World Heritage List
1978
- Mesa Verde National Park (United States of America)
1979
- Grand Canyon National Park (United States of America)
1980
- Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (Pakistan)
- Site of Palmyra (Syrian Arab Republic)
- Taxila (Pakistan)
1981
- Darien National Park (Panama)
- Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (Pakistan)
- Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (United Republic of Tanzania)
1982
- Aldabra Atoll (Seychelles)
- Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (Honduras)
1983
- Agra Fort (India)
- Ajanta Caves (India)
- Ellora Caves (India)
- Taj Mahal (India)
- Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (Costa Rica) *
- Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve (Seychelles)
1984
- Chitwan National Park (Nepal)
- Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (India)
- Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena (Colombia)
- Sun Temple, Konârak (India)
- Yosemite National Park (United States of America) #
1985
- Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia (Brazil)
- Kaziranga National Park (India)
- Keoladeo National Park (India)
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (India)
- Petra (Jordan)
1986
- Churches and Convents of Goa (India)
- Fatehpur Sikri (India)
- Group of Monuments at Hampi (India)
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments (India)
1987
- Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (Spain)
- City of Potosí (Bolivia (Plurinational State of))
- Elephanta Caves (India)
- Great Living Chola Temples (India) 1
- Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (India)
- Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán (Mexico)
- Mogao Caves (China)
- Sian Ka'an (Mexico)
- Sundarbans National Park (India)
- Venice and its Lagoon (Italy)
1988
- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (India)
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka) 2
1989
- Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (India)
1990
- Colonial City of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
- Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos (Bolivia (Plurinational State of))
1991
- Historic City of Ayutthaya (Thailand)
- Island of Mozambique (Mozambique)
- Shark Bay, Western Australia (Australia)
1992
- Angkor (Cambodia)
- Taos Pueblo (United States of America)
1993
- Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Philippines)
- Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (India)
- Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (India)
1994
1995
- Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox (Colombia)
1996
1997
- Heard and McDonald Islands (Australia)
- Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (Nepal)
- Rohtas Fort (Pakistan)
- The Sundarbans (Bangladesh)
1999
- Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
- Dazu Rock Carvings (China)
- Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves (Brazil)
- Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca (Ecuador)
- Historic City of Vigan (Philippines)
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa)
- Mountain Railways of India (India)
- My Son Sanctuary (Viet Nam)
2000
- Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (Peru)
- Land of Frankincense (Oman)
- Maloti-Drakensberg Park (Lesotho) *
- Palmeral of Elche (Spain)
- Stone Town of Zanzibar (United Republic of Tanzania)
2001
- Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (Cuba)
- Lamu Old Town (Kenya)
- Royal Hill of Ambohimanga (Madagascar)
- Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures (Uzbekistan)
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)
- Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites (Gambia)
- Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (South Africa)
- Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (India)
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (China)
2004
- Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (India)
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (India)
- Pasargadae (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- Pitons Management Area (Saint Lucia)
- Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) (Morocco)
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (Indonesia)
2005
- Kunya-Urgench (Turkmenistan)
- Struve Geodetic Arc (Belarus) *
2006
- Aapravasi Ghat (Mauritius)
- Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town (Ethiopia)
2007
- Red Fort Complex (India)
2008
2010
- Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Mexico)
- Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island (France)
- Proto-urban Site of Sarazm (Tajikistan)
- The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (India)
2011
- Fort Jesus, Mombasa (Kenya)
- Ningaloo Coast (Australia)
- The Persian Garden (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
- West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou (China)
2012
2013
- Al Zubarah Archaeological Site (Qatar)
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan (India)
- Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) (Tajikistan)
2014
- Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (India)
- Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah (Saudi Arabia)
- Pyu Ancient Cities (Myanmar)
- Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat (India)
- Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor (China) *
2016
- Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar (India)
- Hubei Shennongjia (China)
- Khangchendzonga National Park (India)
- Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park (Sudan)
- The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities (Iraq)
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (Argentina) *
2017
2018
- Ancient City of Qalhat (Oman)
- Pimachiowin Aki (Canada)
- Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai (India)
2019
- French Austral Lands and Seas (France)
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan (India)
- Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto (Indonesia)
2021
2023
2024
Notes
The "Brihadisvara Temple, Tanjavur", which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the "Great Living Chola Temples".
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.
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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