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1979

Abu Mena (Egypt)
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (Egypt)
Antigua Guatemala (Guatemala)
Archaeological Site of Carthage (Tunisia)
Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region (Ethiopia)
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (Egypt)
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (Egypt)
Tchogha Zanbil (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
Tikal National Park (Guatemala)

1980

Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad (Algeria)
Ancient City of Bosra (Syrian Arab Republic)
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (Pakistan)
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol (Pakistan)
Maya Site of Copan (Honduras)
Megalithic Temples of Malta (Malta) ¹
Paphos (Cyprus)
Site of Palmyra (Syrian Arab Republic)
Taxila (Pakistan)

1981

Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Guatemala)
Kakadu National Park (Australia)

1982

Ancient City of Sigiriya (Sri Lanka)
Archaeological Site of Cyrene (Libya)
Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna (Libya)
Archaeological Site of Sabratha (Libya)
Djémila (Algeria)
Timgad (Algeria)
Tipasa (Algeria)

1983

Ellora Caves (India)
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (Peru)

1984

Baalbek (Lebanon)
Byblos (Lebanon)
Tyre (Lebanon)

1985

Chavin (Archaeological Site) (Peru)
Petra (Jordan)
Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis (Tunisia)
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (Bangladesh)

1986

Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (Peru)
Great Zimbabwe National Monument (Zimbabwe)
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital (Türkiye)
Khami Ruins National Monument (Zimbabwe)
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae (Greece)

1987

Acropolis, Athens (Greece)
Archaeological Site of Delphi (Greece)
Bahla Fort (Oman)
Chaco Culture (United States of America)
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán (Mexico)
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (China)
Nemrut Dağ (Türkiye)
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque (Mexico)
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (Mexico)

1988

Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn (Oman)
Hierapolis-Pamukkale (Türkiye)
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza (Mexico)
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus (Greece)

1989

Archaeological Site of Mystras (Greece)
Archaeological Site of Olympia (Greece)

1991

Historic City of Ayutthaya (Thailand)

1992

Angkor (Cambodia)
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site (Thailand)
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City (Mexico)
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos (Greece)

1993

Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida (Spain)
Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (Ireland)
Historic Town of Zabid (Yemen)
Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue (Paraguay)
Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site (El Salvador)
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (India)

1995

San Agustín Archaeological Park (Colombia)

1996

Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) (Greece)

1997

Archaeological Area of Agrigento (Italy)
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (Italy)
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá (Panama)
Archaeological Site of Volubilis (Morocco)

1998

Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia (Italy)
Archaeological Site of Troy (Türkiye)
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes (Mexico)
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula (Italy)
Fuerte de Samaipata (Bolivia (Plurinational State of))

1999

Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco (Mexico)
Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns (Greece)
Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains (Romania)
My Son Sanctuary (Viet Nam)
State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” (Turkmenistan)

2000

Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco (Spain)
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba (Cuba)
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (Spain)
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots (Armenia)
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) (Hungary)
Ruins of León Viejo (Nicaragua)

2001

Masada (Israel)
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (Lao People's Democratic Republic)

2002

Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Afghanistan)

2003

Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Afghanistan)
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region (Sudan)
Takht-e Soleyman (Iran (Islamic Republic of))

2004

Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (India)
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia (Italy)
Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) (Lithuania)
Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly (Kazakhstan)
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Jordan)

2005

Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Israel)
Kunya-Urgench (Turkmenistan)

2006

Chongoni Rock-Art Area (Malawi)

2007

Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius (Serbia)
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa (Turkmenistan)
Samarra Archaeological City (Iraq)
Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes (Namibia)

2008

Hegra Archaeological Site (al-Hijr / Madā ͐ in Ṣāliḥ) (Saudi Arabia)
Temple of Preah Vihear (Cambodia)

2009

Sacred City of Caral-Supe (Peru)

2010

At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah (Saudi Arabia)

2011

Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (Syrian Arab Republic)
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe (Sudan)
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land (Japan)

2012

Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley (Malaysia)

2013

Al Zubarah Archaeological Site (Qatar)

2014

Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex (Russian Federation)
Erbil Citadel (Iraq)
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape (Türkiye)

2016

Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites (Antigua and Barbuda)
Archaeological Site of Ani (Türkiye)
Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar (India)
Archaeological Site of Philippi (Greece)

2017

Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura (Cambodia)
Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site (Brazil)

2018

Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke (Germany)
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site (Kenya)

2019

Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City (China)

2023

Jodensavanne Archaeological Site: Jodensavanne Settlement and Cassipora Creek Cemetery (Suriname)
Koh Ker: Archaeological Site of Ancient Lingapura or Chok Gargyar (Cambodia)
National Archaeological Park Tak’alik Ab’aj (Guatemala)

2024

Melka Kunture and Balchit: Archaeological and Palaeontological Sites in the Highland Area of Ethiopia (Ethiopia)
The Archaeological Heritage of Niah National Park’s Caves Complex (Malaysia)
The Cultural Landscape of Al-Faw Archaeological Area (Saudi Arabia)
The Historic Town and Archaeological Site of Gedi (Kenya)

Notes

The Committee decided to extend the existing cultural property, the "Temple of Ggantija", to include the five prehistoric temples situated on the islands of Malta and Gozo and to rename the property as "The Megalithic Temples of Malta".

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Category of property

Cultural Natural Natural Mixed Mixed

Property inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger

Cultural Natural Natural Mixed Mixed

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