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UNESCO

WORLD HERITAGE SITES

When I started visiting World Heritage Sites, I didn’t realise it would become one of the most rewarding parts of my travels. It’s led to all sorts of experiences that I would never have imagined.

Michael Turtle – TIME TRAVEL TURTLE

Across the borders of countries, through the tracts of natural beauty and in the constructions of man, the world reveals itself. As I’ve travelled I’ve seen the marks of human history, experienced the varieties of our cultures and marvelled at the landscapes that have been organically created.

UNESCO World Heritage List

Without realising it, I had visited many of the sites that UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United Nations, has declared to be World Heritage Sites. Now, as I continue my journey, I have made it a mission to visit as many as possible – perhaps even all of them one day.

UNESCO World Heritage List

There are a lot but this isn’t a race. This isn’t a goal just to be ticked off a checklist. This will be a framework to see some of the most significant places on our planet. And it has the advantage of taking me to so many places I have never heard of before – and perhaps you haven’t either.

UNESCO World Heritage List

You can follow my progress with the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites below. Or you can see my latest stories about World Heritage Sites here.

>> What is a World Heritage Site? <<

1154

Total world heritage sites

329

sites I have visited

286

Sites I have blogged about

Afghanistan

0

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

Albania

25

Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
Butrint
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Algeria

0

Al Qal’a of Beni Hammad
Djémila
M’Zab Valley
Tassili n’Ajjer
Timgad
Tipasa
Kasbah of Algiers

Andorra

0

Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Angola

0

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

Antigua and Barbuda

100

Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites

Argentina

73%

Los Glaciares
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
Iguazu National Park
Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
Península Valdés
Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Qhapac Ñan, Andean Road System
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Los Alerces National Park

Armenia

0

Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley

Australia

65%

Great Barrier Reef
Kakadu National Park
Willandra Lakes Region
Lord Howe Island Group
Tasmanian Wilderness
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Wet Tropics of Queensland
Shark Bay, Western Australia
Fraser Island
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
Heard and McDonald Islands
Macquarie Island
Greater Blue Mountains Area
Purnululu National Park
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
Sydney Opera House
Australian Convict Sites
Ningaloo Coast
Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

>> See my tips for visiting Australia's World Heritage Sites <<

Austria

67%

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
Semmering Railway
City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
Wachau Cultural Landscape
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
Historic Centre of Vienna
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)

Azerbaijan

0

Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah’s Palace and Maiden Tower
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace

Bahrain

0

Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
Pearling, testimony of an island economy
Dilmun Burial Mounds

Bangladesh

0

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

Barbados

0

Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison

Belarus

50

Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest
Mir Castle Complex
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh
Struve Geodetic Arc

Belgium

87%

Flemish Béguinages
La Grand-Place, Brussels
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault)
Belfries of Belgium and France
Historic Centre of Brugge
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex
Stoclet House
Major Mining Sites of Wallonia
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Colonies of Benevolence
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

>> Read my thoughts on all the Belgian sites <<

Belize

100

Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

Benin

0

Royal Palaces of Abomey

Bolivia

14%

Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Historic City of Sucre
Fuerte de Samaipata
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture
City of Potosi
Qhapac Ñan, Andean Road System

Bosnia and Herzegovina

25

Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Botswana

0

Okavango Delta
Tsodilo

Brazil

13%

Historic Town of Ouro Preto
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
Iguaçu National Park
Brasilia
Serra da Capivara National Park
Historic Centre of São Luís
Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
Central Amazon Conservation Complex
Pantanal Conservation Area
Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
Pampulha Modern Ensemble
Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site
Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx

Bulgaria

10

Boyana Church
Madara Rider
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
Ancient City of Nessebar
Pirin National Park
Rila Monastery
Srebarna Nature Reserve
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Burkina Faso

0

Ruins of Loropéni
Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina Faso

Cabo Verde

0%

Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande

Cambodia

66%

Angkor
Temple of Preah Vihear
Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura

Cameroon

0

Dja Faunal Reserve
Sangha Trinational

Canada

10%

L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
Nahanni National Park
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
SGang Gwaay
Wood Buffalo National Park
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Historic District of Old Québec
Gros Morne National Park
Old Town Lunenburg
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Miguasha National Park
Rideau Canal
Joggins Fossil Cliffs
Landscape of Grand Pré
Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
Mistaken Point
Pimachiowin Aki
Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi

Central African Republic

0

Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
Sangha Trinational

Chad

0

Lakes of Ounianga
Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape

Chile

57%

Rapa Nui National Park
Churches of Chiloé
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Sewell Mining Town
Qhapac Ñan, Andean Road System
Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota Region

China

9%

Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Mogao Caves
Mount Taishan
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
The Great Wall
Mount Huangshan
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
Lushan National Park
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
Ancient City of Ping Yao
Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Old Town of Lijiang
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
Dazu Rock Carvings
Mount Wuyi
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Longmen Grottoes
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Yungang Grottoes
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
Historic Centre of Macao
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries – Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
Yin Xu
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
South China Karst
Fujian Tulou
Mount Sanqingshan National Park
Mount Wutai
China Danxia
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
Chengjiang Fossil Site
Site of Xanadu
Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
Xinjiang Tianshan
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor
The Grand Canal
Tusi Sites
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Hubei Shennongjia
Kulangsu: a Historic International Settlement
Qinghai Hoh Xil
Fanjingshan
Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China
Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China

Colombia

11%

Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
Los Katíos National Park
Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
San Agustín Archaeological Park
Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia
Qhapac Ñan, Andean Road System
Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar”

Congo

0

Sangha Trinational

Costa Rica

0

Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
Cocos Island National Park
Area de Conservación Guanacaste
Precolumbian chiefdom settlements with stone spheres of the Diquís

Côte d’Ivoire

0

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Taï National Park
Comoé National Park
Historic town of Grand-Bassam
Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire

Croatia

70%

Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
Old City of Dubrovnik
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč
Historic City of Trogir
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
Stari Grad Plain
Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards
Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Cuba

0

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

Cyprus

66%

Paphos
Painted Churches in the Troodos Region
Choirokoitia

Czech Republic

87%

Historic Centre of Český Krumlov
Historic Centre of Prague
Historic Centre of Telč
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
Holašovice Historical Village Reservation
Litomyšl Castle
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
Tugendhat Villa in Brno
Jewish Quarter and St Procopius’ Basilica in Třebíč
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region
Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
The Great Spa Towns of Europe

>> Read my tips on which Czech sites to visit <<

Democratic Republic of the Congo

0

Virunga National Park
Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Garamba National Park
Salonga National Park
Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Denmark

10%

Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
Roskilde Cathedral
Kronborg Castle
Ilulissat Icefjord
Stevns Klint
The Wadden Sea
Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement
The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand
Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap
Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea

Dominica

0

Morne Trois Pitons National Park

Dominican Republic

0

Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Ecuador

20%

City of Quito
Galápagos Islands
Sangay National Park
Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
Qhapac Ñan, Andean Road System

Egypt

71

Abu Mena
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Historic Cairo
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
Saint Catherine Area
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

El Salvador

0

Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site

Eritrea

0

Asmara: a Modernist City of Africar

Estonia

50%

Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
Struve Geodetic Arc

Ethiopia

0

Simien National Park
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region
Aksum
Lower Valley of the Awash
Lower Valley of the Omo
Tiya
Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town
Konso Cultural Landscape

Fiji

0

Levuka Historical Port Town

Finland

14%

Fortress of Suomenlinna
Old Rauma
Petäjävesi Old Church
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
Struve Geodetic Arc

France

31%

Chartres Cathedral
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
Palace and Park of Versailles
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
Vézelay, Church and Hill
Amiens Cathedral
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange
From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance in Nancy
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
Strasbourg – Grande île
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Bourges Cathedral
Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
Canal du Midi
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
Pyrénées – Mont Perdu
Historic Site of Lyons
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Belfries of Belgium and France
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
Fortifications of Vauban
Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
Episcopal City of Albi
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
Decorated cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche
Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars
Climats, terroirs of Burgundy
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Taputapuātea
Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena
French Austral Lands and Seas
Cordouan Lighthouse
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Gabon

0

Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda
Ivindo National Park

Gambia

0

Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites
Stone Circles of Senegambia

Georgia

0

Gelati Monastery
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
Upper Svaneti
Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands

Germany

82%

Aachen Cathedral
Speyer Cathedral
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
Pilgrimage Church of Wies
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
St Mary’s Cathedral and St Michael’s Church at Hildesheim
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System
Maulbronn Monastery Complex
Town of Bamberg
Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg
Völklingen Ironworks
Messel Pit Fossil Site
Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau
Cologne Cathedral
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
Classical Weimar
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
Wartburg Castle
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
Monastic Island of Reichenau
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
The Wadden Sea
Fagus Factory in Alfeld
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Margravial Opera House Bayreuth
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey
Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura
Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke
Naumburg Cathedral
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region
Water Management System of Augsburg
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes
ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)

Ghana

0

Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Asante Traditional Buildings

Greece

28%

Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
Acropolis, Athens
Archaeological Site of Delphi
Medieval City of Rhodes
Meteora
Mount Athos
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
Archaeological Site of Mystras
Archaeological Site of Olympia
Delos
Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)
Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John
Old Town of Corfu
Archaeological Site of Philippi

Guatemala

33

Antigua Guatemala
Tikal National Park
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua

Guinea

0

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

Haiti

0

National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers

Holy See

100%

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

Honduras

0

Maya Site of Copan
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

Hungary

50%

Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment
Hortobágy National Park – the Puszta
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape

Iceland

0

Þingvellir National Park
Surtsey
Vatnajökull National Park – dynamic nature of fire and ice

India

10

Agra Fort
Ajanta Caves
Ellora Caves
Taj Mahal
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Sun Temple, Konârak
Kaziranga National Park
Keoladeo National Park
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Churches and Convents of Goa
Fatehpur Sikri
Group of Monuments at Hampi
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Elephanta Caves
Great Living Chola Temples
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
Sundarbans National Park
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
Mountain Railways of India
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
Red Fort Complex
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Western Ghats
Hill Forts of Rajasthan
Great Himalayan National Park
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Khangchendzonga National Park
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
Jaipur City, Rajasthan
Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana
Dholavira: a Harappan City

Indonesia

44%

Borobudur Temple Compounds
Komodo National Park
Prambanan Temple Compounds
Ujung Kulon National Park
Sangiran Early Man Site
Lorentz National Park
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy
Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto

Iran

0

Meidan Emam, Esfahan
Persepolis
Tchogha Zanbil
Takht-e Soleyman
Bam and its Cultural Landscape
Pasargadae
Soltaniyeh
Bisotun
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
The Persian Garden
Gonbad-e Qābus
Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan
Golestan Palace
Shahr-i Sokhta
Susa
Cultural Landscape of Maymand
The Persian Qanat
Lut Desert
Historic City of Yazdd
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region
Hyrcanian Forests
Trans-Iranian Railway
Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat

Iraq

0

Hatra
Ashur (Qal’at Sherqat)
Samarra Archaeological City
Erbil Citadel
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
Babylon

Ireland

50%

Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
Skellig Michael

Israel

0

Masada
Old City of Acre
White City of Tel-Aviv — the Modern Movement
Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev
Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves
Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewalk

Italy

64%

Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Historic Centre of Florence
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
Venice and its Lagoon
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
Crespi d’Adda
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta
Historic Centre of Naples
Historic Centre of Siena
Castel del Monte
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
The Trulli of Alberobello
18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Costiera Amalfitana
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Villa Romana del Casale
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
Historic Centre of Urbino
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
City of Verona
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
Villa d’Este, Tivoli
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
Monte San Giorgio
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
Val d’Orcia
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
Mantua and Sabbioneta
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
The Dolomites
Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.)
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany
Mount Etna
The Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale
Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar
Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century
Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene
Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
The Porticoes of Bologna
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Jamaica

0

Blue and John Crow Mountains

Japan

44%

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
Himeji-jo
Shirakami-Sanchi
Yakushima
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Shiretoko
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Ogasawara Islands
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island
Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

Jerusalem

0

Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

Jordan

83

Petra
Quseir Amra
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa’a)
Wadi Rum Protected Area
Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)
As-Salt – The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality

Kazakhstan

40%

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor
Western Tien-Shan

Kenya

0

Lake Turkana National Parks
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
Lamu Old Town
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests
Fort Jesus, Mombasa
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley
Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site

Kiribati

0

Phoenix Islands Protected Area

North Korea

0

Complex of Koguryo Tombs
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong

South Korea

0

Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
Jongmyo Shrine
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Hwaseong Fortress
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
Namhansanseong
Baekje Historic Areas
Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea
Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats

Kyrgyzstan

100%

Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor
Western Tien-Shan

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

33%

Town of Luang Prabang
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape
Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars

Latvia

50

Historic Centre of Riga
Struve Geodetic Arc

Lebanon

0

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

Lesotho

0

Maloti-Drakensberg Park

Libya

0

Archaeological Site of Cyrene
Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
Archaeological Site of Sabratha
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
Old Town of Ghadamès

Lithuania

50%

Vilnius Historic Centre
Curonian Spit
Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)
Struve Geodetic Arc

Luxembourg

100%

City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications

North Macedonia

50

Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Madagascar

0

Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
Rainforests of the Atsinanana

Malawi

0

Lake Malawi National Park
Chongoni Rock-Art Area

Malaysia

25%

Gunung Mulu National Park
Kinabalu Park
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley

Mali

0

Old Towns of Djenné
Timbuktu
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
Tomb of Askia

Malta

66%

City of Valletta
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
Megalithic Temples of Malta

Marshall Islands

0

Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site

Mauritania

0

Banc d’Arguin National Park
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata

Mauritius

0

Aapravasi Ghat
Le Morne Cultural Landscape

Mexico

18

Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Historic Centre of Puebla
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
Sian Ka’an
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
Historic Centre of Morelia
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
Luis Barragán House and Studio
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System
Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica

Micronesia

0

Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia

Moldova

0

Struve Geodetic Arc

Mongolia

0

Uvs Nuur Basin
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai
Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape
Landscapes of Dauria

Montenegro

75%

Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
Durmitor National Park
Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards
Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar

Morocco

100%

Medina of Fez
Medina of Marrakesh
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
Historic City of Meknes
Archaeological Site of Volubilis
Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)
Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)
Rabat, modern capital and historic city: a shared heritage

Mozambique

0

Island of Mozambique

Myanmar

100%

Pyu Ancient Cities
Bagan

Namibia

50

Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes
Namib Sand Sea

Nepal

75%

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

Netherlands

75%

Schokland and Surroundings
Dutch Water Defence Lines
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)
Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)
The Wadden Sea
Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
Van Nellefabriek
Colonies of Benevolence
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes

New Zealand

33%

Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand
Tongariro National Park
New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands

Nicaragua

0

Ruins of León Viejo
León Cathedral

Niger

0

Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
W National Park of Niger
Historic Centre of Agadez

Nigeria

0

Sukur Cultural Landscape
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

Norway

13%

Bryggen
Urnes Stave Church
Røros Mining Town and the Circumference
Rock Art of Alta
Vegaøyan — The Vega Archipelago
Struve Geodetic Arc
West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord
Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site

Oman

0

Bahla Fort
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
Land of Frankincense
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman
Ancient City of Qalhat

Pakistan

0

Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
Taxila
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
Rohtas Fort

Palau

0

Rock Islands Southern Lagoon

Palestine

0

Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town

Panama

0

Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
Darien National Park
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection

Papua New Guinea

0

Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Paraguay

100%

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

Peru

77%

City of Cuzco
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Chavin (Archaeological Site)
Huascarán National Park
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
Manú National Park
Historic Centre of Lima
Río Abiseo National Park
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
Sacred City of Caral-Supe
Qhapac Ñan, Andean Road System
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex

Philippines

66%

Baroque Churches of the Philippines
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
Historic Town of Vigan
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

Poland

41%

Cracow’s Historic Centre
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Auschwitz Birkenau
Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest
Historic Centre of Warsaw
Old City of Zamość
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
Medieval Town of Toruń
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
Centennial Hall in Wrocław
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine
Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System
Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Portugal

24%

Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores
Convent of Christ in Tomar
Monastery of Batalha
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
Historic Centre of Évora
Monastery of Alcobaça
Cultural Landscape of Sintra
Historic Centre of Oporto
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
Laurisilva of Madeira
Alto Douro Wine Region
Historic Centre of Guimarães
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications
University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia
Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada)
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga

Qatar

0

Al Zubarah Archaeological Site

Romania

11

Danube Delta
Churches of Moldavia
Monastery of Horezu
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
Historic Centre of Sighişoara
Wooden Churches of Maramureş
Roșia Montană Mining Landscape
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Russian Federation

0

Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
Kizhi Pogost
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
Virgin Komi Forests
Lake Baikal
Volcanoes of Kamchatka
Golden Mountains of Altai
Western Caucasus
Curonian Spit
Ensemble of the Ferrapontov Monastery
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
Central Sikhote-Alin
Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
Uvs Nuur Basin
Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve
Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
Struve Geodetic Arc
Putorana Plateau
Lena Pillars Nature Park
Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex
Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk
Landscapes of Dauriac
Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea

Saint Kitts and Nevis

0

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

Saint Lucia

0

Pitons Management Area

San Marino

100%

San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano

Saudi Arabia

0

Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)
At-Turaif District in ad-Dir’iyah
Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah
Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia
Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape
Ḥimā Cultural Area

Senegal

0

Island of Gorée
Niokolo-Koba National Park
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Island of Saint-Louis
Stone Circles of Senegambia
Saloum Delta
Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes

Serbia

60%

Stari Ras and Sopoćani
Studenica Monastery
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius
Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards

Seychelles

0

Aldabra Atoll
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

Singapore

0

Singapore Botanical Gardens

Slovakia

13%

Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
Vlkolínec
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)

Slovenia

40%

Škocjan Caves
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija
The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany

Solomon Islands

0

East Rennell

South Africa

20%

Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Robben Island
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
Vredefort Dome
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains

Spain

14%

Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
Burgos Cathedral
Historic Centre of Cordoba
Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
Works of Antoni Gaudí
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
Garajonay National Park
Historic City of Toledo
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
Old Town of Cáceres
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
Old City of Salamanca
Poblet Monastery
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Route of Santiago de Compostela
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
Doñana National Park
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
Las Médulas
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
Pyrénées – Mont Perdu
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
Catalan Romanesque Churches oturkf the Vall de Boí
Palmeral of Elche
Roman Walls of Lugo
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
Vizcaya Bridge
Teide National Park
Tower of Hercules
Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana
Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija
Antequera Dolmens Site
Caliphate City of Medina Azahara
Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape
Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Sri Lanka

88%

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

Sudan

0

Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe
Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park

Suriname

0

Central Suriname Nature Reserve
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

Sweden

27%

Royal Domain of Drottningholm
Birka and Hovgården
Engelsberg Ironworks
Rock Carvings in Tanum
Skogskyrkogården
Hanseatic Town of Visby
Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå
Laponian Area
Naval Port of Karlskrona
Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
Varberg Radio Station
Struve Geodetic Arc
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland

Switzerland

23%

Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
Convent of St Gall
Old City of Berne
Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Monte San Giorgio
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Syrian Arab Republic

0

Ancient City of Damascus
Ancient City of Bosra
Site of Palmyra
Ancient City of Aleppo
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria

Tajikistan

50

Proto-urban site of Sarazm
Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)

Tanzania

0

Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
Serengeti National Park
Selous Game Reserve
Kilimanjaro National Park
Stone Town of Zanzibar
Kondoa Rock-Art Sites
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara

Thailand

33%

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

Togo

0

Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba

Tunisia

0

Amphitheatre of El Jem
Archaeological Site of Carthage
Medina of Tunis
Ichkeul National Park
Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
Kairouan
Medina of Sousse
Dougga / Thugga

Turkey

21%

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
Historic Areas of Istanbul
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
Nemrut Dağ
Hierapolis-Pamukkale
Xanthos-Letoon
City of Safranbolu
Archaeological Site of Troy
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük
Bursa and the Cumalikizik: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape
Ephesus
Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
Archaeological Site of Ani
Aphrodisias
Göbekli Tepe
Arslantepe Mound

Turkmenistan

0

State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
Kunya-Urgench
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa

Uganda

0

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi

Ukraine

14%

Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
L’viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
Struve Geodetic Arc
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans
Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

United Arab Emirates

0

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

United Kingdom

41%

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
Durham Castle and Cathedral
Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast
Ironbridge Gorge
St Kilda
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
Studley Royal Park includbring the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
Blenheim Palace
City of Bath
Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret’s Church
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine’s Abbey, and St Martin’s Church
Henderson Island
Tower of London
Gough and Inaccessible Islands
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
Maritime Greenwich
Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
Derwent Valley Mills
Dorset and East Devon Coast
New Lanark
Saltaire
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
The Forth Bridge
Gorham’s Cave Complex
The English Lake District
Jodrell Bank Observatory
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales

United States of America

21%

Mesa Verde National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Everglades National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Independence Hall
Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
Redwood National and State Parks
Mammoth Cave National Park
Olympic National Park
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
Statue of Liberty
Yosemite National Park
Chaco Culture
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Pueblo de Taos
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Papahānaumokuākea
Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point
San Antonio Missions
The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright

Uruguay

33%

Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
Fray Bentos Cultural-Industrial Landscape
The work of engineer Eladio Dieste: Church of Atlántida

Uzbekistan

40

Itchan Kala
Historic Centre of Bukhara
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures
Western Tien-Shan

Vanuatu

0

Chief Roi Mata’s Domain

Venezuela

0

Coro and its Port
Canaima National Park
Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas

Vietnam

100%

Complex of Hué Monuments
Ha Long Bay
Hoi An Ancient Town
My Son Sanctuary
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
Trang An Landscape Complex

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Yemen

0

Old Walled City of Shibam
Old City of Sana’a
Historic Town of Zabid
Socotra Archipelago

Zambia

0

Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls

Zimbabwe

0

Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
Great Zimbabwe National Monument
Khami Ruins National Monument
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
Matobo Hills

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