A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a geographic site that has been selected for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's International World Heritage Programme. The programme aims to catalogue and preserve sites of outstanding importance, either cultural or natural, to the common heritage of humankind. While the World Heritage Committee maintains a list of World Heritage Sites, they make no independent review; in practice, they are listed by each national government. After the 2024 session of the World Heritage Committee, there is a total of 1,223 sites, many of which are made up of several individual components. With around 400 sites on the second smallest continent, Europe has by far the highest density of world heritage sites. Only a little over 200 sites are in the Americas and Oceania combined.
There are several related UNESCO programmes:
- UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, for things that cannot be touched such as musical or culinary traditions.
- UNESCO Creative Cities, a programme which recognizes entire cities for their cultural contributions.
- UNESCO Global Geoparks Network, for parks of great geological interest.
- UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves
- UNESCO Memory of the World (MoW), programme to preserve the documentary heritage of humanity.
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Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad | Saharan Atlas | Cultural | 1980 | |
Djémila | Sétif | Cultural | 1982 | |
Kasbah of Algiers | Algiers | Cultural | 1992 | |
M'zab Valley | M'zab | Cultural | 1982 | |
Tassili n'Ajjer | Saharan Algeria | Mixed | 1982 | |
Timgad | Batna | Cultural | 1982 | |
Tipasa | Tipaza | Cultural | 1982 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Mbanza Kongo, Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo | Northern Angola | Cultural | 2017 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Royal Palaces of Abomey | Abomey | Cultural | 1985 | |
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | Natural | 1996 | Extending the original 1996 property in 2017 to Burkina Faso an Benin |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Tsodilo | Okavango Delta | Cultural | 2001 | |
Okavango Delta | Okavango Delta | Natural | 2014 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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The Ruins of Loropéni | Gaoua | Cultural | 2009 | |
Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina Faso | Black Volta Region, North Burkina Faso | Cultural | 2019 | 5 components |
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | Natural | 1996 | Extending the original 1996 property in 2017 to Burkina Faso and Benin | |
Royal Court of Tiébélé | Volta Delta | Cultural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Dja Faunal Reserve | South Cameroon Plateau | Natural | 1987 | |
Sangha Trinational | South Cameroon Plateau | Natural | 2012 | Shared with Central African Republic and Rep. Congo |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande | Cidade Velha | Cultural | 2009 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park | Northeast Central African Republic | Natural | 1988 | Listed as in danger since 1997 |
Sangha Trinational | Southwest Central African Republic | Natural | 2012 | Shared with Cameroon and Rep. Congo |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Ennedi Plateau | Saharan Chad | Mixed | 2016 | |
Lakes of Ounianga | Saharan Chad | Natural | 2012 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Sangha Trinational | Sangha and Likouala | Natural | 2012 | Shared with Central African Republic and Cameroon |
Odzala-Kokoua National Park | Natural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Comoe National Park | Northern Savanna | Natural | 1983 | Listed as in danger since 2003 |
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve | Southwestern Forests | Natural | 1981 | Listed as in danger since 1992; shared with Guinea |
Taï National Park | Southwestern Forests | Natural | 1982 | |
Historic town of Grand-Bassam | Grand-Bassam | Cultural | 2012 | |
Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire | Northern Savanna | Cultural | 2021 | 8 components |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Virunga National Park | Kivu | Natural | 1979 | Listed as in danger since 1994 |
Kahuzi-Biega National Park | Kivu | Natural | 1980 | Listed as in danger since 1997 |
Garamba National Park | Congo Basin | Natural | 1980 | Listed as in danger in 1980, removed 1991. Relisted as in danger in 1996 |
Salonga National Park | Congo Basin | Natural | 1984 | Listed as in danger since 1999 |
Okapi Wildlife Reserve | Congo Basin | Natural | 1996 | Listed as in danger since 1997 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Abu Mena | Alexandria | Cultural | 1979 | Listed as in danger since 2001 |
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis | Luxor | Cultural | 1979 | |
Historic Cairo | Cairo | Cultural | 1979 | |
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur | Memphis, Cairo/Giza, Dahshur | Cultural | 1979 | |
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae | Abu Simbel, Philae | Cultural | 1979 | |
Saint Catherine Area | Saint Catherine | Cultural | 2002 | |
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) | Whale Valley | Natural | 2005 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Asmara: a Modernist City of Africa | Asmara | Cultural | 2017 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela | Lalibela | Cultural | 1979 | |
Simien National Park | Amhara | Natural | 1978 | Listed as in danger since 1996 |
Fasil Ghebbi | Gondar | Cultural | 1979 | |
Aksum | Axum | Cultural | 1980 | |
Lower Valley of the Awash | Awash National Park | Cultural | 1980 | |
Lower Valley of the Omo | Southern Ethiopia | Cultural | 1980 | |
Tiya | Tiya | Cultural | 1980 | |
Harar Jugol Fortified Historic Town | Harar | Cultural | 2006 | |
Konso Cultural Landscape | Konso | Cultural | 2011 | |
Bale Mountains National Park | Southern Ethiopia | Natural | 2023 | |
Gedeo Cultural Landscape | Southern Ethiopia | Cultural | 2023 | |
Melka Kunture and Balchit: Archaeological and Palaeontological Sites in the Highland Area of Ethiopia | Central Ethiopia | Cultural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda | Lopé National Park | Mixed | 2007 | |
Ivindo National Park | Jungle Interior | Cultural | 2021 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Stone Circles of Senegambia | Janjanbureh | Cultural | 2006 | Shared with Senegal |
Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites | Western Gambia | Cultural | 2003 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions | Ghanaian Coastal Plain | Cultural | 1979 | |
Asante Traditional Buildings | Kumasi | Cultural | 1980 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve | Guinee Forestiere | Natural | 1981 | Listed as in danger since 1992; shared with Côte d'Ivoire |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Lake Turkana National Parks | Sibiloi National Park | Natural | 1997 | |
Mount Kenya-Lewa Wildlife conservancy | Mount Kenya | Natural | 1997 | extended in 2013 |
Lamu Old Town | Lamu | Cultural | 2001 | |
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests | Coastal Kenya | Cultural | 2008 | |
Fort Jesus | Mombasa | Cultural | 2011 | |
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley | Northern Rift Valley and Southern Rift Valley | Natural | 2011 | |
Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site | Western Kenya | Cultural | 2018 | |
The Historic Town and Archaeological Site of Gedi | Malindi | Cultural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Maloti Drakensberg Tranboundary World Heritage Site | Sehlabathebe National Park | Mixed | 2000 | extended in 2013, shared with South Africa |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna | Leptis Magna | Cultural | 1982 | |
Archaeological Site of Cyrene | Cyrene | Cultural | 1982 | |
Archaeological Site of Sabratha | Sabratha | Cultural | 1982 | |
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus | Fezzan | Cultural | 1985 | |
Old Town of Ghadamès | Ghadamis | Cultural | 1986 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Royal Hill of Ambohimanga | Antananarivo Province | Cultural | 2001 | |
Tsingy de Bemaraha Reserve | Mahajanga Province | Natural | 1990 | |
Rainforests of the Atsinanana | six national parks on the east coast of Madagascar | Natural | 2007 | Listed as in danger since 2010 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Chongoni Rock Art Area | Central Malawi | Cultural | 2006 | |
Lake Malawi National Park | Southern Malawi | Natural | 1984 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Timbuktu | Timbuktu | Cultural | 1988 | Severely damaged by Islamic extremists during conflict in 2012. |
Old Towns of Djenné | Djenné | Cultural | 1988 | |
Tomb of Askia | Gao | Cultural | 2004 | Severely damaged by Islamic extremists during conflict in 2012. |
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) | Bandiagara | Mixed | 1989 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Banc d'Arguin National Park | Nouadhibou | Natural | 1989 | |
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichit and Oualata | Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichit, Oualata | Cultural | 1996 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Aapravasi Ghat in Port Louis | Port Louis | Cultural | 2006 | |
Le Morne Cultural Landscape | Le Morne | Cultural | 2008 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Medina of Fez | Fez | Cultural | 1981 | |
Medina of Marrakech | Marrakech | Cultural | 1985 | |
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou | Aït-Benhaddou | Cultural | 1987 | |
Historic City of Meknes | Meknes | Cultural | 1996 | |
Archaeological Site of Volubilis | Meknes | Cultural | 1997 | |
Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) | Tetouan | Cultural | 1997 | |
Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) | Essaouira | Cultural | 2001 | |
Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) | El Jadida | Cultural | 2004 | |
Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage | Rabat | Cultural | 2012 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Island of Mozambique | Ilha de Mozambique | Cultural | 1991 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes | Kunene | Cultural | 2007 | |
Namib Sand Sea | Hardap | Natural | 2013 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves | Northern Niger | Natural | 1991 | Listed as in danger since 1992 |
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | Southwestern Niger | Natural | 1996 | Extending the original 1996 property in 2017 to Burkina Faso an Benin |
Historic Centre of Agadez | Northern Niger | Cultural | 2013 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of Reunion Island | Reunion | Natural | 2010 | Categorized as part of France |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Nyungwe National Park | Natural | 2023 | ||
Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero | Nyamata, Huye, Kigali, Kibuye | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Gough and Inaccessible Islands | Tristan da Cunha | Natural | 1995 | Categorized as part of the United Kingdom |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Island of Gorée | Dakar | Cultural | 1978 | |
Niokolo-Koba National Park | Tambacounda Region | Natural | 1981 | Listed as in danger since 2007 |
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary | Northern Senegal | Natural | 1981 | |
Island of Saint-Louis | Saint-Louis | Cultural | 2000 | |
Stone Circles of Senegambia | Kaolack | Cultural | 2006 | Shared with Gambia |
Saloum Delta | Palmarin | Cultural | 2011 | |
Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes | Tambacounda Region | Cultural | 2012 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Aldabra Atoll | Outer Seychelles | Natural | 1982 | |
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve | Praslin | Natural | 1983 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs | Cradle of Humankind | Cultural | 1999 | |
iSimangaliso Wetland Park | Elephant Coast | Natural | 1999 | |
Robben Island | Robben Island | Cultural | 1999 | |
Maloti Drakensberg Transboundary World Heritage Site | Ukhahlamba Drakensberg | Mixed | 2000 | extended in 2013, shared with Lesotho |
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape | Limpopo | Cultural | 2003 | |
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas | Overberg | Natural | 2004 | |
Vredefort Dome | Vredefort | Natural | 2005 | |
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape | Ai-Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park | Cultural | 2007 | |
ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | Cultural | 2017 | |
Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains | Mpumalanga | Natural | 2018 | |
Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites | Gauteng, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape | Cultural | 2024 | 14 sites |
The Emergence of Modern Human Behaviour: The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa | West Coast (South Africa), Mossel Bay, Ballito | Cultural | 2024 | 3 sites |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region | Merowe | Cultural | 2003 | |
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe | Meroë | Cultural | 2011 | |
Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park | Northern Sudan | Natural | 2016 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area | Northwest Tanzania | Mixed | 1979 | |
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara | Kilwa | Cultural | 1981 | Listed as in danger since 2004 |
Serengeti National Park | Northeast Tanzania | Natural | 1981 | |
Selous Game Reserve | Tanzania | Natural | 1982 | |
Kilimanjaro National Park | Mount Kilimanjaro | Natural | 1987 | |
Stone Town of Zanzibar | Stone Town | Cultural | 2000 | |
Kondoa Rock-Art Sites | Kondoa | Cultural | 2006 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba | Kara | Cultural | 2004 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Amphitheatre of El Jem | El Jem | Cultural | 1979 | |
Archaeological Site of Carthage | Carthage | Cultural | 1979 | |
Medina of Tunis | Tunis | Cultural | 1979 | |
Ichkeul National Park | Bizerte | Natural | 1980 | |
Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis | Kerkouane | Cultural | 1985 | |
Kairouan | Kairouan | Cultural | 1988 | |
Medina of Sousse | Sousse | Cultural | 1988 | |
Dougga / Thugga | Dougga | Cultural | 1997 | |
Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory | Central Coastal Tunisia | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | Western Uganda | Natural | 1994 | |
Rwenzori Mountains National Park | Western Uganda | Natural | 1994 | |
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi | Kampala | Cultural | 2001 | Listed as in danger since 2010 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls | Livingstone | Natural | 1989 | Shared with Zimbabwe |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas | Lake Kariba-Lower Zambezi | Natural | 1984 | |
Great Zimbabwe National Monument | Great Zimbabwe | Cultural | 1989 | |
Khami Ruins National Monument | Bulawayo | Cultural | 1986 | |
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls | Victoria Falls | Natural | 1989 | Shared with Zambia |
Matobo Hills | Matobo National Park | Cultural | 2003 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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French Austral Lands and Seas | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Natural | 2019 | Categorized as part of France |
See § Australia for Heard and McDonald Islands and § Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha for the Gough and Inaccessible Islands.
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat | Bagerhat | Cultural | 1985 | |
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur | Naogaon District | Cultural | 1985 | |
The Sundarbans | Khulna Division | Natural | 1997 | Similar site in India |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Angkor | Siem Reap | Cultural | 1992 | |
Temple of Preah Vihear | Preah Vihear | Cultural | 2008 | |
Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura | Mekong Lowlands and Central Plains | Cultural | 2017 | |
Koh Ker: Archaeological Site of Ancient Lingapura or Chok Gargyar | North-western Cambodia | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang | Forbidden City, Beijing and Shenyang | Cultural | 1987 | Extended in 2004 |
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | Xi'an | Cultural | 1987 | |
Mogao Caves | Dunhuang | Cultural | 1987 | |
Mount Taishan | Shandong | Mixed | 1987 | |
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian | Western and Southern Suburbs, Beijing | Cultural | 1987 | |
The Great Wall | Mostly North China | Cultural | 1987 | |
Mount Huangshan | Huangshan | Mixed | 1990 | |
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area | Huanglongsi National Park | Natural | 1992 | |
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area | Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve | Natural | 1992 | |
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area | Wulingyuan | Natural | 1992 | |
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains | Hubei | Cultural | 1994 | |
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa | Tibet | Cultural | 1994 | Extended in 2000 and 2001 |
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde | Hebei | Cultural | 1994 | |
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu | Shandong | Cultural | 1994 | |
Lushan National Park | Lushan | Cultural | 1996 | |
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area | Emeishan National Park | Mixed | 1996 | |
Ancient City of Ping Yao | Pingyao | Cultural | 1997 | |
Classical Gardens of Suzhou | Suzhou | Cultural | 1997 | Extended in 2000 |
Old Town of Lijiang | Lijiang | Cultural | 1997 | |
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing | Haidian District, Beijing | Cultural | 1998 | |
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing | Chongwen District, Beijing | Cultural | 1998 | |
Dazu Rock Carvings | Dazu | Cultural | 1999 | |
Mount Wuyi | Fujian | Mixed | 1999 | |
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun | Anhui | Cultural | 2000 | |
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties | Xianling tomb, Zhongxiang | Eastern Qing tombs, Zunhua | Western Qing tombs, Yixian and Baoding | Ming tombs, Changping | Xiaoling, Chang Yushun, Qiu Cheng, Wu Liang, Wu Zhen, Xu Da and Li Wenzhong tombs, Nanjing | Cultural | 2000 | Extended in 2003 and 2004 |
Longmen Grottoes | Luoyang | Cultural | 2000 | |
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System | Qingchengshan-Dujiangyan National Park | Cultural | 2000 | |
Yungang Grottoes | Datong | Cultural | 2001 | |
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas | Three parallel rivers | Natural | 2003 | |
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom | Huanren County, Liaoning Province and Ji’an, Jilin Province | Cultural | 2004 | Shared with North Korea |
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains | Sichuan | Natural | 2006 | |
Yin Xu | Anyang | Cultural | 2006 | |
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages | Kaiping | Cultural | 2007 | |
South China Karst | Shilin | Mixed | 2007 | Natural heritage since 2007, extension in 2014 |
Fujian Tulou | Fujian | Cultural | 2008 | |
Mount Sanqingshan National Park | Jiangxi | Natural | 2008 | |
Mount Wutai | Wutaishan National Park | Cultural | 2009 | |
China Danxia | Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Guizhou provinces | Natural | 2010 | |
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” | Dengfeng | Cultural | 2010 | |
West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou | Hangzhou | Cultural | 2011 | |
Chengjiang Fossil Site | Chengjiang | Natural | 2012 | |
Site of Xanadu | Inner Mongolia | Cultural | 2012 | |
Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces | Southern Yunnan | Cultural | 2013 | |
Xinjiang Tianshan | Xinjiang | Natural | 2013 | |
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor | Cultural | 2014 | Shared with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan | |
The Grand Canal | North China, East China | Cultural | 2014 | |
Tusi Sites | Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou | Cultural | 2015 | |
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape | Central Guangxi | Cultural | 2016 | |
Hubei Shennongjia | Hubei | Natural | 2016 | |
Kulangsu: a Historic International Settlement | Fujian | Cultural | 2017 | |
Qinghai Hoh Xil | Qinghai | Natural | 2017 | |
Fanjingshan | Tongren (Guizhou) | Natural | 2018 | |
Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City | Hangzhou | Cultural | 2019 | |
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) | Yancheng | Natural | 2019 | |
Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China | South Fujian | Cultural | 2021 | |
Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er | Pu'er | Cultural | 2023 | |
Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital | Beijing/Gulou, Beijing/Xicheng | Cultural | 2024 | |
Badain Jaran Desert - Towers of Sand and Lakes | Western Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia | Natural | 2024 | |
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase II) | Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu | Natural | 2024 |
- See also: UNESCO World Heritage List (India)
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Agra Fort | Agra | Cultural | 1983 | |
Ajanta Caves | Aurangabad | Cultural | 1983 | |
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway | Darjeeling | Cultural | 1999 | |
Ellora Caves | Aurangabad | Cultural | 1983 | |
Taj Mahal | Agra | Cultural | 1983 | |
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram | Mamallapuram | Cultural | 1984 | |
Sun Temple, Konârak | Konark | Cultural | 1984 | |
Kaziranga National Park | Assam | Natural | 1985 | |
Keoladeo National Park | Rajasthan | Natural | 1985 | |
Manas National Park | Assam | Natural | 1985 | |
Churches and Convents of Goa | Old Goa | Cultural | 1985 | |
Fatehpur Sikri | Uttar Pradesh | Cultural | 1986 | |
Group of Monuments at Hampi | Hampi | Cultural | 1986 | |
Khajuraho Group of Monuments | Khajuraho | Cultural | 1986 | |
Elephanta Caves | Elephanta Island | Cultural | 1987 | |
Great Living Chola Temples | Brihadisvara Temple of Thanjavur; Brihadisvara Temple of Gangaikondacholisvaram; and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram | Cultural | 1987 | |
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal | Pattadakal | Cultural | 1987 | |
Sundarbans National Park | Southeast Bengal | Natural | 1987 | Similar site in Bangladesh |
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks | Uttarakhand | Natural | 1988 | |
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi | Sanchi | Cultural | 1989 | |
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi | Delhi | Cultural | 1993 | |
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi | Delhi | Cultural | 1993 | |
Mountain Railways of India | India | Cultural | 1999 | |
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya | Bodh Gaya | Cultural | 2002 | |
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka | Bhimbetka | Cultural | 2003 | |
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park | Gujarat | Cultural | 2004 | |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) | Mumbai | Cultural | 2004 | |
Red Fort Complex | Delhi | Cultural | 2007 | |
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur | Jaipur | Cultural | 2010 | |
Western Ghats | Western and Southern India | Natural | 2012 | |
Hill Forts of Rajasthan | Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Sawai Madhopur, Jhalawar, Jaipur and Jaisalmer | Cultural | 2013 | |
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan | North Gujarat | Cultural | 2014 | |
Great Himalayan National Park | Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan North | Natural | 2014 | |
Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar | Nalanda | Cultural | 2016 | |
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement | Chandigarh | Cultural | 2016 | 17 sites, shared with Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland |
Khangchendzonga National Park | West Sikkim | Mixed | 2016 | |
Historic City of Ahmadabad | Central Gujarat | Cultural | 2017 | |
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai | Mumbai | Cultural | 2018 | |
Jaipur City, Rajasthan | Rajasthan | Cultural | 2019 | |
Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana | Warangal | Cultural | 2021 | |
Dholavira: a Harappan City | Kutch | Cultural | 2021 | |
Santiniketan | Birbhum | Cultural | 2023 | |
Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas | Belur, T. Narsipur | Cultural | 2023 | |
Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty | Sibsagar | Cultural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Borobudur Temple Compounds | Borobudur | Cultural | 1991 | |
Komodo National Park | Flores | Natural | 1991 | |
Prambanan Temple Compounds | Prambanan | Cultural | 1991 | |
Ujung Kulon National Park | Banten | Natural | 1991 | |
Sangiran Early Man Site | Solo | Cultural | 1996 | |
Lorentz National Park | Asmat | Natural | 1999 | |
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra | Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park | Natural | 2004 | Listed as in danger since 2011 |
Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy | Bali | Cultural | 2012 | |
Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto | West Sumatra | Cultural | 2019 | |
The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks | Central Java | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Meidan Emam, Esfahan | Isfahan | Cultural | 1979 | |
Persepolis | Shiraz | Cultural | 1979 | |
Tchogha Zanbil | Tchogha Zanbil | Cultural | 1979 | |
Takht-e Soleyman | Takab | Cultural | 2003 | |
Bam and its Cultural Landscape | Bam | Cultural | 2004 | Listed as in danger since 2004 |
Pasargadae | Pasargad | Cultural | 2004 | |
Soltaniyeh | Zanjan | Cultural | 2005 | |
Bisotun | Kermanshah | Cultural | 2006 | |
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran | West Azerbaijan | Cultural | 2008 | |
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System | Shushtar | Cultural | 2009 | |
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil | Ardabil | Cultural | 2010 | |
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex | Tabriz | Cultural | 2010 | |
The Persian Garden | Pasargad, Isfahan, Kashan, Shiraz, Mahan, Yazd, Caspian Iran, Khorasan | Cultural | 2011 | |
Gonbad-e Qābus | Caspian Iran | Cultural | 2012 | |
Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan | Isfahan | Cultural | 2012 | |
Golestan Palace | Tehran Province | Cultural | 2013 | |
Shahr-I Sokhta | Baluchistan | Cultural | 2014 | |
Cultural Landscape of Maymand | Kerman (province) | Cultural | 2015 | |
Susa | Khuzestan | Cultural | 2015 | |
The Persian Qanat | Cultural | 2016 | 11 sites around Iran | |
Lut Desert | Kerman (province), Sistan and Baluchestan | Natural | 2016 | |
Historic City of Yazd | Yazd (province) | Cultural | 2017 | |
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region | Fars | Cultural | 2018 | 8 individual sites |
Hyrcanian Forests | Caspian Iran | Natural | 2019 | |
Trans-Iranian Railway | Western Iran, Central Iran, Caspian Iran | Cultural | 2021 | |
Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat | Kermanshah (province), Kurdistan (province) | Cultural | 2021 | |
The Persian Caravanserai | Cultural | 2023 | 54 sites | |
Hegmataneh | Central Western Iran | Cultural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hatra | Hatra | Cultural | 1985 | Severely damaged or destroyed by Da'esh (ISIS) extremists in 2015 |
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) | Al Jazira | Cultural | 2003 | Listed as in danger since inscription |
Samarra Archaeological City | Samarra | Cultural | 2007 | Listed as in danger since inscription |
Erbil Citadel | Iraqi Kurdistan | Cultural | 2014 | |
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities | Lower Mesopotamia | Mixed | 2016 | Composed of 7 sites |
Babylon | Southern Iraq | Cultural | 2019 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masada | Masada | Cultural | 2001 | |
Old City of Acre | Akko | Cultural | 2001 | |
White City of Tel-Aviv—the Modern Movement | Tel Aviv | Cultural | 2003 | |
Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba | Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba | Cultural | 2005 | |
Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev | Negev | Cultural | 2005 | |
Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee | Western Galilee | Cultural | 2008 | |
Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves | Carmel Range | Cultural | 2012 | |
Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves | Shfela | Cultural | 2014 | |
Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal | Western Galilee | Cultural | 2015 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area | Horyuji | Cultural | 1993 | |
Himeji-jo | Himeji | Cultural | 1993 | |
Shirakami-Sanchi | Shirakami-Sanchi | Cultural | 1993 | |
Yakushima | Yakushima | Natural | 1993 | |
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) | Kyoto, Uji and Otsu | Cultural | 1994 | |
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama | Shirakawa-go and Gokayama | Cultural | 1995 | |
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) | Hiroshima | Cultural | 1996 | |
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine | Miyajima | Cultural | 1996 | |
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara | Nara | Cultural | 1998 | |
Shrines and Temples of Nikko | Nikko | Cultural | 1999 | |
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu | Okinawa Island | Cultural | 2000 | |
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range | Kansai (Mount Koya, Mount Yoshino, Mount Omine, Hongu, Nachikatsuura, Shingu, Kumano, Owase) | Cultural | 2004 | |
Shiretoko | Shiretoko National Park | Natural | 2005 | |
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape | Oda | Cultural | 2007 | |
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land | Hiraizumi | Cultural | 2011 | |
Ogasawara Islands | Ogasawara Islands | Natural | 2011 | |
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration | Shizuoka, Yamanashi | Cultural | 2013 | |
Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites | Tomioka | Cultural | 2014 | |
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining | Kyushu, Hagi, Kamaishi, Izunokuni | Cultural | 2015 | |
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement | National Museum of Western Art buildings, Tokyo/Ueno | Cultural | 2016 | 17 sites, shared with Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India and Switzerland |
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region | Okinoshima island | Cultural | 2017 | |
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region | Nagasaki, Hirado, Sasebo, Minamishimabara, Goto Islands, Amakusa | Cultural | 2018 | 12 individual sites |
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan | Osaka (prefecture) | Cultural | 2019 | 45 components |
Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island | Natural | 2021 | ||
Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan | Tohoku, Hokkaido | Cultural | 2021 | 17 components |
Sado Island Gold Mines | Niigata prefecture | Cultural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls | Old City, Jerusalem | Cultural | 1981 | Under de facto Israeli control as part of its capital; disputed by the Palestinians, who claim Jerusalem as their capital; proposed in the 1947 UN Partition Plan for Palestine to be part of a separate Jerusalem territory under international control; listed as in danger since 1982 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Petra | Southern Desert (Jordan) | Cultural | 1985 | |
Quseir Amra | Eastern Desert (Jordan) | Cultural | 1985 | |
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) | King's Highway | Cultural | 2005 | |
Wadi Rum Protected Area | Southern Desert (Jordan) | Mixed | 2011 | |
Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) | Northern Jordan | Cultural | 2015 | |
As-Salt - The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality | Northern Jordan | Cultural | 2021 | |
Umm Al-Jimāl | Eastern Desert (Jordan) | Cultural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi | Turkestan | Cultural | 2003 | |
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly | Almaty Province | Cultural | 2004 | |
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan | Naurzum State Nature Reserve, Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve | Natural | 2008 | |
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor | Cultural | 2014 | Shared with China and Kyrgyzstan | |
Cold Winter Deserts of Turan | Almaty Province, Kazakh Desert | Natural | 2023 | Shared with Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain | Osh | Cultural | 2009 | |
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor | Cultural | 2014 | Shared with China and Kazakhstan | |
Western Tien-Shan | Natural | 2016 | Shared with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Town of Luang Prabang | Luang Prabang | Cultural | 1995 | |
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape | Champasak | Cultural | 2001 | |
Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars | Central Laos | Cultural | 2019 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anjar | Bekaa | Cultural | 1984 | |
Baalbek | Baalbek | Cultural | 1984 | |
Byblos | Byblos | Cultural | 1984 | |
Tyre | Tyre | Cultural | 1984 | |
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) | Kadisha Valley | Cultural | 1998 | |
Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli | Tripoli | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Historic Centre of Macao | Macau/Peninsula | Cultural | 2005 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gunung Mulu National Park | Sarawak | Natural | 2000 | |
Kinabalu Park | Mount Kinabalu | Natural | 2000 | |
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca | Malacca and George Town | Cultural | 2008 | |
Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley | Perak | Cultural | 2012 | |
The Archaeological Heritage of Niah National Park’s Caves Complex | Sarawak | Cultural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Uvs Nuur Basin | Uvs | Natural | 2003 | Shared with Russia |
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape | Central Mongolia | Cultural | 2004 | |
Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai | Western Mongolia | Cultural | 2011 | In Altai Tavan Bogd National Park |
Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape | Central Mongolia | Cultural | 2015 | |
Landscapes of Dauria | Eastern Mongolia | Natural | 2017 | shared with Russia |
Deer Stone Monuments and Related Bronze Age Sites | Tsetserleg, Mörön | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pyu Ancient Cities | Northern Myanmar | Cultural | 2014 | |
Bagan | Central Myanmar | Cultural | 2019 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kathmandu Valley | Kathmandu Valley | Cultural | 1979 | Severely damaged by 2015 earthquake. |
Sagarmatha National Park | Khumbu | Natural | 1979 | |
Chitwan National Park | Western Terai | Natural | 1984 | |
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha | Lumbini | Cultural | 1997 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bahla Fort | Bahla | Cultural | 1987 | |
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn | Northern Oman | Cultural | 1988 | |
Land of Frankincense | Frankincense Trail in Al Baleed Museum, Salalah | Cultural | 2000 | |
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman | Northern Oman | Cultural | 2006 | |
Ancient City of Qalhat | Central Coastal Oman | Cultural | 2018 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro | Moenjodaro | Cultural | 1980 | |
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol | Northwest Pakistan | Cultural | 1980 | |
Taxila | Taxila | Cultural | 1980 | |
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore | Lahore | Cultural | 1981 | |
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta | Thatta | Cultural | 1981 | |
Rohtas Fort | Jhelum | Cultural | 1997 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem | Bethlehem | Cultural | 2012 | |
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir | West Bank | Cultural | 2014 | |
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town | West Bank | Cultural | 2017 | |
Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan | West Bank | Cultural | 2023 | |
Saint Hilarion Monastery/ Tell Umm Amer | Gaza Strip | Cultural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Baroque Churches of the Philippines | Iglesia de San Agustín, Intramuros, Manila | Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Santa Maria (Ilocos Sur)|Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur | Iglesia de San Agustín, Paoay, Ilocos Norte | Iglesia de Santo Tomás de Villanueva, Miag-ao, Iloilo | Cultural | 1993 | |
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park | Palawan | Natural | 1993 | |
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras | Ifugao | Cultural | 1995 | |
Historic Town of Vigan | Vigan | Cultural | 1999 | |
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park | Puerto Princesa | Natural | 1999 | |
Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary | Davao Oriental | Natural | 2014 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al Zubarah Archaeological Site | Qatar | Cultural | 2013 |
See also the list of Russian sites in Europe.
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Baikal | Siberia | Natural | 1996 | |
Volcanoes of Kamchatka | Russian Far East | Natural | 1996 | |
Golden Mountains of Altai | Siberia | Natural | 1998 | |
Bikin River Valley | Russian Far East, Primorsky Krai | Natural | 2001 | extended and renamed in 2018 |
Uvs Nuur Basin | Siberia, Eastern Siberia | Natural | 2003 | shared with Mongolia |
Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve | Chukotka | Natural | 2004 | |
Putorana Plateau | Taymyria | Natural | 2010 | |
Lena Pillars Nature Park | Sakha Republic | Natural | 2012 | |
Landscapes of Dauria | Zabaykalsky Krai | Natural | 2017 | shared with Mongolia |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih) | Hejaz | Cultural | 2008 | |
Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah | Hejaz | Cultural | 2014 | |
Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia | Nejd | Cultural | 2015 | |
Al-Ahsa Oasis, an evolving Cultural Landscape | Eastern Province (Saudi Arabia) | Cultural | 2018 | |
Ḥimā Cultural Area | Asir | Cultural | 2021 | |
‘Uruq Bani Ma’arid | Asir | Natural | 2023 | |
The Cultural Landscape of Al-Faw Archaeological Area | Wadi al-Dawasir | Cultural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Singapore Botanic Gardens | Singapore | Cultural | 2015 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks | Gayasan Mountain National Park | Cultural | 1995 | |
Jongmyo Shrine | Jongno District, Seoul | Cultural | 1995 | |
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple | Gyeongju | Cultural | 1995 | |
Changdeokgung Palace Complex | Jongno District, Seoul | Cultural | 1997 | |
Hwaseong Fortress | Suwon | Cultural | 1997 | |
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites | Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Island | Cultural | 2000 | |
Gyeongju Historic Areas | Gyeongju | Cultural | 2000 | |
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes | Jeju | Natural | 2007 | |
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty | Gyeonggi and Gangwon | Cultural | 2009 | |
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong | Andong | Cultural | 2010 | |
Namhansanseong | Gyeonggi | Cultural | 2014 | |
Baekje Historic Areas | Gongju, Buyeo, North Jeolla | Cultural | 2015 | |
Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea | Yangsan, Yeongju, Andong, Songnisan National Park, Gongju, Suncheon, Haenam | Cultural | 2018 | 7 components |
Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies | Yeongju, Namwon, Pohang, Andong, Gwangju, Daegu, Jeongeup, Buyeo | Cultural | 2019 | 9 components |
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats | North Jeolla, South Jeolla | Natural | 2021 | 4 components |
Gaya Tumuli | South Gyeongsang, North Gyeongsang, North Jeolla | Cultural | 2023 | 7 components |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa | Polonnaruwa | Cultural | 1982 | |
Ancient City of Sigiriya | Sigiriya | Cultural | 1982 | |
Sacred City of Anuradhapura | Anuradhapura | Cultural | 1982 | |
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications | Galle | Cultural | 1988 | |
Sacred City of Kandy | Kandy | Cultural | 1988 | |
Sinharaja Forest Reserve | Sabaragamuwa | Natural | 1988 | |
Golden Temple of Dambulla | Dambulla | Cultural | 1991 | |
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka | Central Province | Natural | 2010 |
NOTE: Syria is a war zone. By 2015, news reports were indicating all six of the country's listed sites had been gravely damaged. The sites remain on the UNESCO heritage list and the list of UNESCO heritage in danger. Much of Palmyra was destroyed after the city fell to Da'esh extremists in 2015; the Assad régime regained control in 2016 but the damage has been done.
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ancient City of Damascus | Damascus | Cultural | 1979 | |
Ancient City of Bosra | Bosra | Cultural | 1980 | |
Site of Palmyra | Palmyra | Cultural | 1980 | Mined or destroyed in 2015. |
Ancient City of Aleppo | Aleppo | Cultural | 1986 | |
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din | Krak des Chevaliers and Latakia | Cultural | 2006 | |
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria | Dead Cities | Cultural | 2011 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Proto-urban site of Sarazm | Zeravshan | Cultural | 2010 | |
Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) | Pamirs | Natural | 2013 | |
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor | Cultural | 2023 | shared with Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan | |
Tugay forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve | Khatlon | Natural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Historic City of Ayutthaya | Ayutthaya | Cultural | 1991 | |
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns | Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai and Kamphaeng Phet | Cultural | 1991 | |
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries | Lower Northern Thailand | Natural | 1991 | |
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site | Udon Thani | Cultural | 1992 | |
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex | Khao Yai National Park | Natural | 2005 | |
Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex | Central Thailand | Natural | 2021 | |
The Ancient Town of Si Thep and its Associated Dvaravati Monuments | Lower Northern Thailand | Cultural | 2023 | |
Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period | Udon Thani | Cultural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia | Cappadocia | Mixed | 1985 | |
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği | Central Anatolia | Cultural | 1985 | |
Historic Areas of Istanbul | Istanbul | Cultural | 1985 | |
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital | Central Karadeniz | Cultural | 1986 | |
Nemrut Dagi | Southeastern Anatolia | Cultural | 1987 | |
Hierapolis-Pamukkale | Southern Aegean | Mixed | 1988 | |
Xanthos-Letoon | Lycia | Cultural | 1988 | |
City of Safranbolu | Western Karadeniz | Cultural | 1994 | |
Archaeological Site of Troy | Southern Marmara | Cultural | 1998 | |
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex | Eastern Thrace | Cultural | 2011 | |
Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük | Central Anatolia | Cultural | 2012 | |
Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire | Southern Marmara | Cultural | 2014 | |
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape | Northern Aegean | Cultural | 2014 | |
Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape | Southeastern Anatolia | Cultural | 2015 | |
Ephesus | Central Aegean | Cultural | 2015 | |
Archaeological Site of Ani | Eastern Anatolia | Cultural | 2016 | |
Aphrodisias | Southern Aegean | Cultural | 2017 | |
Göbekli Tepe | Urfa | Cultural | 2018 | |
Arslantepe Mound | Malatya | Cultural | 2021 | |
Gordion | Central Anatolia | Cultural | 2023 | |
Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia | Afyonkarahisar, Ankara, Sivrihisar, Kastamonu, Beyşehir | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” | Merv | Cultural | 1999 | |
Kunya-Urgench | Konye Urgench | Cultural | 2005 | |
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa | Nissa | Cultural | 2007 | |
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor | Cultural | 2023 | shared with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan | |
Cold Winter Deserts of Turan | Ahal Province, Dashoguz Province, Lebap Province | Natural | 2023 | Shared with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) | Al Ain | Cultural | 2011 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Itchan Kala | Khiva | Cultural | 1990 | |
Historic Centre of Bukhara | Bukhara | Cultural | 1993 | |
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz | Shakhrizabz | Cultural | 2000 | |
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures | Samarkand | Cultural | 2001 | |
Western Tien-Shan | Natural | 2016 | Shared with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan | |
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor | Cultural | 2023 | shared with Tajikistan and Turkmenistan | |
Cold Winter Deserts of Turan | Northern Uzbekistan | Natural | 2023 | Shared with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Complex of Hué Monuments | Hue | Cultural | 1993 | |
Ha Long Bay | Ha Long Bay | Natural | 1994 | Extended in 2000 |
Hoi An Ancient Town | Hoi An | Cultural | 1999 | |
My Son Sanctuary | My Son | Cultural | 1999 | |
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park | Phong Nha-Ke Bang | Natural | 2003 | |
Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi | Hanoi | Cultural | 2010 | |
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty | Central Coast (Vietnam) | Cultural | 2011 | |
Trang An Landscape Complex | Ninh Binh, Northern Vietnam | Mixed | 2014 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Old Walled City of Shibam | Shibam | Cultural | 1982 | |
Old City of Sana'a | Sana'a | Cultural | 1986 | |
Historic Town of Zabid | Zabid | Cultural | 1993 | Listed as in danger since 2000 |
Socotra Archipelago | Socotra | Natural | 2008 | |
Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib | Yemeni Mountains | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Butrint | Coastal Albania | Cultural | 1992 | |
Historic Centres of Gjirokastër and Berat | Southeastern Albania | Cultural | 2005 | |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | Natural | 2007 | enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries | |
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region | Pogradec | Mixed | 1979 | extended in 2019, shared with North Macedonia |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley | south and east of Andorra La Vella | Cultural | 2004 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin | Northern Armenia | Cultural | 1996 | |
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiadzin and the archaeological site of Zvartnots | Central Armenia | Cultural | 2000 | |
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley | Central Armenia | Cultural | 2000 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg | Salzburg (state) | Cultural | 1996 | |
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn | Vienna | Cultural | 1996 | |
Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape | Salzburg (state) | Cultural | 1997 | |
Semmering Railway | Lower Austria | Cultural | 1998 | The first ever railway to be so honored |
City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg | Styria | Cultural | 1999 | |
Wachau Cultural Landscape | Lower Austria, between Melk and Krems | Cultural | 2000 | |
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape | Burgenland | Cultural | 2001 | shared with Hungary |
Historic Centre of Vienna | Vienna | Cultural | 2001 | |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | Upper Austria, in the Kalkalpen National Park | Natural | 2007 | enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries |
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps | Cultural | 2011 | shared with France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland | |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) | Cultural | 2021 | shared with Germany and Slovakia | |
The Great Spa Towns of Europe | Baden bei Wien | Cultural | 2021 | 11 sites, shared with Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Walled city of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower | Baku Region | Cultural | 2000 | |
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape | Baku Region | Cultural | 2007 | |
Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace | Sheki Region | Cultural | 2019 | |
Cultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance Route | Khinalug | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mir Castle complex | Grodno Oblast | Cultural | 2000 | |
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh | Minsk Oblast | Cultural | 2005 | |
Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest | Grodno Oblast | Natural | 1979 | shared with Poland, extended in 2014 |
Struve Geodetic Arc | Grodno Oblast, Brest Oblast | Cultural | 2005 | shared with Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Flemish Béguinages | Flanders | Cultural | 1998 | 13 Béguinages |
La Grand-Place, Brussels | Brussels | Cultural | 1998 | |
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault) | Wallonia | Cultural | 1998 | |
Belfries of Belgium and France | Cultural | 1999 | 33 belfries in Belgium | |
Historic Centre of Bruges | Flanders | Cultural | 2000 | |
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta | Brussels | Cultural | 2000 | |
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) | Wallonia | Cultural | 2000 | |
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai | Wallonia | Cultural | 2000 | |
Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex, Antwerp | Flanders | Cultural | 2005 | |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | Natural | 2007 | enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries | |
Stoclet House | Brussels | Cultural | 2009 | |
Major Mining Sites of Wallonia | Wallonia | Cultural | 2012 | |
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement | Antwerp | Cultural | 2016 | 17 sites, shared with Argentina, France, Germany, India, Japan and Switzerland |
Colonies of Benevolence | Turnhout | Cultural | 2021 | 3 sites, shared with the Netherlands |
The Great Spa Towns of Europe | Spa | Cultural | 2021 | 11 sites, shared with Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom |
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) | Flanders, Wallonia | Cultural | 2023 | 43 sites in Belgium, shared with France |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar | Herzegovina | Cultural | 2005 | |
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad | Sarajevo Region | Cultural | 2007 | |
Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards | Cultural | 2016 | 28 sites, shared with Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia | |
Vjetrenica Cave, Ravno | Herzegovina | Natural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boyana Church | Bulgarian Shopluk | Cultural | 1979 | |
Madara Rider | Dobruja | Cultural | 1979 | |
Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo | North Bulgaria | Cultural | 1979 | |
Thracian tomb of Kazanlak | Northern Thrace | Cultural | 1979 | |
Ancient City of Nessebar | Bulgarian Black Sea Coast | Cultural | 1983 | |
Srebarna Nature Reserve | Dobruja | Natural | 1983 | |
Pirin National Park | Pirin Macedonia | Natural | 1983 | |
Rila Monastery | Bulgarian Shopluk | Cultural | 1983 | |
Thracian tomb of Sveshtari | Dobruja | Cultural | 1985 | |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | Natural | 2007 | enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Old City of Dubrovnik | Dalmatia | Cultural | 1979 | |
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian | Dalmatia | Cultural | 1979 | |
Plitvice Lakes National Park | Dalmatia | Natural | 1979 | |
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč | Istria | Cultural | 1997 | |
Historic City of Trogir | Dalmatia | Cultural | 1997 | |
Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik | Dalmatia | Cultural | 2000 | |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | Natural | 2007 | enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries | |
Stari Grad Plain, Island Hvar | Dalmatia | Cultural | 2008 | |
Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards | Cultural | 2016 | 28 sites, shared with Bosnia and Herzegovnia, Montenegro and Serbia | |
Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar | Sibenik, Zadar | Cultural | 2017 | 6 sites, shared with Italy and Montenegro |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Paphos | Paphos district | Cultural | 1980 | |
Painted Churches in the Troodos Region | Cultural | 1985 | 10 churches | |
Choirokoitia | Larnaca district | Cultural | 1998 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Historic Centre of Český Krumlov | South Bohemia | Cultural | 1992 | |
Historic Centre of Prague | Central Bohemia | Cultural | 1992 | |
Historic Centre of Telč | Bohemian-Moravian Highlands | Cultural | 1992 | |
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora | South Moravia | Cultural | 1994 | |
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec | Central Bohemia | Cultural | 1995 | |
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape | South Moravia | Cultural | 1996 | |
Holasovice Historical Village Reservation | South Bohemia | Cultural | 1998 | |
Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž | South Moravia | Cultural | 1998 | |
Litomyšl Castle | East Bohemia | Cultural | 1999 | |
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc | North Moravia | Cultural | 2000 | |
Tugendhat Villa in Brno | South Moravia | Cultural | 2001 | |
The Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč | Bohemian-Moravian Highlands | Cultural | 2003 | |
Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem | East Bohemia | Cultural | 2019 | |
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region | North Bohemia, West Bohemia | Cultural | 2019 | 5 sites in the Czech Republic, shared with Germany |
The Great Spa Towns of Europe | Františkovy Lázně, Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně (collectively known as the West Bohemian Spa Triangle) | Cultural | 2021 | 11 sites, shared with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom |
Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops | North Bohemia | Cultural | 2023 |
For sites in Greenland (officially listed under Denmark), see the #Greenland table below
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church | East Jutland | Cultural | 1994 | |
Roskilde Cathedral | West Zealand | Cultural | 1995 | |
Kronborg Castle in Elsinore | North Zealand | Cultural | 2000 | |
Stevns Klint | South Zealand | Natural | 2014 | |
Wadden Sea | South Jutland | Natural | 2014 | Extended to Denmark in 2014, shared with Germany and Netherlands |
Moravian Church Settlements | Christiansfeld | Cultural | 2015 | 4 sites, shared with Germany, United Kingdom and United States |
The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand | North Zealand | Cultural | 2015 | |
Viking-Age Ring Fortresses | Fjerritslev, Hobro, Odense, Slagelse, Køge | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn | North Estonia | Cultural | 1997 | |
Struve Geodetic Arc | North Estonia, South Estonia | Cultural | 2005 | shared with Belarus, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Fortress of Suomenlinna, Helsinki | Southern Finland | Cultural | 1991 | |
Old Rauma | Western Finland | Cultural | 1991 | |
Petäjävesi Old Church | Western Finland | Cultural | 1994 | |
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill, Jaala | Southern Finland | Cultural | 1996 | |
Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki, near Rauma | Western Finland | Cultural | 1999 | |
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago | Ostrobothnia | Natural | 2000 | shared with Sweden |
Struve Geodetic Arc | Finnish Lapland, Central Finland, Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso | Cultural | 2005 | shared with Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Chartres Cathedral | Centre-Val de Loire | Cultural | 1979 | |
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay | Lower Normandy | Cultural | 1979 | |
Palace and Park of Versailles | Île-de-France | Cultural | 1979 | |
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley | Dordogne | Cultural | 1979 | |
Vézelay, Church and Hill | Burgundy | Cultural | 1979 | |
Amiens Cathedral | Picardy | Cultural | 1981 | |
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments | Bouches-du-Rhône | Cultural | 1981 | |
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay | Burgundy | Cultural | 1981 | |
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau | Île-de-France | Cultural | 1981 | |
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange | Vaucluse | Cultural | 1981 | |
From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt | Franche-Comté | Cultural | 1982 | |
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe | Vienne | Cultural | 1983 | |
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve | Corsica | Natural | 1983 | |
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy | Lorraine | Cultural | 1983 | |
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) | Languedoc-Roussillon | Cultural | 1985 | |
Strasbourg - Grande île | Alsace | Cultural | 1988 | |
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims | Champagne-Ardenne | Cultural | 1991 | |
Paris, Banks of the Seine | Île-de-France | Cultural | 1991 | |
Bourges Cathedral | Centre-Val de Loire | Cultural | 1992 | |
Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge | Vaucluse | Cultural | 1995 | |
Canal du Midi | Occitanie, Languedoc-Roussillon: from Toulouse to Sète | Cultural | 1996 | part of a network of navigable waterways linking the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. |
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne | Aude | Cultural | 1997 | |
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu | Occitanie | Mixed | 1997 | shared with Spain |
Historic Site of Lyons | Rhône | Cultural | 1998 | |
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Cultural | 1998 | ||
Belfries of Belgium and France | Cultural | 1999 | 23 belfries in France | |
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion | Aquitaine | Cultural | 1999 | |
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes | Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire | Cultural | 2000 | |
Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs | Île-de-France | Cultural | 2001 | |
Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret | Upper Normandy | Cultural | 2005 | |
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon | Aquitaine | Cultural | 2007 | |
Fortifications of Vauban | Cultural | 2008 | 12 groups of fortified buildings and sites along the borders and coasts of France. | |
Episcopal City of Albi | Occitanie, Tarn | Cultural | 2010 | |
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps | Haute-Savoie | Cultural | 2011 | shared with Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia |
The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean Agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 2011 | ||
Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin | Nord-Pas de Calais | Cultural | 2012 | site consists of 109 separate components over 120,000 ha |
Decorated cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche | Ardèche | Cultural | 2014 | |
Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars | Épernay, Reims | Cultural | 2015 | |
Climats, terroirs of Burgundy | Dijon, Beaune | Cultural | 2015 | |
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement | Paris, Pessac, Marseille, Île-de-France, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Franche-Comté, Menton, Firminy | Cultural | 2016 | 17 sites, shared with Argentina, Belgium, Germany, India, Japan and Switzerland |
Chaine des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena | Auvergne | Natural | 2018 | |
Cordouan Lighthouse | Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde | Cultural | 2021 | |
The Great Spa Towns of Europe | Vichy | Cultural | 2021 | 11 sites, shared with Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom |
Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera | Alpes-Maritimes | Cultural | 2021 | |
The Maison Carrée of Nîmes | Gard | Cultural | 2023 | |
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) | Grand Est, Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France | Cultural | 2023 | 96 sites in France, shared with Belgium |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery | Rioni Region | Cultural | 1994 | in danger |
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta | Kartli | Cultural | 1994 | in danger |
Upper Svaneti | Northwestern Georgia | Cultural | 1996 | |
Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands | Northwestern Georgia, Southwestern Georgia | Natural | 2021 | 7 components |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aachen Cathedral | North Rhine-Westphalia, Eifel | Cultural | 1978 | |
Speyer Cathedral | Rhineland-Palatinate | Cultural | 1981 | |
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square | Bavaria, Lower Franconia | Cultural | 1981 | |
Pilgrimage Church of Wies | Bavaria, Bavarian Swabia, Steingaden | Cultural | 1983 | |
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl | North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne Lowland | Cultural | 1984 | |
St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim | Lower Saxony, Hanover Region | Cultural | 1985 | |
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier | Rhineland-Palatinate | Cultural | 1986 | |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Hesse, Bad Homburg | Cultural | 1987 (2005) | Shared with UK, The two sections of the Limes in Germany cover a length of 550 km from the north-west of the country to the Danube in the south-east. |
Hanseatic City of Lübeck | Schleswig-Holstein | Cultural | 1987 | |
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin | Berlin | Cultural | 1990 | |
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch | Hesse | Cultural | 1991 | |
Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System | Lower Saxony | Cultural | 1992 | |
Maulbronn Monastery Complex | Baden-Württemberg, Pforzheim | Cultural | 1993 | |
Old Town of Bamberg | Bavaria, Franconia | Cultural | 1993 | |
Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg | Saxony-Anhalt | Cultural | 1994 | |
Völklingen Ironworks | Saarland | Cultural | 1994 | |
Messel Pit Fossil Site | Hesse | Natural | 1995 | |
Cologne Cathedral | North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne Lowland | Cultural | 1996 | |
Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau | Thuringia; Saxony-Anhalt | Cultural | 1996 | |
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg | Saxony-Anhalt | Cultural | 1996 | |
Classical Weimar | Thuringia | Cultural | 1998 | |
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin | Berlin | Cultural | 1999 | |
Wartburg Castle | Thuringia, Eisenach | Cultural | 1999 | |
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz | Saxony-Anhalt | Cultural | 2000 | |
Monastic Island of Reichenau | Baden-Württemberg | Cultural | 2000 | |
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen | North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr | Cultural | 2001 | |
Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | Cultural | 2002 | |
Upper Middle Rhine Valley | Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, between Koblenz and Bingen / Rüdesheim | Cultural | 2002 | |
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski | Saxony, Upper Lusatia | Cultural | 2004 | shared with Poland |
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen | Bremen | Cultural | 2004 | |
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof | Bavaria, Upper Palatinate | Cultural | 2006 | |
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates | Berlin | Cultural | 2008 | |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Thuringia and Hesse | Natural | 2007 | enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries |
The Wadden Sea | along the coast of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, including the East and North Frisian Islands | Natural | 2009 | shared with Netherlands, in 2014 extended to Denmark |
Fagus Factory in Alfeld | Lower Saxony | Cultural | 2011 | |
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps | Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria | Cultural | 2011 | shared with Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy, Slovenia |
Margravial Opera House Bayreuth | Bavaria, Franconia | Cultural | 2012 | |
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe | North Hesse | Cultural | 2013 | |
Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey | Teutoburg Forest | Cultural | 2014 | |
Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus | Hamburg | Cultural | 2015 | |
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement | Stuttgart | Cultural | 2016 | 17 sites, shared with Argentina, Belgium, France, India, Japan and Switzerland |
Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura | Swabian Mountains | Cultural | 2017 | |
Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke | Schleswig | Cultural | 2018 | |
Naumburg Cathedral | Saxony Anhalt | Cultural | 2018 | |
Water Management System of Augsburg | Bavarian Swabia | Cultural | 2019 | |
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region | Saxony | Cultural | 2019 | 17 sites in Germany, shared with the Czech Republic |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) | Cultural | 2021 | shared with Austria and Slovakia | |
The Great Spa Towns of Europe | Bad Ems, Bad Kissingen, Baden-Baden | Cultural | 2021 | 11 sites, shared with Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom |
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt | Hesse | Cultural | 2021 | |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes | Cultural | 2021 | shared with the Netherlands | |
ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz | Rhineland-Palatinate | Cultural | 2021 | |
Jewish-Medieval Heritage of Erfurt | Thuringia | Cultural | 2023 | |
Schwerin Residence Ensemble | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | Cultural | 2024 | |
Moravian Church Settlements | Herrnhut | Cultural | 2024 | 4 sites, shared with Denmark, United Kingdom and the United States |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gorham's Cave Complex | Gibraltar | Cultural | 2016 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae | Peloponnese | Cultural | 1986 | |
Archaeological Site of Delphi | Central Greece | Cultural | 1987 | |
Acropolis, Athens | Attica | Cultural | 1986 | |
Medieval City of Rhodes | Greek Islands | Cultural | 1988 | |
Meteora | Thessaly, Greece | Mixed | 1988 | |
Mount Athos | Northern Greece | Mixed | 1988 | |
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki | Northern Greece | Cultural | 1988 | |
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus | Nafplio | Cultural | 1988 | |
Archaeological Site of Mystras | Peloponnese | Cultural | 1989 | |
Archaeological Site of Olympia | Peloponnese | Cultural | 1989 | |
Delos, Cyclades | Greek Islands | Cultural | 1990 | |
Monasteries of Daphni, Hossios Luckas and Nea Moni of Chios | Cultural | 1990 | ||
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos | Greek Islands | Cultural | 1992 | |
Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) | Macedonia (Greece) | Cultural | 1996 | |
Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns | Peloponnese | Cultural | 1999 | |
Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John, Pátmos | Greek Islands | Cultural | 1999 | |
Old Town of Corfu | Greek Islands | Cultural | 2007 | |
Archaeological Site of Philippi | East Macedonia | Cultural | 2016 | |
Zagori Cultural Landscape | Epirus | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue | Central Hungary | Cultural | 1987 | |
Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings | Northern Hungary | Cultural | 1987 | |
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst | Northern Hungary | Natural | 1995 | shared with Slovakia |
Millenary Benedictine Monastery of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment | Western Transdanubia | Cultural | 1996 | |
Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta | Northern Great Plain | Cultural | 1999 | |
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) | Southern Transdanubia | Cultural | 2000 | |
Fertő / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape | Western Transdanubia | Cultural | 2001 | shared with Austria |
Tokaj Wine Region Cultural Landscape | Northern Hungary | Cultural | 2002 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Þingvellir National Park | South Iceland | Cultural | 2004 | |
Surtsey | South Iceland | Natural | 2008 | |
Vatnajökull National Park - dynamic nature of fire and ice | East Iceland | Natural | 2019 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne | East Coast and Midlands | Cultural | 1993 | |
Sceilg Mhichíl | Southwest Ireland | Cultural | 1996 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica | Lombardy | Cultural | 1979 | |
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by "Leonardo da Vinci" in Milan | Lombardy | Cultural | 1979 | |
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights, and San Paolo Fuori le Mura | Lazio | Cultural | 1980 | shared with Vatican |
Historic Centre of Florence | Tuscany | Cultural | 1982 | |
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa | Tuscany | Cultural | 1987 | |
Venice and its Lagoon | Veneto | Cultural | 1987 | |
Historic Centre of San Gimignano | Tuscany | Cultural | 1990 | |
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera | Basilicata | Cultural | 1993 | |
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto | Veneto | Cultural | 1994 | |
Crespi d'Adda | Lombardy | Cultural | 1995 | |
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance and its Po Delta | Emilia-Romagna | Cultural | 1995 | |
Historic Centre of Naples | Campania | Cultural | 1995 | |
Historic Centre of Siena | Tuscany | Cultural | 1995 | |
Castel del Monte | Andria | Cultural | 1996 | |
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna | Emilia-Romagna | Cultural | 1996 | |
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza | Tuscany | Cultural | 1996 | |
The Trulli of Alberobello | Apulia | Cultural | 1996 | |
18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio Complex | Campania | Cultural | 1997 | |
Archaeological Area of Agrigento | Sicily | Cultural | 1997 | |
Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata | Campania | Cultural | 1997 | |
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua | Veneto | Cultural | 1997 | |
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena | Emilia-Romagna | Cultural | 1997 | |
Costiera Amalfitana | Campania | Cultural | 1997 | |
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) | Liguria | Cultural | 1997 | |
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy | Piedmont, in and around Turin | Cultural | 1997 | |
Su Nuraxi di Barumini | Sardinia | Cultural | 1997 | a special type of defensive structure known as nuraghi |
Villa Romana del Casale | Sicily, Piazza Armerina | Cultural | 1997 | |
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Cultural | 1998 | |
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula | Campania | Cultural | 1998 | |
Historic Centre of Urbino | Marche | Cultural | 1998 | |
Villa Adriana, Tivoli | Lazio | Cultural | 1999 | |
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites | Umbria | Cultural | 2000 | |
City of Verona | Veneto | Cultural | 2000 | |
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) | Sicily, Messina | Natural | 2000 | |
Villa d'Este, Tivoli | Lazio | Cultural | 2001 | |
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-eastern Sicily) | Sicily: Noto, Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli | Cultural | 2002 | |
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy | Piedmont and Lombardy | Cultural | 2003 | |
Monte San Giorgio | Lombardy | Natural | 2003 | shared with Switzerland |
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia | Lazio | Cultural | 2004 | |
Val d'Orcia | Tuscany | Cultural | 2004 | |
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica | Sicily | Cultural | 2005 | |
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli | Liguria | Cultural | 2006 | |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | Natural | 2007 | enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries | |
Mantua and Sabbioneta | Lombardy | Cultural | 2008 | |
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula /Bernina Landscapes | Lombardy | Cultural | 2008 | shared with Switzerland |
The Dolomites | Trentino-Alto Adige | Natural | 2009 | |
Longobards in Italy, Places of Power (568–774 A.D.) | Brescia, Cividale del Friuli (province of Udine), Castelseprio (province of Varese), Spoleto and Campello sul Clitunno (province of Perugia), Benevento (in Campania) and Monte Sant'Angelo (province of Foggia) | Cultural | 2011 | Monasteries, churches and fortresses associated with the Longobards who settled in Italy in that period of time. |
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps | Cultural | 2011 | shared with Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Slovenia | |
Medici Villas and Gardens | Tuscany | Cultural | 2013 | |
Mount Etna | Sicily | Natural | 2013 | |
The Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato | Northwest Italy | Cultural | 2014 | |
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale | Sicily | Cultural | 2015 | |
Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar | Bergamo, Peschiera del Garda, Palmanova | Cultural | 2017 | 6 sites, shared with Croatia and Montenegro |
Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century | Piedmont | Cultural | 2018 | |
Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene | Treviso (province) | Cultural | 2019 | |
Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles | Padova (province) | Cultural | 2021 | |
The Great Spa Towns of Europe | Montecatini Terme | Cultural | 2021 | 11 sites, shared with Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom |
The Porticoes of Bologna | Emilia-Romagna | Cultural | 2021 | |
Evaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern Apennines | Emilia-Romagna | Natural | 2023 | 9 sites |
Via Appia. Regina Viarum | Cultural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | Gračanica (Kosovo), Peja, Prizren, Deçan | Cultural | 2004 | in danger |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Historic Centre of Riga | Riga region | Cultural | 1997 | |
Struve Geodetic Arc | Vidzeme, Zemgale | Cultural | 2005 | shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine |
Old town of Kuldīga | Kurzeme | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Vilnius Historic Centre | Dzūkija | Cultural | 1994 | |
Curonian Spit | Lithuania Minor | Cultural | 2000 | shared with Russia |
Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) | Dzūkija | Cultural | 2004 | |
Struve Geodetic Arc | Aukštaitija, Dzūkija | Cultural | 2005 | shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine |
Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939 | Sūduva | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications | Luxembourg | Cultural | 1994 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
City of Valletta | Malta Island | Cultural | 1980 | |
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum | Malta Island | Cultural | 1980 | |
Megalithic Temples of Malta | Malta Island, Gozo | Cultural | 1980 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Struve Geodetic Arc | Cultural | 2005 | shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Durmitor National Park | North Montenegrin Mountains | Natural | 1980 | |
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor | Bay of Kotor | Cultural | 1979 | |
Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards | Cultural | 2016 | 28 sites, shared with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia | |
Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar | Kotor | Cultural | 2017 | 6 sites, shared with Croatia and Italy |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Schokland and Surroundings | Noordoostpolder | Cultural | 1995 | |
Defence Line of Amsterdam | Gelderland, North Brabant, North Holland and Utrecht | Cultural | 1996 | Expanded in 2021 with the addition of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie. |
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao | Curaçao | Cultural | 1997 | Officially listed under the Netherlands |
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout | Kinderdijk | Cultural | 1997 | |
Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) | Lemmer | Cultural | 1998 | |
Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) | Beemster | Cultural | 1999 | |
Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) | Utrecht | Cultural | 2000 | |
The Wadden Sea | West Frisian Islands, Hogeland coast and Frisian coast | Natural | 2009 | shared with Germany and since 2014 with Denmark |
Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht | Amsterdam | Cultural | 2010 | |
Van Nellefabriek | Rotterdam | Cultural | 2014 | |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes | Gelderland, South Holland and Utrecht | Cultural | 2021 | shared with Germany |
Colonies of Benevolence (Koloniën van Weldadigheid) | Veenhuizen and Drenthse Veenkoloniën, Drenthe | Cultural | 2021 | Along with the colony of the same kind in Merksplas and Wortel-Kolonie, Belgium. |
Eisinga Planetarium in Franeker | Friesland | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region | Western North Macedonia | Mixed | 1979 | extended in 2019, shared with Albania |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (Dlaboka Reka Beech Forest within Mavrovo National Park) | Western North Macedonia | Natural | 2021 | shared with multiple other European countries |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Bryggen | Bergen | Cultural | 1979 | |
Urnes Stave Church | Luster | Cultural | 1979 | |
Rock Art of Alta | Northern Norway | Cultural | 1985 | |
Vegaøyan - The Vega Archipelago | Northern Norway | Cultural | 2004 | |
Røros Mining Town and the Circumference | Middle Norway | Cultural | 1980 | |
Struve Geodetic Arc | Finnmark | Cultural | 2005 | shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine |
West Norwegian Fjords - Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord | Natural | 2005 | ||
Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site | Telemark | Cultural | 2015 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest | Podlachia | Natural | 1979 | shared with Belarus, extended in 2014 |
Krakow's Historic Centre | Lesser Poland | Cultural | 1978 | |
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines | Lesser Poland | Cultural | 1978, extension 2013 | |
Auschwitz Birkenau: German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) | Lesser Poland | Cultural | 1979 | |
Historic Centre of Warsaw | Masovia | Cultural | 1980 | |
Old City of Zamość | Lesser Poland | Cultural | 1992 | |
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork | Pomerania | Cultural | 1997 | |
Medieval Town of Toruń | Pomerania | Cultural | 1997 | |
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park | Lesser Poland | Cultural | 1999 | |
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica | Silesia | Cultural | 2001 | |
Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland | Lesser Poland | Cultural | 2003 | |
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski | Greater Poland | Cultural | 2004 | shared with Germany |
Centennial Hall in Wrocław | Silesia | Cultural | 2006 | |
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine | Lesser Poland, Subcarpathia | Cultural | 2013 | shared with Ukraine |
Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System | Silesian Voivodeship | Cultural | 2017 | |
Krzemionki prehistoric striped flint mining region | Swietokrzyskie | Cultural | 2019 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroísmo in the Azores | Azores, Terceira | Cultural | 1983 | |
Convent of Christ in Tomar | Alentejo | Cultural | 1983 | |
Monastery of Batalha | Central Portugal | Cultural | 1983 | |
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belem in Lisbon | Lisbon Region | Cultural | 1983 | |
Historic Centre of Évora | Central Portugal | Cultural | 1986 | |
Monastery of Alcobaça | Alentejo | Cultural | 1989 | |
Cultural Landscape of Sintra | Lisbon Region | Cultural | 1995 | |
Historic Centre of Oporto | Northern Portugal | Cultural | 1996 | |
Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde | Alentejo | Cultural | 1998 | shared with Spain |
Laurisilva of Madeira | Madeira | Natural | 1999 | |
Alto Douro Wine Region | Northern Portugal | Cultural | 2001 | |
Historic Centre of Guimarães | Northern Portugal | Cultural | 2001 | |
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture | Azores | Cultural | 2004 | |
Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications | Central Portugal | Cultural | 2012 | |
University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia | Central Portugal | Cultural | 2013 | |
Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada) | Lisbon Region | Cultural | 2019 | |
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga | Northern Portugal | Cultural | 2019 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Danube Delta | Dobruja | Natural | 1991 | |
Churches of Moldavia | Moldavia | Cultural | 1993 | including some of the Painted Monasteries |
Monastery of Horezu | Oltenia | Cultural | 1993 | |
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania | Transylvania | Cultural | 1993 | |
Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains | Transylvania | Cultural | 1999 | see also Sarmizegetusa |
Historic Centre of Sighişoara | Transylvania | Cultural | 1999 | |
Wooden Churches of Maramureş | Maramureş | Cultural | 1999 | |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | Natural | 2007 | enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries | |
Roșia Montană Mining Landscape | Alba County | Cultural | 2021 | |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire - Dacia | Zalău | Cultural | 2024 | |
Brâncuși Monumental Ensemble of Târgu Jiu | Oltenia | Cultural | 2024 |
See also the list of Russian sites in Asia.
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments | Northwestern Russia | Cultural | 1990 | |
Kizhi Pogost | Northwestern Russia | Cultural | 1990 | |
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow | Central Russia | Cultural | 1990 | |
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands | Northwestern Russia, Arkhangelsk Oblast | Cultural | 1992 | |
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings | Northwestern Russia | Cultural | 1992 | |
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal | Central Russia | Cultural | 1992 | |
Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad | Central Russia | Cultural | 1993 | |
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye | Central Russia, Moscow Oblast | Cultural | 1994 | |
Virgin Komi Forests | Northwestern Russia, Komi Republic | Natural | 1995 | |
Western Caucasus | Southern Russia | Natural | 1999 | |
Curonian Spit | Kaliningrad Oblast | Cultural | 2000 | shared with Lithuania |
Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery | Northwestern Russia, Vologda Oblast, Ferapontovo | Cultural | 2000 | |
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin | Volga Region, Tatarstan | Cultural | 2000 | |
Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent | Southern Russia, Dagestan | Cultural | 2003 | |
Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent | Central Russia | Cultural | 2004 | |
Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl | Central Russia, | Cultural | 2005 | |
Struve Geodetic Arc | Gogland Island (Leningrad Oblast) | Cultural | 2005 | shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, Ukraine |
Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex | Tatarstan | Cultural | 2014 | |
Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk | Tatarstan | Cultural | 2017 | |
Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture | Northwestern Russia | Cultural | 2019 | |
Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea | Karelia | Cultural | 2021 | |
Astronomical Observatories of Kazan Federal University | Tatarstan | Cultural | 2023 | |
Cultural Landscape of Kenozero Lake | Arkhangelsk Oblast | Cultural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
San Marino Historic Centre and Monte Titano | Cultural | 2008 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stari Ras and Sopocani | Novi Pazar | Cultural | 1979 | |
Studenica Monastery | Šumadija | Cultural | 1986 | |
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | Gračanica (Kosovo), Peja, Prizren, Deçan | Cultural | 2004 | in danger |
Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius | Podunavlje | Cultural | 2007 | |
Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards | Cultural | 2016 | 28 sites, shared with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity | Central Slovakia | Cultural | 1993 | |
Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments | Eastern Slovakia | Cultural | 1993 | |
Vlkolínec | Central Slovakia | Cultural | 1993 | |
Caves of the Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst | Eastern Slovakia | Natural | 1995 | shared with Hungary |
Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve | Eastern Slovakia | Cultural | 2000 | |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | Natural | 2007 | enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries | |
Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area | Cultural | 2008 | List consist of two Roman Catholic, three Protestant and three Greek Orthodox churches built between the 16th and 18th centuries. | |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) | Cultural | 2021 | shared with Austria and Germany |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Skocjan Caves | Coast and Karst near Divača | Natural | 1986 | |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | Natural | 2007 | enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries | |
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps | Cultural | 2011 | shared with Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy | |
Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija | Julian Alps | Cultural | 2012 | shared with Spain |
The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design | Central Slovenia | Cultural | 2021 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzin, Granada | Andalusia | Cultural | 1984 | |
Burgos Cathedral | Castile and Leon | Cultural | 1984 | |
Historic Centre of Cordoba | Andalusia | Cultural | 1984 | |
Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid | Community of Madrid | Cultural | 1984 | |
Works of Antoni Gaudí | Catalonia | Cultural | 1984 | |
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain | Cantabria | Cultural | 1985 | |
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias | Asturias | Cultural | 1985 | |
Old Town of Ávila, with its Extra-Muros churches | Castile and Leon | Cultural | 1985 | |
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct | Castile-Leon | Cultural | 1985 | |
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) | Galicia | Cultural | 1985 | |
La Palma | Canary Islands | Natural | 2002 | |
Garajonay National Park | La Gomera (Canary Islands) | Natural | 1986 | |
Historic City of Toledo | Castile-La Mancha | Cultural | 1986 | |
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon | Aragon | Cultural | 1986 | |
Old Town of Cáceres | Extremadura | Cultural | 1986 | |
Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias in Seville | Andalusia | Cultural | 1987 | |
Old City of Salamanca | Castile-Leon | Cultural | 1988 | |
Poblet Monastery | Catalonia | Cultural | 1991 | |
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida | Extremadura | Cultural | 1993 | |
Route to Santiago de Compostela | Cultural | 1993 | ||
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca | Castile-La Mancha | Cultural | 1996 | |
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia | Valencia | Cultural | 1996 | |
Las Médulas | Castile and Leon | Cultural | 1997 | |
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona | Catalonia | Cultural | 1997 | |
Pyrénées: Mont Perdu | Aragon | Mixed | 1997 | shared with France |
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries | La Rioja | Cultural | 1997 | |
Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde | Extremadura | Cultural | 1998 | shared with Portugal |
Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula | Andalusia, Aragón, Castille-La Mancha, Catalonia, Murcia and Valencia | Cultural | 1998 | |
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares | Community of Madrid | Cultural | 1998 | |
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture | Balearic Islands | Mixed | 1999 | |
San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Tenerife (Canary Islands) | Cultural | 1999 | |
Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco | Catalonia | Cultural | 2000 | |
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca | Castile-Leon | Cultural | 2000 | |
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí | Catalonia | Cultural | 2000 | |
Palmeral of Elche | Valencia | Cultural | 2000 | |
Roman Walls of Lugo | Galicia | Cultural | 2000 | |
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape | Community of Madrid | Cultural | 2001 | |
Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza | Jaén, Andalusia | Cultural | 2003 | |
Vizcaya Bridge | Basque Country, Bilbao | Cultural | 2006 | |
Teide National Park | Tenerife (Canary Islands) | Natural | 2007 | |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | Natural | 2007 | enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries | |
Tower of Hercules | Galicia | Cultural | 2009 | |
Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana | Mallorca (Balearic Islands) | Cultural | 2011 | |
Heritage of Mercury Almadén and Idrija | Castile-La Mancha | Cultural | 2012 | shared with Slovenia |
Antequera Dolmens Site | Andalusia | Cultural | 2016 | |
Caliphate City of Medina Azahara | Córdoba (province, Spain) | Cultural | 2018 | |
Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape | Canary Islands | Cultural | 2019 | |
Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences | Madrid | Cultural | 2021 | |
Prehistoric Sites of Talayotic Menorca | Menorca | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Royal Domain of Drottningholm | Ekerö (Stockholm) | Cultural | 1991 | |
Birka and Hovgården | Stockholm, Ekerö in lake Mälaren | Cultural | 1993 | |
Engelsberg Ironworks | Västmanland, Fagersta | Cultural | 1993 | |
Rock Carvings in Tanum | Bohuslän | Cultural | 1994 | |
Skogskyrkogården | Stockholm/Söderort | Cultural | 1994 | (The Woodland Cemetery) |
Hanseatic town of Visby | Gotland | Cultural | 1995 | |
Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå | Norrbotten | Cultural | 1996 | |
Laponian Area | Lapland | Mixed | 1996 | |
Naval Port of Karlskrona | Blekinge | Cultural | 1998 | |
Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland | Öland | Cultural | 2000 | |
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago | Ångermanland | Natural | 2000 | shared with Finland |
Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun | Svealand | Cultural | 2001 | |
Varberg Radio Station | Halland | Cultural | 2004 | |
Struve Geodetic Arc | Norrbotten County | Cultural | 2005 | shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Ukraine |
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland | Hälsingland | Cultural | 2012 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Benedictine Convent of St. John at Müstair | Graubünden | Cultural | 1983 | |
Convent of St. Gall | Northeastern Switzerland | Cultural | 1983 | |
Old City of Berne | Berne Region | Cultural | 1983 | |
Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-town of Bellinzona | Ticino | Cultural | 2000 | |
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch | Bernese Highlands, Valais | Natural | 2001 | |
Monte San Giorgio | Ticino, near Lugano | Natural | 2003 | shared with Italy |
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces | Lake Geneva | Cultural | 2007 | |
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes | Graubünden | Cultural | 2008 | shared with Italy |
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona | Northeastern Switzerland | Natural | 2008 | |
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning | Jura Mountains and Fribourg | Cultural | 2009 | |
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps | Swiss Alps | Cultural | 2011 | shared with Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia |
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement | Geneva, Corseaux | Cultural | 2016 | 17 sites, shared with Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India and Japan |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra | Central Ukraine | Cultural | 1990 | |
Lviv - the Ensemble of the Historic Center | Western Ukraine | Cultural | 1998 | |
Struve Geodetic Arc | Western Ukraine, Southern Ukraine | Cultural | 2005 | shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden |
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | Western Ukraine, around Rakhiv | Natural | 2007 | enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries |
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans | Western Ukraine, Chernivtsi | Cultural | 2005 | |
Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora | Crimea, Sevastopol | Cultural | 2013 | |
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine | Western Ukraine | Cultural | 2013 | shared with Poland |
The Historic Centre of Odesa | Southern Ukraine | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd | North Wales | Cultural | 1986 | Caernarfon Castle, Conwy Castle, Beaumaris Castle & Harlech Castle |
Durham Castle and Cathedral | Durham | Cultural | 1986 | |
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast | County Antrim | Natural | 1986 | |
Ironbridge Gorge | Telford | Cultural | 1986 | |
St Kilda | Outer Hebrides | Mixed | 1986 | Natural in 1986, Mixed in 2005 |
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites | Wiltshire | Cultural | 1986 | |
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey | North Yorkshire near Ripon and Harrogate | Cultural | 1986 | |
Blenheim Palace | Oxfordshire | Cultural | 1987 | |
City of Bath | Somerset | Cultural | 1987 | |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Cumbria, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear | Cultural | 1987 | Otherwise known as Hadrian's Wall. Shared with Germany |
Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church | London/Westminster | Cultural | 1987 | |
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church | Canterbury | Cultural | 1987 | |
Tower of London | London | Cultural | 1988 | |
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Cultural | 1995 | |
Maritime Greenwich | London/Greenwich | Cultural | 1997 | |
Heart of Neolithic Orkney | Orkney Islands | Cultural | 1999 | |
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape | South Wales | Cultural | 2000 | |
Derwent Valley Mills, Belper and Cromford | Derbyshire | Cultural | 2001 | |
Jurassic Coast | Devon and Dorset | Natural | 2001 | |
New Lanark | Clydesdale, near Glasgow | Cultural | 2001 | |
Saltaire | Bradford | Cultural | 2001 | |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | London/Richmond-Kew | Cultural | 2003 | |
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | West Country | Cultural | 2006 | |
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Chirk | Cultural | 2009 | |
The Forth Bridge | South Queensferry | Cultural | 2015 | |
The English Lake District | Cumbria | Cultural | 2017 | |
Jodrell Bank Observatory | Holmes Chapel | Cultural | 2019 | |
Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales | Gwynedd | Cultural | 2021 | Six locations with quarries, mines, and associated structures (railways, workers' housing, and amenities) |
The Great Spa Towns of Europe | Bath | Cultural | 2021 | 11 sites, shared with Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, and Italy |
The Flow Country | Caithness and Sutherland | Natural | 2024 | |
Moravian Church Settlements | Gracehill | Cultural | 2024 | 4 sites, shared with Denmark, Germany and the United States |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura | Rome | Cultural | 1980 | shared with Italy |
Vatican City | Rome | Cultural | 1984 | The only entire country to be UNESCO-listed |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites | English Harbour | Cultural | 2016 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison | Bridgetown | Cultural | 2011 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System | Toledo, Stann Creek and Belize District, Belize | Natural | 1996 | Listed as in danger since 2009 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda | Saint George | Cultural | 2000 | Officially listed under the United Kingdom |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park | La Amistad International Park | Natural | 1983 | Extended in 1990; shared with Panama |
Cocos Island National Park | Cocos Island | Natural | 1997 | Extended in 2002 |
Area de Conservación Guanacaste | Guanacaste | Natural | 1999 | Extended in 2004 |
Precolumbian chiefdom settlements with stone spheres of the Diquís | South Pacific Costa Rica | Cultural | 2014 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Old Havana and its Fortifications | Havana | Cultural | 1982 | |
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios | Trinidad and Sancti Spíritus | Cultural | 1988 | |
San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba | Santiago de Cuba Province | Cultural | 1997 | |
Desembarco del Granma National Park | Granma | Natural | 1999 | |
=Viñales Valley | Viñales | Cultural | 1999 | |
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba | Sierra Maestra | Cultural | 2000 | |
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park | Holguin and Guantánamo Provinces | Natural | 2001 | |
Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos | Cienfuegos | Cultural | 2005 | |
Historic Centre of Camagüey | Camagüey | Cultural | 2008 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao | Willemstad | Cultural | 1997 | Officially listed under the Netherlands |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Morne Trois Pitons National Park | Dominica | Natural | 1997 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Colonial City of Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo | Cultural | 1990 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site | La Libertad | Cultural | 1993 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ilulissat Icefjord | Ilulissat | Natural | 2004 | Officially listed under Denmark |
Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap | Southern Greenland | Cultural | 2004 | Officially listed under Denmark. Made up of 5 components. |
Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea | Western Greenland | Cultural | 2018 | Officially listed under Denmark |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Antigua Guatemala | Antigua Guatemala | Cultural | 1979 | |
Tikal National Park | Tikal | Mixed | 1979 | |
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua | Quirigua | Cultural | 1981 | |
National Archaeological Park Tak’alik Ab’aj | Retalhuleu | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers | Milot | Cultural | 1982 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maya Site of Copan | Copán Ruinas | Cultural | 1980 | |
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve | Caribbean Honduras | Natural | 1982 | Listed as in danger since 2011 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blue and John Crow Mountains | Blue Mountains | Mixed | 2015 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco | Centro Historico, Mexico City and Xochimilco | Cultural | 1987 | |
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán | Oaxaca and Monte Alban | Cultural | 1987 | |
Historic Centre of Puebla | Puebla | Cultural | 1987 | |
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque | Palenque | Cultural | 1987 | |
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan | Teotihuacan | Cultural | 1987 | |
Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | Quintana Roo | Natural | 1987 | |
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines | Guanajuato | Cultural | 1988 | |
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza | Chichen Itza | Cultural | 1988 | |
Historic Centre of Morelia | Morelia | Cultural | 1991 | |
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City | El Tajin | Cultural | 1992 | |
Historic Centre of Zacatecas | Zacatecas | Cultural | 1993 | |
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco | Baja California Sur | Cultural | 1993 | |
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino | Baja California Sur | Natural | 1993 | |
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl | Puebla, Morelos, and Tlaxcala States | Cultural | 1994 | |
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro | Querétaro | Cultural | 1996 | |
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal | Uxmal | Cultural | 1996 | |
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara | Guadalajara | Cultural | 1997 | |
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes | Paquime | Cultural | 1998 | |
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan | Tlacotalpan | Cultural | 1998 | |
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco | Xochicalco, Morelos State | Cultural | 1999 | |
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche | Campeche | Cultural | 1999 | |
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche | Reserva de la Biósfera Calakmul, Campeche State | Mixed | 2002 | Cultural heritage since 2002, extended to mixed in 2014 |
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro | Querétaro State | Cultural | 2003 | |
Luis Barragán House and Studio | Mexico City/Chapultepec | Cultural | 2004 | |
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California | Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa and Nayarit States | Natural | 2005 | |
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila | Tequila | Cultural | 2006 | |
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) | Mexico City/Coyoacán | Cultural | 2007 | |
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | Angangueo | Natural | 2008 | |
Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco | San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato | Cultural | 2008 | |
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro | Mexico | Cultural | 2010 | |
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca | Oaxaca State | Cultural | 2010 | |
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar National Biosphere Reserve | Sonora | Natural | 2013 | |
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System | Hidalgo and Mexico State | Cultural | 2015 | |
Archipiélago de Revillagigedo | Colima | Natural | 2016 | |
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica | Oaxaca (state), Puebla (state) | Mixed | 2018 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
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Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo | Portobelo and San Lorenzo | Cultural | 1980 | Listed as in danger since 2012 |
Darien National Park | Eastern Panama | Natural | 1981 | |
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park | La Amistad International Park | Natural | 1983 | Extended in 1990; shared with Costa Rica |
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá | Panama City | Cultural | 1997 | Extended in 2003 |
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection | Coiba National Marine Park | Natural | 2005 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico | San Juan | Cultural | 1983 | Officially listed under the United States of America |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park | Saint Kitts | Cultural | 1999 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pitons Management Area | near Soufriere | Natural | 2004 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rapa Nui National Park | Easter Island | Cultural | 1995 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Taputapuātea | Raiatea | Cultural | 2017 | Categorized as part of France |
Te Henua Enata – The Marquesas Islands | Mixed | 2024 | Categorized as part of France |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | Big Island | Natural | 1987 | |
Papahanaumokuakea | Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (past Niihau) | Mixed | 2010 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix Islands Protected Area | Phoenix Islands | Natural | 2010 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site | Ralik | Cultural | 2010 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia | Pohnpei | Cultural | 2016 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lagoons of New Caledonia | New Caledonia | Natural | 2008 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tongariro National Park | Central North Island | Mixed | 1990 | |
Te Wahipounamu | South Island | Natural | 1990 | Includes: Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, Fiordland National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park and Westland Tai Poutini National Park |
New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands | Outlying islands | Natural | 1998 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon | Mixed | 2012 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kuk Early Agricultural Site | Western Highlands | Cultural | 2008 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Henderson Island | Pitcairn Islands | Natural | 1988 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
East Rennell | Rennell and Bellona | Natural | 1998 | in danger since 2012 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Roi Mata's Domain | Shefa | Cultural | 2008 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Los Glaciares National Park | Patagonia, Santa Cruz | Natural | 1981 | |
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) | Misiones | Cultural | 1983 | shared with Brazil |
Iguazu National Park | Misiones | Natural | 1984 | |
Cueva de las Manos, Rio Pinturas | Santa Cruz | Cultural | 1999 | |
Peninsula Valdes | Patagonia, Chubut | Natural | 1999 | |
Ischigualasto/Talampaya Natural Parks | San Juan and La Rioja | Natural | 2000 | |
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Cordoba | Pampas, Córdoba | Cultural | 2000 | |
Quebrada de Humahuaca | Jujuy | Cultural | 2003 | |
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System | Cultural | 2014 | Shared with Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru | |
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement | La Plata | Cultural | 2016 | 17 sites, shared with Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan and Switzerland |
Los Alerces National Park | Chubut | Natural | 2017 | |
ESMA Museum and Site of Memory – Former Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and Extermination | Buenos Aires | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
City of Potosí | Potosí | Cultural | 1987 | |
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos | Santa Cruz | Cultural | 1990 | |
Historic city of Sucre | Chuquisaca | Cultural | 1991 | |
Fuerte de Samaipata | Santa Cruz | Cultural | 1998 | |
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | Santa Cruz | Natural | 2000 | |
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture | La Paz | Cultural | 2000 | |
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System | Cultural | 2014 | Shared with Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Historic Town of Ouro Preto | Minas Gerais | Cultural | 1980 | |
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda | Pernambuco | Cultural | 1982 | |
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of São Miguel das Missões (Brazil) | Rio Grande do Sul | Cultural | 1983 | shared with Argentina |
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia | Bahia | Cultural | 1985 | |
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Congonhas | Minas Gerais | Cultural | 1985 | |
Iguaçu National Park | Paraná | Natural | 1986 | |
Brasilia | Distrito Federal (Federal District) | Cultural | 1987 | |
Serra da Capivara National Park | Piauí | Cultural | 1991 | |
Historic Centre of Sao Luis | Maranhão | Cultural | 1997 | |
Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves | Paraná, São Paulo | Natural | 1999 | |
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves | Bahia, Espirito Santo | Natural | 1999 | |
Historic Centre of the town of Diamantina | Minas Gerais | Cultural | 1999 | |
Central Amazon Conservation Complex | Amazonas, Jaú National Park | Natural | 2000 | |
Pantanal Conservation Area | Mato Grosso | Natural | 2000 | |
Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves | Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte | Natural | 2001 | |
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks | Goiás | Natural | 2001 | |
Historic Centre of the Town of Goias | Goiás | Cultural | 2001 | |
São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão | Sergipe | Cultural | 2010 | |
Rio de Janeiro, Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea | Rio de Janeiro | Cultural | 2012 | |
Pampulha Modern Ensemble | Belo Horizonte | Cultural | 2016 | |
Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site | Rio de Janeiro/Centro | Cultural | 2017 | |
Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity | Rio de Janeiro | Mixed | 2019 | |
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx | Rio de Janeiro/Zona Oeste | Cultural | 2021 | |
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park | Maranhão | Natural | 2024 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rapa Nui National Park | Easter Island | Cultural | 1995 | |
Churches of Chiloe | Chiloé Island | Cultural | 2000 | |
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso | Central Chile | Cultural | 2003 | |
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works | Northern Chile, Atacama Desert | Cultural | 2005 | in danger since 2005 |
Sewell Mining Town | Central Chile | Cultural | 2006 | |
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System | Cultural | 2014 | Shared with Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru | |
Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota Region | Northern Chile | Cultural | 2021 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena | Costa Norte | Cultural | 1984 | |
Los Katios National Park | Darien Gap | Natural | 1994 | in danger |
Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox | Costa Norte | Cultural | 1995 | |
National Archaeological Park of Tierradentro | Pacifica | Cultural | 1995 | |
San Agustin Archaeological Park | Andino | Cultural | 1995 | |
Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary | Malpelo Island | Natural | 2006 | |
Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia | (Pacifica and Andino | Cultural | 2011 | |
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System | Cultural | 2014 | Shared with Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru | |
Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar” | Amazonia (Colombia) | Mixed | 2018 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
City of Quito | Andean Highlands | Cultural | 1978 | |
Galápagos Islands | Galápagos Islands | Natural | 1978 | |
Sangay National Park | Andean Highlands | Natural | 1983 | |
Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca | Andean Highlands | Cultural | 1999 | |
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System | Cultural | 2014 | Shared with Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Peru |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesus de Tavarangue | Trinidad (Paraguay), Encarnación | Cultural | 1993 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
City of Cuzco | Southern Sierra | Cultural | 1983 | |
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu | Southern Sierra | Mixed | 1983 | |
Chavin (Archaeological Site) | Northern Sierra | Cultural | 1985 | |
Huascarán National Park | Northern Sierra | Natural | 1985 | |
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone | Trujillo | Cultural | 1986 | in danger |
Manú National Park | Madre de Dios | Natural | 1987 | |
Historic Centre of Lima | Central Coast | Cultural | 1988 | |
Río Abiseo National Park | San Martín | Mixed | 1990 | |
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca and Pampas de Jumana | Southern Coast | Cultural | 1994 | |
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa | Southern Coast | Cultural | 2000 | |
Sacred City of Caral-Supe | Central Coast | Cultural | 2009 | |
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System | Inca trail | Cultural | 2014 | Shared with Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador |
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex | Casma | Cultural | 2021 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Central Suriname Nature Reserve | Surinamese Rainforest | Natural | 2000 | |
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo | Surinamese East Coast | Cultural | 2002 | |
Jodensavanne Archaeological Site: Jodensavanne Settlement and Cassipora Creek Cemetery | Surinamese Rainforest | Cultural | 2023 |
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento | Rio de la Plata | Cultural | 1995 | |
Fray Bentos Cultural Industrial Landscape | Rio de la Plata | Cultural | 2015 | |
The work of engineer Eladio Dieste: Church of Atlántida | Rio de la Plata | Cultural | 2021 |
Delisted sites
editThe process of delisting a site is a lengthy political endeavor. Mere continued existence of a UNESCO listing should not be taken as evidence the underlying site (or its landmark heritage) still exists. UNESCO's World Heritage Committee updates a list of endangered sites annually (see List of World Heritage in Danger on Wikipedia) as a political tool to pressure individual countries to take specific conservation measures or to refrain from certain actions that are seen as endangering the world heritage site. Sites such as Hatra in Iraq and Palmyra in Syria remain listed as UNESCO World Heritage (and as World Heritage in Danger) in 2017, even though warring belligerents have largely obliterated anything of historic value. Conversely, Taiwan is denied UN recognition on entirely political grounds and has no UNESCO world heritage listings, despite the existence of eleven sites which would otherwise be suitable candidates.
In some cases, a UNESCO listing has irrevocably harmed a site. The term UNESCO-cide, coined by Italian writer Marco d'Eramo, describes a pattern where listing a tiny fishing village or historic community to protect the buildings from developers creates an unsustainable influx of travellers. As gentrification and hyper-commercialisation price the original people and their subsistence fishery out of the community, existing structures are repurposed as travel lodging or tacky souvenir shops. UNESCO pays lip service to sustainable travel, but tends to underestimate its own impact on tiny, vulnerable communities. Conversely, some listings of UNESCO sites as "in danger" are arguably political responses to actions or non-actions of local authorities which are hardly capable of destroying or seriously endangering the site. The United States and Israel left UNESCO in protest after their recognition of Palestine, and are thus not eligible to propose new sites for the list; however, the United States rejoined in 2023.
A majority vote of the World Heritage Committee at a UNESCO meeting may be used to revoke a landmark's status as a World Heritage Site. This has happened three times:
The following are sites that were once registered World Heritage Sites but have since been taken off the list:
Official name | Location | Criteria | Year | Reason for delisting |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary | Oman | Natural | 1994 - 2007 | The sanctuary was reduced in size by 90%. |
Dresden Elbe Valley | Germany | Cultural | 2004 - 2009 | The Waldschlösschen road bridge was constructed through it. |
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City | United Kingdom | Cultural | 2004-2021 | Large new buildings were constructed on the waterfront. |