The Charaideo Moidam burial mounds and mausoleum in northeastern India, along with five new migratory bird reserves in China, have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
On July 26, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the inclusion of the Charaideo Moidam burial mounds and mausoleum in northeastern India in the World Heritage List.
The Charaideo Moidam burial mounds and mausoleum in northeastern India have been added to the World Heritage List. (Source: AP).
This decision was announced during the 46th session of UNESCO held in New Delhi, India.
The Charaideo Moidam burial mounds and mausoleum are located in Assam and serve as the final resting place for the kings and queens of the Ahom dynasty. The burial mounds, constructed from earth, stone, and brick, feature a sunken base with an earthen roof on top.
The nominated site consists of 90 burial mounds of various sizes, built over approximately 600 years, showcasing many cultural characteristics of ancient rituals.
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), an advisory committee of the World Heritage Committee, describes the burial mounds as an exceptional example of a typical Ahom-era cemetery.
This clan migrated from China to India and inhabited the Brahmaputra River valley from the 12th to the 18th century.
UNESCO experts noted that the architecture and craftsmanship of the builders of these burial mounds can be compared to the tombs of Chinese dynasties and the pyramids of Egypt.
The World Heritage Committee has added five new migratory bird reserves in China to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. (Source: Xinhua)
During this session, the World Heritage Committee also added five new migratory bird reserves in China to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
These reserves expand a series of similarly named sites that have been listed as World Heritage since 2019.
Located in the world’s largest intertidal wetland area, the Yellow Sea Ecological Zone provides crucial habitat for migratory birds along a route spanning approximately 25 countries from the Arctic to Southeast Asia and Australia.
UNESCO states that these wetland areas have unique ecological functions, making them essential stopover sites for millions of aquatic birds.
