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World Heritage List

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The World Heritage List includes 962 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.

These include 745 cultural , 188 natural and 29 mixed properties in 157 States Parties.
As of September 2012, 190 States Parties have ratified the World Heritage Convention.

The World Heritage List in other formats

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Category of site
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Site inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Cultural site Natural site Mixed site

Order World Heritage List Wall Map

This large format full-colour map features the World Heritage sites and brief explanations of the World Heritage Convention and the World Heritage conservation programmes, as well as superb photos of World Heritage sites with explanatory captions. It is available in English, French and Spanish. The dimensions of the map are 78 cm by 50 cm (31 in. by 20 in.).