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Afghanistan

  • Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (2002)
  • Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (2003)

Albania

  • Butrint (1992, 1999, 2007)
  • Museum-City of Gjirokastra (2005)

Algeria                                                                                                                                                 

  • Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad (1980)
  • Djemila (1982)
  • M'Zab Valley (1982)
  • Tassili n'Ajjer (1982)
  • Timgad (1982)
  • Tipasa (1982)
  • Kasbah of Algiers (1992)

Andorra

  • Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (2004, 2006)

Argentina

  • Los Glaciares (1981)
  • 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) (1983, 1984)
  • Iguazu National Park (1984)
  • Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas (1999)
  • Península Valdés (1999)
  • Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks (2000)
  • Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba (2000)
  • Quebrada de Humahuaca (2003)

Armenia

  • Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin (1996, 2000)
  • Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots (2000)
  • Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley (2000)

Australia

  • Great Barrier Reef (1981)
  • Kakadu National Park (1981, 1987, 1992)
  • Willandra Lakes Region (1981)
  • Lord Howe Island Group (1982)
  • Tasmanian Wilderness (1982, 1989)
  • Gondwana Rainforests of Australia (1986, 1994)
  • Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (1987, 1994)
  • Wet Tropics of Queensland (1988)
  • Shark Bay, Western Australia (1991)
  • Fraser Island (1992)
  • Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) (1994)
  • Heard and McDonald Islands (1997)
  • Macquarie Island (1997)
  • Greater Blue Mountains Area (2000)
  • Purnululu National Park (2003)
  • Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens (2004)
  • Sydney Opera House (2007)

Austria

  • Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (1996)
  • Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (1996)
  • Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (1997)
  • Semmering Railway (1998)
  • City of Graz - Historic Centre (1999)
  • Wachau Cultural Landscape (2000)
  • Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (2001)
  • Historic Centre of Vienna (2001)

Azerbaijan

  • Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (2000)
  • Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (2007)

Bahrain

  • Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun (2005)

Bangladesh

  • Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat (1985)
  • Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (1985)
  • The Sundarbans (1997)

Belarus

  • Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest (1979, 1992)
  • Mir Castle Complex (2000)
  • Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh (2005)
  • Struve Geodetic Arc (2005)

Belgium

  • Flemish Béguinages (1998)
  • La Grand-Place, Brussels (1998)
  • The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault) (1998)
  • Belfries of Belgium and France (1999, 2005)
  • Historic Centre of Brugge (2000)
  • Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (2000)
  • Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (2000)
  • Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (2000)
  • Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (2005)

Belize

  • Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (1996)

Benin

  • Royal Palaces of Abomey (1985, 2007)

Bolivia

  • City of Potosí (1987)
  • Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos (1990)
  • Historic City of Sucre (1991)
  • Fuerte de Samaipata (1998)
  • Noel Kempff Mercado National Park (2000)
  • Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture (2000)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar (2005)
  • Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad (2007)

Botswana

  • Tsodilo (2001)

Brazil

  • Historic Town of Ouro Preto (1980)
  • Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda (1982)
  • 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) (1983, 1984)
  • Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia (1985)
  • Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas (1985)
  • Iguaçu National Park (1986)
  • Brasilia (1987)
  • Serra da Capivara National Park (1991)
  • Historic Centre of São Luís (1997)
  • Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves (1999)
  • Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves (1999)
  • Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina (1999)
  • Central Amazon Conservation Complex (2000, 2003)
  • Pantanal Conservation Area (2000)
  • Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves (2001)
  • Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (2001)
  • Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás (2001)

Bulgaria

  • Boyana Church (1979)
  • Madara Rider (1979)
  • Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo (1979)
  • Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (1979)
  • Ancient City of Nessebar (1983)
  • Pirin National Park (1983)
  • Rila Monastery (1983)
  • Srebarna Nature Reserve (1983)
  • Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari (1985)

Cambodia

  • Angkor (1992)

Cameroon

  • Dja Faunal Reserve (1987)

Canada

  • L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (1978)
  • Nahanni National Park (1978)
  • Dinosaur Provincial Park (1979)
  • Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (1979, 1992, 1994)
  • Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (1981)
  • SGang Gwaay (1981)
  • Wood Buffalo National Park (1983)
  • Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (1984, 1990)
  • Historic District of Old Québec (1985)
  • Gros Morne National Park (1987)
  • Old Town Lunenburg (1995)
  • Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (1995)
  • Miguasha National Park (1999)
  • Rideau Canal (2007)

Central African Republic

  • Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (1988)

Chile

  • Rapa Nui National Park (1995)
  • Churches of Chiloé (2000)
  • Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso (2003)
  • Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2005)
  • Sewell Mining Town (2006)

China

  • Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (1987, 2004)
  • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (1987)
  • Mogao Caves (1987)
  • Mount Taishan (1987)
  • Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (1987)
  • The Great Wall (1987)
  • Mount Huangshan (1990)
  • Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
  • Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
  • Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
  • Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (1994)
  • Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (1994, 2000, 2001)
  • Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (1994)
  • Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (1994)
  • Lushan National Park (1996)
  • Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (1996)
  • Ancient City of Ping Yao (1997)
  • Classical Gardens of Suzhou (1997, 2000)
  • Old Town of Lijiang (1997)
  • Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
  • Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
  • Dazu Rock Carvings (1999)
  • Mount Wuyi (1999)
  • Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun (2000)
  • Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2000, 2003, 2004)
  • Longmen Grottoes (2000)
  • Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (2000)
  • Yungang Grottoes (2001)
  • Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003)
  • Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (2004)
  • Historic Centre of Macao (2005)
  • Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (2006)
  • Yin Xu (2006)
  • Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (2007)
  • South China Karst (2007)

Colombia

  • Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena (1984)
  • Los Katíos National Park (1994)
  • Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox (1995)
  • National Archeological Park of Tierradentro (1995)
  • San Agustín Archeological Park (1995)
  • Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary (2006)

Costa Rica

  • Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (1983, 1990)
  • Cocos Island National Park (1997, 2002)
  • Area de Conservación Guanacaste (1999, 2004)

Côte d'Ivoire

  • Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (1981, 1982)
  • Taï National Park (1982)
  • Comoé National Park (1983)

Croatia

  • Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian (1979)
  • Old City of Dubrovnik (1979, 1994)
  • Plitvice Lakes National Park (1979, 2000)
  • Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč (1997)
  • Historic City of Trogir (1997)
  • The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik (2000)

Cuba

  • Old Havana and its Fortifications (1982)
  • Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios (1988)
  • San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba (1997)
  • Desembarco del Granma National Park (1999)
  • Viñales Valley (1999)
  • Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba (2000)
  • Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (2001)
  • Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos (2005)

Cyprus

  • Paphos (1980)
  • Painted Churches in the Troodos Region (1985, 2001)
  • Choirokoitia   (1998)

Czech Republic

  • Historic Centre of Český Krumlov (1992)
  • Historic Centre of Prague (1992)
  • Historic Centre of Telč (1992)
  • Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora (1994)
  • Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec (1995)
  • Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape (1996)
  • Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž (1998)
  • Holašovice Historical Village Reservation (1998)
  • Litomyšl Castle (1999)
  • Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc (2000)
  • Tugendhat Villa in Brno (2001)
  • Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč (2003)

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  • Complex of Koguryo Tombs (2004)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Virunga National Park (1979)
  • Kahuzi-Biega National Park (1980)
  • Garamba National Park (1980)
  • Salonga National Park (1984)
  • Okapi Wildlife Reserve (1996)

Denmark

  • Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church (1994)
  • Roskilde Cathedral (1995)
  • Kronborg Castle (2000)
  • Ilulissat Icefjord (2004)

Dominica

  • Morne Trois Pitons National Park (1997)

Dominican Republic

  • Colonial City of Santo Domingo (1990)

Ecuador

  • Galápagos Islands (1978, 2001)
  • City of Quito (1978)
  • Sangay National Park (1983)
  • Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca (1999)

Egypt

  • Abu Mena (1979)
  • Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (1979)
  • Historic Cairo (1979)
  • Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (1979)
  • Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (1979)
  • Saint Catherine Area (2002)
  • Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) (2005)

El Salvador

  • Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site (1993)

Estonia

  • Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (1997)
  • Struve Geodetic Arc (2005)

Ethiopia

  • Simien National Park (1978)
  • Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (1978)
  • Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region (1979)
  • Aksum (1980)
  • Lower Valley of the Awash (1980)
  • Lower Valley of the Omo (1980)
  • Tiva (1980)
  • Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town (2006)

Finland

  • Fortress of Suomenlinna (1991)
  • Old Rauma (1991)
  • Petäjävesi Old Church (1994)
  • Verla Groundwood and Board Mill (1996)
  • Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki (1999)
  • Kvarken Archipelago / High Coast (2000, 2006)
  • Struve Geodetic Arc (2005)

France

  • Chartres Cathedral (1979)
  • Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (1979, 2007)
  • Palace and Park of Versailles (1979, 2007)
  • Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley (1979)
  • Vézelay, Church and Hill (1979, 2007)
  • Amiens Cathedral (1981)
  • Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments (1981)
  • Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (1981, 2007)
  • Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (1981)
  • Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange (1981, 2007)
  • Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (1982)
  • Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (1983, 2007)
  • Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve (1983)
  • Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy (1983)
  • Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (1985, 2007)
  • Strasbourg – Grande île (1988)
  • Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims (1991)
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine (1991)
  • Bourges Cathedral (1992)
  • Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge (1995)
  • Canal du Midi (1996)
  • Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (1997)
  • Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (1997, 1999)
  • Historic Site of Lyons (1998)
  • Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (1998)
  • Belfries of Belgium and France (1999, 2005)
  • Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (1999)
  • The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes (2000)
  • Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs (2001)
  • Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (2005)
  • Bordeaux, Port of the Moon (2007)

 

 

 
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