List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription
This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee.[1][2] The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands.[3] The 24th session in 2000 inscribed the most with 61 entries, while the 13th session in 1989 only inscribed seven sites.[2]
(F) denotes a country or territory's first inscription.[citation needed]
1978 (2nd session)
12 sites (8 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: United States
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Canada | L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (F) | Cultural | 4 |
Nahanni National Park | Natural | 24 | |
Ecuador | City of Quito | Cultural | 2 |
Galápagos Islands (F) | Natural | 1 | |
Ethiopia | Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela | Cultural | 18 |
Simien National Park (F) | Natural | 9 | |
( West Germany) Germany |
Aachen Cathedral (F) | Cultural | 3 |
Poland | Historic Centre of Kraków (F) | Cultural | 29 |
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines | Cultural | 32 | |
Senegal | Island of Gorée (F) | Cultural | 26 |
United States | Mesa Verde National Park | Cultural | 27 |
Yellowstone National Park (F) | Natural | 28 |
1979 (3rd session)
45 sites (34 cultural, 8 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Egypt
1980 (4th session)
27 sites (22 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: France
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Algeria | Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad (F) |
Cultural | 102 |
Brazil | Historic Town of Ouro Preto (F) | Cultural | 124 |
Cyprus | Paphos (F) | Cultural | 79 |
( Zaire) DR Congo |
Garamba National Park | Natural | 136 |
Kahuzi-Biega National Park |
Natural | 137 | |
Ethiopia | Aksum |
Cultural | 15 |
Lower Valley of the Awash |
Cultural | 10 | |
Lower Valley of the Omo |
Cultural | 17 | |
Tiya | Cultural | 12 | |
Ghana | Asante Traditional Buildings | Cultural | 35 |
Holy See (F) Italy |
Historic Centre of San Paolo Fuori le Mura |
Cultural | 91 |
Honduras | Maya Site of Copan (F) | Cultural | 129 |
Italy | Church and Dominican Convent of The Last Supper' by Leonardo da Vinci |
Cultural | 93 |
Malta | City of Valletta (F) | Cultural | 131 |
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum | Cultural | 130 | |
Megalithic Temples of Malta | Cultural | 132 | |
( Yugoslavia) Montenegro |
Durmitor National Park |
Natural | 100 |
Norway | Røros Mining Town and the Circumference | Cultural | 55 |
Pakistan | Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (F) |
Cultural | 138 |
Buddhist Ruins of Sahr-i-Bahlol |
Cultural | 140 | |
Taxila | Cultural | 139 | |
Panama | Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (F) | Cultural | 135 |
Poland | Historic Centre of Warsaw | Cultural | 30 |
Syria | Ancient City of Bosra | Cultural | 22 |
Site of Palmyra |
Cultural | 23 | |
Tunisia | Ichkeul National Park |
Natural | 8 |
United States | Redwood National and State Parks | Natural | 134 |
1981 (5th session)
26 sites (15 cultural, 9 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Australia
1982 (6th session)
24 sites (17 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: France
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Algeria | Djémila | Cultural | 191 |
M'Zab Valley | Cultural | 188 | |
Tassili n'Ajjer | Mixed | 179 | |
Timgad | Cultural | 194 | |
Tipasa | Cultural | 193 | |
Australia | Lord Howe Island Group |
Natural | 186 |
Tasmanian Wilderness |
Mixed | 181 | |
Brazil | Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda |
Cultural | 189 |
Côte d'Ivoire | Taï National Park | Natural | 195 |
Cuba | Old Havana and its Fortification System (F) | Cultural | 204 |
France | From the Great Saltworks of Open-pan Salt |
Cultural | 203 |
Haiti | National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers (F) | Cultural | 180 |
Honduras | Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve | Natural | 196 |
Italy | Historic Centre of Florence | Cultural | 174 |
Libya | Archaeological Site of Cyrene |
Cultural | 190 |
Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna (F) |
Cultural | 183 | |
Archaeological Site of Sabratha | Cultural | 184 | |
Seychelles | Aldabra Atoll (F) |
Natural | 185 |
Sri Lanka | Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (F) |
Cultural | 201 |
Ancient City of Sigiriya |
Cultural | 202 | |
Sacred City of Anuradhapura |
Cultural | 200 | |
Tanzania | Selous Game Reserve | Natural | 199 |
United States | Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site |
Cultural | 198 |
( South Yemen) Yemen |
Old Walled City of Shibam (F) |
Cultural | 192 |
1983 (7th session)
29 sites (19 cultural, 9 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Italy
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina Brazil |
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of São Miguel das Missões (Brazil) |
Cultural | 275 |
Bulgaria | Ancient City of Nessebar |
Cultural | 217 |
Pirin National Park | Natural | 225 | |
Rila Monastery | Cultural | 216 | |
Srebarna Nature Reserve | Natural | 219 | |
Canada | Wood Buffalo National Park | Natural | 256 |
Costa Rica (F) Panama |
La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park |
Natural | 205 |
Côte d'Ivoire | Comoé National Park | Natural | 227 |
Ecuador | Sangay National Park | Natural | 260 |
France | Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe |
Cultural | 230 |
Scandola Reserve |
Natural | 258 | |
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy |
Cultural | 229 | |
( West Germany) Germany |
Pilgrimage Church of Wies |
Cultural | 271 |
India | Agra Fort | Cultural | 251 |
Ajanta Caves (F) | Cultural | 242 | |
Ellora Caves | Cultural | 243 | |
Taj Mahal | Cultural | 252 | |
Peru | City of Cuzco |
Cultural | 273 |
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (F) | Mixed | 274 | |
Portugal | Central Zone of the the Azores |
Cultural | 206 |
Convent of Christ in Tomar | Cultural | 265 | |
Monastery of Batalha |
Cultural | 264 | |
Tower of Belém in Lisbon (F) |
Cultural | 263 | |
Seychelles | Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve |
Natural | 261 |
Switzerland | Abbey of St Gall (F) |
Cultural | 268 |
Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair | Cultural | 269 | |
Old City of Berne |
Cultural | 267 | |
United States | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Natural | 259 |
United States ( Puerto Rico) (F) |
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico | Cultural | 266 |
1984 (8th session)
22 sites (15 cultural, 7 natural)
Host: Argentina
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | Iguazu National Park |
Natural | 303 |
Canada | Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks |
Natural | 304 |
Colombia | Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena (F) |
Cultural | 285 |
( Zaire) DR Congo |
Salonga National Park | Natural | 280 |
( West Germany) Germany |
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl |
Cultural | 288 |
Holy See | Vatican City | Cultural | 286 |
India | Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram | Cultural | 249 |
Sun Temple, Konârak |
Cultural | 246 | |
Lebanon | Anjar | Cultural | 293 |
Baalbek | Cultural | 294 | |
Byblos | Cultural | 295 | |
Tyre (F) | Cultural | 299 | |
Malawi | Lake Malawi National Park (F) | Natural | 289 |
Nepal | Chitwan National Park | Natural | 284 |
Spain | Albayzín, Granada |
Cultural | 314 |
Burgos Cathedral (F) | Cultural | 316 | |
Historic Centre of Cordoba |
Cultural | 313 | |
Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid | Cultural | 318 | |
Works of Antoni Gaudí |
Cultural | 320 | |
United States | Statue of Liberty | Cultural | 307 |
Yosemite National Park | Natural | 308 | |
Zimbabwe | Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas (F) |
Natural | 302 |
1985 (9th session)
30 sites (25 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh | Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat |
Cultural | 321 |
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (F) |
Cultural | 322 | |
Benin | Royal Palaces of Abomey (F) | Cultural | 323 |
Brazil | Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia |
Cultural | 309 |
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas |
Cultural | 334 | |
Bulgaria | Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari | Cultural | 359 |
Canada | Historic District of Old Québec |
Cultural | 300 |
Cyprus | Painted Churches in the Troodos Region | Cultural | 351 |
France | Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) |
Cultural | 344 |
( West Germany) Germany |
St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim | Cultural | 187 |
India | Kaziranga National Park | Natural | 337 |
Keoladeo National Park | Natural | 340 | |
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary |
Natural | 338 | |
Iraq | Hatra (F) | Cultural | 277 |
Jordan | Petra (F) | Cultural | 326 |
Quseir Amra |
Cultural | 327 | |
Libya | Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus |
Cultural | 287 |
Morocco | Medina of Marrakesh |
Cultural | 331 |
Norway | Rock Art of Alta |
Cultural | 352 |
Peru | Chavín (Archaeological Site) |
Cultural | 330 |
Huascarán National Park | Natural | 333 | |
Spain | Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain | Cultural | 310 |
Monuments of Kingdom of the Asturias |
Cultural | 312 | |
Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches |
Cultural | 348 | |
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct | Cultural | 311 | |
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) | Cultural | 347 | |
Tunisia | Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis | Cultural | 332 |
Turkey | Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia |
Mixed | 357 |
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği |
Cultural | 358 | |
Historic Areas of Istanbul (F) | Cultural | 356 |
1986 (10th session)
29 sites (23 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | Gondwana Rainforests of Australia |
Natural | 368 |
Brazil | Iguaçu National Park | Natural | 355 |
( West Germany) Germany |
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier |
Cultural | 367 |
Greece | Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae (F) |
Cultural | 392 |
India | Churches and Convents of Goa | Cultural | 234 |
Fatehpur Sikri | Cultural | 255 | |
Group of Monuments at Hampi |
Cultural | 241 | |
Khajuraho Group of Monuments | Cultural | 240 | |
Libya | Old Town of Ghadamès |
Cultural | 362 |
Peru | Chan Chan Archaeological Zone |
Cultural | 366 |
Portugal | Historic Centre of Évora | Cultural | 361 |
( Yugoslavia) Serbia |
Studenica Monastery | Cultural | 389 |
( Yugoslavia) Slovenia (F) |
Škocjan Caves | Natural | 390 |
Spain | Garajonay National Park | Natural | 380 |
Historic City of Toledo |
Cultural | 379 | |
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon |
Cultural | 378 | |
Old Town of Cáceres | Cultural | 384 | |
Syria | Ancient City of Aleppo |
Cultural | 21 |
Turkey | Hattusha: the Hittite Capital |
Cultural | 377 |
United Kingdom | Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd | Cultural | 374 |
Durham Castle and Cathedral | Cultural | 370 | |
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast (F) |
Natural | 369 | |
Ironbridge Gorge | Cultural | 371 | |
St Kilda | Mixed | 387 | |
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites | Cultural | 373 | |
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey |
Cultural | 372 | |
( North Yemen) Yemen |
Old City of Sana'a |
Cultural | 385 |
Zimbabwe | Great Zimbabwe National Monument |
Cultural | 364 |
Khami Ruins National Monument |
Cultural | 365 |
1987 (11th session)
41 sites (32 cultural, 7 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: France
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park | Mixed | 447 |
Bolivia | City of Potosí (F) |
Cultural | 420 |
Brazil | Brasilia |
Cultural | 445 |
Cameroon | Dja Faunal Reserve (F) | Natural | 407 |
Canada | Gros Morne National Park | Natural | 419 |
China | Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang | Cultural | 439 |
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | Cultural | 441 | |
Mogao Caves | Cultural | 440 | |
Mount Taishan (F) |
Mixed | 437 | |
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian |
Cultural | 449 | |
The Great Wall | Cultural | 438 | |
( West Germany) Germany |
Hanseatic City of Lübeck |
Cultural | 272 |
( West Germany) Germany United Kingdom |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire |
Cultural | 430 |
Greece | Acropolis, Athens |
Cultural | 404 |
Archaeological Site of Delphi |
Cultural | 393 | |
Hungary | Andrássy Avenue (F) |
Cultural | 400 |
Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings |
Cultural | 401 | |
India | Elephanta Caves | Cultural | 244 |
Great Living Chola Temples | Cultural | 250 | |
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal |
Cultural | 239 | |
Sundarbans National Park | Natural | 452 | |
Italy | Piazza del Duomo, Pisa |
Cultural | 395 |
Venice and its Lagoon | Cultural | 394 | |
Mexico | Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco (F) |
Cultural | 412 |
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán | Cultural | 415 | |
Historic Centre of Puebla |
Cultural | 416 | |
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque |
Cultural | 411 | |
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan |
Cultural | 414 | |
Sian Ka'an |
Natural | 410 | |
Morocco | Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou |
Cultural | 444 |
Oman | Bahla Fort (F) | Cultural | 433 |
Peru | Manú National Park |
Natural | 402 |
Spain | Archivo de Indias in Seville |
Cultural | 383 |
Tanzania | Kilimanjaro National Park | Natural | 403 |
Turkey | Nemrut Dağ |
Cultural | 448 |
United Kingdom | Blenheim Palace | Cultural | 425 |
City of Bath |
Cultural | 428 | |
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church | Cultural | 426 | |
United States | Chaco Culture |
Cultural | 353 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
Natural | 409 | |
Charlottesville |
Cultural | 442 |
1988 (12th session)
27 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Brazil
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | Wet Tropics of Queensland | Natural | 486 |
Central African Republic | Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (F) |
Natural | 475 |
Cuba | Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios |
Cultural | 460 |
France | Neustadt |
Cultural | 495 |
Greece | Medieval City of Rhodes | Cultural | 493 |
Meteora | Mixed | 455 | |
Mount Athos | Mixed | 454 | |
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika |
Cultural | 456 | |
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus |
Cultural | 491 | |
India | Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks | Natural | 335 |
Mali | Old Towns of Djenné (F) | Cultural | 116 |
Timbuktu | Cultural | 119 | |
Mexico | Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines |
Cultural | 482 |
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza |
Cultural | 483 | |
Oman | Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn | Cultural | 434 |
Peru | Historic Centre of Lima | Cultural | 500 |
Spain | Old City of Salamanca | Cultural | 381 |
Sri Lanka | Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications |
Cultural | 451 |
Sacred City of Kandy |
Cultural | 450 | |
Sinharaja Forest Reserve | Natural | 405 | |
Tunisia | Kairouan | Cultural | 499 |
Medina of Sousse | Cultural | 498 | |
Turkey | Hierapolis–Pamukkale | Mixed | 485 |
Xanthos–Letoon | Cultural | 484 | |
United Kingdom | Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church | Cultural | 496 |
Tower of London | Cultural | 488 | |
United Kingdom ( Pitcairn Islands) (F) |
Henderson Island | Natural | 487 |
1989 (13th session)
7 sites (4 cultural, 2 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Greece | Archaeological Site of Mystras |
Cultural | 511 |
Archaeological Site of Olympia |
Cultural | 517 | |
India | Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi |
Cultural | 524 |
Mali | Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons ) |
Mixed | 516 |
Mauritania | Banc d'Arguin National Park (F) | Natural | 506 |
Portugal | Monastery of Alcobaça |
Cultural | 505 |
Zambia (F) Zimbabwe |
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls | Natural | 509 |
1990 (14th session)
16 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Canada
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Bolivia | Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos |
Cultural | 529 |
China | Mount Huangshan |
Mixed | 547 |
Dominican Republic | Colonial City of Santo Domingo (F) | Cultural | 526 |
Germany | Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin | Cultural | 532 |
Greece | Delos | Cultural | 530 |
Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios | Cultural | 537 | |
Italy | Historic Centre of San Gimignano |
Cultural | 550 |
Madagascar | Andrefana Dry Forests (F) | Natural | 494 |
New Zealand | Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand | Natural | 551 |
Tongariro National Park (F) | Mixed | 421 | |
Peru | Río Abiseo National Park |
Mixed | 548 |
( Soviet Union) Russia |
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (F) | Cultural | 540 |
Kizhi Pogost | Cultural | 544 | |
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow |
Cultural | 545 | |
( Soviet Union) Ukraine (F) |
Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra | Cultural | 527 |
( Soviet Union) Uzbekistan (F) |
Itchan Kala | Cultural | 543 |
1991 (15th session)
22 sites (16 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Tunisia
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | Shark Bay, Western Australia |
Natural | 578 |
Bolivia | Historic City of Sucre |
Cultural | 566 |
Brazil | Serra da Capivara National Park | Cultural | 606 |
Finland | Fortress of Suomenlinna |
Cultural | 583 |
Old Rauma (F) | Cultural | 582 | |
France | Palace of Tau, Reims |
Cultural | 601 |
Paris, Banks of the Seine |
Cultural | 600 | |
Germany | Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch |
Cultural | 515 |
Indonesia | Borobudur Temple Compounds | Cultural | 592 |
Komodo National Park | Natural | 609 | |
Prambanan Temple Compounds | Cultural | 642 | |
Ujung Kulon National Park (F) | Natural | 608 | |
Mexico | Historic Centre of Morelia |
Cultural | 585 |
Mozambique | Island of Mozambique (F) | Cultural | 599 |
Niger | Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (F) | Natural | 573 |
Romania | Danube Delta (F) | Natural | 588 |
Spain | Poblet Monastery |
Cultural | 518 |
Sri Lanka | Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple | Cultural | 561 |
Sweden | Royal Domain of Drottningholm (F) | Cultural | 559 |
Thailand | Historic City of Ayutthaya |
Cultural | 576 |
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns (F) | Cultural | 574 | |
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries |
Natural | 591 |
1992 (16th session)
20 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: United States
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Albania | Butrint (F) | Cultural | 570 |
Algeria | Kasbah of Algiers |
Cultural | 565 |
Australia | K'gari (Fraser Island) | Natural | 630 |
Cambodia | Angkor (F) | Cultural | 668 |
China | Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area | Natural | 638 |
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area |
Natural | 637 | |
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area |
Natural | 640 | |
( Czechoslovakia) Czech Republic |
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov |
Cultural | 617 |
Historic Centre of Prague |
Cultural | 616 | |
Historic Centre of Telč (F) |
Cultural | 621 | |
France | Bourges Cathedral | Cultural | 635 |
Germany | Upper Harz Water Management System |
Cultural | 623 |
Greece | Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos | Cultural | 595 |
Mexico | El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City | Cultural | 631 |
Poland | Old City of Zamość |
Cultural | 564 |
Russia | Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands |
Cultural | 632 |
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings | Cultural | 604 | |
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal | Cultural | 633 | |
Thailand | Ban Chiang Archaeological Site |
Cultural | 575 |
United States | Taos Pueblo | Cultural | 492 |
1993 (17th session)
33 sites (29 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: Colombia
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
El Salvador | Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site (F) | Cultural | 675 |
Germany | Maulbronn Monastery Complex |
Cultural | 546 |
Town of Bamberg |
Cultural | 624 | |
India | Humayun's Tomb, Delhi |
Cultural | 232 |
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi |
Cultural | 233 | |
Ireland | Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (F) | Cultural | 659 |
Italy | The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera | Cultural | 670 |
Japan | Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area |
Cultural | 660 |
Himeji-jo (F) |
Cultural | 661 | |
Shirakami-Sanchi | Natural | 663 | |
Yakushima | Natural | 662 | |
Mexico | Historic Centre of Zacatecas |
Cultural | 676 |
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco |
Cultural | 714 | |
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino |
Natural | 554 | |
Paraguay | Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue (F) | Cultural | 648 |
Philippines | Baroque Churches of the Philippines (F) | Cultural | 677 |
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park |
Natural | 653 | |
Romania | Churches of Moldavia | Cultural | 598 |
Monastery of Horezu |
Cultural | 597 | |
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania |
Cultural | 596 | |
Russia | Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad |
Cultural | 657 |
Slovakia | Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity |
Cultural | 618 |
Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments |
Cultural | 620 | |
Vlkolínec (F) | Cultural | 622 | |
Spain | Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida |
Cultural | 664 |
Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain | Cultural | 669 | |
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe |
Cultural | 665 | |
Sweden | Birka and Hovgården | Cultural | 555 |
Engelsberg Ironworks | Cultural | 556 | |
Uzbekistan | Historic Centre of Bukhara |
Cultural | 602 |
Venezuela | Coro and its Port (F) | Cultural | 658 |
Vietnam | Complex of Hué Monuments (F) |
Cultural | 678 |
Yemen | Historic Town of Zabid |
Cultural | 611 |
1994 (18th session)
29 sites (21 cultural, 8 natural)
Host: Thailand
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) | Natural | 698 |
China | Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains |
Cultural | 705 |
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa |
Cultural | 707 | |
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde |
Cultural | 703 | |
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu | Cultural | 704 | |
Colombia | Los Katíos National Park | Natural | 711 |
Czech Republic | Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora |
Cultural | 690 |
Denmark | Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church (F) |
Cultural | 697 |
Finland | Petäjävesi Old Church | Cultural | 584 |
Georgia | Gelati Monastery (F) | Cultural | 710 |
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta |
Cultural | 708 | |
Germany | Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg | Cultural | 535 |
Völklingen Ironworks | Cultural | 687 | |
Italy | City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto | Cultural | 712 |
Japan | Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) | Cultural | 688 |
Lithuania | Vilnius Historic Centre (F) |
Cultural | 541 |
Luxembourg | City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications (F) |
Cultural | 699 |
Mexico | Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl |
Cultural | 702 |
Oman | Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (delisted in 2007) |
Natural | 654 |
Peru | Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa |
Cultural | 700 |
Russia | Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye |
Cultural | 634 |
Spain | Doñana National Park | Natural | 685 |
Sweden | Rock Carvings in Tanum | Cultural | 557 |
Skogskyrkogården | Cultural | 558 | |
Turkey | City of Safranbolu |
Cultural | 614 |
Uganda | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (F) | Natural | 682 |
Rwenzori Mountains National Park | Natural | 684 | |
Venezuela | Canaima National Park | Natural | 701 |
Vietnam | Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago |
Natural | 672 |
1995 (19th session)
29 sites (23 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Germany
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Canada | Old Town Lunenburg |
Cultural | 741 |
Canada United States |
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park |
Natural | 354 |
Chile | Rapa Nui National Park (F) | Cultural | 715 |
Colombia | Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox |
Cultural | 742 |
National Archeological Park of Tierradentro |
Cultural | 743 | |
San Agustín Archaeological Park | Cultural | 744 | |
Czech Republic | Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec |
Cultural | 732 |
Denmark | Roskilde Cathedral | Cultural | 695 |
France | Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge |
Cultural | 228 |
Germany | Messel Pit Fossil Site |
Natural | 720 |
Hungary Slovakia |
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst | Natural | 725 |
Italy | Crespi d'Adda | Cultural | 730 |
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta | Cultural | 733 | |
Historic Centre of Naples | Cultural | 726 | |
Historic Centre of Siena |
Cultural | 717 | |
Japan | Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama |
Cultural | 734 |
Laos | Town of Luang Prabang (F) |
Cultural | 479 |
Netherlands | Schokland and Surroundings (F) |
Cultural | 739 |
Philippines | Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras | Cultural | 722 |
Portugal | Cultural Landscape of Sintra | Cultural | 723 |
Russia | Virgin Komi Forests | Natural | 719 |
South Korea | Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks |
Cultural | 737 |
Jongmyo Shrine | Cultural | 738 | |
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple (F) |
Cultural | 736 | |
Sweden | Hanseatic Town of Visby | Cultural | 731 |
United Kingdom | Old and New Towns of Edinburgh |
Cultural | 728 |
United Kingdom ( Tristan da Cunha) (F) |
Gough and Inaccessible Islands |
Natural | 740 |
United States | Carlsbad Caverns National Park | Natural | 721 |
Uruguay | Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento (F) | Cultural | 747 |
1996 (20th session)
37 sites (30 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Mexico
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Armenia | Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin (F) | Cultural | 777 |
Austria | Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg | Cultural | 784 |
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (F) |
Cultural | 786 | |
Belize | Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (F) |
Natural | 764 |
Benin Burkina Faso Niger |
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | Natural | 749 |
China | Lushan National Park |
Cultural | 778 |
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area | Mixed | 779 | |
Czech Republic | Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 763 |
( Zaire) DR Congo |
Okapi Wildlife Reserve | Natural | 718 |
Finland | Verla Groundwood and Board Mill |
Cultural | 751 |
France | Canal du Midi | Cultural | 770 |
Georgia | Upper Svaneti |
Cultural | 709 |
Germany | Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau | Cultural | 729 |
Cologne Cathedral | Cultural | 292 | |
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg | Cultural | 783 | |
Greece | Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) | Cultural | 780 |
Hungary | Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment |
Cultural | 758 |
Indonesia | Sangiran Early Man Site |
Cultural | 593 |
Ireland | Sceilg Mhichíl |
Cultural | 757 |
Italy | Castel del Monte | Cultural | 398 |
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna | Cultural | 788 | |
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza |
Cultural | 789 | |
The Trulli of Alberobello | Cultural | 787 | |
Japan | Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) |
Cultural | 775 |
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine |
Cultural | 776 | |
Mauritania | Tichitt and Oualata |
Cultural | 750 |
Mexico | Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro |
Cultural | 792 |
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal |
Cultural | 791 | |
Morocco | Historic City of Meknes |
Cultural | 793 |
Netherlands | Dutch Water Defence Lines | Cultural | 759 |
Portugal | Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar |
Cultural | 755 |
Russia | Lake Baikal | Natural | 754 |
Volcanoes of Kamchatka | Natural | 765 | |
Spain | Historic Walled Town of Cuenca | Cultural | 781 |
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia |
Cultural | 782 | |
Sweden | Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå |
Cultural | 762 |
Laponian Area | Mixed | 774 |
1997 (21st session)
46 sites (38 cultural, 7 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Italy
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | Heard and McDonald Islands |
Natural | 577 |
Macquarie Island | Natural | 629 | |
Austria | Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 806 |
Bangladesh | The Sundarbans |
Natural | 798 |
Brazil | Historic Centre of São Luís |
Cultural | 821 |
China | Ancient City of Ping Yao |
Cultural | 812 |
Classical Gardens of Suzhou | Cultural | 813 | |
Old Town of Lijiang | Cultural | 811 | |
Costa Rica | Cocos Island National Park |
Natural | 820 |
Croatia | Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč |
Cultural | 809 |
Historic City of Trogir |
Cultural | 810 | |
Cuba | San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba |
Cultural | 841 |
Dominica | Morne Trois Pitons National Park (F) | Natural | 814 |
Estonia | Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (F) |
Cultural | 822 |
France | Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne |
Cultural | 345 |
France Spain |
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu |
Mixed | 773 |
Italy | 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex |
Cultural | 549 |
Archaeological Area of Agrigento |
Cultural | 831 | |
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata | Cultural | 829 | |
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua | Cultural | 824 | |
Piazza Grande, Modena |
Cultural | 827 | |
Costiera Amalfitana |
Cultural | 830 | |
) | Cultural | 826 | |
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy | Cultural | 823 | |
Su Nuraxi di Barumini |
Cultural | 833 | |
Villa Romana del Casale | Cultural | 832 | |
Kenya | Lake Turkana National Parks | Natural | 801 |
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest (F) |
Natural | 800 | |
Latvia | Historic Centre of Riga (F) |
Cultural | 852 |
Mexico | Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara |
Cultural | 815 |
Morocco | Archaeological Site of Volubilis |
Cultural | 836 |
Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) |
Cultural | 837 | |
Nepal | Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha |
Cultural | 666 |
Netherlands | Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout |
Cultural | 818 |
Netherlands ( Curaçao) (F) |
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao |
Cultural | 819 |
Pakistan | Rohtas Fort | Cultural | 586 |
Panama | Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá | Cultural | 790 |
Poland | Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork |
Cultural | 847 |
Medieval Town of Toruń | Cultural | 835 | |
South Korea | Changdeokgung Palace Complex |
Cultural | 816 |
Hwaseong Fortress | Cultural | 817 | |
Spain | Las Médulas | Cultural | 803 |
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona | Cultural | 804 | |
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries | Cultural | 805 | |
Tunisia | Dougga / Thugga |
Cultural | 794 |
United Kingdom | Maritime Greenwich |
Cultural | 795 |
1998 (22nd session)
30 sites (27 cultural, 3 natural)
Host: Japan
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Austria | Semmering Railway |
Cultural | 785 |
Belgium | Flemish Béguinages |
Cultural | 855 |
La Grand-Place, Brussels (F) |
Cultural | 857 | |
The Four Lifts on the Hainaut ) |
Cultural | 856 | |
Bolivia | Fuerte de Samaipata |
Cultural | 883 |
China | Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing |
Cultural | 880 |
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing |
Cultural | 881 | |
Cyprus | Choirokoitia |
Cultural | 848 |
Czech Republic | Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž |
Cultural | 860 |
Holašovice Historic Village |
Cultural | 861 | |
France | Historic Site of Lyon |
Cultural | 872 |
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Cultural | 868 | |
Germany | Classical Weimar |
Cultural | 846 |
Italy | Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia | Cultural | 825 |
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula |
Cultural | 842 | |
Historic Centre of Urbino |
Cultural | 828 | |
Japan | Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara | Cultural | 870 |
Lebanon | Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) | Cultural | 850 |
Mexico | Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes |
Cultural | 560 |
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan |
Cultural | 862 | |
Netherlands | Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) |
Cultural | 867 |
New Zealand | New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands |
Natural | 877 |
Portugal Spain |
Siega Verde |
Cultural | 866 |
Russia | Golden Mountains of Altai | Natural | 768 |
Solomon Islands | East Rennell (F) | Natural | 854 |
Spain | Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula |
Cultural | 874 |
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares | Cultural | 876 | |
Sweden | Naval Port of Karlskrona |
Cultural | 871 |
Turkey | Archaeological Site of Troy |
Cultural | 849 |
Ukraine | L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre | Cultural | 865 |
1999 (23rd session)
48 sites (35 cultural, 11 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Morocco
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas |
Cultural | 936 |
Península Valdés |
Natural | 937 | |
Austria | Schloss Eggenberg |
Cultural | 931 |
Belgium France |
Belfries of Belgium and France | Cultural | 943 |
Brazil | Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves |
Natural | 893 |
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves |
Natural | 892 | |
Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina |
Cultural | 890 | |
Canada | Miguasha National Park | Natural | 686 |
China | Dazu Rock Carvings | Cultural | 912 |
Mount Wuyi |
Mixed | 911 | |
Costa Rica | Area de Conservación Guanacaste |
Natural | 928 |
Cuba | Desembarco del Granma National Park | Natural | 889 |
Viñales Valley | Cultural | 840 | |
Czech Republic | Litomyšl Castle | Cultural | 901 |
Ecuador | Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca | Cultural | 863 |
Finland | Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki |
Cultural | 579 |
France | Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion |
Cultural | 932 |
Germany | Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin |
Cultural | 896 |
Wartburg Castle |
Cultural | 897 | |
Greece | Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns | Cultural | 941 |
The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos | Cultural | 942 | |
Hungary | Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta |
Cultural | 474 |
India | Mountain Railways of India | Cultural | 944 |
Indonesia | Lorentz National Park | Natural | 955 |
Italy | Villa Adriana (Tivoli) |
Cultural | 907 |
Japan | Shrines and Temples of Nikko |
Cultural | 913 |
Mexico | Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco |
Cultural | 939 |
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche |
Cultural | 895 | |
Netherlands | Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) |
Cultural | 899 |
Nigeria | Sukur Cultural Landscape (F) |
Cultural | 938 |
Philippines | Historic City of Vigan |
Cultural | 502 |
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park |
Natural | 652 | |
Poland | Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park |
Cultural | 905 |
Portugal | Laurisilva of Madeira |
Natural | 934 |
Romania | Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains |
Cultural | 906 |
Historic Centre of Sighişoara |
Cultural | 902 | |
Wooden Churches of Maramureş |
Cultural | 904 | |
Russia | Western Caucasus | Natural | 900 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park (F) | Cultural | 910 |
South Africa | Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa | Cultural | 915 |
iSimangaliso Wetland Park | Natural | 914 | |
Robben Island (F) | Cultural | 916 | |
Spain | Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture | Mixed | 417 |
San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Cultural | 929 | |
Turkmenistan | State Historical and Cultural Park 'Ancient Merv' (F) | Cultural | 886 |
United Kingdom | Heart of Neolithic Orkney | Cultural | 514 |
Vietnam | Hoi An Ancient Town |
Cultural | 948 |
My Son Sanctuary |
Cultural | 949 |
2000 (24th session)
61 sites (50 cultural, 10 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Australia
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks |
Natural | 966 |
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba | Cultural | 995 | |
Armenia | Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots |
Cultural | 1011 |
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley |
Cultural | 960 | |
Australia | Greater Blue Mountains Area | Natural | 917 |
Austria | Wachau Cultural Landscape |
Cultural | 970 |
Azerbaijan | Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (F) |
Cultural | 958 |
Belarus | Mir Castle Complex | Cultural | 625 |
Belgium | Historic Centre of Brugge | Cultural | 996 |
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) |
Cultural | 1005 | |
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) |
Cultural | 1006 | |
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai |
Cultural | 1009 | |
Bolivia | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | Natural | 967 |
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture |
Cultural | 567 | |
Brazil | Central Amazon Conservation Complex |
Natural | 998 |
Pantanal Conservation Area |
Natural | 999 | |
Chile | Churches of Chiloé | Cultural | 971 |
China | Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun |
Cultural | 1002 |
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties | Cultural | 1004 | |
Longmen Grottoes | Cultural | 1003 | |
Dujiangyan Irrigation System |
Cultural | 1001 | |
Croatia | The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik | Cultural | 963 |
Cuba | Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba | Cultural | 1008 |
Czech Republic | Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc |
Cultural | 859 |
Denmark | Kronborg Castle |
Cultural | 696 |
Finland Sweden |
Kvarken Archipelago |
Natural | 898 |
France | The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes |
Cultural | 933 |
Germany | Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz |
Cultural | 534 |
Monastic Island of Reichenau |
Cultural | 974 | |
Hungary | Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) |
Cultural | 853 |
Italy | the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites |
Cultural | 990 |
City of Verona |
Cultural | 797 | |
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) | Natural | 908 | |
Japan | Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu | Cultural | 972 |
Lesotho (F) South Africa |
Maloti-Drakensberg Park |
Mixed | 985 |
Lithuania Russia |
Curonian Spit | Cultural | 994 |
Malaysia | Gunung Mulu National Park | Natural | 1013 |
Kinabalu Park (F) | Natural | 1012 | |
Netherlands | Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) |
Cultural | 965 |
Nicaragua | Ruins of León Viejo (F) | Cultural | 613 |
Oman | Land of Frankincense | Cultural | 1010 |
Peru | Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa | Cultural | 1016 |
Russia | Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery | Cultural | 982 |
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin |
Cultural | 980 | |
Senegal | Island of Saint-Louis | Cultural | 956 |
Slovakia | Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve | Cultural | 973 |
South Korea | Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites | Cultural | 977 |
Gyeongju Historic Areas | Cultural | 976 | |
Spain | Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco |
Cultural | 875 |
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca |
Cultural | 989 | |
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí | Cultural | 988 | |
Palmeral of Elche | Cultural | 930 | |
Roman Walls of Lugo |
Cultural | 987 | |
Suriname | Central Suriname Nature Reserve (F) | Natural | 1017 |
Sweden | Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland | Cultural | 968 |
Switzerland | Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona |
Cultural | 884 |
Tanzania | Stone Town of Zanzibar |
Cultural | 173 |
United Kingdom | Blaenavon Industrial Landscape | Cultural | 984 |
United Kingdom ( Bermuda) (F) |
Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda | Cultural | 983 |
Uzbekistan | Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz |
Cultural | 885 |
Venezuela | Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas |
Cultural | 986 |
2001 (25th session)
31 sites (25 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Finland
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Austria | Historic Centre of Vienna |
Cultural | 1033 |
Austria Hungary |
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape |
Cultural | 772 |
Botswana | Tsodilo (F) | Cultural | 1021 |
Brazil | Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Atol das Rocas Reserves |
Natural | 1000 |
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks |
Natural | 1035 | |
Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás |
Cultural | 993 | |
China | Yungang Grottoes | Cultural | 1039 |
Cuba | Alejandro de Humboldt National Park | Natural | 839 |
Czech Republic | Tugendhat Villa in Brno |
Cultural | 1052 |
France | Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs |
Cultural | 873 |
Germany | Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen |
Cultural | 975 |
Israel | Masada (F) | Cultural | 1040 |
Old City of Acre |
Cultural | 1042 | |
Italy | Villa d'Este, Tivoli | Cultural | 1025 |
Kenya | Lamu Old Town |
Cultural | 1055 |
Laos | Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape |
Cultural | 481 |
Madagascar | Royal Hill of Ambohimanga |
Cultural | 950 |
Morocco | Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) |
Cultural | 753 |
Poland | Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica | Cultural | 1054 |
Portugal | Alto Douro Wine Region |
Cultural | 1046 |
Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone | Cultural | 1031 | |
Russia | Central Sikhote-Alin | Natural | 766 |
Spain | Aranjuez Cultural Landscape |
Cultural | 1044 |
Sweden | Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun |
Cultural | 1027 |
Switzerland | Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch |
Natural | 1037 |
Uganda | Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi |
Cultural | 1022 |
United Kingdom | Derwent Valley Mills | Cultural | 1030 |
Dorset and East Devon Coast |
Natural | 1029 | |
New Lanark | Cultural | 429 | |
Saltaire | Cultural | 1028 | |
Uzbekistan | Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures | Cultural | 603 |
2002 (26th session)
9 sites (8 cultural, 1 mixed)
Host: Hungary
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (F) |
Cultural | 211 |
Egypt | Saint Catherine Area |
Cultural | 954 |
Germany | Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar | Cultural | 1067 |
Upper Middle Rhine Valley |
Cultural | 1066 | |
Hungary | Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape |
Cultural | 1063 |
India | Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya |
Cultural | 1056 |
Italy | Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) | Cultural | 1024 |
Mexico | Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche | Mixed | 1061 |
Suriname | Historic Inner City of Paramaribo | Cultural | 940 |
2003 (27th session)
24 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: France
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley |
Cultural | 208 |
Argentina | Quebrada de Humahuaca | Cultural | 1116 |
Australia | Purnululu National Park | Natural | 1094 |
Chile | Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso |
Cultural | 959 |
China | Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas |
Natural | 1083 |
Czech Republic | Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč | Cultural | 1078 |
Gambia | Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites (F) | Cultural | 761 |
India | Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka |
Cultural | 925 |
Iran | Takht-e Soleyman |
Cultural | 1077 |
Iraq | Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) |
Cultural | 1130 |
Israel | White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement | Cultural | 1096 |
Italy | Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy | Cultural | 1068 |
Italy Switzerland |
Monte San Giorgio | Natural | 1090 |
Kazakhstan | Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (F) | Cultural | 1103 |
Mexico | Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro | Cultural | 1079 |
Mongolia (F) Russia |
Uvs Nuur Basin |
Natural | 769 |
Poland | Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska | Cultural | 1053 |
Russia | Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent |
Cultural | 1070 |
South Africa | Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape |
Cultural | 1099 |
Spain | Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza | Cultural | 522 |
Sudan | Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region (F) |
Cultural | 1073 |
United Kingdom | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Cultural | 1084 |
Vietnam | Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park |
Natural | 951 |
Zimbabwe | Matobo Hills |
Cultural | 306 |
2004 (28th session)
34 sites (29 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: China
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Andorra | Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (F) | Cultural | 1160 |
Australia | Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens |
Cultural | 1131 |
Benin Togo (F) |
Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba |
Cultural | 1140 |
China | Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom | Cultural | 1135 |
Denmark ( Greenland) (F) |
Ilulissat Icefjord | Natural | 1149 |
Germany | Dresden Elbe Valley (delisted in 2009) | Cultural | 1156 |
Cultural | 1087 | ||
Germany Poland |
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski |
Cultural | 1127 |
Iceland | Þingvellir National Park (F) |
Cultural | 1152 |
India | Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park | Cultural | 1101 |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) |
Cultural | 945 | |
Indonesia | Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra | Natural | 1167 |
Iran | Bam and its Cultural Landscape |
Cultural | 1208 |
Pasargadae | Cultural | 1106 | |
Italy | Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia | Cultural | 1158 |
Val d'Orcia | Cultural | 1026 | |
Japan | Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range | Cultural | 1142 |
Jordan | Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) | Cultural | 1093 |
Kazakhstan | Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly |
Cultural | 1145 |
Lithuania | Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) |
Cultural | 1137 |
Mali | Tomb of Askia | Cultural | 1139 |
Mexico | Luis Barragán House and Studio | Cultural | 1136 |
Mongolia | Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape |
Cultural | 1081 |
Morocco | Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) |
Cultural | 1058 |
North Korea | Complex of Koguryo Tombs (F) |
Cultural | 1091 |
Norway | Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago | Cultural | 1143 |
Portugal | Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture | Cultural | 1117 |
Russia | Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent |
Cultural | 1097 |
Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve |
Natural | 1023 | |
Saint Lucia | Pitons Management Area (F) | Natural | 1161 |
( Serbia and Montenegro) Serbia |
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | Cultural | 724 |
South Africa | Cape Floral Region Protected Areas |
Natural | 1007 |
Sweden | Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg |
Cultural | 1134 |
United Kingdom | Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (delisted in 2021) |
Cultural | 1150 |
2005 (29th session)
24 sites (17 cultural, 7 natural)
Host: South Africa
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Albania | Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra |
Cultural | 569 |
Bahrain | Qal'at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun (F) | Cultural | 1192 |
Belarus | Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh |
Cultural | 1196 |
Belarus Estonia Finland Latvia Lithuania Moldova (F) Norway Russia Sweden Ukraine |
Struve Geodetic Arc | Cultural | 1187 |
Belgium | Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex |
Cultural | 1185 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar (F) |
Cultural | 946 |
Chile | Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works | Cultural | 1178 |
China ( Macao) (F) |
Historic Centre of Macao |
Cultural | 1110 |
Cuba | Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos | Cultural | 1202 |
Egypt | Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) |
Natural | 1186 |
France | Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret |
Cultural | 1181 |
Iran | Soltaniyeh | Cultural | 1188 |
Israel | Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba | Cultural | 1108 |
Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev |
Cultural | 1107 | |
Italy | Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica | Cultural | 1200 |
Japan | Shiretoko Peninsula | Natural | 1193 |
Mexico | Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California |
Natural | 1182 |
Nigeria | Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove |
Cultural | 1118 |
Norway | West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord | Natural | 1195 |
Panama | Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection | Natural | 1138 |
Russia | Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl |
Cultural | 1170 |
South Africa | Vredefort Dome |
Natural | 1162 |
Thailand | Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex |
Natural | 590 |
Turkmenistan | Kunya-Urgench |
Cultural | 1199 |
2006 (30th session)
18 sites (16 cultural, 2 natural)
Host: Lithuania
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Chile | Sewell Mining Town |
Cultural | 1214 |
China | Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains |
Natural | 1213 |
Yin Xu |
Cultural | 1114 | |
Colombia | Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary |
Natural | 1216 |
Ethiopia | Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town |
Cultural | 1189 |
Gambia Senegal |
Stone Circles of Senegambia |
Cultural | 1226 |
Germany | Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof |
Cultural | 1155 |
Iran | Bisotun | Cultural | 1222 |
Italy | Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli | Cultural | 1211 |
Malawi | Chongoni Rock-Art Area |
Cultural | 476 |
Mauritius | Aapravasi Ghat (F) | Cultural | 1227 |
Mexico | Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila | Cultural | 1209 |
Oman | Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman |
Cultural | 1207 |
Poland | Centennial Hall in Wrocław |
Cultural | 1165 |
Spain | Vizcaya Bridge | Cultural | 1217 |
Syria | Qal'at Salah El-Din |
Cultural | 1229 |
Tanzania | Kondoa Rock-Art Sites | Cultural | 1183 |
United Kingdom | Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | Cultural | 1215 |
2007 (31st session)
22 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: New Zealand
2008 (32nd session)
27 sites (19 cultural, 8 natural)
Host: Canada
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Cambodia | Temple of Preah Vihear |
Cultural | 1224 |
Canada | Joggins Fossil Cliffs |
Natural | 1285 |
China | Fujian Tulou |
Cultural | 1113 |
Mount Sanqingshan National Park |
Natural | 1292 | |
Croatia | Stari Grad Plain | Cultural | 1240 |
Cuba | Historic Centre of Camagüey | Cultural | 1270 |
France | Fortifications of Vauban |
Cultural | 1283 |
France ( New Caledonia) (F) |
Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems |
Natural | 1115 |
Germany | Berlin Modernism Housing Estates | Cultural | 1239 |
Iceland | Surtsey | Natural | 1267 |
Iran | Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran | Cultural | 1262 |
Israel | Bahá'í Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee |
Cultural | 1220 |
Italy | Mantua and Sabbioneta | Cultural | 1287 |
Italy Switzerland |
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes | Cultural | 1276 |
Kazakhstan | Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan | Natural | 1102 |
Kenya | Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests |
Cultural | 1231 |
Malaysia | Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca | Cultural | 1223 |
Mauritius | Le Morne Cultural Landscape |
Cultural | 1259 |
Mexico | Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | Natural | 1290 |
Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco | Cultural | 1274 | |
Papua New Guinea | Kuk Early Agricultural Site (F) |
Cultural | 887 |
San Marino | Mount Titano (F) |
Cultural | 1245 |
Saudi Arabia | Hegra Archaeological Site (al-Hijr / Madā ͐ in Ṣāliḥ) (F) | Cultural | 1293 |
Slovakia | Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area |
Cultural | 1273 |
Switzerland | Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona |
Natural | 1179 |
Vanuatu | Chief Roi Mata's Domain (F) |
Cultural | 1280 |
Yemen | Socotra Archipelago |
Natural | 1263 |
2009 (33rd session)
13 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural)
Host: Spain
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Belgium | Stoclet House |
Cultural | 1298 |
Burkina Faso | Ruins of Loropéni (F) | Cultural | 1225 |
Cape Verde | Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande (F) | Cultural | 1310 |
China | Mount Wutai | Cultural | 1279 |
Denmark Germany Netherlands |
Wadden Sea | Natural | 1314 |
Iran | Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System | Cultural | 1315 |
Italy | The Dolomites |
Natural | 1237 |
Kyrgyzstan | Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain (F) |
Cultural | 1230 |
Peru | Sacred City of Caral-Supe | Cultural | 1269 |
South Korea | Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty |
Cultural | 1319 |
Spain | Tower of Hercules | Cultural | 1312 |
Switzerland | La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning | Cultural | 1302 |
United Kingdom | Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Cultural | 1303 |
2010 (34th session)
21 sites (15 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Brazil
2011 (35th session)
25 sites (21 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
2012 (36th session)
26 sites (20 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Russia
2013 (37th session)
19 sites (14 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: Cambodia
2014 (38th session)
26 sites (22 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Qatar
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina Bolivia Chile Colombia Ecuador Peru |
Qhapaq Ñan , Andean Road System |
Cultural | 1459 |
Botswana | Okavango Delta | Natural | 1432 |
China | The Grand Canal | Cultural | 1443 |
China Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan |
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor | Cultural | 1442 |
Costa Rica | Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with the Diquís |
Cultural | 1453 |
Denmark | Stevns Klint | Natural | 1416 |
France | Decorated Cave of Pont d'Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc, Ardèche | Cultural | 1426 |
Germany | Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey |
Cultural | 1447 |
India | Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area | Natural | 1406 |
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat |
Cultural | 922 | |
Iran | Shahr-I Sokhta | Cultural | 1456 |
Iraq | Erbil Citadel |
Cultural | 1437 |
Israel | Caves of Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves |
Cultural | 1370 |
Italy | Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato | Cultural | 1390 |
Japan | Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites | Cultural | 1449 |
Myanmar | Pyu Ancient Cities (F) | Cultural | 1444 |
Netherlands | Van Nellefabriek | Cultural | 1441 |
Palestine | Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir | Cultural | 1492 |
Philippines | Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary | Natural | 1403 |
Russia | Bolghar Historical and Archaeological Complex | Cultural | 981 |
Saudi Arabia | Historic Makkah |
Cultural | 1361 |
South Korea | Namhansanseong | Cultural | 1439 |
Turkey | Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire | Cultural | 1452 |
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1457 | |
United States | Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point | Cultural | 1435 |
Vietnam | Trang An Landscape Complex |
Mixed | 1438 |
2015 (39th session)
24 sites (23 cultural, 1 mixed)
Host: Germany
2016 (40th session)
21 sites (12 cultural, 6 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Turkey
2017 (41st session)
21 sites (18 cultural, 3 natural)
Host: Poland
2018 (42nd session)
19 sites (13 cultural, 3 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Bahrain
2019 (43rd session)
29 sites (24 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Azerbaijan
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | Budj Bim Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1577 |
Azerbaijan | Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan's Palace | Cultural | 1549 |
Azerbaijan Iran |
Hyrcanian Forests |
Natural | 1584 |
Bahrain | Dilmun Burial Mounds | Cultural | 1542 |
Brazil | Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity | Mixed | 1308 |
Burkina Faso | Ancient Ferrous Metallurgy Sites of Burkina Faso | Cultural | 1602 |
Canada | Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai'pi | Cultural | 1597 |
China | Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City | Cultural | 1592 |
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) |
Natural | 1606 | |
Czech Republic | Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem | Cultural | 1589 |
Czech Republic Germany |
Erzgebirge / Krušnohoří Mining Region | Cultural | 1478 |
France ( French Southern and Antarctic Lands) (F) |
French Austral Lands and Seas | Natural | 1603 |
Germany | Water Management System of Augsburg | Cultural | 1580 |
Iceland | Vatnajökull National Park – Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice | Natural | 1604 |
India | Jaipur City, Rajasthan | Cultural | 1605 |
Indonesia | Ombilin Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto | Cultural | 1610 |
Iraq | Babylon | Cultural | 278 |
Italy | Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene | Cultural | 1571 |
Japan | Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan |
Cultural | 1593 |
Laos | Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang - Plain of Jars | Cultural | 1587 |
Myanmar | Bagan | Cultural | 1588 |
Poland | Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region | Cultural | 1599 |
Portugal | Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada) | Cultural | 1573 |
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga |
Cultural | 1590 | |
Russia | Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture | Cultural | 1523 |
South Korea | Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies | Cultural | 1498 |
Spain | Risco Caído and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1578 |
United Kingdom | Jodrell Bank Observatory | Cultural | 1594 |
United States | The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright | Cultural | 1496 |
2021 (44th session)
The 44th session was originally scheduled for 2020 but postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the World Heritage Committee voted on both 2020 and 2021 nominations.[4]
34 sites (29 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: China
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Austria Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Italy United Kingdom |
The Great Spa Towns of Europe | Cultural | 1613 |
Austria Germany Slovakia |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) | Cultural | 1608 |
Belgium Netherlands |
Colonies of Benevolence | Cultural | 1555 |
Brazil | Sítio Roberto Burle Marx |
Cultural | 1620 |
Chile | Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota Region | Cultural | 1634 |
China | Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China | Cultural | 1561 |
Côte d'Ivoire | Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire | Cultural | 1648 |
France | Cordouan Lighthouse | Cultural | 1625 |
Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera | Cultural | 1635 | |
Gabon | Ivindo National Park | Natural | 1653 |
Georgia | Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands | Natural | 1616 |
Germany | Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt | Cultural | 1614 |
Cultural | 1636 | ||
Germany Netherlands |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes | Cultural | 1631 |
India | Dholavira: a Harappan City | Cultural | 1645 |
Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana | Cultural | 1570 | |
Iran | Cultural Landscape of Uramanat |
Cultural | 1647 |
Trans-Iranian Railway | Cultural | 1585 | |
Italy | Padua's fourteenth-century fresco cycles | Cultural | 1623 |
The Porticoes of Bologna | Cultural | 1650 | |
Japan | Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island |
Natural | 1574 |
Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan | Cultural | 1632 | |
Jordan | As-Salt - The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality |
Cultural | 689 |
Peru | Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex | Cultural | 1624 |
Romania | Roșia Montană Mining Landscape | Cultural | 1552 |
Russia | Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea | Cultural | 1654 |
Saudi Arabia | Ḥimā Cultural Area | Cultural | 1619 |
Slovenia | The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design | Cultural | 1643 |
Spain | Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences | Cultural | 1618 |
South Korea | Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats | Natural | 1591 |
Thailand | Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex | Natural | 1461 |
Turkey | Arslantepe Mound | Cultural | 1622 |
United Kingdom | The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales |
Cultural | 1633 |
Uruguay | The work of engineer Eladio Dieste: Church of Atlántida | Cultural | 1612 |
2023 (18th extraordinary session)
At its 18th extraordinary session in January 2023, the World Heritage Committee added three sites under an emergency procedure to both the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger.[5][6]
3 sites (3 cultural)
Host: France
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Lebanon | Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli |
Cultural | 1702 |
Ukraine | The Historic Centre of Odesa | Cultural | 1703 |
Yemen | Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib | Cultural | 1700 |
2023 (45th session)
The 45th session was originally scheduled to be held from 19 June to 30 June, 2022, in
42 sites (33 cultural, 9 natural)
Host: Saudi Arabia
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | ESMA Museum and Site of Memory – Former Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and Extermination | Cultural | 1681 |
Azerbaijan | Cultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance Route |
Cultural | 1696 |
Belgium France |
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) | Cultural | 1567 |
Cambodia | Koh Ker: Archeological Site of Ancient Lingapura or Chok Gargyar | Cultural | 1667 |
Canada | Anticosti | Natural | 1686 |
Tr'ondëk-Klondike | Cultural | 1564 | |
China | Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er | Cultural | 1665 |
Congo | Forest Massif of Odzala-Kokoua | Natural | 692 |
Czech Republic | Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops | Cultural | 1558 |
Denmark | Viking-Age Ring Fortresses | Cultural | 1660 |
Ethiopia | Bale Mountains National Park | Natural | 111 |
The Gedeo Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1641 | |
France | The Maison Carrée of Nîmes | Cultural | 1569 |
France (Martinique) (F) |
Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique | Natural | 1657 |
Germany | Jewish-Medieval Heritage of Erfurt | Cultural | 1656 |
Greece | Zagori Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1695 |
Guatemala | National Archaeological Park Tak'alik Ab'aj | Cultural | 1663 |
India | Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas | Cultural | 1670 |
Santiniketan |
Cultural | 1375 | |
Indonesia | The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks | Cultural | 1671 |
Iran | The Persian Caravanserai | Cultural | 1668 |
Italy | Evaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern Apennines |
Natural | 1692 |
Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan |
Cold Winter Deserts of Turan | Natural | 1693 |
Latvia | Old town of Kuldīga | Cultural | 1658 |
Lithuania | Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939 | Cultural | 1661 |
Mongolia | Deer Stone Monuments and Related Bronze Age Sites |
Cultural | 1621 |
Netherlands | Eisinga Planetarium in Franeker | Cultural | 1683 |
Palestine | Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan | Cultural | 1687 |
Russia | Astronomical Observatories of Kazan Federal University | Cultural | 1678 |
Rwanda | Memorial sites of the | Cultural | 1586 |
Nyungwe National Park (F) |
Natural | 1697 | |
Saudi Arabia | 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid | Natural | 1699 |
South Korea | Gaya Tumuli | Cultural | 1666 |
Spain | Prehistoric Sites of Talayotic Menorca | Cultural | 1528 |
Suriname | Jodensavanne Archaeological Site: Jodensavanne Settlement and Cassipora Creek Cemetery | Cultural | 1680 |
Tajikistan | Tugay forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve | Natural | 1685 |
Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan |
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor | Cultural | 1675 |
Thailand | The Ancient Town of Si Thep and its Associated Dvaravati Monuments | Cultural | 1662 |
Tunisia | Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory | Cultural | 1640 |
Turkey | Gordion | Cultural | 1669 |
Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia | Cultural | 1694 | |
United States | Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks |
Cultural | 1689 |
See also
- Former UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- List of World Heritage in Danger
- Lists of World Heritage Sites
- World Heritage Sites by country
References
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "UNESCO World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ a b Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Number of World Heritage properties inscribed each Year". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Galápagos Islands". whc.unesco.org.
- ^ UNESCO (2021-07-16). "Extended 44th World Heritage Committee session opens in Fuzhou, China". UNESCO. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ "Ukraine's Odesa city put on UNESCO heritage in danger list". Associated Press. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Three sites 'in danger' added to UNESCO World Heritage List". CNN. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "UNESCO indefinitely postpones planned world heritage meeting in Russia". The Art Newspaper. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia to host UNESCO's World Heritage Committee meetings in September". Saudi Gazette. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
External links
- UNESCO World Heritage portal – Official website (in English and French)
- The World Heritage List – Official searchable list of all Inscribed Properties
- New Inscribed Properties – List of new Inscribed Properties. Also lists nominated sites prior to an upcoming session of the World Heritage Committee.