Short URL: http://tnot.es/UNESCO
'World Heritage is neither a beauty contest, nor a race among
countries for the greatest number of sites' - Irina Bokova
(Bulgarian diplomat who became the first woman to lead UNESCO forward).
We could probably call the UNESCO
World Heritage Sites and World
Heritage Cities the mother of all lists of places to see before you die.
On November 16th, 1972, the General Conference of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the Convention
Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage
Convention).
UNESCO World Heritage List: Riomagiorre - Cinque Terre, Italy.
Under the provisions of this Convention, the UNESCO World Heritage
Intergovernmental Committee each year inscribes on the World Heritage List natural or
cultural sites which must be submitted for listing by member States that have signed the
Convention.
The World Heritage List includes 962 properties forming part of
the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having
outstanding universal value.
I don't know if anyone has visited everywhere on this list, or if
anyone could, but there's plenty of variety on there for even the most jaded of world
travellers.
While driving from Pannonhalma to Salzburg, at the beginning of 2012,
I made a vow that we'd try to visit (and write about) more UNESCO World Heritage Sites and
World Heritage Cities in the years ahead.
To help others learn and appreciate more about the world we live in
and the collective culture we inherit, I'd also like to add some of my material and
thoughts on the places I've already visited; although not all of them had the UNESCO seal
of approval at the time.
Although counted as one by UNESCO, some of the collections of sites
may be listed more than once in this list, if they stradle the borders of neighbouring
countries.
It looks like I've visited around 220 sites on the UNESCO World
Heritage List and been to just over 100 of the World Heritage Cities.
World
Heritage Sites -
Cultural
Heritage.
List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Afghanistan:
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley.
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam.
Albania:
Butrint.
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra.
Algeria:
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad.
Dj�mila.
Kasbah of Algiers.
M'Zab Valley.
Tassili n'Ajjer.
Timgad.
Tipasa.
Andorra:
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley.
Argentina:
Cueva de las Manos, R�o Pinturas.
Iguazu National Park.
Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks.
Jesuit Block and Estancias of C�rdoba.
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Se�ora de Loreto
and Santa Maria Mayor.
Los Glaciares.
Pen�nsula Vald�s.
Quebrada de Humahuaca.
Armenia:
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and
Archaeological Site of Zvartnots.
Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin.
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley.
Australia:
Australian Convict Sites.
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte).
Fraser Island.
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.
Great Barrier Reef.
Greater Blue Mountains Area.
Heard and McDonald Islands.
Kakadu National Park.
Lord Howe Island Group.
Macquarie Island.
Ningaloo Coast.
Purnululu National Park.
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens.
Shark Bay, Western Australia.
Tasmanian Wilderness.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
Wet Tropics of Queensland.
Willandra Lakes Region.
Sydney Opera House.
Austria:
City of Graz Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg.
Fert� / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape.
Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape.
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg.
Historic Centre of Vienna.
Palace and Gardens of Sch�nbrunn.
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps.
Semmering Railway.
Wachau Cultural Landscape.
Azerbaijan:
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape.
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower.
Bahrain:
Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy (2012).
Qalat al-Bahrain Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun.
Bangladesh:
Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat.
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur.
The Sundarbans.
Barbados:
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison.
Belarus:
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh.
Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Bialowieza Forest.
Mir Castle Complex.
Struve Geodetic Arc.
Belgium:
Belfries of Belgium and France.
Flemish B�guinages.
Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre, La Louvi�re and Le Roeulx (Hainault).
Historic Centre of Brugge.
La Grand-Place, Brussels.
Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (2012).
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels).
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons).
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai.
Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex.
Stoclet House.
Belize:
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System.
Benin:
Royal Palaces of Abomey.
Bolivia:
City of Potos�.
Fuerte de Samaipata.
Historic City of Sucre.
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos.
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park.
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture.
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Mehmed Paa Sokolovic Bridge in Viegrad.
Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar.
Botswana:
Tsodilo.
Brazil:
Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves.
Brasilia.
Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves.
Central Amazon Conservation Complex.
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks.
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves.
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia.
Historic Centre of S�o Lu�s.
Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina.
Historic Centre of the Town of Goi�s.
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda.
Historic Town of Ouro Preto.
Igua�u National Park.
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes.
Pantanal Conservation Area.
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between Mountain and Sea (2012).
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas.
S�o Francisco Square in the Town of S�o Crist�v�o.
Serra da Capivara National Park.
Bulgaria:
Ancient City of Nessebar.
Boyana Church.
Madara Rider.
Pirin National Park.
Rila Monastery.
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo.
Srebarna Nature Reserve.
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak.
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari.
Burkina Faso:
Ruins of Lorop�ni.
Cambodia:
Angkor.
Temple of Preah Vihear.
Cameroon:
Dja Faunal Reserve.
Sangha Trinational (2012).
Canada:
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks.
Dinosaur Provincial Park.
Gros Morne National Park.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump.
Historic District of Old Qu�bec.
Joggins Fossil Cliffs.
Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek.
LAnse aux Meadows National Historic Site.
Landscape of Grand Pr� (2012).
Miguasha National Park.
Nahanni National Park.
Old Town Lunenburg.
Rideau Canal.
SGang Gwaay.
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park.
Wood Buffalo National Park.
Cape Verde:
Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande.
Central African Republic:
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park.
Sangha Trinational (2012).
Chad:
Lakes of Ounianga (2012).
Chile:
Churches of Chilo�.
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valpara�so.
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works.
Rapa Nui National Park.
Sewell Mining Town.
China:
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains.
Ancient City of Ping Yao.
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui Xidi and Hongcun.
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom.
Chengjiang Fossil Site (2012).
China Danxia.
Classical Gardens of Suzhou.
Dazu Rock Carvings.
Fujian Tulou.
Historic Centre of Macao.
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa.
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in 'The Centre of Heaven and Earth'.
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area.
Imperial Palaces of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang.
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area.
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages.
Longmen Grottoes.
Lushan National Park.
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor.
Mogao Caves.
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area.
Mount Huangshan.
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System.
Mount Sanqingshan National Park.
Mount Taishan.
Mount Wutai.
Mount Wuyi.
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde.
Old Town of Lijiang.
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian.
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains.
Site of Xanadu (2012).
South China Karst.
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing.
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu.
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing.
The Great Wall.
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas.
West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou.
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area.
Yin Xu.
Yungang Grottoes.
Colombia:
Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia.
Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox.
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena.
Los Kat�os National Park.
Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary.
National Archeological Park of Tierradentro.
San Agust�n Archaeological Park.
Congo:
Sangha Trinational (2012)
Costa Rica:
Area de Conservaci�n Guanacaste.
Cocos Island National Park.
Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (2012).
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park.
C�te d'Ivoire:
Como� National Park.
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve.
Ta� National Park.
Croatia:
Episcopal Complex of Euphrasian Basilica - Historic Centre of Porec.
Historic City of Trogir.
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian.
Old City of Dubrovnik.
Plitvice Lakes National Park.
The Cathedral of St James in ibenik.
Stari Grad Plain.
Cuba:
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park.
Archaeological Landscape of First Coffee Plantations in S-E Cuba.
Desembarco del Granma National Park.
Historic Centre of Camag�ey.
Old Havana and its Fortifications.
San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba.
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios.
Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos.
Vi�ales Valley.
Cyprus:
Choirokoitia.
Painted Churches in the Troodos Region.
Paphos.
Czech Republic:
Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec.
Gardens and Castle at Kromer�.
Historic Centre of Cesk� Krumlov.
Historic Centre of Prague.
Historic Centre of Telc.
Holaovice Historical Village Reservation.
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc.
Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Treb�c.
Kutn� Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Lednice-Valtice
Cultural Landscape.
Litomyl Castle.
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelen� Hora.
Tugendhat Villa in Brno.
Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Garamba National Park.
Kahuzi-Biega National Park.
Okapi Wildlife Reserve.
Salonga National Park.
Virunga National Park.
Denmark:
Ilulissat Icefjord.
Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church.
Kronborg Castle.
Roskilde Cathedral.
Dominica:
Morne Trois Pitons National Park.
Dominican Republic:
Colonial City of Santo Domingo.
Ecuador:
City of Quito.
Gal�pagos Islands.
Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los R�os de Cuenca.
Sangay National Park.
Egypt:
Abu Mena.
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis.
Historic Cairo.
Memphis and its Necropolis the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur.
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae.
Saint Catherine Area.
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley).
El Salvador:
Joya de Cer�n Archaeological Site.
Estonia:
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn.
Struve Geodetic Arc.
Ethiopia:
Aksum.
Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region.
Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town.
Konso Cultural Landscape.
Lower Valley of the Awash.
Lower Valley of the Omo.
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela.
Simien National Park.
Tiya.
Finland:
Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenm�ki.
Fortress of Suomenlinna.
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago.
Old Rauma.
Pet�j�vesi Old Church.
Struve Geodetic Arc.
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill.
Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia:
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region.
France:
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe.
Amiens Cathedral.
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments.
Belfries of Belgium and France.
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon.
Bourges Cathedral.
Canal du Midi.
Causses & C�vennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape.
Chartres Cathedral.
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay.
Episcopal City of Albi.
Fortifications of Vauban.
Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans.
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve.
Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Bridge.
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne.
Historic Site of Lyons.
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion.
Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems.
Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret.
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay.
Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (2012).
Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-R�mi and Palace of Tau, Reims.
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau.
Palace and Park of Versailles.
Paris, Banks of the Seine.
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island.
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carri�re and Place d'Alliance in Nancy.
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct).
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps.
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the V�z�re Valley.
Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs.
Pyr�n�es - Mont Perdu.
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the 'Triumphal Arch' of Orange.
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.
Strasbourg Grande �le.
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes.
V�zelay, Church and Hill.
Gabon:
Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lop�-Okanda.
Gambia:
Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites.
Stone Circles of Senegambia.
Georgia:
Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery.
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta.
Upper Svaneti.
Germany:
Aachen Cathedral.
Abbey and Altenm�nster of Lorsch.
Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau.
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates.
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Br�hl.
Classical Weimar.
Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg.
Cologne Cathedral.
Dresden Elbe Valley - Delisted 2009.
Fagus Factory in Alfeld.
Frontiers of the Roman Empire.
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-W�rlitz.
Hanseatic City of L�beck.
Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar.
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg.
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof.
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps.
Margravial Opera House Bayreuth (2012).
Maulbronn Monastery Complex.
Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System.
Messel Pit Fossil Site.
Monastic Island of Reichenau.
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin.
Muskauer Park / Park Muzakowski.
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin.
Pilgrimage Church of Wies.
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Ancient Beech Forests of Germany.
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier.
Speyer Cathedral.
St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim.
The Wadden Sea.
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen.
Town of Bamberg.
Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
V�lklingen Ironworks.
W�rzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square.
Wartburg Castle.
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen.
Ghana:
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions.
Asante Traditional Buildings.
Greece:
Acropolis, Athens.
Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina).
Archaeological Site of Delphi.
Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns.
Archaeological Site of Mystras.
Archaeological Site of Olympia.
Delos.
Historic Centre (Chor�) with the Monastery of Saint John.
Medieval City of Rhodes.
Meteora.
Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios.
Mount Athos.
Old Town of Corfu.
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika.
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos.
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus.
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.
Guatemala:
Antigua Guatemala.
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua.
Tikal National Park.
Guinea:
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve.
Haiti:
National History Park Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers.
Holy See:
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying
Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura.
Vatican City.
Honduras:
Maya Site of Copan.
R�o Pl�tano Biosphere Reserve.
Hortob�gy - Longest Stone Bridge in Hungary
Hungary:
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andr�ssy Avenue.
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst.
Early Christian Necropolis of P�cs (Sopianae).
Hortob�gy National Park - the Puszta.
Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment.
Old Village of Holl�ko and its Surroundings.
Fert� / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape.
Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape.
Iceland:
�ingvellir National Park.
Surtsey.
India:
Agra Fort.
Ajanta Caves.
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi.
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) - Mumbai.
Churches and Convents of Goa.
Elephanta Caves.
Ellora Caves.
Fatehpur Sikri.
Great Living Chola Temples.
Group of Monuments at Hampi.
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram.
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal.
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi.
Kaziranga National Park.
Keoladeo National Park.
Khajuraho Group of Monuments.
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya.
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary.
Mountain Railways of India.
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks.
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi.
Red Fort Complex.
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka.
Sun Temple, Kon�rak.
Sundarbans National Park.
Taj Mahal.
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur.
Western Ghats (2012)
Indonesia:
Borobudur Temple Compounds.
Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita
Karana Philosophy (2012).
Komodo National Park.
Lorentz National Park.
Prambanan Temple Compounds.
Sangiran Early Man Site.
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra.
Ujung Kulon National Park.
Iran (Islamic Republic of):
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran.
Bam and its Cultural Landscape.
Bisotun.
Gonbad-e Qabus (2012).
Masjed-e Jam� of Isfahan (2012).
Meidan Emam, Esfahan.
Pasargadae.
Persepolis.
Sheikh Safi al-din Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil.
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System.
Soltaniyeh.
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex.
Takht-e Soleyman.
Tchogha Zanbil.
The Persian Garden.
Iraq:
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat).
Hatra.
Samarra Archaeological City.
Ireland:
Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne.
Skellig Michael.
Israel:
Bah�i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee.
Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba.
Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev.
Masada.
Old City of Acre.
Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Mearot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
(2012).
White City of Tel-Aviv - the Modern Movement.
Italy:
18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the
San Leucio Complex.
Archaeological Area of Agrigento.
Archaeological Area and Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia.
Archaeological Areas of Pompei , Herculaneum and Torre
Annunziata.
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites.
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua.
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena.
Castel del Monte - Bari.
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie - Rome.
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and
Velia, and the Certosa di Padula.
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto.
Costiera Amalfitana.
Crespi d'Adda.
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna.
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia.
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta.
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli.
Historic Centre of Florence.
Historic Centre of Naples.
Historic Centre of Pienza.
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying
Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura.
Historic Centre of San Gimignano.
Historic Centre of Siena.
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily).
Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.).
Mantua and Sabbioneta.
Monte San Giorgio.
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa.
Portovenere, Cinque Terre , and the Islands (Palmaria,
Tino and Tinetto).
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps.
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy.
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes.
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica.
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy.
Su Nuraxi di Barumini.
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica.
The Dolomites.
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera.
The Trulli of Alberobello.
Venice and its Lagoon.
Villa Romana del Casale.
Historic Centre of Urbino.
Villa Adriana (Tivoli).
City of Verona.
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands).
Villa d'Este, Tivoli.
Val d'Orcia.
Japan:
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area.
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.
Himeji-jo.
Hiraizumi Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure
Land.
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities).
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara.
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome).
Ogasawara Islands.
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine.
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape.
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
Shirakami-Sanchi.
Shiretoko.
Shrines and Temples of Nikko.
Yakushima.
Jerusalem: (Site proposed by
Jordan)
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls.
Jordan:
Petra.
Quseir Amra.
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a).
Wadi Rum Protected Area.
Kazakhstan:
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi.
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly.
Saryarka Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan.
Kenya:
Fort Jesus, Mombasa.
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley.
Lake Turkana National Parks.
Lamu Old Town.
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest.
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests.
Kiribati:
Phoenix Islands Protected Area.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of:
(North)
Complex of Koguryo Tombs.
Korea, Republic of: (South)
Changdeokgung Palace Complex.
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites.
Gyeongju Historic Areas.
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks.
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong.
Hwaseong Fortress.
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes.
Jongmyo Shrine.
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty.
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple.
Kyrgyzstan:
Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain.
Lao People's Democratic Republic:
Town of Luang Prabang.
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape.
Latvia:
Historic Centre of Riga.
Struve Geodetic Arc.
Lebanon:
Anjar.
Baalbek.
Byblos.
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab).
Tyre.
Libya:
Archaeological Site of Cyrene.
Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna.
Archaeological Site of Sabratha.
Old Town of Ghadam�s.
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus.
Lithuania:
Curonian Spit.
Kernave Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernave).
Struve Geodetic Arc.
Vilnius Historic Centre.
Luxembourg:
City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications.
Madagascar:
Rainforests of the Atsinanana.
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga.
Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve.
Malawi:
Chongoni Rock-Art Area.
Lake Malawi National Park.
Malaysia:
Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley (2012).
Gunung Mulu National Park.
Kinabalu Park.
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca.
Mali:
Old Towns of Djenn�.
Timbuktu.
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons).
Tomb of Askia.
Malta:
City of Valletta.
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum.
Megalithic Temples of Malta.
Marshall Islands:
Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site.
Mauritania:
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata.
Banc d'Arguin National Park.
Mauritius:
Aapravasi Ghat.
Le Morne Cultural Landscape.
Mexico:
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila.
Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche.
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco.
Archaeological Zone of Paquim�, Casas Grandes.
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Aut�noma de M�xico.
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl.
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City.
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Quer�taro.
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco.
Historic Centre of Morelia.
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Alb�n.
Historic Centre of Puebla.
Historic Centre of Zacatecas.
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche.
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan.
Historic Monuments Zone of Quer�taro.
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines.
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California.
Luis Barrag�n House and Studio.
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza.
Hospicio Caba�as, Guadalajara.
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque.
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan.
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal.
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca.
Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jes�s Nazareno de Atotonilco.
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco.
Sian Ka'an.
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino.
Moldova:
Struve Geodetic Arc.
Mongolia:
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape.
Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai.
Uvs Nuur Basin.
Montenegro:
Durmitor National Park.
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor.
Morocco:
Archaeological Site of Volubilis.
Historic City of Meknes.
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou.
Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador).
Medina of Fez.
Medina of Marrakesh.
Medina of T�touan (formerly known as Titawin).
Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida).
Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage (2012).
Mozambique:
Island of Mozambique.
Namibia:
Twyfelfontein Rock Engravings.
Nepal:
Chitwan National Park.
Kathmandu Valley.
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha.
Sagarmatha National Park.
Netherlands:
Defence Line of Amsterdam.
Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder).
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Cura�ao.
Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station).
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout.
Rietveld Schr�derhuis (Rietveld Schr�der House).
Schokland and Surroundings.
Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht.
The Wadden Sea.
New Zealand:
New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands.
Te Wahipounamu South West New Zealand.
Tongariro National Park.
Nicaragua:
Le�n Cathedral.
Ruins of Le�n Viejo.
Niger:
Air and T�n�r� Natural Reserves.
W National Park of Niger.
Nigeria:
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove.
Sukur Cultural Landscape.
Norway:
Bryggen.
Rock Art of Alta.
R�ros Mining Town and the Circumference.
Struve Geodetic Arc.
Urnes Stave Church.
Vega�yan - The Vega Archipelago.
West Norwegian Fjords Geirangerfjord and N�r�yfjord.
Oman:
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman.
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary - Delisted 2007.
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn.
Bahla Fort.
Land of Frankincense.
Pakistan:
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro.
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol.
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore.
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta.
Rohtas Fort.
Taxila.
Palau:
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (2012).
Palestine:
Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (2012).
Panama:
Archaeological Site of Panam� Viejo and Historic District of Panam�.
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection.
Darien National Park.
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo.
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park.
Papua New Guinea:
Kuk Early Agricultural Site.
Paraguay:
Jesuit Missions of La Sant�sima Trinidad de Paran� and Jes�s de Tavarangue.
Peru:
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone.
Chavin (Archaeological Site).
City of Cuzco.
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa.
Historic Centre of Lima.
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.
Huascar�n National Park.
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana.
Man� National Park.
R�o Abiseo National Park.
Sacred City of Caral-Supe.
Philippines:
Baroque Churches of the Philippines.
Historic Town of Vigan.
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park.
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras.
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park.
Poland:
Auschwitz Birkenau (Nazi Concentration Camp 1940-1945).
Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Bialowieza Forest.
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork.
Centennial Hall in Wroclaw.
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Swidnica.
Cracow's Historic Centre.
Historic Centre of
Warsaw.
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and
Pilgrimage Park.
Medieval Town of Torun.
Muskauer Park / Park Muzakowski.
Old City of Zamosc.
Wieliczka Salt Mine.
Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland.
Portugal:
Alto Douro Wine Region.
Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores.
Convent of Christ in Tomar.
Cultural Landscape of Sintra.
Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications (2012).
Historic Centre of �vora.
Historic Centre of Guimar�es.
Historic Centre of Oporto.
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture.
Laurisilva of Madeira.
Monastery of Alcoba�a.
Monastery of Batalha.
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Bel�m in Lisbon.
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the C�a Valley and Siega Verde.
Romania:
Churches of Moldavia.
Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains.
Danube Delta.
Historic Centre of Sighisoara.
Monastery of Horezu.
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania.
Wooden Churches of Maramures.
Russian Federation:
Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad.
Central Sikhote-Alin.
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye.
Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent.
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands.
Curonian Spit.
Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent.
Ensemble of the Ferrapontov Monastery.
Golden Mountains of Altai.
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin.
Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl.
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings.
Kizhi Pogost.
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow.
Lake Baikal.
Lena Pillars Nature Park (2012).
Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve.
Putorana Plateau.
Struve Geodetic Arc.
Virgin Komi Forests.
Volcanoes of Kamchatka.
Western Caucasus.
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal.
Uvs Nuur Basin.
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park.
Saint Lucia:
Pitons Management Area.
San Marino:
San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano.
Saudi Arabia:
Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Mad�in S�lih).
At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah.
Senegal:
Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes (2012).
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary.
Island of Gor�e.
Island of Saint-Louis.
Niokolo-Koba National Park.
Saloum Delta.
Stone Circles of Senegambia.
Serbia:
Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius.
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo.
Stari Ras and Sopocani.
Studenica Monastery.
Seychelles:
Aldabra Atoll.
Vall�e de Mai Nature Reserve.
Slovakia:
Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve.
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst.
Historic Town of Bansk� tiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity.
Levoca, Spisk� Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments.
Primeval Beech Forests of Carpathians and Ancient Beech Forests of Germany.
Vlkol�nec.
Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area.
Slovenia:
Heritage of Mercury: Idrija (2012).
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps.
kocjan Caves.
Solomon Islands:
East Rennell.
South Africa:
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas.
Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs.
iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape.
Robben Island.
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape.
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park.
Vredefort Dome.
Spain:
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayz�n, Granada.
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape.
Archaeological Ensemble of M�rida.
Archaeological Ensemble of T�rraco.
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca.
Burgos Cathedral.
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Bo�.
Cathedral, Alc�zar and Archivo de Indias in Seville.
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain.
Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana.
Do�ana National Park.
Garajonay National Park.
Heritage of Mercury: Almad�n (2012).
Historic Centre of Cordoba.
Historic City of Toledo.
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca.
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture.
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia.
Las M�dulas.
Palau de la M�sica Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona.
Pyr�n�es - Mont Perdu.
Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid.
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias.
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon.
Old City of Salamanca.
Old Town of �vila with its Extra-Muros Churches.
Old Town of C�ceres.
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct.
Palmeral of Elche.
Poblet Monastery.
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the C�a Valley and Siega Verde.
Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of �beda and Baeza.
Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula.
Roman Walls of Lugo.
Route of Santiago de Compostela.
Royal Monastery of Santa Mar�a de Guadalupe.
San Crist�bal de La Laguna.
San Mill�n Yuso and Suso Monasteries.
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town).
Teide National Park.
Tower of Hercules.
University and Historic Precinct of Alcal� de Henares.
Vizcaya Bridge.
Works of Antoni Gaud�.
Sri Lanka:
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa.
Ancient City of Sigiriya.
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka.
Golden Temple of Dambulla.
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications.
Sacred City of Anuradhapura.
Sacred City of Kandy.
Sinharaja Forest Reserve.
Sudan:
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe.
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region.
Suriname:
Central Suriname Nature Reserve.
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo.
Sweden:
Agricultural Landscape of Southern �land.
Birka and Hovg�rden.
Church Village of Gammelstad, Lule�.
Decorated Farmhouses of H�lsingland (2012).
Engelsberg Ironworks.
Hanseatic Town of Visby.
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago.
Laponian Area.
Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun.
Naval Port of Karlskrona.
Rock Carvings in Tanum.
Royal Domain of Drottningholm.
Skogskyrkog�rden.
Struve Geodetic Arc.
Varberg Radio Station.
Switzerland:
Benedictine Convent of St John at M�stair.
Convent of St Gall.
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning.
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces.
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps.
Monte San Giorgio.
Old City of Berne.
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes.
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch.
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona.
Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of Bellinzona.
Syrian Arab Republic:
Ancient City of Aleppo.
Ancient City of Bosra.
Ancient City of Damascus.
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria.
Crac des Chevaliers and Qalat Salah El-Din.
Site of Palmyra.
Tajikistan:
Proto-urban site of Sarazm.
Tanzania:
Kilimanjaro National Park.
Kondoa Rock-Art Sites.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara.
Selous Game Reserve.
Serengeti National Park.
Stone Town of Zanzibar.
Thailand:
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site.
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex.
Historic City of Ayutthaya.
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns.
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries.
Togo:
Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba.
Tunisia:
Amphitheatre of El Jem.
Archaeological Site of Carthage.
Dougga / Thugga.
Ichkeul National Park.
Kairouan.
Medina of Sousse.
Medina of Tunis.
Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis.
Turkey:
Archaeological Site of Troy.
City of Safranbolu.
G�reme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia.
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi.
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital.
Hierapolis-Pamukkale.
Historic Areas of Istanbul.
Nemrut Dag.
Neolithic Site of �atalh�y�k (2012).
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex.
Xanthos-Letoon.
Turkmenistan:
Kunya-Urgench.
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa.
State Historical and Cultural Park 'Ancient Merv'.
Uganda:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Rwenzori Mountains National Park.
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi.
Ukraine:
Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.
L'viv the Ensemble of the Historic Centre.
Primeval Beech Forests of Carpathians and Ancient Beech Forests of Germany.
Struve Geodetic Arc.
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans.
United Arab Emirates:
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas).
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland:
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape.
Blenheim Palace.
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church.
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd.
City of Bath.
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.
Derwent Valley Mills.
Dorset and East Devon Coast.
Durham Castle and Cathedral.
Frontiers of the Roman Empire.
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast.
Gough and Inaccessible Islands.
Heart of Neolithic Orkney.
Henderson Island.
Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda.
Ironbridge Gorge.
Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City.
Maritime Greenwich.
New Lanark.
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh.
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal..
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Saltaire.
St Kilda.
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites.
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey.
Tower of London.
Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church.
United States of America:
Everglades National Park.
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
Chaco Culture.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Grand Canyon National Park.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Independence Hall.
Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek.
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico.
Mammoth Cave National Park.
Mesa Verde National Park.
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Olympic National Park.
Papahanaumokuakea.
Pueblo de Taos.
Redwood National and State Parks.
Statue of Liberty.
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park.
Yellowstone National Park.
Yosemite National Park.
Uruguay.
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento.
Uzbekistan:
Historic Centre of Bukhara.
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz.
Itchan Kala.
Samarkand Crossroads of Cultures.
Vanuatu:
Chief Roi Matas Domain.
Venezuela: (Bolivarian
Republic of)
Canaima National Park.
Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas.
Coro and its Port.
Viet Nam:
Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi.
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty.
Complex of Hu� Monuments.
Ha Long Bay.
Hoi An Ancient Town.
My Son Sanctuary.
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.
Yemen:
Historic Town of Zabid.
Old City of Sana'a.
Old Walled City of Shibam.
Socotra Archipelago.
Zambia:
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls.
Zimbabwe:
Great Zimbabwe National Monument.
Khami Ruins National Monument.
Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas.
Matobo Hills.
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls.
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