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A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that has been nominated for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's international World Heritage program. The program aims to catalogue and preserve sites of outstanding importance, either cultural or natural, to the common heritage of humankind.
Africa
Central African Republic
Cote d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Americas
See also: Argentina & Brazil
Argentina & Brazil
See also: Argentina & Brazil
See also: Canada & the United States of America
Canada & the United States of America
- Rapa Nui National Park - see Easter Island
- Churches of Chiloé: Achao, Quinchao and Caguach churches, Quinchao | Castro, Rilán, Nercón and Chelín churches, Castro | Aldachildo, Ichuac and Detif churches, Puqueldón | Vilupuili and Chonchi churches, Chonchi | Tenaún and Colo churches, Quemchi | San Juan and Dalcahue churches, Dalcahue
- Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works, Atacama Desert
- Historic quarter of the seaport city of Valparaiso
See also: Costa Rica & Panama
Costa Rica & Panama
- Colonial city of Santo_Domingo
- Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
- Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
- Archeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua
- Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
- El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
- Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
- Historic Centre of Morelia
- Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
- Historic Centre of Puebla
- Historic Centre of Zacatecas
- Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
- Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
- Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
- Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
- Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
- Islands of the Gulf of California
- Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
- Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen Itza
- Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
- Prehispanic City of Uxmal
- Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
- Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve, Quintana Roo
- Whale Sanctuary of El_Vizcaino
- Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
See also: Costa Rica & Panama
- Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Parana and Jesus de Tavarangue near Encarnacion
See also: Canada & the United States of America
Asia
- Minaret and archaeological remains of Jam
- Cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan_Valley: Bamiyan Cliff including niches of the 38 meter Buddha, seated Buddhas, 55 meter Buddha and surrounding caves | Kakrak Valley caves including the niche of the standing Buddha | Qoul-I Akram Caves in the Fuladi_Valley | Kalai Ghamai Caves in the Fuladi_Valley | Shahr-i-Zuhak | Qallay Kaphari A | Qallay Kaphari B | Shahr-i-Ghulghulah
- The monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
- The monastery of Geghard and the upper Azat_Valley
- The cathedral and churches of Echmiatsin and the archaeological site of Zvartnots
- The Walled city of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
- Historic mosque city of Bagerhat
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
- The Sundarbans
- The Great Wall
- Mount_Taishan
- Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (Forbidden City), Beijing
- Mogao_Caves (Dunhuang)
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emporer (Xian)
- Peking Man site at Zhoukoudian
- Mount_Huangshan
- Jiuzhaigou_Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
- Mountain Resort and its outlying Temples, Chengde
- Temple and cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong family mansion in Qufu
- Ancient building complex in the Wudang_Mountains
- Historic ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa: Potala_Palace | Jokhang Temple Monastery | Norbulingka
- Lushan National Park
- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
- Old town of Lijiang
- Historic Monuments of Macao
- Ancient city of Ping_Yao
- Classical gardens of Suzhou
- Summer Palace, an Imperial garden in Beijing
- Temple of Heaven: an Imperial sacrificial altar in Beijing
- Mount Wuyi
- Dazu rock carvings
- Mount_Qincheng and the Dujiangyan irrigation system
- Ancient villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun
- Longmen_Grottoes (Luoyang)
- Imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Xianling tomb, Zhongxiang | Eastern Qing tombs, Zunhua | Western Qing tombs, Yixian and Baoding | Ming tombs, Changping | Xiaoling, Chang Yushun, Qiu Cheng, Wu Liang, Wu Zhen, Xu Da and Li Wenzhong tombs, Nanjing
- Yungang Grottoes (Datong)
- Three parallel rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas: Gaoligong and Yunling Mountains, Nujiang | Baimang-Meili and Haba Snow Mountains, Red and Qianghu Mountain, Diqing | Laowoshan, Nujiang and Diqing | Laojunshan, Lijiang
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom Huanren County (Liaoning Province) and (Ji?an, Jilin Province)
- Bam Cultural Landscape
- Meidan_Emam, Esfahan
- Pasargadae
- Persepolis
- Soltaniyeh
- Tchogha_Zanbil
- Takht-e_Soleyman
- Hatra
- Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
- Petra
- Quseir_Amra
- Um_er-Rasas (Kastron Mefa'a)
- The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
- Petroglyph within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
- Archaeological Ruins at Mohenjo-daro
- Buddhist Ruins at Takht-i-Bahi and Neighboring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
- Fort and Shalamar_Gardens in Lahore
- Historic Monuments of Thatta
- Rohtas_Fort
- Taxila
- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
- Ancient City of Sigiriya Sigiriya (http://thecolombo.com/data/sigiriya.htm)
- Golden Temple of Dambulla
- Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura
- Sacred City of Kandy
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve
- Ancient City of Aleppo
- Ancient City of Bosra
- Ancient City of Damascus
- Site of Palmyra
- Kunya-Urgench
- State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv"
- Historic Centre of Bukhara
- Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
- Itchan_Kala
- Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures
- Historic Town of Zabid
- Old City of Sana'a
- Old Walled City of Shibam
Australasia
Europe
- Historic centre of the city of Salzburg
- Palace and gardens of Schönbrunn (Vienna)
- Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut cultural landscape
- Semmering_railway
- City of Graz - historic centre
- The Wachau cultural landscape
- Historic centre of Vienna
See also: Austria & Hungary
Austria & Hungary
Belarus
- Mir_Castle complex
- Nesvizh
See also: Belarus & Poland
Belarus & Poland
- Flemish Beguinages: Beguinage of Hoogstraten | Beguinage of Lier | Grand beguinage of Mechelen | Beguinage of Turnhout | Beguinage of Sint-Truiden | Beguinage of Tongeren | Beguinage of Dendermonde | Small beguinage of Ghent | Beguinage of Sint-Amandsberg | Beguinage of Diest | Grand beguinage of Leuven | Beguinage of Bruges | Beguinage of Kortrijk
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le_Roeulx
- Grand-Place, Brussels
- Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia: Belfry and aldermen's house, Aalst | Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp | City hall, Antwerp | Belfry and halls, Bruges | City hall with belfry, Dendermonde | City hall with belfry, Diksmuide | City hall with belfry, Eeklo | Belfry, clothmakers' hall and Mammelokker (old prison), Ghent | Former city hall / clothmakers' hall, Herentals | Belfry with clothmakers' hall, Ypres | Belfry or hall tower, Kortrijk | St. Peter's church / Belfry, Leuven | City hall and belfry tower, Lier | Former city hall with belfry, Lo-Reninge | Old hall with belfry, Mechelen | St. Rumbold's tower, Mechelen | Belfry and City hall, Menen | Hall with belfry, Nieuwpoort | City hall with belfry, Oudenaarde | City hall, hall and belfry, Roeselare | City hall with tower, Sint-Truiden | Hall tower or belfry, hall and aldermen's room, Tielt | St. Germain's church with city tower, Tienen | Basilica of Our Lady with city tower, Tongeren | Country house with belfry, Veurne | St. Leonard's church, Zoutleeuw | City hall belfry, Binche | City hall belfry, Charleroi | Belfry, Mons | Belfry, Namur | Belfry, Thuin | Belfry, Tournai
- Historic Centre of Bruges
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta, Brussels: Hotel Tassel | Hotel Solvay | Hotel van Eetvelde | Horta house and studio
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
- Plantin-Moretus Museum, Antwerp
- Old city of Dubrovnik
- Historic complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
- Plitvice Lakes National Park
- Episcopal complex of the Euphrasian basilica in the historic centre of Porec
- Historic city of Trogir
- Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik
- Paphos
- Painted churches in the Troodos region: Church of Ayios Nikolaos (St. Nicholas) tis Steyis, Kakopetria | Ayios Ionannis (St. John) Lambadhistis Monastery, Kalopanayiotis | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) Phorviotissa (Asinou), Nikitart | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) tou Arakou, Lagoudhera | Church of Panayia (the Virgin), Moutoullas | Church of Archangelos Michael (Archangel Michael), Pedhoulas | Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross), Pelendria | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) Podhithou, Galata | Church of Stavros (Holy Cross) Ayiasmati, Platanistasa | Church of Ayia Sotira (of the transfiguration of the Savior) tou Soteros, Palaichori
- Choirokoitia
Czech Republic
- Historic centre of Prague
- Historic centre of Cesky Krumlov
- Historic centre of Telc
- Pilgrimage church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelena_Hora
- Kutna Hora: historical town centre with the church of Saint Barbara and the cathedral of our Lady at Sedlec
- Lednice-Valtice cultural landscape
- Holasovice historical village reservation
- Gardens and castle at Kromeriz
- Litomysl castle
- Holy Trinity column in Olomouc
- Tugendhat Villa in Brno
- The Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' basilica in Trebic
Denmark
- Jelling mounds, runic stones and church (Vejle)
- Roskilde cathedral
- Kronborg Castle (Helsingor)
- Historic centre (old town) of Tallinn
- 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
- Hanseatic City of Lübeck
- Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
- Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
- Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar
- Maulbronn Monastery Complex
- Town of Bamberg
- Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg
- Völklingen Ironworks
- Messel Pit Fossil Site
- Cologne Cathedral
- Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau
- Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
- Classical Weimar
- Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
- Wartburg Castle near Eisenach
- Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
- Monastic Island of Reichenau
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
- Upper Middle Rhine Valley
- Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
- Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
- Dresden Elbe Valley
See also: Germany & Poland
- Bad_Muskau (Germany), ??knica (Poland): Muskauer Park (pl: Park Mu?akowski)
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
- Archaeological Site of Delphi
- Acropolis, Athens
- Mount Athos
- Meteora
- Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki
- Archaeological Site of Epidaurus
- Medieval City of Rhodes
- Mystras
- Archaeological Site of Olympia
- Delos
- Monasteries of Daphni, Hossios Luckas and Nea Moni of Chios
- Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
- Archaeological Site of Vergina
- Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
- Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
See also: Austria & Hungary
- 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio Complex
- Amalfi Coast
- Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal_Basilica of Aquileia
- Archaeological Area of Agrigento
- Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre_Annunziata
- Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
- Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padova
- Castel del Monte, Andria (Bari)
- Cathedral, Torre_Civica and Piazza_Grande, Modena
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by "Leonardo da Vinci" in Milan
- Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Elea, and the Certosa di Padula
- City of Verona
- City of Vicenza and the Palladian_Villas of the Veneto
- Crespi d'Adda
- Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
- Etruscan Necropolis of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
- Ferrara, City of the Renaissance and its Po Delta
- Historic Centre of Florence
- Historic Centre of Naples
- Historic Centre of San Gimignano
- Historic Centre of Siena
- Historic Centre of Urbino
- Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
- I Sassi di Matera
- Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
- The Landscape of Val d’Orcia
- Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto : Noto, Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli (South-eastern Sicily)
- Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
- Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in and around Turin
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
- Su Nuraxi di Barumini
- Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
- The Trulli of Alberobello, (Bari)
- Val d'Orcia
- Venice and its Lagoon
- Villa_Adriana (Tivoli)
- Villa Romana del Casale - see Piazza Armerina
- Villa d'Este, Tivoli
- Sacri_Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
- Kernave Archeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernave)
- Vilnius Historic Centre
- City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications
- Ohrid Region with its Cultural and Historic Aspect and its Natural Environment
- Røros
- Vega_Islands
- Bryggen i Bergen
- Urnes stavkirke
- Helleristningene i Alta
- West Norwegian Fjords - Geirangerfjord and Næerøyfjord
See also: Belarus & Poland, Germany & Poland
- Churches of Moldavia
- Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie_Mountains (see also Sarmizegetusa)
- Danube Delta
- Historic Centre of Sighisoara
- Monastery of Horezu
- Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
- Wooden Churches of Maramures
- Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiyev_Posad
- Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
- Central Sikhote-Alin
- Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
- Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky_Islands, see Solovki
- Curonian_Spit (shared with Lithuania)
- Ensemble of the Ferapontov_Monastery
- Ensemble of the Novodevichy_Convent
- Golden_Mountains of Altai
- Historic Center of St. Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
- Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
- Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan_Kremlin
- Kizhi_Pogost
- Kremlin and Red_Square, Moscow
- Lake_Baikal
- Natural System of Wrangel_Island Reserve
- Virgin Komi Forests, northern Ural_Mountains.
- Volcano of Kamchatka
- Western_Caucasus
- White_monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
- Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
- Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
- Decani Monastery (2004)
- Durmitor National Park (1980)
- Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (1979)
- Stari_Ras and Sopocani (1979)
- Studenica Monastery (1986)
- Banska_Stiavnica
- Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
- Spišský Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments
- Vlkolinec
- Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzin, Granada
- Altamira_Cave near Santander
- Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
- Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
- Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco in Tarragona, Catalonia
- Archaeological Site of Atapuerca
- Burgos Cathedral, Burgos
- Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí, Catalonia
- Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
- Doñana National Park
- Garajonay National Park
- Historic Centre of Cordoba
- Historic City of Toledo
- Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
- Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture
- La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
- Las Médulas
- Monastery and Site of the El Escorial, Madrid
- Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
- Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
- Old City of Salamanca
- Old Town of Ávila, with its Extra-Muros churches
- Old Town of Cáceres
- Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
- Palm tree forest of Elche
- Parc Güell, Palau Güell and Casa Milà in Barcelona, Catalonia
- Poblet_Monastery, Catalonia
- Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
- Roman Walls of Lugo
- Route of Santiago de Compostela
- Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, La_Puebla
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands
- San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
- Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
- The Palau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia
- University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
- Ubeda-Baeza: Urban duality, cultural unity
- Kiev: Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
- Lviv - the Ensemble of the Historic Center
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