ASOR CHI Update: Launch of Interactive Geodatabase through Google Maps
Public map on Culture Heritage Documented in Northern Africa & the Sahel
Founded
in 2014, ASOR’s Cultural Heritage Initiatives (ASOR CHI) unites local
communities, heritage professionals, and scholars to protect and promote
cultural heritage and identity in southwestern Asia, northern Africa,
and the Sahel. ASOR CHI’s recent work includes strengthening networks
for the collaborative protection of cultural and religious heritage in
the Sahel and northern Africa through the documentation and promotion of
cultural heritage sites belonging to religious and ethnic minorities.
This initiative has resulted in over 600 heritage sites documented,
including nearly one third of those sites severely damaged or in
disrepair. ASOR has developed an interactive database through Google Maps to
share ASOR’s efforts widely. We aim to make all project data publicly
available (with permission from partner organizations and institutions).
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