Minority communities

Connected Sites: 78

Cultural sites where the OUV is related to a living minority community.

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Connected Sites

Laponian Area
Inscribed: 1996
3.36
89
7
Saami
Uluru
Uluru
Australia
Inscribed: 1987
4.40
179
6
Australian Aborigines
Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau
Catalan: The Architect, Llu?S Dom?Nech I Montaner, Wanted To Reflect The Catalan Character In His Work And Also Was A Prominent Catalan Politician
Works of Antoni Gaudí
Inscribed: 1984
4.12
728
18
Gaudí Promoted The Catalan Movement For Regaining Sovereignty From Spain By Incorporating Elements Of Catalan Culture In His Designs. He Also Was Involved In Politics
Kazan Kremlin
Inscribed: 2000
2.79
85
6
Tatars
Churches of Peace
Inscribed: 2001
3.43
194
13
Silesians
Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo
United States of America
Inscribed: 1992
3.23
169
12
Native Americans (Tribe Of Pueblo People)
Potala Palace
Inscribed: 1994
4.14
101
11
Tibetans
Mijikenda Kaya Forests
Inscribed: 2008
2.35
20
2
Mijikenda (Nine Ethnic Groups)
Cliff of Bandiagara
Inscribed: 1989
3.46
38
2
Dogon
Koutammakou
Koutammakou
Benin, Togo
Inscribed: 2004
2.87
27
3
Batammariba
Old Town of Lijiang
Inscribed: 1997
3.53
156
11
Naxi
Wooden Churches of the Slovak Carpathians
Inscribed: 2008
2.95
201
8
Two Of The Churches Belong To The Ruthenian / Rusyn Community
M'Zab Valley
Inscribed: 1982
3.46
38
5
Ibadi Muslims
Villages with Fortified Churches
Inscribed: 1993
3.47
217
12
Saxons
Old City of Jerusalem
Inscribed: 1981
4.37
369
12
Armenian Quarter; Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter Is Home To Historic Communities Of Indians, Persians, Gypsies And Sub-Saharan Africans - Each With Its Own Traditional Area And Its Own Mosque.
Gusuku of Ryukyu
Inscribed: 2000
2.84
83
10
Ryukyuans
SGang Gwaay
Inscribed: 1981
2.90
9
4
Haida People
Hollókö
Hollókö
Hungary
Inscribed: 1987
2.65
162
9
Palocz Minority
Upper Svaneti
Inscribed: 1996
3.89
108
5
Svans
Tsodilo
Tsodilo
Botswana
Inscribed: 2001
3.08
24
11
San People
Richtersveld
Richtersveld
South Africa
Inscribed: 2007
2.78
17
3
Nama People Continue To Live And Graze Their Livestock In The Area
Ghadames
Inscribed: 1986
3.49
24
1
Tuareg Berbers
Bahá’i Holy Places
Inscribed: 2008
2.68
208
9
Bahai
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
Inscribed: 1983
2.86
87
9
Connected To The Guaranis Who Still Inhabit The Missiones Province In Argentina (They Constitute The Majority In Paraguay So Only Argentina-Brazil Counts)
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Inscribed: 1990
2.92
42
7
Connected To The Chiquitos As Well As Other Tribes In The Santa Cruz Province
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Inscribed: 2003
3.15
78
5
Most Local Population Identifies As Kolla (Who Are The Descendents Of The Omaguaca). Their Traditional Language Was Cacan But It Was Later Given Up In Favour Of Quechua (Still Spoken In The Area) And Spanish
See Habitat.Aq.Upm.Es
Rapa Nui
Inscribed: 1995
4.49
132
13
The Rapanui Or Rapa Nui Are The Native Polynesian Inhabitants Of Easter Island, Or Rapa Nui
Curonian Spit
Curonian Spit
Lithuania, Russia
Inscribed: 2000
3.28
189
7
Curonians
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Chongoni Rock Art
Inscribed: 2006
1.49
15
3
Chewa
Koguryo Kingdom
Inscribed: 2004
2.91
34
2
Located In The Korean Autonomous Region
Qadisha Valley
Inscribed: 1998
3.31
81
4
"Syrian Maronites Fled There From Religious Persecution From The Late 7th Century Onwards" (Ab Evaluation)
Sighisoara
Sighisoara
Romania
Inscribed: 1999
3.23
260
7
Sighisoara Is An Outstanding Testimony To The Culture Of The Transylvanian Saxons, A Culture That Is Coming To A Close After 850 Years And Will Continue To Exist Only Through Its Architectural And Urban Monuments. (Ab Evaluation)
Berat and Gjirokastra
Inscribed: 2005
3.55
216
7
Considerable Greek Community In Gjirokastra, Its Coexistence Is Part Of The Ouv Of This Site
Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum
Jordan
Inscribed: 2011
3.98
299
8
Bedouin Arabs
Konso
Konso
Ethiopia
Inscribed: 2011
2.90
42
3
Konso
Abu Mena
Inscribed: 1979
1.64
68
6
Abu Mena Is Administered By The Coptic Church, Close To The Active Modern Monastery Of The Same Name
Tokaji Wine Region
Inscribed: 2002
2.56
152
8
"This Exceptional Cultural Tradition And Civilisation Have Ensured Immigrants Of Various Nations - Saxons, Swabians, Russians, Polish, Serbs, Romanians, Armenians, And Jewish - Live Together Harmoniously For Centuries In This Region." (Nom File), Also Gypsies
Querétaro
Inscribed: 1996
2.93
138
9
Indian Quarters - Otomi, Tarasco And Chichimeca
Vigan
Vigan
Philippines
Inscribed: 1999
2.94
80
10
Illocanos - Mentioned By The Ab
Harar Jugol
Harar Jugol
Ethiopia
Inscribed: 2006
2.77
50
2
Ethiopian Muslims
Grand Pré
Inscribed: 2012
2.53
94
9
Acadians
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda
Inscribed: 2003
2.86
50
6
The Missions Were Built For Chichimeca, Otomi And Huasteca Who Still Inhabit The Area.
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region
Inscribed: 2013
3.25
164
8
Most Of The Tserkvas In The Ukraine Belong To The Hutzul Minority
Hani Rice Terraces
Inscribed: 2013
3.54
45
4
Hani, One Of The 56 Nationalities Officially Recognized By The People's Republic Of China
Agadez
Agadez
Niger
Inscribed: 2013
2.96
14
2
Tuareg Capital Of Niger. The Tuaregs Constitute About 10 Percent Of Total Population
Tomb of Askia
Inscribed: 2004
2.22
9
1
Songhai
Bolgar
Bolgar
Russia
Inscribed: 2014
2.26
42
5
Tatars
Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Inscribed: 2014
3.05
257
9
The Tomb Of Mahmud Kashgari Is A Symbol Of Uyghur Nationalism
Erbil Citadel
Inscribed: 2014
2.51
47
4
Kurds
Bursa and Cumalikizik
Inscribed: 2014
3.22
141
8
Settlement Of Turkmen In Cumalikizik
Tusi Sites
Inscribed: 2015
2.64
40
4
Tujia, Gelao And Miao Ethnic Peoples
Blue and John Crow Mountains
Inscribed: 2015
2.59
57
3
Jamaican Maroons
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Khangchendzonga National Park
Inscribed: 2016
3.42
18
3
Lepcha (Probably Indigenous) And Bhutias (From Tibet)
Ahwar of Southern Iraq
Inscribed: 2016
2.98
28
4
Different Tribes Known Together As 'Marsh Arabs'
See En.Wikipedia.Org
ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
Inscribed: 2017
2.38
14
4

The Khomani San
Kujataa
Kujataa
Denmark
Inscribed: 2017
2.76
13
3
Inuit Culture (From 18th Century To The Present)
Taputapuātea
Inscribed: 2017
3.00
12
2
Eastern Polynesians Within France
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
Inscribed: 2018
2.56
85
4
Hanare Kirishitan - Japanese Christians
Hedeby and Danevirke
Inscribed: 2018
2.22
142
6
Danish Minority Of Southern Schleswig
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Aasivissuit - Nipisat
Inscribed: 2018
2.48
22
4
Rich Archaeological Record Of Palaeo-Inuit And Inuit Cultures (Ouv)
Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
Inscribed: 2019
2.20
26
3
Testimony To The Cultural Traditions, Knowledge, Practices And Ingenuity Of The Gunditjmara (Ouv)
Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
Inscribed: 2019
2.81
42
6
The Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksikáítsitapi)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
Inscribed: 2021
2.81
119
6
The Maintenance Of Welsh Language And Quarrying Culture Represents The Adaptation Of A Traditional Minority Culture To Modernity. (Ab Ev)
Willemstad
Willemstad
Netherlands
Inscribed: 1997
3.02
104
4
Less Than 350 Jews Remain In Curacao "The Historic Area Of Willemstad Is A European Colonial Ensemble In The Caribbean Of Outstanding Value And Integrity, Which Illustrates The Organic Growth Of A Multicultural Community Over Three Centuries And Preserves To A High Degree Significant Elements Of The Many Strands That Came Together To Create It.” - Ab Evaluation
Hawraman/Uramanat
Inscribed: 2021
2.07
9
1
"The Remote And Mountainous Landscape Of Hawraman/Uramanat Bears Testimony To The Traditional Culture Of The Hawrami People, An Agropastoral Kurdish Tribe That Has Inhabited The Region Since About 3000 Bce." (Official Description)
Bassari Country
Inscribed: 2012
3.09
13
2
"The Bassari Are An Ethnic Group Who Live Primarily In Senegal, With Some Diaspora Into Gambia, Guinea And Guinea-Bissau. They Are A Matrilineal Society Stratified Into Different Co Ed Social Groups By Age.[1]: 46  The Bassari Speak A Tenda Language Called O-Niyan...... The Total Population Is Estimated To Be 15,000" (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Gedeo Cultural landscape
Inscribed: 2023
2.06
12
2
Gedeo
Khinalig
Khinalig
Azerbaijan
Inscribed: 2023
2.76
22
2
Khinalig People
Ancient Tea Plantations of Pu'er
Inscribed: 2023
2.53
15
3
"Tea Cultivation Is Maintained By The Blang And Dai Peoples" (Ab Ev)
Tr’ondëk-Klondike
Inscribed: 2023
2.83
15
2
Tr’Ondëk Hwëch’In
Vall de Boi
Inscribed: 2000
3.22
104
7
"The Way Of Life In Mediaeval Catalonia As Expressed By This Group Of Churches And Villages Can Be Said To Have Been Of Great Importance In The Recognition Of Catalan Cultural Identity. The Romanesque Art Of These Pyrenean Villages Played A Vital Role In The Movement For The Restoration Of Catalan Nationality And Identity In The Early 20th Century." (Official Description)
Moidams
Moidams
India
Inscribed: 2024
2.06
5
3
Ahom People
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Marquesas Islands
Inscribed: 2024
3
0
"The Territorial Occupation Of The Marquesas Archipelago By The Ènata Between The 10th And The 19th Centuries" (Crit Iii)
The Royal Court of Tiébélé
Inscribed: 2024
3.32
7
2
"It Is An Outstanding Illustration Of Kasena Culture" (Ouv)
Moravian Church Settlements
Moravian Church Settlements
Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Inscribed: 2015
1.90
218
15
"The Continuing Presence Of Moravian Church Communities In Each Settlement Ties The Historic Structures To The Ongoing Life Of The Larger Moravian Church Community" (Ouv)
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art
Inscribed: 2016
2.38
36
3
"Distinctive From The Mainstream Han Ethnic Culture, The Local Culture, Which Is Thought To Have Produced This Unique Rock Art, Is Considered To Have Been Created By Ethnic Minorities Of South-Western China, Who Shared More Resemblance To The Ethnic Groups Of Southeast Asia Than To The Northern Chinese." – "It Is Generally Believed By Chinese Scholars That An Ancient Group Called Luo Yue Was Responsible For Producing The Huashan Rock Art Site". The Luo Yue People Are Believed To Be Ancestors Of Zhuang People, Muong People And Kinh People.
See Www.Bradshawfoundation.Com
Thimlich Ohinga
Inscribed: 2018
1.74
4
2
"Today, The Area Around The Site Is Predominantly Inhabited By Self-Identifying Luo People, Whose Language Dholuo Belongs To The Western Nilotic Branch Of The Nilo-Saharan Language Phylum. The Luo Attribute Significance To The Property And Because Of This Relation, Thimlich Ohinga Has Often Been Considered A Historic Luo Site. However, Historical Research And Oral Tradition Attest To A Diversity Of Occupants And Interaction Of Different Peoples." (Ab Ev)