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This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites


Zone Natural Cultural Mixed Total  % RES  %
Africa 33 38 3 74 9% 1 1%
Arab States 3 58 1 62 7% 1 2%
Asia-Pacific 45 126 11 182 21% 20 11%
Europe & North America 51 358 7 416 49% 51 12%
Latin America & Caribbean 34 80 3 117 14% 3 3%
TOTAL 166 660 25 851 100% 75 9%


Contents

Sites marked with an asterisk (*) are also included on the List of World Heritage Sites in danger.

[edit] UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe

[edit] Transboundary sites(11)

[edit] Albania(2)

50px Butrint (1992, 1999)
Museum-City of Gjirokastra (2005)

[edit] Andorra

Madriu-Claror-Perafita Valley (2004, 2006)


[edit] Austria(8)

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (1996)
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (1996)
Hallstatt–Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (1997)
Semmering Railway (1998)
Historic Centre of Graz (1999)
Wachau Cultural Landscape (2000)
Cultural Landscape of Fertõ/Neusiedlersee (2001) — transboundary property, shared with Hungary
Historic Centre of Vienna (2001)


[edit] Belarus(4)

Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park (1979, 1992) — transboundary property, shared with Poland where it is known as Białowieża Forest
Mir Castle Complex (2000)
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh (2005)
Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania,

Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

[edit] Belgium(9)

Flemish Beguinages [ref. [1] 1998
Grand Place / Grote Markt, Brussels 1998
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) 1998
Belfries of Belgium and France, including the former Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia, since 2005 a transboundary property shared with France. Besides civic belfries, or buildings such as city halls that rather obviously may serve a similar purpose, the list includes: Cathedral of Our Lady [Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal], Antwerp; St. Rumbolds Tower, Mechelen; St. Leonard Church, Zoutleeuw — all three in Flanders, Belgium 1999, 2005
Historic Centre of Bruges 2000
Major Town Houses of Victor Horta in Brussels (Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Maison & Atelier Horta) 2000
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes, Mons 2000
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai 2000
Plantin-Moretus House–Workshops–Museum Complex 2000

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina(2)

Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar 2005
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad 2007

[edit] Bulgaria(9)

Boyana Church 1979
Madara Rider 1979
Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo 1979
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak 1979
Ancient City of Nesebar 1983
Pirin National Park 1983
Rila Monastery 1983
Srebarna Nature Reserve 1983
Thracian tomb of Sveshtari 1985

[edit] Croatia(6)

Historic Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian 1979
Old City of Dubrovnik 1979, 1998
Plitvice Lakes National Park 1979
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč 1997
Historic City of Trogir 1997
Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik 2000

[edit] Cyprus(3)

Choirokoitia 1998
Paphos 1980
Painted Churches in the Troodos Region (1985, 2001)

[edit] Czech Republic(12)

Historic Centre of Český Krumlov 1992
Historic Centre of Prague 1992
Historic Centre of Telč 1992
Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora 1994
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre 1995
Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape 1996
Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž 1998
Holašovice Historical Village Reservation 1998
Litomyšl Castle 2000
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc 2000
Villa Tugendhat in Brno 2001
Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč 2003

[edit] Denmark

Jelling Runic Stones(1994)
Roskilde Cathedral(1995)
Helsingor Kronborg(2000)
Ilulissat Icefjord 1996 Greenland (2004)

[edit] Estonia

Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn 1997
Struve Geodetic Arc — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine 2005

[edit] Finland(7)

Fortress of Suomenlinna, near Helsinki (1991)
Old Rauma, the wooden city centre of Rauma (1991)
Petäjävesi Old Church (1994)
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill in Jaala (1996)
Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki, in Lappi (1999)
High Coast and Kvarken Archipelago — transboundary property, shared with Sweden (2000, 2006)
Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

[edit] France(31)

Chartres Cathedral (1979)
Decorated Grottoes of the Vézère Valley (1979)
Mont Saint Michel and its Bay (1979)
Château and Park of Versailles (1979)
Vézelay, Church and Hill (1979)
Cathedral of Amiens (1981)
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (1981)
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (1981)
Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles (1981)
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange (1981)
Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans (1982)
Cape Girolata, Cape Porto, Scandola Nature Reserve and the Piana Calanches, Corsica (1983)
Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (1983)
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance in Nancy (1983)
Pont du Gard, Roman Aqueduct (1985)
Strasbourg–Grande Île (1988)
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims (1991)
Paris, Banks of the Seine (1991)
Bourges Cathedral (1992)
Historic Centre of Avignon (1995)
Canal du Midi (1996)
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (1997)
Pyrénées: Mont Perdu (1997, 1999) — transboundary property, shared with Spain
Historic Site of Lyon (1998)
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (1998)
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (1999)
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire (2000)
Provins, Town of Mediæval Fairs (2001)
Belfries of Belgium and France — transboundary property (2005), shared with Belgium especially for the former Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia (1999)
Le Havre, the City rebuilt by Auguste Perret (2005)
City of Bordeaux (2007)

[edit] Germany(32)

Aachen Cathedral
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
Bauhaus and its sites in Weimar and Dessau — see Bauhaus Weimar and Bauhaus Dessau
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust in Brühl (Rhineland)
Classical Weimar
Collegiate Church, Castle and old Town of Quedlinburg
Cologne Cathedral
Dresden Elbe Valley*
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Upper German & Rhaetian Limes — transboundary property, shared with the United Kingdom: Hadrian's Wall
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
Maulbronn Monastery Complex
Messel Pit Fossil site
Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar
Monastic Island of Reichenau
Museum Island (Museumsinsel), Berlin
Muskauer Park on both sides of the Neisse River — transboundary property, shared with Poland where it is known as Park Muzakowski
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (including Schloß Sanssouci)
Pilgrimage Church of Wies
Speyer Cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim
Trier, oldest city in Germany, 9 Monuments
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
Town of Bamberg
Upper Middle Rhine Valley, the Rhine Gorge
Völklingen Ironworks
Wartburg Castle
Würzburg Residence, with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
Zeche Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen

[edit] Greece(17)

Temple of Apollo at Bassae 1986
Acropolis, Athens 1987
Archaeological Site of Delphi 1987
Archaeological Site of Epidaurus 1988

Medieval City of Rhodes

 1988

Meteora

 1988

Mount Athos

 1988
Palaeochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki 1988
Archaeological Site of Olympia 1989
Mystras 1989

Island of Delos

 1990

Monasteries of Daphni, Monastery of Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios

 1990
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos 1992

Archaeological Site of Vergina

 1996
Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns 1999
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Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos

 1999
Old Town of Corfu. 2007

[edit] Holy See

Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in Rome Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls - transboundary property, shared with Italy 1980, 1990
Vatican City 1984

[edit] Hungary

Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, the Andrássy Avenue and the Millennium Underground (1987, 2002)
Hollókő (1987)
Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovenský kras (Slovak Karst) (1995, 2000) — transboundary property, shared with Slovakia
Millenary Benedictine Monastery of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment (1996)
Hortobágy National Park — the Puszta (1999)
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianæ) (2000)
Cultural Landscape of Fertõ/Neusiedlersee (2001) — transboundary property, shared with Austria
Tokaj Wine Region Cultural Landscape (2002)

[edit] Iceland

Þingvellir National Park 2004


[edit] Ireland (Republic Of.)

Archaeological Ensemble of Newgrange 1993
Skellig Michael 1996

[edit] Italy(41)

18th Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio Complex
Archæological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
Archæological Area of Agrigento
Archæological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi and other Franciscan Sites
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
Castel del Monte, Andria (Bari)
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archæological sites of Pæstum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
City of Verona
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
Costiera Amalfitana
Crespi d'Adda
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance and its Po Delta
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
Historic Centre of Florence
Historic Centre of Naples
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights, and Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (1980, 1990) — transboundary property, shared with the Holy See
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
Historic Centre of Siena
Historic Centre of Urbino
I Sassi di Matera
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto, south-eastern Sicily
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and their Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Turin and its province)
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
The trulli of Alberobello (Bari)
Val d'Orcia
Venice and its Lagoon
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
Villa Romana del Casale
Villa d'Este, (Tivoli) (Pictured: The One Hundred Fountain (Le Cento Fontane))

[edit] Latvia

Historic Centre of Riga (1997)
Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

[edit] Lithuania

Vilnius Historic Centre (Old Town) (1994)
Curonian Spit (2000) — transboundary property, shared with the Russian Federation
Kernavė Archeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) (2004)
Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

[edit] Luxembourg

City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications 1994

[edit] Republic of Macedonia

Ohrid

[edit] Malta

City of Valletta (1980)
Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni (1980)
Megalithic Temples of Malta: Ġgantija, Ħaġar Qim, Mnajdra, and Tarxien Temples (1980, 1992)

[edit] Moldova

Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

[edit] Montenegro

Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (1979)
Durmitor National Park (1980, 2005)

[edit] The Netherlands

Note: this list includes a site in the Netherlands Antilles

Schokland and Surroundings — in Noordoostpolder (1995)
Defence Line of Amsterdam — a ring of forts and land that could be flooded around Amsterdam (1996)
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles (1997)
Mill Network at Kinderdijk–Elshout — in Nieuw-Lekkerland (1997)
Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station), Lemmer — in Lemsterland (1998)
Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (1999)
Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House), Utrecht (2000)

[edit] Norway

Bryggen (1979)
Urnes Stave Church (1980)
Røros (1980)
Rock Drawings at Alta (1985)
Vegaøyan — the Vega Archipelago (2004)
Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine
West Norwegian Fjords - Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord (2005)

[edit] Poland

For more details on this topic, see World Heritage Sites in Poland.
Kraków's Historical Centre 1978
Wieliczka Salt Mine 1978
Former Nazi German Concentration Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, near Oświęcim 1979
Białowieża Forest — transboundary property, shared with Belarus where it is known as Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park 1979, 1992
Historical Centre of Warsaw 1980
Old City of Zamość 1992
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork 1997
Medieval Town of Toruń 1997
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park 1999
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica 2001
Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland 2003
Park Mużakowski on both sides of the Nysa River — transboundary property, shared with Germany where it is known as Muskauer Park 2004
Centennial Hall in Wrocław 2006

[edit] Portugal

Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroísmo on Terceira Island, Azores (1983)
Convent of Christ in Tomar (1983)
Monastery of Batalha (1983)
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Belém Tower in Lisbon (1983)
Historic Centre of Évora (1986)
Monastery of Alcobaça (1989)
Cultural Landscape of Sintra (1995)
Historic Centre of Oporto (1996)
Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley (1998)
Laurisilva forests of Madeira (1999)
Alto Douro Wine Region (2001)
Historic Centre of Guimarães (2001)
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture (2004)

[edit] Romania

Main article: UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Romania
Danube Delta (1991)
Churches of Moldavia (1993)
Monastery of Horezu (1993)
Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania (1993, 1999)
Dacian Fortresses of the Orăştie Mountains (1999) — see also Sarmizegetusa
Historic Centre of Sighişoara (1999)
Wooden Churches of Maramureş (1999)

[edit] Russian Federation (European Russia)

See also List of World Heritage Sites in Asian Russia

Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra
Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye
Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
Curonian Spit — transboundary property, shared with Lithuania
Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery
Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
Historic Centre of St. Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments — includes Tsarskoe Selo, Peterhof, Pavlovsk Palace, Strelna, Gatchina, Oranienbaum, Ropsha, Pulkovo, Shlisselburg, Kronstadt
Historic Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
Kizhi Pogost
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden and Ukraine
Virgin Komi Forests
Western Caucasus
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

[edit] Serbia

Culturo-Historical Region of Stari Ras and Sopoćani Monastery (1979)
Studenica monastery (1986)
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo: Dečani Monastery, Patriarchate of Peć, Gračanica Monastery, and Our Lady of Ljeviš (2004, 2006)
Gamzigrad-Romuliana (2007)

[edit] Slovakia

Banská Štiavnica 1993
Spišský hrad (Spiš Castle) and its Associated Cultural Monuments 1993
Vlkolínec 1993
Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovak Karst (1995, 2000) — transboundary property, shared with Hungary 1995, 2000
Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve 2000
Primeval beech forests of the Carpathians (2007) — transboundary property, shared with Ukraine 2007

[edit] Slovenia

Škocjan Caves (1986)

[edit] Spain

Main article: UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1984, 1994)
Burgos Cathedral (1984)
Historic Centre of Cordoba (1984, 1994)
Escorial Monastery and Site of the El Escorial, Madrid (1984)
Works of Antoni Gaudí (1984, 2005)
Altamira Cave (1985)
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of Asturias (1985, 1998)
Old Town of Ávila, with its Extra-Muros churches (1985)
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (1985)
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) (1985)
Garajonay National Park (1986)
Historic City of Toledo (1986)
Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon (1986, 2001)
Old Town of Cáceres (1986)
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (1987)
Old City of Salamanca (1988)
Poblet Monastery (1991)
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida (1993)
Route of Santiago de Compostela (1993)
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe (1993)
Doñana National Park (1994)
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca (1996)
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia (1996)
Las Médulas (1997)
Palau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (1997)
Pyrénées: Mont Perdu (1997, 1999) — transboundary property, shared with France
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries (1997)
Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula (1998)
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares (1998)
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture (1999)
San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1999)
Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco in Tarragona (2000)
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (2000)
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí (2000)
Palm tree forest of Elche (2000)
Roman Walls of Lugo (2000)
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape (2001)
Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza (2003)
Vizcaya Bridge (2006)
Teide National Park (2007)

[edit] Sweden (14)

Drottningholm Palace, Theatre, and Royal Domain (1991)
Birka and Hovgården (on the islands Björkö and Adelsö in Mälaren near Stockholm) (1993)
Engelsberg Ironworks (1993)
Rock carvings in Tanumshede (1994)
Skogskyrkogården (in Stockholm) (1994)
Hanseatic town of Visby (1995)
Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå (1996)
Laponian area, Swedish Lapland (1996)
Naval Port of Karlskrona (1998)
Agricultural Landscape of southern Öland (2000)
High Coast and Kvarken Archipelago (2000, 2006) — transboundary property, shared with Finland.
Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun (2001)
Varberg Radio Station at Grimeton (2004)
Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation and Ukraine

[edit] Switzerland

Benedictine Convent of Saint John (Claustra Son Jon) at Müstair (1983)
Abbey of St. Gall (1983)
Old Town of Berne (1983)
Tre Castelli with defensive wall and ramparts in Bellinzona (2000)
Mountain area of Jungfrau–Aletsch–Bietschhorn (2001)
Monte San Giorgio (2003)
Wine-growing area of Lavaux (2007)

[edit] Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (1979, 1980)

[edit] Turkey

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia (1985)
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği (1985)
Historic Areas of Istanbul (1985)
Hattusa (1986)
Nemrut Dağı (1987)
Hierapolis–Pamukkale (1988)
Xanthos–Letoon (1988)
City of Safranbolu (1994)
Archaeological Site of Troy (1998)

[edit] Ukraine

Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev Pechersk Lavra (1990)
L'viv — the Ensemble of the Historic Centre (1998)
Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) — transboundary property, shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Moldova and the Russian Federation
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians (2007) — transboundary property, shared with Slovakia

[edit] United Kingdom

Main article: List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom

Note: this list includes sites in the British overseas territories

Blaenavon South Wales Industrial
Blenheim Palace
Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward I in Gwynedd: Harlech, Beaumaris, Caernarfon and Conwy
City of Bath
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Derwent Valley Mills
Durham Castle and Durham Cathedral
Heart of Neolithic Orkney, including Skara Brae
Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's Wall — transboundary property, shared with Germany: Upper German & Rhaetian Limes
Ironbridge Gorge
Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City
Maritime Greenwich
New Lanark
Old Town and New Town of Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Saltaire
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
Studley Royal Park — including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
Tower of London
Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster, Westminster School and Saint Margaret's Church
St Kilda
Dorset and East Devon Coast (Jurassic Coast)
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
Gough and Inaccessible Islands, located in the South Atlantic Ocean
Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific Ocean


[edit] UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia

[edit] Afghanistan

Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamyan Valley
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam

[edit] Armenia(3)

Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin (1996, 2000)
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots (2000)
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley (2000)

[edit] Azerbaijan(2)

Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

[edit] Bahrain

Qal'at al-Bahrain Archaeological Site

[edit] Bangladesh

Historic Mosque city of Bagerhat
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
The Sundarbans

[edit] Cambodia

Angkor

[edit] China

The Great Wall (1987)
Mount Taishan, Shandong province (1987)
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing (the Forbidden City) (1987) and Shenyang (Mukden Palace) (2004)
Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu proivince (1987)
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi'an, Shaanxi province (1987)
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, Beijing municipality (1987)
Mount Huangshan, Anhui province (1990)
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Sichuan province (1992)
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Sichuan province (1992)
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Hunan province (1992)
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples in Chengde, Hebei province (1994)
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu, Shandong province (1994)
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains, Hubei province (1994)
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, including the Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka, Lhasa, Tibet (1994, 2000, 2001)
Lushan National Park, Jiangxi province (1996)
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, Sichuan province (1996)
Old Town of Lijiang, Yunnan province (1997)
Ancient City of Ping Yao, Shanxi province (1997)
Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Jiangsu province (1997, 2000)
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
Mount Wuyi, Fujian province (1999)
Dazu Rock Carvings, Chongqing municipality (1999)
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Sichuan province (2000)
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun (2000)
Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Henan province (2000)
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Ming Dynasty Tombs and the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (2000, 2003, 2004)
Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi province (2001)
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003)
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Goguryeo Kingdom, Jilin and Liaoning provinces (2004)
Historic Centre of Macau (2005)
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (2006)
Yin Xu, Henan province (2006)
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages, Guangdong province (2007)
South China Karst, Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi provinces (2007)

[edit] Georgia(3)


 Bagrati Cathedral in Kutaisi and Gelati Monastery 1994
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta 1994
Upper Svaneti


[edit] India

Agra Fort, Uttar Pradesh
Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Gujarat
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Maharashtra
Churches and Convents of Goa
Elephanta Caves, Maharashtra
Ellora Caves, Maharashtra
Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
Great Living Chola Temples, Tamil Nadu
Group of Monuments at Hampi, Karnataka
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, Karnataka
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Kaziranga National Park, Assam
Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan
Khajuraho Group of Monuments, Madhya Pradesh
Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bihar
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam
Mountain Railways of India
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttaranchal
Qutub Minar and its monuments, Delhi
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh
Red Fort, New Delhi
Konark Sun Temple, Orissa
Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal
Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh

[edit] Indonesia

Borobudur Temple Compounds
Komodo National Park
Lorentz National Park
Prambanan Temple Compounds
Sangiran Early Man Site
Ujung Kulon National Park
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, including Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park

[edit] Iran

Bam and its Cultural Landscape
Naghsh-i Jahan Square
Pasargadae
Persepolis
Chogha Zanbil
Takht-e Soleyman
Dome of Soltaniyeh
Bisotun

[edit] Iraq

Assur (Qal'at Sherqat)
Hatra
Samarra Archaeological City

[edit] Israel

Masada
Old City of Acre
White City of Tel Aviv -- the Modern Movement
Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

[edit] Japan

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
Gusuku (castle) Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryūkyū
Himeji Castle
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (Shirakawa-go, Gokayama)
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Shirakami-Sanchi
Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaidō
Shrines and Temples of Nikkō
Yakushima

[edit] Jordan

Petra
Quseir Amra
Um er-Rasas

[edit] Kazakhstan

The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly

[edit] Korea, North

Complex of Goguryeo Tombs

[edit] Korea, South

Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
Jongmyo Shrine
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

See also: National treasures of Korea

[edit] Lao People's Democratic Republic

Town of Luang Phrabang
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape

[edit] Lebanon

Anjar
Baalbek
Byblos
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God
Tyre

[edit] Malaysia

Gunung Mulu National Park
Kinabalu Park

[edit] Mongolia

Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
Uvs Nuur Basin (shared with Russian Federation)

[edit] Nepal

Kathmandu Valley
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
Royal Chitwan National Park
Sagarmatha National Park

[edit] Oman

Aflaj Irrigation System of Oman
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (removed 2007)
Archaeological sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
Bahla Fort
The Frankincense Trail

[edit] Pakistan

Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
Buddhist Ruins at Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
Fort Lahore
Shalimar Gardens (Lahore) in Lahore
Historic Monuments of Thatta
Rohtas Fort
Taxila

[edit] Philippines

Baroque Churches of the Philippines, including
San Agustin Church, Intramuros, Manila;
Paoay Church, Paoay, Ilocos Norte;
Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion (Santa Maria) Church Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur;
Santo Tomas de Villanueva (Miag-ao) Church, Miag-ao, Iloilo
Historic Town of Vigan
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
Tubbataha Reef Marine Park

[edit] Russian Federation (Asian part)

See also List of World Heritage Sites in European Russia

Central Sikhote-Alin
Golden Mountains of Altai
Lake Baikal
Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve
Uvs Nuur Basin (shared with Mongolia)
Volcanoes of Kamchatka

[edit] Sri Lanka

Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
Ancient City of Sigiriya
Golden Temple of Dambulla
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
Sacred City of Anuradhapura
Sacred City of Kandy
Sinharaja Forest Reserve

[edit] Syria

Ancient City of Aleppo
Ancient City of Bosra
Ancient City of Damascus
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din
Site of Palmyra

[edit] Thailand

Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
Dong Phaya Yen – Khao Yai Forest Complex
Historic City of Ayutthaya and Associated Historic Towns
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries

[edit] Turkey

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia (1985)
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği (1985)
Historic Areas of Istanbul (1985)
Hattusa (1986)
Nemrut Dağı (1987)
Hierapolis–Pamukkale (1988)
Xanthos–Letoon (1988)
City of Safranbolu (1994)
Archaeological Site of Troy (1998)

[edit] Turkmenistan

Ancient Merv
Kunya-Urgench
Parthian Fortress of Nisa

[edit] Uzbekistan

Historic Centre of Bukhara
Historic Centre of Shahrisabz
Itchan Kala in Khiva
Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures (Pictured: The Registan at Samarkland)

[edit] Vietnam

Complex of Hué Monuments
Ha Long Bay
Hoi An Ancient Town
My Son Sanctuary
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

[edit] Yemen

Historic Town of Zabid
Old City of Sana'a
Old Walled City of Shibam

[edit] UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Oceania

[edit] Australia

Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh/Naracoorte)
Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves
Fraser Island
Great Barrier Reef
Greater Blue Mountains Area
Heard and McDonald Islands
Kakadu National Park
Lord Howe Island
Macquarie Island
Purnululu National Park
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
Shark Bay
Sydney Opera House
Tasmanian Wilderness
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Wet Tropics of Queensland
Willandra Lakes Region


[edit] New Zealand

New Zealand sub-antarctic islands (Snares Islands, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands and Campbell Islands)
Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand (Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Westland/Tai Poutini National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park and Fiordland National Park)
Tongariro National Park

[edit] Pitcairn Islands

Henderson Island

[edit] Solomon Islands

East Rennell


[edit] UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Americas

[edit] Argentina

Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
Iguazú National Park, home of Iguazu Falls
Ischigualasto Provincial Park and Talampaya National Park.
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba in Córdoba
Los Glaciares National Park
Península Valdés
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Miní, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa María Mayor (plus São Miguel das Missões in Brazil)

[edit] Belize

Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

[edit] Bermuda

Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda

[edit] Bolivia

City of Potosí
Fuerte de Samaipata
Historic City of Sucre
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture

[edit] Brazil

Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves
Brasília
Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
Historic Centre of São Luís
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
Historic Town of Ouro Preto
Iguaçu National Park
Jaú National Park
Pantanal Conservation Area
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
Serra da Capivara National Park
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: Ruins of São Miguel das Missões in Rio Grande do Sul (shared with Argentina)

[edit] Canada

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Gros Morne National Park
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Historic District of Quebec City
Kluane-Wrangell-St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek (partially in the USA)
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
Miguasha National Park
Nahanni National Park
Old Town Lunenburg
Rideau Canal
SGaang Gwaii (Anthony Island)
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (union of Waterton Lakes (Canada) and Glacier (USA) parks)
Wood Buffalo National Park

[edit] Chile

Churches of Chiloé
Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island (Moais)
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Sewell Mining Town

[edit] Colombia

Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
Los Katios National Park
Malpelo Island Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
National Archaeological Park of Tierradentro
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
San Agustín Archaeological Park

[edit] Costa Rica

Area de Conservación Guanacaste
Cocos Island National Park
La Amistad International Park (shared with Panama)

[edit] Cuba

Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the Southeast of Cuba
Desembarco del Granma National Park
Old Havana and its Fortifications
San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
Viñales Valley

[edit] Dominica

Morne Trois Pitons National Park

[edit] Dominican Republic

Colonial City of Santo Domingo

[edit] Ecuador

City of Quito
Galápagos Islands
Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
Sangay National Park

[edit] El Salvador

Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site

[edit] Greenland (Denmark)

Ilulissat Icefjord

[edit] Guatemala

Antigua Guatemala
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
Tikal National Park

[edit] Haiti

National History Park
Citadelle Laferrière
Sans-Souci Palace Ruins
Ramiers

[edit] Honduras

Maya Site of Copán
Río Platano Biosphere Reserve

[edit] Mexico(27)

Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco in the state of Morelos
Archeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua
Campus of the National University UNAM in Mexico City
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl, Puebla & Morelos
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
Historic Centre of Morelia, Michoacán
Historic Centre of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Historic Centre of Puebla, Puebla
Historic Centre of Zacatecas, Zacatecas
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche, Campeche
Historic Monuments Zone of Santiago de Querétaro
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
Historic Town of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, and Adjacent Mines
Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Jalisco
Luis Barragán House and Studio
Pre-Hispanic City of El Tajín
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichén Itzá
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
Pre-Hispanic City of Uxmal
Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco
Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve, Quintana Roo
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

[edit] Netherlands Antilles

Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles

[edit] Nicaragua

Ruins of León Viejo

[edit] Panama

Coiba
Darién National Park
La Amistad International Park (shared with Costa Rica)
Fortifications on the Caribbean side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
The Historic District of Panamá, with the Salón Bolivar

[edit] Paraguay

Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Parana and Jesus de Tavarangue

[edit] Peru

Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
Chavin (Archaeological site)
City of Cusco
Historic centre of Lima
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Historic centre of the City of Arequipa
Huascaran National Park
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca and Pampas de Jumana
Manu National Park
Rio Abiseo National Park

[edit] Puerto Rico

La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site

[edit] Saint Kitts and Nevis

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

[edit] Saint Lucia

Pitons Management Area

[edit] Suriname

Central Suriname Nature Reserve
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

[edit] United States

Aztec Ruins National Monument - New Mexico
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site - Illinois
Carlsbad Caverns National Park - New Mexico
Chaco Culture - New Mexico
Everglades National Park - Florida
Grand Canyon National Park - Arizona
Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Tennessee and North Carolina
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Hawaii
Independence Hall - Pennsylvania
Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek Park - Alaska, British Columbia, and Yukon Territory, Canada
Mammoth Cave - Kentucky
Mesa Verde National Park - Colorado
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville - Virginia
Olympic National Park - Washington
Redwood National and State Parks - California
Statue of Liberty - New York
Pueblo de Taos - New Mexico
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (union of Waterton Lakes (Canada) and Glacier (U.S.) parks) - Montana & Alberta, Canada
Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming and extends into Montana and Idaho
Yosemite National Park - California

[edit] Uruguay

Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

[edit] Venezuela

Canaima National Park
Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
Coro and its Port

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