of the group’s annual budget.
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Across the Wire
November 01, 2011
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Palestine was granted full membership to UNESCO on Monday, a landmark event that allows Palestinians the right to nominate heritage sites of outstanding universal value for inclusion on the World Heritage list. It becomes the organization’s 195th member.
read more Tags: Hisham’s Palace, Khirbat al Mafjar, Middle East, Palestine, UNESCO
On the Verge
October 26, 2010
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Khirbat al-Mafjar, more commonly known as Hisham’s Palace, is the archaeological remains of an Umayyad winter palace located in the Jordan Valley, approximately two kilometres north of Jericho.
read more Tags: Encroachment, Hisham’s Palace, Insufficient Management, Middle East, Palestine
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