UNSECO World Heritage sites
Choosing to travel to UNESCO World Heritage Sites adds a depth of interest to your holiday. These sites have been chosen for their cultural relevance or natural beauty as having outstanding universal value.
Afghanistan
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
Albania
Butrint
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra
Algeria
Al Qal’a of Beni Hammad
Djémila
M’Zab Valley
Tassili n’Ajjer#
Timgad
Tipasa
Kasbah of Algiers
Andorra
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley
Argentina
Los Glaciares#
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)*
Iguazu National Park
Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
Península Valdés
Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Armenia
Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley
Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Kakadu National Park
Willandra Lakes Region
Lord Howe Island Group
Tasmanian Wilderness
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Wet Tropics of Queensland
Shark Bay, Western Australia
Fraser Island
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
Heard and McDonald Islands
Macquarie Island
Greater Blue Mountains Area
Purnululu National Park
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
Sydney Opera House
Australian Convict Sites
Ningaloo Coast
Austria
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
Semmering Railway
City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
Wachau Cultural Landscape
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape*
Historic Centre of Vienna
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps*
Azerbaijan
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah’s Palace and Maiden Tower
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Bahrain
Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
Bangladesh
Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
The Sundarbans
Barbados
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison
Belarus
Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest*
Mir Castle Complex
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh
Struve Geodetic Arc*
Belgium
Flemish Béguinages
La Grand-Place, Brussels
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault)
Belfries of Belgium and France*3
Historic Centre of Brugge
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex
Stoclet House
Belize
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
Benin
Royal Palaces of Abomey
Bolivia
City of Potosí
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Historic City of Sucre
Fuerte de Samaipata
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
Botswana
Tsodilo
Brazil
Historic Town of Ouro Preto
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
Iguaçu National Park
Brasilia
Serra da Capivara National Park
Historic Centre of São Luís
Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
Central Amazon Conservation Complex
Pantanal Conservation Area
Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão
Bulgaria
Boyana Church
Madara Rider
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
Ancient City of Nessebar
Pirin National Park
Rila Monastery
Srebarna Nature Reserve
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
Burkina Faso
Ruins of Loropéni
Cambodia
Angkor
Temple of Preah Vihear
Cameroon
Dja Faunal Reserve
Canada
L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
Nahanni National Park#
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek#*5
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
SGang Gwaay
Wood Buffalo National Park
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Historic District of Old Québec
Gros Morne National Park
Old Town Lunenburg
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park*
Miguasha National Park
Rideau Canal
Joggins Fossil Cliffs
Cape Verde
Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande
Central African Republic
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
Chile
Rapa Nui National Park
Churches of Chiloé
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Sewell Mining Town
China
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Mogao Caves
Mount Taishan
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
The Great Wall
Mount Huangshan
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa7
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
Lushan National Park
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
Ancient City of Ping Yao
Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Old Town of Lijiang
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
Dazu Rock Carvings
Mount Wuyi
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Longmen Grottoes
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Yungang Grottoes
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
Historic Centre of Macao
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries – Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
Yin Xu
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
South China Karst
Fujian Tulou
Mount Sanqingshan National Park
Mount Wutai
China Danxia
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
Colombia
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
Los Katíos National Park
Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
San Agustín Archaeological Park
Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia
Costa Rica
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park*
Cocos Island National Park
Area de Conservación Guanacaste
Côte d’Ivoire
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve*
Taï National Park
Comoé National Park
Croatia
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
Old City of Dubrovnik
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč
Historic City of Trogir
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
Stari Grad Plain
Cuba
Old Havana and its Fortifications
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba
Desembarco del Granma National Park
Viñales Valley
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
Historic Centre of Camagüey
Cyprus
Paphos
Painted Churches in the Troodos Region
Choirokoitia
Czech Republic
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov
Historic Centre of Prague
Historic Centre of Telč
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
Holašovice Historical Village Reservation
Litomyšl Castle
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
Tugendhat Villa in Brno
Jewish Quarter and St Procopius’ Basilica in Třebíč
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Virunga National Park
Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Garamba National Park
Salonga National Park
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Denmark
Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
Roskilde Cathedral
Kronborg Castle
Ilulissat Icefjord
Dominica
Morne Trois Pitons National Park
Dominican Republic
Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Ecuador
City of Quito
Galápagos Islands
Sangay National Park#
Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
Egypt
Abu Mena
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Historic Cairo
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
Saint Catherine Area
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)
El Salvador
Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site
Estonia
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
Struve Geodetic Arc*
Ethiopia
Simien National Park
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region
Aksum
Lower Valley of the Awash
Lower Valley of the Omo
Tiya
Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town
Konso Cultural Landscape
Finland
Fortress of Suomenlinna
Old Rauma
Petäjävesi Old Church
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago*
Struve Geodetic Arc*
France
Chartres Cathedral
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
Palace and Park of Versailles
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
Vézelay, Church and Hill
Amiens Cathedral
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange
From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve#
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance in Nancy
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
Strasbourg – Grande île
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Bourges Cathedral
Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
Canal du Midi
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
Pyrénées – Mont Perdu
Historic Site of Lyons
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Belfries of Belgium and France
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
Fortifications of Vauban
Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
Episcopal City of Albi
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps*
The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
Gabon
Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda
Gambia
Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites
Stone Circles of Senegambia*
Georgia
Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
Upper Svaneti
Germany
Aachen Cathedral
Speyer Cathedral
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Squar
Pilgrimage Church of Wies
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
St Mary’s Cathedral and St Michael’s Church at Hildesheim
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
Frontiers of the Roman Empire*10
Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System#
Maulbronn Monastery Complex
Town of Bamberg
Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg
Völklingen Ironworks
Messel Pit Fossil Site
Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau
Cologne Cathedral
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
Classical Weimar
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
Wartburg Castle
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
Monastic Island of Reichenau
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Dresden Elbe Valley Delisted 2009
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski*
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany*
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
The Wadden Sea*
Fagus Factory in Alfeld
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps*
Ghana
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Asante Traditional Buildings
Greece
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
Acropolis, Athens
Archaeological Site of Delphi
Medieval City of Rhodes
Meteora
Mount Athos
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
Archaeological Site of Mystras
Archaeological Site of Olympia
Delos
Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)
Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John
Old Town of Corfu
Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala
Tikal National Park
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
Guinea
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve*
Haiti
National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers
Holy See
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Vatican City
Honduras
Maya Site of Copan
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
Hungary
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst*
Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment
Hortobágy National Park – the Puszta
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape
Iceland
Þingvellir National Park
Surtsey
India
Agra Fort
Ajanta Caves
Ellora Caves
Taj Mahal
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Sun Temple, Konârak
Kaziranga National Park
Keoladeo National Park
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Churches and Convents of Goa
Fatehpur Sikri
Group of Monuments at Hampi
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Elephanta Caves
Great Living Chola Temples
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
Sundarbans National Park
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
Mountain Railways of India
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
Red Fort Complex
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Indonesia
Borobudur Temple Compounds
Komodo National Park
Prambanan Temple Compounds
Ujung Kulon National Park
Sangiran Early Man Site
Lorentz National Park
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Meidan Emam, Esfahan
Persepolis
Tchogha Zanbil
Takht-e Soleyman
Bam and its Cultural Landscape
Pasargadae
Soltaniyeh
Bisotun
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
The Persian Garden
Iraq
Hatra
Ashur (Qal’at Sherqat)
Samarra Archaeological City
Ireland
Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
Skellig Michael
Israel
Masada
Old City of Acre
White City of Tel-Aviv — the Modern Movement
Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev
Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
Italy
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura*13
Historic Centre of Florence
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
Venice and its Lagoon
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
Crespi d’Adda
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta
Historic Centre of Naples
Historic Centre of Siena
Castel del Monte
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
The Trulli of Alberobello
18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Costiera Amalfitana (Amalfi Coast)
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Villa Romana del Casale
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
Historic Centre of Urbino
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
City of Verona
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
Villa d’Este, Tivoli
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
Monte San Giorgio*
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
Val d’Orcia
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
Mantua and Sabbioneta
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes*
The Dolomites
Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.)
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps*
Japan
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
Himeji-jo
Shirakami-Sanchi
Yakushima
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Shiretoko
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
Ogasawara Islands
Jerusalem
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Jordan
Petra
Quseir Amra
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa’a)
Wadi Rum Protected Area
Kazakhstan
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
Kenya
Lake Turkana National Parks
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
Lamu Old Town
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests
Fort Jesus, Mombasa
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley
Kiribati
Phoenix Islands Protected Area
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
Complex of Koguryo Tombs
Korea, Republic of
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
Jongmyo Shrine
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Hwaseong Fortress
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
Kyrgyzstan
Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Town of Luang Prabang
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape
Latvia
Historic Centre of Riga
Struve Geodetic Arc*
Lebanon
Anjar
Baalbek
Byblos
Tyre
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Archaeological Site of Cyrene
Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
Archaeological Site of Sabratha
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
Old Town of Ghadamès
Lithuania
Vilnius Historic Centre
Curonian Spit*
Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)
Struve Geodetic Arc*
Luxembourg
City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications
Madagascar
Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
Rainforests of the Atsinanana
Malawi
Lake Malawi National Park
Chongoni Rock-Art Area
Malaysia
Gunung Mulu National Park
Kinabalu Park
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
Mali
Old Towns of Djenné
Timbuktu
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
Tomb of Askia
Malta
City of Valletta
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
Megalithic Temples of Malta15
Marshall Islands
Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site
Mauritania
Banc d’Arguin National Park
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
Mauritius
Aapravasi Ghat
Le Morne Cultural Landscape
Mexico
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Historic Centre of Puebla
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
Sian Ka’an
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
Historic Centre of Morelia
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
Luis Barragán House and Studio
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
Moldova, Republic of
Struve Geodetic Arc*
Mongolia
Uvs Nuur Basin
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai
Montenegro
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
Durmitor National Park
Morocco
Medina of Fez
Medina of Marrakesh
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
Historic City of Meknes
Archaeological Site of Volubilis
Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)
Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)
Mozambique
Island of Mozambique
Namibia
Twyfelfontein
Nepal
Kathmandu Valley
Sagarmatha National Park
Chitwan National Park
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
Netherlands
Schokland and Surroundings
Defence Line of Amsterdam
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)
Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)
The Wadden Sea
Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
New Zealand
Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand
Tongariro National Park
New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands
Nicaragua
Ruins of León Viejo
León Cathedral
Niger
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
W National Park of Niger
Nigeria
Sukur Cultural Landscape
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Norway
Bryggen
Urnes Stave Church
Røros Mining Town and the Circumference
Rock Art of Alta
Vegaøyan — The Vega Archipelago
Struve Geodetic Arc*
West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord
Oman
Bahla Fort
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary Delisted 2007
Land of Frankincense
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman
Pakistan
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
Taxila
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
Rohtas Fort
Panama
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
Darien National Park
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park*
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection
Papua New Guinea
Kuk Early Agricultural Site
Paraguay
Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue
Peru
City of Cuzco
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Chavin (Archaeological Site)
Huascarán National Park
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
Manú National Park
Historic Centre of Lima
Río Abiseo National Park
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
Sacred City of Caral-Supe
Philippines
Baroque Churches of the Philippines
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
Historic Town of Vigan
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Poland
Cracow’s Historic Centre
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest*
Historic Centre of Warsaw
Old City of Zamość
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
Medieval Town of Toruń
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski*
Centennial Hall in Wrocław
Portugal
Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores
Convent of Christ in Tomar
Monastery of Batalha
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
Historic Centre of Évora
Monastery of Alcobaça
Cultural Landscape of Sintra
Historic Centre of Oporto
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
Laurisilva of Madeira
Alto Douro Wine Region
Historic Centre of Guimarães
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Romania
Danube Delta
Churches of Moldavia
Monastery of Horezu
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania19
Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
Historic Centre of Sighişoara
Wooden Churches of Maramureş
Russian Federation
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
Kizhi Pogost
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
Virgin Komi Forests
Lake Baikal
Volcanoes of Kamchatka20
Golden Mountains of Altai
Western Caucasus
Curonian Spit
Ensemble of the Ferrapontov Monastery
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
Central Sikhote-Alin
Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
Uvs Nuur Basin
Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve
Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
Struve Geodetic Arc
Putorana Plateau
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Saint Lucia
Pitons Management Area
San Marino
San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano
Saudi Arabia
Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)
At-Turaif District in ad-Dir’iyah
Senegal
Island of Gorée
Niokolo-Koba National Park
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Island of Saint-Louis
Stone Circles of Senegambia*
Saloum Delta
Serbia
Stari Ras and Sopoćani
Studenica Monastery
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius
Seychelles
Aldabra Atoll
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve
Slovakia
Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
Vlkolínec
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area
Slovenia
Škocjan Caves
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Solomon Islands
East Rennell
South Africa
Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Robben Island
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
Vredefort Dome
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
Spain
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
Burgos Cathedral
Historic Centre of Cordoba22
Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
Works of Antoni Gaudí
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
Garajonay National Park
Historic City of Toledo
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
Old Town of Cáceres
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
Old City of Salamanca
Poblet Monastery
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Route of Santiago de Compostela
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
Doñana National Park
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
Las Médulas
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
Pyrénées – Mont Perdu
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
Palmeral of Elche
Roman Walls of Lugo
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
Vizcaya Bridge
Teide National Park
Tower of Hercules
Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana
Sri Lanka
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
Ancient City of Sigiriya
Sacred City of Anuradhapura
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
Sacred City of Kandy
Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Golden Temple of Dambulla
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
Sudan
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe
Suriname
Central Suriname Nature Reserve
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo
Sweden
Royal Domain of Drottningholm
Birka and Hovgården
Engelsberg Ironworks
Rock Carvings in Tanum
Skogskyrkogården
Hanseatic Town of Visby
Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå
Laponian Area
Naval Port of Karlskrona
Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago*
Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
Varberg Radio Station
Struve Geodetic Arc*
Switzerland
Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
Convent of St Gall
Old City of Berne
Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Monte San Giorgio
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Syrian Arab Republic
Ancient City of Damascus
Ancient City of Bosra
Site of Palmyra
Ancient City of Aleppo
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
Tajikistan
Proto-urban site of Sarazm
Tanzania
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
Serengeti National Park
Selous Game Reserve
Kilimanjaro National Park
Stone Town of Zanzibar
Kondoa Rock-Art Sites
Thailand
Historic City of Ayutthaya
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region29
Togo
Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba
Tunisia
Amphitheatre of El Jem
Archaeological Site of Carthage
Medina of Tunis
Ichkeul National Park
Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
Kairouan
Medina of Sousse
Dougga / Thugga
Turkey
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
Historic Areas of Istanbul
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
Nemrut Dağ
Hierapolis-Pamukkale
Xanthos-Letoon
City of Safranbolu
Archaeological Site of Troy
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
Turkmenistan
State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
Kunya-Urgench
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa
Uganda
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi
Ukraine
Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
L’viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
Struve Geodetic Arc*
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany*
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans
United Arab Emirates
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
Durham Castle and Cathedral
Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast
Ironbridge Gorge
St Kilda
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
Blenheim Palace
City of Bath
Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret’s Church
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine’s Abbey, and St Martin’s Church
Henderson Island
Tower of London
Gough and Inaccessible Islands
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
Maritime Greenwich
Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
Derwent Valley Mills
Dorset and East Devon Coast
New Lanark
Saltaire
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
United States of America
Mesa Verde National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Everglades National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Independence Hall
Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
Redwood National and State Parks
Mammoth Cave National Park
Olympic National Park
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Statue of Liberty
Yosemite National Park
Chaco Culture
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Pueblo de Taos
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Papahānaumokuākea
Uruguay
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
Uzbekistan
Itchan Kala
Historic Centre of Bukhara
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures
Vanuatu
Chief Roi Mata’s Domain
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Coro and its Port
Canaima National Park
Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
VietNam
Complex of Hué Monuments
Ha Long Bay
Hoi An Ancient Town
My Son Sanctuary
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
Yemen
Old Walled City of Shibam
Old City of Sana’a
Historic Town of Zabid
Socotra Archipelago
Zambia
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe
Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
Great Zimbabwe National Monument
Khami Ruins National Monument
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
Matobo Hills
