PUBLISHED: 27 Jul 2024 at 05: 50
According to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Phatcharavat Wongsuwan, the state expects to unveil the Phu Phra Bat Historical Park as a Unesco World Heritage site in the northern county of Udon Thani on Saturday.
The Thai group attending the 46th Conference of the World Heritage Committee in India, according to Pol Gen Phatcharavat, mind of a nationwide commission for world heritage safety, had informed him that the selection is scheduled to occur immediately. The conference, which begins on Wednesday, will feature representatives from the Fine Arts Department.
The historical area will be designated a [ Unesco] World Heritage Site, which will help to celebrate His Majesty the King’s 72nd birthday, which falls on July 28, according to Pol Gen Phatcharavat,” I’m urging the Thai public to support the designation.”
The traditional area, which covers a 3,662-acre area and is known for its unique sandstone rocks, contains evidence of human settlement from the Bronze Age, including drawings of people and animals.
The Phu Phra Bat Historical Park was one of Unesco’s initial considerations for inclusion on its list of World Heritage sites in 2004, but the election was withdrawn in 2016 after the federal realized that it only had one chance to review its distribution before the World Heritage Committee took it into consideration.
The area may become Udon Thani’s second-largest webpage after Ban Chiang Archaeological Site and the eighth-largest World Heritage site in the nation if it is included in the list.
The traditional garden will be regarded as a World Heritage site, according to Culture Minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol. The Fine Arts Department’s announcement will be made lived on its Facebook page, according to her.
The Si Thep Historical Park in Phetchabun was added as a cultural heritage page last year by the Unesco World Heritage Committee. Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, and Ban Chiang Archaeological Site in Udon Thani are the other three culturally significant World Heritage sites.
In this program, Pol Gen Phatcharavat will make recommendations for Songkhla and its surrounding areas ‘ participation on a preliminary Unesco list of new world heritage sites.