PUBLISHED: 18 Jan 2025 at 05: 00
The government is being prepared to consider to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Chalermchai Sri-on that Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat be given the support it needs to secure Unesco World Heritage position.
The Natural Resources and Environment Minister’s director Apichat Sakdiset announced on Friday that Mr. Chalermchai would send the request to the cupboard for concern on Tuesday.
The nomination was granted on January 15 by the National Committee on the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage ( WHC).
For the church to count for the 2025 large, he said, the standard documents must be submitted to the World Heritage Centre in Paris by February 1.
According to Mr. Apichat, the church, which was constructed in the 13th century CE, is a social identity blog that represents a notable change of spiritual traditions between Brahmin-Hindu, Mahayana Buddhism, and Theravada Buddhism in sea Southeast Asia.
The site has been a center for a special blend of different ideas for roughly 1,500 years, reflecting the powerful connection between the sacred place and the nearby communities.
The inclusion of the church on the preliminary list of ethnic heritage sites was approved by the World Heritage Committee in June 2013.
According to Mr. Apichat, relevant organizations have been actively promoting the Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan’s designation as a World Heritage site for the past ten years.
The state will profit from the increase in cultural tourism, with 500-750 million baht projected to be generated periodically for the state, local communities, and tourism-related businesses once the church has World Heritage status.