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Afghanistan

Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam, Afghanistan
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam, Afghanistan
Albania

Butrint
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra

Algeria

Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
Djémila
M'Zab Valley
Tassili n'Ajjer
Timgad
Tipasa
Kasbah of Algiers

Andorra

Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Argentina

Los Glaciares National Park
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)
Iguazu National Park
Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
Península Valdés
Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
Quebrada de Humahuaca

Armenia

Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley

Australia
Good Reef: The Great Barrier Reef is one of the sights on offer
Good Reef: The Great Barrier Reef is one of the sights on offer
Great Barrier Reef (pictured right)
Kakadu National Park
Willandra Lakes Region
Lord Howe Island Group
Tasmanian Wilderness
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia 1
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 2
Wet Tropics of Queensland
Shark Bay, Western Australia
Fraser Island
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
Heard and McDonald Islands
Macquarie Island
Greater Blue Mountains Area
Purnululu National Park
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
Sydney Opera House
Australian Convict Sites
Ningaloo Coast

Austria

    Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
    Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
    Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
    Semmering Railway
    City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
    Wachau Cultural Landscape
    Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
    Historic Centre of Vienna
    Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Colourful restaurants and bars in Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies, Caribbean
Colourful restaurants and bars in Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies, Caribbean

Azerbaijan

    Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
    Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

Bahrain

    Qal'at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
    Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy

Bangladesh

    Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
    Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
    The Sundarbans

Barbados

    Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison

Belarus

    Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest
    Mir Castle Complex
    Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh
    Struve Geodetic Arc

Belgium

    Flemish Béguinages
    La Grand-Place, Brussels
    The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)
    Belfries of Belgium and France  3
    Historic Centre of Brugge
    Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
    Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
    Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
    Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex
    Stoclet House
    Major Mining Sites of Wallonia

Belize
Changdeokgung Palace, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Changdeokgung Palace, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea

    Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

Benin

    Royal Palaces of Abomey

Bolivia 

    City of Potosí
    Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
    Historic City of Sucre
    Fuerte de Samaipata
    Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
    Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture

Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
    Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad

Botswana

    Tsodilo

Brazil

    Historic Town of Ouro Preto
    Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
    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)
    Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
    Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
    Iguaçu National Park
    Brasilia
    Serra da Capivara National Park
    Historic Centre of São Luís
    Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves
    Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
    Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
    Central Amazon Conservation Complex 4
    Pantanal Conservation Area
    Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
    Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
    Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
    São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão
    Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
The Canadian Rocky Mountains
The Canadian Rocky Mountains

Bulgaria

    Boyana Church
    Madara Rider
    Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
    Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
    Ancient City of Nessebar
    Pirin National Park
    Rila Monastery
    Srebarna Nature Reserve
    Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari

Burkina Faso

    Ruins of Loropéni

Cambodia

    Angkor
    Temple of Preah Vihear

Cameroon

    Dja Faunal Reserve
    Sangha Trinational

Canada

    L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
    Nahanni National Park
    Dinosaur Provincial Park
    Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
    Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
    SGang Gwaay
    Wood Buffalo National Park
    Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
    Historic District of Old Québec
    Gros Morne National Park
    Old Town Lunenburg
    Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
    Miguasha National Park
    Rideau Canal
    Joggins Fossil Cliffs
    Landscape of Grand Pré

Cape Verde

    Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande

Central African Republic

    Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
    Sangha Trinational

Chad

    Lakes of Ounianga

Chile

    Rapa Nui National Park
    Churches of Chiloé
    Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
    Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
    Sewell Mining Town

China

    Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China
    Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
    Mogao Caves
    Mount Taishan
    Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
    The Great Wall
    Mount Huangshan
    Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
    Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
    Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
    Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
    Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa 7
    Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
    Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
    Lushan National Park
    Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
    Ancient City of Ping Yao
    Classical Gardens of Suzhou
    Old Town of Lijiang
    Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
    Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
    Dazu Rock Carvings
    Mount Wuyi
    Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
    Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
    Longmen Grottoes
    Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
    Yungang Grottoes
    Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
    Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
    Historic Centre of Macao
    Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
    Yin Xu
    Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
    South China Karst
    Fujian Tulou
    Mount Sanqingshan National Park
    Mount Wutai
    China Danxia
    Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
    West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
    Chengjiang Fossil Site
    Site of Xanadu

Colombia

    Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
    Los Katíos National Park
    Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
    National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
    San Agustín Archaeological Park
    Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
    Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia

Congo

    Sangha Trinational

Costa Rica

    Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
    Cocos Island National Park
    Area de Conservación Guanacaste

Côte d'Ivoire

    Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
    Taï National Park
    Comoé National Park
    Historic Town of Grand-Bassam
Old American cars passing the Gran Teatro Capitolio in Havana, Cuba
Old American cars passing the Gran Teatro Capitolio in Havana, Cuba

Croatia

    Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
    Old City of Dubrovnik
    Plitvice Lakes National Park
    Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč
    Historic City of Trogir
    The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
    Stari Grad Plain

Cuba

    Old Havana and its Fortifications
    Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
    San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba
    Desembarco del Granma National Park
    Viñales Valley
    Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba
    Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
    Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
    Historic Centre of Camagüey

Cyprus

    Paphos
    Painted Churches in the Troodos Region
    Choirokoitia

Czech Republic

    Historic Centre of Český Krumlov
    Historic Centre of Prague
    Historic Centre of Telč
    Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora
    Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
    Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
    Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
    Holašovice Historical Village Reservation
    Litomyšl Castle
    Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
    Tugendhat Villa in Brno
    Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč

Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Virunga National Park
    Kahuzi-Biega National Park
    Garamba National Park
    Salonga National Park
    Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Denmark

    Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
    Roskilde Cathedral
    Kronborg Castle
    Ilulissat Icefjord

Dominica

    Morne Trois Pitons National Park

Dominican Republic

    Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Ecuador

    City of Quito
    Galápagos Islands
    Sangay National Park
    Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca

Egypt
A camel stands in front of the pyramids of Giza in Egypt
A camel stands in front of the pyramids of Giza in Egypt

Abu Mena
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Historic Cairo
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
Saint Catherine Area
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

El Salvador

    Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site

Estonia

    Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
    Struve Geodetic Arc

Ethiopia

    Simien National Park
    Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
    Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region
    Aksum
    Lower Valley of the Awash
    Lower Valley of the Omo
    Tiya
    Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town
    Konso Cultural Landscape

Finland

    Fortress of Suomenlinna
    Old Rauma
    Petäjävesi Old Church
    Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
    Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
    High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
    Struve Geodetic Arc

France

    Chartres Cathedral
    Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
    Palace and Park of Versailles
    Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
    Vézelay, Church and Hill
    Amiens Cathedral
    Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
    Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
    Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
    Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
    From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
    Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
    Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
    Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
    Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
    Strasbourg – Grande île
    Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
    Paris, Banks of the Seine
    Bourges Cathedral
    Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
    Canal du Midi
    Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
    Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
    Historic Site of Lyons
    Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
    Belfries of Belgium and France
    Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
    The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
    Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
    Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
    Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
    Fortifications of Vauban
    Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
    Episcopal City of Albi
    Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island
    Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
    The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
    Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
Paraty Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from high above in the Atlantic Rainforest
Paraty Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from high above in the Atlantic Rainforest

Gabon

    Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda

Gambia

    Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites
    Stone Circles of Senegambia

Georgia

    Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery
    Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
    Upper Svaneti

Germany

    Aachen Cathedral
    Speyer Cathedral
    Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
    Pilgrimage Church of Wies
    Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
    St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim
    Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
    Frontiers of the Roman Empire  10
    Hanseatic City of Lübeck
    Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
    Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
    Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System
    Maulbronn Monastery Complex
    Town of Bamberg
    Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg
    Völklingen Ironworks
    Messel Pit Fossil Site
    Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau
    Cologne Cathedral
    Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
    Classical Weimar
    Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
    Wartburg Castle
    Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
    Monastic Island of Reichenau
    Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
    Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
    Upper Middle Rhine Valley
    Dresden Elbe Valley Delisted 2009
    Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
    Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
    Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
    Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
    Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
    The Wadden Sea
    Fagus Factory in Alfeld
    Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
    Margravial Opera House Bayreuth

Ghana

    Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
    Asante Traditional Buildings

Greece

    Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
    Acropolis, Athens
    Archaeological Site of Delphi
    Medieval City of Rhodes
    Meteora
    Mount Athos
    Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika
    Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
    Archaeological Site of Mystras
    Archaeological Site of Olympia
    Delos
    Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
    Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
    Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)
    Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
    Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John
Tikal National Park, Guatemala
Tikal National Park, Guatemala
    Old Town of Corfu

Guatemala

    Antigua Guatemala
    Tikal National Park
    Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua

Guinea

    Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

Haiti

    National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers

Holy See

    Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura  11
    Vatican City

Honduras

    Maya Site of Copan
    Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

Hungary

    Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
    Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
    Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
    Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment
    Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta
    Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
    Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
    Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape

Iceland

    Þingvellir National Park
    Surtsey

India

    Agra Fort
    Ajanta Caves
    Ellora Caves
    Taj Mahal
    Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
    Sun Temple, Konârak
    Kaziranga National Park
    Keoladeo National Park
    Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
    Churches and Convents of Goa
    Fatehpur Sikri
    Group of Monuments at Hampi
    Khajuraho Group of Monuments
    Elephanta Caves
    Great Living Chola Temples 12
    Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
    Sundarbans National Park
    Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
    Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
    Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
    Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
    Mountain Railways of India
    Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
    Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
    Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
    Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
    Red Fort Complex
    The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
    Western Ghats
Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, stands near Chaldoran, north of Tehran
Iran's Black Church, an ancient Armenian Christian place of worship, stands near Chaldoran, north of Tehran

Indonesia

    Borobudur Temple Compounds
    Komodo National Park
    Prambanan Temple Compounds
    Ujung Kulon National Park
    Sangiran Early Man Site
    Lorentz National Park
    Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
    Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

    Meidan Emam, Esfahan
    Persepolis
    Tchogha Zanbil
    Takht-e Soleyman
    Bam and its Cultural Landscape
    Pasargadae
    Soltaniyeh
    Bisotun
    Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
    Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
    Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
    Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
    The Persian Garden
    Gonbad-e Qābus
    Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan

Iraq

    Hatra
    Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
    Samarra Archaeological City

Ireland

    Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
    Sceilg Mhichíl

Israel

    Masada
    Old City of Acre
    White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement
    Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
    Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
    Bahá'i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
    Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me'arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
Gondola at Harry's bar point in Grand Canal at dusk, Venice
A gondola at Harry's bar point in Grand Canal at dusk, Venice

Italy

    Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
    Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Italy Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci
    Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura  13
    Historic Centre of Florence
    Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
    Venice and its Lagoon
    Historic Centre of San Gimignano
    The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
    City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
    Crespi d'Adda
    Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta 14
    Historic Centre of Naples
    Historic Centre of Siena
    Castel del Monte
    Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
    Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
    The Trulli of Alberobello
    18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex
    Archaeological Area of Agrigento
    Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
    Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
    Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
    Costiera Amalfitana
    Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
    Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
    Su Nuraxi di Barumini
    Villa Romana del Casale
    Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
    Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
    Historic Centre of Urbino
    Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
    Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
    City of Verona
    Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
    Villa d'Este, Tivoli
    Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
    Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
    Monte San Giorgio
    Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
    Val d'Orcia
    Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
    Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
    Mantua and Sabbioneta
    Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
    The Dolomites
    Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.)
    Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Japan

    Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
    Himeji-jo
    Shirakami-Sanchi
    Yakushima
    Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
    Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
    Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
    Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
    Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
    Shrines and Temples of Nikko
    Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
    Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
    Shiretoko
    Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
    Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
    Ogasawara Islands

Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)

    Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

Jordan

    Petra
    Quseir Amra
    Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)
    Wadi Rum Protected Area

Kazakhstan

    Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
    Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
    Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan

Kenya

    Lake Turkana National Parks
    Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
    Lamu Old Town
    Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests
    Fort Jesus, Mombasa
    Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley

Kiribati

    Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Changdeokgung Palace, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Changdeokgung Palace, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea


    Complex of Koguryo Tombs

Korea, Republic of

    Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
    Jongmyo Shrine
    Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
    Changdeokgung Palace Complex
    Hwaseong Fortress
    Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
    Gyeongju Historic Areas
    Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
    Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
    Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong

Kyrgyzstan

    Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain

Lao People's Democratic Republic

    Town of Luang Prabang
    Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape

Latvia

    Historic Centre of Riga
    Struve Geodetic Arc

Lebanon

    Anjar
    Baalbek
    Byblos
    Tyre
    Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)

Libya

    Archaeological Site of Cyrene
    Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
    Archaeological Site of Sabratha
    Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
    Old Town of Ghadamès

Lithuania

    Vilnius Historic Centre
    Curonian Spit
    Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)
    Struve Geodetic Arc

Luxembourg

    City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications

Madagascar

    Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
    Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
    Rainforests of the Atsinanana

Malawi

    Lake Malawi National Park
    Chongoni Rock-Art Area

Malaysia

    Gunung Mulu National Park
    Kinabalu Park
    Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
    Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley

Mali

    Timbuktu
    Old Towns of Djenné
    Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
    Tomb of Askia
Temple of the Inscriptions Ancient Mayan Ruins in Palenque Chiapas, Mexico
Temple of the Inscriptions Ancient Mayan Ruins in Palenque Chiapas, Mexico

Malta

    City of Valletta
    Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
    Megalithic Temples of Malta 15

Marshall Islands

    Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site

Mauritania

    Banc d'Arguin National Park
    Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata

Mauritius

    Aapravasi Ghat
    Le Morne Cultural Landscape

Mexico

    Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
    Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
    Historic Centre of Puebla
    Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
    Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
    Sian Ka'an
    Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
    Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
    Historic Centre of Morelia
    El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
    Historic Centre of Zacatecas
    Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
    Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
    Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
    Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
    Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
    Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
    Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
    Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
    Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
    Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
    Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
    Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
    Luis Barragán House and Studio
    Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
    Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
    Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
    Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
    Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
    Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
    Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca

Moldova, Republic of

    Struve Geodetic Arc

Mongolia

    Uvs Nuur Basin
    Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
    Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai

Montenegro

    Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
    Durmitor National Park

Morocco

    Medina of Fez
    Medina of Marrakesh
    Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
    Historic City of Meknes
    Archaeological Site of Volubilis
    Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)
    Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
    Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)
    Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage

Mozambique

    Island of Mozambique

Namibia

    Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes

Nepal

    Kathmandu Valley
    Sagarmatha National Park
    Chitwan National Park
    Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
The canals of Amsterdam
The canals of Amsterdam

Netherlands

    Schokland and Surroundings
    Defence Line of Amsterdam
    Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao
    Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
    Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)
    Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
    Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)
    The Wadden Sea
    Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht

New Zealand

    Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand 16
    Tongariro National Park
    New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands

Nicaragua

    Ruins of León Viejo
    León Cathedral

Niger

    Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
    W National Park of Niger

Nigeria

    Sukur Cultural Landscape
    Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

Norway

    Bryggen
    Urnes Stave Church
    Røros Mining Town and the Circumference
    Rock Art of Alta
    Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago
    Struve Geodetic Arc
    West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

Oman

    Bahla Fort
    Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
    Arabian Oryx Sanctuary Delisted 2007
    Land of Frankincense
    Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman

Pakistan

    Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
    Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
    Taxila
    Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
    Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
    Rohtas Fort

Palau

    Rock Islands Southern Lagoon

Palestine

    Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem

Panama

    Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
    Darien National Park
    Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
    Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá
    Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection

Papua New Guinea

    Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Paraguay

    Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue

Peru

    City of Cuzco
    Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
    Chavin (Archaeological Site)
    Huascarán National Park
    Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
    Manú National Park
    Historic Centre of Lima 17
    Río Abiseo National Park
    Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
    Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
    Sacred City of Caral-Supe

Philippines

    Baroque Churches of the Philippines
    Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
    Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
    Historic Town of Vigan
    Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park

Poland

    Cracow's Historic Centre
    Wieliczka Salt Mine
    Auschwitz Birkenau
    German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
    Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest
    Historic Centre of Warsaw
    Old City of Zamość
    Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
    Medieval Town of Toruń
    Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park
    Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
    Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland
    Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
    Centennial Hall in Wrocław

Portugal

    Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores
    Convent of Christ in Tomar
    Monastery of Batalha
    Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
    Historic Centre of Évora
    Monastery of Alcobaça
    Cultural Landscape of Sintra
    Historic Centre of Oporto
    Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde  18
    Laurisilva of Madeira
    Alto Douro Wine Region
    Historic Centre of Guimarães
    Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
    Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications

Romania

    Danube Delta
    Churches of Moldavia
    Monastery of Horezu
    Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania 19
    Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
    Historic Centre of Sighişoara
    Wooden Churches of Maramureş

Russian Federation

    Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
    Kizhi Pogost
    Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
    Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
    Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
    White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
    Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
    Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
    Virgin Komi Forests
    Lake Baikal
    Volcanoes of Kamchatka 20
    Golden Mountains of Altai
    Western Caucasus
    Curonian Spit
    Ensemble of the Ferrapontov Monastery
    Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
    Central Sikhote-Alin
    Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
    Uvs Nuur Basin
    Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
    Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve
    Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
    Struve Geodetic Arc
    Putorana Plateau
    Lena Pillars Nature Park

Saint Kitts and Nevis

    Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

Saint Lucia

    Pitons Management Area

San Marino

    San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano

Saudi Arabia

    Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)
    At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah

Senegal

    Island of Gorée
    Niokolo-Koba National Park
    Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
    Island of Saint-Louis
    Stone Circles of Senegambia
    Saloum Delta
    Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes

Serbia

    Stari Ras and Sopoćani
    Studenica Monastery
    Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
    Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius

Seychelles

    Aldabra Atoll
    Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

Slovakia

    Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
    Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
    Vlkolínec
    Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
    Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
    Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
    Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area

Slovenia

    Škocjan Caves
    Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
    Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija

Solomon Islands

    East Rennell

South Africa

    Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs
    iSimangaliso Wetland Park
    Robben Island
    uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
    Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
    Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
    Vredefort Dome
    Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

Spain

    Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada 21
    Burgos Cathedral
    Historic Centre of Cordoba 22
    Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
    Works of Antoni Gaudí 23
    Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
    Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias 24
    Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches
    Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
    Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
    Garajonay National Park
    Historic City of Toledo
    Mudejar Architecture of Aragon 25
    Old Town of Cáceres
    Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
    Old City of Salamanca
    Poblet Monastery
    Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
    Route of Santiago de Compostela
    Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
    Doñana National Park
    Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
    La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
    Las Médulas
    Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
    Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
    San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
    Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde  26
    Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
    University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
    Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture
    San Cristóbal de La Laguna
    Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
    Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
    Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
    Palmeral of Elche
    Roman Walls of Lugo 27
    Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
    Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
    Vizcaya Bridge
    Teide National Park
    Tower of Hercules
    Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana
    Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija

Sri Lanka

    Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
    Ancient City of Sigiriya
    Sacred City of Anuradhapura
    Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
    Sacred City of Kandy
    Sinharaja Forest Reserve 28
    Golden Temple of Dambulla
    Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

Sudan

    Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
    Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe

Suriname

    Central Suriname Nature Reserve
    Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

Sweden

    Royal Domain of Drottningholm
    Birka and Hovgården
    Engelsberg Ironworks
    Rock Carvings in Tanum
    Skogskyrkogården
    Hanseatic Town of Visby
    Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå
    Laponian Area
    Naval Port of Karlskrona
    Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
    High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
    Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
    Varberg Radio Station
    Struve Geodetic Arc
    Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland

Switzerland

    Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
    Convent of St Gall
    Old City of Berne
    Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona
    Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
    Monte San Giorgio
    Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
    Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
    Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
    La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning
    Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Syrian Arab Republic

    Ancient City of Damascus
    Ancient City of Bosra
    Site of Palmyra
    Ancient City of Aleppo
    Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din
    Ancient Villages of Northern Syria

Tajikistan

    Proto-urban Site of Sarazm

Tanzania, United Republic of

    Ngorongoro Conservation Area 29
    Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
    Serengeti National Park
    Selous Game Reserve
    Kilimanjaro National Park
    Stone Town of Zanzibar
    Kondoa Rock-Art Sites

Thailand

    Historic City of Ayutthaya
    Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
    Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
    Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
    Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

    Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region 30

Togo

    Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba

Tunisia

    Amphitheatre of El Jem
    Archaeological Site of Carthage
    Medina of Tunis
    Ichkeul National Park
    Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
    Kairouan
    Medina of Sousse
    Dougga / Thugga

Turkey

    Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
    Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
    Historic Areas of Istanbul
    Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
    Nemrut Dağ
    Hierapolis-Pamukkale
    Xanthos-Letoon
    City of Safranbolu
    Archaeological Site of Troy
    Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
    Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük

Turkmenistan

    State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
    Kunya-Urgench
    Parthian Fortresses of Nisa

Uganda

    Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
    Rwenzori Mountains National Park
    Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi

Ukraine

    Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
    L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
    Struve Geodetic Arc
    Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
    Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans

United Arab Emirates

    Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

    Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
    Durham Castle and Cathedral
    Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
    Ironbridge Gorge
    St Kilda
    Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
    Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
    Blenheim Palace
    City of Bath
    Frontiers of the Roman Empire  31
    Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church
    Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church 32
    Henderson Island
    Tower of London
    Gough and Inaccessible Islands 33
    Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
    Maritime Greenwich
    Heart of Neolithic Orkney
    Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
    Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
    Derwent Valley Mills
    Dorset and East Devon Coast
    New Lanark
    Saltaire
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
    Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City
    Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
    Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal

United States of America

    Mesa Verde National Park
    Yellowstone National Park
    Everglades National Park
    Grand Canyon National Park
    Independence Hall
    Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek   34
    Redwood National and State Parks
    Mammoth Cave National Park
    Olympic National Park
    Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
    Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
    Statue of Liberty
    Yosemite National Park
    Chaco Culture
    Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
    Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
    Taos Pueblo
    Carlsbad Caverns National Park
    Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
    Papahānaumokuākea

Uruguay

    Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

Uzbekistan

    Itchan Kala
    Historic Centre of Bukhara
    Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
    Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures

Vanuatu

    Chief Roi Mata's Domain

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

    Coro and its Port
    Canaima National Park
    Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas

Viet Nam

    Complex of Hué Monuments
    Ha Long Bay
    Hoi An Ancient Town
    My Son Sanctuary
    Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
    Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi
    Citadel of the Ho Dynasty

Yemen

    Old Walled City of Shibam
    Old City of Sana'a
    Historic Town of Zabid
    Socotra Archipelago

Zambia

    Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls

Zimbabwe

    Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
    Great Zimbabwe National Monument
    Khami Ruins National Monument
    Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
    Matobo Hills

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