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Conservation of Cultural Heritage 33 Content Foreword 3 Chapter 4: Conservation of Cultural Heritage 33 4.1 Key Issues with OUV attributes 33 Chapter 1: Introduction 4 4.2 Craftsmanship 36 1.1 Azerbaijan’s Cultural Heritage and World Heritage List 4 Chapter 5: Tourism Development: Opportunities and Issues 38 1.2 Sheki Historical Centre and Khan’s Palace 4 1.3 Site Management Plan 4 5.1 Introduction 38 1.4 Current status of the Management Plan and its structure 5 5.2 Tourism Products and Experiences 38 1.5 Vision Statement for the Management Plan 5 5.3 Main touristic sites 39 1.6 Additional principles and concepts on cultural heritage management 5 5.4 Intangible cultural heritage assets and activities 40 5.5 Public events 41 5.6 Trees of Sheki: hiking routes, stories and activities 42 8 Chapter 2: Description of the Site 5.7 Accommodation facilities 42 5.8 Public Infrastructure: Transportation, public places, roads, parking 43 2.1 General Information 8 5.9 Tourism Marketing and awareness 43 2.2 Statement of Significance and OUVs 10 2.3 Attributes of OUV 12 Chapter 6: Risk Management 44 • ATTRIBUTE 1. The Urban Form of Historic Sheki 12 • ATTRIBUTE 2. Sheki is an exceptional testimony to the feudal Chapter 7: Management Objectives and Actions 45 • system of the Caucasian khanates 14 • ATTRIBUTE 3. Traditional houses of Sheki 15 A. Efficient Management structures 45 • ATTRIBUTE 4. Spectacular natural forest setting of Sheki 16 B. Conservation, Restoration and Understanding of the Site 46 • ATTRIBUTE 5. Intact visual integrity 17 C. Conservation and Development of intangible heritage value 47 D. Development of tourism potential and infrastructure 48 2.4 Intangible Cultural Heritage of Sheki 18 E. Risk management 49 2.4.1 OUV-related handicrafts 18 F. Promotion and Communication of the Site’s significance 49 2.4.2 Chovqan 20 2.4.3 Cusine 20 2.4.4 Natural resources 20 Chapter 8: Action Plan 52 Chapter 3: Management of the Site 21 Annexed documents to the Management Plan 3.1 Ownership 21 3.2 Management Areas 23 Sheki Hiking routs map 60 Sheki Artisans map 61 • Conservation management 23 Charter of the Reserve Management Center 62 • Development management 24 Organizational Chart of RMC 65 • Land use and public infrastructure management 25 Duties and Responsibilities of the State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan 66 • Risk management 26 Subordination Chart of the State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan 67 3.3 Responsible Institutions and stakeholders in management 27 3.4 Financial management 29 3.5 Grants and Incentives Funding 29 3.6 Planning, Policy and Legislative Framework 30 2 Management Plan 2020-2024 Foreword Today, more and more people all over the world are becoming conscious for the universal outstanding value of the World Heritage. This consciousness brings more awareness from respective societies, national authorities and International organizations to safeguard the heritage and transmit it to future generations. The Historic Centre of Sheki with Khan's Palace covers ancient parts of the Sheki city, one of the unique cities of Azerbaijan with centuries-long heritage. Here one can find a great number of mosques and minarets, caravanserais and craftsmanship workshops, museums and other historically important buildings. The historical and cultural heritage is duly preserved today in the city abound with dozens of art sites located en masse. The vast scale of social and economic progress has increased further the region’s tourism potential that made it necessary to be extra cautious about the work carried out in the Site’s territory due to the change of urban look that is triggered by new style buildings and the alteration of its specific architecture. The Historic Centre of Sheki with Khan’s Palace is inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO in 2019. This is not only acknowledging the outstanding cultural significance of the city, but also gives great value to the people living here. It is an international appeal to safeguarding and preservation of ancient value of Sheki, its beauty and historical importance for future generations. The inscription of the Historic Centre of Sheki with Khan's Palace (The Site) on the World Heritage List is a great contribution to sustainable development initiatives currently undertaken by the national authorities. It will intensify tourism competitiveness with adjacent areas, help develop promotional strategy, boost city profile and increase the number of both local and international visitors. At the same time, it will bring to a more careful and meticulous analysis of every interference into the architectural shape of the Site. We would like to once more emphasize Azerbaijani authorities’ commitment to full responsibility to follow the recommendations of UNESCO, relevant international treaties and conventions. We are confident that this Management Plan will prove to be a valuable tool for all those involved in the ongoing conservation and presentation of this unique and special Site. 3 1.1 Azerbaijan’s Cultural Heritage and World without using a single nail. All windows and doors to the Heritage List: palace are made of wood and millions of pieces of stained glass, or shabaka, a decorative art found throughout the According to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Introduction Near East. Cultural Organization (UNESCO), World Heritage List The Site's historic layout, architecture and cultural represents the best and the most significant examples traditions, which continued in the new location after the of cultural and natural aspects of the global community. destruction caused by the floods of 1772, have survived The places which become World Heritage Site (WHS ) to the modem times. The Site has preserved its originality must demonstrate that they are fulfilling their obligations and aesthetic quality, within its beautiful natural context, in respect of UNESCO’s requirements in implementing the also integrating new cultural and regional impacts starting World Heritage Convention. in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. These There are over 1000 WHS globally and Azerbaijan is qualities can contribute to improving the living standards represented with three sites in this list. The Walled City of of people in the region, increase tourism, and create Baku, with the Shirvanshah’s Palace and Maiden Tower, economic opportunities. and Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape were added in the World Heritage List in 2000 and 2007, respectively. 1.3 Site Management Plan The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan has signed three executive orders during the last 8 years (in 2011, According to the Operational Guidelines for the 2016, and 2019) on the preservation of the cultural Implementation of World Heritage Convention (2017), heritage of the Site, and the successful implementation of each cultural heritage site included in the World Heritage the actions stipulated by each of the three documents has List should certainly have an appropriate Management made indispensable contribution to the positive outcome Plan or other documented management system which of the process of nominating the Site to the World Cultural must specify methods and recommendations on how Heritage List. UNESCO World Heritage Committee an Outstanding Universal Value of a Property should adopted a decision on including the Site in the World be preserved¹. The purpose of the Management Plan is Heritage List at the 43rd Session held in Baku on July 07, to set out how the commitments of the World Heritage 2019. Convention, regarding the heritage sites will be applied and to ensure that they are delivered. 1.2 Sheki Historical Centre and Khan’s Palace: The Management Plan is a key planning tool for the The Site is situated in the central North of Azerbaijan along development, conservation, use and preservation of the the southern edge of the Greater Caucasian mountain cultural heritage site. The main aim of the Management range. The city boasts vast cobblestone streets, ancient Plan is to describe the vision and mission for the and medieval architecture, breathtaking landscapes, fine conservation management of the Site for the future, and 1 cuisine, and local handicrafts. It is divided into two parts determine key targets and strategies, projects, action – the northern part extending into mountains, and the plans, and application tools for its preservation and eastern part along the Gurjanachay River. The city centre sustainable development. The Management Plan also is dotted with an architectural ensemble of traditional aims at identifying partners (stakeholders), responsible houses, with high gabled roofs covered with brownish- structures and institutions, as well as relevant sources red tiles. Traces of Savafid, Qajar and Russian building for the implementation of the management process. The techniques can be seen throughout Sheki’s architecture main objective of the Management Plan is to manage the due to its location along important historic trade routes, heritage site in line with the requirements encompassing such as the ancient Silk Road. The Khan’s Palace as the history and paving the way for future opportunities while well as the various merchant’s houses reflect the wealth preserving the irreplaceable cultural heritage resource. generated by silkworm breeding and trading of cocoons in The Management Plan is a tool for the management and Sheki in the late 18th and 19th centuries. employees, as well as community members to carry out The focal point of the city is Khan’s Palace which is in activities for conservation, planning and management of the north-east of the town. It is built around 250 years the territory of the Site in both the present and future. From ago when Mammad Hasan Khan, grandson of the Sheki this perspective, the Management Plan is also a strategic khanate’s founder Haji Chelebi, ordered the construction plan that ensures cooperation and coordination of activities of a summer residence in the city centre.
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