Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
Bamiyan Province
20031
Cultural
1 Site inscribed on the list of World Heritage in Danger in 2002.
2 Site inscribed on the list of World Heritage in Danger in 2003.
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Qal'at al-Bahrain—Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
Northern region
2005
Cultural
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
Khulna district
1985
Cultural
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
Rajshahi district
1985
Cultural
The Sundarbans
Khulna district
1997
Natural
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Angkor
Siem Reap Province
1992
Cultural
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
The Great Wall
North and north-western border, from Qinhuangdao on the Gulf of Chihli, Hebei Province, in the east, to the vicinity of Gaodai, Gansu Province, in the west
1987
Cultural
Mount Taishan
Tai Shan, central Shandong Province
1987
Mixed
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
Beijing, Hebei Province; Shenyang; Liaoning Province
19871
Cultural
Mogao Caves
Dunhuang, Gansu Province (on the ancient Silk Route)
1987
Cultural
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Qin, near Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
1987
Cultural
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
South-west of Beijing, Hebei Province
1987
Cultural
Mount Huangshan
Southern Anhui province
1990
Mixed
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Northern Sichuan Province
1992
Natural
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
North-western Sichuan Province
1992
Natural
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
District of Dayong, Hunan Province
1992
Natural
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
Chengde, Hebei Province
1994
Cultural
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
Qufu, Shandong Province
1994
Cultural
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
Central Hubei Province
1994
Cultural
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
Lhasa, the autonomous region of Tibet
19942
Cultural
Lushan National Park
Around Lushan, Jiangxi Province
1996
Cultural
Mount Emei Scenic Area, Including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
Emei Shan, central Sichuan Province
1996
Mixed
Old Town of Lijiang
Lijiang, Yunnan Province
1997
Cultural
Ancient City of Ping Yao
Near Taiyuan, Shanxi Province
1997
Cultural
Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
19973
Cultural
Temple of Heaven
Beijing
1998
Cultural
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
Beijing
1998
Cultural
Dazu Rock Carvings
On the Yangzi River, Dazu district, Sichuan Province
1999
Cultural
Mount Wuyi
Wuyi Shan and environs, north-western Fujian Province
1999
Mixed
Mount Qincheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Chengdu Plains, Sichuan Province
2000
Cultural
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui—Xidi and Hongcun
Near Huangshan, Anhui Province
2000
Cultural
Longmen caves
Near Luoyang, Henan Province
2000
Cultural
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Baoding and Zunhua, Hebei Province; Zhongxiang, Hubei Province
20004
Cultural
Yungang Grottoes
Near Datong, Shanxi Province
2001
Cultural
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
North-western Yunnan Province
2003
Natural
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
Ji'an and surrounding area, Jilin Province
2004
Cultural
Historic Centre of Macao
Macao S. A. R.
2005
Cultural
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
Qionglai and Jiajin Mountains, Sichuan Province
2006
Natural
Yin Xu
Near Anyang City, Henan Province
2006
Cultural
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
Kaiping, Guangdong Province
2007
Cultural
South China Karst
Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi Zhuang Provinces
2007
Natural
1 The site was extended in 2004 to include 114 Imperial palace buildings in Shenyang.
2 The site was extended in 2000 to include the 7th-century Jokhang Temple Monastery, and in 2001 to include the 17th-century Norbulingka site.
3 The site was extended in 2000 to include five more gardens and garden buildings.
4 The site was extended in 2003 to include two additional burial sites. In 2004 it was extended again to include three further Qing dynasty tombs in Lioning Province.
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Ajanta Caves
Near Ajanta village, Maharashtra, central India
1983
Cultural
Ellora Caves
Near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, central India
1983
Cultural
Agra Fort
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, northern India
1983
Cultural
Taj Mahal
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, northern India
1983
Cultural
Sun Temple, Konarak
Konarak, near Puri, Orissa, eastern India
1984
Cultural
Group of Monuments of Mahabalipuram
South of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, southern India
1984
Cultural
Kaziranga National Park
Nagargaon and Golaghat districts, southern bank of the Brahmaputra River, Mikir Hills, Assam, north-eastern India
1985
Natural
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Barpeta and Kokrajhar districts, Assam, north-eastern India, along the border with Bhutan
19851
Natural
Keoladeo National Park
south-east of Bharatpur, eastern Rajasthan, northern India
1985
Natural
Churches and Convents of Goa
Goa, western India
1986
Cultural
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, central India
1986
Cultural
Group of Monuments of Hampi
Hampi, near Bellary, Karnataka, southern India
19862
Cultural
Fatehpur Sikri
Near Agra, Uttar Pradesh, northern India
1986
Cultural
Group of Monuments of Pattadakal
Pattadakal, near Badami and Bijapur, Karnataka, southern India
1987
Cultural
Elephanta Caves
Island of Elephanta (Gharapuri), Arabian Sea, near Mumbai, Maharashtra, western India
1987
Cultural
Great Living Chola Temples
Tamil Nadu, southern India
19873
Cultural
Sundarbans National Park4
Ganges delta, West Bengal, north-eastern India
1987
Natural
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
Western Himalaya, Chamoli region, Garhwal district, Uttaranchal, north India
19885
Natural
Buddhist Monastery at Sanchi
Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, central-northern India
1989
Cultural
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, north India
1993
Cultural
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, north India
1993
Cultural
Mountain Railways of India
Darjiling district, Lower Himalaya, West Bengal and Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu
19996
Cultural
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya, Bihar, north-eastern India
2002
Cultural
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
Madhya Pradesh, central India
2003
Cultural
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, central India
2004
Cultural
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Panchmahal district, Madhya Pradesh, central India
2004
Cultural
Red Fort Complex
Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, north India
2007
Cultural
1 Site inscribed on the list of World Heritage in Danger in 1992.
2 Site inscribed on the list of World Heritage in Danger from 1999 to 2006.
3 Site extended in 2004 from Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur to include two further Chola temples.
4 Site borders the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997.
5 Extended to include the Valley of Flowers National Park in 2005.
6 Extended in 2005 with the addition of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway to the existing Darjiling Himalayan Railway site.
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Borobudur Temple Compounds
Central Java province
1991
Cultural
Komodo National Park
East Nusa Tanggara province
1991
Natural
Prambanan Temple Compounds
Central Java province
1991
Cultural
Ujung Kulon National Park
Banten and Lampung provinces
1991
Natural
Sangiran Early Man Site
Central Java province
1996
Cultural
Lorentz National Park
Papua province
1999
Natural
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
Naggroe Aceh Darussalam, Sumatra Utara, Jambi, Sumatra Barat, Sumatra Selatan, Bengkulu, and Lampung provinces
2004
Natural
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Meidan Emam, Esfahan
Esfahan
1979
Cultural
Persepolis
Fars
1979
Cultural
Tchogha Zanbil
Khuzestan
1979
Cultural
Takht-e Soleyman
Western Azerbaijan Province
2003
Cultural
Bam and its Cultural Landscape
Kerman Province
20041
Cultural
Pasargadae
Pars Province
2004
Cultural
Soltaniyeh
Zanjan Province
2005
Cultural
Bisotun
Kermanshah Province
2006
Cultural
1 Site inscribed on the list of World Heritage in Danger in 2004. Site extended in 2007.
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Hatra
Ninawa Governorate
1985
Cultural
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
Salah al-Din Governorate
20031
Cultural
Samarra Archaeological City
Samarra, Salah al-Din Governorate
20072
Cultural
1 Site inscribed on the list of World Heritage in Danger in 2003.
2 Site inscribed on the list of World Heritage in Danger in 2007.
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Masada
Tamar Region
2001
Cultural
Old City of Acre
Western Galilee
2001
Cultural
White City of Tel Aviv—the Modern Movement
Dan Metropolitan Area, Tel-Aviv
2003
Cultural
Biblical Tels—Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
Megiddo, Upper Galilee, and Beer Sheba Regions
2005
Cultural
Incense Route—Desert Cities in the Negev
Negev Region
2005
Cultural
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Himeji-jo
Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture near Kobe, south-western Honshu
1993
Cultural
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji area
Nara Prefecture, southern Honshu
1993
Cultural
Yakushima
Yaku Island, northern Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands, off southern Kyushu, Kagoshima Prefecture
1993
Natural
Shirakami-Sanchi
Shirakami Sanchi mountains, along the border between Aomori and Akita prefectures, northern Honshu
1993
Natural
Historic monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji, and Otsu Cities)
Pyongyang, South Phyongan Province, Nampho, South Hwangghae Province
2004
Cultural
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Bahla Fort
25 km (15 mi) west of Nazwa
1987
Cultural
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm, and Al-Ayn
Al Dhahira region
1988
Cultural
Land of Frankincense
Dhofar province
2000
Cultural
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman
Dakhiliya, Sharqiya, and Batinah regions
2000
Cultural
The Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, listed in 1994, was delisted in 2007.
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
South of Larkana, west banks of the Indus River, Sindh
1980
Cultural
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bhai and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
North-West Frontier Province
1980
Cultural
Taxila
Taxila, Punjab
1980
Cultural
Fort and Shalimar Gardens in Lahore
Lahore, Punjab
19811
Cultural
Historical Monuments of Thatta
Thatta, Sindh
1981
Cultural
Rohtas Fort
Near Jhelum, Punjab
1997
Cultural
1 Inscribed on the list of World Heritage in Danger in 2000.
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Baroque Churches of the Philippines
Church of San Agustin (Manila), Church of La Nuesta Senora de la Asuncion (Ilocos Sur), Church of San Agustin (Paoay), Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva (Iloilo)
1993
Cultural
Tubbataha Reef Marine Park
Palawan
1993
Natural
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
Luzon
19951
Cultural
Historic Town of Vigan
Ilocos Sur
1999
Cultural
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Palawan
1999
Natural
1 Site inscribed on the list of World Heritage in Danger in 2001.
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
South Kyongsang province
1995
Cultural
Jongmyo Shrine
Seoul
1995
Cultural
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
North Kyongsang province
1995
Cultural
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Seoul
1997
Cultural
Hwaseong Fortress
Kyonggi-do province
1997
Cultural
Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
Challanam-do and Inch'on provinces
2000
Cultural
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Kyongsangbuk-do province
2000
Cultural
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
Jeju Island
2007
Natural
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Sacred City of Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura, North-Central Province
1982
Cultural
Ancient City of Polonnaruva
Northern Province
1982
Cultural
Ancient City of Sigiriya
Central Province
1982
Cultural
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
Galle, Southern Province
1988
Cultural
Sacred City of Kandy
Kandy, Central Province
1988
Cultural
Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Sabaragamuwa and Southern province
1988
Natural
Golden Temple of Dambulla
Central Province
1991
Cultural
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Ancient City of Damascus
Damascus
1979
Cultural
Ancient City of Bosra
Near Busráash Sham, Deraa Governorate
1980
Cultural
Site of Palmyra
Palmyra, northern Syrian Desert, Homs Province
1980
Cultural
Ancient City of Aleppo
Aleppo
1986
Cultural
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din
Al Hosn and Haffeh
2006
Cultural
SITE
LOCATION
DATE INSCRIBED
TYPE OF SITE
Historic City of Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya province
1991
Cultural
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
Sukhothai and Kamphaeng Phet provinces
1991
Cultural
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
Kanchanaburi, Tak, and Uthai Thani provinces
1991
Natural
Ban Chiang Archaeeological Site
Udon Thani province
1992
Cultural
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex
Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Rachisima, Prachinburi, Srakaew, and Burirum provinces
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