The second Regional Seminar on Cultural Heritage Nomination of Cultural Heritage Properties and Integrated Management continued for a second consecutive day in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), represented by its Regional Office in Baku and the Islamic World Heritage Center, is holding the seminar in partnership with Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Culture and Information and the Kazakh Research Institute of Culture. The event aims to strengthen sustainable heritage management skills in Central Asia and the Caucasus.

In a recorded address during the seminar, held from 3 to 5 November 2026, Dr. Abdulhakeem AlSenan, Director of the ICESCO Regional Office, stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation, sharing expertise and building capacities to protect heritage and safeguard its components.

The seminar program includes a training workshop attended by 14 heritage and culture experts and specialists from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The workshop is supervised by Dr. Bilel Chebbi, Program Manager at the Center, Dr. Muhammad Al-Absi and Mr. Mirshod Nishonov, experts at the Center. It aims to finalize a number of nomination files on the Islamic World Heritage Tentative List and enhance the conservation and sound management of the sites concerned with a view to promoting their international recognition.

The seminar is part of efforts to implement the recommendations of the 13th meeting of the Islamic World Heritage Committee, held in Uzbekistan, in February 2026, which emphasized the need to strengthen technical expertise and regional integration in heritage conservation.