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149
States Parties with properties out of 195
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Afghanistan
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Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
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Australia
Austria
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
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Libya
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Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea
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Romania
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Senegal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
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Sudan
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Sweden
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Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Thailand
Togo
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zimbabwe

Also protected by RAMSAR

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Also protected by Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Also protected by 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Algeria
Argentina
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Brazil
Cambodia
China
Croatia
Cuba
Egypt
Ethiopia
France
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lithuania
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritania
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Nigeria
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Republic of Korea
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Singapore
Spain
State of Palestine
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Yemen
Notes
  1. The “Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia” which were previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of the transnational property “The Belfries of Belgium and France”.

  2. The “Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia” which were previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of the transnational property “The Belfries of Belgium and France”.

  3. The “Hadrian’s Wall” which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the transnational property “Frontiers of the Roman Empire”.

  4. At the time the property was extended, cultural criterion (iv) was also found applicable.

  5. The "Brihadisvara Temple, Tanjavur", which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the "Great Living Chola Temples".

  6. At the time the property was extended, cultural criterion (iv) was also found applicable.

  7. At the time the property was extended, criteria (iii) and (v) were also found applicable.

  8. The Committee decided to extend the existing cultural property, the "Temple of Ggantija", to include the five prehistoric temples situated on the islands of Malta and Gozo and to rename the property as "The Megalithic Temples of Malta".

  9. Extension de « Sites d'art rupestre préhistorique de la vallée de Côa », Portugal

  10. Extension of "Biertan and its Fortified Church".

  11. Extension of the "Alhambra and the Generalife, Granada", to include the Albayzin quarter.

  12. The property “Parque Güell, Palacio Güell and Casa Mila in Barcelona”, previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the “Works of Antoni Gaudí”.

  13. Extension of the "Churches of the Kingdom of the Asturias", to include monuments in the city of Oviedo.

  14. Extension of the "Mudejar Architecture of Teruel".

  15. Extension de « Sites d'art rupestre préhistorique de la vallée de Côa », Portugal

  16. Following a survey of ownership carried out in the late 1960s, ownership of the totality of the walls was vested in 1973 in the Spanish State, through the Ministry of Education and Science. It was transferred to the Xunta de Galicia by Royal Decree in 1994.

     The Spanish Constitution reserves certain rights in relation to the heritage to the central government. However, these are delegated to the competent agencies in the Autonomous Communities, in this case the Xunta de Galicia. For the Lugo walls the Xunta is in the position of both owner and competent agency. Under the Galician Heritage Law the Xunta is required to cooperate with the municipal authorities in ensuring the protection and conservation of listed monuments, and certain functions are delegated down to them. The Xunta operates through its General Directorate of Cultural Heritage (Dirección General de Patrimonio Cultural), based in Santiago de Compostela.

    The Master Plan for the Conservation and Restoration of the Roman Walls of Lugo (1992) covered proposals for actions to be taken in respect of research and techniques of restoration. This was followed in 1997 by the Special Plan for the Protection and Internal Reform of the Fortified Enceinte of the Town of Lugo, which is concerned principally with the urban environment of the historic town. However, it has a direct impact on the protection afforded to the walls, in terms of traffic planning, the creation of open spaces, and regulation of building heights. Another planning instrument which affects the walls is the Special Plan for the Protection of the Miño [river], approved by the municipality at the beginning of 1998.

    There is at the present time no management plan sensu stricto for the walls in operation in Lugo: work is continuing on the basis of the 1992 plan. Nor is there a technical unit specifically responsible for the conservation and restoration of the walls. It is against this background that serious consideration is being given to the creation of an independent foundation, under royal patronage and with representatives from government, academic, voluntary, and business institutions, to work with the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of Galicia. The work plan of this body would include the development and implementation of integrated conservation, restoration, and maintenance programmes.

  17. The “Hadrian’s Wall” which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the transnational property “Frontiers of the Roman Empire”.

  18. Extension of "The Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple Monastery, Lhasa" to include the Norbulingka area.

  19. The "Chateau and Estate of Chambord", which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the "Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes".

  20. The "Convent Ensemble of San Francisco de Lima", which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the "Historic Centre of Lima".

  21. Extension of the "Mosque of Cordoba".

*: transboundary property

#: As for 19 Natural and Mixed Properties inscribed for geological values before 1994, criteria numbering of this property has changed. See Decision 30.COM 8D.1

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Cultural Natural Mixed

Property inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger

Cultural Natural Mixed

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