Preparations underway for UNESCO recognition of Oc Eo-Ba The as World Heritage Site

  • Outstanding individuals and collectives contributing to the work are honoured. VNA Photo: Thanh Sang
    Outstanding individuals and collectives contributing to the work are honoured. VNA Photo: Thanh Sang
  • Tran Anh Thu, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, speaks at the conference. VNA Photo: Thanh Sang
    Tran Anh Thu, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, speaks at the conference. VNA Photo: Thanh Sang
  • Nguyen Huu Gieng, head of the management board of the site, speaks at the conference. VNA Photo: Thanh Sang
    Nguyen Huu Gieng, head of the management board of the site, speaks at the conference. VNA Photo: Thanh Sang
The authorities of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on January 6 held a conference to review a decade of the operation of the Oc Eo-Ba The special national relic site (2012-2022), and announce a plan to prepare a dossier seeking UNESCO recognition of the archaeological location as a World Heritage Site. The special national relic site of the ancient Oc Eo civilisation covers 433.2ha of land in Oc Eo township of Thoai Son district. The civilisation - part of the ancient kingdom of Phu Nam - was first discovered by French archaeologist Louis Malleretin in 1942 via artefacts unearthed in the area of Ba The Mountain, now in Oc Eo township. Named after Mound Oc Eo in Thoai Son district where the relic site was first found, the civilization took shape and developed strongly in southern Vietnam between the first and seventh century. An Giang is working with competent agencies to well prepare a dossier seeking UNESCO's accreditation of Oc Eo-Ba The as a World Heritage Site. VNA Photo: Thanh Sang

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