World Heritage List
Afghanistan
Australia
- Australian Convict Sites
- Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
- Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
- Gondwana Rainforests of Australia 1
- Great Barrier Reef
- Greater Blue Mountains Area
- Heard and McDonald Islands
- K’gari (Fraser Island)
- Kakadu National Park
- Lord Howe Island Group
- Macquarie Island
- Ningaloo Coast
- Purnululu National Park
- Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
- Shark Bay, Western Australia
- Sydney Opera House
- Tasmanian Wilderness
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 2
- Wet Tropics of Queensland
- Willandra Lakes Region
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
- Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
- Ancient City of Ping Yao
- Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
- Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
- Chengjiang Fossil Site
- China Danxia
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou
- Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
- Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er
- Dazu Rock Carvings
- Fanjingshan
- Fujian Tulou
- Historic Centre of Macao
- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa 3
- Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
- Hubei Shennongjia
- Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
- Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
- Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
- Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement
- Longmen Grottoes
- Lushan National Park
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
- Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I)
- Mogao Caves
- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
- Mount Huangshan
- Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
- Mount Sanqingshan National Park
- Mount Taishan
- Mount Wutai
- Mount Wuyi
- Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
- Old Town of Lijiang
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
- Qinghai Hoh Xil
- Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
- Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor *
- Site of Xanadu
- South China Karst
- Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
- Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
- Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
- The Grand Canal
- The Great Wall
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
- Tusi Sites
- West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
- Xinjiang Tianshan
- Yin Xu
- Yungang Grottoes
- Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Fiji
India
- Agra Fort
- Ajanta Caves
- Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar
- Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
- Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
- Churches and Convents of Goa
- Dholavira: a Harappan City
- Elephanta Caves
- Ellora Caves
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area
- Great Living Chola Temples 4
- Group of Monuments at Hampi
- Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
- Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan
- Historic City of Ahmadabad
- Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan
- Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana
- Kaziranga National Park
- Keoladeo National Park
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments
- Khangchendzonga National Park
- Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
- Mountain Railways of India
- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
- Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
- Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
- Red Fort Complex
- Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
- Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas
- Santiniketan
- Sun Temple, Konârak
- Sundarbans National Park
- Taj Mahal
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *
- The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
- Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
- Western Ghats
Indonesia
- Borobudur Temple Compounds
- Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy
- Komodo National Park
- Lorentz National Park
- Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto
- Prambanan Temple Compounds
- Sangiran Early Man Site
- The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
- Ujung Kulon National Park
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
- Bam and its Cultural Landscape
- Bisotun
- Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat
- Cultural Landscape of Maymand
- Golestan Palace
- Gonbad-e Qābus
- Historic City of Yazd
- Hyrcanian Forests *
- Lut Desert
- Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan
- Meidan Emam, Esfahan
- Pasargadae
- Persepolis
- Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region
- Shahr-i Sokhta
- Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
- Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
- Soltaniyeh
- Susa
- Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
- Takht-e Soleyman
- Tchogha Zanbil
- The Persian Caravanserai
- The Persian Garden
- The Persian Qanat
- Trans-Iranian Railway
Japan
- Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
- Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
- Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
- Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
- Himeji-jo
- Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
- Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
- Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
- Ogasawara Islands
- Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
- Shirakami-Sanchi
- Shiretoko
- Shrines and Temples of Nikko
- Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *
- Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
- Yakushima
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Malaysia
Marshall Islands
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
New Zealand
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Republic of Korea
- Baekje Historic Areas
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex
- Gaya Tumuli
- Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
- Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
- Gyeongju Historic Areas
- Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
- Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
- Hwaseong Fortress
- Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
- Jongmyo Shrine
- Namhansanseong
- Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
- Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea
- Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
- Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Notes
Extension of the "Australian East Coast Temperate and Subtropical Rainforest Park".
name changed 2007 from 'Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves (Australia)'
Renomination of "Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park" under cultural criteria.
Extension of "The Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple Monastery, Lhasa" to include the Norbulingka area.
The "Brihadisvara Temple, Tanjavur", which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the "Great Living Chola Temples".
The Westland and Mount Cook National Park and the Fiordland National Park, which were previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of the "Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand".
The WH area is managed directly by the Divisional Forest Officer from the Forest Dept. A national steering Committee co-ordinates institutions for Sinharaja as a National Wilderness Area, Biosphere Reserve (1988), and WH site. There are two management plans, prepared in 1985/86 and 1992/94, which emphasise conservation, scientific research, buffer zone management, benefit-sharing, and community participation.
#: 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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Category of property
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Natural 
Mixed
Property inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural 
Natural 
Mixed
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