1. Melaka and George Town
‘His to ric Citie s o f the Stra its o f Ma la c c a ’
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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2. What is a UNESCO
World Heritage Site
(WHS)?
- A World Heritage Site is a place or environment
of “great significance” or meaning to mankind.
- It may be a living urban city or a rural
settlement,
a natural landscape such as an underground
cave,
forest or ocean, an archaeological site such as a
buried goldmine or a geological phenomenon .

3. CORE Zone
109.38 ha
2,344 he ritage buildings
BUFFER Zone
150.04 ha
2,321 he ritage buildings
George Town World Heritage Site
Total 259.42 hectares
Approx. 4,665 heritage buildings
Map source: Goh. Hun Meng

4. Type s of UNESCO
WHS Inscriptions
MIXED PROPERTY
(cultural and natural)
Natural Site Cultural Site Mixed Site
Melaka & George Town
Gunung Mulu
National Park, Sarawak
(cultural + natural)
Mount Emei Scenic Area,
including Leshan Giant
Buddha Scenic Area
-A natural sites with
outstanding geological
and physical formations
-A site which is the
unique habitat of plants,
animals and ecosystems
of value to mankind and
the universe.
-An outstanding
example of a traditional
man-made settlement
(on land or sea).
-Representative of a
cultural (or cultures)
resulting from human
interaction with the
environment.
NATURAL PROPERTY
© Alan Cressler
CULTURAL PROPERTY
© Rashdan Othman
© UNESCO
- An outstanding
example of a site with a
combination of natural
assets and man-made
cultural assets
© Bernt Rostad

5. ‘Outstanding Universal Values (OUVs)
of Melaka & George Town
“Outstanding Universal Value” may be defined as
the historic, social, scientific, aesthetic or spiritual
value of a place to mankind and the universe.

6. OOUUVV 11. Exceptional examples of multicultural trading towns forged
from mercantile and civilization exchanges.
Source: Criteria “Operational Guidelines” for submission of nomination dossier

7. OOUUVV 22. Living testimony to multicultural heritage and tradition of
Asia where the greatest religions and cultures met.
Source: Criteria “Operational Guidelines” for submission of nomination dossier

8. OOUUVV 33. The coming together of cultural elements to create a unique
architecture and townscape in East and Southeast Asia.
Source: Criteria “Operational Guidelines” for submission of nomination dossier

9. Today, George Town has grown into a unique port city
where the old and the new co-exist harmoniously.
© Tan Yeow Wooi

10. Today, George Town has grown into a unique port city
where the old and the new co-exist harmoniously
Photos: Arts-ED, Goh Hun Meng, Adrian Cheah, Ooi Bok Kim, Ruddie Khaw, Tan Yeow Wooi, Tan Yao Chong, China House, George Town Festival, Bangun Arts Festival

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