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M'Zab Valley, Algeria
Djémila, Algeria
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Al Qal'a of Beni HammadSaharan AtlasCultural1980
DjémilaSétifCultural1982
Kasbah of AlgiersAlgiersCultural1992
M'zab ValleyM'zabCultural1982
Tassili n'AjjerSaharan AlgeriaMixed1982
TimgadBatnaCultural1982
TipasaTipazaCultural1982
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Royal Palaces of AbomeyAbomeyCultural1985
Tsodilo, Botswana
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
TsodiloOkavango DeltaCultural2001
Okavango DeltaOkavango DeltaNatural2014
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
The Ruins of LoropéniGaouaCultural2009
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Dja Faunal ReserveSouth Cameroon PlateauNatural1987
Sangha TrinationalSouth Cameroon PlateauNatural2012Shared with Central African Republic and Rep. Congo
Cidade Velha
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira GrandeCidade VelhaCultural2009
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkNortheast Central African RepublicNatural1988Listed as in danger since 1997
Sangha TrinationalSouthwest Central African RepublicNatural2012Shared with Cameroon and Rep. Congo
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Sangha TrinationalSangha and LikoualaNatural2012Shared with Central African Republic and Cameroon
Historic town of Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Comoe National ParkNorthern SavannaNatural1983Listed as in danger since 2003
Mount Nimba Strict Nature ReserveSouthwestern ForestsNatural1981Listed as in danger since 1992; shared with Guinea
Taï National ParkSouthwestern ForestsNatural1982
Historic town of Grand-BassamGrand-BassamCultural2012
Virunga National Park, DR Congo
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Virunga National ParkKivuNatural1979Listed as in danger since 1994
Kahuzi-Biega National ParkKivuNatural1980Listed as in danger since 1997
Garamba National ParkCongo BasinNatural1980Listed as in danger in 1980, removed 1991. Relisted as in danger in 1996
Salonga National ParkCongo BasinNatural1984Listed as in danger since 1999
Okapi Wildlife ReserveCongo BasinNatural1996Listed as in danger since 1997
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae, Egypt
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Abu MenaAlexandriaCultural1979Listed as in danger since 2001
Ancient Thebes with its NecropolisLuxorCultural1979
Historic CairoCairoCultural1979
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to DahshurMemphis, Cairo/Giza, DahshurCultural1979
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to PhilaeAbu Simbel, PhilaeCultural1979
Saint Catherine AreaSaint CatherineCultural2002
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)Whale ValleyNatural2005
Aksum, Ethiopia
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Rock-Hewn Churches of LalibelaLalibelaCultural1979
Simien National ParkAmharaNatural1978Listed as in danger since 1996
Fasil GhebbiGondarCultural1979
AksumAxumCultural1980
Lower Valley of the AwashAwash National ParkCultural1980
Lower Valley of the OmoOmo National ParkCultural1980
TiyaTiyaCultural1980
Harar Jugol Fortified Historic TownHararCultural2006
Konso Cultural LandscapeKonsoCultural2011
Lopé National Park
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-OkandaLopé National ParkMixed2007
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Stone Circles of SenegambiaJanjanburehCultural2006Shared with Senegal
Kunta Kinteh Island and Related SitesWestern GambiaCultural2003
Elmina Castle, Ghana
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western RegionsGhanaian Coastal PlainCultural1979
Asante Traditional BuildingsKumasiCultural1980
NzulezoNzulezoCultural2000Listed as in danger
Chimpanzee in Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Mount Nimba Strict Nature ReserveGuinee ForestiereNatural1981Listed as in danger since 1992; shared with Côte d'Ivoire


Lamu Old Town
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Lake Turkana National ParksSibiloi National ParkNatural1997
Mount Kenya-Lewa Wildlife conservancyMount KenyaNatural1997extended in 2013
Lamu Old TownLamuCultural2001
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsCoastal KenyaCultural2008
Fort JesusMombasaCultural2011
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyNorthern Rift Valley and Southern Rift ValleyNatural2011
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Maloti Drakensberg Tranboundary World Heritage SiteSehlabathebe National ParkMixed2000extended in 2013, shared with South Africa
Theater at Leptis Magna
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Archaeological Site of Leptis MagnaLeptis MagnaCultural1982
Archaeological Site of CyreneCyreneCultural1982
Archaeological Site of SabrathaSabrathaCultural1982
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart AcacusFezzanCultural1985
Old Town of GhadamèsGhadamisCultural1986
Tsingy de Bemaraha
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Royal Hill of AmbohimangaAntananarivo ProvinceCultural2001
Tsingy de Bemaraha ReserveMahajanga ProvinceNatural1990
Rainforests of the Atsinananasix national parks on the east coast of MadagascarNatural2007Listed as in danger since 2010
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Chongoni Rock Art AreaCentral MalawiCultural2006
Lake Malawi National ParkSouthern MalawiNatural1984
Old Towns of Djenné, Mali
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
TimbuktuTimbuktuCultural1988Severely damaged by Islamic extremists during conflict in 2012.
Old Towns of DjennéDjennéCultural1988
Tomb of AskiaGaoCultural2004Severely damaged by Islamic extremists during conflict in 2012.
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)BandiagaraMixed1989
Banc d'Arguin National Park
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Banc d'Arguin National ParkNouadhibouNatural1989
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichit and OualataOuadane, Chinguetti, Tichit, OualataCultural1996
Aapravasi Ghat in Port Louis
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Aapravasi Ghat in Port LouisPort LouisCultural2006
Le Morne Cultural LandscapeLe MorneCultural2008
Tanneries in the Medina of Fez
Medina of Tetouan
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Medina of FezFezCultural1981
Medina of MarrakechMarrakechCultural1985
Ksar of Ait-Ben-HaddouAït-BenhaddouCultural1987
Historic City of MeknesMeknesCultural1996
Archaeological Site of VolubilisMeknesCultural1997
Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)TetouanCultural1997
Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)EssaouiraCultural2001
Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)El JadidaCultural2004
Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared HeritageRabatCultural2012
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Island of MozambiqueIlha de MozambiqueCultural1991
The Namib desert, aka the Namib Sand Sea
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aesNorthern NamibiaCultural2007
Namib Sand SeaSouthern NamibiaNatural2013
Antelope in W National Park
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Air and Ténéré Natural ReservesNorthern NigerNatural1991Listed as in danger since 1992
W National Park of NigerSouthwestern NigerNatural1996
Historic Centre of AgadezNorthern NigerCultural2013
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Sukur Cultural LandscapeSukurCultural1999
Osun-Osogbo Sacred GroveOsogboCultural2005
Plaine des Sables in Reunion National Park
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of Reunion IslandReunionNatural2010Categorised as part of France
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Gough and Inaccessible IslandsTristan da CunhaNatural1995Categorised as part of the United Kingdom
Saloum Delta, Senegal
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Island of GoréeDakarCultural1978
Niokolo-Koba National ParkTambacounda RegionNatural1981Listed as in danger since 2007
Djoudj National Bird SanctuaryNorthern SenegalNatural1981
Island of Saint-LouisSaint-LouisCultural2000
Stone Circles of SenegambiaKaolackCultural2006Shared with Gambia
Saloum DeltaPalmarinCultural2011
Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural LandscapesTambacounda RegionCultural2012
The Aldabra Atoll
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Aldabra AtollOuter SeychellesNatural1982
Vallée de Mai Nature ReservePraslinNatural1983
Cradle of Humankind
Robben Island
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and EnvironsCradle of HumankindCultural1999
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkElephant CoastNatural1999
Robben IslandRobben IslandCultural1999
Maloti Drakensberg Tranboundary World Heritage SiteUkhahlamba DrakensbergMixed2000extended in 2013, shared with Lesotho
Mapungubwe Cultural LandscapeLimpopoCultural2003
Cape Floral Region Protected AreasOverbergNatural2004
Vredefort DomeVredefortNatural2005
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical LandscapeAi-Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier ParkCultural2007
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan RegionMeroweCultural2003
Archaeological Sites of the Island of MeroeMeroëCultural2011
Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Uhuru Peak of Mount Kilimanjaro
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Ngorongoro Conservation AreaNorthwest TanzaniaMixed1979
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraKilwaCultural1981Listed as in danger since 2004
Serengeti National ParkNortheast TanzaniaNatural1981
Selous Game ReserveTanzaniaNatural1982
Kilimanjaro National ParkMount KilimanjaroNatural1987
Stone Town of ZanzibarStone TownCultural2000
Kondoa Rock-Art SitesKondoaCultural2006
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Koutammakou, the Land of the BatammaribaKaraCultural2004
Kairouan, Tunisia
The Medina of Sousse
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Amphitheatre of El JemEl JemCultural1979
Archaeological Site of CarthageCarthageCultural1979
Medina of TunisTunisCultural1979
Ichkeul National ParkBizerteNatural1980
Punic Town of Kerkuane and its NecropolisKerkouaneCultural1985
KairouanKairouanCultural1988
Medina of SousseSousseCultural1988
Dougga / ThuggaDouggaCultural1997
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Bwindi Impenetrable National ParkWestern UgandaNatural1994
Rwenzori Mountains National ParkWestern UgandaNatural1994
Tombs of Buganda Kings at KasubiKampalaCultural2001Listed as in danger since 2010
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls, Zambia
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria FallsLivingstoneNatural1989Shared with Zimbabwe
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasLake Kariba-Lower ZambeziNatural1984
Great Zimbabwe National MonumentGreat ZimbabweCultural1989
Khami Ruins National MonumentBulawayoCultural1986
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria FallsVictoria FallsNatural1989Shared with Zambia
Matobo HillsMatobo National ParkCultural2003
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of JamJamCultural2002Listed as in danger since inscription
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan ValleyBamiyanCultural2003Listed as in danger since inscription
Bahrain Pearling Trail, Muharraq
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of DilmunManamaCultural2005
Pearling, Testimony of an Island EconomyMuharraqCultural2012
Bagerhat
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Historic Mosque City of BagerhatBagerhatCultural1985
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at PaharpurNaogaon DistrictCultural1985
The SundarbansKhulna DivisionNatural1997Similar site in India
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
AngkorSiem ReapCultural1992
Temple of Preah VihearPreah VihearCultural2008
Temple of Heaven, Beijing
The Great Wall
The Potala Palace, Lhasa
Ancient City of Pingyao, Shanxi
Inside a tomb from the Ming dynasty
Yungang Grottoes, Shanxi
Sacred mountain Kawagarbo, in Three Parallel Rivers Park, Yunnan
Kaiping Diaolou
Centre of Heaven and Earth, Dengfeng
Zhangjiajie, Wulingyuan
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and ShenyangForbidden City, Beijing and ShenyangCultural1987Extended in 2004
Mausoleum of the First Qin EmperorXi'anCultural1987
Mogao CavesDunhuangCultural1987
Mount TaishanShandongMixed1987
Peking Man Site at ZhoukoudianWestern and Southern Suburbs, BeijingCultural1987
The Great WallMostly North ChinaCultural1987
Mount HuangshanHuangshanMixed1990
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest AreaHuanglongsi National ParkNatural1992
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest AreaJiuzhaigou Nature ReserveNatural1992
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest AreaWulingyuanNatural1992
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang MountainsHubeiCultural1994
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, LhasaTibetCultural1994Extended in 2000 and 2001
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, ChengdeHebeiCultural1994
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in QufuShandongCultural1994
Lushan National ParkLushanCultural1996
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic AreaEmeishan National ParkMixed1996
Ancient City of Ping YaoPingyaoCultural1997
Classical Gardens of SuzhouSuzhouCultural1997Extended in 2000
Old Town of LijiangLijiangCultural1997
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in BeijingHaidian District, BeijingCultural1998
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in BeijingChongwen District, BeijingCultural1998
Dazu Rock CarvingsDazuCultural1999
Mount WuyiFujianMixed1999
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and HongcunAnhuiCultural2000
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing DynastiesXianling 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, NanjingCultural2000Extended in 2003 and 2004
Longmen GrottoesLuoyangCultural2000
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation SystemQingchengshan-Dujiangyan National ParkCultural2000
Yungang GrottoesDatongCultural2001
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected AreasThree Parallel Rivers National ParkNatural2003
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo KingdomHuanren County, Liaoning Province and Ji’an, Jilin ProvinceCultural2004Shared with North Korea
Historic Centre of MacaoMacau/PeninsulaCultural2005
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin MountainsSichuanNatural2006
Yin XuAnyangCultural2006
Kaiping Diaolou and VillagesKaipingCultural2007
South China KarstShilinMixed2007Natural heritage since 2007, extension in 2014
Fujian TulouYongding CountyCultural2008
Mount Sanqingshan National ParkJiangxiNatural2008
Mount WutaiWutaishan National ParkCultural2009
China DanxiaHunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Guizhou provincesNatural2010
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”DengfengCultural2010
West Lake Cultural Landscape of HangzhouHangzhouCultural2011
Chengjiang Fossil SiteSoutheastern YunnanNatural2012
Site of XanaduInner MongoliaCultural2012
Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice TerracesSouthern YunnanCultural2013
Xinjiang TianshanXinjiangNatural2013
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan CorridorCultural2014Shared with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
The Grand CanalNorth China, East ChinaCultural2014
Tusi SitesHunan, Hubei, GuizhouCultural2015
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, India
Fatehpur Sikri
Pattadakal
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, India
The Red Fort, Delhi
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Agra FortAgraCultural1983
Ajanta CavesAurangabadCultural1983
Ellora CavesAurangabadCultural1983
Taj MahalAgraCultural1983
Group of Monuments at MahabalipuramMamallapuramCultural1984
Sun Temple, KonârakKonarkCultural1984
Kaziranga National ParkAssamNatural1985
Keoladeo National ParkRajasthanNatural1985
Manas Wildlife SanctuaryManas National ParkNatural1985
Churches and Convents of GoaOld GoaCultural1985
Fatehpur SikriAgraCultural1986
Group of Monuments at HampiHampiCultural1986
Khajuraho Group of MonumentsKhajurahoCultural1986
Elephanta CavesElephanta IslandCultural1987
Great Living Chola TemplesBrihadisvara Temple of Thanjavur; Brihadisvara Temple of Gangaikondacholisvaram; and the Airavatesvara Temple at DarasuramCultural1987
Group of Monuments at PattadakalPattadakalCultural1987
Sundarbans National ParkSoutheast BengalNatural1987Similar site in Bangladesh
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National ParksUttarakhandNatural1988
Buddhist Monuments at SanchiSanchiCultural1989
Humayun's Tomb, DelhiDelhiCultural1993
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, DelhiDelhiCultural1993
Mountain Railways of IndiaIndiaCultural1999
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh GayaBodh GayaCultural2002
Rock Shelters of BhimbetkaBhimbetkaCultural2003
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological ParkGujaratCultural2004
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)MumbaiCultural2004
Red Fort ComplexDelhiCultural2007
The Jantar Mantar, JaipurJaipurCultural2010
Western GhatsWestern and Southern IndiaNatural2012
Hill Forts of RajasthanChittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Sawai Madhopur, Jhalawar, Jaipur and JaisalmerCultural2013
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at PatanNorth GujaratCultural2014
Great Himalayan National ParkHimachal Pradesh, Himalayan NorthNatural2014
Dancer's mask, Bali
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Borobudur Temple CompoundsBorobudurCultural1991
Komodo National ParkFloresNatural1991
Prambanan Temple CompoundsPrambananCultural1991
Ujung Kulon National ParkWest JavaNatural1991
Sangiran Early Man SiteSoloCultural1996
Lorentz National ParkAsmatNatural1999
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of SumatraGunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National ParkNatural2004Listed as in danger since 2011
Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana PhilosophyBaliCultural2012
Persepolis, Iran
Shushtar, ancient irrigation
Golestan Palace
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Meidan Emam, EsfahanIsfahanCultural1979
PersepolisShirazCultural1979
Tchogha ZanbilTchogha ZanbilCultural1979
Takht-e SoleymanTakabCultural2003
Bam and its Cultural LandscapeBamCultural2004Listed as in danger since 2004
PasargadaePasargadCultural2004
SoltaniyehZanjanCultural2005
BisotunKermanshahCultural2006
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of IranWest AzerbaijanCultural2008
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic SystemShushtarCultural2009
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in ArdabilArdabilCultural2010
Tabriz Historic Bazaar ComplexTabrizCultural2010
The Persian GardenPasargad, Isfahan, Kashan, Shiraz, Mahan, Yazd, Caspian Iran, KhorasanCultural2011
Gonbad-e QābusCaspian IranCultural2012
Masjed-e Jāmé of IsfahanIsfahanCultural2012
Golestan PalaceTehran ProvinceCultural2013
Shahr-I SokhtaBaluchistanCultural2014
Cultural Landscape of MaymandKerman (province)Cultural2015
SusaKhuzestanCultural2015
Hatra (now destroyed)
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
HatraHatraCultural1985Severely damaged or destroyed by Da'esh extremists in 2015
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)Al JaziraCultural2003Listed as in danger since inscription
Samarra Archaeological CitySamarraCultural2007Listed as in danger since inscription
Erbil CitadelIraqi KurdistanCultural2014
Acre
Mount Carmel
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
MasadaMasadaCultural2001
Old City of AcreAkkoCultural2001
White City of Tel-Aviv—the Modern MovementTel AvivCultural2003
Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer ShebaMegiddo, Hazor, Beer ShebaCultural2005
Incense Route - Desert Cities in the NegevNegevCultural2005
Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western GalileeIsraeli North CoastCultural2008
Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara CavesCarmel RangeCultural2012
Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the CavesShfelaCultural2014
Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish RenewalIsraeli North CoastCultural2015
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, Japan
Shrines and temples of Nikko
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji AreaHoryujiCultural1993
Himeji-joHimejiCultural1993
Shirakami-SanchiShirakami-SanchiCultural1993
YakushimaYakushimaNatural1993
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)Kyoto, Uji and OtsuCultural1994
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and GokayamaShirakawa-go and GokayamaCultural1995
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)HiroshimaCultural1996
Itsukushima Shinto ShrineMiyajimaCultural1996
Historic Monuments of Ancient NaraNaraCultural1998
Shrines and Temples of NikkoNikkoCultural1999
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of RyukyuOkinawa IslandCultural2000
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain RangeKansai (Mount Koya, Mount Yoshino, Mount Omine, Hongu, Nachikatsuura, Shingu, Kumano, Owase)Cultural2004
ShiretokoShiretoko National ParkNatural2005
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural LandscapeOdaCultural2007
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure LandHiraizumiCultural2011
Ogasawara IslandsOgasawara IslandsNatural2011
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspirationShizuoka, YamanashiCultural2013
Tomioka Silk Mill and Related SitesTomioka, Gunma prefectureCultural2014
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal MiningHagi (Castle town, Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works, Hagi Reverberatory Furnace, Ebisugahana Shipyard, Shokasonjuku Academy), Nakama (Onga River Pumping Station), Kitakyushu ( Imperial Steel Works), Saga (Mietsu Naval Dock), Omuta (Miike Coal Railway, Miyanohara Pit, Manda Pit), Arao (Miike Port), Uki (Misumi West Port), Nagasaki (Kosuge Slip Dock, Takashima Coal Mine, Hashima Coal Mine, Glover House and Office, Senshokaku Guest House, Giant Cantilever Crane, Former Pattern, No. 3 Dry Dock, Kagoshima (Shuseikan, Sekiyoshi Sluice Gate of Yoshino Leat, Terayama Charcoal Kiln, Kagoshima Foreign Engineer's Residence), Kamaishi (Hashino Iron Mining and Smelting Site), Izunokuni (Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces)Cultural2015
Old City of Jerusalem, Israel (de facto; not recognized as part of Israel by UNESCO)
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Old City of Jerusalem and its WallsOld City, JerusalemCultural1981Under de facto Israeli control 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
Petra, Jordan
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
PetraPetraCultural1985
Quseir AmraQuseir AmraCultural1985
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)Um er-RasasCultural2005
Wadi Rum Protected AreaWadi RumMixed2011
Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)Northern JordanCultural2015
Saryarka
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed YasawiTurkestanCultural2003
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of TamgalyAlmaty ProvinceCultural2004
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern KazakhstanNaurzum State Nature Reserve, Korgalzhyn Nature ReserveNatural2008
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan CorridorCultural2014Shared with China and Kyrgyzstan
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Sulaiman-Too Sacred MountainOshCultural2009
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan CorridorCultural2014Shared with China and Kazakhstan
Luang Prabang
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Town of Luang PrabangLuang PrabangCultural1995
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural LandscapeChampasakCultural2001
Baalbek
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
AnjarBekaaCultural1984
BaalbekBaalbekCultural1984
ByblosByblosCultural1984
TyreTyreCultural1984
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)Kadisha ValleyCultural1998
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Gunung Mulu National ParkSarawakNatural2000
Kinabalu ParkMount KinabaluNatural2000
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of MalaccaMalacca and GeorgetownCultural2008
Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong ValleyPerakCultural2012
Uvs
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Uvs Nuur BasinUvsNatural2003Shared with Russia
Orkhon Valley Cultural LandscapeCentral MongoliaCultural2004
Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian AltaiWestern MongoliaCultural2011In Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscapeCentral MongoliaCultural2015
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Pyu Ancient CitiesNorthern MyanmarCultural2014
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Kathmandu ValleyKathmandu ValleyCultural1979Severely damaged by 2015 earthquake.
Sagarmatha National ParkKhumbuNatural1979
Chitwan National ParkWestern TeraiNatural1984
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord BuddhaLumbiniCultural1997
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Complex of Koguryo TombsPyongyang and NamphoCultural2004Shared with China
Historic Monuments and Sites in KaesongHwanghaeCultural2013
Bahla Fort
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Bahla FortBahlaCultural1987
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-AynNorthern OmanCultural1988
Land of FrankincenseFrankincense Trail in Al Baleed Museum, SalalahCultural2000
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of OmanNorthern OmanCultural2006
Ruins of the ancient city of Mohenjo-daro.
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Archaeological Ruins at MoenjodaroMoenjodaroCultural1980
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-BahlolNorthwest PakistanCultural1980
TaxilaTaxilaCultural1980
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in LahoreLahoreCultural1981
Historical Monuments at Makli, ThattaThattaCultural1981
Rohtas FortJhelumCultural1997
Church of the Nativity
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, BethlehemBethlehemCultural2012
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, BattirWest BankCultural2014
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Baroque Churches of the PhilippinesIglesia de San Agustín, Intramuros, Manila | Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Santa Maria (Ilocos Sur)|Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur | Iglesia de San Agustín, Paoay, Ilocos Norte | Iglesia de Santo Tomás de Villanueva, Miag-ao, IloiloCultural1993
Tubbataha Reefs Natural ParkPalawanNatural1993
Rice Terraces of the Philippine CordillerasIfugaoCultural1995
Historic Town of ViganViganCultural1999
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National ParkPuerto PrincesaNatural1999
Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife SanctuaryDavao OrientalNatural2014
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Al Zubarah Archaeological SiteQatarCultural2013
Volcanoes of Kamchatka
Lena pillars

See also the list of Russian sites in Europe.

Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Lake BaikalSiberiaNatural1996
Volcanoes of KamchatkaRussian Far EastNatural1996
Golden Mountains of AltaiSiberiaNatural1998
Central Sikhote-AlinRussian Far East, Primorsky KraiNatural2001
Uvs Nuur BasinSiberia, Eastern SiberiaNatural2003shared with Mongolia
Natural System of Wrangel Island ReserveChukotkaNatural2004
Putorana PlateauTaymyriaNatural2010
Lena Pillars Nature ParkSakha RepublicNatural2012
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)HejazCultural2008
Historic Jeddah, the Gate to MakkahHejazCultural2014
Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi ArabiaNejdCultural2015
Symphony Lake, Singapore Botanic Gardens
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Singapore Botanic GardensSingaporeCultural2015
Hwaseong Fortress
Mt. Halla, Jeju Volcanic Island
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana WoodblocksGayasan Mountain National ParkCultural1995
Jongmyo ShrineJongno District, SeoulCultural1995
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa TempleGyeongjuCultural1995
Changdeokgung Palace ComplexJongno District, SeoulCultural1997
Hwaseong FortressSuwonCultural1997
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen SitesGochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa IslandCultural2000
Gyeongju Historic AreasGyeongjuCultural2000
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava TubesJejuNatural2007
Royal Tombs of the Joseon DynastyGyeonggi and GangwonCultural2009
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and YangdongAndongCultural2010
NamhansanseongGyeonggiCultural2014
Baekje Historic AreasGongju, Buyeo, North JeollaCultural2015
Old town of Galle
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Ancient City of PolonnaruwaPolonnaruwaCultural1982
Ancient City of SigiriyaSigiriyaCultural1982
Sacred City of AnuradhapuraAnuradhapuraCultural1982
Old Town of Galle and its FortificationsGalleCultural1988
Sacred City of KandyKandyCultural1988
Sinharaja Forest ReserveSabaragamuwaNatural1988
Golden Temple of DambullaDambullaCultural1991
Central Highlands of Sri LankaCentral ProvinceNatural2010
Krak des Chevaliers

NOTE: Syria is a war zone in 2015; according to news reports "Syria has six world heritage sites. All six, as far as we understand it, have been severely damaged." Palmyra is at immediate risk of destruction as the city has fallen to Da'esh extremists. (May 2015)

Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Ancient City of DamascusDamascusCultural1979
Ancient City of BosraBosraCultural1980
Site of PalmyraPalmyraCultural1980Mined or destroyed in 2015.
Ancient City of AleppoAleppoCultural1986
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-DinKrak des Chevaliers and LatakiaCultural2006
Ancient Villages of Northern SyriaDead CitiesCultural2011
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Proto-urban site of SarazmZeravshanCultural2010
Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)PamirsNatural2013
Historic City of Ayutthaya, Thailand
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Historic City of AyutthayaAyutthayaCultural1991
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic TownsSukhothai, Si Satchanalai and Kamphaeng PhetCultural1991
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife SanctuariesLower Northern ThailandNatural1991
Ban Chiang Archaeological SiteUdon ThaniCultural1992
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest ComplexKhao Yai National ParkNatural2005
Historic areas of Istanbul
Nemrut Dagi
City of Safranbolu
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of CappadociaCappadociaMixed1985
Great Mosque and Hospital of DivrigiCentral AnatoliaCultural1985
Historic Areas of IstanbulIstanbul ProvinceCultural1985
Hattusha: the Hittite CapitalCentral KaradenizCultural1986
Nemrut DagiSoutheastern AnatoliaCultural1987
Hierapolis-PamukkaleSouthern AegeanMixed1988
Xanthos-LetoonLyciaCultural1988
City of SafranboluWestern KaradenizCultural1994
Archaeological Site of TroySouthern MarmaraCultural1998
Selimiye Mosque and its Social ComplexEastern ThraceCultural2011
Neolithic Site of ÇatalhöyükCentral AnatoliaCultural2012
Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman EmpireSouthern MarmaraCultural2014
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural LandscapeNorthern AegeanCultural2014
Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural LandscapeSoutheastern AnatoliaCultural2015
EphesusCentral AegeanCultural2015
Konye Urgench
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”MervCultural1999
Kunya-UrgenchKonye UrgenchCultural2005
Parthian Fortresses of NisaNissaCultural2007
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)Al AinCultural2011
Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures, Uzbekistan
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Itchan KalaKhivaCultural1990
Historic Centre of BukharaBukharaCultural1993
Historic Centre of ShakhrisyabzShakhrizabzCultural2000
Samarkand – Crossroad of CulturesSamarkandCultural2001
Hoi An ancient town
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Complex of Hué MonumentsHueCultural1993
Ha Long BayHa Long BayNatural1994Extended in 2000
Hoi An Ancient TownHoi AnCultural1999
My Son SanctuaryMy SonCultural1999
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National ParkPhong Nha-Ke BangNatural2003
Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - HanoiHanoiCultural2010
Citadel of the Ho DynastyCentral Coast (Vietnam)Cultural2011
Trang An Landscape ComplexNinh Binh, Northern VietnamMixed2014
Historic town of Zabid
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Old Walled City of ShibamShibamCultural1982
Old City of Sana'aSana'aCultural1986
Historic Town of ZabidZabidCultural1993Listed as in danger since 2000
Socotra ArchipelagoSocotraNatural2008
Gjirokastër
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
ButrintCoastal AlbaniaCultural1992
Historic Centres of Gjirokastër and BeratSoutheastern AlbaniaCultural2005
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valleysouth and east of Andorra La VellaCultural2004
Echmiadzin Cathedral
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Monasteries of Haghpat and SanahinNorthern ArmeniaCultural1996
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiadzin and the archaeological site of ZvartnotsCentral ArmeniaCultural2000
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat ValleyCentral ArmeniaCultural2000
Hallstatt-Dachstein
Historic Centre of Vienna
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
Historic Centre of the City of SalzburgSalzburg (state)Cultural1996
Palace and Gardens of SchönbrunnViennaCultural1996
Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural LandscapeSalzburg (state)Cultural1997
Semmering RailwayLower AustriaCultural1998
City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss EggenbergStyriaCultural1999
Wachau Cultural LandscapeLower Austria, between Melk and KremsCultural2000
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural LandscapeBurgenlandCultural2001shared with Hungary
Historic Centre of ViennaViennaCultural2001
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the AlpsCultural2011shared with France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland
Gobustan
Official nameLocationCriteriaYearNotes
The Walled city of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden TowerBaku RegionCultural2000
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape