undertaken by specialists and the needs of the local managements. In addition the Organization intends to help develop a sense of solidarity among its member cities and to sensitize the populations to heritage values and their protection. Tasks and projects The OWHC organizes meetings on international and regional levels. In addition to the biennial General Assemblies there are World Congresses, conferences, seminars and workshops. All those meetings deal with the challenges in the realm of management and strategies pertaining to the preservation and development of historic cities. To accomplish its goals the OWHC additionally offers various activities, programs and projects which aim to promote and support the maintenance, recognition and development of world heritage. Current projects include Youth on the Trail of World Heritage, City2City, The Jean-Paul-L’Allier Prize for Heritage, an International Video Production Competition, the Solidarity day of World Heritage Cities, Mayors&Heritage and Case Studies. Member cities Africa Agadez () Cidade Velha () Dakar () Grand-Bassam () Harar Jugol () Island of Mozambique () Kashusha () Lamu () Mombasa () Saint-Louis () Timbuktu () Zanzibar () Arab states Aleppo () Algiers () Cairo () Damascus () Erbil () Essaouira () Fez () Ghadames () Ghardaïa () Jeddah () Kairouan () Marrakesh () Meknes () Muharraq () Rabat () Sana'a () Shibam () Sousse () Tétouan () Tunis () Zabid () Asia and the Pacific Ahmedabad () Akko () Aktau (, observer) Amer () Andong () Anuradhapura () Bam () Bergama () Bhaktapur () Boeun () Bursa () Buyeo County () Chengde () Denpasar () Diyarbakir () Dujiangyan () Galle () George Town () Gianyar () Gochang County () Gongju () Goris City (, observer) Gwangju () Gyeongju () Haenam () Hapcheon County () Hoi An () Hué () Hwasun County () Icherisheher () Istanbul () Iksan () Jerusalem () Jongno-Gu () Kandy () Karangasem (, observer) Kathmandu () Khiva () Konya () Kyoto () Lalitpur (Patan) () Levuka () Lijiang () Luang Prabang () Macao () Melaka () Miagao () Nara () Pyay (, observer) Safranbolu () Selçuk () Seongbuk () Singapore () Surakarta (, observer) Suwon () Suzhou () Tel-Aviv-Yafo () Turkistan () Vigan () Yangsan () Yazd () Yeongju () Yerevan (, observer) Europe Alcalá de Henares () Amsterdam () Angra do Heroísmo () Aranjuez () Augsburg () Avila () Baeza () Bamberg () Banská Štiavnica () Bardejov () Bath () Beemster () Bergen () Berlin ()