Tentative List

Status: UNESCO Tentative List (submitted 2016) · Balochistan · criteria (ii)(v)(vi) · UNESCO ref 6110

Overview (Verified — UNESCO)

Traditional karez/qanat underground water-transport systems and their landscapes.

Location

Balochistan, Pakistan.

Listing status (Verified — UNESCO)

On Pakistan's Tentative List (UNESCO reference 6110). Inclusion on the Tentative List is a prerequisite for any future nomination; it is not inscription.

PWHI position (PWHI analysis)

Priorities for advancement: a management plan, defined boundaries and buffer zone, comparative analysis, and documentation of Outstanding Universal Value. PWHI supports credible, evidence-based nomination and cautions against presenting Tentative List status as inscription.

Sources

• UNESCO Tentative List record: https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6110/
• PWHI editorial analysis is labelled as such.