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A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a geographic site that has been selected for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's International World Heritage Programme. The programme aims to catalogue and preserve sites of outstanding importance, either cultural or natural, to the common heritage of humankind. While the World Heritage Committee maintains a list of World Heritage Sites, they make no independent review; in practice, they are listed by each national government. After the 2024 session of the World Heritage Committee, there is a total of 1,223 sites, many of which are made up of several individual components. With around 400 sites on the second smallest continent, Europe has by far the highest density of world heritage sites. Only a little over 200 sites are in the Americas and Oceania combined.
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M'Zab Valley, Algeria
Djémila, Algeria
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Mbanza Kongo , Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo
Northern Angola
Cultural
2017
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Royal Palaces of Abomey
Abomey
Cultural
1985
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
Natural
1996
Extending the original 1996 property in 2017 to Burkina Faso an Benin
Tsodilo, Botswana
Cidade Velha
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande
Cidade Velha
Cultural
2009
Historic town of Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire
Virunga National Park, DR Congo
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae, Egypt
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Asmara: a Modernist City of Africa
Asmara
Cultural
2017
Aksum, Ethiopia
Lopé National Park
Elmina Castle, Ghana
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Ghanaian Coastal Plain
Cultural
1979
Asante Traditional Buildings
Kumasi
Cultural
1980
Chimpanzee in Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Lamu Old Town
Theater at Leptis Magna
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna
Cultural
1982
Archaeological Site of Cyrene
Cyrene
Cultural
1982
Archaeological Site of Sabratha
Sabratha
Cultural
1982
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
Fezzan
Cultural
1985
Old Town of Ghadamès
Ghadamis
Cultural
1986
Tsingy de Bemaraha
Old Towns of Djenné, Mali
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Timbuktu
Timbuktu
Cultural
1988
Severely damaged by Islamic extremists during conflict in 2012.
Old Towns of Djenné
Djenné
Cultural
1988
Tomb of Askia
Gao
Cultural
2004
Severely damaged by Islamic extremists during conflict in 2012.
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
Bandiagara
Mixed
1989
Banc d'Arguin National Park
Aapravasi Ghat in Port Louis
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Aapravasi Ghat in Port Louis
Port Louis
Cultural
2006
Le Morne Cultural Landscape
Le Morne
Cultural
2008
Tanneries in the Medina of Fez
Medina of Tetouan
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Medina of Fez
Fez
Cultural
1981
Medina of Marrakech
Marrakech
Cultural
1985
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
Aït-Benhaddou
Cultural
1987
Historic City of Meknes
Meknes
Cultural
1996
Archaeological Site of Volubilis
Meknes
Cultural
1997
Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)
Tetouan
Cultural
1997
Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
Essaouira
Cultural
2001
Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)
El Jadida
Cultural
2004
Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage
Rabat
Cultural
2012
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Island of Mozambique
Ilha de Mozambique
Cultural
1991
The Namib desert, aka the Namib Sand Sea
Antelope in W National Park
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Sukur Cultural Landscape
Sukur
Cultural
1999
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Osogbo
Cultural
2005
Plaine des Sables in Reunion National Park
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of Reunion Island
Reunion
Natural
2010
Categorized as part of France
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Gough and Inaccessible Islands
Tristan da Cunha
Natural
1995
Categorized as part of the United Kingdom
Saloum Delta, Senegal
The Aldabra Atoll
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Aldabra Atoll
Outer Seychelles
Natural
1982
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve
Praslin
Natural
1983
Cradle of Humankind
Robben Island
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs
Cradle of Humankind
Cultural
1999
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Elephant Coast
Natural
1999
Robben Island
Robben Island
Cultural
1999
Maloti Drakensberg Transboundary World Heritage Site
Ukhahlamba Drakensberg
Mixed
2000
extended in 2013, shared with Lesotho
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
Limpopo
Cultural
2003
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
Overberg
Natural
2004
Vredefort Dome
Vredefort
Natural
2005
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
Ai-Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
Cultural
2007
ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Cultural
2017
Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains
Mpumalanga
Natural
2018
Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites
Gauteng , Free State , KwaZulu-Natal , Eastern Cape
Cultural
2024
14 sites
The Emergence of Modern Human Behaviour: The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa
West Coast (South Africa) , Mossel Bay , Ballito
Cultural
2024
3 sites
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
Merowe
Cultural
2003
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe
Meroë
Cultural
2011
Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park
Northern Sudan
Natural
2016
Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Uhuru Peak of Mount Kilimanjaro
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Koutammakou , the Land of the Batammariba
Kara
Cultural
2004
Kairouan, Tunisia
The Medina of Sousse
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls, Zambia
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
Livingstone
Natural
1989
Shared with Zimbabwe
See § Australia for Heard and McDonald Islands and § Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha for the Gough and Inaccessible Islands.
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
Jam
Cultural
2002
Listed as in danger since inscription
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
Bamiyan
Cultural
2003
Listed as in danger since inscription
Bahrain Pearling Trail, Muharraq
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
Manama
Cultural
2005
Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy
Muharraq
Cultural
2012
Dilmun Burial Mounds
Cultural
2019
21 components
Bagerhat
Temple of Heaven, Beijing
The Great Wall
The Potala Palace, Lhasa
Ancient City of Pingyao, Shanxi
Yungang Grottoes, Shanxi
Sacred mountain Kawagarbo, in the Three parallel rivers region, Yunnan
Kaiping Diaolou
Zhangjiajie, Wulingyuan
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
Forbidden City , Beijing and Shenyang
Cultural
1987
Extended in 2004
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Xi'an
Cultural
1987
Mogao Caves
Dunhuang
Cultural
1987
Mount Taishan
Shandong
Mixed
1987
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
Western and Southern Suburbs , Beijing
Cultural
1987
The Great Wall
Mostly North China
Cultural
1987
Mount Huangshan
Huangshan
Mixed
1990
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Huanglongsi National Park
Natural
1992
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve
Natural
1992
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Wulingyuan
Natural
1992
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
Hubei
Cultural
1994
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
Tibet
Cultural
1994
Extended in 2000 and 2001
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
Hebei
Cultural
1994
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
Shandong
Cultural
1994
Lushan National Park
Lushan
Cultural
1996
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
Emeishan National Park
Mixed
1996
Ancient City of Ping Yao
Pingyao
Cultural
1997
Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Suzhou
Cultural
1997
Extended in 2000
Old Town of Lijiang
Lijiang
Cultural
1997
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
Haidian District , Beijing
Cultural
1998
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
Chongwen District , Beijing
Cultural
1998
Dazu Rock Carvings
Dazu
Cultural
1999
Mount Wuyi
Fujian
Mixed
1999
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
Anhui
Cultural
2000
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Xianling tomb, Zhongxiang | Eastern Qing tombs, Zunhua | Western Qing tombs, Yixian and Baoding | Ming tombs, Changping | Xiaoling, Chang Yushun, Qiu Cheng, Wu Liang, Wu Zhen, Xu Da and Li Wenzhong tombs, Nanjing
Cultural
2000
Extended in 2003 and 2004
Longmen Grottoes
Luoyang
Cultural
2000
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Qingchengshan-Dujiangyan National Park
Cultural
2000
Yungang Grottoes
Datong
Cultural
2001
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
Three parallel rivers
Natural
2003
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
Huanren County, Liaoning Province and Ji’an, Jilin Province
Cultural
2004
Shared with North Korea
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
Sichuan
Natural
2006
Yin Xu
Anyang
Cultural
2006
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
Kaiping
Cultural
2007
South China Karst
Shilin
Mixed
2007
Natural heritage since 2007, extension in 2014
Fujian Tulou
Fujian
Cultural
2008
Mount Sanqingshan National Park
Jiangxi
Natural
2008
Mount Wutai
Wutaishan National Park
Cultural
2009
China Danxia
Hunan , Guangdong , Fujian , Jiangxi , Zhejiang , and Guizhou provinces
Natural
2010
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
Dengfeng
Cultural
2010
West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Cultural
2011
Chengjiang Fossil Site
Chengjiang
Natural
2012
Site of Xanadu
Inner Mongolia
Cultural
2012
Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
Southern Yunnan
Cultural
2013
Xinjiang Tianshan
Xinjiang
Natural
2013
Silk Roads : the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
Cultural
2014
Shared with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
The Grand Canal
North China , East China
Cultural
2014
Tusi Sites
Hunan , Hubei , Guizhou
Cultural
2015
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Central Guangxi
Cultural
2016
Hubei Shennongjia
Hubei
Natural
2016
Kulangsu : a Historic International Settlement
Fujian
Cultural
2017
Qinghai Hoh Xil
Qinghai
Natural
2017
Fanjingshan
Tongren (Guizhou)
Natural
2018
Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City
Hangzhou
Cultural
2019
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I)
Yancheng
Natural
2019
Quanzhou : Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China
South Fujian
Cultural
2021
Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er
Pu'er
Cultural
2023
Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital
Beijing/Gulou , Beijing/Xicheng
Cultural
2024
Badain Jaran Desert - Towers of Sand and Lakes
Western Inner Mongolia , Gansu , Ningxia
Natural
2024
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase II)
Liaoning , Hebei , Shandong , Jiangsu
Natural
2024
See also: UNESCO World Heritage List (India)
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, India
Fatehpur Sikri
Pattadakal
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, India
The Red Fort, Delhi
Stone Chariot, Hampi
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Agra Fort
Agra
Cultural
1983
Ajanta Caves
Aurangabad
Cultural
1983
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Darjeeling
Cultural
1999
Ellora Caves
Aurangabad
Cultural
1983
Taj Mahal
Agra
Cultural
1983
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Mamallapuram
Cultural
1984
Sun Temple, Konârak
Konark
Cultural
1984
Kaziranga National Park
Assam
Natural
1985
Keoladeo National Park
Rajasthan
Natural
1985
Manas National Park
Assam
Natural
1985
Churches and Convents of Goa
Old Goa
Cultural
1985
Fatehpur Sikri
Uttar Pradesh
Cultural
1986
Group of Monuments at Hampi
Hampi
Cultural
1986
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Khajuraho
Cultural
1986
Elephanta Caves
Elephanta Island
Cultural
1987
Great Living Chola Temples
Brihadisvara Temple of Thanjavur ; Brihadisvara Temple of Gangaikondacholisvaram ; and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram
Cultural
1987
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
Pattadakal
Cultural
1987
Sundarbans National Park
Southeast Bengal
Natural
1987
Similar site in Bangladesh
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
Uttarakhand
Natural
1988
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
Sanchi
Cultural
1989
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Delhi
Cultural
1993
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
Delhi
Cultural
1993
Mountain Railways of India
India
Cultural
1999
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya
Cultural
2002
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
Bhimbetka
Cultural
2003
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Gujarat
Cultural
2004
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
Mumbai
Cultural
2004
Red Fort Complex
Delhi
Cultural
2007
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Jaipur
Cultural
2010
Western Ghats
Western and Southern India
Natural
2012
Hill Forts of Rajasthan
Chittorgarh , Kumbhalgarh , Sawai Madhopur , Jhalawar , Jaipur and Jaisalmer
Cultural
2013
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan
North Gujarat
Cultural
2014
Great Himalayan National Park
Himachal Pradesh , Himalayan North
Natural
2014
Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda , Bihar
Nalanda
Cultural
2016
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Chandigarh
Cultural
2016
17 sites, shared with Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland
Khangchendzonga National Park
West Sikkim
Mixed
2016
Historic City of Ahmadabad
Central Gujarat
Cultural
2017
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
Mumbai
Cultural
2018
Jaipur City, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Cultural
2019
Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana
Warangal
Cultural
2021
Dholavira : a Harappan City
Kutch
Cultural
2021
Santiniketan
Birbhum
Cultural
2023
Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas
Belur , T. Narsipur
Cultural
2023
Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty
Sibsagar
Cultural
2024
Dancer's mask, Bali
Persepolis, Iran
Shushtar, ancient irrigation
Golestan Palace
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Meidan Emam, Esfahan
Isfahan
Cultural
1979
Persepolis
Shiraz
Cultural
1979
Tchogha Zanbil
Tchogha Zanbil
Cultural
1979
Takht-e Soleyman
Takab
Cultural
2003
Bam and its Cultural Landscape
Bam
Cultural
2004
Listed as in danger since 2004
Pasargadae
Pasargad
Cultural
2004
Soltaniyeh
Zanjan
Cultural
2005
Bisotun
Kermanshah
Cultural
2006
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
West Azerbaijan
Cultural
2008
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
Shushtar
Cultural
2009
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
Ardabil
Cultural
2010
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
Tabriz
Cultural
2010
The Persian Garden
Pasargad , Isfahan , Kashan , Shiraz , Mahan , Yazd , Caspian Iran , Khorasan
Cultural
2011
Gonbad-e Qābus
Caspian Iran
Cultural
2012
Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan
Isfahan
Cultural
2012
Golestan Palace
Tehran Province
Cultural
2013
Shahr-I Sokhta
Baluchistan
Cultural
2014
Cultural Landscape of Maymand
Kerman (province)
Cultural
2015
Susa
Khuzestan
Cultural
2015
The Persian Qanat
Cultural
2016
11 sites around Iran
Lut Desert
Kerman (province) , Sistan and Baluchestan
Natural
2016
Historic City of Yazd
Yazd (province)
Cultural
2017
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region
Fars
Cultural
2018
8 individual sites
Hyrcanian Forests
Caspian Iran
Natural
2019
Trans-Iranian Railway
Western Iran , Central Iran , Caspian Iran
Cultural
2021
Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat
Kermanshah (province) , Kurdistan (province)
Cultural
2021
The Persian Caravanserai
Cultural
2023
54 sites
Hegmataneh
Central Western Iran
Cultural
2024
Hatra (now destroyed)
Panoramic View of Arbil Citadel
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Hatra
Hatra
Cultural
1985
Severely damaged or destroyed by Da'esh (ISIS) extremists in 2015
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
Al Jazira
Cultural
2003
Listed as in danger since inscription
Samarra Archaeological City
Samarra
Cultural
2007
Listed as in danger since inscription
Erbil Citadel
Iraqi Kurdistan
Cultural
2014
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
Lower Mesopotamia
Mixed
2016
Composed of 7 sites
Babylon
Southern Iraq
Cultural
2019
Acre
Mount Carmel
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Masada
Masada
Cultural
2001
Old City of Acre
Akko
Cultural
2001
White City of Tel-Aviv—the Modern Movement
Tel Aviv
Cultural
2003
Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
Megiddo , Hazor , Beer Sheba
Cultural
2005
Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
Negev
Cultural
2005
Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
Western Galilee
Cultural
2008
Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
Carmel Range
Cultural
2012
Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves
Shfela
Cultural
2014
Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal
Western Galilee
Cultural
2015
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, Japan
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
Shrines and temples of Nikko
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
Horyuji
Cultural
1993
Himeji-jo
Himeji
Cultural
1993
Shirakami-Sanchi
Shirakami-Sanchi
Cultural
1993
Yakushima
Yakushima
Natural
1993
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
Kyoto , Uji and Otsu
Cultural
1994
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Cultural
1995
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Hiroshima
Cultural
1996
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Miyajima
Cultural
1996
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Nara
Cultural
1998
Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Nikko
Cultural
1999
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
Okinawa Island
Cultural
2000
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Kansai (Mount Koya , Mount Yoshino , Mount Omine , Hongu , Nachikatsuura , Shingu , Kumano , Owase )
Cultural
2004
Shiretoko
Shiretoko National Park
Natural
2005
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Oda
Cultural
2007
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Hiraizumi
Cultural
2011
Ogasawara Islands
Ogasawara Islands
Natural
2011
Fujisan , sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
Shizuoka , Yamanashi
Cultural
2013
Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
Tomioka
Cultural
2014
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
Kyushu , Hagi , Kamaishi , Izunokuni
Cultural
2015
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
National Museum of Western Art buildings, Tokyo/Ueno
Cultural
2016
17 sites, shared with Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India and Switzerland
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
Okinoshima island
Cultural
2017
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
Nagasaki , Hirado , Sasebo , Minamishimabara , Goto Islands, Amakusa
Cultural
2018
12 individual sites
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
Osaka (prefecture)
Cultural
2019
45 components
Amami-Oshima Island , Tokunoshima Island , Northern part of Okinawa Island , and Iriomote Island
Natural
2021
Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
Tohoku , Hokkaido
Cultural
2021
17 components
Sado Island Gold Mines
Niigata prefecture
Cultural
2024
Old City of Jerusalem, Israel (de facto; not recognized as part of Israel by UNESCO)
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Old City , Jerusalem
Cultural
1981
Under de facto Israeli control as part of its capital; disputed by the Palestinians, who claim Jerusalem as their capital; proposed in the 1947 UN Partition Plan for Palestine to be part of a separate Jerusalem territory under international control; listed as in danger since 1982
Petra, Jordan
Saryarka
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain
Osh
Cultural
2009
Silk Roads : the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
Cultural
2014
Shared with China and Kazakhstan
Western Tien-Shan
Natural
2016
Shared with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Luang Prabang
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Town of Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang
Cultural
1995
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape
Champasak
Cultural
2001
Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars
Central Laos
Cultural
2019
Baalbek
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Anjar
Bekaa
Cultural
1984
Baalbek
Baalbek
Cultural
1984
Byblos
Byblos
Cultural
1984
Tyre
Tyre
Cultural
1984
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)
Kadisha Valley
Cultural
1998
Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli
Tripoli
Cultural
2023
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Historic Centre of Macao
Macau/Peninsula
Cultural
2005
Uvs
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Complex of Koguryo Tombs
Pyongyang and Nampho
Cultural
2004
Shared with China
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong
Hwanghae
Cultural
2013
Bahla Fort
Ruins of the ancient city of Mohenjo-daro.
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
Moenjodaro
Cultural
1980
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
Northwest Pakistan
Cultural
1980
Taxila
Taxila
Cultural
1980
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
Lahore
Cultural
1981
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
Thatta
Cultural
1981
Rohtas Fort
Jhelum
Cultural
1997
Church of the Nativity
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Cultural
2012
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir
West Bank
Cultural
2014
Hebron /Al-Khalil Old Town
West Bank
Cultural
2017
Ancient Jericho /Tell es-Sultan
West Bank
Cultural
2023
Saint Hilarion Monastery/ Tell Umm Amer
Gaza Strip
Cultural
2024
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Al Zubarah Archaeological Site
Qatar
Cultural
2013
Volcanoes of Kamchatka
Lena pillars
See also the list of Russian sites in Europe .
Symphony Lake, Singapore Botanic Gardens
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Singapore
Cultural
2015
Hwaseong Fortress
Mt. Halla, Jeju Volcanic Island
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
Gayasan Mountain National Park
Cultural
1995
Jongmyo Shrine
Jongno District , Seoul
Cultural
1995
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
Gyeongju
Cultural
1995
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Jongno District , Seoul
Cultural
1997
Hwaseong Fortress
Suwon
Cultural
1997
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
Gochang , Hwasun and Ganghwa Island
Cultural
2000
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Gyeongju
Cultural
2000
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
Jeju
Natural
2007
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
Gyeonggi and Gangwon
Cultural
2009
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
Andong
Cultural
2010
Namhansanseong
Gyeonggi
Cultural
2014
Baekje Historic Areas
Gongju , Buyeo , North Jeolla
Cultural
2015
Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea
Yangsan , Yeongju , Andong , Songnisan National Park , Gongju , Suncheon , Haenam
Cultural
2018
7 components
Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies
Yeongju , Namwon , Pohang , Andong , Gwangju , Daegu , Jeongeup , Buyeo
Cultural
2019
9 components
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
North Jeolla , South Jeolla
Natural
2021
4 components
Gaya Tumuli
South Gyeongsang , North Gyeongsang , North Jeolla
Cultural
2023
7 components
Old town of Galle
Krak des Chevaliers
NOTE: Syria is a war zone . By 2015, news reports were indicating all six of the country's listed sites had been gravely damaged. The sites remain on the UNESCO heritage list and the list of UNESCO heritage in danger. Much of Palmyra was destroyed after the city fell to Da'esh extremists in 2015; the Assad régime regained control in 2016 but the damage has been done.
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Ancient City of Damascus
Damascus
Cultural
1979
Ancient City of Bosra
Bosra
Cultural
1980
Site of Palmyra
Palmyra
Cultural
1980
Mined or destroyed in 2015.
Ancient City of Aleppo
Aleppo
Cultural
1986
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
Krak des Chevaliers and Latakia
Cultural
2006
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
Dead Cities
Cultural
2011
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Proto-urban site of Sarazm
Zeravshan
Cultural
2010
Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs )
Pamirs
Natural
2013
Silk Roads : Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
Cultural
2023
shared with Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
Tugay forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve
Khatlon
Natural
2023
Historic City of Ayutthaya, Thailand
Historic areas of Istanbul
Nemrut Dagi
City of Safranbolu
Konye Urgench
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)
Al Ain
Cultural
2011
Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures, Uzbekistan
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Itchan Kala
Khiva
Cultural
1990
Historic Centre of Bukhara
Bukhara
Cultural
1993
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
Shakhrizabz
Cultural
2000
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures
Samarkand
Cultural
2001
Western Tien-Shan
Natural
2016
Shared with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
Silk Roads : Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
Cultural
2023
shared with Tajikistan and Turkmenistan
Cold Winter Deserts of Turan
Northern Uzbekistan
Natural
2023
Shared with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Hoi An ancient town
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Complex of Hué Monuments
Hue
Cultural
1993
Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay
Natural
1994
Extended in 2000
Hoi An Ancient Town
Hoi An
Cultural
1999
My Son Sanctuary
My Son
Cultural
1999
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Phong Nha-Ke Bang
Natural
2003
Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi
Hanoi
Cultural
2010
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
Central Coast (Vietnam)
Cultural
2011
Trang An Landscape Complex
Ninh Binh , Northern Vietnam
Mixed
2014
Historic town of Zabid
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Old Walled City of Shibam
Shibam
Cultural
1982
Old City of Sana'a
Sana'a
Cultural
1986
Historic Town of Zabid
Zabid
Cultural
1993
Listed as in danger since 2000
Socotra Archipelago
Socotra
Natural
2008
Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib
Yemeni Mountains
Cultural
2023
Gjirokastër
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley
south and east of Andorra La Vella
Cultural
2004
Echmiadzin Cathedral
Hallstatt-Dachstein
Historic Centre of Vienna
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
Salzburg (state)
Cultural
1996
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
Vienna
Cultural
1996
Hallstatt -Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
Salzburg (state)
Cultural
1997
Semmering Railway
Lower Austria
Cultural
1998
The first ever railway to be so honored
City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
Styria
Cultural
1999
Wachau Cultural Landscape
Lower Austria , between Melk and Krems
Cultural
2000
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
Burgenland
Cultural
2001
shared with Hungary
Historic Centre of Vienna
Vienna
Cultural
2001
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Upper Austria, in the Kalkalpen National Park
Natural
2007
enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Cultural
2011
shared with France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)
Cultural
2021
shared with Germany and Slovakia
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Baden bei Wien
Cultural
2021
11 sites, shared with Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom
Gobustan
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
The Walled city of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
Baku Region
Cultural
2000
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Baku Region
Cultural
2007
Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace
Sheki Region
Cultural
2019
Cultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance Route
Khinalug
Cultural
2023
Mir Castle
Bison in Belovezhskaya Puscha National Park
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Mir Castle complex
Grodno Oblast
Cultural
2000
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh
Minsk Oblast
Cultural
2005
Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest
Grodno Oblast
Natural
1979
shared with Poland, extended in 2014
Struve Geodetic Arc
Grodno Oblast , Brest Oblast
Cultural
2005
shared with Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine
Grand Place, Brussels
Neolithic flint mines, Spiennes
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Flemish Béguinages
Flanders
Cultural
1998
13 Béguinages
La Grand-Place, Brussels
Brussels
Cultural
1998
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault)
Wallonia
Cultural
1998
Belfries of Belgium and France
Cultural
1999
33 belfries in Belgium
Historic Centre of Bruges
Flanders
Cultural
2000
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta
Brussels
Cultural
2000
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons )
Wallonia
Cultural
2000
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
Wallonia
Cultural
2000
Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex, Antwerp
Flanders
Cultural
2005
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Natural
2007
enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries
Stoclet House
Brussels
Cultural
2009
Major Mining Sites of Wallonia
Wallonia
Cultural
2012
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Antwerp
Cultural
2016
17 sites, shared with Argentina, France, Germany, India, Japan and Switzerland
Colonies of Benevolence
Turnhout
Cultural
2021
3 sites, shared with the Netherlands
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Spa
Cultural
2021
11 sites, shared with Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)
Flanders , Wallonia
Cultural
2023
43 sites in Belgium, shared with France
Mostar Old Town
Courtyard of the Rila Monastery
Glacial lake in Pirin
Old City of Dubrovnik , Croatia
Palace of Diocletian, Split
Historic centre of Prague , Czech Republic
Stained glass in St. Barbara, Kutna Hora
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov
South Bohemia
Cultural
1992
Historic Centre of Prague
Central Bohemia
Cultural
1992
Historic Centre of Telč
Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
Cultural
1992
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora
South Moravia
Cultural
1994
Kutná Hora : Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
Central Bohemia
Cultural
1995
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
South Moravia
Cultural
1996
Holasovice Historical Village Reservation
South Bohemia
Cultural
1998
Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
South Moravia
Cultural
1998
Litomyšl Castle
East Bohemia
Cultural
1999
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
North Moravia
Cultural
2000
Tugendhat Villa in Brno
South Moravia
Cultural
2001
The Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč
Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
Cultural
2003
Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem
East Bohemia
Cultural
2019
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region
North Bohemia , West Bohemia
Cultural
2019
5 sites in the Czech Republic, shared with Germany
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Františkovy Lázně , Karlovy Vary , Mariánské Lázně (collectively known as the West Bohemian Spa Triangle )
Cultural
2021
11 sites, shared with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom
Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops
North Bohemia
Cultural
2023
For sites in Greenland (officially listed under Denmark), see the #Greenland table below
Kronborg Castle, Elsinore
Tallinn , Estonia
Suomenlinna , Finland
Old Rauma
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Fortress of Suomenlinna , Helsinki
Southern Finland
Cultural
1991
Old Rauma
Western Finland
Cultural
1991
Petäjävesi Old Church
Western Finland
Cultural
1994
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill, Jaala
Southern Finland
Cultural
1996
Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki , near Rauma
Western Finland
Cultural
1999
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
Ostrobothnia
Natural
2000
shared with Sweden
Struve Geodetic Arc
Finnish Lapland , Central Finland , Uusimaa , Kymenlaakso
Cultural
2005
shared with Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine
Mont-Saint Michel and its Bay , France
Throne room, Fontainebleau Castle
Saltworks of Franche-Comté
Banks of the Seine , France
Fortified city of Carcassone
Azay le Rideau, Loire Valley
Bordeaux
Albi
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Chartres Cathedral
Centre-Val de Loire
Cultural
1979
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
Lower Normandy
Cultural
1979
Palace and Park of Versailles
Île-de-France
Cultural
1979
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
Dordogne
Cultural
1979
Vézelay , Church and Hill
Burgundy
Cultural
1979
Amiens Cathedral
Picardy
Cultural
1981
Arles , Roman and Romanesque Monuments
Bouches-du-Rhône
Cultural
1981
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
Burgundy
Cultural
1981
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
Île-de-France
Cultural
1981
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
Vaucluse
Cultural
1981
From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
Franche-Comté
Cultural
1982
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
Vienne
Cultural
1983
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
Corsica
Natural
1983
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
Lorraine
Cultural
1983
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
Languedoc-Roussillon
Cultural
1985
Strasbourg - Grande île
Alsace
Cultural
1988
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims
Champagne-Ardenne
Cultural
1991
Paris , Banks of the Seine
Île-de-France
Cultural
1991
Bourges Cathedral
Centre-Val de Loire
Cultural
1992
Historic Centre of Avignon : Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
Vaucluse
Cultural
1995
Canal du Midi
Occitanie , Languedoc-Roussillon : from Toulouse to Sète
Cultural
1996
part of a network of navigable waterways linking the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
Aude
Cultural
1997
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
Occitanie
Mixed
1997
shared with Spain
Historic Site of Lyons
Rhône
Cultural
1998
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Cultural
1998
Belfries of Belgium and France
Cultural
1999
23 belfries in France
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
Aquitaine
Cultural
1999
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire
Cultural
2000
Provins , Town of Medieval Fairs
Île-de-France
Cultural
2001
Le Havre , the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
Upper Normandy
Cultural
2005
Bordeaux , Port of the Moon
Aquitaine
Cultural
2007
Fortifications of Vauban
Cultural
2008
12 groups of fortified buildings and sites along the borders and coasts of France.
Episcopal City of Albi
Occitanie , Tarn
Cultural
2010
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Haute-Savoie
Cultural
2011
shared with Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia
The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean Agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
Cultural
2011
Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
Nord-Pas de Calais
Cultural
2012
site consists of 109 separate components over 120,000 ha
Decorated cave of Pont d’Arc , known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche
Ardèche
Cultural
2014
Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars
Épernay , Reims
Cultural
2015
Climats, terroirs of Burgundy
Dijon , Beaune
Cultural
2015
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Paris , Pessac , Marseille , Île-de-France , Saint-Dié-des-Vosges , Franche-Comté , Menton , Firminy
Cultural
2016
17 sites, shared with Argentina, Belgium, Germany, India, Japan and Switzerland
Chaine des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena
Auvergne
Natural
2018
Cordouan Lighthouse
Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde
Cultural
2021
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Vichy
Cultural
2021
11 sites, shared with Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom
Nice , Winter Resort Town of the Riviera
Alpes-Maritimes
Cultural
2021
The Maison Carrée of Nîmes
Gard
Cultural
2023
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)
Grand Est , Hauts-de-France , Île-de-France
Cultural
2023
96 sites in France, shared with Belgium
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta , Georgia
Aachen Cathedral
Church of Saint Michael , Hildesheim , Germany
Lübeck : Holstentor, Germany
Cologne Cathedral , Germany
Old Stralsund
Middle Rhine Valley : View from castle Schönburg to Oberwesel
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe: View towards Kassel
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Aachen Cathedral
North Rhine-Westphalia , Eifel
Cultural
1978
Speyer Cathedral
Rhineland-Palatinate
Cultural
1981
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
Bavaria , Lower Franconia
Cultural
1981
Pilgrimage Church of Wies
Bavaria , Bavarian Swabia , Steingaden
Cultural
1983
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
North Rhine-Westphalia , Cologne Lowland
Cultural
1984
St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim
Lower Saxony , Hanover Region
Cultural
1985
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
Rhineland-Palatinate
Cultural
1986
Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hesse , Bad Homburg
Cultural
1987 (2005)
Shared with UK, The two sections of the Limes in Germany cover a length of 550 km from the north-west of the country to the Danube in the south-east.
Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Schleswig-Holstein
Cultural
1987
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Berlin
Cultural
1990
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
Hesse
Cultural
1991
Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System
Lower Saxony
Cultural
1992
Maulbronn Monastery Complex
Baden-Württemberg , Pforzheim
Cultural
1993
Old Town of Bamberg
Bavaria , Franconia
Cultural
1993
Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg
Saxony-Anhalt
Cultural
1994
Völklingen Ironworks
Saarland
Cultural
1994
Messel Pit Fossil Site
Hesse
Natural
1995
Cologne Cathedral
North Rhine-Westphalia , Cologne Lowland
Cultural
1996
Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau
Thuringia ; Saxony-Anhalt
Cultural
1996
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
Saxony-Anhalt
Cultural
1996
Classical Weimar
Thuringia
Cultural
1998
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
Berlin
Cultural
1999
Wartburg Castle
Thuringia , Eisenach
Cultural
1999
Garden Kingdom of Dessau -Wörlitz
Saxony-Anhalt
Cultural
2000
Monastic Island of Reichenau
Baden-Württemberg
Cultural
2000
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia , Ruhr
Cultural
2001
Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Cultural
2002
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse , between Koblenz and Bingen / Rüdesheim
Cultural
2002
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
Saxony , Upper Lusatia
Cultural
2004
shared with Poland
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
Bremen
Cultural
2004
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
Bavaria , Upper Palatinate
Cultural
2006
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
Berlin
Cultural
2008
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Brandenburg , Thuringia and Hesse
Natural
2007
enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries
The Wadden Sea
along the coast of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein , including the East and North Frisian Islands
Natural
2009
shared with Netherlands , in 2014 extended to Denmark
Fagus Factory in Alfeld
Lower Saxony
Cultural
2011
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria
Cultural
2011
shared with Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy, Slovenia
Margravial Opera House Bayreuth
Bavaria , Franconia
Cultural
2012
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
North Hesse
Cultural
2013
Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey
Teutoburg Forest
Cultural
2014
Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus
Hamburg
Cultural
2015
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Stuttgart
Cultural
2016
17 sites, shared with Argentina, Belgium, France, India, Japan and Switzerland
Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura
Swabian Mountains
Cultural
2017
Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke
Schleswig
Cultural
2018
Naumburg Cathedral
Saxony Anhalt
Cultural
2018
Water Management System of Augsburg
Bavarian Swabia
Cultural
2019
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region
Saxony
Cultural
2019
17 sites in Germany, shared with the Czech Republic
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)
Cultural
2021
shared with Austria and Slovakia
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Bad Ems , Bad Kissingen , Baden-Baden
Cultural
2021
11 sites, shared with Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
Hesse
Cultural
2021
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes
Cultural
2021
shared with the Netherlands
ShUM Sites of Speyer , Worms and Mainz
Rhineland-Palatinate
Cultural
2021
Jewish-Medieval Heritage of Erfurt
Thuringia
Cultural
2023
Schwerin Residence Ensemble
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Cultural
2024
Moravian Church Settlements
Herrnhut
Cultural
2024
4 sites, shared with Denmark, United Kingdom and the United States
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Gorham's Cave Complex
Gibraltar
Cultural
2016
Acropolis, Athens
Mt Athos
Pythagoeion, Samos
Budapest
Hortobágy National Park
Þingvellir National Park
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa , Italy
Venice and its Lagoon , Italy
Trulli of Alberobello , Italy
Pompeii
Cinque Terre
The Basilica of Aquileia
Villa d'Este, Tivoli
Syracuse
The Dolomites
Mt Etna
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Lombardy
Cultural
1979
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by "Leonardo da Vinci" in Milan
Lombardy
Cultural
1979
Historic Centre of Rome , the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights, and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Lazio
Cultural
1980
shared with Vatican
Historic Centre of Florence
Tuscany
Cultural
1982
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
Tuscany
Cultural
1987
Venice and its Lagoon
Veneto
Cultural
1987
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
Tuscany
Cultural
1990
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
Basilicata
Cultural
1993
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
Veneto
Cultural
1994
Crespi d'Adda
Lombardy
Cultural
1995
Ferrara , City of the Renaissance and its Po Delta
Emilia-Romagna
Cultural
1995
Historic Centre of Naples
Campania
Cultural
1995
Historic Centre of Siena
Tuscany
Cultural
1995
Castel del Monte
Andria
Cultural
1996
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Emilia-Romagna
Cultural
1996
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
Tuscany
Cultural
1996
The Trulli of Alberobello
Apulia
Cultural
1996
18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio Complex
Campania
Cultural
1997
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
Sicily
Cultural
1997
Archaeological Areas of Pompeii , Herculaneum , and Torre Annunziata
Campania
Cultural
1997
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
Veneto
Cultural
1997
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Emilia-Romagna
Cultural
1997
Costiera Amalfitana
Campania
Cultural
1997
Portovenere, Cinque Terre , and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
Liguria
Cultural
1997
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
Piedmont , in and around Turin
Cultural
1997
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Sardinia
Cultural
1997
a special type of defensive structure known as nuraghi
Villa Romana del Casale
Sicily , Piazza Armerina
Cultural
1997
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Cultural
1998
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
Campania
Cultural
1998
Historic Centre of Urbino
Marche
Cultural
1998
Villa Adriana, Tivoli
Lazio
Cultural
1999
Assisi , the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
Umbria
Cultural
2000
City of Verona
Veneto
Cultural
2000
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands )
Sicily , Messina
Natural
2000
Villa d'Este, Tivoli
Lazio
Cultural
2001
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-eastern Sicily)
Sicily : Noto , Caltagirone , Militello Val di Catania , Catania , Modica , Palazzolo , Ragusa and Scicli
Cultural
2002
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
Piedmont and Lombardy
Cultural
2003
Monte San Giorgio
Lombardy
Natural
2003
shared with Switzerland
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
Lazio
Cultural
2004
Val d'Orcia
Tuscany
Cultural
2004
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
Sicily
Cultural
2005
Genoa : Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
Liguria
Cultural
2006
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Natural
2007
enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries
Mantua and Sabbioneta
Lombardy
Cultural
2008
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula /Bernina Landscapes
Lombardy
Cultural
2008
shared with Switzerland
The Dolomites
Trentino-Alto Adige
Natural
2009
Longobards in Italy, Places of Power (568–774 A.D.)
Brescia , Cividale del Friuli (province of Udine ), Castelseprio (province of Varese ), Spoleto and Campello sul Clitunno (province of Perugia ), Benevento (in Campania ) and Monte Sant'Angelo (province of Foggia )
Cultural
2011
Monasteries, churches and fortresses associated with the Longobards who settled in Italy in that period of time.
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Cultural
2011
shared with Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Slovenia
Medici Villas and Gardens
Tuscany
Cultural
2013
Mount Etna
Sicily
Natural
2013
The Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont : Langhe-Roero and Monferrato
Northwest Italy
Cultural
2014
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale
Sicily
Cultural
2015
Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar
Bergamo , Peschiera del Garda , Palmanova
Cultural
2017
6 sites, shared with Croatia and Montenegro
Ivrea , industrial city of the 20th century
Piedmont
Cultural
2018
Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene
Treviso (province)
Cultural
2019
Padua ’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles
Padova (province)
Cultural
2021
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Montecatini Terme
Cultural
2021
11 sites, shared with Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom
The Porticoes of Bologna
Emilia-Romagna
Cultural
2021
Evaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern Apennines
Emilia-Romagna
Natural
2023
9 sites
Via Appia . Regina Viarum
Cultural
2024
Town square, Riga
Curonian Spit
Struve Geodetic Arc
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Vilnius Historic Centre
Dzūkija
Cultural
1994
Curonian Spit
Lithuania Minor
Cultural
2000
shared with Russia
Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)
Dzūkija
Cultural
2004
Struve Geodetic Arc
Aukštaitija , Dzūkija
Cultural
2005
shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine
Modernist Kaunas : Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939
Sūduva
Cultural
2023
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
City of Luxembourg : its Old Quarters and Fortifications
Luxembourg
Cultural
1994
Valletta
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Struve Geodetic Arc
Cultural
2005
shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine
Durmitor National Park
Kinderdijk
The canals of Amsterdam
Ohrid Region , North Macedonia
Bryggen
West Norwegian Fjords
Krakow's Historic Centre
Historic Centre of Warsaw , Poland
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Belém Tower
Alto Douro Wine Region , Portugal
Danube Delta
Villages with fortified churches in Transsylvania
Kremlin and Red Square , Russia
Virgin Komi forests
Kazan Kremlin
Jaroslavl's Historic Centre
See also the list of Russian sites in Asia .
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
Northwestern Russia
Cultural
1990
Kizhi Pogost
Northwestern Russia
Cultural
1990
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
Central Russia
Cultural
1990
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
Northwestern Russia , Arkhangelsk Oblast
Cultural
1992
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
Northwestern Russia
Cultural
1992
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
Central Russia
Cultural
1992
Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
Central Russia
Cultural
1993
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
Central Russia , Moscow Oblast
Cultural
1994
Virgin Komi Forests
Northwestern Russia , Komi Republic
Natural
1995
Western Caucasus
Southern Russia
Natural
1999
Curonian Spit
Kaliningrad Oblast
Cultural
2000
shared with Lithuania
Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery
Northwestern Russia , Vologda Oblast , Ferapontovo
Cultural
2000
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
Volga Region , Tatarstan
Cultural
2000
Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
Southern Russia , Dagestan
Cultural
2003
Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
Central Russia
Cultural
2004
Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
Central Russia ,
Cultural
2005
Struve Geodetic Arc
Gogland Island (Leningrad Oblast )
Cultural
2005
shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden, Ukraine
Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex
Tatarstan
Cultural
2014
Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk
Tatarstan
Cultural
2017
Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
Northwestern Russia
Cultural
2019
Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea
Karelia
Cultural
2021
Astronomical Observatories of Kazan Federal University
Tatarstan
Cultural
2023
Cultural Landscape of Kenozero Lake
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Cultural
2024
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
San Marino Historic Centre and Monte Titano
Cultural
2008
Studenica Monastery
Banska Stiavnica
Skojcan Caves
Alhambra
Old town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
Historic City of Toledo , Spain
Poblet Monastery
Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Archeological Ensemble of Tárraco
Vizcaya Bridge
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Alhambra , Generalife and Albayzin, Granada
Andalusia
Cultural
1984
Burgos Cathedral
Castile and Leon
Cultural
1984
Historic Centre of Cordoba
Andalusia
Cultural
1984
Monastery and Site of the Escurial , Madrid
Community of Madrid
Cultural
1984
Works of Antoni Gaudí
Catalonia
Cultural
1984
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Cantabria
Cultural
1985
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
Asturias
Cultural
1985
Old Town of Ávila , with its Extra-Muros churches
Castile and Leon
Cultural
1985
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
Castile-Leon
Cultural
1985
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
Galicia
Cultural
1985
La Palma
Canary Islands
Natural
2002
Garajonay National Park
La Gomera (Canary Islands)
Natural
1986
Historic City of Toledo
Castile-La Mancha
Cultural
1986
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
Aragon
Cultural
1986
Old Town of Cáceres
Extremadura
Cultural
1986
Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
Andalusia
Cultural
1987
Old City of Salamanca
Castile-Leon
Cultural
1988
Poblet Monastery
Catalonia
Cultural
1991
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Extremadura
Cultural
1993
Route to Santiago de Compostela
Cultural
1993
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
Castile-La Mancha
Cultural
1996
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
Valencia
Cultural
1996
Las Médulas
Castile and Leon
Cultural
1997
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
Catalonia
Cultural
1997
Pyrénées: Mont Perdu
Aragon
Mixed
1997
shared with France
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
La Rioja
Cultural
1997
Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
Extremadura
Cultural
1998
shared with Portugal
Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Andalusia, Aragón, Castille-La Mancha, Catalonia, Murcia and Valencia
Cultural
1998
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
Community of Madrid
Cultural
1998
Ibiza , Biodiversity and Culture
Balearic Islands
Mixed
1999
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Cultural
1999
Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
Catalonia
Cultural
2000
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
Castile-Leon
Cultural
2000
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
Catalonia
Cultural
2000
Palmeral of Elche
Valencia
Cultural
2000
Roman Walls of Lugo
Galicia
Cultural
2000
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
Community of Madrid
Cultural
2001
Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
Jaén , Andalusia
Cultural
2003
Vizcaya Bridge
Basque Country , Bilbao
Cultural
2006
Teide National Park
Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Natural
2007
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Natural
2007
enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries
Tower of Hercules
Galicia
Cultural
2009
Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana
Mallorca (Balearic Islands)
Cultural
2011
Heritage of Mercury Almadén and Idrija
Castile-La Mancha
Cultural
2012
shared with Slovenia
Antequera Dolmens Site
Andalusia
Cultural
2016
Caliphate City of Medina Azahara
Córdoba (province, Spain)
Cultural
2018
Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape
Canary Islands
Cultural
2019
Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro , a landscape of Arts and Sciences
Madrid
Cultural
2021
Prehistoric Sites of Talayotic Menorca
Menorca
Cultural
2023
Drottningholm Castle
Hanseatic town of Visby
Decorated farmhouses of Hälsingland
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Royal Domain of Drottningholm
Ekerö (Stockholm )
Cultural
1991
Birka and Hovgården
Stockholm , Ekerö in lake Mälaren
Cultural
1993
Engelsberg Ironworks
Västmanland , Fagersta
Cultural
1993
Rock Carvings in Tanum
Bohuslän
Cultural
1994
Skogskyrkogården
Stockholm/Söderort
Cultural
1994
(The Woodland Cemetery)
Hanseatic town of Visby
Gotland
Cultural
1995
Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå
Norrbotten
Cultural
1996
Laponian Area
Lapland
Mixed
1996
Naval Port of Karlskrona
Blekinge
Cultural
1998
Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
Öland
Cultural
2000
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
Ångermanland
Natural
2000
shared with Finland
Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
Svealand
Cultural
2001
Varberg Radio Station
Halland
Cultural
2004
Struve Geodetic Arc
Norrbotten County
Cultural
2005
shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Ukraine
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
Hälsingland
Cultural
2012
Old city of Berne
Vineyard Terraces of Lavaux
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Benedictine Convent of St. John at Müstair
Graubünden
Cultural
1983
Convent of St. Gall
Northeastern Switzerland
Cultural
1983
Old City of Berne
Berne Region
Cultural
1983
Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-town of Bellinzona
Ticino
Cultural
2000
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Bernese Highlands , Valais
Natural
2001
Monte San Giorgio
Ticino , near Lugano
Natural
2003
shared with Italy
Lavaux , Vineyard Terraces
Lake Geneva
Cultural
2007
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Graubünden
Cultural
2008
shared with Italy
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
Northeastern Switzerland
Natural
2008
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning
Jura Mountains and Fribourg
Cultural
2009
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Swiss Alps
Cultural
2011
shared with Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Geneva , Corseaux
Cultural
2016
17 sites, shared with Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India and Japan
Saint Sofia Cathedral, Kyiv
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Kyiv : Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Central Ukraine
Cultural
1990
Lviv - the Ensemble of the Historic Center
Western Ukraine
Cultural
1998
Struve Geodetic Arc
Western Ukraine , Southern Ukraine
Cultural
2005
shared with Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Western Ukraine , around Rakhiv
Natural
2007
enlarged in 2011, 2017 and 2021, shared with 17 other European countries
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans
Western Ukraine , Chernivtsi
Cultural
2005
Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora
Crimea , Sevastopol
Cultural
2013
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine
Western Ukraine
Cultural
2013
shared with Poland
The Historic Centre of Odesa
Southern Ukraine
Cultural
2023
Harlech Castle
Durham Castle and Cathedral
The Palace of Westminster
Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast , Dorset
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
North Wales
Cultural
1986
Caernarfon Castle, Conwy Castle, Beaumaris Castle & Harlech Castle
Durham Castle and Cathedral
Durham
Cultural
1986
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
County Antrim
Natural
1986
Ironbridge Gorge
Telford
Cultural
1986
St Kilda
Outer Hebrides
Mixed
1986
Natural in 1986, Mixed in 2005
Stonehenge , Avebury and Associated Sites
Wiltshire
Cultural
1986
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
North Yorkshire near Ripon and Harrogate
Cultural
1986
Blenheim Palace
Oxfordshire
Cultural
1987
City of Bath
Somerset
Cultural
1987
Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Cumbria , Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
Cultural
1987
Otherwise known as Hadrian's Wall. Shared with Germany
Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church
London/Westminster
Cultural
1987
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
Canterbury
Cultural
1987
Tower of London
London
Cultural
1988
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Cultural
1995
Maritime Greenwich
London/Greenwich
Cultural
1997
Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Orkney Islands
Cultural
1999
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
South Wales
Cultural
2000
Derwent Valley Mills, Belper and Cromford
Derbyshire
Cultural
2001
Jurassic Coast
Devon and Dorset
Natural
2001
New Lanark
Clydesdale , near Glasgow
Cultural
2001
Saltaire
Bradford
Cultural
2001
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
London/Richmond-Kew
Cultural
2003
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
West Country
Cultural
2006
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Chirk
Cultural
2009
The Forth Bridge
South Queensferry
Cultural
2015
The English Lake District
Cumbria
Cultural
2017
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Holmes Chapel
Cultural
2019
Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
Gwynedd
Cultural
2021
Six locations with quarries, mines, and associated structures (railways, workers' housing, and amenities)
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Bath
Cultural
2021
11 sites, shared with Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, and Italy
The Flow Country
Caithness and Sutherland
Natural
2024
Moravian Church Settlements
Gracehill
Cultural
2024
4 sites, shared with Denmark, Germany and the United States
Vatican City
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Historic Centre of Rome , the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Rome
Cultural
1980
shared with Italy
Vatican City
Rome
Cultural
1984
The only entire country to be UNESCO-listed
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites
English Harbour
Cultural
2016
Historic Bridgetown
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison
Bridgetown
Cultural
2011
Historic town of St George
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
Saint George
Cultural
2000
Officially listed under the United Kingdom
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (Banff National Park), Canada
Old town, Quebec City
Rideau Canal, downtown Ottawa
La Amistad International Park
Old Havana
Viñales Valley
Willemstad
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao
Willemstad
Cultural
1997
Officially listed under the Netherlands
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Cultural
1990
Ilulissat Icefjord
Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala
Cultural
1979
Tikal National Park
Tikal
Mixed
1979
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
Quirigua
Cultural
1981
National Archaeological Park Tak’alik Ab’aj
Retalhuleu
Cultural
2023
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers
Milot
Cultural
1982
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Blue and John Crow Mountains
Blue Mountains
Mixed
2015
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique
Cultural
2023
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque, Mexico
El Tajin, Mexico
Archeological zone of Paquimé
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
Centro Historico , Mexico City and Xochimilco
Cultural
1987
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Oaxaca and Monte Alban
Cultural
1987
Historic Centre of Puebla
Puebla
Cultural
1987
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
Palenque
Cultural
1987
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan
Cultural
1987
Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Quintana Roo
Natural
1987
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
Guanajuato
Cultural
1988
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
Chichen Itza
Cultural
1988
Historic Centre of Morelia
Morelia
Cultural
1991
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
El Tajin
Cultural
1992
Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Zacatecas
Cultural
1993
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
Baja California Sur
Cultural
1993
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
Baja California Sur
Natural
1993
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
Puebla , Morelos , and Tlaxcala States
Cultural
1994
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
Querétaro
Cultural
1996
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
Uxmal
Cultural
1996
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Cultural
1997
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
Paquime
Cultural
1998
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
Tlacotalpan
Cultural
1998
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Xochicalco , Morelos State
Cultural
1999
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Campeche
Cultural
1999
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
Reserva de la Biósfera Calakmul , Campeche State
Mixed
2002
Cultural heritage since 2002, extended to mixed in 2014
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
Querétaro State
Cultural
2003
Luis Barragán House and Studio
Mexico City/Chapultepec
Cultural
2004
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
Baja California , Sonora , Sinaloa and Nayarit States
Natural
2005
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
Tequila
Cultural
2006
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico City/Coyoacán
Cultural
2007
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
Angangueo
Natural
2008
Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato
Cultural
2008
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Mexico
Cultural
2010
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
Oaxaca State
Cultural
2010
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar National Biosphere Reserve
Sonora
Natural
2013
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System
Hidalgo and Mexico State
Cultural
2015
Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
Colima
Natural
2016
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica
Oaxaca (state) , Puebla (state)
Mixed
2018
León Cathedral
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Ruins of León Viejo
near León
Cultural
2000
León Cathedral
León
Cultural
2011
Collared Aracari, Darien National Park
San Juan National Historic Site
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
San Juan
Cultural
1983
Officially listed under the United States of America
Brimstone Hill
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Pitons Management Area
near Soufriere
Natural
2004
Yellowstone National Park, United States
Independence Hall, United States
Statue of Liberty
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Cultural
1978
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Natural
1978
Everglades National Park
Florida
Natural
1979
in danger since 2010
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona
Natural
1979
Independence Hall
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Old City
Cultural
1979
Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
Alaska
Natural
1979
Extended in 1992 and 1994; shared with Canada
Redwood National and State Parks
California
Natural
1980
Mammoth Cave National Park
Kentucky
Natural
1981
Olympic National Park
Washington
Natural
1981
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Illinois
Cultural
1982
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tennessee and North Carolina
Natural
1983
Statue of Liberty
New York City , Financial District
Cultural
1984
Yosemite National Park
California
Natural
1984
Chaco Culture
New Mexico
Cultural
1987
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii , Big Island
Natural
1987
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Virginia
Cultural
1987
Taos Pueblo
New Mexico , Taos
Cultural
1992
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
New Mexico
Natural
1995
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Montana , Glacier National Park
Natural
1995
shared with Canada
Papahānaumokuākea
Hawaii
Mixed
2010
Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point
North Louisiana
Cultural
2014
San Antonio Missions
Texas
Cultural
2015
The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
Chicago , Los Angeles , Madison (WI), Manhattan , Mill Run (PA), Oak Park (IL), Scottsdale (AZ), Spring Green (WI)
Cultural
2019
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
Newark (Ohio) , Chillicothe (Ohio) , Morrow
Cultural
2023
8 sites
Moravian Church Settlements
Bethlehem (Pennsylvania)
Cultural
2024
4 sites, shared with Denmark, Germany and United Kingdom
Australian Convict Sites
Greater Blue Mountains Area
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Rapa Nui National Park
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Levuka Historical Port Town
Ovalau
Cultural
2013
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Taputapuātea
Raiatea
Cultural
2017
Categorized as part of France
Te Henua Enata – The Marquesas Islands
Mixed
2024
Categorized as part of France
Hawaiian squirrelfish, Papahānaumokuākea
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Phoenix Islands Protected Area
Phoenix Islands
Natural
2010
Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site
Ralik
Cultural
2010
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia
Pohnpei
Cultural
2016
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Lagoons of New Caledonia
New Caledonia
Natural
2008
Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park
Diving at the Rock Islands, Palau
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon
Mixed
2012
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Kuk Early Agricultural Site
Western Highlands
Cultural
2008
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Henderson Island
Pitcairn Islands
Natural
1988
East Rennell
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Chief Roi Mata's Domain
Shefa
Cultural
2008
Los Glaciares National Park
Ischigualasto Provincial Park , Argentina
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Los Glaciares National Park
Patagonia , Santa Cruz
Natural
1981
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
Misiones
Cultural
1983
shared with Brazil
Iguazu National Park
Misiones
Natural
1984
Cueva de las Manos , Rio Pinturas
Santa Cruz
Cultural
1999
Peninsula Valdes
Patagonia , Chubut
Natural
1999
Ischigualasto /Talampaya Natural Parks
San Juan and La Rioja
Natural
2000
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Cordoba
Pampas , Córdoba
Cultural
2000
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Jujuy
Cultural
2003
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System
Cultural
2014
Shared with Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
La Plata
Cultural
2016
17 sites, shared with Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan and Switzerland
Los Alerces National Park
Chubut
Natural
2017
ESMA Museum and Site of Memory – Former Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and Extermination
Buenos Aires
Cultural
2023
Tiwanaku , Bolivia
Historic Town of Ouro Preto , Brazil
Iguaçu National Park
Rio de Janeiro
Valparaiso's Historic Quarter
Fort of Cartagena
Coffee Cultural landscape of Colombia
Giant Turtle, Galapagos Islands
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Notes
Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesus de Tavarangue
Trinidad (Paraguay) , Encarnación
Cultural
1993
Machu Picchu
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca
Historic Quarter of Colonia del Sacramento
Waldschlösschen Bridge
The process of delisting a site is a lengthy political endeavor. Mere continued existence of a UNESCO listing should not be taken as evidence the underlying site (or its landmark heritage) still exists. UNESCO's World Heritage Committee updates a list of endangered sites annually (see List of World Heritage in Danger on Wikipedia) as a political tool to pressure individual countries to take specific conservation measures or to refrain from certain actions that are seen as endangering the world heritage site. Sites such as Hatra in Iraq and Palmyra in Syria remain listed as UNESCO World Heritage (and as World Heritage in Danger) in 2017, even though warring belligerents have largely obliterated anything of historic value. Conversely, Taiwan is denied UN recognition on entirely political grounds and has no UNESCO world heritage listings, despite the existence of eleven sites which would otherwise be suitable candidates.
In some cases, a UNESCO listing has irrevocably harmed a site. The term UNESCO-cide , coined by Italian writer Marco d'Eramo, describes a pattern where listing a tiny fishing village or historic community to protect the buildings from developers creates an unsustainable influx of travellers. As gentrification and hyper-commercialisation price the original people and their subsistence fishery out of the community, existing structures are repurposed as travel lodging or tacky souvenir shops. UNESCO pays lip service to sustainable travel , but tends to underestimate its own impact on tiny, vulnerable communities. Conversely, some listings of UNESCO sites as "in danger" are arguably political responses to actions or non-actions of local authorities which are hardly capable of destroying or seriously endangering the site. The United States and Israel left UNESCO in protest after their recognition of Palestine, and are thus not eligible to propose new sites for the list; however, the United States rejoined in 2023.
A majority vote of the World Heritage Committee at a UNESCO meeting may be used to revoke a landmark's status as a World Heritage Site. This has happened three times:
The following are sites that were once registered World Heritage Sites but have since been taken off the list:
Official name
Location
Criteria
Year
Reason for delisting
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary
Oman
Natural
1994 - 2007
The sanctuary was reduced in size by 90%.
Dresden Elbe Valley
Germany
Cultural
2004 - 2009
The Waldschlösschen road bridge was constructed through it.
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City
United Kingdom
Cultural
2004-2021
Large new buildings were constructed on the waterfront.