List of All UNESCO World Heritage Sites Around The World

List of All UNESCO World Heritage Sites Around the World

The UNESCO World Heritage sites are a list of sites or landmarks around the World selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) due to their historical, cultural, traditional and scientific significance.  There are certain factors considered in choosing these destinations, the sites must have a common interest for humanity, the site must currently be a popular landmark in that country.  There are over One thousand of UNESCO World Heritage Sites scattered in different countries around the world and across the different continents. We all have a thousand and one reasons to travel the world but often don’t know where to go, you can add some of these places to your bucket lists.

History of the World Heritage Site

The UNESCO World Heritage sites were created in 1978 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) an arm of the United Nations to preserve the Worlds cultural, natural and historical heritage. These sites are not owned by the United Nations rather the United Nations serves as a Governing body to make sure they are well preserved from generations to generations. To get listed, The member state must apply and must be approved by UNESCO. Furthermore, UNESCO does not have the power to list a site without the approval of the host country. However, UNESCO has the power to delist a country from the World Heritage Site. 

Getting listed in the UNESCO World Heritage sites is not as easy as you’d think, as the governing body responsible for selecting the sites meets yearly and only a few fractions of the list will be approved and listed. Different nations around the World lobby hard to get sites in their countries like monuments, historic ruins, tourist attraction sites, majestic buildings, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage sites. This will bring significant tourist income, awareness and it would generally improve the overall economic value of the presiding state.

Criteria For Selection

There are certain criteria the site must meet to be considered a UNESCO World Heritage sites. The site must be of outstanding universal value and must meet at least one out of the ten selection criteria. The site must be an already existing landmark and must have been submitted in the tentative list of World Heritage Sites. Below are the criteria that must be met for a site to be listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites

1. It must represent a masterpiece of human creative genius

2. Exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design;

3. Bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared;

4. It must be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history;

5. To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change;

6. It should be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria);

7. It should contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance;

8. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth’s history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features;

9. It should be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals;

10. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.

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List of All UNESCO World Heritage Site Around the World by Country

Here is the list of all the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the World listed by country. There are over a thousand of them all over the world ranging from historical ruins to buildings to monuments etc

Afghanistan

Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam

Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley

Albania

Butrint

Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Algeria

Al Qal’a of Beni Hammad

Djémila

M’Zab Valley

Tassili n’Ajjer #

Timgad

Tipasa

Kasbah of Algiers

Andorra

Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Angola

Mbanza Kongo, Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites

Argentina

Los Glaciares National Park #

Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) *

Iguazu National Park

Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas

Península Valdés

Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks

Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba

Quebrada de Humahuaca

Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *

Los Alerces National Park

Armenia

Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin

Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots

Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley

Australia

Great Barrier Reef

Kakadu National Park

Willandra Lakes Region

Lord Howe Island Group

Tasmanian Wilderness

Gondwana Rainforests of Australia 1

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 2

Wet Tropics of Queensland

Shark Bay, Western Australia

Fraser Island

Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)

Heard and McDonald Islands

Macquarie Island

Greater Blue Mountains Area

Purnululu National Park

Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens

Sydney Opera House

Australian Convict Sites

Ningaloo Coast

Austria

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg

Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn

Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape

Semmering Railway

City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg

Wachau Cultural Landscape

Historic Centre of Vienna

Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape *

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps *

Azerbaijan

Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah’s Palace and Maiden Tower

Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

Bahrain

Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun

Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy

Bangladesh

Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat

Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur

The Sundarbans

Barbados

Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison

Belarus

Białowieża Forest *

Mir Castle Complex

Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh

Struve Geodetic Arc *

Belgium

Flemish Béguinages

La Grand-Place, Brussels

The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)

Belfries of Belgium and France * 3

Historic Centre of Brugge

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

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Stoclet House

Major Mining Sites of Wallonia

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *

Belize

Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

Benin

Royal Palaces of Abomey

W-Arly-Pendjari Complex *

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

City of Potosí

Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos

Historic City of Sucre

Fuerte de Samaipata

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture

Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar

Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad

Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards *

Botswana

Tsodilo

Okavango Delta

Brazil

Historic Town of Ouro Preto

Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda

Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) *

Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas

Iguaçu National Park

Brasilia

Serra da Capivara National Park

Historic Centre of São Luís

Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves

Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves

Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina

Central Amazon Conservation Complex 4

Pantanal Conservation Area

Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves

Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks

Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás

São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão

Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea

Pampulha Modern Ensemble

Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site

Bulgaria

Boyana Church

Madara Rider

Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo

Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

Ancient City of Nessebar

Pirin National Park

Rila Monastery

Srebarna Nature Reserve

Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Burkina Faso

W-Arly-Pendjari Complex *

Ruins of Loropéni

Cabo Verde

Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande

Cambodia

Angkor

Temple of Preah Vihear

Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura

Cameroon

Dja Faunal Reserve

Sangha Trinational *

Canada

L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site

Nahanni National Park #

Dinosaur Provincial Park

Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek # * 5

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

SGang Gwaay

Wood Buffalo National Park

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks # 6

Historic District of Old Québec

Gros Morne National Park

Old Town Lunenburg

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park *

Miguasha National Park

Rideau Canal

Joggins Fossil Cliffs

Landscape of Grand Pré

Red Bay Basque Whaling Station

Mistaken Point

Pimachiowin Aki

Central African Republic

Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park

Sangha Trinational *

Chad

Lakes of Ounianga

Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape

Chile

Rapa Nui National Park

Churches of Chiloé

Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso

Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works

Sewell Mining Town

Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *

China

Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

Mogao Caves

Mount Taishan

Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian

The Great Wall

Mount Huangshan

Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area

Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area

Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains

Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa 7

Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde

Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu

Lushan National Park

Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area

Ancient City of Ping Yao

Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Old Town of Lijiang

Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing

Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing

Dazu Rock Carvings

Mount Wuyi

Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun

Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

Longmen Grottoes

Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System

Yungang Grottoes

Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas

Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom

Historic Centre of Macao

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries – Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains

Yin Xu

Kaiping Diaolou and Villages

South China Karst

Fujian Tulou

Mount Sanqingshan National Park

Mount Wutai

China Danxia

Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”

West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou

Chengjiang Fossil Site

Site of Xanadu

Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces

Xinjiang Tianshan

Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor *

The Grand Canal

Tusi Sites

Hubei Shennongjia

Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement

Qinghai Hoh Xil

Fanjingshan

Colombia

Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena

Los Katíos National Park

Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox

National Archeological Park of Tierradentro

San Agustín Archaeological Park

Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary

Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia

Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *

Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar”

Congo

Sangha Trinational *

Costa Rica

Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park *

Cocos Island National Park

Area de Conservación Guanacaste

Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís

Côte d’Ivoire

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve *

Taï National Park

Comoé National Park

Historic Town of Grand-Bassam

Croatia

Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian

Old City of Dubrovnik

Plitvice Lakes National Park #

Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč

Historic City of Trogir

The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Stari Grad Plain

Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards *

Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar *

Cuba

Old Havana and its Fortification System

Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios

San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba

Desembarco del Granma National Park

Viñales Valley

Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba

Alejandro de Humboldt National Park

Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos

Historic Centre of Camagüey

Cyprus

Paphos

Painted Churches in the Troodos Region

Choirokoitia

Czechia

Historic Centre of Český Krumlov

Historic Centre of Prague

Historic Centre of Telč

Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora

Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec

Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape

Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž

Holašovice Historic Village

Litomyšl Castle

Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc

Tugendhat Villa in Brno

Jewish Quarter and St Procopius’ Basilica in Třebíč

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Complex of Koguryo Tombs

Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Virunga National Park #

Kahuzi-Biega National Park

Garamba National Park

Salonga National Park

Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Denmark

Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church

Roskilde Cathedral

Kronborg Castle

Ilulissat Icefjord

Wadden Sea *

Stevns Klint

Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement

The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand

Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap

Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea

Dominica

Morne Trois Pitons National Park

Dominican Republic

Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Ecuador

City of Quito

Galápagos Islands

Sangay National Park #

Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca

Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *

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 Cerén Archaeological Site

Eritrea

Asmara: A Modernist African City

Estonia

Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn

Struve Geodetic Arc *

Ethiopia

Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

Simien National Park

Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region

Aksum

Lower Valley of the Awash

Lower Valley of the Omo

Tiya

Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town

Konso Cultural Landscape

Fiji

Levuka Historical Port Town

Finland

Fortress of Suomenlinna

Old Rauma

Petäjävesi Old Church

Verla Groundwood and Board Mill

Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki

High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago *

Struve Geodetic Arc *

France

Chartres Cathedral

Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay

Palace and Park of Versailles

Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley

Vézelay, Church and Hill

Amiens Cathedral

Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments

Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay

Palace and Park of Fontainebleau

Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange

From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt

Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe

Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve #

Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance in Nancy

Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)

Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt

Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims

Paris, Banks of the Seine

Bourges Cathedral

Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge

Canal du Midi

Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne

Pyrénées – Mont Perdu *

Historic Site of Lyon

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

Belfries of Belgium and France * 8

Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion

The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes 9

Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs

Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret

Bordeaux, Port of the Moon

Fortifications of Vauban

Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems

Episcopal City of Albi

Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps *

The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape

Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin

Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche

Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars

The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *

Taputapuātea

Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena

Gabon

Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda

Gambia (the)

Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites

Stone Circles of Senegambia *

Georgia

Gelati Monastery

Historical Monuments of Mtskheta

Upper Svaneti

Germany

Aachen Cathedral

Speyer Cathedral

Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square

Pilgrimage Church of Wies

Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl

St Mary’s Cathedral and St Michael’s Church at Hildesheim

Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier

Frontiers of the Roman Empire * 10

Hanseatic City of Lübeck

Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch

Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System #

Maulbronn Monastery Complex

Town of Bamberg

Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg

Völklingen Ironworks

Messel Pit Fossil Site

Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau

Cologne Cathedral

Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg

Classical Weimar

Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin

Wartburg Castle

Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz

Monastic Island of Reichenau

Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen

Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar

Upper Middle Rhine Valley

Dresden Elbe Valley Delisted 2009

Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski *

Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen

Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Berlin Modernism Housing Estates

Wadden Sea *

Fagus Factory in Alfeld

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps *

Margravial Opera House Bayreuth

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey

Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *

Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura

Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke

Naumburg Cathedral

Ghana

Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions

Asante Traditional Buildings

Greece

Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae

Acropolis, Athens

Archaeological Site of Delphi

Medieval City of Rhodes

Meteora

Mount Athos

Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika

Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus

Archaeological Site of Mystras

Archaeological Site of Olympia

Delos

Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios

Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos

Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)

Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns

The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos

Old Town of Corfu

Archaeological Site of Philippi

Guatemala

Antigua Guatemala

Tikal National Park

Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua

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 * 11

Vatican City

Honduras

Maya Site of Copan

Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

Hungary

Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue

Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings

Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst *

Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment

Hortobágy National Park – the Puszta

Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)

Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape *

Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape

Iceland

Þingvellir National Park

Surtsey

India

Agra Fort

Ajanta Caves

Ellora Caves

Taj Mahal

Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram

Sun Temple, Konârak

Kaziranga National Park

Keoladeo National Park

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

Churches and Convents of Goa

Fatehpur Sikri

Group of Monuments at Hampi

Khajuraho Group of Monuments

Elephanta Caves

Great Living Chola Temples 12

Group of Monuments at Pattadakal

Sundarbans National Park

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi

Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi

Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi

Mountain Railways of India

Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya

Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka

Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)

Red Fort Complex

The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur

Western Ghats

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area

Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat

Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar

Khangchendzonga National Park

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *

Historic City of Ahmadabad

Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai

Indonesia

Borobudur Temple Compounds

Komodo National Park

Prambanan Temple Compounds

Ujung Kulon National Park

Sangiran Early Man Site

Lorentz National Park

Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra

Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Meidan Emam, Esfahan

Persepolis

Tchogha Zanbil

Takht-e Soleyman

Bam and its Cultural Landscape

Pasargadae

Soltaniyeh

Bisotun

Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran

Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil

Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex

The Persian Garden

Gonbad-e Qābus

Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan

Golestan Palace

Shahr-i Sokhta

Cultural Landscape of Maymand

Susa

Lut Desert

The Persian Qanat

Historic City of Yazd

Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region

Iraq

Hatra

Ashur (Qal’at Sherqat)

Samarra Archaeological City

Erbil Citadel

The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities

Ireland

Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne

Sceilg Mhichíl

Israel

Masada

Old City of Acre

White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement

Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba

Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev

Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee

Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves

Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves

Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal

Italy

Rock Drawings in Valcamonica

Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci

Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura * 13

Historic Centre of Florence

Piazza del Duomo, Pisa

Venice and its Lagoon

Historic Centre of San Gimignano

The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera

City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto

Crespi d’Adda

Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta 14

Historic Centre of Naples

Historic Centre of Siena

Castel del Monte

Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna

Historic Centre of the City of Pienza

The Trulli of Alberobello

18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex

Archaeological Area of Agrigento

Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata

Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua

Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena

Costiera Amalfitana

Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)

Residences of the Royal House of Savoy

Su Nuraxi di Barumini

Villa Romana del Casale

Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia

Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula

Historic Centre of Urbino

Villa Adriana (Tivoli)

Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites

City of Verona

Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)

Villa d’Este, Tivoli

Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)

Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy

Monte San Giorgio *

Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia

Val d’Orcia

Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica

Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Mantua and Sabbioneta

Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes *

The Dolomites

Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.)

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps *

Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany

Mount Etna

Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato

Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale

Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar *

Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century

Jamaica

Blue and John Crow Mountains

Japan

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

Himeji-jo

Shirakami-Sanchi

Yakushima

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)

Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama

Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

Shrines and Temples of Nikko

Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range

Shiretoko

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape

Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

Ogasawara Islands

Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration

Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites

Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *

Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region

Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region

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

Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)

Kazakhstan

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly

Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan

Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor *

Western Tien-Shan *

Kenya

Lake Turkana National Parks

Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest

Lamu Old Town

Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests

Fort Jesus, Mombasa

Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley

Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site

Kiribati

Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Kyrgyzstan

Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain

Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor *

Western Tien-Shan *

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

Tyre

Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)

Lesotho

Maloti-Drakensberg Park *

Libya

Archaeological Site of Cyrene

Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna

Archaeological Site of Sabratha

Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus

Old Town of Ghadamès

Lithuania

Vilnius Historic Centre

Curonian Spit *

Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)

Struve Geodetic Arc *

Luxembourg

City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications

Madagascar

Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve

Royal Hill of Ambohimanga

Rainforests of the Atsinanana

Malawi

Lake Malawi National Park

Chongoni Rock-Art Area

Malaysia

Gunung Mulu National Park

Kinabalu Park

Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca

Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley

Mali

Old Towns of Djenné

Timbuktu

Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)

Tomb of Askia

Malta

City of Valletta

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

Megalithic Temples of Malta 15

Marshall Islands

Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site

Mauritania

Banc d’Arguin National Park

Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata

Mauritius

Aapravasi Ghat

Le Morne Cultural Landscape

Mexico

Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco

Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán

Historic Centre of Puebla

Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque

Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan

Sian Ka’an

Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines

Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza

Historic Centre of Morelia

El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City

Historic Centre of Zacatecas

Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco

Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino

Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl

Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro

Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal

Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara

Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes

Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan

Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco

Historic Fortified Town of Campeche

Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche

Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro

Luis Barragán House and Studio

Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila

Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco

Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca

El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve

Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System

Archipiélago de Revillagigedo

Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia

Mongolia

Uvs Nuur Basin *

Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape

Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai

Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape

Landscapes of Dauria *

Montenegro

Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor

Durmitor National Park

Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards *

Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar *

Morocco

Medina of Fez

Medina of Marrakesh

Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou

Historic City of Meknes

Archaeological Site of Volubilis

Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)

Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)

Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)

Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage

Mozambique

Island of Mozambique

Myanmar

Pyu Ancient Cities

Namibia

Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes

Namib Sand Sea

Nepal

Kathmandu Valley

Sagarmatha National Park

Chitwan National Park

Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

Netherlands

Schokland and Surroundings

Defence Line of Amsterdam

Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao

Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout

Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)

Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)

Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)

Wadden Sea *

Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht

Van Nellefabriek

New Zealand

Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand 16

Tongariro National Park #

New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands

Nicaragua

Ruins of León Viejo

León Cathedral

Niger

Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves

W-Arly-Pendjari Complex *

Historic Centre of Agadez

Nigeria

Sukur Cultural Landscape

Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

North Macedonia

Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region 17

Norway

Bryggen

Urnes Stave Church

Røros Mining Town and the Circumference

Rock Art of Alta

Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago

Struve Geodetic Arc *

West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site

Oman

Bahla Fort

Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn

Arabian Oryx Sanctuary Delisted 2007

Land of Frankincense

Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman

Ancient City of Qalhat

Pakistan

Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro

Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol

Taxila

Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore

Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta

Rohtas Fort

Palau

Rock Islands Southern Lagoon

Palestine

Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem

Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir

Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town

Panama

Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo

Darien National Park

Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park *

Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá

Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection

Papua New Guinea

Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Paraguay

Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue

Peru

City of Cuzco

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

Chavin (Archaeological Site)

Huascarán National Park #

Chan Chan Archaeological Zone

Manú National Park

Historic Centre of Lima 18

Río Abiseo National Park

Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa

Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa

Sacred City of Caral-Supe

Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *

Philippines

Baroque Churches of the Philippines

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras

Historic City of Vigan

Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park

Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

Poland

Historic Centre of Kraków

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines

Auschwitz Birkenau

German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)

Białowieża Forest *

Historic Centre of Warsaw

Old City of Zamość

Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork

Medieval Town of Toruń

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park

Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica

Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska

Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski *

Centennial Hall in Wrocław

Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine *

Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System

Portugal

Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores

Convent of Christ in Tomar

Monastery of Batalha

Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon

Historic Centre of Évora

Monastery of Alcobaça

Cultural Landscape of Sintra

Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar

Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde * 19

Laurisilva of Madeira

Alto Douro Wine Region

Historic Centre of Guimarães

Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture

Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications

University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia

Qatar

Al Zubarah Archaeological Site

Republic of Korea

Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks

Jongmyo Shrine

Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

Changdeokgung Palace Complex

Hwaseong Fortress

Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

Gyeongju Historic Areas

Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty

Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong

Namhansanseong

Baekje Historic Areas

Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea

Republic of Moldova

Struve Geodetic Arc *

Romania

Danube Delta

Churches of Moldavia

Monastery of Horezu

Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania 20

Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains

Historic Centre of Sighişoara

Wooden Churches of Maramureş

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Russian Federation

Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments

Kizhi Pogost

Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow

Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands

Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings

White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad

Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye

Virgin Komi Forests

Lake Baikal

Volcanoes of Kamchatka 21

Golden Mountains of Altai

Western Caucasus

Curonian Spit *

Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery

Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin

Central Sikhote-Alin

Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent

Uvs Nuur Basin *

Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent

Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve

Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl

Struve Geodetic Arc *

Putorana Plateau

Lena Pillars Nature Park

Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex

Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk

Landscapes of Dauria *

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 (Madâin Sâlih)

At-Turaif District in ad-Dir’iyah

Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah

Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia

Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape

Senegal

Island of Gorée

Niokolo-Koba National Park

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary

Island of Saint-Louis

Stone Circles of Senegambia *

Saloum Delta

Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes

Serbia

Stari Ras and Sopoćani

Studenica Monastery

Medieval Monuments in Kosovo

Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius

Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards *

Seychelles

Aldabra Atoll

Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

Singapore

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Slovakia

Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity

Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments

Vlkolínec

Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst *

Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area

Slovenia

Škocjan Caves #

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps *

Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija *

Solomon Islands

East Rennell

South Africa

Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Robben Island

Maloti-Drakensberg Park *

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape

Cape Floral Region Protected Areas

Vredefort Dome

Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape

Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains

Spain

Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada 22

Burgos Cathedral

Historic Centre of Cordoba 23

Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid

Works of Antoni Gaudí 24

Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain

Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias 25

Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches

Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct

Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)

Garajonay National Park

Historic City of Toledo

Mudejar Architecture of Aragon 26

Old Town of Cáceres

Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville

Old City of Salamanca

Poblet Monastery

Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida

Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain

Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe

Doñana National Park

Historic Walled Town of Cuenca

La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia

Las Médulas

Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona

Pyrénées – Mont Perdu *

San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries

Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde * 27

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula

University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares

Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture

San Cristóbal de La Laguna

Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco

Archaeological Site of Atapuerca

Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí

Palmeral of Elche

Roman Walls of Lugo 28

Aranjuez Cultural Landscape

Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza

Vizcaya Bridge

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Teide National Park

Tower of Hercules

Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana

Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija *

Antequera Dolmens Site

Caliphate City of Medina Azahara

Sri Lanka

Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

Ancient City of Sigiriya

Sacred City of Anuradhapura

Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications

Sacred City of Kandy

Sinharaja Forest Reserve 29

Golden Temple of Dambulla

Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

Sudan

Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region

Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe

Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park

Suriname

Central Suriname Nature Reserve

Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

Sweden

Royal Domain of Drottningholm

Birka and Hovgården

Engelsberg Ironworks

Rock Carvings in Tanum

Skogskyrkogården

Hanseatic Town of Visby

Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå

Laponian Area

Naval Port of Karlskrona

Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland

High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago *

Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun

Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg

Struve Geodetic Arc *

Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland

Switzerland

Abbey of St Gall

Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair

Old City of Berne

Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona

Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Monte San Giorgio *

Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces

Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes *

Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona

La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps *

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *

Syrian Arab Republic

Ancient City of Damascus

Ancient City of Bosra

Site of Palmyra

Ancient City of Aleppo

Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din

Ancient Villages of Northern Syria

Tajikistan

Proto-urban Site of Sarazm

Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)

Thailand

Historic City of Ayutthaya

Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns

Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries

Ban Chiang Archaeological Site

Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex

Togo

Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba

Tunisia

Amphitheatre of El Jem

Archaeological Site of Carthage

Medina of Tunis

Ichkeul National Park

Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis

Kairouan

Medina of Sousse

Dougga / Thugga

Turkey

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia

Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği

Historic Areas of Istanbul

Hattusha: the Hittite Capital

Nemrut Dağ

Hierapolis-Pamukkale

Xanthos-Letoon

City of Safranbolu

Archaeological Site of Troy

Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex

Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük

Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire

Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape

Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape

Ephesus

Archaeological Site of Ani

Aphrodisias

Göbekli Tepe

Turkmenistan

State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”

Kunya-Urgench

Parthian Fortresses of Nisa

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

Struve Geodetic Arc *

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *

Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans

Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora

Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine *

United Arab Emirates

Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

Durham Castle and Cathedral

Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast

Ironbridge Gorge

St Kilda

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites

Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey

Blenheim Palace

City of Bath

Frontiers of the Roman Empire * 30

Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church

Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine’s Abbey, and St Martin’s Church

Henderson Island

Tower of London

Gough and Inaccessible Islands 31

Old and New Towns of Edinburgh

Maritime Greenwich

Heart of Neolithic Orkney

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda

Derwent Valley Mills

Dorset and East Devon Coast

New Lanark

Saltaire

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City

Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal

The Forth Bridge

Gorham’s Cave Complex

The English Lake District

United Republic of Tanzania

Ngorongoro Conservation Area 32

Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara

Serengeti National Park

Selous Game Reserve

Kilimanjaro National Park

Stone Town of Zanzibar

Kondoa Rock-Art Sites

United States of America

Mesa Verde National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Everglades National Park

Grand Canyon National Park

Independence Hall

Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek # * 33

Redwood National and State Parks

Mammoth Cave National Park

Olympic National Park

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico

Statue of Liberty

Yosemite National Park #

Chaco Culture

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park #

Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville

Taos Pueblo

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park *

Papahānaumokuākea

Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point

San Antonio Missions

Uruguay

Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape

Uzbekistan

Itchan Kala

Historic Centre of Bukhara

Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz

Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures

Western Tien-Shan *

Vanuatu

Chief Roi Mata’s Domain

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Coro and its Port

Canaima National Park

Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas

Viet Nam

Complex of Hué Monuments

Ha Long Bay

Hoi An Ancient Town

My Son Sanctuary

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi

Citadel of the Ho Dynasty

Trang An Landscape Complex

Yemen

Old Walled City of Shibam

Old City of Sana’a

Historic Town of Zabid

Socotra Archipelago

Zambia

Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls # *

Zimbabwe

Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas

Great Zimbabwe National Monument

Khami Ruins National Monument

Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls # *

Matobo Hills

This list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites was updated as at July 2019. Please feel free to contact us should you notice a new venue we missed on the list.