How to apply & Timeframe

Inscription Procedures on the Islamic World Heritage List

The files are submitted to the committee for the inscription of historical, archaeological and natural sites and manifestations of intangible heritage on the list of heritage in the Islamic world. The applications are studied in accordance with the criteria, conditions and clauses contained in the registration form approved by the committee, which adopts ten technical criteria for cultural and natural heritage, and six criteria for intangible heritage.

The criteria are agreed upon in advance and updated during the periodic meetings of the Heritage Committee in the Islamic World. Member States then prepare the files and send them to the national Commissions.

Finally, the General Secretariat presents them after they are evaluated by the auxiliary scientific committee.

Registration in the Islamic world heritage list timeframe:

Ordinary Session of the Heritage Committee of the Islamic World: The second half of November each year.
Deadline to Notify Countries about the Registration Process and Provide Committee Decisions and Recommendations: December 31 each year.
Deadline for Submitting Files to the Preliminary List: March 15 each year.
Deadline for Receiving New Registration Applications: July 15 each year.
Evaluation Period for Registration Requests: July 15 to September 15 each year.
Deadline for Sending Documents and Proposed Agenda to Committee Members: October 15 each year.