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Year Name of the property Country Type Region Property (ha) ID
1979 Białowieża Forest * BY N EUR 141,885 33
1979 Białowieża Forest * PL N EUR 141,885 33
1979 Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor ME C EUR 14,600 125
1980 Røros Mining Town and the Circumference NO C EUR 16,510 55
1980 Site of Palmyra SY C ARB 1,640 23
1981 Kakadu National Park AU M APA 1,980,995 147
1982 Tasmanian Wilderness AU M APA 1,584,233 181
1983 Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu PE M LAC 38,161 274
1983 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) * AR C LAC 265 275
1983 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) * BR C LAC 265 275
1983 Pilgrimage Church of Wies DE C EUR 0 271
1985 Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia TR M EUR 9,884 357
1985 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas BR C LAC 2 334
1986 Great Zimbabwe National Monument ZW C AFR 722 364
1986 Group of Monuments at Hampi IN C APA 4,187 241
1986 Škocjan Caves # SI N EUR 413 390
1986 St Kilda GB M EUR 24,201 387
1987 Chaco Culture US C EUR 14,261 353
1987 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park # US N EUR 87,940 409
1987 Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville US C EUR 796 442
1987 Nemrut Dağ TR C EUR 11 448
1987 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 1 AU M APA 132,566 447
1988 Hierapolis-Pamukkale TR M EUR 1,077 485
1988 Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines MX C LAC 2,168 482
1989 Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) ML M AFR 327,390 516
1990 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments RU C EUR 3,934 540
1990 Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin DE C EUR 2,064 532
1990 Tongariro National Park # NZ M APA 79,596 421
1991 Borobudur Temple Compounds ID C APA 26 592
1992 Ban Chiang Archaeological Site TH C APA 30 575
1992 Butrint AL C EUR 0 570
1992 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands RU C EUR 28,834 632
1993 Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne IE C EUR 770 659
1993 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania 2 RO C EUR 553 596
1994 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park UG N AFR 32,092 682
1994 Historical Monuments of Mtskheta GE C EUR 4 708
1994 Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa PE C LAC 75,358 700
1994 Petäjävesi Old Church FI C EUR 3 584
1994 Rock Carvings in Tanum SE C EUR 4,138 557
1995 Cultural Landscape of Sintra PT C EUR 946 723
1995 Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta 3 IT C EUR 46,712 733
1995 Historic Centre of Siena IT C EUR 170 717
1995 Rapa Nui National Park CL C LAC 6,666 715
1995 Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras PH C APA 0 722
1995 Schokland and Surroundings NL C EUR 1,306 739
1996 Historic Centre of the City of Pienza IT C EUR 4 789
1996 Laponian Area SE M EUR 940,900 774
1996 Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape CZ C EUR 14,320 763
1996 Lushan National Park CN C APA 30,200 778
1996 Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area CN M APA 15,400 779
1996 The Trulli of Alberobello IT C EUR 11 787
1997 Archaeological Site of Volubilis MA C ARB 42 836
1997 Costiera Amalfitana IT C EUR 11,231 830
1997 Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape AT C EUR 28,446 806
1997 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout NL C EUR 322 818
1997 Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) IT C EUR 4,689 826
1997 Pyrénées - Mont Perdu * FR M EUR 30,639 773
1997 Pyrénées - Mont Perdu * ES M EUR 30,639 773
1998 Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula IT C EUR 159,110 842
1998 Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara JP C APA 617 870
1998 Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing CN C APA 215 881
1999 Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki FI C EUR 0 579
1999 Dazu Rock Carvings CN C APA 20 912
1999 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) NL C EUR 7,208 899
1999 Heart of Neolithic Orkney GB C EUR 15 514
1999 Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta HU C EUR 74,820 474
1999 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion FR C EUR 7,847 932
1999 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park PL C EUR 380 905
1999 Mount Wuyi CN M APA 107,044 911
1999 State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” TM C APA 353 886
1999 Sukur Cultural Landscape NG C AFR 764 938
1999 Viñales Valley CU C LAC 13,200 840
1999 Wooden Churches of Maramureş RO C EUR 0 904
2000 Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland SE C EUR 56,323 968
2000 Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba CU C LAC 81,475 1008
2000 Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites IT C EUR 14,563 990
2000 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape GB C EUR 3,290 984
2000 Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí ES C EUR 8 988
2000 Curonian Spit * LT C EUR 33,021 994
2000 Curonian Spit * RU C EUR 33,021 994
2000 Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz DE C EUR 11,891 534
2000 Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu JP C APA 55 972
2000 Gyeongju Historic Areas KR C APA 2,880 976
2000 Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties CN C APA 3,435 1004
2000 Palmeral of Elche ES C EUR 144 930
2000 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes 4 FR C EUR 86,021 933
2000 Wachau Cultural Landscape AT C EUR 18,387 970
2001 Alto Douro Wine Region PT C EUR 24,600 1046
2001 Aranjuez Cultural Landscape ES C EUR 2,048 1044
2001 Derwent Valley Mills GB C EUR 1,229 1030
2001 Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape * AT C EUR 68,369 772
2001 Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape * HU C EUR 68,369 772
2001 Masada IL C EUR 276 1040
2001 Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun SE C EUR 43 1027
2001 Royal Hill of Ambohimanga MG C AFR 59 950
2001 Tsodilo BW C AFR 4,800 1021
2001 Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape LA C APA 39,000 481
2002 Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche MX M LAC 331,397 1061
2002 Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape HU C EUR 13,255 1063
2002 Upper Middle Rhine Valley DE C EUR 27,250 1066
2003 Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent RU C EUR 38 1070
2003 Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley AF C APA 159 208
2003 Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites GM C AFR 8 761
2003 Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape ZA C AFR 28,169 1099
2003 Matobo Hills ZW C AFR 205,000 306
2003 Quebrada de Humahuaca AR C LAC 172,116 1116
2003 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew GB C EUR 132 1084
2004 Bam and its Cultural Landscape IR C APA 0 1208
2004 Dresden Elbe Valley Delisted 2009 DE C EUR 1,930 1156
2004 Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture PT C EUR 987 1117
2004 Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley AD C EUR 4,247 1160
2004 Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski * DE C EUR 348 1127
2004 Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski * PL C EUR 348 1127
2004 Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape MN C APA 121,967 1081
2004 Pasargadae IR C APA 160 1106
2004 Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly KZ C APA 900 1145
2004 Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range JP C APA 506 1142
2004 Val d'Orcia IT C EUR 61,188 1026
2004 Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago NO C EUR 107,294 1143
2004 Þingvellir National Park IS C EUR 9,270 1152
2005 Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev IL C EUR 6,655 1107
2006 Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman OM C ARB 1,456 1207
2006 Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila MX C LAC 35,019 1209
2006 Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape GB C EUR 19,719 1215
2006 Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town ET C AFR 48 1189
2007 Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda GA M AFR 491,291 1147
2007 Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape AZ C EUR 537 1076
2007 Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape JP C APA 529 1246
2007 Kaiping Diaolou and Villages CN C APA 372 1112
2007 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces CH C EUR 898 1243
2007 Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape ZA C AFR 160,000 1265
2008 Chief Roi Mata’s Domain VU C APA 886 1280
2008 Le Morne Cultural Landscape MU C AFR 350 1259
2008 Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests KE C AFR 1,538 1231
2008 Stari Grad Plain HR C EUR 1,377 1240
2009 Mount Wutai CN C APA 18,415 1279
2009 Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty KR C APA 1,891 1319
2010 Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca MX C LAC 1,515 1352
2011 Ancient Villages of Northern Syria SY C ARB 12,290 1348
2011 Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia CO C LAC 141,120 1121
2011 Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana ES C EUR 30,745 1371
2011 Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land JP C APA 176 1277
2011 Konso Cultural Landscape ET C AFR 23,000 1333
2011 Saloum Delta SN C AFR 145,811 1359
2011 The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape FR C EUR 302,319 1153
2011 Wadi Rum Protected Area JO M ARB 74,180 1377
2011 West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou CN C APA 3,323 1334
2012 Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes SN C AFR 50,309 1407
2012 Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy ID C APA 19,520 1194
2012 Landscape of Grand Pré CA C EUR 1,323 1404
2012 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin FR C EUR 3,943 1360
2012 Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea BR C LAC 7,249 1100
2013 Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora UA C EUR 259 1411
2013 Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces CN C APA 16,603 1111
2013 Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration JP C APA 20,702 1418
2014 Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire TR C EUR 27 1452
2014 Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir PS C ARB 349 1492
2014 Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape TR C EUR 333 1457
2014 Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato IT C EUR 10,789 1390
2015 Cultural Landscape of Maymand IR C APA 4,954 1423
2015 Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape TR C EUR 521 1488
2015 Singapore Botanic Gardens SG C APA 49 1483
2015 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy FR C EUR 13,219 1425
2015 The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand DK C EUR 4,543 1469
2016 Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape TD M AFR 2,441,200 1475
2016 Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape CN C APA 6,622 1508
2017 Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap DK C EUR 35 1536
2017 Taputapuātea FR C EUR 2,124 1529
2017 The English Lake District GB C EUR 229,205 422
2017 ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape ZA C AFR 959,100 1545
2018 Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea DK C EUR 417,800 1557
2018 Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape SA C ARB 8,544 1563
2018 Naumburg Cathedral DE C EUR 2 1470
2018 Pimachiowin Aki CA M EUR 2,904,000 1415
2019 Bagan MM C APA 5,005 1588
2019 Budj Bim Cultural Landscape AU C APA 9,935 1577
2019 Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region * CZ C EUR 6,834 1478
2019 Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region * DE C EUR 6,834 1478
2019 Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem CZ C EUR 1,310 1589
2019 Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity BR M LAC 173,164 1308
2019 Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape ES C EUR 9,425 1578
2019 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga PT C EUR 26 1590
2019 Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi CA C EUR 1,106 1597
2021 Colonies of Benevolence * BE C EUR 2,012 1555
2021 Colonies of Benevolence * NL C EUR 2,012 1555
2021 Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat IR C APA 106,307 1647
2021 Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences ES C EUR 237 1618
2021 The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales GB C EUR 3,259 1633
2023 Cultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance Route AZ C EUR 44,829 1696
2023 Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er CN C APA 7,168 1665
2023 The Gedeo Cultural Landscape ET C AFR 29,620 1641
2023 Zagori Cultural Landscape GR C EUR 0 1695
2023 Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops CZ C EUR 592 1558
Notes

  1. Renomination of "Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park" under cultural criteria.

  2. Extension of "Biertan and its Fortified Church".

  3. At the time the property was extended, criteria (iii) and (v) were also found applicable.

  4. The "Chateau and Estate of Chambord", which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the "Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes".

*: transboundary property

#: 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

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