List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Sites listed by the UN World Heritage Convention

Postcards are linked to locations below

✔ Sites visited

Afghanistan

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

Albania

· Butrint
· Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra

Algeria

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

Andorra

· Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Argentina

· Los Glaciares National Park
· Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
· Iguazu National Park
· Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
· Península Valdés
· Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
· Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
· Quebrada de Humahuaca

Armenia

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

Australia

· Great Barrier Reef ✔
· Kakadu National Park ✔
· Willandra Lakes Region
· Lord Howe Island Group ✔
· Tasmanian Wilderness ✔
· Gondwana Rainforests of Australia ✔
· 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 ✔

Austria

· Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg✔
· Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn ✔
· Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
· Semmering Railway
· City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
· Wachau Cultural Landscape
· Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
· Historic Centre of Vienna ✔
· Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Azerbaijan

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

Bahrain

· Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
· Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy

Bangladesh

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

Barbados

· Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison ✔

Belarus

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

Belgium

· Flemish Béguinages
· La Grand-Place, Brussels
· The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)
· Belfries of Belgium and France
· 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

Belize

· Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

Benin

· Royal Palaces of Abomey

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Botswana

· Tsodilo

Brazil

· Historic Town of Ouro Preto
· Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda ✔
· Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
· Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia ✔
· Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
· Iguaçu National Park
· Brasilia
· Serra da Capivara National Park
· Historic Centre of São Luís ✔
· Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves
· Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
· Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
· Central Amazon Conservation Complex
· 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 ✔

Bulgaria

· Boyana Church
· Madara Rider
· Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
· Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
· Ancient City of Nessebar
· Pirin National Park
· Rila Monastery
· Srebarna Nature Reserve
· Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari

Burkina Faso

· Ruins of Loropéni

Cambodia

· Angkor ✔
· Temple of Preah Vihear

Cameroon

· Dja Faunal Reserve
· Sangha Trinational

Canada

· L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site ✔
· Nahanni National Park
· Dinosaur Provincial Park
· Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
· 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

Cape Verde

· Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grand

Central African Republic

· Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
· Sangha Trinational

Chad

· Lakes of Ounianga

Chile

· Rapa Nui National Park✔
· Churches of Chiloé
· Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
· Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
· Sewell Mining Town

China

· Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
· Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
· Mogao Caves
· Mount Taishan
· Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
· The Great Wall ✔
· Mount Huangshan
· Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
· Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
· Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
· Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
· Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
· 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 #2 #3 ✔
· 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

Colombia

· Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena ✔
· Los Katíos National Park
· Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
· National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
· San Agustín Archaeological Park
· Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
· Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia

Congo

· Sangha Trinational

Costa Rica

· Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
· Cocos Island National Park
· Area de Conservación Guanacaste

Côte d'Ivoire

· Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
· Taï National Park
· Comoé National Park
· Historic Town of Grand-Bassam

Croatia

· Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
· Old City of Dubrovnik ✔
· Plitvice Lakes National Park
· Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč
· Historic City of Trogir
· The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
· Stari Grad Plain

Cuba

· 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

· Paphos #2
· Painted Churches in the Troodos Region
· Choirokoitia

Czech Republic

· 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

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

Denmark

· Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
· Roskilde Cathedral
· Kronborg Castle
· Ilulissat Icefjord ✔

Dominica

· Morne Trois PitonsNational Park

Dominican Republic

· Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Ecuador

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

Egypt

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

El Salvador

· Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site

Estonia

· Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
· Struve Geodetic Arc

Ethiopia

· 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

Finland

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

France

· Chartres Cathedral
· Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
· Palace and Park of Versailles
· Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
· Vézelay, Church and Hill
· Amiens Cathedral
· Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
· Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
· Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
· Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
· From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
· Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
· Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
· Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
· Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
· Strasbourg – Grande île
· 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

Gabon

· Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda

Gambia

· Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites
· Stone Circles of Senegambia

Georgia

· Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery
· Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
· Upper Svaneti

Germany

· Aachen Cathedral
· 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
· Dresden Elbe Valley Delisted 2009
· Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
· Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
· Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
· Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
· Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
· The Wadden Sea
· Fagus Factory in Alfeld
· Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
· Margravial Opera House Bayreuth

Ghana

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

Greece

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

Guatemala

· Antigua Guatemala
· Tikal National Park
· Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua

Guinea

· Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

Haiti

· National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers

Holy See

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

Honduras

· Maya Site of Copan
· Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

Hungary

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

Iceland

· Þingvellir National Park
· Surtsey

India

· Agra Fort ✔
· Ajanta Caves
· Ellora Caves
· Taj Mahal ✔
· Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
· Sun Temple, Konârak
· Kaziranga National Park ✔
· Keoladeo National Park
· Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
· Churches and Convents of Goa
· Fatehpur Sikri
· Group of Monuments at Hampi
· Khajuraho Group of Monuments
· Elephanta Caves
· Great Living Chola Temples
· 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

Indonesia

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

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

· Meidan Emam, Esfahan
· Persepolis
· Tchogha Zanbil
· Takht-e Soleyman
· Bam and its Cultural Landscape
· Pasargadae
· Soltaniyeh
· Bisotun
· Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
· Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
· Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
· Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
· The Persian Garden
· Gonbad-e Qābus
· Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan

Iraq

· Hatra
· Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
· Samarra Archaeological City

Ireland

· Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
· Sceilg Mhichíl

Israel

· Masada
· Old City of Acre
· White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement
· Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
· Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
· Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
· Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves

Italy

· Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
· Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Italy 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

Japan

· Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
· Himeji-jo
· Shirakami-Sanchi
· Yakushima
· Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
· Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
· Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) ✔
· Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
· Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
· Shrines and Temples of Nikko
· Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
· Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ✔
· Shiretoko
· Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
· Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
· Ogasawara Islands

Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)

· Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

Jordan

· Petra✔
· Quseir Amra
· Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)
· Wadi Rum Protected Area ✔

Kazakhstan

· Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
· Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
· Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan

Kenya

· 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

Kiribati

· Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

· Complex of Koguryo Tombs

Korea, Republic of

· 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

Kyrgyzstan

· Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain

Lao People's Democratic Republic

· Town of Luang Prabang ✔
· Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape

Latvia

· Historic Centre of Riga
· Struve Geodetic Arc

Lebanon

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

Libya

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

Lithuania

· Vilnius HistoricCentre
· Curonian Spit
· Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)
· Struve Geodetic Arc

Luxembourg

· City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications

Madagascar

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

Malawi

· Lake Malawi National Park
· Chongoni Rock-Art Area

Malaysia

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

Mali

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

Malta

· City of Valletta
· Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
· Megalithic Temples of Malta

Marshall Islands

· Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site

Mauritania

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

Mauritius

· Aapravasi Ghat
· Le Morne Cultural Landscape

Mexico

· Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
· Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
· Historic Centre of Puebla
· Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
· Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
· Sian Ka'an
· Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
· Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
· Historic Centre of Morelia
· El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
· Historic Centre of Zacatecas
· Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
· Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
· Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
· Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
· Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
· Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
· Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
· Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
· Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
· Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
· Ancient Maya City 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

Moldova, Republic of

· Struve Geodetic Arc

Mongolia

· Uvs Nuur Basin
· Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
· Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai

Montenegro

· Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor ✔
· Durmitor National Park

Morocco

· Medina of Fez
· Medina of Marrakesh
· Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
· Historic City of Meknes
· Archaeological Site of Volubilis
· Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)
· Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
· Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)
· Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage

Mozambique

· Island of Mozambique

Namibia

· Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes

Nepal

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

Netherlands

· Schokland and Surroundings
· Defence Line of Amsterdam
· Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao
· Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
· Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)
· Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
· Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)
· The Wadden Sea
· Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht

New Zealand

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

Nicaragua

· Ruins of León Viejo
· León Cathedral

Niger

· Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
· W National Park of Niger

Nigeria

· Sukur Cultural Landscape
· Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

Norway

· Bryggen
· Urnes Stave Church
· Røros Mining Town and the Circumference
· Rock Art of Alta
· Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago
· Struve Geodetic Arc
· West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

Oman

· Bahla Fort
· Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
· Arabian Oryx Sanctuary Delisted 2007
· Land of Frankincense
· Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman

Pakistan

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

Palau

· Rock Islands Southern Lagoon ✔

Palestine

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

Panama

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

Papua New Guinea

· Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Paraguay

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

Peru

· City of Cuzco
· Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
· Chavin (Archaeological Site)
· Huascarán National Park
· Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
· Manú National Park
· Historic Centre of Lima ✔
· 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

Philippines

· 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

Poland

· Cracow's Historic Centre
· Wieliczka Salt Mine
· Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
· 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

Portugal

· Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores
· Convent of Christ in Tomar
· Monastery of Batalha
· Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
· Historic Centre of Évora
· Monastery of Alcobaça
· Cultural Landscape of Sintra
· Historic Centre of Oporto
· 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

Romania

· 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

Russian Federation

· Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
· Kizhi Pogost
· Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow #2
· 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

Saint Kitts and Nevis

· Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

Saint Lucia

· Pitons Management Area

San Marino

· San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano

Saudi Arabia

· Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)
· At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah

Senegal

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

Serbia

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

Seychelles

· Aldabra Atoll
· Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

Slovakia

· Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
· Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
· Vlkolínec
· Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
· Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
· Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
· Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area

Slovenia

· Škocjan Caves
· Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
· Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija

Solomon Islands

· East Rennell

South Africa

· Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs
· iSimangaliso Wetland Park
· Robben Island ✔
· uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
· Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
· Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
· Vredefort Dome
· Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

Spain

· Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
· Burgos Cathedral
· Historic Centre of Cordoba
· Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
· Works of Antoni Gaudí #2
· 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 of 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

Sri Lanka

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

Sudan

· Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
· Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe

Suriname

· Central Suriname Nature Reserve
· Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

Sweden

· Royal Domain of Drottningholm
· Birka and Hovgården
· Engelsberg Ironworks
· Rock Carvings in Tanum
· Skogskyrkogården
· Hanseatic Town of Visby
· Church 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

· 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

Syrian Arab Republic

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

Tajikistan

· Proto-urban Site of Sarazm

Tanzania, United Republic of

· 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

Thailand

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

the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

· Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohridregion

Togo

· Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba

Tunisia

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

Turkey

· Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
· Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
· Historic Areas of Istanbul
· Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
· Nemrut Dağ
· Hierapolis-Pamukkale
· Xanthos-Letoon
· City of Safranbolu
· Archaeological Site of Troy
· Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
· Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük

Turkmenistan

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

Uganda

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

Ukraine

· Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related MonasticBuildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
· L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
· Struve Geodetic Arc
· Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
· Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans

United Arab Emirates

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

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

· Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
· Durham Castle and Cathedral
· Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
· Ironbridge Gorge
· St Kilda
· Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
· Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
· Blenheim Palace
· City of Bath
· Frontiers of the Roman Empire
· 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
· Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City
· Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
· Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal

United States of America

· Mesa Verde National Park
· Yellowstone National Park
· Everglades National Park
· Grand Canyon NationalPark
· 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
· Taos Pueblo
· Carlsbad Caverns National Park
· Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
· Papahānaumokuākea

Uruguay

· Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

Uzbekistan

· Itchan Kala
· Historic Centre of Bukhara
· Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
· Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures

Vanuatu

· Chief Roi Mata’s Domain

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

· Coro and its Port
· Canaima National Park
· Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas

Viet Nam

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

Yemen

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

Zambia

· Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls

Zimbabwe

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

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