1,273 sites · 173 countries

UNESCO World Heritage Sites by Country

UNESCO has inscribed 1,273 places on its World Heritage List, from the Galápagos Islands, the first on the list in 1978, to the 25 added in 2026.

They stand in 173 of the 196 countries that have signed the World Heritage Convention. Below, every country's sites are listed in the order they were inscribed, with which are natural or mixed, which cross a border, and which are on the List in Danger.

All 173 countries at a glance Map of the sites

UNESCO World Heritage in numbers

  • 1,273 World Heritage sites
  • 173 Countries with a site
  • 282 Natural & mixed
  • 58 In Danger

Every Site on the Map

All 1,273 World Heritage sites — hover a point for its country, category and year, or click it to jump to the site in its country's list.

Map of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

All 173 Countries at a Glance

Ranked by number of World Heritage sites. Tap a column to re-sort.
1 Italy 62 56 6 0 – 1979
2 China 61 42 15 4 – 1987
3 France 56 47 7 2 – 1979
4 Germany 55 52 3 0 – 1978
5 Spain 50 44 4 2 – 1984
6 India 45 37 7 1 – 1983
7 Mexico 36 28 6 2 1 1987
8 United Kingdom 35 29 5 1 – 1986
9 Russia 33 22 11 0 – 1990
10 Iran 30 28 2 0 – 1979
11 Japan 27 22 5 0 – 1993
11 United States 27 13 13 1 1 1978
13 Brazil 26 16 9 1 – 1980
14 Canada 22 10 11 1 – 1978
14 Turkey 22 20 0 2 – 1985
16 Australia 21 5 12 4 – 1981
16 Greece 21 18 0 3 – 1986
18 Poland 18 16 2 0 – 1978
19 Czechia 17 16 1 0 – 1992
19 Portugal 17 16 1 0 – 1983
19 South Korea 17 15 2 0 – 1995
22 Belgium 16 15 1 0 – 1998
23 Sweden 15 13 1 1 – 1991
24 Denmark 13 8 5 0 – 1994
24 Netherlands 13 12 1 0 – 1995
24 Peru 13 9 2 2 1 1983
24 Switzerland 13 9 4 0 – 1983
28 Argentina 12 7 5 0 – 1981
28 Austria 12 11 1 0 – 1996
28 Ethiopia 12 10 2 0 – 1978
28 South Africa 12 7 4 1 – 1999
32 Romania 11 9 2 0 1 1991
33 Bulgaria 10 7 3 0 – 1979
33 Croatia 10 8 2 0 – 1979
33 Indonesia 10 6 4 0 1 1991
33 Tunisia 10 9 1 0 – 1979
37 Colombia 9 6 2 1 – 1984
37 Cuba 9 7 2 0 – 1982
37 Israel 9 9 0 0 – 2001
37 Morocco 9 9 0 0 – 1981
37 Thailand 9 6 3 0 – 1991
37 Vietnam 9 6 2 1 – 1993
43 Finland 8 7 1 0 – 1991
43 Hungary 8 7 1 0 – 1987
43 Jordan 8 6 1 1 – 1985
43 Kenya 8 5 3 0 1 1997
43 Norway 8 7 1 0 – 1979
43 Saudi Arabia 8 7 1 0 – 2008
43 Slovakia 8 6 2 0 – 1993
43 Sri Lanka 8 6 2 0 – 1982
43 Ukraine 8 7 1 0 4 1990
43 Uzbekistan 8 6 2 0 1 1990
53 Algeria 7 6 0 1 – 1980
53 Bolivia 7 6 1 0 1 1987
53 Chile 7 7 0 0 – 1995
53 Egypt 7 6 1 0 – 1979
53 Kazakhstan 7 4 3 0 – 2003
53 Lebanon 7 7 0 0 3 1984
53 Mongolia 7 5 2 0 – 2003
53 Senegal 7 5 2 0 – 1978
53 Tanzania 7 3 3 1 1 1979
62 Iraq 6 5 0 1 3 1985
62 Malaysia 6 4 2 0 – 2000
62 Pakistan 6 6 0 0 – 1980
62 Palestine 6 6 0 0 4 2012
62 Philippines 6 3 3 0 – 1993
62 Syria 6 6 0 0 6 1979
68 Azerbaijan 5 4 1 0 – 2000
68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 3 2 0 – 2005
68 Cambodia 5 5 0 0 – 1992
68 Côte d'Ivoire 5 2 3 0 1 1981
68 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5 0 5 0 4 1979
68 Ecuador 5 3 2 0 – 1978
68 Libya 5 5 0 0 4 1982
68 Lithuania 5 5 0 0 – 1994
68 Oman 5 5 0 0 – 1987
68 Panama 5 2 3 0 1 1980
68 Serbia 5 5 0 0 1 1979
68 Slovenia 5 3 2 0 – 1986
68 Tajikistan 5 3 2 0 – 2010
68 Turkmenistan 5 4 1 0 – 1999
68 Yemen 5 4 1 0 4 1982
68 Zimbabwe 5 3 2 0 – 1984
84 Albania 4 2 1 1 – 1979
84 Belarus 4 3 1 0 – 1979
84 Burkina Faso 4 3 1 0 – 1996
84 Costa Rica 4 1 3 0 – 1983
84 Georgia 4 3 1 0 – 1994
84 Guatemala 4 3 0 1 – 1979
84 Laos 4 3 1 0 – 1995
84 Mali 4 3 0 1 3 1988
84 Montenegro 4 3 1 0 – 1979
84 Nepal 4 2 2 0 – 1979
94 Armenia 3 3 0 0 – 1996
94 Bahrain 3 3 0 0 – 2005
94 Bangladesh 3 2 1 0 – 1985
94 Benin 3 2 1 0 – 1985
94 Cameroon 3 1 2 0 – 1987
94 Cyprus 3 3 0 0 – 1980
94 Iceland 3 1 2 0 – 2004
94 Kyrgyzstan 3 2 1 0 – 2009
94 Latvia 3 3 0 0 – 1997
94 Madagascar 3 1 2 0 – 1990
94 Malawi 3 2 1 0 – 1984
94 Malta 3 3 0 0 – 1980
94 New Zealand 3 0 2 1 – 1990
94 Niger 3 1 2 0 1 1991
94 North Korea 3 2 0 1 – 2004
94 Sudan 3 2 1 0 – 2003
94 Suriname 3 2 1 0 1 2000
94 Uganda 3 1 2 0 – 1994
94 United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 – 2011
94 Uruguay 3 3 0 0 – 1995
94 Venezuela 3 2 1 0 1 1993
115 Afghanistan 2 2 0 0 2 2002
115 Botswana 2 1 1 0 – 2001
115 Central African Republic 2 0 2 0 1 1988
115 Chad 2 0 1 1 – 2012
115 Estonia 2 2 0 0 – 1997
115 Gabon 2 0 1 1 – 2007
115 Gambia 2 2 0 0 – 2003
115 Ghana 2 2 0 0 – 1979
115 Honduras 2 1 1 0 1 1980
115 Ireland 2 2 0 0 – 1993
115 Jamaica 2 1 0 1 – 2015
115 Mauritania 2 1 1 0 – 1989
115 Mauritius 2 2 0 0 – 2006
115 Mozambique 2 1 1 0 – 1991
115 Myanmar 2 2 0 0 – 2014
115 Namibia 2 1 1 0 – 2007
115 Nicaragua 2 2 0 0 – 2000
115 Nigeria 2 2 0 0 – 1999
115 North Macedonia 2 0 1 1 – 1979
115 Republic of the Congo 2 0 2 0 – 2012
115 Rwanda 2 1 1 0 – 2023
115 Seychelles 2 0 2 0 – 1982
115 Vatican City 2 2 0 0 – 1980
138 Andorra 1 1 0 0 – 2004
138 Angola 1 1 0 0 – 2017
138 Antigua and Barbuda 1 1 0 0 – 2016
138 Barbados 1 1 0 0 – 2011
138 Belize 1 0 1 0 – 1996
138 Cabo Verde 1 1 0 0 – 2009
138 Comoros 1 1 0 0 – 2026
138 Dominica 1 0 1 0 – 1997
138 Dominican Republic 1 1 0 0 – 1990
138 El Salvador 1 1 0 0 – 1993
138 Eritrea 1 1 0 0 – 2017
138 Fiji 1 1 0 0 – 2013
138 Guinea 1 0 1 0 1 1981
138 Guinea-Bissau 1 0 1 0 – 2025
138 Haiti 1 1 0 0 – 1982
138 Kiribati 1 0 1 0 – 2010
138 Lesotho 1 0 0 1 – 2000
138 Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 – 1994
138 Marshall Islands 1 1 0 0 – 2010
138 Micronesia 1 1 0 0 1 2016
138 Moldova 1 1 0 0 – 2005
138 Palau 1 0 0 1 – 2012
138 Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 – 2008
138 Paraguay 1 1 0 0 – 1993
138 Qatar 1 1 0 0 – 2013
138 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 1 0 0 – 1999
138 Saint Lucia 1 0 1 0 – 2004
138 San Marino 1 1 0 0 – 2008
138 Sao Tome and Principe 1 1 0 0 – 2026
138 Sierra Leone 1 0 1 0 – 2025
138 Singapore 1 1 0 0 – 2015
138 Solomon Islands 1 0 1 0 1 1998
138 South Sudan 1 0 1 0 1 2026
138 Togo 1 1 0 0 – 2004
138 Vanuatu 1 1 0 0 – 2008
138 Zambia 1 0 1 0 – 1989

Every Country, A–Z

Sites are cultural unless marked Natural or Mixed; In Danger marks a site on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger. Each name links to the site's official UNESCO page.

Argentina

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Sites12 #28 of 173
  • Breakdown7 cultural · 5 natural
  • First inscribed1981
  1. 1981 Los Glaciares National Park Natural
  2. 1983 Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) Shared with Brazil
  3. 1984 Iguazu National Park Natural
  4. 1999 Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
  5. 1999 Península Valdés Natural
  6. 2000 Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks Natural
  7. 2000 Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
  8. 2003 Quebrada de Humahuaca
  9. 2014 Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System Shared with 5 other countries
  10. 2016 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement Shared with 6 other countries
  11. 2017 Los Alerces National Park Natural
  12. 2023 ESMA Museum and Site of Memory – Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture and Extermination

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Australia

Asia and the Pacific

  • Sites21 #16 of 173
  • Breakdown5 cultural · 12 natural · 4 mixed
  • First inscribed1981
  1. 1981 Great Barrier Reef Natural
  2. 1981 Kakadu National Park Mixed
  3. 1981 Willandra Lakes Region Mixed
  4. 1982 Lord Howe Island Group Natural
  5. 1982 Tasmanian Wilderness Mixed
  6. 1986 Gondwana Rainforests of Australia Natural
  7. 1987 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Mixed
  8. 1988 Wet Tropics of Queensland Natural
  9. 1991 Shark Bay, Western Australia Natural
  10. 1992 K’gari Natural
  11. 1994 Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) Natural
  12. 1997 Heard and McDonald Islands Natural
  13. 1997 Macquarie Island Natural
  14. 2000 Greater Blue Mountains Area Natural
  15. 2003 Purnululu National Park Natural
  16. 2004 Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
  17. 2007 Sydney Opera House
  18. 2010 Australian Convict Sites
  19. 2011 Ningaloo Coast Natural
  20. 2019 Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
  21. 2025 Murujuga Cultural Landscape

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Austria

Europe and North America

  • Sites12 #28 of 173
  • Breakdown11 cultural · 1 natural
  • First inscribed1996
  1. 1996 Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
  2. 1996 Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
  3. 1997 Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
  4. 1998 Semmering Railway
  5. 1999 City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
  6. 2000 Wachau Cultural Landscape
  7. 2001 Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape Shared with Hungary
  8. 2001 Historic Centre of Vienna
  9. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  10. 2011 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps Shared with 5 other countries
  11. 2021 Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) Shared with Germany and Slovakia
  12. 2021 The Great Spa Towns of Europe Shared with 6 other countries

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Belgium

Europe and North America

  • Sites16 #22 of 173
  • Breakdown15 cultural · 1 natural
  • First inscribed1998
  1. 1998 Flemish Béguinages
  2. 1998 La Grand-Place, Brussels
  3. 1998 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)
  4. 1999 Belfries of Belgium and France Shared with France
  5. 2000 Historic Centre of Brugge
  6. 2000 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
  7. 2000 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
  8. 2000 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
  9. 2005 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex
  10. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  11. 2009 Stoclet House
  12. 2012 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia
  13. 2016 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement Shared with 6 other countries
  14. 2021 Colonies of Benevolence Shared with Netherlands
  15. 2021 The Great Spa Towns of Europe Shared with 6 other countries
  16. 2023 Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) Shared with France

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Brazil

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Sites26 #13 of 173
  • Breakdown16 cultural · 9 natural · 1 mixed
  • First inscribed1980
  1. 1980 Historic Town of Ouro Preto
  2. 1982 Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
  3. 1983 Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) Shared with Argentina
  4. 1985 Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
  5. 1985 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
  6. 1986 Iguaçu National Park Natural
  7. 1987 Brasilia
  8. 1991 Serra da Capivara National Park
  9. 1997 Historic Centre of São Luís
  10. 1999 Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves Natural
  11. 1999 Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves Natural
  12. 1999 Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
  13. 2000 Central Amazon Conservation Complex Natural
  14. 2000 Pantanal Conservation Area Natural
  15. 2001 Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Natural
  16. 2001 Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks Natural
  17. 2001 Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
  18. 2010 São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão
  19. 2012 Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
  20. 2016 Pampulha Modern Ensemble
  21. 2017 Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site
  22. 2019 Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity Mixed
  23. 2021 Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
  24. 2024 Lençóis Maranhenses National Park Natural
  25. 2025 Peruaçu River Canyon Natural
  26. 2026 Amazonia Theaters

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Bulgaria

Europe and North America

  • Sites10 #33 of 173
  • Breakdown7 cultural · 3 natural
  • First inscribed1979
  1. 1979 Boyana Church
  2. 1979 Madara Rider
  3. 1979 Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
  4. 1979 Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
  5. 1983 Ancient City of Nessebar
  6. 1983 Pirin National Park Natural
  7. 1983 Rila Monastery
  8. 1983 Srebarna Nature Reserve Natural
  9. 1985 Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
  10. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries

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Canada

Europe and North America

  • Sites22 #14 of 173
  • Breakdown10 cultural · 11 natural · 1 mixed
  • First inscribed1978
  1. 1978 L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
  2. 1978 Nahanni National Park Natural
  3. 1979 Dinosaur Provincial Park Natural
  4. 1979 Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek Natural Shared with United States
  5. 1981 Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
  6. 1981 SGang Gwaay
  7. 1983 Wood Buffalo National Park Natural
  8. 1984 Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Natural
  9. 1985 Historic District of Old Québec
  10. 1987 Gros Morne National Park Natural
  11. 1995 Old Town Lunenburg
  12. 1995 Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Natural Shared with United States
  13. 1999 Miguasha National Park Natural
  14. 2007 Rideau Canal
  15. 2008 Joggins Fossil Cliffs Natural
  16. 2012 Landscape of Grand Pré
  17. 2013 Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
  18. 2016 Mistaken Point Natural
  19. 2018 Pimachiowin Aki Mixed
  20. 2019 Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
  21. 2023 Anticosti Natural
  22. 2023 Tr’ondëk-Klondike

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China

Asia and the Pacific

  • Sites61 #2 of 173
  • Breakdown42 cultural · 15 natural · 4 mixed
  • First inscribed1987
  1. 1987 Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
  2. 1987 Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
  3. 1987 Mogao Caves
  4. 1987 Mount Taishan Mixed
  5. 1987 Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
  6. 1987 The Great Wall
  7. 1990 Mount Huangshan Mixed
  8. 1992 Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area Natural
  9. 1992 Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Natural
  10. 1992 Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area Natural
  11. 1994 Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
  12. 1994 Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
  13. 1994 Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
  14. 1994 Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
  15. 1996 Lushan National Park
  16. 1996 Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area Mixed
  17. 1997 Ancient City of Ping Yao
  18. 1997 Classical Gardens of Suzhou
  19. 1997 Old Town of Lijiang
  20. 1998 Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
  21. 1998 Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
  22. 1999 Dazu Rock Carvings
  23. 1999 Mount Wuyi Mixed
  24. 2000 Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
  25. 2000 Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
  26. 2000 Longmen Grottoes
  27. 2000 Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
  28. 2001 Yungang Grottoes
  29. 2003 Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas Natural
  30. 2004 Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
  31. 2005 Historic Centre of Macao
  32. 2006 Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains Natural
  33. 2006 Yin Xu
  34. 2007 Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
  35. 2007 South China Karst Natural
  36. 2008 Fujian Tulou
  37. 2008 Mount Sanqingshan National Park Natural
  38. 2009 Mount Wutai
  39. 2010 China Danxia Natural
  40. 2010 Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
  41. 2011 West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
  42. 2012 Chengjiang Fossil Site Natural
  43. 2012 Site of Xanadu
  44. 2013 Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
  45. 2013 Xinjiang Tianshan Natural
  46. 2014 Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Shared with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
  47. 2014 The Grand Canal
  48. 2015 Tusi Sites
  49. 2016 Hubei Shennongjia Natural
  50. 2016 Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
  51. 2017 Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement
  52. 2017 Qinghai Hoh Xil Natural
  53. 2018 Fanjingshan Natural
  54. 2019 Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City
  55. 2019 Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China Natural
  56. 2021 Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China
  57. 2023 Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er
  58. 2024 Badain Jaran Desert - Towers of Sand and Lakes Natural
  59. 2024 Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital
  60. 2025 Xixia Imperial Tombs
  61. 2026 Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites

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Colombia

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Sites9 #37 of 173
  • Breakdown6 cultural · 2 natural · 1 mixed
  • First inscribed1984
  1. 1984 Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
  2. 1994 Los Katíos National Park Natural
  3. 1995 Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
  4. 1995 National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
  5. 1995 San Agustín Archaeological Park
  6. 2006 Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary Natural
  7. 2011 Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia
  8. 2014 Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System Shared with 5 other countries
  9. 2018 Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar” Mixed

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Croatia

Europe and North America

  • Sites10 #33 of 173
  • Breakdown8 cultural · 2 natural
  • First inscribed1979
  1. 1979 Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
  2. 1979 Old City of Dubrovnik
  3. 1979 Plitvice Lakes National Park Natural
  4. 1997 Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč
  5. 1997 Historic City of Trogir
  6. 2000 The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
  7. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  8. 2008 Stari Grad Plain
  9. 2016 Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards Shared with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia
  10. 2017 Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar Shared with Italy and Montenegro

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Cuba

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Sites9 #37 of 173
  • Breakdown7 cultural · 2 natural
  • First inscribed1982
  1. 1982 Old Havana and its Fortification System
  2. 1988 Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
  3. 1997 San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba
  4. 1999 Desembarco del Granma National Park Natural
  5. 1999 Viñales Valley
  6. 2000 Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba
  7. 2001 Alejandro de Humboldt National Park Natural
  8. 2005 Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
  9. 2008 Historic Centre of Camagüey

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Czechia

Europe and North America

  • Sites17 #19 of 173
  • Breakdown16 cultural · 1 natural
  • First inscribed1992
  1. 1992 Historic Centre of Český Krumlov
  2. 1992 Historic Centre of Prague
  3. 1992 Historic Centre of Telč
  4. 1994 Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora
  5. 1995 Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
  6. 1996 Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
  7. 1998 Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
  8. 1998 Holašovice Historic Village
  9. 1999 Litomyšl Castle
  10. 2000 Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
  11. 2001 Tugendhat Villa in Brno
  12. 2003 Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč
  13. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  14. 2019 Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region Shared with Germany
  15. 2019 Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem
  16. 2021 The Great Spa Towns of Europe Shared with 6 other countries
  17. 2023 Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops

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Denmark

Europe and North America

  • Sites13 #24 of 173
  • Breakdown8 cultural · 5 natural
  • First inscribed1994
  1. 1994 Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
  2. 1995 Roskilde Cathedral
  3. 2000 Kronborg Castle
  4. 2004 Ilulissat Icefjord Natural
  5. 2009 Wadden Sea Natural Shared with Germany and Netherlands
  6. 2014 Stevns Klint Natural
  7. 2015 Moravian Church Settlements Shared with Germany, United Kingdom and United States
  8. 2015 The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand
  9. 2017 Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap
  10. 2018 Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea
  11. 2023 Viking-Age Ring Fortresses
  12. 2025 Møns Klint Natural
  13. 2026 The Bony Fish Fossils of the Western Limfjord – Evolution and Climate Adaptation in the Earliest Eocene Natural

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Ethiopia

Africa

  • Sites12 #28 of 173
  • Breakdown10 cultural · 2 natural
  • First inscribed1978
  1. 1978 Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
  2. 1978 Simien National Park Natural
  3. 1979 Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region
  4. 1980 Aksum
  5. 1980 Lower Valley of the Awash
  6. 1980 Lower Valley of the Omo
  7. 1980 Tiya
  8. 2006 Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town
  9. 2011 Konso Cultural Landscape
  10. 2023 Bale Mountains National Park Natural
  11. 2023 The Gedeo Cultural Landscape
  12. 2024 Melka Kunture and Balchit: Archaeological and Palaeontological Sites in the Highland Area of Ethiopia

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France

Europe and North America

  • Sites56 #3 of 173
  • Breakdown47 cultural · 7 natural · 2 mixed
  • First inscribed1979
  1. 1979 Chartres Cathedral
  2. 1979 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
  3. 1979 Palace and Park of Versailles
  4. 1979 Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
  5. 1979 Vézelay, Church and Hill
  6. 1981 Amiens Cathedral
  7. 1981 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
  8. 1981 Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
  9. 1981 Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
  10. 1981 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
  11. 1982 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
  12. 1983 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
  13. 1983 Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve Natural
  14. 1983 Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
  15. 1985 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
  16. 1988 Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt
  17. 1991 Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
  18. 1991 Paris, Banks of the Seine
  19. 1992 Bourges Cathedral
  20. 1995 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
  21. 1996 Canal du Midi
  22. 1997 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
  23. 1997 Pyrénées - Mont Perdu Mixed Shared with Spain
  24. 1998 Historic Site of Lyon
  25. 1998 Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
  26. 1999 Belfries of Belgium and France Shared with Belgium
  27. 1999 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
  28. 2000 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
  29. 2001 Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
  30. 2005 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
  31. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  32. 2007 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
  33. 2008 Fortifications of Vauban
  34. 2008 Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems Natural
  35. 2010 Episcopal City of Albi
  36. 2010 Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island Natural
  37. 2011 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps Shared with 5 other countries
  38. 2011 The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
  39. 2012 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
  40. 2014 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche
  41. 2015 Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars
  42. 2015 The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy
  43. 2016 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement Shared with 6 other countries
  44. 2017 Taputapuātea
  45. 2018 Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena Natural
  46. 2019 French Austral Lands and Seas Natural
  47. 2021 Cordouan Lighthouse
  48. 2021 Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera
  49. 2021 The Great Spa Towns of Europe Shared with 6 other countries
  50. 2023 Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) Shared with Belgium
  51. 2023 The Maison Carrée of Nîmes
  52. 2023 Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique Natural
  53. 2024 Te Henua Enata – The Marquesas Islands Mixed
  54. 2025 Megaliths of Carnac and of the shores of Morbihan
  55. 2026 Beaches of the D-Day Landings, Normandy, 1944
  56. 2026 Royal Capetian Fortresses of Languedoc

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Germany

Europe and North America

  • Sites55 #4 of 173
  • Breakdown52 cultural · 3 natural
  • First inscribed1978
  1. 1978 Aachen Cathedral
  2. 1981 Speyer Cathedral
  3. 1981 Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
  4. 1983 Pilgrimage Church of Wies
  5. 1984 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
  6. 1985 St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim
  7. 1986 Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
  8. 1987 Frontiers of the Roman Empire Shared with United Kingdom
  9. 1987 Hanseatic City of Lübeck
  10. 1990 Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
  11. 1991 Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
  12. 1992 Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System
  13. 1993 Maulbronn Monastery Complex
  14. 1993 Town of Bamberg
  15. 1994 Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg
  16. 1994 Völklingen Ironworks
  17. 1995 Messel Pit Fossil Site Natural
  18. 1996 Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau
  19. 1996 Cologne Cathedral
  20. 1996 Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
  21. 1998 Classical Weimar
  22. 1999 Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
  23. 1999 Wartburg Castle
  24. 2000 Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
  25. 2000 Monastic Island of Reichenau
  26. 2001 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
  27. 2002 Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
  28. 2002 Upper Middle Rhine Valley
  29. 2004 Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski Shared with Poland
  30. 2004 Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
  31. 2006 Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
  32. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  33. 2008 Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
  34. 2009 Wadden Sea Natural Shared with Denmark and Netherlands
  35. 2011 Fagus Factory in Alfeld
  36. 2011 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps Shared with 5 other countries
  37. 2012 Margravial Opera House Bayreuth
  38. 2013 Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
  39. 2014 Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey
  40. 2015 Moravian Church Settlements Shared with Denmark, United Kingdom and United States
  41. 2015 Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus
  42. 2016 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement Shared with 6 other countries
  43. 2017 Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura
  44. 2018 Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke
  45. 2018 Naumburg Cathedral
  46. 2019 Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region Shared with Czechia
  47. 2019 Water Management System of Augsburg
  48. 2021 Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) Shared with Austria and Slovakia
  49. 2021 Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes Shared with Netherlands
  50. 2021 Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
  51. 2021 ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz
  52. 2021 The Great Spa Towns of Europe Shared with 6 other countries
  53. 2023 Jewish-Medieval Heritage of Erfurt
  54. 2024 Schwerin Residence Ensemble
  55. 2025 The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee

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Greece

Europe and North America

  • Sites21 #16 of 173
  • Breakdown18 cultural · 3 mixed
  • First inscribed1986
  1. 1986 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
  2. 1987 Acropolis, Athens
  3. 1987 Archaeological Site of Delphi
  4. 1988 Medieval City of Rhodes
  5. 1988 Meteora Mixed
  6. 1988 Mount Athos Mixed
  7. 1988 Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika
  8. 1988 Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
  9. 1989 Archaeological Site of Mystras
  10. 1989 Archaeological Site of Olympia
  11. 1990 Delos
  12. 1990 Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
  13. 1992 Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
  14. 1996 Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)
  15. 1999 Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
  16. 1999 The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
  17. 2007 Old Town of Corfu
  18. 2016 Archaeological Site of Philippi
  19. 2023 Zagori Cultural Landscape
  20. 2025 Minoan Palatial Centres
  21. 2026 The wider area of Mount Olympus Mixed

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Hungary

Europe and North America

  • Sites8 #43 of 173
  • Breakdown7 cultural · 1 natural
  • First inscribed1987
  1. 1987 Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
  2. 1987 Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
  3. 1995 Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst Natural Shared with Slovakia
  4. 1996 Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment
  5. 1999 Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta
  6. 2000 Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
  7. 2001 Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape Shared with Austria
  8. 2002 Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape

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India

Asia and the Pacific

  • Sites45 #6 of 173
  • Breakdown37 cultural · 7 natural · 1 mixed
  • First inscribed1983
  1. 1983 Agra Fort
  2. 1983 Ajanta Caves
  3. 1983 Ellora Caves
  4. 1983 Taj Mahal
  5. 1984 Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
  6. 1984 Sun Temple, Konârak
  7. 1985 Kaziranga National Park Natural
  8. 1985 Keoladeo National Park Natural
  9. 1985 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Natural
  10. 1986 Churches and Convents of Goa
  11. 1986 Fatehpur Sikri
  12. 1986 Group of Monuments at Hampi
  13. 1986 Khajuraho Group of Monuments
  14. 1987 Elephanta Caves
  15. 1987 Great Living Chola Temples
  16. 1987 Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
  17. 1987 Sundarbans National Park Natural
  18. 1988 Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks Natural
  19. 1989 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
  20. 1993 Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
  21. 1993 Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
  22. 1999 Mountain Railways of India
  23. 2002 Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
  24. 2003 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
  25. 2004 Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
  26. 2004 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
  27. 2007 Red Fort Complex
  28. 2010 The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
  29. 2012 Western Ghats Natural
  30. 2013 Hill Forts of Rajasthan
  31. 2014 Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area Natural
  32. 2014 Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
  33. 2016 Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar
  34. 2016 Khangchendzonga National Park Mixed
  35. 2016 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement Shared with 6 other countries
  36. 2017 Historic City of Ahmadabad
  37. 2018 Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
  38. 2019 Jaipur City, Rajasthan
  39. 2021 Dholavira: a Harappan City
  40. 2021 Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana
  41. 2023 Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas
  42. 2023 Santiniketan
  43. 2024 Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty
  44. 2025 Maratha Military Landscapes of India
  45. 2026 Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath

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Indonesia

Asia and the Pacific

  • Sites10 #33 of 173
  • Breakdown6 cultural · 4 natural
  • First inscribed1991
  • In Danger1
  1. 1991 Borobudur Temple Compounds
  2. 1991 Komodo National Park Natural
  3. 1991 Prambanan Temple Compounds
  4. 1991 Ujung Kulon National Park Natural
  5. 1996 Sangiran Early Man Site
  6. 1999 Lorentz National Park Natural
  7. 2004 Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Natural In Danger
  8. 2012 Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy
  9. 2019 Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto
  10. 2023 The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks

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Iran

Asia and the Pacific

  • Sites30 #10 of 173
  • Breakdown28 cultural · 2 natural
  • First inscribed1979
  1. 1979 Meidan Emam, Esfahan
  2. 1979 Persepolis
  3. 1979 Tchogha Zanbil
  4. 2003 Takht-e Soleyman
  5. 2004 Bam and its Cultural Landscape
  6. 2004 Pasargadae
  7. 2005 Soltaniyeh
  8. 2006 Bisotun
  9. 2008 Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
  10. 2009 Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
  11. 2010 Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
  12. 2010 Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
  13. 2011 The Persian Garden
  14. 2012 Gonbad-e Qābus
  15. 2012 Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan
  16. 2013 Golestan Palace
  17. 2014 Shahr-i Sokhta
  18. 2015 Cultural Landscape of Maymand
  19. 2015 Susa
  20. 2016 Lut Desert Natural
  21. 2016 The Persian Qanat
  22. 2017 Historic City of Yazd
  23. 2018 Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region
  24. 2019 Hyrcanian Forests Natural Shared with Azerbaijan
  25. 2021 Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat
  26. 2021 Trans-Iranian Railway
  27. 2023 The Persian Caravanserai
  28. 2024 Hegmataneh
  29. 2025 Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley
  30. 2026 Alamūt Castle and Related Fortifications

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Israel

Europe and North America

  • Sites9 #37 of 173
  • Breakdown9 cultural
  • First inscribed2001
  1. 2001 Masada
  2. 2001 Old City of Acre
  3. 2003 White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement
  4. 2005 Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
  5. 2005 Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
  6. 2008 Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
  7. 2012 Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
  8. 2014 Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves
  9. 2015 Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal

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Italy

Europe and North America

  • Sites62 #1 of 173
  • Breakdown56 cultural · 6 natural
  • First inscribed1979
  1. 1979 Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
  2. 1980 Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci
  3. 1980 Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura Shared with Vatican City
  4. 1982 Historic Centre of Florence
  5. 1987 Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
  6. 1987 Venice and its Lagoon
  7. 1990 Historic Centre of San Gimignano
  8. 1993 The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
  9. 1994 City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
  10. 1995 Crespi d'Adda
  11. 1995 Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta
  12. 1995 Historic Centre of Naples
  13. 1995 Historic Centre of Siena
  14. 1996 Castel del Monte
  15. 1996 Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
  16. 1996 Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
  17. 1996 The Trulli of Alberobello
  18. 1997 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex
  19. 1997 Archaeological Area of Agrigento
  20. 1997 Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
  21. 1997 Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
  22. 1997 Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
  23. 1997 Costiera Amalfitana
  24. 1997 Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
  25. 1997 Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
  26. 1997 Su Nuraxi di Barumini
  27. 1997 Villa Romana del Casale
  28. 1998 Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
  29. 1998 Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
  30. 1998 Historic Centre of Urbino
  31. 1999 Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
  32. 2000 Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
  33. 2000 City of Verona
  34. 2000 Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) Natural
  35. 2001 Villa d'Este, Tivoli
  36. 2002 Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
  37. 2003 Monte San Giorgio Natural Shared with Switzerland
  38. 2003 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
  39. 2004 Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
  40. 2004 Val d'Orcia
  41. 2005 Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
  42. 2006 Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
  43. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  44. 2008 Mantua and Sabbioneta
  45. 2008 Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes Shared with Switzerland
  46. 2009 The Dolomites Natural
  47. 2011 Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.)
  48. 2011 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps Shared with 5 other countries
  49. 2013 Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany
  50. 2013 Mount Etna Natural
  51. 2014 Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato
  52. 2015 Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale
  53. 2017 Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar Shared with Croatia and Montenegro
  54. 2018 Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century
  55. 2019 Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene
  56. 2021 Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles
  57. 2021 The Great Spa Towns of Europe Shared with 6 other countries
  58. 2021 The Porticoes of Bologna
  59. 2023 Evaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern Apennines Natural
  60. 2024 Via Appia. Regina Viarum
  61. 2025 Funerary Tradition in the Prehistory of Sardinia – The domus de janas
  62. 2026 The system of Italian-style condominio theatres of the 18th and 19th centuries in Central Italy

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Japan

Asia and the Pacific

  • Sites27 #11 of 173
  • Breakdown22 cultural · 5 natural
  • First inscribed1993
  1. 1993 Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
  2. 1993 Himeji-jo
  3. 1993 Shirakami-Sanchi Natural
  4. 1993 Yakushima Natural
  5. 1994 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
  6. 1995 Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
  7. 1996 Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
  8. 1996 Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
  9. 1998 Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
  10. 1999 Shrines and Temples of Nikko
  11. 2000 Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
  12. 2004 Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
  13. 2005 Shiretoko Natural
  14. 2007 Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
  15. 2011 Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
  16. 2011 Ogasawara Islands Natural
  17. 2013 Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
  18. 2014 Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
  19. 2015 Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
  20. 2016 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement Shared with 6 other countries
  21. 2017 Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
  22. 2018 Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
  23. 2019 Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
  24. 2021 Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island Natural
  25. 2021 Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
  26. 2024 Sado Island Gold Mines
  27. 2026 Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara

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Kazakhstan

Asia and the Pacific

  • Sites7 #53 of 173
  • Breakdown4 cultural · 3 natural
  • First inscribed2003
  1. 2003 Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
  2. 2004 Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly
  3. 2008 Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan Natural
  4. 2014 Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Shared with China and Kyrgyzstan
  5. 2016 Western Tien-Shan Natural Shared with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
  6. 2023 Cold Winter Deserts of Turan Natural Shared with Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
  7. 2026 Rock Mosques and Associated Sacred Sites of Mangystau

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Mexico

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Sites36 #7 of 173
  • Breakdown28 cultural · 6 natural · 2 mixed
  • First inscribed1987
  • In Danger1
  1. 1987 Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
  2. 1987 Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
  3. 1987 Historic Centre of Puebla
  4. 1987 Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
  5. 1987 Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
  6. 1987 Sian Ka'an Natural
  7. 1988 Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
  8. 1988 Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
  9. 1991 Historic Centre of Morelia
  10. 1992 El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
  11. 1993 Historic Centre of Zacatecas
  12. 1993 Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
  13. 1993 Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino Natural
  14. 1994 Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
  15. 1996 Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
  16. 1996 Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
  17. 1997 Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
  18. 1998 Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
  19. 1998 Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
  20. 1999 Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
  21. 1999 Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
  22. 2002 Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche Mixed
  23. 2003 Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
  24. 2004 Luis Barragán House and Studio
  25. 2005 Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California Natural In Danger
  26. 2006 Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
  27. 2007 Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
  28. 2008 Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve Natural
  29. 2008 Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
  30. 2010 Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
  31. 2010 Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
  32. 2013 El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve Natural
  33. 2015 Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System
  34. 2016 Archipiélago de Revillagigedo Natural
  35. 2018 Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica Mixed
  36. 2025 Wixárika Route through Sacred Sites to Wirikuta (Tatehuarí Huajuyé)

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Netherlands

Europe and North America

  • Sites13 #24 of 173
  • Breakdown12 cultural · 1 natural
  • First inscribed1995
  1. 1995 Schokland and Surroundings
  2. 1996 Dutch Water Defence Lines
  3. 1997 Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao
  4. 1997 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
  5. 1998 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)
  6. 1999 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
  7. 2000 Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)
  8. 2009 Wadden Sea Natural Shared with Denmark and Germany
  9. 2010 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
  10. 2014 Van Nellefabriek
  11. 2021 Colonies of Benevolence Shared with Belgium
  12. 2021 Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes Shared with Germany
  13. 2023 Eisinga Planetarium in Franeker

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Peru

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Sites13 #24 of 173
  • Breakdown9 cultural · 2 natural · 2 mixed
  • First inscribed1983
  • In Danger1
  1. 1983 City of Cuzco
  2. 1983 Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu Mixed
  3. 1985 Chavin (Archaeological Site)
  4. 1985 Huascarán National Park Natural
  5. 1986 Chan Chan Archaeological Zone In Danger
  6. 1987 Manú National Park Natural
  7. 1988 Historic Centre of Lima
  8. 1990 Río Abiseo National Park Mixed
  9. 1994 Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa
  10. 2000 Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
  11. 2009 Sacred City of Caral-Supe
  12. 2014 Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System Shared with 5 other countries
  13. 2021 Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex

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Poland

Europe and North America

  • Sites18 #18 of 173
  • Breakdown16 cultural · 2 natural
  • First inscribed1978
  1. 1978 Historic Centre of Kraków
  2. 1978 Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
  3. 1979 Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
  4. 1979 Białowieża Forest Natural Shared with Belarus
  5. 1980 Historic Centre of Warsaw
  6. 1992 Old City of Zamość
  7. 1997 Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
  8. 1997 Medieval Town of Toruń
  9. 1999 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park
  10. 2001 Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
  11. 2003 Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska
  12. 2004 Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski Shared with Germany
  13. 2006 Centennial Hall in Wrocław
  14. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  15. 2013 Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine Shared with Ukraine
  16. 2017 Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System
  17. 2019 Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region
  18. 2026 Gdynia Modernist City Centre

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Portugal

Europe and North America

  • Sites17 #19 of 173
  • Breakdown16 cultural · 1 natural
  • First inscribed1983
  1. 1983 Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores
  2. 1983 Convent of Christ in Tomar
  3. 1983 Monastery of Batalha
  4. 1983 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
  5. 1986 Historic Centre of Évora
  6. 1989 Monastery of Alcobaça
  7. 1995 Cultural Landscape of Sintra
  8. 1996 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar
  9. 1998 Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde Shared with Spain
  10. 1999 Laurisilva of Madeira Natural
  11. 2001 Alto Douro Wine Region
  12. 2001 Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone
  13. 2004 Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
  14. 2012 Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications
  15. 2013 University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia
  16. 2019 Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada)
  17. 2019 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga

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Romania

Europe and North America

  • Sites11 #32 of 173
  • Breakdown9 cultural · 2 natural
  • First inscribed1991
  • In Danger1
  1. 1991 Danube Delta Natural
  2. 1993 Churches of Moldavia
  3. 1993 Hurezi Monastery
  4. 1993 Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
  5. 1999 Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
  6. 1999 Historic Centre of Sighişoara
  7. 1999 Wooden Churches of Maramureş
  8. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  9. 2021 Roșia Montană Mining Landscape In Danger
  10. 2024 Brâncuși Monumental Ensemble of Târgu Jiu
  11. 2024 Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia

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Russia

Europe and North America

  • Sites33 #9 of 173
  • Breakdown22 cultural · 11 natural
  • First inscribed1990
  1. 1990 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
  2. 1990 Kizhi Pogost
  3. 1990 Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
  4. 1992 Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
  5. 1992 Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
  6. 1992 White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
  7. 1993 Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
  8. 1994 Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
  9. 1995 Virgin Komi Forests Natural
  10. 1996 Lake Baikal Natural
  11. 1996 Volcanoes of Kamchatka Natural
  12. 1998 Golden Mountains of Altai Natural
  13. 1999 Western Caucasus Natural
  14. 2000 Curonian Spit Shared with Lithuania
  15. 2000 Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery
  16. 2000 Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
  17. 2001 Central Sikhote-Alin Natural
  18. 2003 Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
  19. 2003 Uvs Nuur Basin Natural Shared with Mongolia
  20. 2004 Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
  21. 2004 Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve Natural
  22. 2005 Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
  23. 2005 Struve Geodetic Arc Shared with 9 other countries
  24. 2010 Putorana Plateau Natural
  25. 2012 Lena Pillars Nature Park Natural
  26. 2014 Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex
  27. 2017 Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk
  28. 2017 Landscapes of Dauria Natural Shared with Mongolia
  29. 2019 Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
  30. 2021 Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea
  31. 2023 Astronomical Observatories of Kazan Federal University
  32. 2024 Cultural Landscape of Kenozero Lake
  33. 2025 Rock Paintings of Shulgan-Tash Cave

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Slovakia

Europe and North America

  • Sites8 #43 of 173
  • Breakdown6 cultural · 2 natural
  • First inscribed1993
  1. 1993 Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
  2. 1993 Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
  3. 1993 Vlkolínec
  4. 1995 Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst Natural Shared with Hungary
  5. 2000 Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
  6. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  7. 2008 Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area
  8. 2021 Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) Shared with Austria and Germany

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Slovenia

Europe and North America

  • Sites5 #68 of 173
  • Breakdown3 cultural · 2 natural
  • First inscribed1986
  1. 1986 Škocjan Caves Natural
  2. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  3. 2011 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps Shared with 5 other countries
  4. 2012 Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija Shared with Spain
  5. 2021 The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design

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Solomon Islands

Asia and the Pacific

  • Sites1 #138 of 173
  • Breakdown1 natural
  • First inscribed1998
  • In Danger1
  1. 1998 East Rennell Natural In Danger

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South Africa

Africa

  • Sites12 #28 of 173
  • Breakdown7 cultural · 4 natural · 1 mixed
  • First inscribed1999
  1. 1999 Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
  2. 1999 iSimangaliso Wetland Park – Maputo National Park Natural Shared with Mozambique
  3. 1999 Robben Island
  4. 2000 Maloti-Drakensberg Park Mixed Shared with Lesotho
  5. 2003 Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
  6. 2004 Cape Floral Region Protected Areas Natural
  7. 2005 Vredefort Dome Natural
  8. 2007 Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
  9. 2017 ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
  10. 2018 Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains Natural
  11. 2024 Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites
  12. 2024 The Emergence of Modern Human Behaviour: The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa

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South Korea

Asia and the Pacific

  • Sites17 #19 of 173
  • Breakdown15 cultural · 2 natural
  • First inscribed1995
  1. 1995 Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
  2. 1995 Jongmyo Shrine
  3. 1995 Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
  4. 1997 Changdeokgung Palace Complex
  5. 1997 Hwaseong Fortress
  6. 2000 Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
  7. 2000 Gyeongju Historic Areas
  8. 2007 Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes Natural
  9. 2009 Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
  10. 2010 Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
  11. 2014 Namhansanseong
  12. 2015 Baekje Historic Areas
  13. 2018 Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea
  14. 2019 Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies
  15. 2021 Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats Natural
  16. 2023 Gaya Tumuli
  17. 2025 Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream

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Spain

Europe and North America

  • Sites50 #5 of 173
  • Breakdown44 cultural · 4 natural · 2 mixed
  • First inscribed1984
  1. 1984 Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
  2. 1984 Burgos Cathedral
  3. 1984 Historic Centre of Cordoba
  4. 1984 Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
  5. 1984 Works of Antoni Gaudí
  6. 1985 Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
  7. 1985 Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
  8. 1985 Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
  9. 1985 Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
  10. 1985 Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
  11. 1986 Garajonay National Park Natural
  12. 1986 Historic City of Toledo
  13. 1986 Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
  14. 1986 Old Town of Cáceres
  15. 1987 Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
  16. 1988 Old City of Salamanca
  17. 1991 Poblet Monastery
  18. 1993 Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
  19. 1993 Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain
  20. 1993 Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
  21. 1994 Doñana National Park Natural
  22. 1996 Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
  23. 1996 La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
  24. 1997 Las Médulas
  25. 1997 Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
  26. 1997 Pyrénées - Mont Perdu Mixed Shared with France
  27. 1997 San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
  28. 1998 Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde Shared with Portugal
  29. 1998 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
  30. 1998 University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
  31. 1999 Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture Mixed
  32. 1999 San Cristóbal de La Laguna
  33. 2000 Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco
  34. 2000 Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
  35. 2000 Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
  36. 2000 Palmeral of Elche
  37. 2000 Roman Walls of Lugo
  38. 2001 Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
  39. 2003 Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
  40. 2006 Vizcaya Bridge
  41. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  42. 2007 Teide National Park Natural
  43. 2009 Tower of Hercules
  44. 2011 Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana
  45. 2012 Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija Shared with Slovenia
  46. 2016 Antequera Dolmens Site
  47. 2018 Caliphate City of Medina Azahara
  48. 2019 Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape
  49. 2021 Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences
  50. 2023 Talayotic Menorca

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Sweden

Europe and North America

  • Sites15 #23 of 173
  • Breakdown13 cultural · 1 natural · 1 mixed
  • First inscribed1991
  1. 1991 Royal Domain of Drottningholm
  2. 1993 Birka and Hovgården
  3. 1993 Engelsberg Ironworks
  4. 1994 Rock Carvings in Tanum
  5. 1994 Skogskyrkogården
  6. 1995 Hanseatic Town of Visby
  7. 1996 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå
  8. 1996 Laponian Area Mixed
  9. 1998 Naval Port of Karlskrona
  10. 2000 Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
  11. 2000 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago Natural Shared with Finland
  12. 2001 Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
  13. 2004 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg
  14. 2005 Struve Geodetic Arc Shared with 9 other countries
  15. 2012 Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland

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Switzerland

Europe and North America

  • Sites13 #24 of 173
  • Breakdown9 cultural · 4 natural
  • First inscribed1983
  1. 1983 Abbey of St Gall
  2. 1983 Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
  3. 1983 Old City of Berne
  4. 2000 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona
  5. 2001 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch Natural
  6. 2003 Monte San Giorgio Natural Shared with Italy
  7. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  8. 2007 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
  9. 2008 Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes Shared with Italy
  10. 2008 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona Natural
  11. 2009 La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning
  12. 2011 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps Shared with 5 other countries
  13. 2016 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement Shared with 6 other countries

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Thailand

Asia and the Pacific

  • Sites9 #37 of 173
  • Breakdown6 cultural · 3 natural
  • First inscribed1991
  1. 1991 Historic City of Ayutthaya
  2. 1991 Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
  3. 1991 Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries Natural
  4. 1992 Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
  5. 2005 Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex Natural
  6. 2021 Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex Natural
  7. 2023 The Ancient Town of Si Thep and its Associated Dvaravati Monuments
  8. 2024 Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period
  9. 2026 Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat

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Turkey

Europe and North America

  • Sites22 #14 of 173
  • Breakdown20 cultural · 2 mixed
  • First inscribed1985
  1. 1985 Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia Mixed
  2. 1985 Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
  3. 1985 Historic Areas of Istanbul
  4. 1986 Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
  5. 1987 Nemrut Dağ
  6. 1988 Hierapolis-Pamukkale Mixed
  7. 1988 Xanthos-Letoon
  8. 1994 City of Safranbolu
  9. 1998 Archaeological Site of Troy
  10. 2011 Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
  11. 2012 Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük
  12. 2014 Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
  13. 2014 Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape
  14. 2015 Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
  15. 2015 Ephesus
  16. 2016 Archaeological Site of Ani
  17. 2017 Aphrodisias
  18. 2018 Göbekli Tepe
  19. 2021 Arslantepe Mound
  20. 2023 Gordion
  21. 2023 Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia
  22. 2025 Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe

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Ukraine

Europe and North America

  • Sites8 #43 of 173
  • Breakdown7 cultural · 1 natural
  • First inscribed1990
  • In Danger4
  1. 1990 Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra In Danger
  2. 1998 L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre In Danger
  3. 2005 Struve Geodetic Arc Shared with 9 other countries
  4. 2007 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe Natural Shared with 17 other countries
  5. 2011 Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans
  6. 2013 Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora In Danger
  7. 2013 Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine Shared with Poland
  8. 2023 The Historic Centre of Odesa In Danger

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United Kingdom

Europe and North America

  • Sites35 #8 of 173
  • Breakdown29 cultural · 5 natural · 1 mixed
  • First inscribed1986
  1. 1986 Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
  2. 1986 Durham Castle and Cathedral
  3. 1986 Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast Natural
  4. 1986 Ironbridge Gorge
  5. 1986 St Kilda Mixed
  6. 1986 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
  7. 1986 Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
  8. 1987 Blenheim Palace
  9. 1987 City of Bath
  10. 1987 Frontiers of the Roman Empire Shared with Germany
  11. 1987 Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church
  12. 1988 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
  13. 1988 Henderson Island Natural
  14. 1988 Tower of London
  15. 1995 Gough and Inaccessible Islands Natural
  16. 1995 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
  17. 1997 Maritime Greenwich
  18. 1999 Heart of Neolithic Orkney
  19. 2000 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
  20. 2000 Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
  21. 2001 Derwent Valley Mills
  22. 2001 Dorset and East Devon Coast Natural
  23. 2001 New Lanark
  24. 2001 Saltaire
  25. 2003 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  26. 2006 Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
  27. 2009 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
  28. 2015 Moravian Church Settlements Shared with Denmark, Germany and United States
  29. 2015 The Forth Bridge
  30. 2016 Gorham's Cave Complex
  31. 2017 The English Lake District
  32. 2019 Jodrell Bank Observatory
  33. 2021 The Great Spa Towns of Europe Shared with 6 other countries
  34. 2021 The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
  35. 2024 The Flow Country Natural

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United States

Europe and North America

  • Sites27 #11 of 173
  • Breakdown13 cultural · 13 natural · 1 mixed
  • First inscribed1978
  • In Danger1
  1. 1978 Mesa Verde National Park
  2. 1978 Yellowstone National Park Natural
  3. 1979 Everglades National Park Natural In Danger
  4. 1979 Grand Canyon National Park Natural
  5. 1979 Independence Hall
  6. 1979 Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek Natural Shared with Canada
  7. 1980 Redwood National and State Parks Natural
  8. 1981 Mammoth Cave National Park Natural
  9. 1981 Olympic National Park Natural
  10. 1982 Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
  11. 1983 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Natural
  12. 1983 La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
  13. 1984 Statue of Liberty
  14. 1984 Yosemite National Park Natural
  15. 1987 Chaco Culture
  16. 1987 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Natural
  17. 1987 Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
  18. 1992 Taos Pueblo
  19. 1995 Carlsbad Caverns National Park Natural
  20. 1995 Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Natural Shared with Canada
  21. 2010 Papahānaumokuākea Mixed
  22. 2014 Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point
  23. 2015 Moravian Church Settlements Shared with Denmark, Germany and United Kingdom
  24. 2015 San Antonio Missions
  25. 2019 The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
  26. 2023 Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
  27. 2026 Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Natural

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Uzbekistan

Asia and the Pacific

  • Sites8 #43 of 173
  • Breakdown6 cultural · 2 natural
  • First inscribed1990
  • In Danger1
  1. 1990 Itchan Kala
  2. 1993 Historic Centre of Bukhara
  3. 2000 Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz In Danger
  4. 2001 Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures
  5. 2016 Western Tien-Shan Natural Shared with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
  6. 2023 Cold Winter Deserts of Turan Natural Shared with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
  7. 2023 Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor Shared with Tajikistan and Turkmenistan
  8. 2026 Tashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia

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Vietnam

Asia and the Pacific

  • Sites9 #37 of 173
  • Breakdown6 cultural · 2 natural · 1 mixed
  • First inscribed1993
  1. 1993 Complex of Hué Monuments
  2. 1994 Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago Natural
  3. 1999 Hoi An Ancient Town
  4. 1999 My Son Sanctuary
  5. 2003 Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and Hin Nam No National Park Natural Shared with Laos
  6. 2010 Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi
  7. 2011 Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
  8. 2014 Trang An Landscape Complex Mixed
  9. 2025 Yen Tu-Vinh Nghiem-Con Son, Kiep Bac Complex of Monuments and Landscapes

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World Heritage FAQ

Seven questions about World Heritage sites and this list.

How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are there?

There are 1,273 World Heritage sites: 991 cultural, 240 natural and 42 mixed. They stand in 173 of the 196 countries that have signed the World Heritage Convention, and 51 of them cross a border. The World Heritage Committee added 25 in 2026, among them Aalto Works, Alamūt Castle and Related Fortifications and Amazonia Theaters.

Which country has the most World Heritage Sites?

Italy, with 62, followed by China (61), France (56), Germany (55) and Spain (50). A site shared between countries counts toward each of them, as UNESCO counts it — Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe alone is shared by 18 countries.

What were the first World Heritage Sites?

The first 12 were inscribed in 1978: Galápagos Islands (Ecuador), City of Quito (Ecuador), Aachen Cathedral (Germany), L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (Canada), Simien National Park (Ethiopia), Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (Ethiopia), Nahanni National Park (Canada), Island of Gorée (Senegal), Mesa Verde National Park (United States), Yellowstone National Park (United States), Historic Centre of Kraków (Poland) and Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (Poland).

What is the difference between cultural, natural and mixed sites?

Cultural sites are inscribed for what people made — monuments, historic cities, archaeological sites, cultural landscapes — and make up 991 of the list. Natural sites (240) are inscribed for geology, ecosystems, habitats or natural beauty. The 42 mixed sites meet both a cultural and a natural criterion.

What does "In Danger" mean?

The List of World Heritage in Danger flags sites whose value is under serious threat — from armed conflict, natural disaster, uncontrolled development, poaching or pollution — so that the world can help protect them. 58 sites are on it now, the most in Syria (6), then the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Palestine, Ukraine and Yemen (4 each). A site comes off when the threat is dealt with; one that loses the qualities it was inscribed for can be deleted from the World Heritage List altogether, which has happened three times: the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary in Oman (2007), the Dresden Elbe Valley in Germany (2009) and Liverpool's Maritime Mercantile City in the United Kingdom (2021).

How does a place become a World Heritage Site?

A country first puts the place on its national Tentative List, then submits a full nomination. Cultural nominations are evaluated by ICOMOS and natural ones by IUCN, and the World Heritage Committee decides at its annual session, usually in July. To be inscribed a place must show "outstanding universal value" against at least one of ten criteria, and be adequately protected and managed.

Where do the figures on this page come from?

From UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre: the site list, categories, inscription years and coordinates are from its official list, and the danger status from its List of World Heritage in Danger. Our counts are checked against the totals UNESCO publishes on whc.unesco.org. How we source and check figures is set out in our editorial guidelines.