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| Name | Description | Category | Country | Region | Iso Code | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley | The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria, integ… | Cultural | Afghanistan | Asia and the Pacific | af | 34.84694 | 67.82525 |
| Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam | The 65m-tall Minaret of Jam is a graceful, soaring structure, dating back to the 12th century. Covered in elaborate brickwork with a blue tile inscription at the top, it is noteworthy for the quality… | Cultural | Afghanistan | Asia and the Pacific | af | 34.39655556 | 64.51605556 |
| Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra | Berat and Gjirokastra are inscribed as rare examples of an architectural character typical of the Ottoman period. Located in central Albania, Berat bears witness to the coexistence of various religiou… | Cultural | Albania | Europe and North America | al | 40.06944444 | 20.13333333 |
| Butrint | Inhabited since prehistoric times, Butrint has been the site of a Greek colony, a Roman city and a bishopric. Following a period of prosperity under Byzantine administration, then a brief occupation b… | Cultural | Albania | Europe and North America | al | 39.75111111 | 20.02611111 |
| Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad | In a mountainous site of extraordinary beauty, the ruins of the first capital of the Hammadid emirs, founded in 1007 and demolished in 1152, provide an authentic picture of a fortified Muslim city. Th… | Cultural | Algeria | Arab States | dz | 35.81844 | 4.78684 |
| Tassili n'Ajjer | Located in a strange lunar landscape of great geological interest, this site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world. More than 15,000 drawings and engravings reco… | Mixed | Algeria | Arab States | dz | 25.5 | 9 |
| M'Zab Valley | A traditional human habitat, created in the 10th century by the Ibadites around their five ksour (fortified cities), has been preserved intact in the M’Zab valley. Simple, functional and perfect… | Cultural | Algeria | Arab States | dz | 32.48333 | 3.68333 |
| Djémila | Situated 900 m above sea-level, Djémila, or Cuicul, with its forum, temples, basilicas, triumphal arches and houses, is an interesting example of Roman town planning adapted to a mountain locat… | Cultural | Algeria | Arab States | dz | 36.32056 | 5.73667 |
| Tipasa | On the shores of the Mediterranean, Tipasa was an ancient Punic trading-post conquered by Rome and turned into a strategic base for the conquest of the kingdoms of Mauritania. It comprises a unique gr… | Cultural | Algeria | Arab States | dz | 36.55 | 2.383333333 |
| Timgad | Timgad lies on the northern slopes of the Aurès mountains and was created ex nihilo as a military colony by the Emperor Trajan in AD 100. With its square enclosure and orthogonal design based o… | Cultural | Algeria | Arab States | dz | 35.45 | 6.63333 |
| Kasbah of Algiers | The Kasbah is a unique kind of medina, or Islamic city. It stands in one of the finest coastal sites on the Mediterranean, overlooking the islands where a Carthaginian trading-post was established in… | Cultural | Algeria | Arab States | dz | 36.78333 | 3.06028 |
| Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley | The cultural landscape of Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley offers a microcosmic perspective of the way people have harvested the resources of the high Pyrenees over millennia. Its dramatic glacial landsc… | Cultural | Andorra | Europe and North America | ad | 42.49472222 | 1.595555556 |
| Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites | The site consists of a group of Georgian-style naval buildings and structures, set within a walled enclosure. The natural environment of this side of the island of Antigua, with its deep, narrow bays… | Cultural | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America and the Caribbean | ag | 17.0069444444 | -61.7616666667 |
| Los Glaciares National Park | The Los Glaciares National Park is an area of exceptional natural beauty, with rugged, towering mountains and numerous glacial lakes, including Lake Argentino, which is 160 km long. At its farthest en… | Natural | Argentina | Latin America and the Caribbean | ar | -50 | -73.24944 |
| Iguazu National Park | The semicircular waterfall at the heart of this site is some 80 m high and 2,700 m in diameter and is situated on a basaltic line spanning the border between Argentina and Brazil. Made up of many casc… | Natural | Argentina | Latin America and the Caribbean | ar | -25.51805556 | -54.13333333 |
| Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas | The Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas, contains an exceptional assemblage of cave art, executed between 13,000 and 9,500 years ago. It takes its name (Cave of the Hands) from the stencilled outl… | Cultural | Argentina | Latin America and the Caribbean | ar | -47.15 | -70.66666667 |
| Península Valdés | Península Valdés in Patagonia is a site of global significance for the conservation of marine mammals. It is home to an important breeding population of the endangered southern right wha… | Natural | Argentina | Latin America and the Caribbean | ar | -42.5 | -64 |
| Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks | These two contiguous parks, extending over 275,300 ha in the desert region on the western border of the Sierra Pampeanas of central Argentina, contain the most complete continental fossil record known… | Natural | Argentina | Latin America and the Caribbean | ar | -30 | -68 |
| Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba | The Jesuit Block in Córdoba, heart of the former Jesuit Province of Paraguay, contains the core buildings of the Jesuit system: the university, the church and residence of the Society of Jesus,… | Cultural | Argentina | Latin America and the Caribbean | ar | -31.42056 | -64.19111 |
| Quebrada de Humahuaca | Quebrada de Humahuaca follows the line of a major cultural route, the Camino Inca, along the spectacular valley of the Rio Grande, from its source in the cold high desert plateau of the High Andean la… | Cultural | Argentina | Latin America and the Caribbean | ar | -23.19986111 | -65.34886111 |
| Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin | These two Byzantine monasteries in the Tumanian region from the period of prosperity during the Kiurikian dynasty (10th to 13th century) were important centres of learning. Sanahin was renown for its… | Cultural | Armenia | Europe and North America | am | 41.095 | 44.71028 |
| Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley | The monastery of Geghard contains a number of churches and tombs, most of them cut into the rock, which illustrate the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. The complex of medieval buildings is… | Cultural | Armenia | Europe and North America | am | 40.15889 | 44.79667 |
| Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots | The cathedral and churches of Echmiatsin and the archaeological remains at Zvartnots graphically illustrate the evolution and development of the Armenian central-domed cross-hall type of church, which… | Cultural | Armenia | Europe and North America | am | 40.15931 | 44.29514 |
| Kakadu National Park | This unique archaeological and ethnological reserve, located in the Northern Territory, has been inhabited continuously for more than 40,000 years. The cave paintings, rock carvings and archaeological… | Mixed | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -12.83333333 | 132.8333333 |
| Great Barrier Reef | The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500… | Natural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -18.28611111 | 147.7 |
| Sydney Opera House | Inaugurated in 1973, the Sydney Opera House is a great architectural work of the 20th century that brings together multiple strands of creativity and innovation in both architectural form and structur… | Cultural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -33.8566666667 | 151.2152777777 |
| Willandra Lakes Region | The fossil remains of a series of lakes and sand formations that date from the Pleistocene can be found in this region, together with archaeological evidence of human occupation dating from 45–6… | Mixed | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -34 | 143 |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | In a region that has been subjected to severe glaciation, these parks and reserves, with their steep gorges, covering an area of over 1 million ha, constitute one of the last expanses of temperate rai… | Mixed | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -41.58333333 | 145.4166667 |
| Lord Howe Island Group | A remarkable example of isolated oceanic islands, born of volcanic activity more than 2,000 m under the sea, these islands boast a spectacular topography and are home to numerous endemic species, espe… | Natural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -31.56555556 | 159.0883333 |
| Gondwana Rainforests of Australia | This site, comprising several protected areas, is situated predominantly along the Great Escarpment on Australia’s east coast. The outstanding geological features displayed around shield volcani… | Natural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -28.25 | 150.05 |
| Ulu<U>r</U>u-Kata Tju<U>t</U>a National Park | This park, formerly called Uluru (Ayers Rock – Mount Olga) National Park, features spectacular geological formations that dominate the vast red sandy plain of central Australia. Uluru, an immens… | Mixed | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -25.33333333 | 131 |
| Wet Tropics of Queensland | This area, which stretches along the north-east coast of Australia for some 450 km, is made up largely of tropical rainforests. This biotope offers a particularly extensive and varied array of plants,… | Natural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -15.65 | 144.9666667 |
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Heard Island and McDonald Islands are located in the Southern Ocean, approximately 1,700 km from the Antarctic continent and 4,100 km south-west of Perth. As the only volcanically active subantarctic… | Natural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -53.1 | 73.5 |
| Shark Bay, Western Australia | At the most westerly point of the Australian continent, Shark Bay, with its islands and the land surrounding it, has three exceptional natural features: its vast sea-grass beds, which are the largest… | Natural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -25.48611111 | 113.4361111 |
| Macquarie Island | Macquarie Island (34 km long x 5 km wide) is an oceanic island in the Southern Ocean, lying 1,500 km south-east of Tasmania and approximately halfway between Australia and the Antarctic continent. The… | Natural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -54.59472222 | 158.8955556 |
| Fraser Island | Fraser Island lies just off the east coast of Australia. At 122 km long, it is the largest sand island in the world. Majestic remnants of tall rainforest growing on sand and half the world’s per… | Natural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -25.21666667 | 153.1333333 |
| Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) | Riversleigh and Naracoorte, situated in the north and south respectively of eastern Australia, are among the world’s 10 greatest fossil sites. They are a superb illustration of the key stages of… | Natural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -19.08333333 | 138.7166667 |
| Greater Blue Mountains Area | The Greater Blue Mountains Area consists of 1.03 million ha of sandstone plateaux, escarpments and gorges dominated by temperate eucalypt forest. The site, comprised of eight protected areas, is noted… | Natural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -33.7 | 150 |
| Purnululu National Park | The 239,723 ha Purnululu National Park is located in the State of Western Australia. It contains the deeply dissected Bungle Bungle Range composed of Devonian-age quartz sandstone eroded over a period… | Natural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -17.5 | 128.5 |
| Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens | The Royal Exhibition Building and its surrounding Carlton Gardens were designed for the great international exhibitions of 1880 and 1888 in Melbourne. The building and grounds were designed by Joseph… | Cultural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -37.80611111 | 144.9702778 |
| Australian Convict Sites | The property includes a selection of eleven penal sites, among the thousands established by the British Empire on Australian soil in the 18th and 19th centuries. The sites are spread across Australia,… | Cultural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -33.3783333333 | 150.9944444444 |
| Ningaloo Coast | The 604,500 hectare marine and terrestrial property of Ningaloo Coast, on the remote western coast of Australia, includes one of the longest near-shore reefs in the world. On land the site features an… | Natural | Australia | Asia and the Pacific | au | -22.5625 | 113.8102777778 |
| Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg | Salzburg has managed to preserve an extraordinarily rich urban fabric, developed over the period from the Middle Ages to the 19th century when it was a city-state ruled by a prince-archbishop. Its Fla… | Cultural | Austria | Europe and North America | at | 47.80055556 | 13.04333333 |
| Semmering Railway | The Semmering Railway, built over 41 km of high mountains between 1848 and 1854, is one of the greatest feats of civil engineering from this pioneering phase of railway building. The high standard of… | Cultural | Austria | Europe and North America | at | 47.64877778 | 15.82797222 |
| Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn | From the 18th century to 1918, Schönbrunn was the residence of the Habsburg emperors. It was designed by the architects Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and Nicolaus Pacassi and is full of outs… | Cultural | Austria | Europe and North America | at | 48.18666667 | 16.31333333 |
| Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape | Human activity in the magnificent natural landscape of the Salzkammergut began in prehistoric times, with the salt deposits being exploited as early as the 2nd millennium BC. This resource formed the… | Cultural | Austria | Europe and North America | at | 47.55944444 | 13.64638889 |
| City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg | The City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg bear witness to an exemplary model of the living heritage of a central European urban complex influenced by the secular presence of the H… | Cultural | Austria | Europe and North America | at | 47.0741666667 | 15.3916666667 |
| Wachau Cultural Landscape | The Wachau is a stretch of the Danube Valley between Melk and Krems, a landscape of high visual quality. It preserves in an intact and visible form many traces - in terms of architecture, (monasteries… | Cultural | Austria | Europe and North America | at | 48.36444444 | 15.43416667 |
| Historic Centre of Vienna | Vienna developed from early Celtic and Roman settlements into a Medieval and Baroque city, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It played an essential role as a leading European music centre, f… | Cultural | Austria | Europe and North America | at | 48.21666667 | 16.38333333 |
| Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower | Built on a site inhabited since the Palaeolithic period, the Walled City of Baku reveals evidence of Zoroastrian, Sasanian, Arabic, Persian, Shirvani, Ottoman, and Russian presence in cultural continu… | Cultural | Azerbaijan | Europe and North America | az | 40.36666667 | 49.83333333 |
| Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape | Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape covers three areas of a plateau of rocky boulders rising out of the semi-desert of central Azerbaijan, with an outstanding collection of more than 6,000 rock engra… | Cultural | Azerbaijan | Europe and North America | az | 40.125 | 49.375 |
| Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun | Qal’at al-Bahrain is a typical tell – an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupation. The strata of the 300 × 600 m tell testify to continuous human presence from about 2300… | Cultural | Bahrain | Arab States | bh | 26.23306 | 50.5272222222 |
| Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy | The site consists of seventeen buildings in Muharraq City, three offshore oyster beds, part of the seashore and the Qal’at Bu Mahir fortress on the southern tip of Muharraq Island, from where bo… | Cultural | Bahrain | Arab States | bh | 26.24128 | 50.61351 |
| Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat | Situated in the suburbs of Bagerhat, at the meeting-point of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, this ancient city, formerly known as Khalifatabad, was founded by the Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan i… | Cultural | Bangladesh | Asia and the Pacific | bd | 22.66667 | 89.8 |
| Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur | Evidence of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism in Bengal from the 7th century onwards, Somapura Mahavira, or the Great Monastery, was a renowned intellectual centre until the 12th century. Its layout perfe… | Cultural | Bangladesh | Asia and the Pacific | bd | 25.03333333 | 88.98333333 |
| The Sundarbans | The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the bo… | Natural | Bangladesh | Asia and the Pacific | bd | 21.95 | 89.18333 |
| Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison | Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, an outstanding example of British colonial architecture consisting of a well-preserved old town built in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, which testifies to the… | Cultural | Barbados | Latin America and the Caribbean | bb | 13.0966666667 | -59.6138888889 |
| Mir Castle Complex | The construction of this castle began at the end of the 15th century, in Gothic style. It was subsequently extended and reconstructed, first in the Renaissance and then in the Baroque style. After bei… | Cultural | Belarus | Europe and North America | by | 53.45108333 | 26.47272222 |
| Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh | The Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh is located in central Belarus. The Radziwill dynasty, who built and kept the ensemble from the 16th century until… | Cultural | Belarus | Europe and North America | by | 53.22278 | 26.69139 |
| Flemish Béguinages | The Béguines were women who dedicated their lives to God without retiring from the world. In the 13th century they founded the béguinages , enclosed communities designed to meet their spiritual and ma… | Cultural | Belgium | Europe and North America | be | 51.03097222 | 4.47375 |
| The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) | The four hydraulic boat-lifts on this short stretch of the historic Canal du Centre are industrial monuments of the highest quality. Together with the canal itself and its associated structures, they… | Cultural | Belgium | Europe and North America | be | 50.48111 | 4.13722 |
| La Grand-Place, Brussels | La Grand-Place in Brussels is a remarkably homogeneous body of public and private buildings, dating mainly from the late 17th century. The architecture provides a vivid illustration of the level of so… | Cultural | Belgium | Europe and North America | be | 50.84668 | 4.35242 |
| Historic Centre of Brugge | Brugge is an outstanding example of a medieval historic settlement, which has maintained its historic fabric as this has evolved over the centuries, and where original Gothic constructions form part o… | Cultural | Belgium | Europe and North America | be | 51.20891 | 3.22527 |
| Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) | The four major town houses - Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Maison & Atelier Horta - located in Brussels and designed by the architect Victor Horta, one of t… | Cultural | Belgium | Europe and North America | be | 50.82806 | 4.36223 |
| Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) | The Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes, covering more than 100 ha, are the largest and earliest concentration of ancient mines in Europe. They are also remarkable for the diversity of technological sol… | Cultural | Belgium | Europe and North America | be | 50.43077 | 3.97879 |
| Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai | The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Tournai was built in the first half of the 12th century. It is especially distinguished by a Romanesque nave of extraordinary dimensions, a wealth of sculpture on its ca… | Cultural | Belgium | Europe and North America | be | 50.60603 | 3.38926 |
| Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex | The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a printing plant and publishing house dating from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Situated in Antwerp, one of the three leading cities of early European printing alo… | Cultural | Belgium | Europe and North America | be | 51.21833 | 4.39778 |
| Stoclet House | When banker and art collector Adolphe Stoclet commissioned this house from one of the leading architects of the Vienna Secession movement, Josef Hoffmann, in 1905, he imposed neither aesthetic nor fin… | Cultural | Belgium | Europe and North America | be | 50.835 | 4.4161111111 |
| Major Mining Sites of Wallonia | The four sites of the property form a strip 170 km long by 3–15 km wide, crossing Belgium from east to west, consisting of the best-preserved 19th- and 20th-century coal-mining sites o… | Cultural | Belgium | Europe and North America | be | 50.4352777778 | 3.8383333333 |
| Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System | The coastal area of Belize is an outstanding natural system consisting of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lag… | Natural | Belize | Latin America and the Caribbean | bz | 16.75 | -87.05833333 |
| Royal Palaces of Abomey | From 1625 to 1900, 12 kings succeeded one another at the head of the powerful Kingdom of Abomey. With the exception of King Akaba, who had his own separate enclosure, they all had their palaces built… | Cultural | Benin | Africa | bj | 7.183333333 | 1.983333333 |
| City of Potosí | In the 16th century, this area was regarded as the world’s largest industrial complex. The extraction of silver ore relied on a series of hydraulic mills. The site consists of the industrial mon… | Cultural | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Latin America and the Caribbean | bo | -19.58361 | -65.75306 |
| Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos | Between 1696 and 1760, six ensembles of reducciones (settlements of Christianized Indians) inspired by the ‘ideal cities’ of the 16th-century philosophers were founded by the Jesuits in a… | Cultural | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Latin America and the Caribbean | bo | -16 | -60.5 |
| Historic City of Sucre | Sucre, the first capital of Bolivia, was founded by the Spanish in the first half of the 16th century. Its many well-preserved 16th-century religious buildings, such as San Lázaro, San Francisc… | Cultural | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Latin America and the Caribbean | bo | -19.04306 | -65.25917 |
| Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture | The city of Tiwanaku, capital of a powerful pre-Hispanic empire that dominated a large area of the southern Andes and beyond, reached its apogee between 500 and 900 AD. Its monumental remains testify… | Cultural | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Latin America and the Caribbean | bo | -16.55833333 | -68.67778 |
| Fuerte de Samaipata | The archaeological site of Samaipata consists of two parts: the hill with its many carvings, believed to have been the ceremonial centre of the old town (14th–16th centuries), and the area to th… | Cultural | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Latin America and the Caribbean | bo | -18.16666667 | -63.81666667 |
| Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | The National Park is one of the largest (1,523,000 ha) and most intact parks in the Amazon Basin. With an altitudinal range of 200 m to nearly 1,000 m, it is the site of a rich mosaic of habitat types… | Natural | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Latin America and the Caribbean | bo | -14.26667 | -60.86667 |
| Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar | The historic town of Mostar, spanning a deep valley of the Neretva River, developed in the 15th and 16th centuries as an Ottoman frontier town and during the Austro-Hungarian period in the 19th and 20… | Cultural | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe and North America | ba | 43.34812 | 17.81092 |
| Mehmed Paša Sokolovi? Bridge in Višegrad | The Mehmed Paša Sokolovi? Bridge of Višegrad across the Drina River in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina was built at the end of the 16th century by the court architect Mimar Koca Sinan… | Cultural | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe and North America | ba | 43.7814444444 | 19.288025 |
| Tsodilo | With one of the highest concentrations of rock art in the world, Tsodilo has been called the ''Louvre of the Desert''. Over 4,500 paintings are preserved in an area of only 10 km2 of the Kalahari Dese… | Cultural | Botswana | Africa | bw | -18.75 | 21.73333333 |
| Okavango Delta | This delta in north-west Botswana comprises permanent marshlands and seasonally flooded plains. It is one of the very few major interior delta systems that do not flow into a sea or ocean, with a wetl… | Natural | Botswana | Africa | bw | -19.2833333333 | 22.9 |
| Historic Town of Ouro Preto | Founded at the end of the 17th century, Ouro Preto (Black Gold) was the focal point of the gold rush and Brazil’s golden age in the 18th century. With the exhaustion of the gold mines in the 19t… | Cultural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -20.38888889 | -43.50555556 |
| Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda | Founded in the 16th century by the Portuguese, the town’s history is linked to the sugar-cane industry. Rebuilt after being looted by the Dutch, its basic urban fabric dates from the 18th centur… | Cultural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -8.013333333 | -34.845 |
| Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia | As the first capital of Brazil, from 1549 to 1763, Salvador de Bahia witnessed the blending of European, African and Amerindian cultures. It was also, from 1558, the first slave market in the New Worl… | Cultural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -12.96666667 | -38.5 |
| Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas | This sanctuary in Minais Gerais, south of Belo Horizonte was built in the second half of the 18th century. It consists of a church with a magnificent Rococo interior of Italian inspiration; an outdoor… | Cultural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -20.49972222 | -43.85777778 |
| Iguaçu National Park | The park shares with Iguazú National Park in Argentina one of the world’s largest and most impressive waterfalls, extending over some 2,700 m. It is home to many rare and endangered speci… | Natural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -25.68333 | -54.43333 |
| Brasilia | Brasilia, a capital created ex nihilo in the centre of the country in 1956, was a landmark in the history of town planning. Urban planner Lucio Costa and architect Oscar Niemeyer intended that every e… | Cultural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -15.78333 | -47.9 |
| Serra da Capivara National Park | Many of the numerous rock shelters in the Serra da Capivara National Park are decorated with cave paintings, some more than 25,000 years old. They are an outstanding testimony to one of the oldest hum… | Cultural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -8.416666667 | -42.33333333 |
| Historic Centre of São Luís | The late 17th-century core of this historic town, founded by the French and occupied by the Dutch before coming under Portuguese rule, has preserved the original rectangular street plan in its entiret… | Cultural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -2.514166667 | -44.3025 |
| Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina | Diamantina, a colonial village set like a jewel in a necklace of inhospitable rocky mountains, recalls the exploits of diamond prospectors in the 18th century and testifies to the triumph of human cul… | Cultural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -18.23333333 | -43.6 |
| Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves | The Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves, in the states of Bahia and Espírito Santo, consist of eight separate protected areas containing 112,000 ha of Atlantic forest and associated shrub… | Natural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -16.5 | -39.25 |
| Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves | The Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, in the states of Paraná and São Paulo, contain some of the best and most extensive examples of Atlantic forest in Brazil. The 25 protected areas… | Natural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -24.16667 | -48 |
| Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás | Goiás testifies to the occupation and colonization of the lands of central Brazil in the 18th and 19th centuries. The urban layout is an example of the organic development of a mining town, adapted to… | Cultural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -15.93328 | -50.13336 |
| Central Amazon Conservation Complex | The Central Amazon Conservation Complex makes up the largest protected area in the Amazon Basin (over 6 million hectares) and is one of the planet’s richest regions in terms of biodiversity. It… | Natural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -2.333333333 | -62.00833333 |
| Pantanal Conservation Area | The Pantanal Conservation Complex consists of a cluster of four protected areas with a total area of 187,818 ha. Located in western central Brazil at the south-west corner of the State of Mato Grosso,… | Natural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -17.71667 | -57.38333 |
| Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves | Peaks of the Southern Atlantic submarine ridge form the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Rocas Atoll off the coast of Brazil. They represent a large proportion of the island surface of the South At… | Natural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -3.857944444 | -32.42511111 |
| Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks | The two sites included in the designation contain flora and fauna and key habitats that characterize the Cerrado – one of the world’s oldest and most diverse tropical ecosystems. For mille… | Natural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -14.00569444 | -47.68461111 |
| Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea | The site consists of an exceptional urban setting encompassing the key natural elements that have shaped and inspired the development of the city: from the highest points of the Tijuca National Park&r… | Cultural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -22.9477777778 | -43.2913888889 |
| São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão | São Francisco Square, in the town of São Cristovão, is a quadrilateral open space surrounded by substantial early buildings such as São Francisco Church and convent, the Ch… | Cultural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -11.0161111111 | -37.21 |
| Pampulha Modern Ensemble | The Pampulha Modern Ensemble was the centre of a visionary garden city project created in 1940 at Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais State. Designed around an artificial lake, this cultural a… | Cultural | Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | br | -19.8519444444 | -43.9736111111 |
| Boyana Church | Located on the outskirts of Sofia, Boyana Church consists of three buildings. The eastern church was built in the 10th century, then enlarged at the beginning of the 13th century by Sebastocrator Kalo… | Cultural | Bulgaria | Europe and North America | bg | 42.65 | 23.26666667 |
| Madara Rider | The Madara Rider, representing the figure of a knight triumphing over a lion, is carved into a 100-m-high cliff near the village of Madara in north-east Bulgaria. Madara was the principal sacred place… | Cultural | Bulgaria | Europe and North America | bg | 43.3 | 27.15 |
| Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak | Discovered in 1944, this tomb dates from the Hellenistic period, around the end of the 4th century BC. It is located near Seutopolis, the capital city of the Thracian king Seutes III, and is part of a… | Cultural | Bulgaria | Europe and North America | bg | 42.61666667 | 25.4 |
| Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo | In the valley of the Roussenski Lom River, in north east Bulgaria, a complex of rock-hewn churches, chapels, monasteries and cells developed in the vicinity of the village of Ivanovo. This is where th… | Cultural | Bulgaria | Europe and North America | bg | 43.71666667 | 25.96666667 |
| Rila Monastery | Rila Monastery was founded in the 10th century by St John of Rila, a hermit canonized by the Orthodox Church. His ascetic dwelling and tomb became a holy site and were transformed into a monastic comp… | Cultural | Bulgaria | Europe and North America | bg | 42.11666667 | 23.4 |
| Ancient City of Nessebar | Situated on a rocky peninsula on the Black Sea, the more than 3,000-year-old site of Nessebar was originally a Thracian settlement (Menebria). At the beginning of the 6th century BC, the city became a… | Cultural | Bulgaria | Europe and North America | bg | 42.65611 | 27.73 |
| Srebarna Nature Reserve | The Srebarna Nature Reserve is a freshwater lake adjacent to the Danube and extending over 600 ha. It is the breeding ground of almost 100 species of birds, many of which are rare or endangered. Some… | Natural | Bulgaria | Europe and North America | bg | 44.11444 | 27.07806 |
| Pirin National Park | Spread over an area of over 27,000 ha, at an altitude between 1008 and 2914 m in the Pirin Mountains, southwest Bulgaria, the site comprises diverse limestone mountain landscapes with glacial lakes, w… | Natural | Bulgaria | Europe and North America | bg | 41.7427222222 | 23.4304722222 |
| Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari | Discovered in 1982 near the village of Sveshtari, this 3rd-century BC Thracian tomb reflects the fundamental structural principles of Thracian cult buildings. The tomb has a unique architectural decor… | Cultural | Bulgaria | Europe and North America | bg | 43.66667 | 26.66667 |
| Ruins of Loropéni | The 11,130m2 property, the first to be inscribed in the country, with its imposing stone walls is the best preserved of ten fortresses in the Lobi area and is part of a larger group of 100 stone enclo… | Cultural | Burkina Faso | Africa | bf | 10.25 | -3.5833333333 |
| Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande | The town of Ribeira Grande, renamed Cidade Velha in the late 18th century, was the first European colonial outpost in the tropics. Located in the south of the island of Santiago, the town features som… | Cultural | Cabo Verde | Africa | cv | 14.9151388889 | -23.6051944444 |
| Angkor | Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the d… | Cultural | Cambodia | Asia and the Pacific | kh | 13.43333333 | 103.8333333 |
| Temple of Preah Vihear | Situated on the edge of a plateau that dominates the plain of Cambodia, the Temple of Preah Vihear is dedicated to Shiva. The Temple is composed of a series of sanctuaries linked by a system of paveme… | Cultural | Cambodia | Asia and the Pacific | kh | 14.3883333333 | 104.6838888889 |
| Dja Faunal Reserve | This is one of the largest and best-protected rainforests in Africa, with 90% of its area left undisturbed. Almost completely surrounded by the Dja River, which forms a natural boundary, the reserve i… | Natural | Cameroon | Africa | cm | 3 | 13 |
| L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site | At the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, the remains of an 11th-century Viking settlement are evidence of the first European presence in North America. The excavated r… | Cultural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 51.46666667 | -55.61666667 |
| Nahanni National Park | Located along the South Nahanni River, one of the most spectacular wild rivers in North America, this park contains deep canyons and huge waterfalls, as well as a unique limestone cave system. The par… | Natural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 61.54722222 | -125.5894444 |
| Dinosaur Provincial Park | In addition to its particularly beautiful scenery, Dinosaur Provincial Park – located at the heart of the province of Alberta's badlands – contains some of the most important fossil discoveries ever m… | Natural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 50.76777778 | -111.4922222 |
| S<U>G</U>ang Gwaay | The village of Ninstints (Nans Dins) is located on a small island off the west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). Remains of houses, together with carved mortuary and memorial poles,… | Cultural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 52.095 | -131.2202778 |
| Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump | In south-west Alberta, the remains of marked trails and an aboriginal camp, and a tumulus where vast quantities of buffalo (American Bison) skeletons can still be found, are evidence of a custom pract… | Cultural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 49.74944444 | -113.6238889 |
| Wood Buffalo National Park | Situated on the plains in the north-central region of Canada, the park (which covers 44,807 km2) is home to North America's largest population of wild bison. It is also the natural nesting place of th… | Natural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 59.35833333 | -112.2933333 |
| Historic District of Old Québec | Québec was founded by the French explorer Champlain in the early 17th century. It is the only North American city to have preserved its ramparts, together with the numerous bastions, gates and defensi… | Cultural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 46.80944444 | -71.21055556 |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | The contiguous national parks of Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho, as well as the Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine and Hamber provincial parks, studded with mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls,… | Natural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 51.42472222 | -116.4797222 |
| Gros Morne National Park | Situated on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, the park provides a rare example of the process of continental drift, where deep ocean crust and the rocks of the earth's mantle lie exposed.… | Natural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 49.6125 | -57.53138889 |
| Miguasha National Park | The palaeontological site of Miguasha National Park, in south-eastern Quebec on the southern coast of the Gaspé peninsula, is considered to be the world's most outstanding illustration of the Devonian… | Natural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 48.105 | -66.35305556 |
| Old Town Lunenburg | Lunenburg is the best surviving example of a planned British colonial settlement in North America. Established in 1753, it has retained its original layout and overall appearance, based on a rectangul… | Cultural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 44.37611111 | -64.30916667 |
| Rideau Canal | The Rideau Canal, a monumental early 19th-century construction covering 202 km of the Rideau and Cataraqui rivers from Ottawa south to Kingston Harbour on Lake Ontario, was built primarily for strateg… | Cultural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 44.9943861111 | -75.765125 |
| Joggins Fossil Cliffs | The Joggins Fossil Cliffs, a 689 ha palaeontological site along the coast of Nova Scotia (eastern Canada), have been described as the “coal age Galápagos” due to their wealth of fos… | Natural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 45.7097222222 | -64.4358333333 |
| Landscape of Grand Pré | Situated in the southern Minas Basin of Nova Scotia, the Grand Pré marshland and archaeological sites constitute a cultural landscape bearing testimony to the development of agricultural farmla… | Cultural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 45.1183333333 | -64.3072222222 |
| Red Bay Basque Whaling Station | Red Bay, established by Basque mariners in the 16th century at the north-eastern tip of Canada on the shore of the Strait of Belle Isle is an archaeological site that provides the earliest, most compl… | Cultural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 51.726925 | -56.4295222222 |
| Mistaken Point | This fossil site is located at the south-eastern tip of the island of Newfoundland, in eastern Canada. It consists of a narrow, 17 km-long strip of rugged coastal cliffs. Of deep marine origin, these… | Natural | Canada | Europe and North America | ca | 46.635 | -53.2111111111 |
| Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park | The importance of this park derives from its wealth of flora and fauna. Its vast savannahs are home to a wide variety of species: black rhinoceroses, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, wild dogs, red-fron… | Natural | Central African Republic | Africa | cf | 9 | 21.5 |
| Lakes of Ounianga | The site includes eighteen interconnected lakes in the hyper arid Ennedi region of the Sahara desert covering an area of 62,808 ha. It constitutes an exceptional natural landscape of great beauty… | Natural | Chad | Africa | td | 19.055 | 20.5055555556 |
| Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape | In the northeast of the country, the sandstone Ennedi Massif has been sculpted over time by water and wind erosion into a plateau featuring canyons and valleys that present a spectacular landscape mar… | Mixed | Chad | Africa | td | 17.0416666667 | 21.8627777778 |
| Rapa Nui National Park | Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon. A society of Polynesian origin that settled there c. A.D. 300 established a powerful, imaginative and ori… | Cultural | Chile | Latin America and the Caribbean | cl | -27.15 | -109.45 |
| Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso | The colonial city of Valparaíso presents an excellent example of late 19th-century urban and architectural development in Latin America. In its natural amphitheatre-like setting, the city is ch… | Cultural | Chile | Latin America and the Caribbean | cl | -33.04063889 | -71.628 |
| Churches of Chiloé | The Churches of Chiloé represent a unique example in Latin America of an outstanding form of ecclesiastical wooden architecture. They represent a tradition initiated by the Jesuit Peripatetic M… | Cultural | Chile | Latin America and the Caribbean | cl | -42.5 | -73.76666667 |
| Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works | Humberstone and Santa Laura works contain over 200 former saltpeter works where workers from Chile, Peru and Bolivia lived in company towns and forged a distinctive communal pampinos culture. That cul… | Cultural | Chile | Latin America and the Caribbean | cl | -20.20582 | -69.79406 |
| Sewell Mining Town | Situated at 2,000 m in the Andes, 60 km to the east of Rancagua, in an environment marked by extremes of climate, Sewell Mining Town was built by the Braden Copper company in 1905 to house workers at… | Cultural | Chile | Latin America and the Caribbean | cl | -34.0844444444 | -70.3827777777 |
| Mount Taishan | The sacred Mount Tai ('shan' means 'mountain') was the object of an imperial cult for nearly 2,000 years, and the artistic masterpieces found there are in perfect harmony with the natural landscape. I… | Mixed | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 36.26667 | 117.1 |
| The Great Wall | In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction continued up to the Ming dyn… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 40.41667 | 116.08333 |
| Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang | Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing, with its landscaped gardens and many buildings (whose nearly 10,000 rooms contain furniture and works of art),… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 41.79416667 | 123.4469444 |
| Mogao Caves | Situated at a strategic point along the Silk Route, at the crossroads of trade as well as religious, cultural and intellectual influences, the 492 cells and cave sanctuaries in Mogao are famous for th… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 40.13333 | 94.81667 |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | No doubt thousands of statues still remain to be unearthed at this archaeological site, which was not discovered until 1974. Qin (d. 210 B.C.), the first unifier of China, is buried, surrounded by the… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 34.38333333 | 109.1 |
| Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian | Scientific work at the site, which lies 42 km south-west of Beijing, is still underway. So far, it has led to the discovery of the remains of Sinanthropus pekinensis, who lived in the Middle Pleistoce… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 39.73333333 | 115.9166667 |
| Mount Huangshan | Huangshan, known as 'the loveliest mountain of China', was acclaimed through art and literature during a good part of Chinese history (e.g. the Shanshui 'mountain and water' style of the mid-16th cent… | Mixed | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 30.16667 | 118.18333 |
| Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area | Stretching over 72,000 ha in the northern part of Sichuan Province, the jagged Jiuzhaigou valley reaches a height of more than 4,800 m, thus comprising a series of diverse forest ecosystems. Its super… | Natural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 33.08333 | 103.91667 |
| Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area | Situated in the north-west of Sichaun Province, the Huanglong valley is made up of snow-capped peaks and the easternmost of all the Chinese glaciers. In addition to its mountain landscape, diverse for… | Natural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 32.75417 | 103.82222 |
| Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area | A spectacular area stretching over more than 26,000 ha in China's Hunan Province, the site is dominated by more than 3,000 narrow sandstone pillars and peaks, many over 200 m high. Between the peaks l… | Natural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 29.33333 | 110.5 |
| Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde | The Mountain Resort (the Qing dynasty's summer palace), in Hebei Province, was built between 1703 and 1792. It is a vast complex of palaces and administrative and ceremonial buildings. Temples of vari… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 40.98694 | 117.93833 |
| Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu | The temple, cemetery and family mansion of Confucius, the great philosopher, politician and educator of the 6th–5th centuries B.C., are located at Qufu, in Shandong Province. Built to commemorat… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 35.61167 | 116.975 |
| Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains | The palaces and temples which form the nucleus of this group of secular and religious buildings exemplify the architectural and artistic achievements of China's Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Situated… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 32.46667 | 111 |
| Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa | The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama since the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet. The complex, comprising the White… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 29.65792 | 91.11717 |
| Lushan National Park | Mount Lushan, in Jiangxi, is one of the spiritual centres of Chinese civilization. Buddhist and Taoist temples, along with landmarks of Confucianism, where the most eminent masters taught, blend effor… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 29.43333333 | 115.8666667 |
| Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area | The first Buddhist temple in China was built here in Sichuan Province in the 1st century A.D. in the beautiful surroundings of the summit Mount Emei. The addition of other temples turned the site into… | Mixed | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 29.5449 | 103.76925 |
| Old Town of Lijiang | The Old Town of Lijiang, which is perfectly adapted to the uneven topography of this key commercial and strategic site, has retained a historic townscape of high quality and authenticity. Its architec… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 26.86667 | 100.23333 |
| Ancient City of Ping Yao | Ping Yao is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional Han Chinese city, founded in the 14th century. Its urban fabric shows the evolution of architectural styles and town planning in Im… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 37.20139 | 112.15444 |
| Classical Gardens of Suzhou | Classical Chinese garden design, which seeks to recreate natural landscapes in miniature, is nowhere better illustrated than in the nine gardens in the historic city of Suzhou. They are generally ackn… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 31.31666667 | 120.45 |
| Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing | The Summer Palace in Beijing – first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886 – is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden des… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 39.91055556 | 116.1411111 |
| Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing | The Temple of Heaven, founded in the first half of the 15th century, is a dignified complex of fine cult buildings set in gardens and surrounded by historic pine woods. In its overall layout and that… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 39.84555556 | 116.4447222 |
| Mount Wuyi | Mount Wuyi is the most outstanding area for biodiversity conservation in south-east China and a refuge for a large number of ancient, relict species, many of them endemic to China. The serene beauty o… | Mixed | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 27.71667 | 117.68333 |
| Dazu Rock Carvings | The steep hillsides of the Dazu area contain an exceptional series of rock carvings dating from the 9th to the 13th century. They are remarkable for their aesthetic quality, their rich diversity of su… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 29.70111 | 105.705 |
| Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System | Construction of the Dujiangyan irrigation system began in the 3rd century B.C. This system still controls the waters of the Minjiang River and distributes it to the fertile farmland of the Chengdu pla… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 31.00167 | 103.60528 |
| Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun | The two traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun preserve to a remarkable extent the appearance of non-urban settlements of a type that largely disappeared or was transformed during the last century.… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 29.90444444 | 117.9875 |
| Longmen Grottoes | The grottoes and niches of Longmen contain the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907). These works, entirely devoted to the Buddhis… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 34.46666667 | 112.4666667 |
| Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties | It represents the addition of three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning to the Ming tombs inscribed in 2000 and 2003. The Three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning Province inclu… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 41.70722222 | 124.7938889 |
| Yungang Grottoes | The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. The Fi… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 40.10972 | 113.12222 |
| Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas | Consisting of eight geographical clusters of protected areas within the boundaries of the Three Parallel Rivers National Park, in the mountainous north-west of Yunnan Province, the 1.7 million hectare… | Natural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 27.895 | 98.40638889 |
| Historic Centre of Macao | Macao, a lucrative port of strategic importance in the development of international trade, was under Portuguese administration from the mid-16th century until 1999, when it came under Chinese sovereig… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 22.1912919444 | 113.5364611111 |
| Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces | The Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, China covers 16,603-hectares in Southern Yunnan. It is marked by spectacular terraces that cascade down the slopes of the towering Ailao Mountains… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 23.0932777778 | 102.7799805556 |
| Kaiping Diaolou and Villages | Kaiping Diaolou and Villages feature the Diaolou, multi-storeyed defensive village houses in Kaiping, which display a complex and flamboyant fusion of Chinese and Western structural and decorative for… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 22.2855194444 | 112.5658611111 |
| Fujian <em>Tulou</em> | Fujian Tulou is a property of 46 buildings constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries over 120 km in south-west of Fujian province, inland from the Taiwan Strait. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacc… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 25.0230555556 | 117.6858333333 |
| Yin Xu | The archaeological site of Yin Xu, close to Anyang City, some 500 km south of Beijing, is an ancient capital city of the late Shang Dynasty (1300 - 1046 BC). It testifies to the golden age of early Ch… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 36.1266666666 | 114.3138888888 |
| Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom | The site includes archaeological remains of three cities and 40 tombs: Wunu Mountain City, Guonei City and Wandu Mountain City, 14 tombs are imperial, 26 of nobles. All belong to the Koguryo culture,… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 41.15694444 | 126.1872222 |
| Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains | Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, home to more than 30% of the world's pandas which are classed as highly endangered, covers 924,500 ha with seven nature reserves and nine scenic parks in the Qionglai… | Natural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 30.8333333333 | 103 |
| South China Karst | South China Karst is one of the world’s most spectacular examples of humid tropical to subtropical karst landscapes. It is a serial site spread over the provinces of Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan and Chong… | Natural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 24.9233333333 | 110.3544444444 |
| Mount Wutai | With its five flat peaks, Mount Wutai is a sacred Buddhist mountain. The cultural landscape is home to forty-one monasteries and includes the East Main Hall of Foguang Temple, the highest surviving ti… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 39.0305555556 | 113.5633333333 |
| Mount Sanqingshan National Park | Mount Sanqingshan National Park, a 22,950 ha property located in the west of the Huyaiyu mountain range in the northeast of Jiangxi Province (in the east of central China) has been inscribed for its e… | Natural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 28.9158333333 | 118.0644444444 |
| Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” | Mount Songshang is considered to be the central sacred mountain of China. At the foot of this 1500 metre high mountain, close to the city of Dengfeng in Henan province and spread over a 40 square-kilo… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 34.4587472222 | 113.0677194444 |
| West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou | The West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou, comprising the West Lake and the hills surrounding its three sides, has inspired famous poets, scholars and artists since the 9th century. It comprises nu… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 30.2375 | 120.1408333333 |
| China Danxia | China Danxia is the name given in China to landscapes developed on continental red terrigenous sedimentary beds influenced by endogenous forces (including uplift) and exogenous forces (including weath… | Natural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 28.4219444444 | 106.0425 |
| Chengjiang Fossil Site | A hilly 512 ha site in Yunnan province, Chengjiang’s fossils present the most complete record of an early Cambrian marine community with exceptionally preserved biota, displaying the anatom… | Natural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 24.6688888889 | 102.9772222222 |
| Site of Xanadu | North of the Great Wall, the Site of Xanadu encompasses the remains of Kublai Khan’s legendary capital city, designed by the Mongol ruler’s Chinese advisor Liu Bingzhdong in 1256. Over a s… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 42.358 | 116.1851277778 |
| Xinjiang Tianshan | Xinjiang Tianshan comprises four components—Tomur, Kalajun-Kuerdening, Bayinbukuke and Bogda— that total 606,833 hectares. They are part of the Tianshan mountain system of Central Asi… | Natural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 41.9683333333 | 80.3541666667 |
| The Grand Canal | The Grand Canal is a vast waterway system in the north-eastern and central-eastern plains of China, running from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang province in the south. Constructed in sections from th… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 34.6938888889 | 112.4683333333 |
| Tusi Sites | Located in the mountainous areas of south-west China, this property encompasses remains of several tribal domains whose chiefs were appointed by the central government as ‘Tusi’, hereditary rulers fro… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 28.9986111111 | 109.9669444444 |
| Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape | Located on the steep cliffs in the border regions of southwest China, these 38 sites of rock art illustrate the life and rituals of the Luoyue people. They date from the period around the 5th century… | Cultural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 22.2555555556 | 107.0230555556 |
| Hubei Shennongjia | Located in Hubei Province, in central-eastern China, the site consists of two components: Shennongding/Badong to the west and Laojunshan to the east. It protects the largest primary forests remaining… | Natural | China | Asia and the Pacific | cn | 31.4697222222 | 110.2438888889 |
| Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena | Situated in a bay in the Caribbean Sea, Cartagena has the most extensive fortifications in South America. A system of zones divides the city into three neighbourhoods: San Pedro, with the cathedral an… | Cultural | Colombia | Latin America and the Caribbean | co | 10.41666667 | -75.53333333 |
| Los Katíos National Park | Extending over 72,000 ha in north-western Colombia, Los Katios National Park comprises low hills, forests and humid plains. An exceptional biological diversity is found in the park, which is home to m… | Natural | Colombia | Latin America and the Caribbean | co | 7.666666667 | -77 |
| Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox | Founded in 1540 on the banks of the River Magdalena, Mompox played a key role in the Spanish colonization of northern South America. From the 16th to the 19th century the city developed parallel to th… | Cultural | Colombia | Latin America and the Caribbean | co | 9.233333333 | -74.43333333 |
| National Archeological Park of Tierradentro | Several monumental statues of human figures can be seen in the park, which also contains many hypogea dating from the 6th to the 10th century. These huge underground tombs (some burial chambers are up… | Cultural | Colombia | Latin America and the Caribbean | co | 2.583333333 | -76.03333333 |
| San Agustín Archaeological Park | The largest group of religious monuments and megalithic sculptures in South America stands in a wild, spectacular landscape. Gods and mythical animals are skilfully represented in styles ranging from… | Cultural | Colombia | Latin America and the Caribbean | co | 1.916666667 | -76.23333333 |
| Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia | An exceptional example of a sustainable and productive cultural landscape that is unique and representative of a tradition that is a strong symbol for coffee growing areas worldwide - encompasses six… | Cultural | Colombia | Latin America and the Caribbean | co | 5.4716666667 | -75.6816666667 |
| Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary | Located some 506 km off the coast of Colombia, the site includes Malpelo island (350 ha) and the surrounding marine environment (857,150 ha). This vast marine park, the largest no-fishing zone in the… | Natural | Colombia | Latin America and the Caribbean | co | 3.9666666667 | -81.6166666666 |
| Cocos Island National Park | Cocos Island National Park, located 550 km off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, is the only island in the tropical eastern Pacific with a tropical rainforest. Its position as the first point of contac… | Natural | Costa Rica | Latin America and the Caribbean | cr | 5.533333333 | -87.06666667 |
| Area de Conservación Guanacaste | The Area de Conservación Guanacaste (inscribed in 1999), was extended with the addition of a 15,000 ha private property, St Elena. It contains important natural habitats for the conservation of… | Natural | Costa Rica | Latin America and the Caribbean | cr | 10.85 | -85.61666667 |
| Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís | The property includes four archaeological sites located in the Diquís Delta in southern Costa Rica, which are considered unique examples of the complex social, economic and political systems of… | Cultural | Costa Rica | Latin America and the Caribbean | cr | 8.9113888889 | -83.4775 |
| Taï National Park | This park is one of the last major remnants of the primary tropical forest of West Africa. Its rich natural flora, and threatened mammal species such as the pygmy hippopotamus and 11 species of monkey… | Natural | Côte d'Ivoire | Africa | ci | 5.75 | -7.66667 |
| Comoé National Park | One of the largest protected areas in West Africa, this park is characterized by its great plant diversity. Due to the presence of the Comoé river, it contains plants which are normally only fo… | Natural | Côte d'Ivoire | Africa | ci | 9 | -4 |
| Historic Town of Grand-Bassam | The first capital of Côte d’Ivoire, the Historic Town of Grand-Bassam, is an example of a late 19th- and early 20th-century colonial town planned with quarters specializing in commerce, ad… | Cultural | Côte d'Ivoire | Africa | ci | 5.1958333333 | 3.7363888889 |
| Old City of Dubrovnik | The 'Pearl of the Adriatic', situated on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik m… | Cultural | Croatia | Europe and North America | hr | 42.65056 | 18.09139 |
| Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian | The ruins of Diocletian's Palace, built between the late 3rd and the early 4th centuries A.D., can be found throughout the city. The cathedral was built in the Middle Ages, reusing materials from the… | Cultural | Croatia | Europe and North America | hr | 43.50944 | 16.44333 |
| Plitvice Lakes National Park | The waters flowing over the limestone and chalk have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in turn have created a series of beautiful lakes, caves and wa… | Natural | Croatia | Europe and North America | hr | 44.87778 | 15.61444 |
| Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Pore? | The group of religious monuments in Porec, where Christianity was established as early as the 4th century, constitutes the most complete surviving complex of its type. The basilica, atrium, baptistery… | Cultural | Croatia | Europe and North America | hr | 45.22917 | 13.59444 |
| Historic City of Trogir | Trogir is a remarkable example of urban continuity. The orthogonal street plan of this island settlement dates back to the Hellenistic period and it was embellished by successive rulers with many fine… | Cultural | Croatia | Europe and North America | hr | 43.5125 | 16.25167 |
| The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik | The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik (1431-1535), on the Dalmatian coast, bears witness to the considerable exchanges in the field of monumental arts between Northern Italy, Dalmatia and Tuscan… | Cultural | Croatia | Europe and North America | hr | 43.73629 | 15.89038 |
| Stari Grad Plain | Stari Grad Plain on the Adriatic island of Hvar is a cultural landscape that has remained practically intact since it was first colonized by Ionian Greeks from Paros in the 4th century BC. The origina… | Cultural | Croatia | Europe and North America | hr | 43.1816666667 | 16.6386111111 |
| Old Havana and its Fortification System | Havana was founded in 1519 by the Spanish. By the 17th century, it had become one of the Caribbean's main centres for ship-building. Although it is today a sprawling metropolis of 2 million inhabitant… | Cultural | Cuba | Latin America and the Caribbean | cu | 23.13333333 | -82.35 |
| Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios | Founded in the early 16th century in honour of the Holy Trinity, the city was a bridgehead for the conquest of the American continent. Its 18th- and 19th-century buildings, such as the Palacio Brunet… | Cultural | Cuba | Latin America and the Caribbean | cu | 21.80305556 | -79.98444444 |
| Alejandro de Humboldt National Park | Complex geology and varied topography have given rise to a diversity of ecosystems and species unmatched in the insular Caribbean and created one of the most biologically diverse tropical island sites… | Natural | Cuba | Latin America and the Caribbean | cu | 20.45 | -75 |
| Viñales Valley | The Viñales valley is encircled by mountains and its landscape is interspersed with dramatic rocky outcrops. Traditional techniques are still in use for agricultural production, particularly of… | Cultural | Cuba | Latin America and the Caribbean | cu | 22.61667 | -83.71667 |
| San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba | Commercial and political rivalries in the Caribbean region in the 17th century resulted in the construction of this massive series of fortifications on a rocky promontory, built to protect the importa… | Cultural | Cuba | Latin America and the Caribbean | cu | 19.96666667 | -75.87083333 |
| Desembarco del Granma National Park | Desembarco del Granma National Park, with its uplifted marine terraces and associated ongoing development of karst topography and features, represents a globally significant example of geomorphologic… | Natural | Cuba | Latin America and the Caribbean | cu | 19.88333 | -77.63333 |
| Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba | The remains of the 19th-century coffee plantations in the foothills of the Sierra Maestra are unique evidence of a pioneer form of agriculture in a difficult terrain. They throw considerable light on… | Cultural | Cuba | Latin America and the Caribbean | cu | 20.03 | -75.39138889 |
| Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos | The colonial town of Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 in the Spanish territory but was initially settled by immigrants of French origin. It became a trading place for sugar cane, tobacco and coffee. Sit… | Cultural | Cuba | Latin America and the Caribbean | cu | 22.14722 | -80.45278 |
| Historic Centre of Camagüey | One of the first seven villages founded by the Spaniards in Cuba, Camagüey played a prominent role as the urban centre of an inland territory dedicated to cattle breeding and the sugar industry.… | Cultural | Cuba | Latin America and the Caribbean | cu | 21.3786111111 | -77.9186111111 |
| Paphos | Paphos has been inhabited since the Neolithic period. It was a centre of the cult of Aphrodite and of pre-Hellenic fertility deities. Aphrodite's legendary birthplace was on this island, where her tem… | Cultural | Cyprus | Europe and North America | cy | 34.75833 | 32.40556 |
| Painted Churches in the Troodos Region | This region is characterized by one of the largest groups of churches and monasteries of the former Byzantine Empire. The complex of 10 monuments included on the World Heritage List, all richly decora… | Cultural | Cyprus | Europe and North America | cy | 34.92027778 | 33.09583333 |
| Choirokoitia | The Neolithic settlement of Choirokoitia, occupied from the 7th to the 4th millennium B.C., is one of the most important prehistoric sites in the eastern Mediterranean. Its remains and the finds from… | Cultural | Cyprus | Europe and North America | cy | 34.79833 | 33.34333 |
| Historic Centre of Prague | Built between the 11th and 18th centuries, the Old Town, the Lesser Town and the New Town speak of the great architectural and cultural influence enjoyed by this city since the Middle Ages. The many m… | Cultural | Czechia | Europe and North America | cz | 50.08972 | 14.41944 |
| Historic Centre of ?eský Krumlov | Situated on the banks of the Vltava river, the town was built around a 13th-century castle with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements. It is an outstanding example of a small central European medie… | Cultural | Czechia | Europe and North America | cz | 48.81666667 | 14.31666667 |
| Historic Centre of Tel? | The houses in Telc, which stands on a hilltop, were originally built of wood. After a fire in the late 14th century, the town was rebuilt in stone, surrounded by walls and further strengthened by a ne… | Cultural | Czechia | Europe and North America | cz | 49.18333 | 15.45 |
| Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora | This pilgrimage church, built in honour of St John of Nepomuk, stands at Zelená Hora, not far from Ždár nad Sázavou in Moravia. Constructed at the beginning of the 18th century on… | Cultural | Czechia | Europe and North America | cz | 49.5802 | 15.9420583333 |
| Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec | Kutná Hora developed as a result of the exploitation of the silver mines. In the 14th century it became a royal city endowed with monuments that symbolized its prosperity. The Church of St Barb… | Cultural | Czechia | Europe and North America | cz | 49.95 | 15.2666666667 |
| Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape | Between the 17th and 20th centuries, the ruling dukes of Liechtenstein transformed their domains in southern Moravia into a striking landscape. It married Baroque architecture (mainly the work of Joha… | Cultural | Czechia | Europe and North America | cz | 48.77583 | 16.775 |
| Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc | This memorial column, erected in the early years of the 18th century, is the most outstanding example of a type of monument specific to central Europe. In the characteristic regional style known as Ol… | Cultural | Czechia | Europe and North America | cz | 49.5939361111 | 17.2504583333 |
| Gardens and Castle at Krom??íž | Krom??íž stands on the site of an earlier ford across the River Morava, at the foot of the Chriby mountain range which dominates the central part of Moravia. The gardens and castle of … | Cultural | Czechia | Europe and North America | cz | 49.3 | 17.37722222 |
| Holašovice Historic Village | Holašovice is an exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of a traditional central European village. It has a large number of outstanding 18th- and 19th-century vernacular buildings in a styl… | Cultural | Czechia | Europe and North America | cz | 48.95972222 | 14.25277778 |
| Litomyšl Castle | Litomyšl Castle was originally a Renaissance arcade-castle of the type first developed in Italy and then adopted and greatly developed in central Europe in the 16th century. Its design and deco… | Cultural | Czechia | Europe and North America | cz | 49.87361 | 16.31444 |
| Tugendhat Villa in Brno | The Tugendhat Villa in Brno, designed by the architect Mies van der Rohe, is an outstanding example of the international style in the modern movement in architecture as it developed in Europe in the 1… | Cultural | Czechia | Europe and North America | cz | 49.2071833333 | 16.6160555556 |
| Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in T?ebí? | The ensemble of the Jewish Quarter, the old Jewish cemetery and the Basilica of St Procopius in T?ebí? are reminders of the co-existence of Jewish and Christian cultures from the Middle Ages to the 20… | Cultural | Czechia | Europe and North America | cz | 49.21722222 | 15.87888889 |
| Complex of Koguryo Tombs | The property includes several group and individual tombs - totalling about 30 individual tombs - from the later period of the Koguryo Kingdom, one of the strongest kingdoms in nowadays northeast China… | Cultural | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Asia and the Pacific | kp | 38.86305556 | 125.415 |
| Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong | Situated in Kaesong city, in the south of the country, the site consists of 12 separate components, which together testify to the history and culture of the Koryo Dynasty from the 10th to 14th centuri… | Cultural | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Asia and the Pacific | kp | 37.9816666667 | 126.5080555556 |
| Virunga National Park | Virunga National Park (covering an area of 790,000 ha) comprises an outstanding diversity of habitats, ranging from swamps and steppes to the snowfields of Rwenzori at an altitude of over 5,000 m, and… | Natural | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | cd | 0.916666667 | 29.16666667 |
| Garamba National Park | The park's immense savannahs, grasslands and woodlands, interspersed with gallery forests along the river banks and the swampy depressions, are home to four large mammals: the elephant, giraffe, hippo… | Natural | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | cd | 4 | 29.25 |
| Kahuzi-Biega National Park | A vast area of primary tropical forest dominated by two spectacular extinct volcanoes, Kahuzi and Biega, the park has a diverse and abundant fauna. One of the last groups of eastern lowland (graueri)… | Natural | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | cd | -2.5 | 28.75 |
| Salonga National Park | Salonga National Park is Africa's largest tropical rainforest reserve. Situated at the heart of the central basin of the Congo river, the park is very isolated and accessible only by water. It is the… | Natural | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | cd | -2 | 21 |
| Okapi Wildlife Reserve | The Okapi Wildlife Reserve occupies about one-fifth of the Ituri forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Congo river basin, of which the reserve and forest are a part, is… | Natural | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | cd | 2 | 28.5 |
| Roskilde Cathedral | Built in the 12th and 13th centuries, this was Scandinavia's first Gothic cathedral to be built of brick and it encouraged the spread of this style throughout northern Europe. It has been the mausoleu… | Cultural | Denmark | Europe and North America | dk | 55.64222222 | 12.07972222 |
| Kronborg Castle | Located on a strategically important site commanding the Sund, the stretch of water between Denmark and Sweden, the Royal castle of Kronborg at Helsingør (Elsinore) is of immense symbolic value… | Cultural | Denmark | Europe and North America | dk | 56.03889 | 12.62083333 |
| Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church | The Jelling burial mounds and one of the runic stones are striking examples of pagan Nordic culture, while the other runic stone and the church illustrate the Christianization of the Danish people tow… | Cultural | Denmark | Europe and North America | dk | 55.75638889 | 9.42 |
| Ilulissat Icefjord | Located on the west coast of Greenland, 250 km north of the Arctic Circle, Greenland’s Ilulissat Icefjord (40,240 ha) is the sea mouth of Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the few glaciers through which t… | Natural | Denmark | Europe and North America | dk | 69.13333333 | -49.5 |
| Stevns Klint | This geological site comprises a 15 km-long fossil-rich coastal cliff, offering exceptional evidence of the impact of the Chicxulub meteorite that crashed into the planet at the end of the Cretac… | Natural | Denmark | Europe and North America | dk | 55.2672222222 | 12.4233333333 |
| Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement | Founded in 1773 in South Jutland, the site is an example of a planned settlement of the Moravian Church, a Lutheran free congregation centred in Herrnhut, Saxony. The town was planned to represent the… | Cultural | Denmark | Europe and North America | dk | 55.3555555556 | 9.4813888889 |
| The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand | Located about 30 km northeast of Copenhagen, this cultural landscape encompasses the two hunting forests of Store Dyrehave and Gribskov, as well as the hunting park of Jægersborg Hegn/Jægersborg Dyreh… | Cultural | Denmark | Europe and North America | dk | 55.9136111111 | 12.3577777778 |
| Morne Trois Pitons National Park | Luxuriant natural tropical forest blends with scenic volcanic features of great scientific interest in this national park centred on the 1,342-m-high volcano known as Morne Trois Pitons. With its prec… | Natural | Dominica | Latin America and the Caribbean | dm | 15.26666667 | -61.28333333 |
| Colonial City of Santo Domingo | After Christopher Columbus's arrival on the island in 1492, Santo Domingo became the site of the first cathedral, hospital, customs house and university in the Americas. This colonial town, founded in… | Cultural | Dominican Republic | Latin America and the Caribbean | do | 18.48333333 | -69.91666667 |
| Galápagos Islands | Situated in the Pacific Ocean some 1,000 km from the South American continent, these 19 islands and the surrounding marine reserve have been called a unique ‘living museum and showcase of evolution’.… | Natural | Ecuador | Latin America and the Caribbean | ec | -0.81667 | -91 |
| City of Quito | Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded in the 16th century on the ruins of an Inca city and stands at an altitude of 2,850 m. Despite the 1917 earthquake, the city has the best-preserved, least al… | Cultural | Ecuador | Latin America and the Caribbean | ec | -0.003888889 | -78.5 |
| Sangay National Park | With its outstanding natural beauty and two active volcanoes, the park illustrates the entire spectrum of ecosystems, ranging from tropical rainforests to glaciers, with striking contrasts between the… | Natural | Ecuador | Latin America and the Caribbean | ec | -1.83333 | -78.33333 |
| Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca | Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca is set in a valley surrounded by the Andean mountains in the south of Ecuador. This inland colonial town (entroterra ), now the country's third city, was founded… | Cultural | Ecuador | Latin America and the Caribbean | ec | -2.883333333 | -78.98333333 |
| Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur | The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site was considered one of the Sev… | Cultural | Egypt | Arab States | eg | 29.97604 | 31.13041 |
| Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis | Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. With the temples and palaces at Karnak and Luxor, and the necropolises of the Valley of the… | Cultural | Egypt | Arab States | eg | 25.73333 | 32.6 |
| Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae | This outstanding archaeological area contains such magnificent monuments as the Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae, which were saved from the rising waters of the N… | Cultural | Egypt | Arab States | eg | 22.33639 | 31.62611 |
| Historic Cairo | Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains. Founded in the 10th century, it became the new… | Cultural | Egypt | Arab States | eg | 30.05 | 31.26111 |
| Abu Mena | The church, baptistry, basilicas, public buildings, streets, monasteries, houses and workshops in this early Christian holy city were built over the tomb of the martyr Menas of Alexandria, who died in… | Cultural | Egypt | Arab States | eg | 30.85 | 29.66666667 |
| Saint Catherine Area | The Orthodox Monastery of St Catherine stands at the foot of Mount Horeb where, the Old Testament records, Moses received the Tablets of the Law. The mountain is known and revered by Muslims as Jebel… | Cultural | Egypt | Arab States | eg | 28.55623 | 33.97543 |
| Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) | Wadi Al-Hitan, Whale Valley, in the Western Desert of Egypt, contains invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales, Archaeoceti. These fossils represent one of the ma… | Natural | Egypt | Arab States | eg | 29.33333 | 30.18333 |
| Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site | Joya de Cerén was a pre-Hispanic farming community that, like Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, was buried under an eruption of the Laguna Caldera volcano c. AD 600. Because of the exceptional… | Cultural | El Salvador | Latin America and the Caribbean | sv | 13.8275 | -89.36916667 |
| Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn | The origins of Tallinn date back to the 13th century, when a castle was built there by the crusading knights of the Teutonic Order. It developed as a major centre of the Hanseatic League, and its weal… | Cultural | Estonia | Europe and North America | ee | 59.43333 | 24.73333333 |
| Simien National Park | Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has created one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, with jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys and sharp precipices dropping some 1,5… | Natural | Ethiopia | Africa | et | 13.1833333333 | 38.0666666667 |
| Lower Valley of the Awash | The Awash valley contains one of the most important groupings of palaeontological sites on the African continent. The remains found at the site, the oldest of which date back at least 4 million years,… | Cultural | Ethiopia | Africa | et | 11.10006 | 40.57939 |
| Tiya | Tiya is among the most important of the roughly 160 archaeological sites discovered so far in the Soddo region, south of Addis Ababa. The site contains 36 monuments, including 32 carved stelae covered… | Cultural | Ethiopia | Africa | et | 8.43491 | 38.6121 |
| Aksum | The ruins of the ancient city of Aksum are found close to Ethiopia's northern border. They mark the location of the heart of ancient Ethiopia, when the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state bet… | Cultural | Ethiopia | Africa | et | 14.13019 | 38.71861 |
| Lower Valley of the Omo | A prehistoric site near Lake Turkana, the lower valley of the Omo is renowned the world over. The discovery of many fossils there, especially Homo gracilis, has been of fundamental importance in the s… | Cultural | Ethiopia | Africa | et | 4.8 | 35.96666667 |
| Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela | The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century 'New Jerusalem' are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near a traditional village with circular-shaped dwellings. L… | Cultural | Ethiopia | Africa | et | 12.02935 | 39.04042 |
| Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region | In the 16th and 17th centuries, the fortress-city of Fasil Ghebbi was the residence of the Ethiopian emperor Fasilides and his successors. Surrounded by a 900-m-long wall, the city contains palaces, c… | Cultural | Ethiopia | Africa | et | 12.60692 | 37.46617 |
| Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town | The fortified historic town of Harar is located in the eastern part of the country on a plateau with deep gorges surrounded by deserts and savannah. The walls surrounding this sacred Muslim city were… | Cultural | Ethiopia | Africa | et | 9.3088888888 | 42.1377777777 |
| Konso Cultural Landscape | Konso Cultural Landscape is a 55km2 arid property of stone walled terraces and fortified settlements in the Konso highlands of Ethiopia. It constitutes a spectacular example of a living cultural tradi… | Cultural | Ethiopia | Africa | et | 5.3 | 37.4 |
| Levuka Historical Port Town | The town and its low line of buildings set among coconut and mango trees along the beach front was the first colonial capital of Fiji, ceded to the British in 1874. It developed from the early 19th ce… | Cultural | Fiji | Asia and the Pacific | fj | -17.6833777778 | 178.8345333333 |
| Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki | This Bronze Age burial site features more than 30 granite burial cairns, providing a unique insight into the funerary practices and social and religious structures of northern Europe more than three m… | Cultural | Finland | Europe and North America | fi | 61.12056 | 21.7775 |
| Old Rauma | Situated on the Gulf of Botnia, Rauma is one of the oldest harbours in Finland. Built around a Franciscan monastery, where the mid-15th-century Holy Cross Church still stands, it is an outstanding exa… | Cultural | Finland | Europe and North America | fi | 61.12806 | 21.51167 |
| Fortress of Suomenlinna | Built in the second half of the 18th century by Sweden on a group of islands located at the entrance of Helsinki's harbour, this fortress is an especially interesting example of European military arch… | Cultural | Finland | Europe and North America | fi | 60.14722 | 24.98722 |
| Petäjävesi Old Church | Petäjävesi Old Church, in central Finland, was built of logs between 1763 and 1765. This Lutheran country church is a typical example of an architectural tradition that is unique to eastern… | Cultural | Finland | Europe and North America | fi | 62.25 | 25.18333 |
| Verla Groundwood and Board Mill | The Verla groundwood and board mill and its associated residential area is an outstanding, remarkably well-preserved example of the small-scale rural industrial settlements associated with pulp, paper… | Cultural | Finland | Europe and North America | fi | 61.06194 | 26.64083 |
| Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay | Perched on a rocky islet in the midst of vast sandbanks exposed to powerful tides between Normandy and Brittany stand the 'Wonder of the West', a Gothic-style Benedictine abbey dedicated to the archan… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 48.63556 | -1.51056 |
| Chartres Cathedral | Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, t… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 48.4475 | 1.487222222 |
| Palace and Park of Versailles | The Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI. Embellished by several generations of architects, sculptors, decorators and landscape… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 48.805 | 2.119444444 |
| Vézelay, Church and Hill | Shortly after its foundation in the 9th century, the Benedictine abbey of Vézelay acquired the relics of St Mary Magdalene and since then it has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernar… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 47.46638889 | 3.748333333 |
| Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley | The Vézère valley contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Palaeolithic and 25 decorated caves. It is particularly interesting from an ethnological and anthropological, as well as an aesthetic p… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 45.0575 | 1.17 |
| Palace and Park of Fontainebleau | Used by the kings of France from the 12th century, the medieval royal hunting lodge of Fontainebleau, standing at the heart of a vast forest in the Ile-de-France, was transformed, enlarged and embelli… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 48.40194444 | 2.698055556 |
| Amiens Cathedral | Amiens Cathedral, in the heart of Picardy, is one of the largest 'classic' Gothic churches of the 13th century. It is notable for the coherence of its plan, the beauty of its three-tier interior eleva… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 49.895 | 2.301666667 |
| Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange | Situated in the Rhone valley, the ancient theatre of Orange, with its 103-m-long facade, is one of the best preserved of all the great Roman theatres. Built between A.D. 10 and 25, the Roman arch is o… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 44.13572222 | 4.808416667 |
| Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments | Arles is a good example of the adaptation of an ancient city to medieval European civilization. It has some impressive Roman monuments, of which the earliest – the arena, the Roman theatre and the cry… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 43.67763889 | 4.630694444 |
| Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay | This stark Burgundian monastery was founded by St Bernard in 1119. With its church, cloister, refectory, sleeping quarters, bakery and ironworks, it is an excellent illustration of the ideal of self-s… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 47.63944 | 4.38911 |
| From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt | The Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, near Besançon, was built by Claude Nicolas Ledoux. Its construction, begun in 1775 during the reign of Louis XVI, was the first major achievement of indust… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 46.9375 | 5.8763888889 |
| Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge | In the 14th century, this city in the South of France was the seat of the papacy. The Palais des Papes, an austere-looking fortress lavishly decorated by Simone Martini and Matteo Giovanetti, dominate… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 43.95277778 | 4.806111111 |
| Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy | Nancy, the temporary residence of a king without a kingdom – Stanislas Leszczynski, later to become Duke of Lorraine – is paradoxically the oldest and most typical example of a modern capital where an… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 48.69361111 | 6.183333333 |
| Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe | Known as the 'Romanesque Sistine Chapel', the Abbey-Church of Saint-Savin contains many beautiful 11th- and 12th-century murals which are still in a remarkable state of preservation. | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 46.56472 | 0.86611 |
| Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve | The nature reserve, which is part of the Regional Natural Park of Corsica, occupies the Scandola peninsula, an impressive, porphyritic rock mass. The vegetation is an outstanding example of scrubland.… | Natural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 42.32519444 | 8.628833333 |
| Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) | The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who design… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 43.94722222 | 4.535277778 |
| Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne | Since the pre-Roman period, a fortified settlement has existed on the hill where Carcassonne now stands. In its present form it is an outstanding example of a medieval fortified town, with its massive… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 43.21055556 | 2.358888889 |
| Strasbourg – Grande île | Surrounded by two arms of the River Ill, the Grande Ile (Big Island) is the historic centre of the Alsatian capital. It has an outstanding complex of monuments within a fairly small area. The cathedra… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 48.58138889 | 7.7480555556 |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | From the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower, from the Place de la Concorde to the Grand and Petit Palais, the evolution of Paris and its history can be seen from the River Seine. The Cathedral of Notre-Dame a… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 48.85833333 | 2.294166667 |
| Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims | The outstanding handling of new architectural techniques in the 13th century, and the harmonious marriage of sculptural decoration with architecture, has made Notre-Dame in Reims one of the masterpiec… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 49.25333333 | 4.032777778 |
| Bourges Cathedral | The Cathedral of St Etienne of Bourges, built between the late 12th and late 13th centuries, is one of the great masterpieces of Gothic art and is admired for its proportions and the unity of its desi… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 47.08222222 | 2.398333333 |
| Canal du Midi | This 360-km network of navigable waterways linking the Mediterranean and the Atlantic through 328 structures (locks, aqueducts, bridges, tunnels, etc.) is one of the most remarkable feats of civil eng… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 43.61138889 | 1.416388889 |
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands of pious pilgrims who converged there from all over Europe throughout the Middle Ages. To reach Spain pilgrims had to pass through F… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 45.18405556 | 0.722944444 |
| Historic Site of Lyons | The long history of Lyons, which was founded by the Romans in the 1st century B.C. as the capital of the Three Gauls and has continued to play a major role in Europe's political, cultural and economic… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 45.76722 | 4.83333 |
| Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs | The fortified medieval town of Provins is situated in the former territory of the powerful Counts of Champagne. It bears witness to early developments in the organization of international trading fair… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 48.55972222 | 3.298888889 |
| Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion | Viticulture was introduced to this fertile region of Aquitaine by the Romans, and intensified in the Middle Ages. The Saint-Emilion area benefited from its location on the pilgrimage route to Santiago… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 44.89472222 | -0.155277778 |
| The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes | The Loire Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages, great architectural monuments (the châteaux), and cultivated lands formed by many centuri… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 47.39889 | 0.70278 |
| Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems | This serial site comprises six marine clusters that represent the main diversity of coral reefs and associated ecosystems in the French Pacific Ocean archipelago of New Caledonia and one of the three… | Natural | France | Europe and North America | fr | -20.4119444444 | 164.5663888889 |
| The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape | This 302,319 ha property, in the southern part of central France, is a mountain landscape interspersed by deep valleys that is representative of the relationship between agro-pastoral systems and thei… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 44.2202777778 | 3.4730555556 |
| Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret | The city of Le Havre, on the English Channel in Normandy, was severely bombed during the Second World War. The destroyed area was rebuilt according to the plan of a team headed by Auguste Perret, from… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 49.49278 | 0.1075 |
| Bordeaux, Port of the Moon | The Port of the Moon, port city of Bordeaux in south-west France, is inscribed as an inhabited historic city, an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble, created in the age of the Enlightenment,… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 44.8388888889 | -0.5722222222 |
| Fortifications of Vauban | Fortifications of Vauban consists of 12 groups of fortified buildings and sites along the western, northern and eastern borders of France. They represent the finest examples of the work of Séba… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 50.2825 | 2.7588888889 |
| Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island | The Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island site coincides with the core zone of La Réunion National Park. The property covers more than 100,000 ha or 40 % of La Réunion, an island comprising t… | Natural | France | Europe and North America | fr | -21.0994444444 | 55.48 |
| Episcopal City of Albi | On the banks of the Tarn river in south-west France, the old city of Albi reflects the culmination of a medieval architectural and urban ensemble. Today the Old Bridge (Pont-Vieux), the Saint-Salvi qu… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 43.9283333333 | 2.1425 |
| Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin | Remarkable as a landscape shaped over three centuries of coal extraction from the 1700s to the 1900s, the site consists of 109 separate components over 120,000 ha. It features mining pits (the ol… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 50.4625 | 3.5461111111 |
| The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy | The climates are precisely delimited vineyard parcels on the slopes of the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune south of the city of Dijon. They differ from one another due to specific natural conditi… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 47.0580555556 | 4.8644444444 |
| Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche | Located in a limestone plateau of the Ardèche River in southern France, the property contains the earliest-known and best-preserved figurative drawings in the world, dating back as early as the Aurign… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 44.3875 | 4.4161111111 |
| Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars | The property encompasses sites where the method of producing sparkling wines was developed on the principle of secondary fermentation in the bottle since the early 17th century to its early industrial… | Cultural | France | Europe and North America | fr | 49.0775 | 3.9461111111 |
| Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda | The Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda demonstrates an unusual interface between dense and well-conserved tropical rainforest and relict savannah environments with a great d… | Mixed | Gabon | Africa | ga | -0.5 | 11.5 |
| Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites | James Island and Related Sites present a testimony to the main periods and facets of the encounter between Africa and Europe along the River Gambia, a continuum stretching from pre-colonial and pre-sl… | Cultural | Gambia | Africa | gm | 13.31616667 | -16.35719444 |
| Historical Monuments of Mtskheta | The historic churches of Mtskheta, former capital of Georgia, are outstanding examples of medieval religious architecture in the Caucasus. They show the high artistic and cultural level attained by th… | Cultural | Georgia | Europe and North America | ge | 41.84389 | 44.71639 |
| Upper Svaneti | Preserved by its long isolation, the Upper Svaneti region of the Caucasus is an exceptional example of mountain scenery with medieval-type villages and tower-houses. The village of Chazhashi still has… | Cultural | Georgia | Europe and North America | ge | 42.91639 | 43.01139 |
| Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery | The construction of Bagrati Cathedral, named after Bagrat III, the first king of united Georgia, started at the end of the 10th century and was completed in the early years of the 11th century. Althou… | Cultural | Georgia | Europe and North America | ge | 42.26222 | 42.71639 |
| Aachen Cathedral | Construction of this palatine chapel, with its octagonal basilica and cupola, began c. 790–800 under the Emperor Charlemagne. Originally inspired by the churches of the Eastern part of the Holy Roman… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 50.77444444 | 6.084444444 |
| Speyer Cathedral | Speyer Cathedral, a basilica with four towers and two domes, was founded by Conrad II in 1030 and remodelled at the end of the 11th century. It is one of the most important Romanesque monuments from t… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 49.31666667 | 8.443055556 |
| Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square | This magnificent Baroque palace – one of the largest and most beautiful in Germany and surrounded by wonderful gardens – was created under the patronage of the prince-bishops Lothar Franz… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 49.79278 | 9.93889 |
| St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim | St Michael's Church was built between 1010 and 1020 on a symmetrical plan with two apses that was characteristic of Ottonian Romanesque art in Old Saxony. Its interior, in particular the wooden ceilin… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 52.15278 | 9.94389 |
| Pilgrimage Church of Wies | Miraculously preserved in the beautiful setting of an Alpine valley, the Church of Wies (1745–54), the work of architect Dominikus Zimmermann, is a masterpiece of Bavarian Rococo – exubera… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 47.68127778 | 10.90013889 |
| Hanseatic City of Lübeck | Lübeck – the former capital and Queen City of the Hanseatic League – was founded in the 12th century and prospered until the 16th century as the major trading centre for northern Euro… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 53.86667 | 10.69167 |
| Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl | Set in an idyllic garden landscape, Augustusburg Castle (the sumptuous residence of the prince-archbishops of Cologne) and the Falkenlust hunting lodge (a small rural folly) are among the earliest exa… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 50.82502778 | 6.909777778 |
| Cologne Cathedral | Begun in 1248, the construction of this Gothic masterpiece took place in several stages and was not completed until 1880. Over seven centuries, successive builders were inspired by the same faith and… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 50.94111111 | 6.957222222 |
| Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier | Trier, which stands on the Moselle River, was a Roman colony from the 1st century AD and then a great trading centre beginning in the next century. It became one of the capitals of the Tetrarchy at th… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 49.75 | 6.633333333 |
| Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch | The abbey, together with its monumental entrance, the famous 'Torhall', are rare architectural vestiges of the Carolingian era. The sculptures and paintings from this period are still in remarkably go… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 49.65369 | 8.56858 |
| Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin | With 500 ha of parks and 150 buildings constructed between 1730 and 1916, Potsdam's complex of palaces and parks forms an artistic whole, whose eclectic nature reinforces its sense of uniqueness. It e… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 52.4 | 13.03333333 |
| Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz | The Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz is an exceptional example of landscape design and planning of the Age of the Enlightenment, the 18th century. Its diverse components - outstanding buildings, lands… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 51.8425 | 12.42083 |
| Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg | Quedlinburg, in the Land of Sachsen-Anhalt, was a capital of the East Franconian German Empire at the time of the Saxonian-Ottonian ruling dynasty. It has been a prosperous trading town since the Midd… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 51.78333 | 11.15 |
| Maulbronn Monastery Complex | Founded in 1147, the Cistercian Maulbronn Monastery is considered the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastic complex north of the Alps. Surrounded by fortified walls, the main buildings we… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 49.00083 | 8.81306 |
| Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System | The Upper Harz mining water management system, which lies south of the Rammelsberg mines and the town of Goslar, has been developed over a period of some 800 years to assist in the process of extracti… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 51.82 | 10.34 |
| Town of Bamberg | From the 10th century onwards, this town became an important link with the Slav peoples, especially those of Poland and Pomerania. During its period of greatest prosperity, from the 12th century onwar… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 49.89166667 | 10.88888889 |
| Völklingen Ironworks | The ironworks, which cover some 6 ha, dominate the city of Völklingen. Although they have recently gone out of production, they are the only intact example, in the whole of western Europe and Nor… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 49.24444 | 6.85 |
| Messel Pit Fossil Site | Messel Pit is the richest site in the world for understanding the living environment of the Eocene, between 57 million and 36 million years ago. In particular, it provides unique information about the… | Natural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 49.91667 | 8.75389 |
| Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau | Between 1919 and 1933, the Bauhaus School, based first in Weimar and then in Dessau, revolutionized architectural and aesthetic concepts and practices. The buildings put up and decorated by the school… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 50.97477 | 11.32949 |
| Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg | These places in Saxony-Anhalt are all associated with the lives of Martin Luther and his fellow-reformer Melanchthon. They include Melanchthon's house in Wittenberg, the houses in Eisleben where Luthe… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 51.86472 | 12.65278 |
| Classical Weimar | In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the small Thuringian town of Weimar witnessed a remarkable cultural flowering, attracting many writers and scholars, notably Goethe and Schiller. This develop… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 50.9775 | 11.32861 |
| Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin | The museum as a social phenomenon owes its origins to the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century. The five museums on the Museumsinsel in Berlin, built between 1824 and 1930, are the realization of… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 52.51972222 | 13.39861111 |
| Wartburg Castle | Wartburg Castle blends superbly into its forest surroundings and is in many ways 'the ideal castle'. Although it has retained some original sections from the feudal period, the form it acquired during… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 50.96677778 | 10.307 |
| Monastic Island of Reichenau | The island of Reichenau on Lake Constance preserves the traces of the Benedictine monastery, founded in 724, which exercised remarkable spiritual, intellectual and artistic influence. The churches of… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 47.69872222 | 9.061305556 |
| Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen | The Zollverein industrial complex in Land Nordrhein-Westfalen consists of the complete infrastructure of a historical coal-mining site, with some 20th-century buildings of outstanding architectural me… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 51.49138889 | 7.046111111 |
| Upper Middle Rhine Valley | The 65km-stretch of the Middle Rhine Valley, with its castles, historic towns and vineyards, graphically illustrates the long history of human involvement with a dramatic and varied natural landscape.… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 50.17361111 | 7.694166667 |
| Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar | The medieval towns of Wismar and Stralsund, on the Baltic coast of northern Germany, were major trading centres of the Hanseatic League in the 14th and 15th centuries. In the 17th and 18th centuries t… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 54.3025 | 13.08527778 |
| Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen | The Town Hall and the statue of Roland on the marketplace of Bremen in north-west Germany are outstanding representations of civic autonomy and sovereignty, as these developed in the Holy Roman Empire… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 53.07597222 | 8.807472222 |
| Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof | Located on the Danube River in Bavaria, this medieval town contains many buildings of exceptional quality that testify to its history as a trading centre and to its influence on the region from the 9t… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 49.02055556 | 12.09916667 |
| Berlin Modernism Housing Estates | Berlin Modernism Housing Estates. The property consists of six housing estates that testify to innovative housing policies from 1910 to 1933, especially during the Weimar Republic, when the city of Be… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 52.4483333333 | 13.45 |
| Fagus Factory in Alfeld | Fagus Factory in Alfeld is a 10-building complex - began around 1910 to the design of Walter Gropius, which is a landmark in the development of modern architecture and industrial design. Serving all s… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 51.9836111111 | 9.8111111111 |
| Margravial Opera House Bayreuth | A masterpiece of Baroque theatre architecture, built between 1745 and 1750, the Opera House is the only entirely preserved example of its type where an audience of 500 can experience Baroque court ope… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 49.9444444444 | 11.5786111111 |
| Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe | Descending a long hill dominated by a giant statue of Hercules, the monumental water displays of Wilhelmshöhe were begun by Landgrave Carl of Hesse-Kassel in 1689 around an east-west axis an… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 51.3158333333 | 9.3930555556 |
| Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey | The site is located along the Weser River on the outskirts of Höxter where the Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey were erected between AD 822 and 885 in a largely preserved rural setting. The Wes… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 51.7782777778 | 9.41025 |
| Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus | Speicherstadt and the adjacent Kontorhaus district are two densely built urban areas in the centre of the port city of Hamburg. Speicherstadt, originally developed on a group of narrow islands in the… | Cultural | Germany | Europe and North America | de | 53.5455555556 | 9.9994444444 |
| Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions | The remains of fortified trading-posts, erected between 1482 and 1786, can still be seen along the coast of Ghana between Keta and Beyin. They were links in the trade routes established by the Portugu… | Cultural | Ghana | Africa | gh | 5.39103 | -0.49361 |
| Asante Traditional Buildings | To the north-east of Kumasi, these are the last material remains of the great Asante civilization, which reached its high point in the 18th century. Since the dwellings are made of earth, wood and str… | Cultural | Ghana | Africa | gh | 6.4011111111 | -1.6258333333 |
| Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae | This famous temple to the god of healing and the sun was built towards the middle of the 5th century B.C. in the lonely heights of the Arcadian mountains. The temple, which has the oldest Corinthian c… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 37.43498 | 21.89694 |
| Archaeological Site of Delphi | The pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Delphi, where the oracle of Apollo spoke, was the site of the omphalos, the 'navel of the world'. Blending harmoniously with the superb landscape and charged with sacred… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 38.48149 | 22.49617 |
| Acropolis, Athens | The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and form the greatest architectural and artistic complex bequeathed by Greek Antiquity to the w… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 37.97087 | 23.72618 |
| Mount Athos | An Orthodox spiritual centre since 1054, Mount Athos has enjoyed an autonomous statute since Byzantine times. The 'Holy Mountain', which is forbidden to women and children, is also a recognized artist… | Mixed | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 40.26667 | 24.21667 |
| Meteora | In a region of almost inaccessible sandstone peaks, monks settled on these 'columns of the sky' from the 11th century onwards. Twenty-four of these monasteries were built, despite incredible difficult… | Mixed | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 39.71667 | 21.63333 |
| Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika | Founded in 315 B.C., the provincial capital and sea port of Thessalonika was one of the first bases for the spread of Christianity. Among its Christian monuments are fine churches, some built on the G… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 40.63833 | 22.965 |
| Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus | In a small valley in the Peloponnesus, the shrine of Asklepios, the god of medicine, developed out of a much earlier cult of Apollo (Maleatas), during the 6th century BC at the latest, as the official… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 37.66666667 | 23.11666667 |
| Medieval City of Rhodes | The Order of St John of Jerusalem occupied Rhodes from 1309 to 1523 and set about transforming the city into a stronghold. It subsequently came under Turkish and Italian rule. With the Palace of the G… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 36.44722 | 28.22778 |
| Archaeological Site of Mystras | Mystras, the 'wonder of the Morea', was built as an amphitheatre around the fortress erected in 1249 by the prince of Achaia, William of Villehardouin. Reconquered by the Byzantines, then occupied by… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 37.08056 | 22.36667 |
| Archaeological Site of Olympia | The site of Olympia, in a valley in the Peloponnesus, has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the 10th century B.C., Olympia became a centre for the worship of Zeus. The Altis – the sanct… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 37.65 | 21.66666667 |
| Delos | According to Greek mythology, Apollo was born on this tiny island in the Cyclades archipelago. Apollo's sanctuary attracted pilgrims from all over Greece and Delos was a prosperous trading port. The i… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 37.4 | 25.26667 |
| Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios | Although geographically distant from each other, these three monasteries (the first is in Attica, near Athens, the second in Phocida near Delphi, and the third on an island in the Aegean Sea, near Asi… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 38.4 | 22.75 |
| Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos | Many civilizations have inhabited this small Aegean island, near Asia Minor, since the 3rd millennium B.C. The remains of Pythagoreion, an ancient fortified port with Greek and Roman monuments and a s… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 37.69083 | 26.94333 |
| Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) | The city of Aigai, the ancient first capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia, was discovered in the 19th century near Vergina, in northern Greece. The most important remains are the monumental palace, lav… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 40.47139 | 22.31833 |
| Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns | The archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns are the imposing ruins of the two greatest cities of the Mycenaean civilization, which dominated the eastern Mediterranean world from the 15th to the 12t… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 37.73333333 | 22.75 |
| The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos | The small island of Pátmos in the Dodecanese is reputed to be where St John the Theologian wrote both his Gospel and the Apocalypse. A monastery dedicated to the ‘beloved disciple’… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 37.3 | 26.55 |
| Old Town of Corfu | The Old Town of Corfu, on the Island of Corfu off the western coasts of Albania and Greece, is located in a strategic position at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea, and has its roots in the 8th century… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 39.6239413889 | 19.9275 |
| Archaeological Site of Philippi | The remains of this walled city lie at the foot of an acropolis in north-eastern Greece, on the ancient route linking Europe and Asia, the Via Egnatia. Founded in 356 BC by the Macedonian King Philip… | Cultural | Greece | Europe and North America | gr | 41.0147222222 | 24.2852777778 |
| Tikal National Park | In the heart of the jungle, surrounded by lush vegetation, lies one of the major sites of Mayan civilization, inhabited from the 6th century B.C. to the 10th century A.D. The ceremonial centre contain… | Mixed | Guatemala | Latin America and the Caribbean | gt | 17.21666667 | -89.61666667 |
| Antigua Guatemala | Antigua, the capital of the Captaincy-General of Guatemala, was founded in the early 16th century. Built 1,500 m above sea-level, in an earthquake-prone region, it was largely destroyed by an earthqua… | Cultural | Guatemala | Latin America and the Caribbean | gt | 14.56666667 | -90.66666667 |
| Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua | Inhabited since the 2nd century A.D., Quirigua had become during the reign of Cauac Sky (723–84) the capital of an autonomous and prosperous state. The ruins of Quirigua contain some outstanding… | Cultural | Guatemala | Latin America and the Caribbean | gt | 15.27059 | -89.04025 |
| National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers | These Haitian monuments date from the beginning of the 19th century, when Haiti proclaimed its independence. The Palace of Sans Souci, the buildings at Ramiers and, in particular, the Citadel serve as… | Cultural | Haiti | Latin America and the Caribbean | ht | 19.57361 | -72.24417 |
| Vatican City | The Vatican City, one of the most sacred places in Christendom, attests to a great history and a formidable spiritual venture. A unique collection of artistic and architectural masterpieces lie within… | Cultural | Holy See | Europe and North America | va | 41.90216 | 12.45736 |
| Maya Site of Copan | Discovered in 1570 by Diego García de Palacio, the ruins of Copán, one of the most important sites of the Mayan civilization, were not excavated until the 19th century. The ruined citadel and imposing… | Cultural | Honduras | Latin America and the Caribbean | hn | 14.85 | -89.13333 |
| Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve | Located on the watershed of the Río Plátano, the reserve is one of the few remains of a tropical rainforest in Central America and has an abundant and varied plant and wildlife. In its m… | Natural | Honduras | Latin America and the Caribbean | hn | 15.74444444 | -84.675 |
| Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue | This site has the remains of monuments such as the Roman city of Aquincum and the Gothic castle of Buda, which have had a considerable influence on the architecture of various periods. It is one of th… | Cultural | Hungary | Europe and North America | hu | 47.48242 | 19.07067 |
| Old Village of Hollók? and its Surroundings | Hollokö is an outstanding example of a deliberately preserved traditional settlement. This village, which developed mainly during the 17th and 18th centuries, is a living example of rural life be… | Cultural | Hungary | Europe and North America | hu | 47.99444 | 19.52917 |
| Hortobágy National Park - the <i>Puszta</i> | The cultural landscape of the Hortobágy Puszta consists of a vast area of plains and wetlands in eastern Hungary. Traditional forms of land use, such as the grazing of domestic animals, have be… | Cultural | Hungary | Europe and North America | hu | 47.59458 | 21.15678 |
| Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment | The first Benedictine monks settled here in 996. They went on to convert the Hungarians, to found the country's first school and, in 1055, to write the first document in Hungarian. From the time of it… | Cultural | Hungary | Europe and North America | hu | 47.55889 | 17.78444 |
| Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) | In the 4th century, a remarkable series of decorated tombs were constructed in the cemetery of the Roman provincial town of Sopianae (modern Pécs). These are important both structurally and architectu… | Cultural | Hungary | Europe and North America | hu | 46.07444 | 18.22778 |
| Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape | The cultural landscape of Tokaj graphically demonstrates the long tradition of wine production in this region of low hills and river valleys. The intricate pattern of vineyards, farms, villages and sm… | Cultural | Hungary | Europe and North America | hu | 48.15 | 21.35 |
| Þingvellir National Park | Þingvellir (Thingvellir) is the National Park where the Althing, an open-air assembly representing the whole of Iceland, was established in 930 and continued to meet until 1798. Over two weeks a year,… | Cultural | Iceland | Europe and North America | is | 64.25380556 | -21.03725 |
| Surtsey | Surtsey, a volcanic island approximately 32 km from the south coast of Iceland, is a new island formed by volcanic eruptions that took place from 1963 to 1967. It is all the more outstanding for havin… | Natural | Iceland | Europe and North America | is | 63.3030555556 | -20.6022222222 |
| Red Fort Complex | The Red Fort Complex was built as the palace fort of Shahjahanabad – the new capital of the fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan. Named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone, it… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 28.6555555556 | 77.2408333333 |
| Humayun's Tomb, Delhi | This tomb, built in 1570, is of particular cultural significance as it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It inspired several major architectural innovations, culminating in the con… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 28.59333 | 77.25056 |
| Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi | Built in the early 13th century a few kilometres south of Delhi, the red sandstone tower of Qutb Minar is 72.5 m high, tapering from 2.75 m in diameter at its peak to 14.32 m at its base, and alternat… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 28.52583 | 77.18528 |
| Churches and Convents of Goa | The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies – particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St Francis-Xavier – illustrate the evangeli… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 15.50222 | 73.91167 |
| Group of Monuments at Pattadakal | Pattadakal, in Karnataka, represents the high point of an eclectic art which, in the 7th and 8th centuries under the Chalukya dynasty, achieved a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 15.94833 | 75.81667 |
| Khajuraho Group of Monuments | The temples at Khajuraho were built during the Chandella dynasty, which reached its apogee between 950 and 1050. Only about 20 temples remain; they fall into three distinct groups and belong to two di… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 24.85222 | 79.92222 |
| Group of Monuments at Hampi | The austere, grandiose site of Hampi was the last capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar. Its fabulously rich princes built Dravidian temples and palaces which won the admiration of tr… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 15.31444 | 76.47167 |
| Ajanta Caves | The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original g… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 20.55333 | 75.7 |
| Ellora Caves | These 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff, not far from Aurangabad, in Maharashtra. Ellora, with its uninterrupted seque… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 20.02639 | 75.17917 |
| Elephanta Caves | The 'City of Caves', on an island in the Sea of Oman close to Bombay, contains a collection of rock art linked to the cult of Shiva. Here, Indian art has found one of its most perfect expressions, par… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 18.96667 | 72.93583 |
| Sun Temple, Konârak | On the shores of the Bay of Bengal, bathed in the rays of the rising sun, the temple at Konarak is a monumental representation of the sun god Surya's chariot; its 24 wheels are decorated with symbolic… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 19.8875 | 86.09472 |
| Hill Forts of Rajasthan | The serial site, situated in the state of Rajastahan, includes six majestic forts in Chittorgarh; Kumbhalgarh; Sawai Madhopur; Jhalawar; Jaipur, and Jaisalmer. The ecclectic architecture of the forts,… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 24.8833333333 | 74.6461111111 |
| Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram | This group of sanctuaries, founded by the Pallava kings, was carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and 8th centuries. It is known especially for its rathas (temples in the form of c… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 12.61667 | 80.19167 |
| Great Living Chola Temples | The Great Living Chola Temples were built by kings of the Chola Empire, which stretched over all of south India and the neighbouring islands. The site includes three great 11th- and 12th-century Templ… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 10.78305556 | 79.1325 |
| Agra Fort | Near the gardens of the Taj Mahal stands the important 16th-century Mughal monument known as the Red Fort of Agra. This powerful fortress of red sandstone encompasses, within its 2.5-km-long enclosure… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 27.18333333 | 78.03333333 |
| Taj Mahal | An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India a… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 27.17417 | 78.04222 |
| Fatehpur Sikri | Built during the second half of the 16th century by the Emperor Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri (the City of Victory) was the capital of the Mughal Empire for only some 10 years. The complex of monuments and te… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 27.09444 | 77.66417 |
| Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks | Nestled high in West Himalaya, India’s Valley of Flowers National Park is renowned for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and outstanding natural beauty. This richly diverse area is also home… | Natural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 30.71667 | 79.66667 |
| Kaziranga National Park | In the heart of Assam, this park is one of the last areas in eastern India undisturbed by a human presence. It is inhabited by the world's largest population of one-horned rhinoceroses, as well as man… | Natural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 26.66666667 | 93.41666667 |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | On a gentle slope in the foothills of the Himalayas, where wooded hills give way to alluvial grasslands and tropical forests, the Manas sanctuary is home to a great variety of wildlife, including many… | Natural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 26.725 | 91.03055556 |
| Keoladeo National Park | This former duck-hunting reserve of the Maharajas is one of the major wintering areas for large numbers of aquatic birds from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, China and Siberia. Some 364 species of birds, i… | Natural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 27.15888889 | 77.50861111 |
| Sundarbans National Park | The Sundarbans covers 10,000 km2 of land and water (more than half of it in India, the rest in Bangladesh) in the Ganges delta. It contains the world's largest area of mangrove forests. A number of ra… | Natural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 21.945 | 88.89583333 |
| Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi | On a hill overlooking the plain and about 40 km from Bhopal, the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments (monolithic pillars, palaces, temples and monasteries) all in different states o… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 23.47944 | 77.73972 |
| Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat | Rani-ki-Vav, on the banks of the Saraswati River, was initially built as a memorial to a king in the 11th century AD. Stepwells are a distinctive form of subterranean water resource and storage system… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 23.8588888889 | 72.1016666667 |
| Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka | The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka are in the foothills of the Vindhyan Mountains on the southern edge of the central Indian plateau. Within massive sandstone outcrops, above comparatively dense forest, a… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 22.92777778 | 77.58333333 |
| Mountain Railways of India | This site includes three railways. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was the first, and is still the most outstanding, example of a hill passenger railway. Opened in 1881, its design applies bold and i… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 11.51028 | 76.93583 |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) | The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Terminus Station, in Mumbai, is an outstanding example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in India, blended with themes deriving from… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 18.9401222222 | 72.8362027777 |
| Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya | The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is one of the four holy sites related to the life of the Lord Buddha, and particularly to the attainment of Enlightenment. The first temple was built by Emperor Asoka in t… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 24.69528 | 84.99389 |
| Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park | A concentration of largely unexcavated archaeological, historic and living cultural heritage properties cradled in an impressive landscape which includes prehistoric (chalcolithic) sites, a hill fortr… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 22.48333333 | 73.53333333 |
| The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur | The Jantar Mantar, in Jaipur, is an astronomical observation site built in the early 18th century. It includes a set of some 20 main fixed instruments. They are monumental examples in masonry of known… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 26.9247222222 | 75.825 |
| Western Ghats | Older than the Himalaya mountains, the mountain chain of the Western Ghats represents geomorphic features of immense importance with unique biophysical and ecological processes. The site’s high… | Natural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 8.5297222222 | 77.2497222222 |
| Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area | This National Park in the western part of the Himalayan Mountains in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is characterized by high alpine peaks, alpine meadows and riverine forests. The 90,54… | Natural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 31.8333333333 | 77.5833333333 |
| Archaeological Site of Nalanda <i>Mahavihara</i> (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar | The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in north-eastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13… | Cultural | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 25.1366666667 | 85.4438888889 |
| Khangchendzonga National Park | Located at the heart of the Himalayan range in northern India (State of Sikkim), the Khangchendzonga National Park includes a unique diversity of plains, valleys, lakes, glaciers and spectacular, snow… | Mixed | India | Asia and the Pacific | in | 27.7647222222 | 88.3772222222 |
| Borobudur Temple Compounds | This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java. It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone… | Cultural | Indonesia | Asia and the Pacific | id | -7.60778 | 110.20361 |
| Sangiran Early Man Site | Excavations here from 1936 to 1941 led to the discovery of the first hominid fossil at this site. Later, 50 fossils of Meganthropus palaeo and Pithecanthropus erectus/Homo erectus were found – h… | Cultural | Indonesia | Asia and the Pacific | id | -7.4 | 110.8166667 |
| Ujung Kulon National Park | This national park, located in the extreme south-western tip of Java on the Sunda shelf, includes the Ujung Kulon peninsula and several offshore islands and encompasses the natural reserve of Krakatoa… | Natural | Indonesia | Asia and the Pacific | id | -6.75 | 105.3333333 |
| Komodo National Park | These volcanic islands are inhabited by a population of around 5,700 giant lizards, whose appearance and aggressive behaviour have led to them being called 'Komodo dragons'. They exist nowhere else in… | Natural | Indonesia | Asia and the Pacific | id | -8.54333 | 119.48944 |
| Prambanan Temple Compounds | Built in the 10th century, this is the largest temple compound dedicated to Shiva in Indonesia. Rising above the centre of the last of these concentric squares are three temples decorated with reliefs… | Cultural | Indonesia | Asia and the Pacific | id | -7.75222 | 110.49167 |
| Lorentz National Park | Lorentz National Park (2.35 million ha) is the largest protected area in South-East Asia. It is the only protected area in the world to incorporate a continuous, intact transect from snowcap to tropic… | Natural | Indonesia | Asia and the Pacific | id | -4.75 | 137.83333 |
| Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra | The 2.5 million hectare Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site comprises three national parks: Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park.… | Natural | Indonesia | Asia and the Pacific | id | -2.5 | 101.5 |
| Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the <em>Subak</em> System as a Manifestation of the <em>Tri Hita Karana</em> Philosophy | The cultural landscape of Bali consists of five rice terraces and their water temples that cover 19,500 ha. The temples are the focus of a cooperative water management system of canals and weirs,… | Cultural | Indonesia | Asia and the Pacific | id | -8.2591666667 | 115.4027777778 |
| Tchogha Zanbil | The ruins of the holy city of the Kingdom of Elam, surrounded by three huge concentric walls, are found at Tchogha Zanbil. Founded c. 1250 B.C., the city remained unfinished after it was invaded by As… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 32.0833 | 48.53333333 |
| Persepolis | Founded by Darius I in 518 B.C., Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It was built on an immense half-artificial, half-natural terrace, where the king of kings created an impressive pa… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 29.93444 | 52.89028 |
| Meidan Emam, Esfahan | Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on all sides by monumental buildings linked by a series of two-storeyed arcades, the site is known for the Royal Mosq… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 32.65745 | 51.6777777777 |
| Takht-e Soleyman | The archaeological site of Takht-e Soleyman, in north-western Iran, is situated in a valley set in a volcanic mountain region. The site includes the principal Zoroastrian sanctuary partly rebuilt in t… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 36.60388889 | 47.235 |
| Pasargadae | Pasargadae was the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus II the Great, in Pars, homeland of the Persians, in the 6th century BC. Its palaces, gardens and the mausoleum of C… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 30.19383 | 53.16729 |
| Soltaniyeh | The mausoleum of Oljaytu was constructed in 1302–12 in the city of Soltaniyeh, the capital of the Ilkhanid dynasty, which was founded by the Mongols. Situated in the province of Zanjan, Soltaniy… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 36.43528 | 48.79667 |
| Bam and its Cultural Landscape | Bam is situated in a desert environment on the southern edge of the Iranian high plateau. The origins of Bam can be traced back to the Achaemenid period (6th to 4th centuries BC). Its heyday was from… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 29.11683 | 58.3666666667 |
| Bisotun | Bisotun is located along the ancient trade route linking the Iranian high plateau with Mesopotamia and features remains from the prehistoric times to the Median, Achaemenid, Sassanian, and Ilkhanid pe… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 34.3883333333 | 47.4366666666 |
| Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran | The Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran, in the north-west of the country, consists of three monastic ensembles of the Armenian Christian faith: St Thaddeus and St Stepanos and the Chapel of Dzor… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 38.9788888889 | 45.4733333333 |
| Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System | Shushtar, Historical Hydraulic System, inscribed as a masterpiece of creative genius, can be traced back to Darius the Great in the 5th century B.C. It involved the creation of two main diversion cana… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 32.0186111111 | 48.8358333333 |
| Sheikh Safi al-din Kh?neg?h and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil | Built between the beginning of the 16th century and the end of the 18th century, this place of spiritual retreat in the Sufi tradition uses Iran | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 38.2486111111 | 48.2913888889 |
| Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex | Tabriz has been a place of cultural exchange since antiquity and its historic bazaar complex is one of the most important commercial centres on the Silk Road. Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex consists o… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 38.0813888889 | 46.2930555556 |
| The Persian Garden | The property includes nine gardens in as many provinces. They exemplify the diversity of Persian garden designs that evolved and adapted to different climate conditions while retaining principles that… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 30.1666666667 | 53.1666666667 |
| Masjed-e J?mé of Isfahan | Located in the historic centre of Isfahan, the Masjed-e J?mé (‘Friday mosque’) can be seen as a stunning illustration of the evolution of mosque architecture over twelve centuries,… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 32.6697222222 | 51.6852777778 |
| Gonbad-e Q?bus | The 53 m high tomb built in ad 1006 for Q?bus Ibn Voshmgir, Ziyarid ruler and literati, near the ruins of the ancient city of Jorjan in north-east Iran, bears testimony to the cultural exchange b… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 37.2580277778 | 55.169 |
| Golestan Palace | The lavish Golestan Palace is a masterpiece of the Qajar era, embodying the successful integration of earlier Persian crafts and architecture with Western influences. The walled Palace, one of the old… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 35.6803666667 | 51.4205111111 |
| Cultural Landscape of Maymand | Maymand is a self-contained, semi-arid area at the end of a valley at the southern extremity of Iran’s central mountains. The villagers are semi-nomadic agro-pastoralists. They raise their animals on… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 30.1680555556 | 55.3755555556 |
| Susa | Located in the south-west of Iran, in the lower Zagros Mountains, the property encompasses a group of archaeological mounds rising on the eastern side of the Shavur River, as well as Ardeshir’s palace… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 32.1894444444 | 48.2561111111 |
| Shahr-i Sokhta | Shahr-i Sokhta, meaning ‘Burnt City’, is located at the junction of Bronze Age trade routes crossing the Iranian plateau. The remains of the mudbrick city represent the emergence of the first complex… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 30.5938888889 | 61.3277777778 |
| Lut Desert | The Lut Desert, or Dasht-e-Lut, is located in the south-east of the country. Between June and October, this arid subtropical area is swept by strong winds, which transport sediment and cause aeolian e… | Natural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 30.2161111111 | 58.8388888889 |
| The Persian Qanat | Throughout the arid regions of Iran, agricultural and permanent settlements are supported by the ancient qanat system of tapping alluvial aquifers at the heads of valleys and conducting the water alon… | Cultural | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia and the Pacific | ir | 34.29 | 58.6544444444 |
| Samarra Archaeological City | Samarra Archaeological City is the site of a powerful Islamic capital city that ruled over the provinces of the Abbasid Empire extending from Tunisia to Central Asia for a century. Located on both sid… | Cultural | Iraq | Arab States | iq | 34.3409894444 | 43.8235430555 |
| Hatra | A large fortified city under the influence of the Parthian Empire and capital of the first Arab Kingdom, Hatra withstood invasions by the Romans in A.D. 116 and 198 thanks to its high, thick walls rei… | Cultural | Iraq | Arab States | iq | 35.58806 | 42.71833 |
| Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) | The ancient city of Ashur is located on the Tigris River in northern Mesopotamia in a specific geo-ecological zone, at the borderline between rain-fed and irrigation agriculture. The city dates back t… | Cultural | Iraq | Arab States | iq | 35.45889 | 43.25972 |
| Erbil Citadel | Erbil Citadel is a fortified settlement on top of an imposing ovoid-shaped tell (a hill created by many generations of people living and rebuilding on the same spot) in the Kurdistan region, Erbil Gov… | Cultural | Iraq | Arab States | iq | 36.1911111111 | 44.0091666667 |
| The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities | The Ahwar is made up of seven components: three archaeological sites and four wetland marsh areas in southern Iraq. The archaeological cities of Uruk and Ur and the Tell Eridu archaeological site form… | Mixed | Iraq | Arab States | iq | 31.5622222222 | 47.6577777778 |
| Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne | The three main prehistoric sites of the Brú na Bóinne Complex, Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, are situated on the north bank of the River Boyne 50 km north of Dublin. This is Europe's larg… | Cultural | Ireland | Europe and North America | ie | 53.69167 | -6.45 |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | This monastic complex, perched since about the 7th century on the steep sides of the rocky island of Skellig Michael, some 12 km off the coast of south-west Ireland, illustrates the very spartan exist… | Cultural | Ireland | Europe and North America | ie | 51.77194 | -10.53861 |
| Masada | Masada is a rugged natural fortress, of majestic beauty, in the Judaean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. It is a symbol of the ancient kingdom of Israel, its violent destruction and the last stand of… | Cultural | Israel | Europe and North America | il | 31.3135 | 35.35275 |
| Old City of Acre | Acre is a historic walled port-city with continuous settlement from the Phoenician period. The present city is characteristic of a fortified town dating from the Ottoman 18th and 19th centuries, with… | Cultural | Israel | Europe and North America | il | 32.92833333 | 35.08388889 |
| White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement | Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 and developed as a metropolitan city under the British Mandate in Palestine. The White City was constructed from the early 1930s until the 1950s, based on the urban plan b… | Cultural | Israel | Europe and North America | il | 32.06666667 | 34.78333333 |
| Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev | The four Nabatean towns of Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta, along with associated fortresses and agricultural landscapes in the Negev Desert, are spread along routes linking them to the Mediterranea… | Cultural | Israel | Europe and North America | il | 30.54111 | 35.16083 |
| Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba | Tels (prehistoric settlement mounds), are characteristic of the flatter lands of the eastern Mediterranean, particularly Lebanon, Syria, Israel and eastern Turkey. Of more than 200 tels in Israel, Meg… | Cultural | Israel | Europe and North America | il | 32.59722 | 35.18222 |
| Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee | The Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and Western Galilee are inscribed for their profound spiritual meaning and the testimony they bear to the strong tradition of pilgrimage in the Bahá… | Cultural | Israel | Europe and North America | il | 32.8293966667 | 34.9716488888 |
| Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves | The archaeological site contains some 3,500 underground chambers distributed among distinct complexes carved in the thick and homogenous soft chalk of Lower Judea under the former towns of Maresha and… | Cultural | Israel | Europe and North America | il | 31.6 | 34.8955555556 |
| Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves | Situated on the western slopes of the Mount Carmel range, the site includes the caves of Tabun, Jamal, el-Wad and Skhul. Ninety years of archaeological research have revealed a cultural sequence of un… | Cultural | Israel | Europe and North America | il | 32.67 | 34.9652777778 |
| Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal | Consisting of a series of catacombs, the necropolis developed from the 2nd century AD as the primary Jewish burial place outside Jerusalem following the failure of the second Jewish revolt against Rom… | Cultural | Israel | Europe and North America | il | 32.7022222222 | 35.1269444444 |
| Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci | The refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie forms an integral part of this architectural complex, begun in Milan in 1463 and reworked at the end of the 15th century by Bramante. On the no… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 45.46588889 | 9.1705 |
| Rock Drawings in Valcamonica | Valcamonica, situated in the Lombardy plain, has one of the world's greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs – more than 140,000 symbols and figures carved in the rock over a period of 8,000 ye… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 45.95705556 | 10.29733333 |
| Historic Centre of Florence | Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its 600 years of extra… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 43.77306 | 11.25611 |
| Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany | Twelve villas and two gardens spread across the Tuscan landscape make up this site which bears testimony to the influence the Medici family exerted over modern European culture through its patronage o… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 43.8577777778 | 11.3041666667 |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Founded in the 5th century and spread over 118 small islands, Venice became a major maritime power in the 10th century. The whole city is an extraordinary architectural masterpiece in which even the s… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 45.43430556 | 12.33894444 |
| Piazza del Duomo, Pisa | Standing in a large green expanse, Piazza del Duomo houses a group of monuments known the world over. These four masterpieces of medieval architecture – the cathedral, the baptistry, the campanile (th… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 43.72305556 | 10.39638889 |
| Castel del Monte | When the Emperor Frederick II built this castle near Bari in the 13th century, he imbued it with symbolic significance, as reflected in the location, the mathematical and astronomical precision of the… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 41.08480556 | 16.27094444 |
| 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex | The monumental complex at Caserta, created by the Bourbon king Charles III in the mid-18th century to rival Versailles and the Royal Palace in Madrid, is exceptional for the way in which it brings tog… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 41.07333 | 14.32639 |
| Historic Centre of San Gimignano | 'San Gimignano delle belle Torri' is in Tuscany, 56 km south of Florence. It served as an important relay point for pilgrims travelling to or from Rome on the Via Francigena. The patrician families wh… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 43.46806 | 11.04167 |
| The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera | This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region, perfectly adapted to its terrain and ecosystem. The first inhabited zone dates from the Palaeolithi… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 40.66638889 | 16.61027778 |
| City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto | Founded in the 2nd century B.C. in northern Italy, Vicenza prospered under Venetian rule from the early 15th to the end of the 18th century. The work of Andrea Palladio (1508–80), based on a detailed… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 45.54916667 | 11.54944444 |
| Historic Centre of Siena | Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. Its inhabitants pursued their rivalry with Florence right into the area of urban planning. Throughout the centuries, they preserved their city's Gothic appe… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 43.31861111 | 11.33166667 |
| Historic Centre of Naples | From the Neapolis founded by Greek settlers in 470 B.C. to the city of today, Naples has retained the imprint of the successive cultures that emerged in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. This makes… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 40.85138889 | 14.26277778 |
| Crespi d'Adda | Crespi d'Adda in Capriate San Gervasio in Lombardy is an outstanding example of the 19th- and early 20th-century 'company towns' built in Europe and North America by enlightened industrialists to meet… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 45.59333 | 9.53833 |
| Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta | Ferrara, which grew up around a ford over the River Po, became an intellectual and artistic centre that attracted the greatest minds of the Italian Renaissance in the 15th and 16th centuries. Here, Pi… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 44.83777778 | 11.61944444 |
| The <I>Trulli</I> of Alberobello | The trulli , limestone dwellings found in the southern region of Puglia, are remarkable examples of drywall (mortarless) construction, a prehistoric building technique still in use in this region. The… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 40.7825 | 17.23694 |
| Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna | Ravenna was the seat of the Roman Empire in the 5th century and then of Byzantine Italy until the 8th century. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 44.42041667 | 12.19625 |
| Historic Centre of the City of Pienza | It was in this Tuscan town that Renaissance town-planning concepts were first put into practice after Pope Pius II decided, in 1459, to transform the look of his birthplace. He chose the architect Ber… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 43.07694444 | 11.67861111 |
| City of Verona | The historic city of Verona was founded in the 1st century B.C. It particularly flourished under the rule of the Scaliger family in the 13th and 14th centuries and as part of the Republic of Venice fr… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 45.43861111 | 10.99388889 |
| Residences of the Royal House of Savoy | When Emmanuel-Philibert, Duke of Savoy, moved his capital to Turin in 1562, he began a vast series of building projects (continued by his successors) to demonstrate the power of the ruling house. This… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 45.07253 | 7.68572 |
| Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua | The world's first botanical garden was created in Padua in 1545. It still preserves its original layout – a circular central plot, symbolizing the world, surrounded by a ring of water. Other ele… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 45.39911111 | 11.88066667 |
| Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia | Aquileia (in Friuli-Venezia Giulia), one of the largest and wealthiest cities of the Early Roman Empire, was destroyed by Attila in the mid-5th century. Most of it still lies unexcavated beneath the f… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 45.76833333 | 13.3675 |
| Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) | The Ligurian coast between Cinque Terre and Portovenere is a cultural landscape of great scenic and cultural value. The layout and disposition of the small towns and the shaping of the surrounding lan… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 44.10694 | 9.72917 |
| Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena | The magnificent 12th-century cathedral at Modena, the work of two great artists (Lanfranco and Wiligelmus), is a supreme example of early Romanesque art. With its piazza and soaring tower, it testifie… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 44.64624 | 10.92568 |
| Historic Centre of Urbino | The small hill town of Urbino, in the Marche, experienced a great cultural flowering in the 15th century, attracting artists and scholars from all over Italy and beyond, and influencing cultural devel… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 43.725 | 12.63333 |
| Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata | When Vesuvius erupted on 24 August AD 79, it engulfed the two flourishing Roman towns of Pompei and Herculaneum, as well as the many wealthy villas in the area. These have been progressively excavated… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 40.75 | 14.48333333 |
| Costiera Amalfitana | The Amalfi coast is an area of great physical beauty and natural diversity. It has been intensively settled by human communities since the early Middle Ages. There are a number of towns such as Amalfi… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 40.65 | 14.6 |
| Archaeological Area of Agrigento | Founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century B.C., Agrigento became one of the leading cities in the Mediterranean world. Its supremacy and pride are demonstrated by the remains of the magnificent Dor… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 37.28972222 | 13.59333333 |
| Villa Romana del Casale | Roman exploitation of the countryside is symbolized by the Villa Romana del Casale (in Sicily), the centre of the large estate upon which the rural economy of the Western Empire was based. The villa i… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 37.36611 | 14.33417 |
| Su Nuraxi di Barumini | During the late 2nd millennium B.C. in the Bronze Age, a special type of defensive structure known as nuraghi (for which no parallel exists anywhere else in the world) developed on the island of Sardi… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 39.70583333 | 8.991388889 |
| Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula | The Cilento is an outstanding cultural landscape. The dramatic groups of sanctuaries and settlements along its three east–west mountain ridges vividly portray the area's historical evolution: it was a… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 40.28333333 | 15.26666667 |
| Villa Adriana (Tivoli) | The Villa Adriana (at Tivoli, near Rome) is an exceptional complex of classical buildings created in the 2nd century A.D. by the Roman emperor Hadrian. It combines the best elements of the architectur… | Cultural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 41.94416667 | 12.77197222 |
| Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) | The Aeolian Islands provide an outstanding record of volcanic island-building and destruction, and ongoing volcanic phenomena. Studied since at least the 18th century, the islands have provided the sc… | Natural | Italy | Europe and North America | it | 38.48786111 | 14.94558333 |