INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 9The Department of Archaeology has prepared a draft for the
process of enlisting Tilaurakot area of Kapilvastu on the World Heritage List.
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After the excavation of Tilaurakot area, which is
important in view of history, culture, archaeology and religion, the draft document with evidences obtained as the process to put it on the
World Heritage List has been submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), said Ram Bahadur
Kunwar, the Department's spokesperson.After studying the document draft submitted last week, the UNESCO will suggest to correct and send it
Based on the UNESCO suggestions, the Department is preparing to submit the final document in four months.
Earlier, four
cultural and natural heritages have been listed on the World Heritage List
The Kathmandu Valley and Lumbini are included in the World Heritage List as cultural heritages
The Valley's three cities - Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur - have been put on the World Heritage List, said Kunwar.Similarly, Sagarmatha
Region and the Chitwan National Park have been listed on the World Heritage List as natural heritages.A version of this article appears in
the print on October 10, 2023, of The Himalayan Times
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