List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription

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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

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Albania
( Yugoslavia)
 North Macedonia (F)
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region Mixed 99
 Belarus
 Poland
Białowieża Forest Natural 33
 Bulgaria Boyana Church (F) Cultural 42
Madara Rider Cultural 43
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Cultural 45
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak Cultural 44
 Canada Dinosaur Provincial Park Natural 71
 Canada
 United States
Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek Natural 72
( Yugoslavia)
 Croatia
Historical Complex of
Palace of Diocletian
Cultural 97
Old City of Dubrovnik (F) Cultural 95
Plitvice Lakes National Park Natural 98
( Zaire)
 DR Congo
Virunga National Park (F) Natural 63
 Egypt Abu Mena Cultural 90
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (F) Cultural 87
Historic Cairo Cultural 89
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Cultural 86
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae Cultural 88
 Ethiopia Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region Cultural 19
 France Chartres Cathedral Cultural 81
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay Cultural 80
Palace and Park of Versailles
(F)
Cultural 83
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley Cultural 85
Vézelay, Church and Hill Cultural 84
 Ghana
Greater Accra
, Central and Western Regions (F)
Cultural 34
 Guatemala Antigua Guatemala Cultural 65
Tikal National Park (F) Mixed 64
 Iran
Esfahan
Cultural 115
Persepolis Cultural 114
Tchogha Zanbil
(F)
Cultural 113
 Italy Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (F) Cultural 94
( Yugoslavia)
 Montenegro
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (F) Cultural 125
   Nepal Kathmandu Valley (F) Cultural 121
Sagarmatha National Park Natural 120
 Norway Bryggen Cultural 59
Urnes Stave Church (F) Cultural 58
 Poland
Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940–1945)
Cultural 31
( Yugoslavia)
 Serbia
Stari Ras and Sopoćani (F) Cultural 96
 Syria
Ancient City of Damascus
(F)
Cultural 20
 Tanzania Ngorongoro Conservation Area (F) Mixed 39
 Tunisia Amphitheatre of El Jem Cultural 38
Archaeological Site of Carthage
Cultural 37
Medina of Tunis (F) Cultural 36
 United States Everglades National Park Natural 76
Grand Canyon National Park Natural 75
Independence Hall Cultural 78

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

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Argentina Los Glaciares National Park (F) Natural 145
 Australia Great Barrier Reef (F) Natural 154
Kakadu National Park Mixed 147
Willandra Lakes Region Mixed 167
 Canada Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Cultural 158
SG̱ang Gwaay
Cultural 157
 Côte d'Ivoire
 Guinea
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (F) Natural 155
 France Amiens Cathedral Cultural 162
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments Cultural 164
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
Cultural 165
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
Cultural 160
Cultural 163
( West Germany)
 Germany
Speyer Cathedral Cultural 168
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square Cultural 169
 Guatemala
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
Cultural 149
  Jerusalem Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (F) Cultural 148
 Morocco
Medina of Fez
(F)
Cultural 170
 Pakistan
Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
Cultural 171
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
Cultural 143
 Panama
Darien National Park
Natural 159
 Senegal Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary Natural 25
Niokolo-Koba National Park Natural 153
 Tanzania Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara Cultural 144
Serengeti National Park Natural 156
 United States Mammoth Cave National Park Natural 150
Olympic National Park Natural 151

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 ParkCitadel, 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: (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 HierapolisPamukkale Mixed 485
XanthosLetoon 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
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto
)
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
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
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

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Albania
 Austria
 Belgium
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Bulgaria
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 North Macedonia
 Poland
 Romania
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 Spain
  Switzerland
 Ukraine
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural 1133
 Australia Sydney Opera House Cultural 166
 Azerbaijan
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Cultural 1076
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad Cultural 1260
 Canada Rideau Canal Cultural 1221
 China
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
Cultural 1112
South China Karst Mixed 1248
 France Bordeaux, Port of the Moon Cultural 1256
 Gabon
Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda
(F)
Mixed 1147
 Greece Old Town of Corfu Cultural 978
 India
Red Fort Complex
Cultural 231
 Iraq
Samarra Archaeological City
Cultural 276
 Japan
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Cultural 1246
 Madagascar Rainforests of the Atsinanana Natural 1257
 Mexico
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Cultural 1250
 Namibia
Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes
(F)
Cultural 1255
 Serbia Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius Cultural 1253
 South Africa
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
Cultural 1265
 South Korea Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes Natural 1264
 Spain Teide National Park Natural 1258
  Switzerland Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces Cultural 1243
 Turkmenistan
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa
Cultural 1242

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

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Australia Australian Convict Sites Cultural 1306
 Brazil São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão Cultural 1272
 China
China Danxia
Natural 1335
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in 'The Centre of Heaven and Earth'
Cultural 1305
 France Episcopal City of Albi Cultural 1337
 France
(Réunion) (F)
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island Natural 1317
 India
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Cultural 1338
 Iran Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil Cultural 1345
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
Cultural 1346
 Kiribati Phoenix Islands Protected Area (F) Natural 1325
 Marshall Islands
Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site
(F)
Cultural 1339
 Mexico Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Cultural 1351
Prehistoric Caves of
Valley of Oaxaca
Cultural 1352
 Netherlands Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht Cultural 1349
 Russia Putorana Plateau Natural 1234
 Saudi Arabia At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah Cultural 1329
 South Korea Historic Villages of Korea:
Hahoe and Yangdong
Cultural 1324
 Sri Lanka Central Highlands of Sri Lanka Natural 1203
 Tajikistan Proto-urban Site of Sarazm (F) Cultural 1141
 United States
Papahānaumokuākea
Mixed 1326
 Vietnam Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi Cultural 1328

2011 (35th session)

25 sites (21 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:  France

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Australia Ningaloo Coast Natural 1369
 Austria
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Slovenia
  Switzerland
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Cultural 1363
 Barbados Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison (F) Cultural 1376
 China West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou Cultural 1334
 Colombia Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia Cultural 1121
 Ethiopia Konso Cultural Landscape Cultural 1333
 France
The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
Cultural 1153
 Germany Fagus Factory in Alfeld Cultural 1368
 Iran
The Persian Garden
Cultural 1372
 Italy
Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568–774 A.D.)
Cultural 1318
 Japan
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Cultural 1277
Ogasawara Islands
Natural 1362
 Jordan Wadi Rum Protected Area Mixed 1377
 Kenya Fort Jesus, Mombasa Cultural 1295
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley Natural 1060
 Mongolia Petroglyphic Complexes of the
Mongolian Altai
Cultural 1382
 Nicaragua
León Cathedral
Cultural 1236
 Senegal Saloum Delta Cultural 1359
 Spain Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana Cultural 1371
 Sudan Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe Cultural 1336
 Syria Ancient Villages of Northern Syria Cultural 1348
 Turkey Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex Cultural 1366
 Ukraine Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans Cultural 1330
 United Arab Emirates Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) (F) Cultural 1343
 Vietnam
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
Cultural 1358

2012 (36th session)

26 sites (20 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:  Russia

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Bahrain Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy Cultural 1364
 Belgium Major Mining Sites of Wallonia Cultural 1344
 Brazil Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea Cultural 1100
 Cameroon
 Central African Republic
 Congo (F)
Sangha Trinational Natural 1380
 Canada Landscape of Grand Pré Cultural 1404
 Chad Lakes of Ounianga (F) Natural 1400
 China
Chengjiang Fossil Site
Natural 1388
Site of Xanadu Cultural 1389
 Côte d'Ivoire Historic Town of Grand-Bassam Cultural 1322
 France Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin Cultural 1360
 Germany Margravial Opera House Bayreuth Cultural 1379
 India Western Ghats Natural 1342
 Indonesia Cultural Landscape of
Bali Province: the Subak as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana
Philosophy
Cultural 1194
 Iran
Gonbad-e Qābus
Cultural 1398
Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan Cultural 1397
 Israel Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me'arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves Cultural 1393
 Malaysia Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley Cultural 1396
 Morocco Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage Cultural 1401
 Palau
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon
(F)
Mixed 1386
 Palestine Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (F) Cultural 1433
 Portugal
Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications
Cultural 1367
 Russia Lena Pillars Nature Park Natural 1299
 Senegal Bassari Country:
Bedik
Cultural Landscapes
Cultural 1407
 Slovenia
 Spain
Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija Cultural 1313
 Sweden Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland Cultural 1282
 Turkey Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük Cultural 1405

2013 (37th session)

19 sites (14 cultural, 5 natural)
Host:  Cambodia

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Canada
Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
Cultural 1412
 China Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces Cultural 1111
Xinjiang Tianshan Natural 1414
 Fiji
Levuka Historical Port Town
(F)
Cultural 1399
 Germany Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe Cultural 1413
 India Hill Forts of Rajasthan Cultural 247
 Iran Golestan Palace Cultural 1422
 Italy Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany Cultural 175
Mount Etna Natural 1427
 Japan
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
Cultural 1418
 Mexico El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve Natural 1410
 Namibia Namib Sand Sea Natural 1430
 Niger Historic Centre of Agadez Cultural 1268
 North Korea Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong Cultural 1278
 Poland
 Ukraine
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine
Cultural 1424
 Portugal University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia Cultural 1387
 Qatar Al Zubarah Archaeological Site (F) Cultural 1402
 Tajikistan Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) Natural 1252
 Ukraine Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora Cultural 1411

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

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 China Tusi Sites Cultural 1474
 Denmark Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement Cultural 1468
The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand Cultural 1469
 France The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy Cultural 1425
Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars
Cultural 1465
 Germany Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus Cultural 1467
 Iran Cultural Landscape of Maymand Cultural 1423
Susa Cultural 1455
 Israel
Necropolis of Bet She'arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal
Cultural 1471
 Italy Arab-Norman
Cefalù and Monreale
Cultural 1487
 Jamaica Blue and John Crow Mountains (F) Mixed 1356
 Japan Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining Cultural 1484
 Jordan
Baptism Site 'Bethany Beyond the Jordan' (Al-Maghtas)
Cultural 1446
 Mexico Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System Cultural 1463
 Mongolia Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape Cultural 1440
 Norway Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site Cultural 1486
 Saudi Arabia Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia Cultural 1472
 Singapore Singapore Botanic Gardens (F) Cultural 1483
 South Korea Baekje Historic Areas Cultural 1477
 Turkey
Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens
Cultural Landscape
Cultural 1488
Ephesus Cultural 1018
 United Kingdom The Forth Bridge Cultural 1485
 United States San Antonio Missions Cultural 1466
 Uruguay Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape Cultural 1464

2016 (40th session)

21 sites (12 cultural, 6 natural, 3 mixed)
Host:  Turkey

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites (F) Cultural 1499
 Argentina
 Belgium
 France
 Germany
 India
 Japan
  Switzerland
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement Cultural 1321
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Croatia
 Montenegro
 Serbia
Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards Cultural 1504
 Brazil Pampulha Modern Ensemble Cultural 1493
 Canada Mistaken Point Natural 1497
 Chad Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape Mixed 1475
 China Hubei Shennongjia Natural 1509
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Cultural 1508
 Greece Archaeological Site of Philippi Cultural 1517
 India
Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar
Cultural 1502
Khangchendzonga National Park Mixed 1513
 Iran
Lut Desert
Natural 1505
The Persian Qanat Cultural 1506
 Iraq The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities Mixed 1481
 Kazakhstan
 Kyrgyzstan
 Uzbekistan
Western Tien-Shan Natural 1490
 Mexico Archipiélago de Revillagigedo Natural 1510
 Micronesia Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia (F) Cultural 1503
 Spain Antequera Dolmens Site Cultural 1501
 Sudan Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park Natural 262
 Turkey Archaeological Site of Ani Cultural 1518
 United Kingdom
( Gibraltar) (F)
Gorham's Cave Complex Cultural 1500

2017 (41st session)

21 sites (18 cultural, 3 natural)
Host:  Poland

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Angola Mbanza Kongo, Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo (F) Cultural 1511
 Argentina Los Alerces National Park Natural 1526
 Brazil Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site Cultural 1548
 Cambodia Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura Cultural 1532
 China Kulangsu: a Historic International Settlement Cultural 1541
Qinghai Hoh Xil Natural 1540
 Croatia
 Italy
 Montenegro
Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar
Cultural 1533
 Denmark
( Greenland)
Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap Cultural 1536
 Eritrea Asmara: a Modernist African City (F) Cultural 1550
 France
( French Polynesia) (F)
Taputapuātea Cultural 1529
 Germany Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura Cultural 1527
 India Historic City of Ahmadabad Cultural 1551
 Iran Historic City of Yazd Cultural 1544
 Japan Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region Cultural 1535
 Mongolia
 Russia
Landscapes of Dauria Natural 1448
 Palestine Hebron / Al-Khalil Old Town Cultural 1565
 Poland Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System Cultural 1539
 Russia Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk Cultural 1525
 South Africa
ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
Cultural 1545
 Turkey Aphrodisias Cultural 1519
 United Kingdom
Lake District National Park
Cultural 422

2018 (42nd session)

19 sites (13 cultural, 3 natural, 3 mixed)
Host:  Bahrain

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Canada Pimachiowin Aki Mixed 1415
 China Fanjingshan Natural 1559
 Colombia Chiribiquete National Park – 'The Maloca of the Jaguar' Mixed 1174
 Denmark
( Greenland)
Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea
Cultural 1557
 France Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena Natural 1434
 Germany Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke Cultural 1553
Naumburg Cathedral Cultural 1470
 India
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
Cultural 1480
 Iran Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region Cultural 1568
 Italy Ivrea, Industrial City of the 20th Century Cultural 1538
 Japan Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region Cultural 1495
 Kenya Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site Cultural 1450
 Mexico Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica Mixed 1534
 Oman Ancient City of Qalhat Cultural 1537
 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape Cultural 1563
 South Africa Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains Natural 1575
 South Korea Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea Cultural 1562
 Spain
Caliphate City of Medina Azahara
Cultural 1560
 Turkey Göbekli Tepe Cultural 1572

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 MafraPalace, 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
ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz
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

Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] The World Heritage Committee then rescheduled the 45th session to 10-25 September 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and will vote on 2022 and 2023 nominations.[8]

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
Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero
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

References

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