UNESCO World Heritage List

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A UNESCO World Heritage Site [1] is a site that has been nominated 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 heritage of humankind. See also UNESCO Creative Cities, describing a recently instituted program recognizing entire cities with some similar characteristics.

Africa

Algeria

• Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad near Bechar
• Tassili n'Ajjer
• M'Zab Valley
• Djémila, near Setif
• Tipasa
• Timgad, near Batna
• Kasbah of Algiers

Benin

• Royal palaces of Abomey

Botswana

• Tsodilo in the Okavango Delta

Cameroon

• Dja Faunal Reserve

Central African Republic

• Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park

Côte d'Ivoire

• Taï National Park
• Comoe National Park
• Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

Egypt

• Memphis and its necropolis - the pyramid fields from Giza to Dahshur
• Ancient Thebes with its necropolis
• Nubian monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
• Islamic Cairo
• Abu Mena, near Alexandria
• Saint Catherine area
• Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

Ethiopia

• Rock-hewn churches, Lalibela
• Simien National Park
• Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar region
• Aksum
• Lower valley of the Awash
• Lower valley of the Omo
• Tiya
• Harar

Gabon

• Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda

Gambia

• Stone Circles of Senegambia
• James Island and related sites

Ghana

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

Guinea

• Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

Kenya

• Lake Turkana National Parks (Sibiloi National Park, Central Island, South Island)
• Mount Kenya National Park
• Lamu Old Town

Libya

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

Madagascar

• Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
• Tsingy de Bemaraha Reserve
• Rainforests of the Atsinanana, including Masoala National Park

Malawi

• Chongoni Rock Art Area
• Lake Malawi National Park

Mali

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

Mauritania

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

Mauritius

• Aapravasi Ghat in Port Louis

Morocco

• Medina of Fez
• Medina of Marrakech
• Ksar of Ait-Benhaddou
• Historic City of Meknes
• Archaeological Site of Volubilis near Meknes
• Medina of Tetouan
• Medina of Essaouira
• Portuguese City of Mazagan, now El Jadida

Mozambique

• Ilha de Mozambique

Namibia

• Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes

Niger

• Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
• W National Park

Nigeria

• Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
• Sukur Cultural Landscape

Senegal

• Island of Gorée near Dakar
• Djoudj National Bird Santuary
• Niokolo-Koba National Park
• Island of Saint-Louis
• Stone Circles of Senegambia

Seychelles

• Aldabra Atoll
• Vallee de Mai Nature Reserve

South Africa

• The Cape Flora Region in the Overberg
• The Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg
• Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park
• Mapungubwe Kingdom in the North-West
• Robben Island off the coast at Cape Town
• Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park for its landscape, biodiversity and rock art.
• Vredefort Dome, with the town of Vredefort at it's center
• The Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

Sudan

• Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region

Tanzania

• Kondoa Rock Art Sites
• 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

Togo

• Koutammakou, Land of the Batammariba

Tunisia

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

Uganda

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

Zambia

• Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park / Victoria Falls

Zimbabwe

• Great Zimbabwe National Monument
• Mana Pools National Park
• Khami Ruins National Monument near Bulawayo
• Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park / Victoria Falls
• Matobo Hills

Americas

Argentina

• Los Glaciares
• Iguazu National Park
• Cueva de las Manos, Rio Pinturas
• Valdes Peninsula
• The Jesuit Block and Estancias of Cordoba
• Ischigualasto/Talampaya Natural Parks
• Quebrada de Humahuaca in Jujuy
• Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini | Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana | Nuestra Señora de Loreto | Santa Maria la Mayor

Belize

• Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

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

Brazil

• Historic town of Ouro Preto
• Historic centre of the town of Olinda
• Historic centre of Salvador da Bahia
• Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Congonhas
• Iguaçu National Park - see Iguaçu Falls
• Brasilia
• Serra da Capivara National Park
• Historic centre of Sao Luis
• Historic centre of the town of Diamantina
• Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves: Una Biological Reserve | Pau Brasil CEPLAC Experimental Station | Sooretama Biological Reserve | Monte Pascoal National Park | Pau Brasil National Park | Descobrimento National Park | Veracruz Station Private Natural Heritage Reserve | Linhares Forest Reserve
• Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserves: Guareque-Çaba Ecological Station | Xituê Ecological Station | Chauás Ecological Station | Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station | Ilha do Mel Ecological Station | Guaraguaçu Ecological Station | Carlos Botelho State Park | Intervales State Park | Ilha do Cardoso State Park | Jacupiranga State Park | Pariquera-Abaxio State Park | Alto Ribeira State Tourist Park | Superagüi National Park | Lauraceas State Park | Pico do Marumbi State Park | Roberto E. Lange State Park | Serra do Graciosa State Park | Pau Oco State Park | Serras do Cordeiro, Paratiu, Itapuã e Itinga Wildlife Zone | Serras de Arrepiado e Tombador Wildlife Zone | Mangues Wildlife Zone | Serra do Itapitangui (e Mandira) Wildlife Zone | Ilhas oceânicas Wildlife Zone | Ilha Comprida Wildlife Zone | Salto Morato Private Reserve of Natural Protection | Cananéia-Iguape-Peruibe Environmental Protection Area | Guaraque-Çaba Environmental Protection Area | Ilha Comprida Environmental Protection Area | Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area | Marumbi Environmental Protection Area
• Pantanal Conservation Area
• Central Amazon Conservation Complex: Jau National Park
• Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
• Brazilian Atlantic islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atoll das Rocas Reserves
• Historic centre of the town of Goias
• Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: Sao Miguel das Missoes

Canada

• L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site near St Anthony
• Nahanni National Park
• Dinosaur Provincial Park near Drumheller Alberta
• SGaang Gwaay in the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve
• Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
• Wood Buffalo National Park
• 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
• Historic district of Old Québec City
• Gros Morne National Park
• Old town Lunenburg
• Miguasha Park
• Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek
• Waterton Glacier International Peace Park: Waterton Lakes National Park | Glacier National Park
• The Rideau Canal

Chile

• Rapa Nui National Park - see Easter Island
• Churches of Chiloe Island: Achao, Quinchao and Caguach churches, Quinchao | Castro, Rilán, Nercón and Chelín churches, Castro | Aldachildo, Ichuac and Detif churches, Puqueldón | Vilupuili and Chonchi churches, Chonchi | Tenaún and Colo churches, Quemchi | San Juan and Dalcahue churches, Dalcahue
• Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works, Atacama Desert
• Historic quarter of the seaport city of Valparaiso
• Sewell Mining Town

Colombia

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

Costa Rica

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

Cuba

• Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
• 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
• Vinales Valley near Viñales in the Pinar del Rio province
• Archaeological landscape of the first coffee plantations in the Southeast of Cuba (Sierra Maestra)
• Alejandro de Humboldt National Park

Dominica

• Morne Trois Pitons National Park

Dominican Republic

• Colonial city of Santo Domingo

Ecuador

• Galapagos Islands
• City of Quito
• Sangay National Park
• Historic centre of Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca

El Salvador

• Joya de Ceren archaeological site

Guatemala

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

Haiti

• National History Park - Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers

Honduras

• Maya Site of Copán
• Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

Mexico

• Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
• Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
• Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
• Archeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua
• Copper Canyon(Spanish: Barranca del Cobre)Chihuahua
• Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
• El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
• Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
• Historic Centre of Morelia
• Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
• Historic Centre of Puebla
• Historic Centre of Zacatecas
• Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
• Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
• Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
• Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
• Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
• Islands of the Gulf of California
• Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
• Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen Itza
• Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
• Prehispanic City of Uxmal
• Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
• Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve, Quintana Roo
• Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
• Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
• Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City

Nicaragua

• Ruins of León Viejo

(Netherlands), Netherlands Antilles

• Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles

Panama

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

Paraguay

• Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Parana and Jesus de Tavarangue near Encarnacion

Peru

• Chan Chan Archaeological Zone near Trujillo
• Chavin Archaeological Site
• City of Cuzco
• Historic Centre of Lima
• Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
• Huascarán National Park
• Manu National Park
• Río Abiseo National Park
• Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca and Pampas de Jumana
• Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

Saint Lucia

• Pitons Management Area

Suriname

• Central Suriname Nature Reserve
• Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

United States of America

• Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park
• Chaco Culture National Historical Park
• Everglades National Park
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
• Independence Hall
• La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Old San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Mammoth Cave National Park
• Mesa Verde National Park
• Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
• Olympic National Park
• Pueblo de Taos outside the town of Taos, New Mexico
• Redwood National Park
• Statue of Liberty, New York
• Yellowstone National Park
• Yosemite National Park
• Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek
• Waterton Glacier International Peace Park: Waterton Lakes National Park | Glacier National Park

Uruguay

• Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

Venezuela

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

Asia

Afghanistan

• Minaret and archaeological remains of Jam
• Cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley: Bamiyan Cliff including niches of the 38 meter Buddha, seated Buddhas, 55 meter Buddha and surrounding caves | Kakrak Valley caves including the niche of the standing Buddha | Qoul-I Akram Caves in the Fuladi Valley | Kalai Ghamai Caves in the Fuladi Valley | Shahr-i-Zuhak | Qallay Kaphari A | Qallay Kaphari B | Shahr-i-Ghulghulah

Armenia

• The monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
• The monastery of Geghard and the upper Azat Valley near Goght
• The cathedral and churches of Echmiatsin and the archaeological site of Zvartnots

Azerbaijan

• The 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

Cambodia

• Angkor

China

• The Great Wall
• Mount Taishan
• Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (Forbidden City), Beijing, Shenyang
• Mogao Caves, Dunhuang
• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emporer (Xian)
• Peking Man site at Zhoukoudian
• Mount Huangshan
• Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• Mountain Resort and its outlying Temples, Chengde
• Temple and cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong family mansion in Qufu
• Ancient building complex in the Wudang Mountains
• Historic ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa: Potala Palace | Jokhang Temple Monastery | Norbulingka
• Lushan National Park
• Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
• Old town of Lijiang
• Historic Centre of Macau
• Ancient city of Pingyao
• Classical gardens of Suzhou
• Summer Palace, an Imperial garden in Beijing
• Temple of Heaven: an Imperial sacrificial altar in Beijing
• Mount Wuyi
• Dazu - Buddhist carvings from 9th-13th century located in Chongqing municipality.
• Mount Qincheng and the Dujiangyan irrigation system, near Chengdu
• Ancient villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun
• Longmen Grottoes (Luoyang)
• Imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Xianling tomb, Zhongxiang | 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
• Yungang Grottoes (Datong)
• Three parallel rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas: Gaoligong and Yunling Mountains, Nujiang | Baimang-Meili and Haba Snow Mountains, Red and Qianghu Mountain, Diqing | Laowoshan, Nujiang and Diqing | Laojunshan, Lijiang
• Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom Huanren County (Liaoning Province) and (Ji’an, Jilin Province)
• Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
• Yin Xu (Anyang)
• South China Karst, in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi Provinces
• Kaiping Diaolou and Villages

Georgia

• Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery
• City-Museum Reserve of Mtskheta
• Upper Svaneti

India

• Agra Fort, Agra
• Ajanta Caves
• Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
• Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus), Mumbai
• Churches and Convents of Old Goa
• Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
• Elephanta Caves
• Ellora Caves
• Fatehpur Sikri, outside Agra
• Great Living Chola Temples, including the Brihadisvara Temple of Thanjavur; Brihadisvara Temple of Gangaikondacholisvaram; and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram
• Group of Monuments at Hampi
• Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
• Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
• Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
• Kaziranga National Park
• Keoladeo National Park
• Khajuraho Group of Monuments
• Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
• Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers National Park
• Nilgiri Mountain Railway
• Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
• Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
• Sun Temple, Konarak
• Sundarbans National Park
• Taj Mahal, Agra
• The Red Fort Complex, Delhi

Indonesia

• Borobudur Temple Compounds
• Komodo National Park
• Lorentz National Park
• Prambanan Temple Compounds
• Sangiran Early Man Site near Surakarta
• Ujung Kulon National Park
• Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, including Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park

Iran

• Bam Cultural Landscape
• Meidan Emam, Isfahan
• Pasargadae near Shiraz
• Persepolis near Shiraz
• Soltaniyeh
• Tchogha Zanbil
• Takht-e Soleyman
• Bisotun

Iraq

• Hatra
• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
• Samarra (archaeological city)

Israel

• Masada
• Old City of Akko (Acre)
• White City of Tel Aviv - the Modern Movement
• Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
• Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheva
• Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev - Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta

Japan

• Buddhist Monuments in the Horyuji Area
• Himeji Castle
• Yakushima
• Shirakami-Sanchi
• 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 (Okinawa)
• Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
• Shiretoko National Park
• Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape

Jordan

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

Kazakhstan

• The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
• Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly

Korea, North

• Complex of Koguryo Tombs

Korea, South

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

Laos

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

Lebanon

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

Malaysia

• Gunung Mulu National Park
• Kinabalu Park

Mongolia

• Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
• Uvs Nuur Basin, Uvs

Nepal

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

Oman

• Arabian Oryx Sanctuary NB: Site became first to be removed from List in 2007 for reduction in the habitat of the Oryx
• Archaeological sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
• Bahla Fort
• The Frankincense Trail
• Aflaj Irrigation Systems

Pakistan

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

Philippines

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

Sri Lanka

• Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
• Ancient City of Sigiriya (in Central Sri Lanka)
• Golden Temple of Dambulla
• Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
• Sacred City of Anuradhapura
• Sacred City of Kandy (in Central Sri Lanka)
• Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Syria

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

Thailand

• Ban Chiang Archaeological Site near Udon Thani
• Dong Phayayen - Khao Yai Forest Complex
• Historic City of Ayutthaya and Associated Historic Towns
• Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns - this includes Kampang Phet and Si Satchanalai
• Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries

Turkey

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

Turkmenistan

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

Uzbekistan

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

Vietnam

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

Yemen

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

Australasia and Oceania

Australia

• Great Barrier Reef - QLD
• Kakadu National Park - NT
• Willandra Lakes region
• Tasmanian Wilderness: Central Plateau Conservation and Protected Areas | Walls of Jerusalem National Park | Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park | Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park | Adamsfield Conservation Area | Southwest National Park | Hartz Mountains National Park
• Lord Howe Island Group - an island territory of NSW
• Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves - QLD / NSW borders
• Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park - NT
• Wet Tropics of Queensland - QLD
• Shark Bay - WA
• Fraser Island - QLD
• Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh/Naracoorte)
• Heard and McDonald Islands
• Macquarie Island
• The greater Blue Mountains area - NSW
• Purnululu National Park - WA (including the Bungle Bungles)
• Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens in Melbourne
• Sydney Opera House

New Zealand

• New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands: Snares Islands, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Campbell Islands
• Tongariro National Park
• Te Wahipounamu
  • Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
  • Westland/Tai Poutini National Park
  • Mount Aspiring National Park
  • Fiordland National Park

Pitcairn Islands

• Henderson Island

Solomon Islands

• East Rennell

Europe

Albania

• Butrint
• Museum-City of Gjirokastër

Andorra

• Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Austria

• Historic centre of the city of Salzburg
• Palace and gardens of Schönbrunn (Vienna)
• Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut cultural landscape
• Semmering railway
• City of Graz - historic centre
• The Wachau cultural landscape, between Melk and Krems
• Historic centre of Vienna
• Fertö/Neusiedlersee cultural landscape

Belarus

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

Belgium

• Flemish Beguinages: Beguinage of Hoogstraten | Beguinage of Lier | Grand beguinage of Mechelen | Beguinage of Turnhout | Beguinage of Sint-Truiden | Beguinage of Tongeren | Beguinage of Dendermonde | Small beguinage of Ghent | Beguinage of Sint-Amandsberg | Beguinage of Diest | Grand beguinage of Leuven | Beguinage of Bruges | Beguinage of Kortrijk
• The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx
• Grand-Place, Brussels
• Belfries of Begium and France: Belfry and aldermen's house, Aalst | Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp | City hall, Antwerp | Belfry and halls, Bruges | City hall with belfry, Dendermonde | City hall with belfry, Diksmuide | City hall with belfry, Eeklo | Belfry, clothmakers' hall and Mammelokker (old prison), Ghent | Former city hall / clothmakers' hall, Herentals | Belfry with clothmakers' hall, Ypres | Belfry or hall tower, Kortrijk | St. Peter's church / Belfry, Leuven | City hall and belfry tower, Lier | Former city hall with belfry, Lo-Reninge | Old hall with belfry, Mechelen | St. Rumbold's tower, Mechelen | Belfry and City hall, Menen | Hall with belfry, Nieuwpoort | City hall with belfry, Oudenaarde | City hall, hall and belfry, Roeselare | City hall with tower, Sint-Truiden | Hall tower or belfry, hall and aldermen's room, Tielt | St. Germain's church with city tower, Tienen | Basilica of Our Lady with city tower, Tongeren | Country house with belfry, Veurne | St. Leonard's church, Zoutleeuw | City hall belfry, Binche | City hall belfry, Charleroi | Belfry, Mons | Belfry, Namur | Belfry, Thuin | Belfry, Tournai | Belfry, Gembloux (for French entries see France below)
• Historic Centre of Bruges
• Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta, Brussels: Hotel Tassel | Hotel Solvay | Hotel van Eetvelde | Horta house and studio
• Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes
• Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
• Plantin-Moretus House-Workshop-Museum, Antwerp

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bulgaria

• Boyana Church (Sofia)
• Madara Rider
• Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
• Thracian tomb of Kazanlak
• Ancient City of Nessebar
• Srebarna Nature Reserve
• Pirin National Park
• Rila Monastery
• Thracian tomb of Sveshtari

Croatia

• Old city of Dubrovnik
• Historic complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
• Plitvice Lakes National Park
• Episcopal complex of the Euphrasian basilica in the historic centre of Porec
• Historic city of Trogir
• Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik

Cyprus

• Paphos
• Painted churches in the Troodos region: Church of Ayios Nikolaos (St. Nicholas) tis Steyis, Kakopetria | Ayios Ionannis (St. John) Lambadhistis Monastery, Kalopanayiotis | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) Phorviotissa (Asinou), Nikitart | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) tou Arakou, Lagoudhera | Church of Panayia (the Virgin), Moutoullas | Church of Archangelos Michael (Archangel Michael), Pedhoulas | Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross), Pelendria | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) Podhithou, Galata | Church of Stavros (Holy Cross) Ayiasmati, Platanistasa | Church of Ayia Sotira (of the transfiguration of the Savior) tou Soteros, Palaichori
• Choirokoitia

Czech Republic

• Historic centre of Prague
• Historic centre of Cesky Krumlov
• Historic centre of Telc
• Pilgrimage church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelena Hora
• Kutna Hora: historical town centre with the church of Saint Barbara and the cathedral of our Lady at Sedlec