Mbanza Kongo, Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo |
Northern Angola |
Cultural |
2017 |
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 |
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 |
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
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
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 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 |
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 |
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
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 |
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 |
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
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 |
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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
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 |
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 |
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