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via Bangkok Post, 20 August 2021: Thailand will submit its nomination of the Si Thep Historical Park as Unesco World Heritage.
Thailand plans to submit a document on its nomination of Sri Thep Historical Park in Phetchabun province as a World Heritage site to the Unesco World Heritage Centre next month.
Pratheep Pengtako, director-general of the Fine Arts Department, said the document has been improved as suggested by the World Heritage Centre.
According to Mr Pratheep, Sri Thep Historical Park is now on a tentative list of World Heritage sites and the government has resolved to push for the listing as a cultural heritage site next year.
He said the department has worked with Phetchabun province in preparing the site for the nomination. This includes the development of a buffer zone and improvement of town planning to include the historical park.
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