World Heritage List
1979
- Kathmandu Valley (Nepal)
- Meidan Emam, Esfahan (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Persepolis (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Tchogha Zanbil (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
1980
- Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (Pakistan)
- Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol (Pakistan)
- Taxila (Pakistan)
1981
- Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (Pakistan)
- Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta (Pakistan)
1982
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (Sri Lanka)
- Ancient City of Sigiriya (Sri Lanka)
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)
1983
- Agra Fort (India)
- Ajanta Caves (India)
- Ellora Caves (India)
- Taj Mahal (India)
1984
- Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (India)
- Sun Temple, Konârak (India)
1985
- Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat (Bangladesh)
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (Bangladesh)
1986
- Churches and Convents of Goa (India)
- Fatehpur Sikri (India)
- Group of Monuments at Hampi (India)
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments (India)
1987
- Elephanta Caves (India)
- Great Living Chola Temples (India) 1
- Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (India)
- Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (China)
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (China)
- Mogao Caves (China)
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (China)
- The Great Wall (China)
1988
- Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (Sri Lanka)
- Sacred City of Kandy (Sri Lanka)
1989
- Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (India)
1990
- Itchan Kala (Uzbekistan)
1991
- Borobudur Temple Compounds (Indonesia)
- Historic City of Ayutthaya (Thailand)
- Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns (Thailand)
- Prambanan Temple Compounds (Indonesia)
- Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple (Sri Lanka)
1992
- Angkor (Cambodia)
- Ban Chiang Archaeological Site (Thailand)
1993
- Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Philippines)
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (Japan)
- Complex of Hué Monuments (Viet Nam)
- Himeji-jo (Japan)
- Historic Centre of Bukhara (Uzbekistan)
- Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (India)
- Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (India)
1994
- Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (China)
- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (China) 2
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (Japan)
- Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (China)
- Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (China)
1995
- Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks (Republic of Korea)
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (Japan)
- Jongmyo Shrine (Republic of Korea)
- Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (Philippines)
- Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple (Republic of Korea)
- Town of Luang Prabang (Lao People's Democratic Republic)
1996
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (Japan)
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Japan)
- Lushan National Park (China)
- Sangiran Early Man Site (Indonesia)
1997
- Ancient City of Ping Yao (China)
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex (Republic of Korea)
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou (China)
- Hwaseong Fortress (Republic of Korea)
- Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (Nepal)
- Old Town of Lijiang (China)
- Rohtas Fort (Pakistan)
1998
1999
- Dazu Rock Carvings (China)
- Historic City of Vigan (Philippines)
- Hoi An Ancient Town (Viet Nam)
- Mountain Railways of India (India)
- My Son Sanctuary (Viet Nam)
- Shrines and Temples of Nikko (Japan)
- State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” (Turkmenistan)
2000
- Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun (China)
- Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites (Republic of Korea)
- Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (Japan)
- Gyeongju Historic Areas (Republic of Korea)
- Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz (Uzbekistan)
- Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (China)
- Longmen Grottoes (China)
- Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (China)
2001
- Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures (Uzbekistan)
- Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (Lao People's Democratic Republic)
- Yungang Grottoes (China)
2002
- Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (India)
- Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Afghanistan)
2003
- Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Afghanistan)
- Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (Kazakhstan)
- Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (India)
- Takht-e Soleyman (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
2004
- Bam and its Cultural Landscape (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (China)
- Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (India)
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (India)
- Complex of Koguryo Tombs (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape (Mongolia)
- Pasargadae (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly (Kazakhstan)
- Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens (Australia)
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (Japan)
2005
- Historic Centre of Macao (China)
- Kunya-Urgench (Turkmenistan)
- Soltaniyeh (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
2006
2007
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (Japan)
- Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (China)
- Parthian Fortresses of Nisa (Turkmenistan)
- Red Fort Complex (India)
- Sydney Opera House (Australia)
2008
- Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Chief Roi Mata’s Domain (Vanuatu)
- Fujian Tulou (China)
- Kuk Early Agricultural Site (Papua New Guinea)
- Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca (Malaysia)
- Temple of Preah Vihear (Cambodia)
2009
- Mount Wutai (China)
- Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (Republic of Korea)
- Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain (Kyrgyzstan)
2010
- Australian Convict Sites (Australia)
- Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site (Marshall Islands)
- Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi (Viet Nam)
- Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” (China)
- Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong (Republic of Korea)
- Proto-urban Site of Sarazm (Tajikistan)
- Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (India)
2011
- Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (Viet Nam)
- Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (Japan)
- Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai (Mongolia)
- The Persian Garden (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou (China)
2012
- Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley (Malaysia)
- Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy (Indonesia)
- Gonbad-e Qābus (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Site of Xanadu (China)
2013
- Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces (China)
- Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration (Japan)
- Golestan Palace (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan (India)
- Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Levuka Historical Port Town (Fiji)
2014
- Namhansanseong (Republic of Korea)
- Pyu Ancient Cities (Myanmar)
- Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat (India)
- Shahr-i Sokhta (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor (China) *
- The Grand Canal (China)
- Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites (Japan)
2015
- Baekje Historic Areas (Republic of Korea)
- Cultural Landscape of Maymand (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape (Mongolia)
- Singapore Botanic Gardens (Singapore)
- Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining (Japan)
- Susa (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Tusi Sites (China)
2016
- Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar (India)
- Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia (Micronesia (Federated States of))
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (India) *
- The Persian Qanat (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (China)
2017
- Historic City of Ahmadabad (India)
- Historic City of Yazd (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement (China)
- Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region (Japan)
- Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura (Cambodia)
2018
- Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region (Japan)
- Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea (Republic of Korea)
- Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai (India)
2019
- Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City (China)
- Bagan (Myanmar)
- Budj Bim Cultural Landscape (Australia)
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan (India)
- Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars (Lao People's Democratic Republic)
- Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan (Japan)
- Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto (Indonesia)
- Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies (Republic of Korea)
2021
- Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Dholavira: a Harappan City (India)
- Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan (Japan)
- Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana (India)
- Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China (China)
- Trans-Iranian Railway (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
2023
- Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er (China)
- Deer Stone Monuments and Related Bronze Age Sites (Mongolia)
- Gaya Tumuli (Republic of Korea)
- Koh Ker: Archaeological Site of Ancient Lingapura or Chok Gargyar (Cambodia)
- Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas (India)
- Santiniketan (India)
- Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor (Tajikistan) *
- The Ancient Town of Si Thep and its Associated Dvaravati Monuments (Thailand)
- The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks (Indonesia)
- The Persian Caravanserai (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
2024
- Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital (China)
- Hegmataneh (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty (India)
- Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period (Thailand)
- Sado Island Gold Mines (Japan)
- The Archaeological Heritage of Niah National Park’s Caves Complex (Malaysia)
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