The Silk Road Music and Arts Society (SRMAST) is a key initiative of the Silk Road Centre. SRMAST works to promote the musical and artistic heritage of Pakistan and the Silk Road. The program supports the development and revitalization of indigenous music and art by talented musicians and artists. Through collaborations and exchanges, we celebrate…
Silk Road Centre’s Heritage Protection program is grounded in the vision of conserving cultural heritage for social and economic development of Pakistan and the Silk Road region. The Centre draws its inspiration from the historical Silk Road, which throughout its existence brought diverse cultures together for mutual benefit. Endowed with rich cultural and natural heritage,…
Generally, most people are unaware of the cultural wealth of Pakistan and the Silk Road. It is largely due to lack of cultural awareness and education. Cultural ignorance is a major reason for uninformed speculation about other cultures, which makes it hard to create harmony in diversity. Lack of cross-cultural understanding encourages misconception and breeds…
Egypt has 7 sites on the World Heritage List, including 6 cultural and 1 natural heritage site. Cultural Abu Mena (inscribed in 1979) Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (1979) Historic Cairo (1979) Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (1979) Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (1979) Saint Catherine Area (2002) Natural Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale…
Greece has a total of 18 World Heritage sites, including 16 cultural and 2 mixed cultural and natural sites. Cultural Acropolis, Athens (inscribed in 1987) Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) (1996) Archaeological Site of Delphi (1987) Archaeological Site of Mystras (1989) Archaeological Site of Olympia (1989) Archaeological Site of Philippi (2016) Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns (1999) Delos (1990) Medieval…
Iraq has 6 sites on the World Heritage List, including 5 cultural and 1 mixed cultural and natural site. Cultural Ashur (Qal’at Sherqat) (inscribed in 2003) Babylon (2019) Erbil Citadel (2014) Hatra (1985) Samarra Archaeological City (2007) Mixed The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities (2016)
Japan has a total of 23 sites on the World Heritage List, including 19 cultural and 4 natural sites. Cultural (19) Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (inscribed in 1993) Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (2013) Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (2000) Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region (2018) Himeji-jo (1993) Hiraizumi…
Korea has a total of 14 World Heritage sites, including 13 cultural and 1 natural heritage site. Cultural Baekje Historic Areas (inscribed in 2015) Changdeokgung Palace Complex (1997) Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites (2000) Gyeongju Historic Areas (2000) Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks (1995) Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong (2010) Hwaseong Fortress (1997) Jongmyo Shrine (1995)…
Syria has the following 6 cultural heritage sites on the World Heritage List. Cultural Ancient City of Aleppo (1986) Ancient City of Bosra (1980) Ancient City of Damascus (1979) Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (2011) Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (2006) Site of Palmyra (1980)
Uzbekistan has a total of 5 sites on the World Heritage List, including 4 cultural and 1 natural site. Cultural Historic Centre of Bukhara (1993) Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz (2000) Itchan Kala (1990) Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures (2001) Natural Western Tien-Shan (2016)