UNESCO World Heritage List

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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 program. The program aims to catalogue and preserve sites of outstanding importance, either cultural or natural, to the common legacy of humankind. While the World Heritage Committee maintains a list of World Heritage Sites and they make no independent review; in training and they are listed by each national government. After the 2017 session of the World Heritage Committee and there is a total of 1,073 sites. With around 400 sites on the smallest continent, Europe has by far the highest density of world legacy sites. Only a little over 200 sites are in the New World (Americas and Oceania).


There are several related UNESCO programs:

  • UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, for things that cannot be touched such as musical or culinary traditions.
  • UNESCO Creative Cities, a program which recognises entire cities for their cultural contributions.
  • UNESCO Global Geoparks Network, for parks of great geological interest.
  • UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves

If you would like to help expanding eHalal's coverage of world legacy sites, like starting new guides etc., please check the Project:World Heritage Expedition

Africa

Angola

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Mbanza Kongo, Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo Northern Angola Cultural 2017

Algeria

Ghardaia01 - M'Zab Valley, Algeria GM Djemila Roman Theatre02 - Djémila, Algeria

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad Saharan Atlas Cultural 1980
Djémila Sétif Cultural 1982
Kasbah of Algiers Algiers Cultural 1992
M'zab Valley M'zab Cultural 1982
Tassili n'Ajjer Saharan Algeria Mixed 1982
Timgad Batna Cultural 1982
Tipasa Tipaza Cultural 1982

Benin

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Royal Palaces of Abomey Abomey Cultural 1985

Botswana

Tsodilo rock paintings 1 - Tsodilo, Botswana

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Tsodilo Okavango Delta Cultural 2001
Okavango Delta Okavango Delta Natural 2014

Burkina Faso

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
The Ruins of Loropéni Gaoua Cultural 2009

Cameroon

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Dja Faunal Reserve South Cameroon Plateau Natural 1987
Sangha Trinational South Cameroon Plateau Natural 2012 Shared with Central African Republic and Rep. Congo

Cape Verde

Cidade Velha Pelourinho square b 2011 - Cidade Velha

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande Cidade Velha Cultural 2009

Central African Republic

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park Northeast Central African Republic Natural 1988 Listed as in danger since 1997
Sangha Trinational Southwest Central African Republic Natural 2012 Shared with Cameroon and Rep. Congo

Chad

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape Saharan Chad Mixed 2016

Republic of the Congo|Congo, Republic of the

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Sangha Trinational Sangha and Likouala Natural 2012 Shared with Central African Republic and Cameroon

Côte d'Ivoire

[[800px-Grand-Bassam - Historic town of Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Comoe National Park Northern Savanna Natural 1983 Listed as in danger since 2003
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Southwestern Forests Natural 1981 Listed as in danger since 1992; shared with Guinea
Taï National Park Southwestern Forests Natural 1982
Historic town of Grand-Bassam Grand-Bassam Cultural 2012

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Virunga National Park Gorilla - Virunga National Park, DR Congo

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Virunga National Park Kivu Natural 1979 Listed as in danger since 1994
Kahuzi-Biega National Park Kivu Natural 1980 Listed as in danger since 1997
Garamba National Park Congo Basin Natural 1980 Listed as in danger in 1980, removed 1991. Relisted as in danger in 1996
Salonga National Park Congo Basin Natural 1984 Listed as in danger since 1999
Okapi Wildlife Reserve Congo Basin Natural 1996 Listed as in danger since 1997

Egypt

Abu-Simbel 2 - Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae, Egypt

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Abu Mena Alexandria Cultural 1979 Listed as in danger since 2001
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis Luxor Cultural 1979
Historic Cairo Cairo Cultural 1979
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Memphis, Cairo/Giza, Dahshur Cultural 1979
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae Abu Simbel, Philae Cultural 1979
Saint Catherine Area Saint Catherine Cultural 2002
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) Whale Valley Natural 2005

Eritrea

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Asmara: a Modernist City of Africa Asmara Cultural 2017

Ethiopia

Rome Stele - Aksum, Ethiopia

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela Lalibela Cultural 1979
Simien National Park Amhara Natural 1978 Listed as in danger since 1996
Fasil Ghebbi Gondar Cultural 1979
Aksum Axum Cultural 1980
Lower Valley of the Awash Awash National Park Cultural 1980
Lower Valley of the Omo Omo National Park Cultural 1980
Tiya Tiya Cultural 1980
Harar Jugol Fortified Historic Town Harar Cultural 2006
Konso Cultural Landscape Konso Cultural 2011

Gabon

La-lopé-gabon - Lopé National Park

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Lopé National Park Mixed 2007

Gambia

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Stone Circles of Senegambia Janjanbureh Cultural 2006 Shared with Senegal
Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites Western Gambia Cultural 2003

Ghana

Ghana Elmina slave castle - 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
Nzulezo Nzulezo Cultural 2000 Listed as in danger

Guinea

Voa Guinea chimpanzee picking 30jan08 - Chimpanzee in Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Guinee Forestiere Natural 1981 Listed as in danger since 1992; shared with Côte d'Ivoire


Kenya

Lamu coast - Lamu Old Town

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Lake Turkana National Parks Sibiloi National Park Natural 1997
Mount Kenya -Lewa Wildlife conservancy Mount Kenya Natural 1997 extended in 2013
Lamu Old Town Lamu Cultural 2001
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests Coastal Kenya Cultural 2008
Fort Jesus Mombasa Cultural 2011
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley Northern Rift Valley and Southern Rift Valley Natural 2011
Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site Western Kenya Cultural 2018

Lesotho

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Maloti Drakensberg Tranboundary World Heritage Site Sehlabathebe National Park Mixed 2000 extended in 2013, shared with South Africa

Libya

Libya 5453 Leptis Magna Luca Galuzzi 2007 - 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

Madagascar

Tsingy de Bemaraha - Tsingy de Bemaraha

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Antananarivo Province Cultural 2001
Tsingy de Bemaraha Reserve Mahajanga Province Natural 1990
Rainforests of the Atsinanana six national parks on the east coast of Madagascar Natural 2007 Listed as in danger since 2010

Malawi

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Chongoni Rock Art Area Central Malawi Cultural 2006
Lake Malawi National Park Southern Malawi Natural 1984

Mali

Great Mosque of Djenné 3 - 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

Mauritania

Conchero Arguin - Banc d'Arguin National Park

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Banc d'Arguin National Park Nouadhibou Natural 1989
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichit and Oualata Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichit, Oualata Cultural 1996

Mauritius

Le Caudan - 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

Morocco

Tannery(js) - Tanneries in the Medina of Fez Vista de la Medina de Tetuán 02 - 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

Mozambique

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Island of Mozambique Ilha de Mozambique Cultural 1991

Namibia

NamibDesert01 - The Namib desert, aka the Namib Sand Sea

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes Kunene Cultural 2007
Namib Sand Sea Hardap Natural 2013

Niger

Antilope du parc W, Niger - Antelope in West National Park

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Northern Niger Natural 1991 Listed as in danger since 1992
W National Park of Niger Southwestern Niger Natural 1996
Historic Centre of Agadez Northern Niger Cultural 2013

Nigeria

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Sukur Cultural Landscape Sukur Cultural 1999
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove Osogbo Cultural 2005

Réunion

Plaine-des-Sables - |Plaine des Sables in Reunion National Park

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of Reunion Island Reunion Natural 2010 Categorised as part of France

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Gough and Inaccessible Islands Tristan da Cunha Natural 1995 Categorised as part of the United Kingdom

Senegal

Saloum.gif|Saloum Delta, Senegal

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Island of Gorée Dakar Cultural 1978
Niokolo-Koba National Park Tambacounda Region Natural 1981 Listed as in danger since 2007
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary Northern Senegal Natural 1981
Island of Saint-Louis Saint-Louis Cultural 2000
Stone Circles of Senegambia Kaolack Cultural 2006 Shared with Gambia
Saloum Delta Palmarin Cultural 2011
Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes Tambacounda Region Cultural 2012

Seychelles

Seychelles outer islands 25.08.2009 10-20-30 - The Aldabra Atoll

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Aldabra Atoll Outer Seychelles Natural 1982
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve Praslin Natural 1983

South Africa

Malapa fossil site, August 2011 site of discovery of Australopithecus sediba - view North - Cradle of Humankind RI Commissioner's Residence - 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 Tranboundary 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

Sudan

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

Tanzania

TZ Selous Giraffes and Gnu - Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania Kilimanjaro Uhuru Peak Sign - Uhuru Peak of Mount Kilimanjaro

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Ngorongoro Conservation Area Northwest Tanzania Mixed 1979
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara Kilwa Cultural 1981 Listed as in danger since 2004
Serengeti National Park Northeast Tanzania Natural 1981
Selous Game Reserve Tanzania Natural 1982
Kilimanjaro National Park Mount Kilimanjaro Natural 1987
Stone Town of Zanzibar Stone Town Cultural 2000
Kondoa Rock-Art Sites Kondoa Cultural 2006

Togo

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Koutammakou and the Land of the Batammariba Kara Cultural 2004

Tunisia

Grand Mosque, Kairouan, Tunisia - |Kairouan, Tunisia Sousse Grosse Moschee - |The Medina of Sousse

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Amphitheatre of El Jem El Jem Cultural 1979
Archaeological Site of Carthage Carthage Cultural 1979
Medina of Tunis Tunis Cultural 1979
Ichkeul National Park Bizerte Natural 1980
Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Kerkouane Cultural 1985
Kairouan Kairouan Cultural 1988
Medina of Sousse Sousse Cultural 1988
Dougga / Thugga Dougga Cultural 1997

Uganda

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Western Uganda Natural 1994
Rwenzori Mountains National Park Western Uganda Natural 1994
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Kampala Cultural 2001 Listed as in danger since 2010

Zambia

VicFalls Flip666 - Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls, Zambia

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls Livingstone Natural 1989 Shared with Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas Lake Kariba-Lower Zambezi Natural 1984
Great Zimbabwe National Monument Great Zimbabwe Cultural 1989
Khami Ruins National Monument Bulawayo Cultural 1986
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls Victoria Falls Natural 1989 Shared with Zambia
Matobo Hills Matobo National Park Cultural 2003

Asia

Afghanistan

Shahr-e Zahak1 - 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

Isa Bin Ali House - 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

Bangladesh

Sixty Dome Mosque in BagerhatBangladesh - |Bagerhat

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat Bagerhat Cultural 1985
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur Naogaon District Cultural 1985
The Sundarbans Khulna Division Natural 1997 Similar site in India

Cambodia

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Angkor Siem Reap Cultural 1992
Temple of Preah Vihear Preah Vihear Cultural 2008
Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura Mekong Lowlands and Central Plains Cultural 2017

China

Tiantan - Temple of Heaven, Beijing The Great Wall of China at Jinshanling - The Great Wall File:布达拉宫 - The Potala Palace, Lhasa Pingyao marketstreet - Ancient City of Pingyao, Shanxi Yungang Caves - Yungang Grottoes, Shanxi Khawa Karpo 02 - Sacred mountain Kawagarbo, in Three Parallel Rivers Park, Yunnan Kaiping September 2007 - Kaiping Diaolou ZhangjiajieNP1 - 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 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 National Park 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 legacy 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 Southeastern Yunnan 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 Guizhou Natural 2018

India

FiveRathas Monuments - |Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, India Fatehpur Sikri ground - Fatehpur Sikri Group of monuments At Pattadakal - Pattadakal Humayun South - |Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, India Red Fort, Delhi by alexfurr - The Red Fort, Delhi Stone Chariot 01 - |Stone Chariot, Hampi

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Agra Fort Agra Cultural 1983
Ajanta Caves Aurangabad Cultural 1983
Ellora Caves Aurangabad Cultural 1983
Taj Mahal Agra Cultural 1983
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Mamallapuram Cultural 1984
Sunday 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 Agra 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 inBangladesh
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 a Bodh a 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
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

Indonesia

Bali 0713a - Dancer's mask, Bali

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Borobudur Temple Compounds Borobudur Cultural 1991
Komodo National Park Flores Natural 1991
Prambanan Temple Compounds Prambanan Cultural 1991
Ujung Kulon National Park Banten Natural 1991
Sangiran Early Man Site Solo Cultural 1996
Lorentz National Park Asmat Natural 1999
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park Natural 2004 Listed as in danger since 2011
Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy Bali Cultural 2012

Iran

Persepolis001 - Persepolis, Iran Shushtar Abshar - |Shushtar, ancient irrigation Golestan Palace court - 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
Fars Region Fars Cultural 2018 8 individual sites

Iraq

Hatra ruins - Hatra (now destroyed) Panoramic Arbil Citadel - 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

Palestine

Acre - Akko Tower - Acre Caiobadner - mount carmel - |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 Yahudi Renewal Western Galilee Cultural 2015

Japan

Cherry blossoms at Toji Temple, Kyoto - Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, Japan Nikko Futarasan Daikoku M3303 - 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 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 (prefecture)|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 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

Jerusalem

Austrian Hospice Jerusalem April 2007 - |Old City of Occupied Jerusalem, Palestine (de facto; not recognized as part of Palestine by UNESCO)

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls Old City, Jerusalem Cultural 1981 Under de facto Israeli settler occupation 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

Jordan

The Monastery, Petra, Jordan1 - Petra, Jordan

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Petra Petra Cultural 1985
Quseir Amra Quseir Amra Cultural 1985
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) Um er-Rasas Cultural 2005
Wadi Rum Protected Area Wadi Rum Mixed 2011
Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) Northern Jordan Cultural 2015

Kazakhstan

Astana-steppe-7748 - Saryarka

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Turkestan Cultural 2003
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly Almaty Province Cultural 2004
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan Naurzum State Nature Reserve, Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve Natural 2008
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Cultural 2014 Shared with China and Kyrgyzstan
Western Tien-Shan Natural 2016 Shared with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

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

Laos

Buddhist temple at Royal Palace in Luang Prabang - 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

Lebanon

Baalbek - temple of Jupiter - 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

Macau

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Historic Centre of Macao Macau/Peninsula Cultural 2005

Malaysia

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Gunung Mulu National Park Sarawak Natural 2000
Kinabalu Park Mount Kinabalu Natural 2000
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca Malacca and Georgetown (Malaysia)|Georgetown Cultural 2008
Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley Perak Cultural 2012

Mongolia

Mongolia Ger - Uvs

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Uvs Nuur Basin Uvs Natural 2003 Shared with Russia
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape Central Mongolia Cultural 2004
Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai Western Mongolia Cultural 2011 In Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape Central Mongolia Cultural 2015
Landscapes of Dauria Eastern Mongolia Natural 2017 shared with Russia

Myanmar

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Pyu Ancient Cities Northern Myanmar Cultural 2014

Nepal

IMG 0361 Kathmandu Bodnath - Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Kathmandu Valley Kathmandu Valley Cultural 1979 Severely damaged by 2015 earthquake.
Sagarmatha National Park Khumbu Natural 1979
Chitwan National Park Western Terai Natural 1984
Lumbini and the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha Lumbini Cultural 1997

North Korea

Nam Gate in Kaesong - 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

Oman

Bahla Fort - Bahla Fort

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Bahla Fort Bahla Cultural 1987
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn Northern Oman Cultural 1988
Land of Frankincense Frankincense Trail in Al Baleed Museum, Salalah Cultural 2000
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman Northern Oman Cultural 2006
Ancient City of Qalhat Central Coastal Oman Cultural 2018

Pakistan

Mohenjodaro Sindh - 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

Palestinian Territories

BethlehemInsideCN - 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 Occupied Jerusalem, Battir West Bank Cultural 2014
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town West Bank Cultural 2017

Philippines

Tubbataha Shark - Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Palawan Underground - |Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Baroque Churches of the Philippines Intramuros, Manila | Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Ilocos Sur|Santa Maria (Ilocos Sur)|Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur | Iglesia de San Agustín, Ilocos Norte|Paoay, Ilocos Norte | Iglesia de Santo Tomás de Villanueva, Iloilo (province)|Miag-ao, Iloilo Cultural 1993
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Palawan Natural 1993
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Ifugao Cultural 1995
Historic Town of Vigan Vigan Cultural 1999
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Puerto Princesa Natural 1999
Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary Davao Oriental Natural 2014

Qatar

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Al Zubarah Archaeological Site Qatar Cultural 2013

Russia

Petropavlovsk Kamcatskij Volcan Koriacky in background - Volcanoes of Kamchatka Lenapillarsriverview - |Lena pillars

See also the list of Russian sites in UNESCO World Heritage List#Europe|Europe.

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Lake Baikal Siberia Natural 1996
Volcanoes of Kamchatka Russian Far East Natural 1996
Altai Siberia Natural 1998
Bikin River Valley Russian Far East, Primorsky Krai Natural 2001 extended and renamed in 2018
Uvs Nuur Basin Siberia, Eastern Siberia Natural 2003 shared with Mongolia
Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve Chukotka Natural 2004
Putorana Plateau Taymyria Natural 2010
Lena Pillars Nature Park Sakha Republic Natural 2012
Landscapes of Dauria Zabaykalsky Krai Natural 2017 shared with Mongolia

Saudi Arabia

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih) Hejaz Cultural 2008
Historic Jeddah and the Gate to Makkah Hejaz Cultural 2014
Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia Nejd Cultural 2015
Al-Ahsa Oasis, an evolving Cultural Landscape Eastern Province (Saudi Arabia) Cultural 2018

Singapore

Symphony Lake, Singapore Botanic Gardens - 20041025 - Symphony Lake, Singapore Botanic Gardens

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Singapore Botanic Gardens Singapore Cultural 2015

South Korea

Suwon, Hwaseong Fortress - Hwaseong Fortress Halla04 - |Mt. Halla, Jeju Volcanic Island

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon and 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, South Jeolla|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

Sri Lanka

GalleLighthouse - |Old town of Galle

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa Polonnaruwa Cultural 1982
Ancient City of Sigiriya Sigiriya Cultural 1982
Sacred City of Anuradhapura Anuradhapura Cultural 1982
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications Galle Cultural 1988
Sacred City of Kandy Kandy Cultural 1988
Sinharaja Forest Reserve Sabaragamuwa Natural 1988
Golden Temple of Dambulla Dambulla Cultural 1991
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka Central Province Natural 2010

Syria

Krak des Chevaliers landscape (cropped).jpg|1280px|Krak des Chevaliers NOTE: Syria is a war zone. By 2015, news reports were indicating all six of the nation's listed sites had been gravely damaged. The sites remain on the UNESCO legacy list and the list of UNESCO legacy 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

Tajikistan

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Proto-urban site of Sarazm Zeravshan Cultural 2010
Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) Pamirs Natural 2013

Thailand

Thailand Ayutthaya Wat Yai Chai Mongkon - Historic City of Ayutthaya, Thailand

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Historic City of Ayutthaya Ayutthaya Cultural 1991
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai and Kamphaeng Phet Cultural 1991
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries Lower Northern Thailand Natural 1991
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site Udon Thani Cultural 1992
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex Khao Yai National Park Natural 2005

Turkey

Istanbul sunset 1480511 - |Historic areas of Istanbul Nemrut Dagi (3823871129) - Nemrut Dagi Safranbolu 06526 20070130101946 - City of Safranbolu

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia Cappadocia Mixed 1985
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi Central Anatolia Cultural 1985
Istanbul/Sultanahmet-Old City|Historic Areas of Istanbul Istanbul Province Cultural 1985
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital Central Karadeniz Cultural 1986
Nemrut Dagi Southeastern Anatolia Cultural 1987
Hierapolis-Pamukkale Southern Aegean Mixed 1988
Xanthos -Kınık|Letoon Lycia Cultural 1988
City of Safranbolu Western Karadeniz Cultural 1994
Troy Southern Marmara Cultural 1998
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex Eastern Thrace Cultural 2011
Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük Central Anatolia Cultural 2012
Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Islamic Ottoman Empire Southern Marmara Cultural 2014
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape Northern Aegean Cultural 2014
Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape Southeastern Anatolia Cultural 2015
Ephesus Central Aegean Cultural 2015
Archaeological Site of Ani Eastern Anatolia Cultural 2016
Aphrodisias Southern Aegean Cultural 2017
Göbekli Tepe Urfa Cultural 2018

Turkmenistan

KonyeUrgenchMausoleum - Konye Urgench

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” Merv Cultural 1999
Kunya-Urgench Konye Urgench Cultural 2005
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa Nissa Cultural 2007

United Arab Emirates

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) Al Ain Cultural 2011

Uzbekistan

Registan sunset - 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

Vietnam

Hoi An Ancient Town, Quang Nam province, South Central Coast, Vietnam - 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

Yemen

Zabid flickr01 - 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

North America

Antigua and Barbuda

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites English Harbour Cultural 2016

Barbados

Bridgetown, Barbados, April 2007 - Historic Bridgetown

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison Bridgetown Cultural 2011

Belize

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Toledo, Stann Creek and Belize District, Belize Natural 1996 Listed as in danger since 2009

Bermuda

Bermuda-Harbour and Town of Street George - Historic town of Street George

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Historic Town of Street George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda Saint George Cultural 2000 Officially listed under the United Kingdom

Canada

Moraine lake banff - Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (Banff National Park), Canada Place Quebec - Old town, Quebec City Rideau canal in winter - Rideau Canal, downtown Ottawa

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site St. Anthony, Newfoundland Cultural 1978
Nahanni National Park Northwest Territories Natural 1978
Dinosaur Provincial Park Alberta badlands, near Brooks Natural 1979
Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek Kluane National Park and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park Natural 1979 Extended in 1992 and 1994; shared with the United States
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump near Fort Macleod Cultural 1981
SGang Gwaay Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve Cultural 1981
Wood Buffalo National Park Peace River Valley Natural 1983
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Banff National Park | Hamber Provincial Park | Jasper National Park | Kootenay National Park | Mount Robson Provincial Park | Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park | Yoho National Park Natural 1984
Historic District of Old Québec Quebec City Cultural 1985
Gros Morne National Park Western Newfoundland Natural 1987
Old Town Lunenburg Lunenburg Cultural 1995
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Waterton Lakes National Park Natural 1995 Shared with the United States
Miguasha National Park Gaspé Peninsula Natural 1999
Rideau Canal and Fortifications Eastern Ontario Cultural 2007
Joggins Fossil Cliffs Cumberland County Natural 2008
Landscape of Grand Pré Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia Cultural 2012
Red Bay Basque Whaling Station Red Bay, Labrador Cultural 2013
Mistaken Point Avalon Peninsula, Eastern Newfoundland|Newfoundland Natural 2016
Pimachiowin Aki Northern Ontario, Eastern Manitoba Mixed 2018

Costa Rica

DirkvdM cloudforest-jungle - La Amistad International Park

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park La Amistad International Park Natural 1983 Extended in 1990; shared with Panama
Cocos Island National Park Cocos Island Natural 1997 Extended in 2002
Area de Conservación Guanacaste Guanacaste Natural 1999 Extended in 2004
Precolumbian chiefdom settlements with stone spheres of the Diquís South Pacific Costa Rica Cultural 2014

Cuba

Old American vehicle in Havanna - Old Havana Viñales Valley - Viñales Valley

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Old Havana and its Fortifications Havana Cultural 1982
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios Trinidad and Sancti Spíritus Cultural 1988
San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba (province)|Santiago de Cuba Province Cultural 1997
Desembarco del Granma National Park Granma Natural 1999
Viñales Valley Viñales Cultural 1999
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba Sierra Maestra Cultural 2000
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park Holguin and Guantánamo (province)|Guantánamo Provinces Natural 2001
Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos Cienfuegos Cultural 2005
Historic Centre of Camagüey Camagüey Cultural 2008

Curaçao

Willemstad harbor - Willemstad

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao Willemstad Cultural 1997 Netherlands

Dominica

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Morne Trois Pitons National Park Dominica Natural 1997

Dominican Republic

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Colonial City of Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Cultural 1990

El Salvador

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site La Libertad Cultural 1993

Greenland

Greenland Ilulissat-25 - Ilulissat Icefjord

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Ilulissat Icefjord Ilulissat Natural 2004 Officially listed under Denmark
Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap Southern Greenland Cultural 2004 Officially listed under Denmark. Made up of 5 components.
Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea Western Greenland Cultural 2018 Officially listed under Denmark

Guatemala

Tikal - 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

Haiti

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers Milot Cultural 1982

Honduras

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Maya Site of Copan Copán Ruinas Cultural 1980
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Caribbean Honduras Natural 1982 Listed as in danger since 2011

Jamaica

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Blue and John Crow Mountains Blue Mountains Mixed 2015

Mexico

View of the Palenque ruins - Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque, Mexico El Tajín 1 - El Tajin, Mexico Paquime0002 - Archeological zone of Paquimé]] FacadeMissionChurchConcá - |Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro Mexmonarchs - 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 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 and Morelos 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 Chihuahua State Cultural 1998
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan Veracruz Cultural 1998
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco Morelos State Cultural 1999
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche Campeche Cultural 1999
Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche Campeche State Mixed 2002 Cultural legacy 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 Nazare no 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 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

Nicaragua

Catedral de la Asunción, León 2 - León Gothic Church

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Ruins of León Viejo León Cultural 2000
León Gothic Church León Cultural 2011

Panama

Pteroglossus-torquatus-001 - Collared Aracari, Darien National Park

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo Portobelo and San Lorenzo Cultural 1980 Listed as in danger since 2012
Darien National Park Eastern Panama Natural 1981
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park La Amistad International Park Natural 1983 Extended in 1990; shared with Costa Rica
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá Panama City Cultural 1997 Extended in 2003
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection Coiba National Marine Park Natural 2005

Puerto Rico

Fort San Cristóbal (Puerto Rico) - IMG 0173 - |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

Saint Kitts and Nevis

BrimstoneHill01 - Brimstone Hill

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Saint Kitts Cultural 1999

Saint Lucia

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Pitons Management Area near Soufriere Natural 2004

United States

Clepsydra Geyser at Fountain Paint Pot in Yellowstone - |Yellowstone National Park, United States Liberty Bell 2884122428 - Independence Hall, United States Liberty enlightening the world - |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, Philadelphia/Old City|Old City Cultural 1979
Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay National Park|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, Manhattan/Financial District|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

Oceania

Australia

PortArthurPenitentiary - Australian Convict Sites [[3Sisters from Echo Point - |Greater Blue Mountains Area Uluru sunset1141 - Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) Riversleigh and Naracoorte Natural 1992
Australian Convict Sites New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Tasmania and Western Australia Cultural 2010
Fraser Island Queensland Natural 1992
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia Queensland and New South Wales Natural 1986
Great Barrier Reef Queensland Natural 1981
Greater Blue Mountains Area Blue Mountains Natural 2000
Heard and McDonald Islands Heard and McDonald Islands Natural 1997
Kakadu National Park Top End Mixed 1981
Lord Howe Island Group Lord Howe Island Natural 1982
Macquarie Island Tasmania Natural 1997
Ningaloo Reef Exmouth and Coral Bay Natural 2011
Purnululu National Park Kimberley Natural 2003
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens Melbourne/Inner north Cultural 2004
Shark Bay Gascoyne Natural 1991
Sydney Opera House Sydney Cultural 2007
Tasmanian Wilderness Tasmania Mixed 1982
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Northern Territory Mixed 1987
Wet Tropics of Queensland Queensland Natural 1988
Willandra Lakes Region New South Wales Mixed 1981

Easter Island

AhuTongariki - Rapa Nui National Park

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Rapa Nui National Park Easter Island Cultural 1995

Fiji

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Levuka Historical Port Town Ovalau Cultural 2013

French Polynesia

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Taputapuātea Raiatea Cultural 2017 Categorised as part of France

Hawaii

Red Fish at Papahānaumokuākea - Hawaiian squirrelfish, Papahānaumokuākea

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Big Island Natural 1987 Categorised as part of the United States
Papahanaumokuakea Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (past Niihau) Mixed 2010 Categorised as part of the United States

Kiribati

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Phoenix Islands Protected Area Phoenix Islands Natural 2010

Marshall Islands

Bikini Atoll 2001-01-14, Landsat 7 ETM+, bands 3-2-1-8 - Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site Ralik Cultural 2010

Micronesia, Federated States of

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia Pohnpei Cultural 2016

New Caledonia

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Lagoons of New Caledonia New Caledonia Natural 2008

New Zealand

Ruapehu Crater Lake n - Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Tongariro National Park Central North Island Mixed 1990
Te Wahipounamu South Island Natural 1990 Westland/Tai Poutini National Park
New Zealand Subantarctic Islands|New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands Outlying islands Natural 1998

Palau

Diver and large table coral, Palau Islands, Micronesia - Diving at the Rock Islands, Palau

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon Koror Mixed 2012

Papua New Guinea

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Kuk Early Agricultural Site Western Highlands Cultural 2008

Pitcairn Islands

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Henderson Island Pitcairn Islands Natural 1988

Solomon Islands

Dugout canoe Rennell - East Rennell

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
East Rennell Rennell and Bellona Natural 1998

Vanuatu

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Chief Roi Mata's Domain Shefa Cultural 2008

South America

Argentina

SantaCruz-LosGlaciares-P2150249b - Los Glaciares National Park Argentina Ischigualasto Submarine - Ischigualasto Provincial Park, Argentina

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Los Glaciares National Park Patagonia, Santa Cruz (Argentina)|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 National Park|Talampaya Natural Parks San Juan and La Rioja Natural 2000
Cordoba 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

Bolivia

Tiwanaku Bolivia - Tiwanaku, Bolivia

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
City of Potosí Potosí Cultural 1987
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos Santa Cruz Cultural 1990
Historic city of Sucre Chuquisaca Cultural 1991
Fuerte de Samaipata Santa Cruz Cultural 1998
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park Santa Cruz Natural 2000
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture La Paz Cultural 2000
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System Cultural 2014 Shared with Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

Brazil

OuroPretoCamara-CCBYSA - Ouro Preto|Historic Town of Ouro Preto, Brazil Iguacu-004 - Iguaçu National Park Praia de Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil - Rio de Janeiro

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Historic Town of Ouro Preto Minas Gerais Cultural 1980
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Pernambuco Cultural 1982
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of São Miguel das Missões (Brazil) Rio Grande do Sul Cultural 1983 shared with Argentina
Salvador de Bahia Bahia Cultural 1985
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Congonhas Minas Gerais Cultural 1985
Iguaçu National Park Paraná Natural 1986
Brasilia Distrito Federal (Federal District) Cultural 1987
Serra da Capivara National Park Piauí Cultural 1991
Historic Centre of Sao Luis Maranhão Cultural 1997
Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves São Paulo Natural 1999
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves Bahia, Espirito Santo Natural 1999
Historic Centre of the town of Diamantina Minas Gerais Cultural 1999
Central Amazon Conservation Complex Amazonas, Jaú National Park Natural 2000
Pantanal Conservation Area Mato Grosso Natural 2000
Atol das Rocas Reserves Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte Natural 2001
Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks Goiás Natural 2001
Goias Goiás Cultural 2001
São Francisco Plaza in the Town of São Cristóvão Sergipe Cultural 2010
Rio de Janeiro, Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea Rio de Janeiro Cultural 2012
Pampulha Modern Ensemble Belo Horizonte Cultural 2016
Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site Rio de Janeiro/Centro Cultural 2017

Chile

Cerro Concepcion - Valparaiso's Historic Quarter

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Rapa Nui National Park Easter Island Cultural 1995
Chiloe Chiloé Island Cultural 2000
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso Central Chile Cultural 2003
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Northern Chile, Atacama Desert Cultural 2005 in danger since 2005
Sewell Mining Town Central Chile Cultural 2006
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System Cultural 2014 Shared with Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

Colombia

[[75 - Carthagène - Décembre 2008 - Fort of Cartagena Cafe Quimbaya 2005-08-27 - Coffee Cultural landscape of Colombia

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Cartagena Costa Norte Cultural 1984
Los Katios National Park Natural 1994 in danger
Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox Costa Norte Cultural 1995
National Archaeological Park of Tierradentro Pacifica Cultural 1995
San Agustin Archaeological Park Andino Cultural 1995
Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary Malpelo Island Natural 2006
Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia Pacifica and Andino Cultural 2011
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System Cultural 2014 Shared with Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru
Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar” Amazonia (Colombia) Mixed 2018

Ecuador

Gigantic Turtle on the Island of Santa Cruz in the Galapagos - |Giant Turtle, Galapagos Islands

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
City of Quito Andean Highlands Cultural 1978
Galápagos Islands Galápagos Islands Natural 1978
San National Park Andean Highlands Natural 1983
Cuenca Andean Highlands Cultural 1999
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System Cultural 2014 Shared with Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Peru

Paraguay

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesus de Tavarangue Trinidad (Paraguay), Encarnación Cultural 1993

Peru

[[80 - Machu Picchu - Juin 2009 - edit.2 - Machu Picchu Nazca-lineas-perro-c01 - Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
City of Cuzco Southern Sierra Cultural 1983
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu Southern Sierra Mixed 1983
Chavin (Archaeological Site) Northern Sierra Cultural 1985
Huascarán National Park Northern Sierra Natural 1985
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Trujillo Cultural 1986 in danger
Manú National Park Madre de Dios Natural 1987
Historic Centre of Lima Central Coast Cultural 1988
Río Abiseo National Park San Martín Mixed 1990
Pampas de Jumana Southern Coast Cultural 1994
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa Southern Coast Cultural 2000
Caral-Supe Central Coast Cultural 2009
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System Inca trail Cultural 2014 Shared with Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia and Ecuador

Suriname

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Central Suriname Nature Reserve Surinamese Rainforest Natural 2000
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo Surinamese East Coast Cultural 2002

Uruguay

Uruguay (5886752274) - Historic Quarter of Colonia del Sacramento

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Rio de la Plata Cultural 1995
Fray Bentos Cultural Industrial Landscape Rio de la Plata Cultural 2015

Venezuela

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Coro and its Port Northwest Cultural 1993 in danger
Canaima National Park Guayana Natural 1994
Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas Central Cultural 2000

Delisted sites

Waldschlößchenbrücke_-_Dresden,_Germany_-_DSC09192 - |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 legacy) still exists. UNESCO's World Heritage Committee updates a list of endangered sites annually (see w:List of World Heritage in Danger|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 legacy 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 war zone safety|warring belligerents have largely obliterated anything of historic value. Conversely, Taiwan is denied UN recognition on entirely political grounds and has no UNESCO world legacy 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 voyagers. 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 responsible travel|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.

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 twice; once to censure Oman for reducing the park boundaries of the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary by 90% as numbers of the protected species declined, once to censure Germany for a local decision to construct the Waldschlösschen Bridge in the Dresden Elbe Valley.

The following are sites that were once registered World Heritage Sites but have since been taken off the list:

Official name Location Criteria Year Notes
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary Oman Natural 1994 - 2007 Site was first to be delisted in 2007 because of a reduction in the habitat of the Oryx.
Dresden Elbe Valley Germany Cultural 2004 - 2009 Site was delisted in 2009 because a road bridge was constructed through it.




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