Unesco - World Heritage Sites

The World Heritage List includes 890 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value. These will soon be added to the country entries on PocketInfo. Some of the areas are listed as being Culturally important. Others are Naturally Important. Some are both Cultural and Natural. To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria (see full breakdown of Criteria at the bottom of this post).

Afghanistan

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

Albania

• Butrint
• Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra

Algeria

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

Andorra

• Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Argentina

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

Armenia

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

Australia

• Great Barrier Reef
• Kakadu National Park
• Willandra Lakes Region
• Lord Howe Island Group
• Tasmanian Wilderness
• Gondwana Rainforests of Australia ¹
• Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park ²
• Wet Tropics of Queensland
• Shark Bay, Western Australia
• Fraser Island
• Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
• Heard and McDonald Islands
• Macquarie Island
• Greater Blue Mountains Area
• Purnululu National Park
• Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
• Sydney Opera House

Austria

• Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
• Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
• Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
• Semmering Railway
• City of Graz - Historic Centre
• Wachau Cultural Landscape
• Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape *
• Historic Centre of Vienna

Azerbaijan

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

Bahrain

• Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun

Bangladesh

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

Belarus

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

Belgium

• Flemish Béguinages
• La Grand-Place, Brussels
• The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault)
• Belfries of Belgium and France * ³
• Historic Centre of Brugge
• Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
• Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
• Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
• Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex
• Stoclet House

Belize

• Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

Benin

• Royal Palaces of Abomey

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Botswana

• Tsodilo

Brazil

• Historic Town of Ouro Preto
• Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
• Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) *
• Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
• Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
• Iguaçu National Park
• Brasilia
• Serra da Capivara National Park
• Historic Centre of São Luís
• Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves
• Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
• Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
• Central Amazon Conservation Complex ⁴
• Pantanal Conservation Area
• Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
• Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
• Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás

Bulgaria

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

Burkina Faso

• Ruins of Loropéni

Cambodia

• Angkor
• Temple of Preah Vihear

Cameroon

• Dja Faunal Reserve

Canada

• L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
• Nahanni National Park ^#
• Dinosaur Provincial Park
• Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek ^# * ⁵
• Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
• SGang Gwaay
• Wood Buffalo National Park
• Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks ^{# 6}
• Historic District of Old Québec
• Gros Morne National Park
• Old Town Lunenburg
• Waterton Glacier International Peace Park *
• Miguasha National Park
• Rideau Canal
• Joggins Fossil Cliffs

Cape Verde

• Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande

Central African Republic

• Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park

Chile

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

China

• Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
• Mogao Caves
• Mount Taishan
• Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
• The Great Wall
• Mount Huangshan
• Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
• Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa ⁷
• Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
• Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
• Lushan National Park
• Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
• Ancient City of Ping Yao
• Classical Gardens of Suzhou
• Old Town of Lijiang
• Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
• Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
• Dazu Rock Carvings
• Mount Wuyi
• Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
• Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
• Longmen Grottoes
• Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
• Yungang Grottoes
• Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
• Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
• Historic Centre of Macao
• Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
• Yin Xu
• Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
• South China Karst
• Fujian Tulou
• Mount Sanqingshan National Park
• Mount Wutai

Colombia

• Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
• Los Katíos National Park
• Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
• National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
• San Agustín Archaeological Park
• Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary

Costa Rica

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

Côte d'Ivoire

• Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve *
• Taï National Park
• Comoé National Park

Croatia

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

Cuba

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

Cyprus

• Paphos
• Painted Churches in the Troodos Region
• Choirokoitia

Czech Republic

• Historic Centre of Český Krumlov
• Historic Centre of Prague
• Historic Centre of Telč
• Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora
• Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
• Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
• Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
• Holašovice Historical Village Reservation
• Litomyšl Castle
• Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
• Tugendhat Villa in Brno
• Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Virunga National Park ^#
• Kahuzi-Biega National Park
• Garamba National Park
• Salonga National Park
• Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Denmark

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

Dominica

• Morne Trois Pitons National Park

Dominican Republic

• Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Ecuador

• Galápagos Islands
• City of Quito
• Sangay National Park ^#
• Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca

Egypt

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

El Salvador

• Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site

Estonia

• Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
• Struve Geodetic Arc *

Ethiopia

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

Finland

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

France

• Chartres Cathedral
• Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
• Palace and Park of Versailles
• Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
• Vézelay, Church and Hill
• Amiens Cathedral
• Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
• Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
• Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
• Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
• From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the production of open-pan salt
• Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
• Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve ^#
• Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
• Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
• Strasbourg – Grande île
• Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims
• Paris, Banks of the Seine
• Bourges Cathedral
• Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
• Canal du Midi
• Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
• Pyrénées - Mont Perdu *
• Historic Site of Lyons
• Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
• Belfries of Belgium and France * ⁸
• Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
• The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes ⁹
• Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
• Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
• Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
• Fortifications of Vauban
• Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems

Gabon

• Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda

Gambia

• James Island and Related Sites
• Stone Circles of Senegambia *

Georgia

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

Germany

• Aachen Cathedral
• Speyer Cathedral
• Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
• Pilgrimage Church of Wies
• Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
• St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim
• Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
• Frontiers of the Roman Empire * ¹⁰
• Hanseatic City of Lübeck
• Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
• Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
• Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar
• Maulbronn Monastery Complex
• Town of Bamberg
• Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg
• Völklingen Ironworks
• Messel Pit Fossil Site
• Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau
• Cologne Cathedral
• Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
• Classical Weimar
• Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
• Wartburg Castle
• Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
• Monastic Island of Reichenau
• Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
• Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
• Upper Middle Rhine Valley
• Dresden Elbe Valley Delisted 2009
• Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski *
• Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
• Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
• Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
• The Wadden Sea *

Ghana

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

Greece

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

Guatemala

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

Guinea

• Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve *

Haiti

• National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers

Holy See

• Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura * ¹¹
• Vatican City

Honduras

• Maya Site of Copan
• Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

Hungary

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

Iceland

• Þingvellir National Park
• Surtsey

India

• Agra Fort
• Ajanta Caves
• Ellora Caves
• Taj Mahal
• Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
• Sun Temple, Konârak
• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
• Kaziranga National Park
• Keoladeo National Park
• Churches and Convents of Goa
• Fatehpur Sikri
• Group of Monuments at Hampi
• Khajuraho Group of Monuments
• Elephanta Caves
• Great Living Chola Temples ¹²
• Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
• Sundarbans National Park
• Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
• Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
• Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
• Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
• Mountain Railways of India
• Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
• Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
• Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
• Red Fort Complex

Indonesia

• Borobudur Temple Compounds
• Komodo National Park
• Prambanan Temple Compounds
• Ujung Kulon National Park
• Sangiran Early Man Site
• Lorentz National Park
• Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

• Meidan Emam, Esfahan
• Persepolis
• Tchogha Zanbil
• Takht-e Soleyman
• Bam and its Cultural Landscape
• Pasargadae
• Soltaniyeh
• Bisotun
• Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
• Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

Iraq

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

Ireland

• Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
• Skellig Michael

Israel

• Masada
• Old City of Acre
• White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement
• Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
• Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
• Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee

Italy

• Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
• Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci
• Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura * ¹³
• Historic Centre of Florence
• Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
• Venice and its Lagoon
• Historic Centre of San Gimignano
• The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
• City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
• Crespi d'Adda
• Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta ¹⁴
• Historic Centre of Naples
• Historic Centre of Siena
• Castel del Monte
• Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
• Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
• The Trulli of Alberobello
• 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex
• Archaeological Area of Agrigento
• Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
• Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
• Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
• Costiera Amalfitana
• Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
• Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
• Su Nuraxi di Barumini
• Villa Romana del Casale
• Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
• Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
• Historic Centre of Urbino
• Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
• Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
• City of Verona
• Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
• Villa d'Este, Tivoli
• Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
• Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
• Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
• Val d'Orcia
• Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
• Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
• Mantua and Sabbioneta
• Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes *
• The Dolomites

Japan

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

Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)

• Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

Jordan

• Petra
• Quseir Amra
• Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)

Kazakhstan

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

Kenya

• Lake Turkana National Parks
• Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
• Lamu Old Town
• Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

• Complex of Koguryo Tombs

Korea, Republic of

• Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
• Jongmyo Shrine
• Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
• Changdeokgung Palace Complex
• Hwaseong Fortress
• Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
• Gyeongju Historic Areas
• Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
• Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty

Kyrgyzstan

• Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain

Lao People's Democratic Republic

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

Latvia

• Historic Centre of Riga
• Struve Geodetic Arc *

Lebanon

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

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

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

Lithuania

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

Luxembourg

• City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications

Madagascar

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

Malawi

• Lake Malawi National Park
• Chongoni Rock-Art Area

Malaysia

• Gunung Mulu National Park
• Kinabalu Park
• Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca

Mali

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

Malta

• City of Valletta
• Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
• Megalithic Temples of Malta ¹⁵

Mauritania

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

Mauritius

• Aapravasi Ghat
• Le Morne Cultural Landscape

Mexico

• Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
• Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
• Historic Centre of Puebla
• Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
• Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
• Sian Ka'an
• Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
• Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
• Historic Centre of Morelia
• El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
• Historic Centre of Zacatecas
• Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
• Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
• Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
• Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
• Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
• Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
• Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
• Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
• Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
• Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
• Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
• Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
• Luis Barragán House and Studio
• Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
• Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
• Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
• Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
• Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco

Moldova, Republic of

• Struve Geodetic Arc *

Mongolia

• Uvs Nuur Basin *
• Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape

Montenegro

• Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
• Durmitor National Park

Morocco

• Medina of Fez
• Medina of Marrakesh
• Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
• Historic City of Meknes
• Archaeological Site of Volubilis
• Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)
• Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
• Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)

Mozambique

• Island of Mozambique

Namibia

• Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes

Nepal

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

Netherlands

• Schokland and Surroundings
• Defence Line of Amsterdam
• Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles
• Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
• Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)
• Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
• Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)
• The Wadden Sea *

New Zealand

• Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand ¹⁶
• Tongariro National Park ^#
• New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands

Nicaragua

• Ruins of León Viejo

Niger

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

Nigeria

• Sukur Cultural Landscape
• Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

Norway

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

Oman

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

Pakistan

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

Panama

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

Papua New Guinea

• Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Paraguay

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

Peru

• City of Cuzco
• Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
• Chavin (Archaeological Site)
• Huascarán National Park ^#
• Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
• Manú National Park
• Historic Centre of Lima ¹⁷
• Río Abiseo National Park
• Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
• Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
• Sacred City of Caral-Supe

Philippines

• Baroque Churches of the Philippines
• Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
• Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
• Historic Town of Vigan
• Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park

Poland

• Cracow's Historic Centre
• Wieliczka Salt Mine
• Auschwitz Birkenau
  German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
• Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest *
• Historic Centre of Warsaw
• Old City of Zamość
• Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
• Medieval Town of Toruń
• Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park
• Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
• Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland
• Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski *
• Centennial Hall in Wrocław

Portugal

• Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores
• Convent of Christ in Tomar
• Monastery of Batalha
• Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
• Historic Centre of Évora
• Monastery of Alcobaça
• Cultural Landscape of Sintra
• Historic Centre of Oporto
• Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley
• Laurisilva of Madeira
• Alto Douro Wine Region
• Historic Centre of Guimarães
• Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture

Romania

• Danube Delta
• Churches of Moldavia
• Monastery of Horezu
• Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania ¹⁸
• Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
• Historic Centre of Sighişoara
• Wooden Churches of Maramureş

Russian Federation

• Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
• Kizhi Pogost
• Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
• Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
• Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
• White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
• Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
• Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
• Virgin Komi Forests
• Lake Baikal
• Volcanoes of Kamchatka ¹⁹
• Golden Mountains of Altai
• Western Caucasus
• Curonian Spit *
• Ensemble of the Ferrapontov Monastery
• Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
• Central Sikhote-Alin
• Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
• Uvs Nuur Basin *
• Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
• Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve
• Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
• Struve Geodetic Arc *

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

Saint Lucia

• Pitons Management Area

San Marino

• San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano

Saudi Arabia

• Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)

Senegal

• Island of Gorée
• Niokolo-Koba National Park
• Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
• Island of Saint-Louis
• Stone Circles of Senegambia *

Serbia

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

Seychelles

• Aldabra Atoll
• Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

Slovakia

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

Slovenia

• Škocjan Caves ^#

Solomon Islands

• East Rennell

South Africa

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

Spain

• Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada ²⁰
• Burgos Cathedral
• Historic Centre of Cordoba ²¹
• Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
• Works of Antoni Gaudí ²²
• Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
• Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias ²³
• Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
• Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
• Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
• Garajonay National Park
• Historic City of Toledo
• Mudejar Architecture of Aragon ²⁴
• Old Town of Cáceres
• Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
• Old City of Salamanca
• Poblet Monastery
• Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
• Route of Santiago de Compostela
• Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
• Doñana National Park
• Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
• La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
• Las Médulas
• Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
• Pyrénées - Mont Perdu *
• San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
• Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
• University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
• Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture
• San Cristóbal de La Laguna
• Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
• Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
• Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
• Palmeral of Elche
• Roman Walls of Lugo
• Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
• Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
• Vizcaya Bridge
• Teide National Park
• Tower of Hercules

Sri Lanka

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

Sudan

• Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region

Suriname

• Central Suriname Nature Reserve
• Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

Sweden

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

Switzerland

• Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
• Convent of St Gall
• Old City of Berne
• Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona
• Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
• Monte San Giorgio
• Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
• Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes *
• Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
• La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, watchmaking town planning

Syrian Arab Republic

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

Tanzania, United Republic of

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

Thailand

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

the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

• Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region ²⁵

Togo

• Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba

Tunisia

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

Turkey

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

Turkmenistan

• State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv"
• Kunya-Urgench
• Parthian Fortresses of Nisa

Uganda

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

Ukraine

• Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
• L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
• Struve Geodetic Arc *
• Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians *

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
• Durham Castle and Cathedral
• Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
• Ironbridge Gorge
• St Kilda
• Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
• Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
• Blenheim Palace
• City of Bath
• Frontiers of the Roman Empire * ²⁶
• Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church
• Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
• Henderson Island
• Tower of London
• Gough and Inaccessible Islands ²⁷
• Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
• Maritime Greenwich
• Heart of Neolithic Orkney
• Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
• Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
• Derwent Valley Mills
• Dorset and East Devon Coast
• New Lanark
• Saltaire
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City
• Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
• Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal

United States of America

• Mesa Verde National Park
• Yellowstone National Park
• Everglades National Park
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Independence Hall
• Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek ^# * ²⁸
• Redwood National Park
• Mammoth Cave National Park
• Olympic National Park
• Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
• La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Statue of Liberty
• Yosemite National Park ^#
• Chaco Culture
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ^#
• Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
• Pueblo de Taos
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park
• Waterton Glacier International Peace Park *

Uruguay

• Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

Uzbekistan

• Itchan Kala
• Historic Centre of Bukhara
• Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
• Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures

Vanuatu

• Chief Roi Mata’s Domain

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

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

Viet Nam

• Complex of Hué Monuments
• Ha Long Bay
• Hoi An Ancient Town
• My Son Sanctuary
• Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

Yemen

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

Zambia

• Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls ^# *

Zimbabwe

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

Selection criteria:

1. to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius;
2. to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design;
3. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared;
4. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history;
5. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change;
6. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria);
7. to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance;
8. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features;
9. to be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals;
10. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.

The protection, management, authenticity and integrity of properties are also important considerations.
Since 1992 significant interactions between people and the natural environment have been recognized as cultural landscapes.