UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Copied from the UNESCO site – updated 2019
Note: There are a lot of UNESCO sites, so you will likely never be able to visit even most of them. But a UNESCO rating is usually enough for me to visit a site if I’m in the area, as the sites tend to be quite interesting.
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
- Los Glaciares National Park #
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) *
- Iguazu National Park
- Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
- Península Valdés
- Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
- Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
- Quebrada de Humahuaca
- Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *
- Los Alerces National Park
Armenia
Australia
- Great Barrier Reef – %%%%%%
- Kakadu National Park
- Willandra Lakes Region
- Lord Howe Island Group
- Tasmanian Wilderness
- Gondwana Rainforests of Australia 2
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 3 – %%%%%%
- Wet Tropics of Queensland – %%%%%%
- Shark Bay, Western Australia
- Fraser Island
- Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
- Heard and McDonald Islands
- Macquarie Island
- Greater Blue Mountains Area – %%%%%%
- Purnululu National Park
- Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
- Sydney Opera House – %%%%%%
- Australian Convict Sites
- Ningaloo Coast
- Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
Austria
- Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg – %%%%%%
- Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn – %%%%%%
- Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
- Semmering Railway
- City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
- Wachau Cultural Landscape
- Historic Centre of Vienna – %%%%%%
- Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape *
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps *
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
- Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison – %%%%%%
Belarus
Belgium
- Flemish Béguinages
- La Grand-Place, Brussels – %%%%%%
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)
- Belfries of Belgium and France * 4
- 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
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- Stoclet House
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *
Belize
Benin
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
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 5
- Pantanal Conservation Area
- Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
- Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
- Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
- São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão
- Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
- Pampulha Modern Ensemble
- Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site
- Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
- L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
- Nahanni National Park #
- Dinosaur Provincial Park – %%%%%%
- Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek # * 6
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
- SGang Gwaay
- Wood Buffalo National Park
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks # 7 – %%%%%%
- Historic District of Old Québec – %%%%%%
- Gros Morne National Park
- Old Town Lunenburg
- Waterton Glacier International Peace Park *
- Miguasha National Park
- Rideau Canal
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs
- Landscape of Grand Pré
- Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
- Mistaken Point
- Pimachiowin Aki
- Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
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 8
- 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
- China Danxia
- Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
- West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
- Chengjiang Fossil Site
- Site of Xanadu
- Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
- Xinjiang Tianshan
- Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor *
- The Grand Canal
- Tusi Sites
- Hubei Shennongjia
- Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
- Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement
- Qinghai Hoh Xil
- Fanjingshan
- Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City
- Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I)
Colombia
- Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena – %%%%%%
- Los Katíos National Park
- Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
- National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
- San Agustín Archaeological Park
- Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
- Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia
- Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *
- Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar”
Congo
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
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 – %%%%%%
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- Stari Grad Plain
- Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards *
- Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar *
Cuba
- Old Havana and its Fortification System – %%%%%%
- 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
Czechia
- 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 Historic Village
- Litomyšl Castle
- Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
- Tugendhat Villa in Brno
- Jewish Quarter and St Procopius’ Basilica in Třebíč
- Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region *
- Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
- Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
- Roskilde Cathedral
- Kronborg Castle
- Ilulissat Icefjord
- Wadden Sea *
- Stevns Klint
- Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement
- The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand
- Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap
- Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
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 and Neustadt
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
- Paris, Banks of the Seine – %%%%%%
- Bourges Cathedral
- Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
- Canal du Midi
- Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
- Pyrénées – Mont Perdu *
- Historic Site of Lyon
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
- Belfries of Belgium and France * 9
- Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
- The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes 10
- Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
- Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
- Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
- Fortifications of Vauban
- Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
- Episcopal City of Albi
- Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps *
- The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
- Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche
- Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars
- The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *
- Taputapuātea
- Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena
- French Austral Lands and Seas
Gabon
Gambia (the)
Georgia
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 * 11
- Hanseatic City of Lübeck
- Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
- Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
- Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System #
- Maulbronn Monastery Complex
- Town of Bamberg
- Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg
- Völklingen Ironworks
- Messel Pit Fossil Site
- Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau
- 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
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
- Wadden Sea *
- Fagus Factory in Alfeld
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps *
- Margravial Opera House Bayreuth
- Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
- Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey
- Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *
- Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura
- Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke
- Naumburg Cathedral
- Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region *
- Water Management System of Augsburg
Ghana
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
- The 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
- Archaeological Site of Philippi
Guatemala
Guinea
Haiti
Holy See
Honduras
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
India
- Agra Fort– %%%%%%
- Ajanta Caves
- Ellora Caves
- Taj Mahal– %%%%%%
- Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
- Sun Temple, Konârak
- Kaziranga National Park
- Keoladeo National Park
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
- Churches and Convents of Goa
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Group of Monuments at Hampi
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments
- Elephanta Caves
- Great Living Chola Temples 13
- Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
- Sundarbans National Park
- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
- Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
- Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
- Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
- Mountain Railways of India
- Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
- Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
- Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
- Red Fort Complex
- The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
- Western Ghats
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan
- Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area
- Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
- Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar
- Khangchendzonga National Park
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *
- Historic City of Ahmadabad
- Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan
Indonesia
- Borobudur Temple Compounds
- Komodo National Park
- Prambanan Temple Compounds
- Ujung Kulon National Park
- Sangiran Early Man Site
- Lorentz National Park
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
- Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy
- Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Meidan Emam, Esfahan
- Persepolis
- Tchogha Zanbil
- Takht-e Soleyman
- Bam and its Cultural Landscape
- Pasargadae
- Soltaniyeh
- Bisotun
- Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
- Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
- Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
- Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
- The Persian Garden
- Gonbad-e Qābus
- Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan
- Golestan Palace
- Shahr-i Sokhta
- Cultural Landscape of Maymand
- Susa
- Lut Desert
- The Persian Qanat
- Historic City of Yazd
- Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region
- Hyrcanian Forests
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
- Masada
- Old City of Acre
- White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement
- Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
- Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves
- Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal
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 * 14 – %%%%%%
- 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 15
- Historic Centre of Naples
- Historic Centre of Siena
- Castel del Monte
- Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
- Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
- The Trulli of Alberobello
- 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex
- Archaeological Area of Agrigento
- Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
- Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
- Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
- Costiera Amalfitana
- Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
- Su Nuraxi di Barumini
- Villa Romana del Casale
- Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
- Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
- Historic Centre of Urbino
- Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
- Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
- City of Verona
- Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
- Villa d’Este, Tivoli – %%%%%%
- Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
- Monte San Giorgio *
- Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
- Val d’Orcia
- Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
- Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- Mantua and Sabbioneta
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes *
- The Dolomites
- Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.)
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps *
- Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany
- Mount Etna
- Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato
- Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale
- Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar *
- Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century
- Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene
Jamaica
Japan
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
- Himeji-jo
- Shirakami-Sanchi
- Yakushima
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
- Shrines and Temples of Nikko
- Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
- Shiretoko
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
- Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
- Ogasawara Islands
- Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
- Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
- Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *
- Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
- Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
- Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
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 and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
- Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
- Luis Barragán House and Studio
- Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
- Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
- Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
- Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
- Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
- Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
- Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
- El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
- Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System
- Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
- Medina of Fez
- Medina of Marrakesh – %%%%%%
- Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
- Historic City of Meknes
- Archaeological Site of Volubilis
- Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)
- Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) – %%%%%%
- Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)
- Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
- Schokland and Surroundings
- Defence Line of Amsterdam
- Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout– %%%%%%
- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)
- Wadden Sea *
- Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
- Van Nellefabriek
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
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 19
- Río Abiseo National Park
- Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa
- Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
- Sacred City of Caral-Supe
- Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *
Philippines
Poland
- Historic Centre of Kraków
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
- Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) - 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 Małopolska
- Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski *
- Centennial Hall in Wrocław
- Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine *
- Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System
- Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region
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, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar
- Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde * 20
- Laurisilva of Madeira
- Alto Douro Wine Region
- Historic Centre of Guimarães
- Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
- Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications
- University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia
- Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada)
- Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga
Qatar
Republic of Korea
- Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
- Jongmyo Shrine
- Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex
- Hwaseong Fortress
- Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
- Gyeongju Historic Areas
- Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
- Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
- Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
- Namhansanseong
- Baekje Historic Areas
- Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea
- Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies
Republic of Moldova
Romania
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 22
- Golden Mountains of Altai
- Western Caucasus
- Curonian Spit *
- Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery
- Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
- Central Sikhote-Alin
- Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
- Uvs Nuur Basin *
- Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
- Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve
- Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
- Struve Geodetic Arc *
- Putorana Plateau
- Lena Pillars Nature Park
- Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex
- Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk
- Landscapes of Dauria *
- Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
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
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Spain
- Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada 23
- Burgos Cathedral
- Historic Centre of Cordoba 24
- Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
- Works of Antoni Gaudí 25 – %%%%%%
- Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
- Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias 26
- 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 27
- Old Town of Cáceres
- Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
- Old City of Salamanca
- Poblet Monastery
- Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain
- Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
- Doñana National Park
- Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
- La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
- Las Médulas
- Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
- Pyrénées – Mont Perdu *
- San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
- Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde * 28
- 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 29
- Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
- Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
- Vizcaya Bridge
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- Teide National Park
- Tower of Hercules
- Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana
- Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija *
- Antequera Dolmens Site
- Caliphate City of Medina Azahara
- Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
- Royal Domain of Drottningholm
- Birka and Hovgården
- Engelsberg Ironworks
- Rock Carvings in Tanum
- Skogskyrkogården
- Hanseatic Town of Visby
- Church Town 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
- Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg
- Struve Geodetic Arc *
- Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
Switzerland
- Abbey of St Gall
- Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
- Old City of Berne
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
- Monte San Giorgio *
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes *
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps *
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Thailand
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
- Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia– %%%%%%
- Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
- Historic Areas of Istanbul – %%%%%%
- Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
- Nemrut Dağ
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale– %%%%%%
- Xanthos-Letoon
- City of Safranbolu
- Archaeological Site of Troy– %%%%%%
- Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex– %%%%%%
- Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük
- Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
- Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape
- Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
- Ephesus– %%%%%%
- Archaeological Site of Ani
- Aphrodisias
- Göbekli Tepe
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
- Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
- L’viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
- Struve Geodetic Arc *
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans
- Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora
- Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine *
United Arab Emirates
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 * 31
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine’s Abbey, and St Martin’s Church
- Henderson Island
- Tower of London – %%%%%%
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands 32
- 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
- The Forth Bridge
- Gorham’s Cave Complex
- The English Lake District
- Jodrell Bank Observatory
United Republic of Tanzania
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 # * 34
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- Olympic National Park
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site – %%%%%%
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park – %%%%%%
- La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
- Statue of Liberty – %%%%%%
- Yosemite National Park # – %%%%%%
- Chaco Culture
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park # – %%%%%%
- Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
- Taos Pueblo
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park – %%%%%%
- Waterton Glacier International Peace Park *
- Papahānaumokuākea
- Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point
- San Antonio Missions – %%%%%%
- The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright – %%%%%%
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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