World Heritage List
1979
- Kathmandu Valley (Nepal)
- Meidan Emam, Esfahan (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Persepolis (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Sagarmatha National Park (Nepal)
- 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)
- Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
- Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta (Pakistan)
- Kakadu National Park (Australia)
- Willandra Lakes Region (Australia)
1982
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (Sri Lanka)
- Ancient City of Sigiriya (Sri Lanka)
- Lord Howe Island Group (Australia)
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)
- Tasmanian Wilderness (Australia)
1983
- Agra Fort (India)
- Ajanta Caves (India)
- Ellora Caves (India)
- Taj Mahal (India)
1984
- Chitwan National Park (Nepal)
- Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (India)
- Sun Temple, Konârak (India)
1985
- Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat (Bangladesh)
- Kaziranga National Park (India)
- Keoladeo National Park (India)
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (India)
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (Bangladesh)
1986
- Churches and Convents of Goa (India)
- Fatehpur Sikri (India)
- Gondwana Rainforests of Australia (Australia) 1
- Group of Monuments at Hampi (India)
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments (India)
1987
- Elephanta Caves (India)
- Great Living Chola Temples (India) 2
- 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)
- Mount Taishan (China)
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (China)
- Sundarbans National Park (India)
- The Great Wall (China)
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia) 3
1988
- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (India)
- Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (Sri Lanka)
- Sacred City of Kandy (Sri Lanka)
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka) 4
- Wet Tropics of Queensland (Australia)
1989
- Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (India)
1990
- Itchan Kala (Uzbekistan)
- Mount Huangshan (China)
- Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand (New Zealand) 5
- Tongariro National Park (New Zealand) #
1991
- Borobudur Temple Compounds (Indonesia)
- Historic City of Ayutthaya (Thailand)
- Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns (Thailand)
- Komodo National Park (Indonesia)
- Prambanan Temple Compounds (Indonesia)
- Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple (Sri Lanka)
- Shark Bay, Western Australia (Australia)
- Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries (Thailand)
- Ujung Kulon National Park (Indonesia)
1992
- Angkor (Cambodia)
- Ban Chiang Archaeological Site (Thailand)
- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
- K’gari (Fraser Island) (Australia)
- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
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)
- Shirakami-Sanchi (Japan)
- Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (Philippines)
- Yakushima (Japan)
1994
- Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (China)
- Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) (Australia)
- Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago (Viet Nam)
- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (China) 6
- 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)
- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (China)
- Sangiran Early Man Site (Indonesia)
1997
- Ancient City of Ping Yao (China)
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex (Republic of Korea)
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou (China)
- Heard and McDonald Islands (Australia)
- Hwaseong Fortress (Republic of Korea)
- Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (Nepal)
- Macquarie Island (Australia)
- Old Town of Lijiang (China)
- Rohtas Fort (Pakistan)
- The Sundarbans (Bangladesh)
1998
- East Rennell (Solomon Islands)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Japan)
- New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands (New Zealand)
- Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (China)
- Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (China)
1999
- Dazu Rock Carvings (China)
- Historic City of Vigan (Philippines)
- Hoi An Ancient Town (Viet Nam)
- Lorentz National Park (Indonesia)
- Mount Wuyi (China)
- Mountain Railways of India (India)
- My Son Sanctuary (Viet Nam)
- Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park (Philippines)
- 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)
- Greater Blue Mountains Area (Australia)
- Gunung Mulu National Park (Malaysia)
- 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)
- Kinabalu Park (Malaysia)
- 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)
- Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (Viet Nam)
- Purnululu National Park (Australia)
- Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (India)
- Takht-e Soleyman (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (China)
- Uvs Nuur Basin (Mongolia) *
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)
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (Indonesia)
2005
- Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (Thailand)
- Historic Centre of Macao (China)
- Kunya-Urgench (Turkmenistan)
- Shiretoko (Japan)
- Soltaniyeh (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
2006
- Bisotun (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains (China)
- Yin Xu (China)
2007
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape (Japan)
- Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes (Republic of Korea)
- Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (China)
- Parthian Fortresses of Nisa (Turkmenistan)
- Red Fort Complex (India)
- South China Karst (China)
- 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)
- Mount Sanqingshan National Park (China)
- Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan)
- 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 Highlands of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka)
- Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi (Viet Nam)
- China Danxia (China)
- Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” (China)
- Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong (Republic of Korea)
- Phoenix Islands Protected Area (Kiribati)
- 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)
- Ningaloo Coast (Australia)
- Ogasawara Islands (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)
- Chengjiang Fossil Site (China)
- 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))
- Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (Palau)
- Site of Xanadu (China)
- Western Ghats (India)
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)
- Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) (Tajikistan)
- Xinjiang Tianshan (China)
2014
- Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (India)
- Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (Philippines)
- 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)
- Trang An Landscape Complex (Viet Nam)
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)
- Hubei Shennongjia (China)
- Khangchendzonga National Park (India)
- Lut Desert (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- 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))
- Western Tien-Shan (Kazakhstan) *
- 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)
- Landscapes of Dauria (Mongolia) *
- Qinghai Hoh Xil (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
- Fanjingshan (China)
- 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)
- Hyrcanian Forests (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) *
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan (India)
- Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars (Lao People's Democratic Republic)
- Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (China)
- 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
- Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (Japan)
- Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Dholavira: a Harappan City (India)
- Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats (Republic of Korea)
- Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan (Japan)
- Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (Thailand)
- Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana (India)
- Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China (China)
- Trans-Iranian Railway (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
2023
- Cold Winter Deserts of Turan (Kazakhstan) *
- 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))
- Tugay forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve (Tajikistan)
2024
- Badain Jaran Desert - Towers of Sand and Lakes (China)
- 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)
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".
Renomination of "Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park" under cultural criteria.
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".
Extension of "The Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple Monastery, Lhasa" to include the Norbulingka area.
#: 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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Cultural Natural Mixed
Cultural Natural Mixed
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