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World Heritage List
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The World Heritage List includes 878 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value. These include 679 cultural |
, 174 natural 
and 25 mixed 
properties in 145 Afghanistan
Albania
- Butrint (1992, 1999, 2007)
- Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra (2005, 2008)
Algeria
- Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad (1980)
- Djémila (1982)
- M'Zab Valley (1982)
- Tassili n'Ajjer (1982) #
- Timgad (1982)
- Tipasa (1982)
- Kasbah of Algiers (1992)
Andorra
- Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (2004, 2006)
Argentina
- Los Glaciares (1981) #
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) (1983, 1984) *
- Iguazu National Park (1984)
- Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas (1999)
- Península Valdés (1999)
- Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks (2000)
- Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba (2000)
- Quebrada de Humahuaca (2003)
Armenia
Australia
- Great Barrier Reef (1981)
- Kakadu National Park (1981, 1987, 1992)
- Willandra Lakes Region (1981)
- Lord Howe Island Group (1982)
- Tasmanian Wilderness (1982, 1989)
- Gondwana Rainforests of Australia (1986, 1994) 1
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (1987, 1994) 2
- Wet Tropics of Queensland (1988)
- Shark Bay, Western Australia (1991)
- Fraser Island (1992)
- Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) (1994)
- Heard and McDonald Islands (1997)
- Macquarie Island (1997)
- Greater Blue Mountains Area (2000)
- Purnululu National Park (2003)
- Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens (2004)
- Sydney Opera House (2007)
Austria
- Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (1996)
- Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (1996)
- Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (1997)
- Semmering Railway (1998)
- City of Graz - Historic Centre (1999)
- Wachau Cultural Landscape (2000)
- Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (2001) *
- Historic Centre of Vienna (2001)
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
- Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat (1985)
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (1985)
- The Sundarbans (1997)
Belarus
Belgium
- Flemish Béguinages (1998)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (1998)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault) (1998)
- Belfries of Belgium and France (1999, 2005) * 3
- Historic Centre of Brugge (2000)
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (2000)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (2000)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (2000)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (2005)
Belize
Benin
- Royal Palaces of Abomey (1985, 2007)
Bolivia
- City of Potosí (1987)
- Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos (1990)
- Historic City of Sucre (1991)
- Fuerte de Samaipata (1998)
- Noel Kempff Mercado National Park (2000)
- Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture (2000)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
- Tsodilo (2001)
Brazil
- Historic Town of Ouro Preto (1980)
- Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda (1982)
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) (1983, 1984) *
- Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia (1985)
- Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas (1985)
- Iguaçu National Park (1986)
- Brasilia (1987)
- Serra da Capivara National Park (1991)
- Historic Centre of São Luís (1997)
- Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves (1999)
- Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves (1999)
- Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina (1999)
- Central Amazon Conservation Complex (2000, 2003) 4
- Pantanal Conservation Area (2000)
- Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves (2001)
- Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (2001)
- Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás (2001)
Bulgaria
- Boyana Church (1979)
- Madara Rider (1979)
- Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo (1979)
- Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (1979)
- Ancient City of Nessebar (1983)
- Pirin National Park (1983)
- Rila Monastery (1983)
- Srebarna Nature Reserve (1983)
- Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari (1985)
Cambodia
- Angkor (1992)
- Temple of Preah Vihear (2008)
Cameroon
- Dja Faunal Reserve (1987)
Canada
- L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (1978)
- Nahanni National Park (1978) #
- Dinosaur Provincial Park (1979)
- Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (1979, 1992, 1994) # * 5
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (1981)
- SGang Gwaay (1981)
- Wood Buffalo National Park (1983)
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (1984, 1990) # 6
- Historic District of Old Québec (1985)
- Gros Morne National Park (1987)
- Old Town Lunenburg (1995)
- Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (1995) *
- Miguasha National Park (1999)
- Rideau Canal (2007)
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs (2008)
Central African Republic
Chile
- Rapa Nui National Park (1995)
- Churches of Chiloé (2000)
- Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso (2003)
- Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2005)
- Sewell Mining Town (2006)
China
- Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (1987, 2004)
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (1987)
- Mogao Caves (1987)
- Mount Taishan (1987)
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (1987)
- The Great Wall (1987)
- Mount Huangshan (1990)
- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
- Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (1994)
- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (1994, 2000, 2001) 7
- Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (1994)
- Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (1994)
- Lushan National Park (1996)
- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (1996)
- Ancient City of Ping Yao (1997)
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou (1997, 2000)
- Old Town of Lijiang (1997)
- Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
- Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
- Dazu Rock Carvings (1999)
- Mount Wuyi (1999)
- Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun (2000)
- Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2000, 2003, 2004)
- Longmen Grottoes (2000)
- Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (2000)
- Yungang Grottoes (2001)
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003)
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (2004)
- Historic Centre of Macao (2005)
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (2006)
- Yin Xu (2006)
- Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (2007)
- South China Karst (2007)
- Fujian Tulou (2008)
- Mount Sanqingshan National Park (2008)
Colombia
Costa Rica
- Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (1983, 1990) *
- Cocos Island National Park (1997, 2002)
- Area de Conservación Guanacaste (1999, 2004)
Côte d'Ivoire
- Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (1981, 1982) *
- Taï National Park (1982)
- Comoé National Park (1983)
Croatia
- Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian (1979)
- Old City of Dubrovnik (1979, 1994)
- Plitvice Lakes National Park (1979, 2000) #
- Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč (1997)
- Historic City of Trogir (1997)
- The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik (2000)
- Stari Grad Plain (2008)
Cuba
- Old Havana and its Fortifications (1982)
- Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios (1988)
- San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba (1997)
- Desembarco del Granma National Park (1999)
- Viñales Valley (1999)
- Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba (2000)
- Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (2001)
- Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos (2005)
- Historic Centre of Camagüey (2008)
Cyprus
- Paphos (1980)
- Painted Churches in the Troodos Region (1985, 2001)
- Choirokoitia (1998)
Czech Republic
- Historic Centre of Český Krumlov (1992)
- Historic Centre of Prague (1992)
- Historic Centre of Telč (1992)
- Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora (1994)
- Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec (1995)
- Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape (1996)
- Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž (1998)
- Holašovice Historical Village Reservation (1998)
- Litomyšl Castle (1999)
- Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc (2000)
- Tugendhat Villa in Brno (2001)
- Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč (2003)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Virunga National Park (1979) #
- Kahuzi-Biega National Park (1980)
- Garamba National Park (1980)
- Salonga National Park (1984)
- Okapi Wildlife Reserve (1996)
Denmark
- Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church (1994)
- Roskilde Cathedral (1995)
- Kronborg Castle (2000)
- Ilulissat Icefjord (2004)
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
- Galápagos Islands (1978, 2001)
- City of Quito (1978)
- Sangay National Park (1983) #
- Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca (1999)
Egypt
- Abu Mena (1979)
- Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (1979)
- Historic Cairo (1979)
- Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (1979)
- Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (1979)
- Saint Catherine Area (2002)
- Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) (2005)
El Salvador
Estonia
- Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (1997)
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) *
Ethiopia
- Simien National Park (1978)
- Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (1978)
- Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region (1979)
- Aksum (1980)
- Lower Valley of the Awash (1980)
- Lower Valley of the Omo (1980)
- Tiya (1980)
- Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town (2006)
Finland
- Fortress of Suomenlinna (1991)
- Old Rauma (1991)
- Petäjävesi Old Church (1994)
- Verla Groundwood and Board Mill (1996)
- Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki (1999)
- High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago (2000, 2006) *
- Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) *
France
- Chartres Cathedral (1979)
- Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (1979, 2007)
- Palace and Park of Versailles (1979, 2007)
- Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley (1979)
- Vézelay, Church and Hill (1979, 2007)
- Amiens Cathedral (1981)
- Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments (1981)
- Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (1981, 2007)
- Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (1981)
- Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange (1981, 2007)
- Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (1982)
- Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (1983, 2007)
- Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve (1983) #
- Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy (1983)
- Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (1985, 2007)
- Strasbourg – Grande île (1988)
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims (1991)
- Paris, Banks of the Seine (1991)
- Bourges Cathedral (1992)
- Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge (1995)
- Canal du Midi (1996)
- Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (1997)
- Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (1997, 1999) *
- Historic Site of Lyons (1998)
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (1998)
- Belfries of Belgium and France (1999, 2005) * 8
- Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (1999)
- The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes (2000) 9
- Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs (2001)
- Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (2005)
- Bordeaux, Port of the Moon (2007)
- Fortifications of Vauban (2008)
- Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems (2008)
Gabon
Gambia
- James Island and Related Sites (2003)
- Stone Circles of Senegambia (2006) *
Georgia
- Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (1994)
- Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (1994)
- Upper Svaneti (1996)
Germany
- Aachen Cathedral (1978)
- Speyer Cathedral (1981)
- Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square (1981)
- Pilgrimage Church of Wies (1983)
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (1984)
- St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim (1985)
- Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (1986)
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire (1987, 2005,2008) * 10
- Hanseatic City of Lübeck (1987)
- Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (1990, 1992, 1999)
- Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (1991)
- Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar (1992)
- Maulbronn Monastery Complex (1993)
- Town of Bamberg (1993)
- Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg (1994)
- Völklingen Ironworks (1994)
- Messel Pit Fossil Site (1995)
- Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau (1996)
- Cologne Cathedral (1996)
- Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg (1996)
- Classical Weimar (1998)
- Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin (1999)
- Wartburg Castle (1999)
- Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz (2000)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (2000)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (2001)
- Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar (2002)
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley (2002)
- Dresden Elbe Valley (2004)
- Muskauer Park / Park Muzakowski (2004) *
- Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen (2004)
- Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof (2006)
- Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (2008)
Ghana
Greece
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae (1986)
- Acropolis, Athens (1987)
- Archaeological Site of Delphi (1987)
- Medieval City of Rhodes (1988)
- Meteora (1988)
- Mount Athos (1988)
- Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika (1988)
- Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus (1988)
- Archaeological Site of Mystras (1989)
- Archaeological Site of Olympia (1989)
- Delos (1990)
- Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios (1990)
- Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos (1992)
- Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) (1996)
- Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns (1999)
- Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos (1999)
- Old Town of Corfu (2007)
Guatemala
- Antigua Guatemala (1979)
- Tikal National Park (1979)
- Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (1981)
Guinea
- Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (1981, 1982) *
Haiti
Holy See
Honduras
- Maya Site of Copan (1980)
- Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (1982)