Gaya Tumuli, Challenging for World Heritage Listing

Cultural Heritage Administration Selects 7 Gaya Tumuli Sites for Registration Application

Namwon Yugok-ri and Durak-ri Burial Mounds

On the 10th, the Cultural Heritage Administration selected the "Gaya Tumuli" as the candidate for UNESCO World Heritage inscription at the World Heritage Subcommittee meeting of the Cultural Heritage Committee. Seven related sites will be collectively submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre by January next year. These include the Gimhae Daeseong-dong Tumuli Cluster (Historic Site No. 341), Ham-an Malsisan Tumuli Cluster (Historic Site No. 515), Hapcheon Okjeon Tumuli Cluster (Historic Site No. 326), Goryeong Jisandong Tumuli Cluster (Historic Site No. 79), Goseong Songhakdong Tumuli Cluster (Historic Site No. 119), Namwon Yugok-ri and Durak-ri Tumuli Cluster (Historic Site No. 542), and Changnyeong Gyodong and Songhyeon-dong Tumuli Cluster (Historic Site No. 514). The inscription decision will be made at the 46th World Heritage Committee in 2022.

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