UNESCO World Heritage List
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site [1] is a site that has been nominated for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's International World Heritage program. The program aims to catalogue and preserve sites of outstanding importance, either cultural or natural, to the common heritage of humankind.
See also UNESCO Creative Cities , describing a recently instituted program recognizing entire cities with some similar characteristics, and the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network [2] , for parks of great geological interest.
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Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande (2009)
Sangha Trinational (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo) (2012)
Forts and Castles of Volta, Greater Accra, Central Ghana and Western Ghana (Elmina Castle , Fort St Jago , Fort Good Hope, Cape Coast Castle , Fort Patience , Fort Amsterdam, Fort Batenstein , Fort San Sebastian, English Fort , Fort Saint Antony, Fort Metal Cross)
Asante Traditional Buildings
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley: Bamiyan Cliff including niches of the 38 meter Buddha, seated Buddhas, 55 meter Buddha and surrounding caves | Kakrak Valley caves including the niche of the standing Buddha | Qoul-I Akram Caves in the Fuladi Valley | Kalai Ghamai Caves in the Fuladi Valley | Shahr-i-Zuhak | Qallay Kaphari A | Qallay Kaphari B | Shahr-i-Ghulghulah
Qal'at al-Bahrain - Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy (2012)
Dilmun Burial Mounds (2019)
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (1987, 2004)
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, with the terracotta warriors Xi'an (1987)
Mogao Caves, Dunhuang (1987)
Mount Taishan (1987)
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (1987)
The Great Wall of China (1987)
Mount Huangshan (1990)
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
Ancient building complex in the Wudang Mountains , center of taoist monasteries and "internal" kung fu, in Hubei (1994)
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa : Potala Palace | Jokhang Temple Monastery | Norbulingka (1994, 2000, 2001)
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (1994)
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (1994)
Lushan National Park (1996)
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (1996)
Ancient City of Pingyao (1997)
Classical Gardens of Suzhou (1997, 2000)
Old Town of Lijiang (1997)
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
Dazu - Buddhist rock carvings from 9th-13th century located in Chongqing municipality. (1999)
Mount Wuyi , a scenic and historic area in Fujian (1999)
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun (2000)
Imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Xianling tomb, Zhongxiang | Eastern Qing tombs, Zunhua | Western Qing tombs, Yixian and Baoding | Ming tombs, Changping | Xiaoling, Chang Yushun, Qiu Cheng, Wu Liang, Wu Zhen, Xu Da and Li Wenzhong tombs, Nanjing (2000, 2003, 2004)
Longmen Grottoes, near Luoyang (2000)
Mount Qincheng and the Dujiangyan irrigation system, near Chengdu (2000)
Yungang Grottoes (Datong ) (2001)
Three parallel rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas: Gaoligong and Yunling Mountains, Nujiang | Baimang-Meili and Haba Snow Mountains, Red and Qianghu Mountain, Diqing | Laowoshan, Nujiang and Diqing | Laojunshan, Lijiang (2003)
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (Huanren County, Liaoning Province and Ji'an , Jilin Province) (2004). Koguryo tombs in North Korea are also listed.
Historic Centre of Macao (2005)
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains (2006)
Yin Xu (An'yang ) (2006)
Kaiping Diaolou ("castles") and Villages (2007)
Shilin South China Karst, in Yunnan , Guizhou , and Guangxi Provinces (2007)
Fujian Tulou, the earth houses of the Hakka people in Yongding County in the West of the province (2008)
Mount Sanqingshan National Park , a Taoist mountain in Jiangxi (2008)
Mount Wutai (2009)
China Danxia (2010)
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” (2010)
West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou (2011)
Chengjiang Fossil Site (2012)
Site of Xanadu (2012)
Xinjiang Tianshan (2013)
Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces (2013)
Agra Fort, Agra
Ajanta Caves
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus), Mumbai
Churches and Convents of Old Goa
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Elephanta Caves
Ellora Caves
Fatehpur Sikri , outside Agra
Great Living Chola Temples, including the Brihadisvara Temple of Thanjavur ; Brihadisvara Temple of Gangaikondacholisvaram ; and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram
Group of Monuments at Hampi
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Kaziranga National Park
Keoladeo National Park
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers National Park
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
Sun Temple, Konarak
Sundarbans National Park
Taj Mahal, Agra
The Red Fort Complex, Delhi
Western Ghats mountain chain
Hill Forts of Rajashtan
Ahmedabad Gujarat
Tanjai Periyakoil,Tanjavur Tamilnadu
Armenian Monastic Ensembles in Iran: St Thaddeus, St Stepanos, and Chapel of Dzordzor
Bam Cultural Landscape
Bisotun (2006)
Meidan Emam, Isfahan
Pasargadae
Persepolis
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil (2010)
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System (2009)
Soltaniyeh (2005)
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex (2010)
Takht-e Soleyman (2003)
Tchogha Zanbil
The Persian Garden (Ancient Garden of Pasargadae , Bagh-e Eram ,Bagh-e Fin, Bagh-e Chehel Sotun, Bagh-e Abas Abad, Bagh-e Shahzadeh, Bagh-e Pahlavanpur, Bagh-e Dolat Abad, Bagh-e Akbariyeh)
Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan (2012)
Gonbad-e Qābus (2012)
Golestan Palace (2013)
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape (2004)
Uvs Nuur Basin (2003)
Petroglyph Complexes of the Mongolian Altai (Aral Tolgoi, Upper Tsagaan Gol, Tsagaan Salaa-Baga Oigor)
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (2012)
Baroque Churches of the Philippines: Iglesia de San Agustín, Intramuros, Manila | Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur | Iglesia de San Agustín, Paoay, Ilocos Norte | Iglesia de Santo Tomás de Villanueva, Miag-ao, Iloilo
Historic Town of Vigan
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras including Banaue-Batad Cluster, Banaue-Bangaan Cluster, Hunduan Cluster, Mayoyao Cluster and Kiangan Cluster
Tubbataha Reef Marine Park
Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary
Al Zubarah Archaeological Site (2013)
The Archaeological Site of Al-Hijr (Madâin Sâlih)
At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah
Singapore Botanic Gardens (2015)
Proto-urban site of Sarazm
Tajik National Park (2013)
Kunya-Urgench
State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv "
The Parthian Fortresses of Nisa
United Arab Emirates [ edit ]
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (which lies to the south and east of Andorra La Vella ) (2004, 2006)
The monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin in Armenia's Lori Province (1996, 2000)
The monastery of Geghard and the upper Azat Valley in Armenia's Kotayk Province (2000)
The cathedral and churches of Echmiadzin and the archaeological site of Zvartnots (2000)
Armenian Apostolic- Originally rebuilt in 301-303 as the oldest state-built church in the world . It still functions as a church and is the centre of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Historic centre of the city of Salzburg (1996)
Palace and gardens of Schönbrunn (Vienna ) (1996)
Hallstatt -Dachstein Salzkammergut cultural landscape (1997)
Semmering railway (1998)
City of Graz - Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
The Wachau cultural landscape, between Melk and Krems (2000)
Historic centre of Vienna (2001)
Fertö/Neusiedlersee cultural landscape (2001)
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia)
The Walled city of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (2000)
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (2007)
Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace
Historic centre, Bruges | Historic Centre of Veurne
Grand Place, Brussels
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta, Brussels
Neolithic Flint Mines, Spiennes
Notre-Dame Cathedral, Tournai
Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex, Antwerp
Stoclet House, Brussels (2009)
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx
Flemish Beguinages
Belfries of Belgium and France:
Belfry and aldermen's house, Aalst
Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp
City hall, Antwerp
Belfry and halls, Bruges
City hall with belfry, Dendermonde
City hall with belfry, Diksmuide
City hall with belfry, Eeklo
Belfry, clothmakers' hall and Mammelokker (old prison), Ghent
Former city hall / clothmakers' hall, Herentals
Belfry with clothmakers' hall, Ypres
Belfry or hall tower, Courtray
St. Peter's church / Belfry, Leuven
City hall and belfry tower, Lier
Former city hall with belfry, Lo-Reninge
Old hall with belfry, Mechelen
St. Rumbold's tower, Mechelen
Belfry and City hall, Menen
Hall with belfry, Nieuwpoort
City hall with belfry, Oudenaarde
City hall, hall and belfry, Roeselare
City hall with tower, Sint-Truiden
Hall tower or belfry, hall and aldermen's room, Tielt
St. Germain's church with city tower, Tienen
Basilica of Our Lady with city tower, Tongeren
Country house with belfry, Veurne
St. Leonard's church, Zoutleeuw
City hall belfry, Binche
City hall belfry, Charleroi
Belfry, Mons
Belfry, Namur
Belfry, Thuin
Belfry, Tournai
Belfry, Gembloux
Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (2012)
See also: France
Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
Paphos
Painted churches in the Troodos region: Church of Ayios Nikolaos (St. Nicholas) tis Steyis, Kakopetria | Ayios Ionannis (St. John) Lambadhistis Monastery, Kalopanayiotis | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) Phorviotissa (Asinou), Nikitart | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) tou Arakou, Lagoudhera | Church of Panayia (the Virgin), Moutoullas | Church of Archangelos Michael (Archangel Michael), Pedhoulas | Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross), Pelendria | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) Podhithou, Galata | Church of Stavros (Holy Cross) Ayiasmati, Platanistasa | Church of Ayia Sotira (of the transfiguration of the Savior) tou Soteros, Palaichori
Choirokoitia
Episcopal City of Albi
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
Chartres Cathedral
Palace and Park of Versailles
Vézelay , Church and Hill
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley , in Dordogne Region
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
Amiens Cathedral
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
Cape Girolata, Cape Porto, Scandola Nature Reserve and the Piana Calanches in Corsica
Le Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
Strasbourg - Grande île
Paris , Banks of the Seine
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims
Bourges Cathedral
Le Havre
Historic Centre of Avignon
Canal du Midi, which runs from Toulouse to Sète
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Historic Site of Lyon
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
Belfries of Belgium and France: Belfry of the Town Hall, Armentières | Belfry of the Town Hall, Bailleul | Belfry of Bergues | Belfry of the Church of St-Martin, Cambrai | Belfry of the Town Hal,l Comines | Belfry of the Town Hall, Douai | Belfry of the Church of St-Eloi, Dunkerque | Belfry of the Town Hall, Dunkerque | Belfry of Gravelines | Belfry of the Town Hall, Lille | Belfry of the Town Hall Loos | Belfry of the Town Hall, Aire-sur-la-Lys | Belfry of the Town Hall, Arras | Belfry of Béthune | Belfry of the Town Hall Boulogne-sur-Mer | Belfry of the Town Hall Calais | Belfry of the Town Hall, Hesdin | Belfry Abbeville | Belfry Amiens | Belfry of the Old Community Hall, Doullens | Belfry of Lucheux | Belfry of Rue | Belfry of Saint-Riquier (For Belgian Belfries see Belgium above)
Provins , Town of Medieval Fairs
The Historic Centre of Bordeaux , Port of the Moon
Fortifications of Vauban in Briançon
The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean Agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape (2011)
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia)
Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (2012)
The vineyards, wine cellars, and sales houses of Champagne-Ardenne .
Aachen Cathedral (1978)
Speyer Cathedral (1981)
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square (1981)
Pilgrimage Church of Wies (1983)
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (1984)
St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim (1985)
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (1986)
Hanseatic City of Lübeck (1987)
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (1990)
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (1991)
Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System (1992)
Maulbronn Monastery Complex (1993)
Town of Bamberg (1993)
Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg (1994)
Völklingen Ironworks (1994)
Messel Pit Fossil Site (1995)
Cologne Cathedral (1996)
Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau (1996)
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg (1996)
Classical Weimar (1998)
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin (1999)
Wartburg Castle near Eisenach (1999)
Garden Kingdom of Dessau -Wörlitz (2000)
Monastic Island of Reichenau (2000)
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (2001)
Upper Middle Rhine Valley , between Koblenz and Bingen / Rüdesheim (2002)
Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar (2002)
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen (2004)
Muskauer Park around Bad Muskau (2004)
Frontiers of the Roman Empire, including the Roman Limes (2005)
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof (2006)
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (2008)
The Wadden Sea , along the coast of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein , including the East and North Frisian Islands . (site shared with Netherlands ) (2009)
Fagus Factory in Alfeld (2011)
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia) (2011)
Margravial Opera House Bayreuth (2012)
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel (2013)
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
Archaeological Site of Delphi
Acropolis, Athens
Mount Athos
Meteora
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki
Archaeological Site of Epidaurus
Medieval City of Rhodes
Mystras, Sparta
Archaeological Site of Olympia
Delos , Cyclades
Monasteries of Daphni, Hossios Luckas and Nea Moni of Chios
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
Archaeological Site of Vergina
Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns, Corinth
Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
The Old Town of Corfu
13th century frescoes cycle of Padova
18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio Complex
Amalfi Coast
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
Archaeological Areas of Pompeii , Herculaneum , and Torre Annunziata
Assisi , the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padova
Castel del Monte, Andria (Bari )
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci in Milan
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia , and the Certosa di Padula
City of Verona
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
Crespi d'Adda
The Dolomites (2009)
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
Ferrara , City of the Renaissance and its Po Delta
Historic Centre of Florence
Historic Centre of Naples
Historic Centre of Rome , the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights, and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
Historic Centre of Siena
Historic Centre of Urbino
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
I Sassi di Matera
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands )
The Landscape of Val d'Orcia
Langhe vineyard landscape, Piedmont
Late Baroque Towns of the Noto Valley: Noto , Caltagirone , Militello Val di Catania , Catania , Modica , Palazzolo , Ragusa and Scicli (South-eastern Sicily )
Monte San Giorgio
Montecatini Terme , part of "The Great Spas of Europe"
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
Porticoes of Bologna
Portovenere , Cinque Terre , and the Islands (Palmaria , Tino and Tinetto )
Prosecco hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in and around Turin
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
The Trulli of Alberobello , (Bari )
Venice and its Lagoon
Villa Adriana, Tivoli
Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina
Villa d'Este, Tivoli
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
The Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli, in the historic centre of Genoa
Mantua and Sabbioneta
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (2011)
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia)
Mount Etna (2013)
Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany (2013)
Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries (shared with Croatia and Montenegro )
The monumental area with the monastic complex of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia of Brescia , Lombardy
City of Luxembourg : its Old Quarters and Fortifications
Ohrid Region with its Cultural and Historic Aspect and its Natural Environment
Durmitor National Park (1980)
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (1979)
Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries
Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad , Moscow Oblast
Central Sikhote-Alin mountains, Primorsky Krai
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands , a.k.a. Solovki, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Curonian Spit, Kaliningrad Oblast
Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery, Vologda Oblast
Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent, Moscow
Golden Mountains of Altai
Historic Center of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
Kizhi Island
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
Lake Baikal
Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve, Chukotka (2004)
Putorana Plateau
Virgin Komi Forests, Komi Republic .
Volcanoes of Kamchatka
Western Caucasus
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
Historical Center of the City of Yaroslavl
Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
Uvs Nuur Basin , in Tuva , Eastern Siberia
Struve Geodetic Arc
Lena Pillars Nature Park (2012)
Skocjan Caves near Divača
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia)
Heritage of Mercury Almadén and Idrija (Slovenia, Spain) (2012)
Alhambra , Generalife and Albayzin, Granada
Altamira Cave near Santander
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco in Tarragona , Catalonia
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
Burgos Cathedral, Burgos
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí , Catalonia
Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
Doñana National Park
Garajonay National Park
Historic Centre of Cordoba
Historic City of Toledo
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
Ibiza , Biodiversity and Culture
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
Las Médulas
Monastery and Site of the El Escorial , Madrid
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
Old City of Salamanca
Old Town of Ávila , with its Extra-Muros churches
Old Town of Cáceres
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
Palm tree forest of Elche
Güell Park, Güell Palace and Casa Milà in Barcelona , Catalonia
Poblet Monastery , Catalonia
Pyrenees : Mont Perdu
Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape
Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Roman Walls of Lugo
Route to Santiago de Compostela
Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, La Puebla
San Cristóbal de La Laguna , Canary Islands
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley, Portugal and Siega Verde
The Palau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona , Catalonia
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
Ubeda and Baeza : Urban duality, cultural unity
Vizcaya Bridge in Bilbao
Teide National Park, Tenerife
Tower of Hercules (2009)
Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana (2011)
Heritage of Mercury Almadén and Idrija (Slovenia, Spain) (2012)
Kyiv : Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Lviv : the Ensemble of the Historic Center
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians around Rakhiv in Western Ukraine
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatia Metropolitans in Chernivtsi
Struve Geodetic Arc
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine (2013)
Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora
Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast
North America [ edit ]
Historic Town of St. George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
Historic Area of Willemstad , Inner City and Harbour
National History Park - Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers
See USA .
Oceania [ edit ]
Levuka Historical Port Town (2013)
Phoenix Islands Protected Area
Bikini Atoll, nuclear tests site
South America [ edit ]
Rapa Nui National Park - see Easter Island
Churches of Chiloe Island : Achao, Quinchao and Caguach churches, Quinchao | Castro, Rilán, Nercón and Chelín churches, Castro | Aldachildo, Ichuac and Detif churches, Puqueldón | Vilupuili and Chonchi churches, Chonchi | Tenaún and Colo churches, Quemchi | San Juan and Dalcahue churches, Dalcahue
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works, Atacama Desert
Historic quarter of the seaport city of Valparaíso
Sewell Mining Town
Central Suriname Nature Reserve
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo
Delisted Sites [ edit ]
The following are sites that were once registered World Heritage Sites but have since been taken off the list:
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary in Oman NB: Site became first to be removed from List in 2007 for reduction in the habitat of the Oryx
Dresden Elbe Valley in Germany Site was delisted in 2009 because a road was constructed through it.
See also [ edit ]
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