World Heritage List
A
- Agra Fort
- Ajanta Caves
- Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island
- Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
- Ancient City of Ping Yao
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
- Ancient City of Sigiriya
- Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
- Angkor
- Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley
- Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
- Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City
- Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar
- Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
- Australian Convict Sites
- Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
B
- Badain Jaran Desert - Towers of Sand and Lakes
- Baekje Historic Areas
- Bagan
- Bam and its Cultural Landscape
- Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
- Baroque Churches of the Philippines
- Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital
- Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site
- Bisotun
- Borobudur Temple Compounds
- Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
- Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
- Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
C
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
- Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
- Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi
- Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex
- Chengjiang Fossil Site
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
- Chief Roi Mata’s Domain
- China Danxia
- Chitwan National Park
- Churches and Convents of Goa
- Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou
- Cold Winter Deserts of Turan *
- Complex of Hué Monuments
- Complex of Koguryo Tombs
- Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
- Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy
- Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat
- Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
- Cultural Landscape of Maymand
- Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er
D
- Dazu Rock Carvings
- Deer Stone Monuments and Related Bronze Age Sites
- Dholavira: a Harappan City
- Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex
E
F
- Fanjingshan
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
- Fujian Tulou
- Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
G
- Gaya Tumuli
- Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
- Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
- Golestan Palace
- Gonbad-e Qābus
- Gondwana Rainforests of Australia 1
- Great Barrier Reef
- Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape
- Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area
- Great Living Chola Temples 2
- Greater Blue Mountains Area
- Group of Monuments at Hampi
- Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
- Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
- Gunung Mulu National Park
- Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
- Gyeongju Historic Areas
H
- Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago
- Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
- Heard and McDonald Islands
- Hegmataneh
- Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan
- Himeji-jo
- Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
- Historic Centre of Bukhara
- Historic Centre of Macao
- Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
- Historic City of Ahmadabad
- Historic City of Ayutthaya
- Historic City of Vigan
- Historic City of Yazd
- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa 3
- Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
- Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
- Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
- Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
- Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
- Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
- Hoi An Ancient Town
- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
- Hubei Shennongjia
- Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
- Hwaseong Fortress
- Hyrcanian Forests *
I
- Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
- Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
- Itchan Kala
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
J
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan
- Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
- Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
- Jongmyo Shrine
K
- K’gari (Fraser Island)
- Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex
- Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
- Kakadu National Park
- Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana
- Kathmandu Valley
- Kaziranga National Park
- Keoladeo National Park
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments
- Khangchendzonga National Park
- Kinabalu Park
- Koh Ker: Archaeological Site of Ancient Lingapura or Chok Gargyar
- Komodo National Park
- Kuk Early Agricultural Site
- Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement
- Kunya-Urgench
L
- Landscapes of Dauria *
- Levuka Historical Port Town
- Longmen Grottoes
- Lord Howe Island Group
- Lorentz National Park
- Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
- Lushan National Park
- Lut Desert
M
- Macquarie Island
- Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
- Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan
- Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
- Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars
- Meidan Emam, Esfahan
- Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
- Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China
- Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
- Mogao Caves
- Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty
- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
- Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary
- Mount Huangshan
- Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
- Mount Sanqingshan National Park
- Mount Taishan
- Mount Wutai
- Mount Wuyi
- Mountain Railways of India
- Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
- Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
- My Son Sanctuary
N
- Namhansanseong
- Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia
- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
- New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands
- Ningaloo Coast
O
- Ogasawara Islands
- Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
- Old Town of Lijiang
- Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto
- Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
P
- Parthian Fortresses of Nisa
- Pasargadae
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
- Persepolis
- Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai
- Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly
- Phoenix Islands Protected Area
- Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
- Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period
- Prambanan Temple Compounds
- Proto-urban Site of Sarazm
- Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
- Purnululu National Park
- Pyu Ancient Cities
Q
- Qinghai Hoh Xil
- Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China
- Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
R
- Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
- Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
- Red Fort Complex
- Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
- Rock Islands Southern Lagoon
- Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
- Rohtas Fort
- Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
- Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
S
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura
- Sacred City of Kandy
- Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas
- Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
- Sado Island Gold Mines
- Sagarmatha National Park
- Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures
- Sangiran Early Man Site
- Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea
- Santiniketan
- Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
- Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region
- Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
- Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies
- Shahr-i Sokhta
- Shark Bay, Western Australia
- Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
- Shirakami-Sanchi
- Shiretoko
- Shrines and Temples of Nikko
- Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
- Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor *
- Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor *
- Singapore Botanic Gardens
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve 4
- Site of Xanadu
- Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
- Soltaniyeh
- South China Karst
- State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
- Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain
- Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
- Sun Temple, Konârak
- Sundarbans National Park
- Susa
- Sydney Opera House
T
- Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
- Taj Mahal
- Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)
- Takht-e Soleyman
- Tasmanian Wilderness
- Taxila
- Tchogha Zanbil
- Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand 5
- Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
- Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
- Temple of Preah Vihear
- Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura
- The Ancient Town of Si Thep and its Associated Dvaravati Monuments
- The Archaeological Heritage of Niah National Park’s Caves Complex
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *
- The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks
- The Grand Canal
- The Great Wall
- The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
- The Persian Caravanserai
- The Persian Garden
- The Persian Qanat
- The Sundarbans
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
- Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
- Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
- Tongariro National Park #
- Town of Luang Prabang
- Trang An Landscape Complex
- Trans-Iranian Railway
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
- Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
- Tugay forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve
- Tusi Sites
U
V
- Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape
- Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
W
- West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
- Western Ghats
- Western Tien-Shan *
- Wet Tropics of Queensland
- Willandra Lakes Region
- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
X
Y
Z
Notes
Extension of the "Australian East Coast Temperate and Subtropical Rainforest Park".
name changed 2007 from 'Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves (Australia)'
The "Brihadisvara Temple, Tanjavur", which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the "Great Living Chola Temples".
Extension of "The Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple Monastery, Lhasa" to include the Norbulingka area.
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.
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".
Renomination of "Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park" under cultural criteria.
#: 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
Legend
Cultural Natural Mixed
Cultural Natural Mixed
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