Tentative List

Status: UNESCO Tentative List (submitted 2004) · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · criteria (ii)(iii)(vi) · UNESCO ref 1881

Overview (Verified — UNESCO)

Edicts of Ashoka (mid-3rd century BCE) inscribed on boulders.

Location

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Listing status (Verified — UNESCO)

On Pakistan's Tentative List (UNESCO reference 1881). 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/1881/
• PWHI editorial analysis is labelled as such.