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Namibia

  • Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes (2007)

Nepal

  • Kathmandu Valley (1979, 2006)
  • Sagarmatha National Park (1979)
  • Royal Chitwan National Park (1984)
  • Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (1997)

Netherlands

  • Schokland and Surroundings (1995)
  • Defence Line of Amsterdam (1996)
  • Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles (1997)
  • Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (1997)
  • Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) (1998)
  • Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (1999)
  • Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (2000)

New Zealand

  • Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand (1990)
  • Tongariro National Park (1990, 1993)
  • New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands (1998)

Nicaragua

  • Ruins of León Viejo (2000)

Niger

  • Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1991)
  • W National Park of Niger (1996)

Nigeria

  • Sukur Cultural Landscape (1999)
  • Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove (2005)

Norway

  • Bryggen (1979)
  • Urnes Stave Church (1979)
  • Røros Mining Town (1980)
  • Rock Art of Alta (1985)
  • Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago (2004)
  • Struve Geodetic Arc (2005)
  • West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord (2005)

Oman

  • Bahla Fort (1987)
  • Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn (1988)
  • Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (1994) Delisted 2007
  • Land of Frankincense (2000)
  • Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman (2006)

Pakistan

  • Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (1980)
  • Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol (1980)
  • Taxila (1980)
  • Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (1981)
  • Historical Monuments of Thatta (1981)
  • Rohtas Fort (1997)

Panama

  • Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (1980)
  • Darien National Park (1981)
  • Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (1983, 1990)
  • Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá (1997, 2003)
  • Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection (2005)

Paraguay

  • Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue (1993)

Peru

  • City of Cuzco (1983)
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (1983)
  • Chavin (Archaeological Site) (1985)
  • Huascarán National Park (1985)
  • Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (1986)
  • Manú National Park (1987)
  • Historic Centre of Lima (1988, 1991)
  • Río Abiseo National Park (1990, 1992)
  • Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana (1994)
  • Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (2000)

Philippines

  • Baroque Churches of the Philippines (1993)
  • Tubbataha Reef Marine Park (1993)
  • Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (1995)
  • Historic Town of Vigan (1999)
  • Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park (1999)

Poland

  • Cracow's Historic Centre (1978)
  • Wieliczka Salt Mine (1978)
  • Auschwitz Birkenau
    German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (1979)
  • Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest (1979, 1992)
  • Historic Centre of Warsaw (1980)
  • Old City of Zamość (1992)
  • Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork (1997)
  • Medieval Town of Toruń (1997)
  • Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (1999)
  • Churches of Peace in Jawor and Swidnica (2001)
  • Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland (2003)
  • Muskauer Park / Park Muzakowski (2004)
  • Centennial Hall in Wroclaw (2006)

Portugal

  • Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores (1983)
  • Convent of Christ in Tomar (1983)
  • Monastery of Batalha (1983)
  • Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon (1983)
  • Historic Centre of Évora (1986)
  • Monastery of Alcobaça (1989)
  • Cultural Landscape of Sintra (1995)
  • Historic Centre of Oporto (1996)
  • Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley (1998)
  • Laurisilva of Madeira (1999)
  • Alto Douro Wine Region (2001)
  • Historic Centre of Guimarães (2001)
  • Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture (2004)

Republic of Korea

  • Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks (1995)
  • Jongmyo Shrine (1995)
  • Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple (1995)
  • Changdeokgung Palace Complex (1997)
  • Hwaseong Fortress (1997)
  • Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites (2000)
  • Gyeongju Historic Areas (2000)
  • Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes (2007)

Republic of Moldova

  • Struve Geodetic Arc (2005)

Romania

  • Danube Delta (1991)
  • Churches of Moldavia (1993)
  • Monastery of Horezu (1993)
  • Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania (1993, 1999)
  • Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains (1999)
  • Historic Centre of Sighişoara (1999)
  • Wooden Churches of Maramureş (1999)

Russian Federation

  • Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (1990)
  • Kizhi Pogost (1990)
  • Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow (1990)
  • Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands (1992)
  • Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings (1992)
  • White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal (1992)
  • Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad (1993)
  • Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye (1994)
  • Virgin Komi Forests (1995)
  • Lake Baikal (1996)
  • Volcanoes of Kamchatka (1996, 2001)
  • Golden Mountains of Altai (1998)
  • Western Caucasus (1999)
  • Curonian Spit (2000)
  • Ensemble of the Ferrapontov Monastery (2000)
  • Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin (2000)
  • Central Sikhote-Alin (2001)
  • Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent (2003)
  • Uvs Nuur Basin (2003)
  • Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent (2004)
  • Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve (2004)
  • Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl (2005)
  • Struve Geodetic Arc (2005)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park (1999)

Saint Lucia

  • Pitons Management Area (2004)

Senegal

  • Island of Gorée (1978)
  • Niokolo-Koba National Park (1981)
  • Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (1981)
  • Island of Saint-Louis (2000, 2007)
  • Stone Circles of Senegambia (2006)

Serbia

  • Stari Ras and Sopoćani (1979)
  • Studenica Monastery (1986)
  • Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (2004, 2006)
  • Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius (2007)

Seychelles

  • Aldabra Atoll (1982)
  • Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve (1983)

Slovakia

  • Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity (1993)
  • Spišský Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments (1993)
  • Vlkolinec (1993)
  • Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (1995, 2000)
  • Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve (2000)
  • Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians (2007)

Slovenia

  • Škocjan Caves (1986)

Solomon Islands

  • East Rennell (1998)

South Africa

  • Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs (1999, 2005)
  • Greater St Lucia Wetland Park (1999)
  • Robben Island (1999)
  • uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park (2000)
  • Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (2003)
  • Cape Floral Region Protected Areas (2004)
  • Vredefort Dome (2005)
  • Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape (2007)

Spain

  • Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (1984, 1994)
  • Burgos Cathedral (1984)
  • Historic Centre of Cordoba (1984, 1994)
  • Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid (1984)
  • Works of Antoni Gaudí (1984, 2005)
  • Altamira Cave (1985)
  • Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias (1985, 1998)
  • Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches (1985, 2007)
  • Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (1985)
  • Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) (1985)
  • Garajonay National Park (1986)
  • Historic City of Toledo (1986)
  • Mudejar Architecture of Aragon (1986, 2001)
  • Old Town of Cáceres (1986)
  • Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (1987)
  • Old City of Salamanca (1988)
  • Poblet Monastery (1991)
  • Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida (1993)
  • Route of Santiago de Compostela (1993)
  • Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe (1993)
  • Doñana National Park (1994, 2005)
  • Historic Walled Town of Cuenca (1996)
  • La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia (1996)
  • Las Médulas (1997)
  • Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (1997)
  • Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (1997, 1999)
  • San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries (1997)
  • Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula (1998)
  • University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares (1998)
  • Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture (1999)
  • San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1999)
  • Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco (2000)
  • Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (2000)
  • Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí (2000)
  • Palmeral of Elche (2000)
  • Roman Walls of Lugo (2000)
  • Aranjuez Cultural Landscape (2001)
  • Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza (2003)
  • Vizcaya Bridge (2006)
  • Teide National Park (2007)

Sri Lanka

  • Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (1982)
  • Ancient City of Sigiriya (1982)
  • Sacred City of Anuradhapura (1982)
  • Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (1988)
  • Sacred City of Kandy (1988)
  • Sinharaja Forest Reserve (1988)
  • Golden Temple of Dambulla (1991)

Sudan

  • Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region (2003)

Suriname

  • Central Suriname Nature Reserve (2000)
  • Historic Inner City of Paramaribo (2002)

Sweden

  • Royal Domain of Drottningholm (1991)
  • Birka and Hovgården (1993)
  • Engelsberg Ironworks (1993)
  • Rock Carvings in Tanum (1994)
  • Skogskykogarden (1994)
  • Hanseatic Town of Visby (1995)
  • Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå (1996)
  • Laponian Area (1996)
  • Naval Port of Karlskrona (1998)
  • Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland (2000)
  • Kvarken Archipelago / High Coast (2000, 2006)
  • Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun (2001)
  • Varberg Radio Station (2004)
  • Struve Geodetic Arc (2005)

Switzerland

  • Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (1983)
  • Convent of St Gall (1983)
  • Old City of Berne (1983)
  • Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzone (2000)
  • Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn (2001, 2007)
  • Monte San Giorgio (2003)
  • Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (2007)

Syrian Arab Republic

  • Ancient City of Damascus (1979)
  • Ancient City of Bosra (1980)
  • Site of Palmyra (1980)
  • Ancient City of Aleppo (1986)
  • Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (2006)

Thailand

  • Historic City of Ayutthaya (1991)
  • Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns (1991)
  • Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries (1991)
  • Ban Chiang Archaeological Site (1992)
  • Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (2005)

the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

  • Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (1979, 1980)

Togo

  • Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba (2004)

Tunisia

  • Amphitheatre of El Jem (1979)
  • Medina of Tunis (1979)
  • Site of Carthage (1979)
  • Ichkeul National Park (1980)
  • Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis (1985, 1986)
  • Kairouan (1988)
  • Medina of Sousse (1988)
  • Dougga / Thugga (1997)

Turkey

  • Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia (1985)
  • Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği (1985)
  • Historic Areas of Istanbul (1985)
  • Hattusha: the Hittite Capital (1986)
  • Nemrut Dağ (1987)
  • Hierapolis-Pamukkale (1988)
  • Xanthos-Letoon (1988)
  • City of Safranbolu (1994)
  • Archaeological Site of Troy (1998)

Turkmenistan

  • State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv" (1999)
  • Kunya-Urgench (2005)
  • Parthian Fortresses of Nisa (2007)

Uganda

  • Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (1994)
  • Rwenzori Mountains National Park (1994)
  • Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (2001)

Ukraine

  • Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra (1990, 2005)
  • L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre (1998)
  • Struve Geodetic Arc (2005)
  • Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians (2007)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  • Durham Castle and Cathedral (1986)
  • Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast (1986)
  • Ironbridge Gorge (1986)
  • St Kilda (1986, 2004, 2005)
  • Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (1986)
  • Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (1986)
  • Blenheim Palace (1987)
  • City of Bath (1987)
  • Frontiers of the Roman Empire (1987, 2005)
  • Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church (1987)
  • Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (1988)
  • Henderson Island (1988)
  • Tower of London (1988)
  • Gough and Inaccessible Islands (1995, 2004)
  • Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (1995)
  • Maritime Greenwich (1997)
  • Heart of Neolithic Orkney (1999)
  • Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (2000)
  • Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda (2000)
  • Derwent Valley Mills (2001)
  • Dorset and East Devon Coast (2001)
  • New Lanark (2001)
  • Saltaire (2001)
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2003)
  • Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (2004)
  • Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (2006)

United Republic of Tanzania

  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area (1979)
  • Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (1981)
  • Serengeti National Park (1981)
  • Selous Game Reserve (1982)
  • Kilimanjaro National Park (1987)
  • Stone Town of Zanzibar (2000)
  • Kondoa Rock-Art Sites (2006)

United States of America

  • Mesa Verde National Park (1978)
  • Yellowstone National Park (1978)
  • Everglades National Park (1979)
  • Grand Canyon National Park (1979)
  • Independence Hall (1979)
  • Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (1979, 1992, 1994)
  • Redwood National and State Parks (1980)
  • Mammoth Cave National Park (1981)
  • Olympic National Park (1981)
  • Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (1982)
  • La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico (1983)
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1983)
  • Statue of Liberty (1984)
  • Yosemite National Park (1984)
  • Chaco Culture (1987)
  • Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (1987)
  • Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (1987)
  • Pueblo de Taos (1992)
  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park (1995)
  • Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (1995)

Uruguay

  • Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento (1995)

Uzbekistan

  • Itchan Kala (1990)
  • Historic Centre of Bukhara (1993)
  • Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz (2000)
  • Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures (2001)

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

  • Coro and its Port (1993)
  • Canaima National Park (1994)
  • Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas (2000)

Viet Nam

  • Complex of Hué Monuments (1993)
  • Ha Long Bay (1994, 2000)
  • Hoi An Ancient Town (1999)
  • My Son Sanctuary (1999)
  • Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (2003)

Yemen

  • Old Walled City of Shibam (1982)
  • Old City of Sana'a (1986)
  • Historic Town of Zabid (1993)

Zambia

  • Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls (1989)

Zimbabwe

  • Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas (1984)
  • Great Zimbabwe National Monument (1986)
  • Khami Ruins National Monument (1986)
  • Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls (1989)
  • Matobo Hills (2003)

 

 
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