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World Heritage List Statistics

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Charts

Number of World Heritage Properties by region

Number of World Heritage properties inscribed each Year (Cultural Natural, Mixed)

Number of World Heritage properties inscribed each Year (Themes)

Areas of sites inscribed each Year

Number of World Heritage properties inscribed each year by region

Tables

Number of World Heritage Properties by region

2015
Regions Cultural Natural Mixed Total % States Parties with inscribed properties
Africa 48 37 4 89 9% 33
Arab States 73 4 2 79 8% 18
Asia and the Pacific 168 59 11 238 * 23% 35
Europe and North America 420 61 10 491 * 48% 50
Latin America and the Caribbean 93 36 5 134 13% 27
Total 802 197 32 1031 100% 163

* The property "Uvs Nuur Basin" (Mongolia, Russian Federation) is a trans-regional property located in Europe and Asia and the Pacific region. It is counted here in the Asia and the Pacific region.

Number of World Heritage properties inscribed by each State Party (163)

States Parties Properties inscribed
Afghanistan 2
Albania 2
Algeria 7
Andorra 1
Argentina 9
Armenia 3
Australia 19
Austria 9
Azerbaijan 2
Bahrain 2
Bangladesh 3
Barbados 1
Belarus 4
Belgium 11
Belize 1
Benin 1
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
Botswana 2
Brazil 19
Bulgaria 9
Burkina Faso 1
Cabo Verde 1
Cambodia 2
Cameroon 2
Canada 17
Central African Republic 2
Chad 1
Chile 6
China 48
Colombia 8
Congo 1
Costa Rica 4
Côte d'Ivoire 4
Croatia 7
Cuba 9
Cyprus 3
Czech Republic 12
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo 5
Denmark 8
Dominica 1
Dominican Republic 1
Ecuador 5
Egypt 7
El Salvador 1
Estonia 2
Ethiopia 9
Fiji 1
Finland 7
France 41
Gabon 1
Gambia 2
Georgia 3
Germany 40
Ghana 2
Greece 17
Guatemala 3
Guinea 1
Haiti 1
Holy See 2
Honduras 2
Hungary 8
Iceland 2
India 32
Indonesia 8
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 19
Iraq 4
Ireland 2
Israel 9
Italy 51
Jamaica 1
Japan 19
Jordan 5
Kazakhstan 4
Kenya 6
Kiribati 1
Kyrgyzstan 2
Lao People's Democratic Republic 2
Latvia 2
Lebanon 5
Lesotho 1
Libya 5
Lithuania 4
Luxembourg 1
Madagascar 3
Malawi 2
Malaysia 4
Mali 4
Malta 3
Marshall Islands 1
Mauritania 2
Mauritius 2
Mexico 33
Mongolia 4
Montenegro 2
Morocco 9
Mozambique 1
Myanmar 1
Namibia 2
Nepal 4
Netherlands 10
New Zealand 3
Nicaragua 2
Niger 3
Nigeria 2
Norway 8
Oman 4
Pakistan 6
Palau 1
Palestine 2
Panama 5
Papua New Guinea 1
Paraguay 1
Peru 12
Philippines 6
Poland 14
Portugal 15
Qatar 1
Republic of Korea 12
Republic of Moldova 1
Romania 7
Russian Federation 26
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1
Saint Lucia 1
San Marino 1
Saudi Arabia 4
Senegal 7
Serbia 4
Seychelles 2
Singapore 1
Slovakia 7
Slovenia 3
Solomon Islands 1
South Africa 8
Spain 44
Sri Lanka 8
Sudan 2
Suriname 2
Sweden 15
Switzerland 11
Syrian Arab Republic 6
Tajikistan 2
Thailand 5
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1
Togo 1
Tunisia 8
Turkey 15
Turkmenistan 3
Uganda 3
Ukraine 7
United Arab Emirates 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29
United Republic of Tanzania 7
United States of America 23
Uruguay 2
Uzbekistan 4
Vanuatu 1
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3
Viet Nam 8
Yemen 4
Zambia 1
Zimbabwe 5

States Parties with no properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (28)

States Parties Properties inscribed
Angola 0
Antigua and Barbuda 0
Bahamas 0
Bhutan 0
Brunei Darussalam 0
Burundi 0
Comoros 0
Cook Islands 0
Djibouti 0
Equatorial Guinea 0
Eritrea 0
Grenada 0
Guinea-Bissau 0
Guyana 0
Kuwait 0
Liberia 0
Maldives 0
Micronesia (Federated States of) 0
Monaco 0
Niue 0
Rwanda 0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
Samoa 0
Sao Tome and Principe 0
Sierra Leone 0
Swaziland 0
Tonga 0
Trinidad and Tobago 0

Number of World Heritage properties inscribed each Year

Year Number of Properties Inscribed Cultural Natural Mixed Forests Marine & Coastal Cities Cultural landscapes Site Name
1978 12 8 4 0 2 1 2 0 Aachen Cathedral ,
City of Quito,
Galápagos Islands,
Historic Centre of Kraków,
Island of Gorée,
L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site,
Mesa Verde National Park,
Nahanni National Park,
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela,
Simien National Park,
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines,
Yellowstone National Park
1979 45 34 8 3 3 2 9 0 Abu Mena,
Amphitheatre of El Jem,
Ancient City of Damascus,
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis,
Antigua Guatemala,
Archaeological Site of Carthage,
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945),
Białowieża Forest ,
Boyana Church,
Bryggen,
Chartres Cathedral,
Dinosaur Provincial Park,
Everglades National Park,
Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region,
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions,
Grand Canyon National Park,
Historic Cairo,
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian,
Independence Hall,
Kathmandu Valley ,
Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek,
Madara Rider,
Medina of Tunis,
Meidan Emam, Esfahan,
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur,
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay,
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region,
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor,
Ngorongoro Conservation Area,
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae,
Old City of Dubrovnik,
Palace and Park of Versailles,
Persepolis,
Plitvice Lakes National Park,
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley,
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica,
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo,
Sagarmatha National Park,
Stari Ras and Sopoćani,
Tchogha Zanbil,
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak,
Tikal National Park,
Urnes Stave Church,
Vézelay, Church and Hill,
Virunga National Park
1980 27 22 5 0 3 0 7 0 Aksum,
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad,
Ancient City of Bosra,
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro,
Asante Traditional Buildings,
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol,
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci,
City of Valletta,
Durmitor National Park,
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo,
Garamba National Park,
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura,
Historic Centre of Warsaw,
Historic Town of Ouro Preto,
Ichkeul National Park,
Kahuzi-Biega National Park,
Lower Valley of the Awash,
Lower Valley of the Omo,
Maya Site of Copan,
Megalithic Temples of Malta,
Paphos,
Redwood National and State Parks,
Røros Mining Town and the Circumference,
Site of Palmyra,
Taxila,
Tiya,
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
1981 26 15 9 2 4 1 2 0 Amiens Cathedral,
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua,
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments,
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay,
Darien National Park,
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary,
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore,
Great Barrier Reef,
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump,
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta,
Kakadu National Park,
Los Glaciares National Park,
Mammoth Cave National Park,
Medina of Fez,
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve,
Niokolo-Koba National Park,
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls,
Olympic National Park,
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau,
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange,
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara,
SGang Gwaay,
Serengeti National Park,
Speyer Cathedral,
Willandra Lakes Region,
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
1982 24 17 5 2 2 2 5 0 Aldabra Atoll,
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa,
Ancient City of Sigiriya,
Archaeological Site of Cyrene,
Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna,
Archaeological Site of Sabratha,
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site,
Djémila,
From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt ,
Historic Centre of Florence,
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda,
Lord Howe Island Group,
M'Zab Valley,
National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers,
Old Havana and its Fortification System,
Old Walled City of Shibam,
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve,
Sacred City of Anuradhapura,
Selous Game Reserve,
Taï National Park,
Tasmanian Wilderness,
Tassili n'Ajjer,
Timgad,
Tipasa
1983 29 19 9 1 7 1 4 0 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe,
Abbey of St Gall,
Agra Fort,
Ajanta Caves,
Ancient City of Nessebar,
Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair,
Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores,
City of Cuzco,
Comoé National Park,
Convent of Christ in Tomar,
Ellora Caves,
Great Smoky Mountains National Park,
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve,
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu,
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),
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico,
Monastery of Batalha,
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon,
Old City of Berne,
Pilgrimage Church of Wies,
Pirin National Park,
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy,
Rila Monastery,
Sangay National Park,
Srebarna Nature Reserve,
Taj Mahal,
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park,
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve,
Wood Buffalo National Park
1984 22 15 7 0 5 0 4 0 Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada,
Anjar,
Baalbek,
Burgos Cathedral,
Byblos,
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks,
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl,
Chitwan National Park,
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram,
Historic Centre of Cordoba,
Iguazu National Park,
Lake Malawi National Park,
Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas,
Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid,
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena,
Salonga National Park,
Statue of Liberty,
Sun Temple, Konârak,
Tyre,
Vatican City,
Works of Antoni Gaudí ,
Yosemite National Park
1985 30 25 4 1 1 0 7 0 Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain,
Chavin (Archaeological Site),
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia,
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği,
Hatra,
Historic Areas of Istanbul,
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia,
Historic District of Old Québec,
Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat,
Huascarán National Park,
Kaziranga National Park,
Keoladeo National Park,
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary,
Medina of Marrakesh,
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias,
Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches,
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct,
Painted Churches in the Troodos Region,
Petra,
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct),
Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis,
Quseir Amra,
Rock Art of Alta,
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus,
Royal Palaces of Abomey,
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur,
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas,
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town),
St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim,
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
1986 29 23 5 1 2 1 6 1 Ancient City of Aleppo,
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd,
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone,
Churches and Convents of Goa,
Durham Castle and Cathedral,
Fatehpur Sikri,
Garajonay National Park,
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast,
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia,
Great Zimbabwe National Monument,
Group of Monuments at Hampi,
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital,
Historic Centre of Évora,
Historic City of Toledo,
Iguaçu National Park,
Ironbridge Gorge,
Khajuraho Group of Monuments,
Khami Ruins National Monument,
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon,
Old City of Sana'a,
Old Town of Cáceres,
Old Town of Ghadamès,
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier,
Škocjan Caves,
St Kilda,
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites,
Studenica Monastery,
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey,
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
1987 41 32 7 2 6 2 10 1 Acropolis, Athens,
Archaeological Site of Delphi,
Bahla Fort,
Blenheim Palace,
Brasilia,
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue,
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville,
Chaco Culture,
City of Bath,
City of Potosí,
Dja Faunal Reserve,
Elephanta Caves,
Frontiers of the Roman Empire,
Great Living Chola Temples,
Gros Morne National Park,
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal,
Hanseatic City of Lübeck,
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco,
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán,
Historic Centre of Puebla,
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang,
Kilimanjaro National Park,
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou,
Manú National Park,
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor,
Mogao Caves,
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville,
Mount Taishan,
Nemrut Dağ,
Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings,
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church,
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian,
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa,
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque,
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan,
Sian Ka'an,
Sundarbans National Park,
The Great Wall,
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park,
Venice and its Lagoon
1988 27 19 5 3 3 0 12 0 Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn,
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church,
Henderson Island,
Hierapolis-Pamukkale,
Historic Centre of Lima,
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines,
Kairouan,
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park,
Medieval City of Rhodes,
Medina of Sousse,
Meteora,
Mount Athos,
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks ,
Old City of Salamanca,
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications,
Old Towns of Djenné,
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika,
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza,
Sacred City of Kandy,
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus,
Sinharaja Forest Reserve,
Strasbourg – Grande île,
Timbuktu,
Tower of London,
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios,
Wet Tropics of Queensland,
Xanthos-Letoon
1989 7 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 Archaeological Site of Mystras,
Archaeological Site of Olympia,
Banc d'Arguin National Park,
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi,
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons),
Monastery of Alcobaça,
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
1990 16 11 2 3 5 0 3 1 Colonial City of Santo Domingo,
Delos,
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments,
Historic Centre of San Gimignano,
Itchan Kala,
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos,
Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra,
Kizhi Pogost,
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow,
Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios,
Mount Huangshan,
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin,
Río Abiseo National Park,
Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand,
Tongariro National Park,
Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
1991 22 16 6 0 2 3 5 0 Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch,
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves,
Borobudur Temple Compounds,
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims,
Danube Delta,
Fortress of Suomenlinna,
Golden Temple of Dambulla,
Historic Centre of Morelia,
Historic City of Ayutthaya,
Historic City of Sucre,
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns,
Island of Mozambique,
Komodo National Park,
Old Rauma,
Paris, Banks of the Seine,
Poblet Monastery,
Prambanan Temple Compounds,
Royal Domain of Drottningholm,
Serra da Capivara National Park,
Shark Bay, Western Australia,
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries,
Ujung Kulon National Park
1992 20 16 4 0 2 0 6 0 Angkor,
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site,
Bourges Cathedral,
Butrint,
Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands,
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City,
Fraser Island,
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov,
Historic Centre of Prague,
Historic Centre of Telč,
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings,
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area,
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area,
Kasbah of Algiers,
Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System,
Old City of Zamość,
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos,
Taos Pueblo,
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal,
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
1993 33 29 4 0 2 2 7 0 Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida,
Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad,
Baroque Churches of the Philippines,
Birka and Hovgården,
Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne,
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area,
Churches of Moldavia,
Complex of Hué Monuments,
Coro and its Port,
Engelsberg Ironworks,
Himeji-jo,
Historic Centre of Bukhara,
Historic Centre of Zacatecas,
Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity,
Historic Town of Zabid,
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi,
Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue,
Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site,
Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments,
Maulbronn Monastery Complex,
Monastery of Horezu,
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi,
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco,
Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain ,
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe,
Shirakami-Sanchi,
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera,
Town of Bamberg,
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park,
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania,
Vlkolínec,
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino,
Yakushima
1994 29 21 8 0 4 1 4 0 Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains,
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary,
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte),
Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery,
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park,
Canaima National Park,
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye,
City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications,
City of Safranbolu,
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto,
Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg,
Doñana National Park,
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl,
Ha Long Bay,
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa,
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities),
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta,
Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church,
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana,
Los Katíos National Park,
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde,
Petäjävesi Old Church,
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora,
Rock Carvings in Tanum,
Rwenzori Mountains National Park,
Skogskyrkogården,
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu,
Vilnius Historic Centre,
Völklingen Ironworks
1995 29 23 6 0 2 1 9 2 Carlsbad Caverns National Park,
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst,
Crespi d'Adda,
Cultural Landscape of Sintra,
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta,
Gough and Inaccessible Islands,
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks,
Hanseatic Town of Visby,
Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge,
Historic Centre of Naples,
Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox,
Historic Centre of Siena,
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento,
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama,
Jongmyo Shrine,
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec,
Messel Pit Fossil Site,
National Archeological Park of Tierradentro,
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh,
Old Town Lunenburg,
Rapa Nui National Park,
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras,
Roskilde Cathedral,
San Agustín Archaeological Park,
Schokland and Surroundings,
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple,
Town of Luang Prabang,
Virgin Komi Forests,
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
1996 37 30 5 2 3 1 9 2 Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata,
Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina),
Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau,
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System,
Canal du Midi,
Castel del Monte,
Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå ,
Cologne Cathedral,
Defence Line of Amsterdam,
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna,
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome),
Historic Centre of Oporto,
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza,
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg,
Historic City of Meknes,
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro,
Historic Walled Town of Cuenca,
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine,
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia,
Lake Baikal,
Laponian Area,
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape,
Lushan National Park,
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg,
Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment,
Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin,
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area,
Okapi Wildlife Reserve,
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn,
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal,
Sangiran Early Man Site,
Sceilg Mhichíl,
The Trulli of Alberobello,
Upper Svaneti,
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill,
Volcanoes of Kamchatka,
W National Park of Niger
1997 46 38 7 1 4 4 12 4 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex,
Ancient City of Ping Yao,
Archaeological Area of Agrigento,
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata,
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá,
Archaeological Site of Volubilis,
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua,
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork,
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena,
Changdeokgung Palace Complex,
Classical Gardens of Suzhou,
Cocos Island National Park,
Costiera Amalfitana,
Dougga / Thugga,
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč,
Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape,
Heard and McDonald Islands,
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao,
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn,
Historic Centre of Riga,
Historic Centre of São Luís,
Historic City of Trogir,
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne,
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara,
Hwaseong Fortress,
Lake Turkana National Parks,
Las Médulas,
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha,
Macquarie Island,
Maritime Greenwich,
Medieval Town of Toruń,
Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin),
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout,
Morne Trois Pitons National Park,
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest,
Old Town of Lijiang,
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona,
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto),
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu,
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy,
Rohtas Fort,
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries,
San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba,
Su Nuraxi di Barumini,
The Sundarbans,
Villa Romana del Casale
1998 30 27 3 0 1 2 7 2 Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia,
Archaeological Site of Troy,
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes,
Choirokoitia,
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula,
Classical Weimar,
East Rennell,
Flemish Béguinages,
Fuerte de Samaipata,
Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž,
Golden Mountains of Altai,
Historic Centre of Urbino,
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara,
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan,
Historic Site of Lyons,
Holašovice Historic Village,
Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station),
L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre,
La Grand-Place, Brussels,
Naval Port of Karlskrona,
New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands,
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab),
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde,
Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula,
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France,
Semmering Railway,
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing,
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing,
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut),
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
1999 48 35 11 2 8 5 11 5 Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco,
Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns,
Area de Conservación Guanacaste,
Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves,
Belfries of Belgium and France,
Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park,
Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki,
City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg,
Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas,
Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains,
Dazu Rock Carvings,
Desembarco del Granma National Park,
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves,
Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder),
Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa,
Heart of Neolithic Orkney,
Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca,
Historic Centre of Sighişoara,
Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina,
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche,
Historic Town of Vigan,
Hoi An Ancient Town,
Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta,
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture,
iSimangaliso Wetland Park,
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion,
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park,
Laurisilva of Madeira,
Litomyšl Castle,
Lorentz National Park,
Miguasha National Park,
Mount Wuyi,
Mountain Railways of India,
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin,
My Son Sanctuary,
Península Valdés,
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park,
Robben Island,
San Cristóbal de La Laguna,
Shrines and Temples of Nikko,
State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”,
Sukur Cultural Landscape,
The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos,
Villa Adriana (Tivoli),
Viñales Valley,
Wartburg Castle,
Western Caucasus,
Wooden Churches of Maramureş
2000 61 50 10 1 6 1 12 7 Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland,
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun,
Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco,
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba,
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca,
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites,
Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve,
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape,
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí,
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots,
Central Amazon Conservation Complex,
Central Suriname Nature Reserve,
Churches of Chiloé,
City of Verona,
Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas,
Curonian Spit,
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae),
Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery,
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz,
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites,
Greater Blue Mountains Area,
Gunung Mulu National Park,
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu,
Gyeongju Historic Areas,
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago,
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin,
Historic Centre of Brugge,
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz,
Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda,
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa,
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc,
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties,
Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks,
Island of Saint-Louis,
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands),
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba,
Kinabalu Park,
Kronborg Castle,
Land of Frankincense,
Longmen Grottoes,
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels),
Maloti-Drakensberg Park,
Mir Castle Complex,
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley,
Monastic Island of Reichenau,
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System,
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons),
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park,
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai,
Palmeral of Elche,
Pantanal Conservation Area,
Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House),
Roman Walls of Lugo,
Ruins of León Viejo,
Stone Town of Zanzibar,
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik,
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes,
Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona,
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture,
Wachau Cultural Landscape,
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
2001 31 25 6 0 4 1 11 5 Alejandro de Humboldt National Park,
Alto Douro Wine Region,
Aranjuez Cultural Landscape,
Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves,
Central Sikhote-Alin,
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks,
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica,
Derwent Valley Mills,
Dorset and East Devon Coast,
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape,
Historic Centre of Guimarães,
Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás,
Historic Centre of Vienna,
Lamu Old Town,
Masada,
Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador),
Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun,
New Lanark,
Old City of Acre,
Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs,
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga,
Saltaire,
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures,
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch,
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi,
Tsodilo,
Tugendhat Villa in Brno,
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape,
Villa d'Este, Tivoli,
Yungang Grottoes,
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
2002 9 8 0 1 0 0 3 2 Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche,
Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar,
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo,
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily),
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya,
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam,
Saint Catherine Area,
Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape,
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
2003 24 19 5 0 0 0 4 7 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy,
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat),
Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent,
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley,
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro,
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region,
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso,
Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč,
Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites,
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape,
Matobo Hills,
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi,
Monte San Giorgio,
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park,
Purnululu National Park,
Quebrada de Humahuaca,
Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza,
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka,
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,
Takht-e Soleyman,
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas,
Uvs Nuur Basin,
White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement,
Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska
2004 34 29 5 0 1 1 3 13 Bam and its Cultural Landscape,
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas,
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom,
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus),
Complex of Koguryo Tombs,
Dresden Elbe Valley,
Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent,
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia,
Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg,
Ilulissat Icefjord,
Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė),
Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba,
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture,
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City,
Luis Barragán House and Studio,
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley,
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo,
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski,
Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve,
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape,
Pasargadae,
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly,
Pitons Management Area,
Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida),
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens,
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range,
Tomb of Askia,
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen,
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra,
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a),
Val d'Orcia,
Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago,
Þingvellir National Park
2005 24 17 7 0 3 4 6 2 Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh,
Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba,
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection,
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex,
Historic Centre of Macao,
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra ,
Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl,
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works,
Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev,
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California,
Kunya-Urgench,
Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret,
Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar,
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove,
Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex,
Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun,
Shiretoko,
Soltaniyeh,
Struve Geodetic Arc,
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica,
Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos ,
Vredefort Dome,
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley),
West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord
2006 18 16 2 0 1 1 3 2 Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman,
Aapravasi Ghat,
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila,
Bisotun,
Centennial Hall in Wrocław,
Chongoni Rock-Art Area,
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape,
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din,
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli,
Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town,
Kondoa Rock-Art Sites,
Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary,
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof,
Sewell Mining Town,
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains ,
Stone Circles of Senegambia,
Vizcaya Bridge,
Yin Xu
2007 22 16 5 1 2 0 3 5 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon,
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM),
Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda,
Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius,
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape,
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape,
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes,
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages,
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces,
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad,
Old Town of Corfu,
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa,
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany,
Rainforests of the Atsinanana,
Red Fort Complex,
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape,
Rideau Canal,
Samarra Archaeological City,
South China Karst,
Sydney Opera House,
Teide National Park,
Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes
2008 27 19 8 0 2 3 4 4 Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih),
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran,
Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee,
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates,
Chief Roi Mata’s Domain,
Fortifications of Vauban,
Fujian Tulou,
Historic Centre of Camagüey,
Joggins Fossil Cliffs,
Kuk Early Agricultural Site,
Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems,
Le Morne Cultural Landscape,
Mantua and Sabbioneta,
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca,
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve,
Mount Sanqingshan National Park,
Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco,
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes,
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests,
San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano,
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan,
Socotra Archipelago,
Stari Grad Plain,
Surtsey,
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona,
Temple of Preah Vihear,
Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area
2009 13 11 2 0 0 1 2 2 Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande,
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning,
Mount Wutai,
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal,
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty,
Ruins of Loropéni,
Sacred City of Caral-Supe,
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System,
Stoclet House,
Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain,
The Dolomites,
Tower of Hercules,
Wadden Sea
2010 21 15 5 1 0 2 0 2 At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah,
Australian Convict Sites,
Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site,
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro,
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka,
Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi,
China Danxia,
Episcopal City of Albi,
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”,
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong,
Papahānaumokuākea,
Phoenix Islands Protected Area,
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island,
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca,
Proto-urban Site of Sarazm,
Putorana Plateau,
São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão,
Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht,
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil,
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex,
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
2011 25 21 3 1 0 2 0 8 Ancient Villages of Northern Syria,
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe,
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty,
Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia,
Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana,
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas),
Fagus Factory in Alfeld,
Fort Jesus, Mombasa,
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land,
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison,
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley,
Konso Cultural Landscape,
León Cathedral,
Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.),
Ningaloo Coast,
Ogasawara Islands,
Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai,
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps,
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans,
Saloum Delta,
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex,
The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape,
The Persian Garden,
Wadi Rum Protected Area,
West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
2012 26 20 5 1 0 1 1 5 Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley,
Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes,
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem,
Chengjiang Fossil Site,
Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy,
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland,
Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications,
Gonbad-e Qābus,
Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija,
Historic Town of Grand-Bassam,
Lakes of Ounianga,
Landscape of Grand Pré,
Lena Pillars Nature Park,
Major Mining Sites of Wallonia,
Margravial Opera House Bayreuth,
Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan ,
Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük,
Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin,
Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy,
Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage,
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea,
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon,
Sangha Trinational,
Site of Xanadu,
Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves,
Western Ghats
2013 19 14 5 0 0 0 0 4 Al Zubarah Archaeological Site,
Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora,
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe,
Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces ,
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve,
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration,
Golestan Palace,
Hill Forts of Rajasthan,
Historic Centre of Agadez,
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong,
Levuka Historical Port Town,
Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany,
Mount Etna,
Namib Sand Sea,
Red Bay Basque Whaling Station,
Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs),
University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia,
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine,
Xinjiang Tianshan
2014 26 21 4 1 0 0 0 3 Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex,
Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire,
Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey,
Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves,
Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche,
Erbil Citadel,
Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area,
Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah,
Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point,
Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary,
Namhansanseong,
Okavango Delta,
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir,
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape,
Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís,
Pyu Ancient Cities,
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System,
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat,
Shahr-i Sokhta,
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor,
Stevns Klint,
The Grand Canal,
Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites,
Trang An Landscape Complex,
Van Nellefabriek,
Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato
2015 24 23 0 1 0 0 0 7 Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System,
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale,
Baekje Historic Areas,
Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas),
Blue and John Crow Mountains ,
Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars,
Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement,
Climats, terroirs of Burgundy,
Cultural Landscape of Maymand,
Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape,
Ephesus,
Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape,
Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape,
Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal,
Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site,
Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia,
San Antonio Missions,
Singapore Botanical Gardens,
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining,
Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus,
Susa,
The Forth Bridge,
The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand,
Tusi Sites

Number of World Heritage properties inscribed and areas each Year

Year Number of Properties Inscribed Natural Mixed Property Natural (ha)
(Cumulative)
Property Mixed (ha)
(Cumulative)
1978 12 4 0 15,455,023 0
1979 57 12 3 27,315,806 950,390
1980 84 17 3 28,517,389 950,390
1981 110 26 5 67,137,807 3,171,385
1982 134 31 7 73,119,107 11,955,618
1983 163 40 8 79,850,885 11,993,779
1984 185 47 8 86,892,472 11,993,779
1985 215 51 9 87,317,441 12,003,663
1986 244 56 10 87,861,994 12,027,864
1987 285 63 12 91,109,314 12,185,430
1988 312 68 15 93,827,114 12,219,821
1989 319 70 16 95,033,974 12,547,211
1990 335 72 19 97,785,974 12,915,275
1991 357 78 19 108,955,363 12,915,275
1992 377 82 19 109,297,763 12,915,275
1993 410 86 19 109,791,940 12,915,275
1994 439 94 20 115,960,183 12,915,275
1995 468 100 20 119,781,316 12,915,275
1996 505 105 22 134,100,441 13,870,675
1997 551 112 23 136,009,310 13,901,314
1998 581 115 23 137,734,225 13,901,314
1999 629 126 25 141,788,969 14,012,520
2000 690 136 26 152,197,619 14,261,833
2001 721 142 26 153,169,512 14,261,833
2002 730 142 27 153,169,512 14,593,230
2003 754 147 27 154,431,714 14,593,230
2004 788 153 28 160,443,189 14,593,230
2005 812 160 28 162,138,487 14,593,230
2006 830 162 28 163,920,487 14,593,230
2007 851 166 28 161,761,820 15,084,521
2008 878 174 28 164,270,335 15,084,521
2009 890 175 27 164,412,237 15,084,521
2010 911 180 28 207,369,321 51,292,020
2011 936 183 29 208,114,309 51,366,200
2012 962 188 30 210,991,403 51,466,400
2013 981 193 30 218,021,413 51,466,400
2014 1007 197 31 220,152,516 51,472,572
2015 1031 197 32 220,152,516 51,498,823

Number of World Heritage properties inscribed each year by region

Year Number of Properties Inscribed Europe and North America Asia and the Pacific Latin America and the Caribbean Arab States Africa
1978 12 7 0 2 0 3
1979 45 25 5 2 9 4
1980 27 10 3 3 4 7
1981 26 11 5 3 2 5
1982 24 3 5 4 9 3
1983 29 18 4 5 0 2
1984 22 10 3 2 4 3
1985 30 14 5 4 6 1
1986 29 17 5 2 3 2
1987 41 17 11 9 2 2
1988 27 12 5 4 3 3
1989 7 3 1 0 1 2
1990 16 8 4 3 0 1
1991 22 8 9 3 0 2
1992 20 12 6 1 1 0
1993 33 16 10 6 1 0
1994 29 15 7 4 1 2
1995 29 18 6 5 0 0
1996 37 25 5 3 2 2
1997 46 25 10 6 3 2
1998 30 21 5 3 1 0
1999 48 22 10 12 0 4
2000 61 34 11 12 1 3
2001 31 19 3 4 1 4
2002 9 4 2 2 1 0
2003 24 8 8 3 2 3
2004 34 16 11 2 2 3
2005 24 11 5 4 2 2
2006 18 5 3 3 2 5
2007 22 9 7 1 1 4
2008 27 12 8 3 2 2
2009 13 6 4 1 0 2
2010 21 5 12 3 1 0
2011 25 7 7 3 4 4
2012 26 10 8 1 3 4
2013 19 7 8 1 1 2
2014 26 10 10 2 3 1
2015 24 12 7 3 2 0

Total number of properties inscribed per year (cumulative)

Year Total inscribed Total delisted
1978 12 0
1979 57 0
1980 84 0
1981 110 0
1982 134 0
1983 163 0
1984 185 0
1985 215 0
1986 244 0
1987 285 0
1988 312 0
1989 319 0
1990 335 0
1991 357 0
1992 377 0
1993 410 0
1994 439 0
1995 468 0
1996 505 0
1997 551 0
1998 581 0
1999 629 0
2000 690 0
2001 721 0
2002 730 0
2003 754 0
2004 788 0
2005 812 0
2006 830 0
2007 851 1
2008 878 0
2009 890 1
2010 911 0
2011 936 0
2012 962 0
2013 981 0
2014 1007 0
2015 1031 0

Total number of properties inscribed per year (cumulative)

Year Total inscribed OECD LDC SIDs LLDC PCPD
1978 12 7 3 0 2 2
1979 57 22 8 0 6 6
1980 84 27 14 0 10 10
1981 110 41 18 0 10 10
1982 134 46 21 3 10 10
1983 163 60 21 4 10 10
1984 185 69 24 4 13 13
1985 215 81 27 4 13 13
1986 244 97 28 4 15 15
1987 285 121 29 4 16 16
1988 312 136 32 5 19 19
1989 319 139 35 5 21 21
1990 335 145 36 6 23 23
1991 357 154 38 6 25 25
1992 377 164 39 6 25 25
1993 410 183 40 6 27 27
1994 439 197 42 6 29 29
1995 468 218 43 6 30 30
1996 505 243 46 7 32 32
1997 551 269 48 9 33 33
1998 581 291 49 10 34 34
1999 629 312 49 13 35 35
2000 690 342 52 15 42 42
2001 721 358 55 16 46 46
2002 730 363 56 17 47 47
2003 754 371 58 17 51 51
2004 788 385 60 18 54 54
2005 812 392 60 20 56 56
2006 830 398 64 21 58 58
2007 851 408 65 21 60 60
2008 878 419 68 25 61 61
2009 890 425 70 26 63 63
2010 911 433 71 28 64 64
2011 936 442 74 29 66 66
2012 962 450 77 31 68 68
2013 981 458 78 32 70 70
2014 1007 468 79 32 73 73
2015 1031 482 79 34 74 74

List of World Heritage in Danger by Year

Year Inscription Inscription Removed Removed Total List Total List Total List Cultural Total List Natural Total List Mixed
1978 +0 -0 0 0 0 0
1979 +1 Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125) -0 Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125) 1 1 0 0
1980 +0 -0 Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125) 1 1 0 0
1981 +0 -0 Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125) 1 1 0 0
1982 +1 Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148) -0 Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148)
2 2 0 0
1983 +0 -0 Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148)
2 2 0 0
1984 +3 Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25),
Garamba National Park (136),
Ngorongoro Conservation Area (39)
-0 Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25),
Garamba National Park (136),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Ngorongoro Conservation Area (39),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148)
5 2 2 1
1985 +1 Royal Palaces of Abomey (323) -0 Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25),
Garamba National Park (136),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Ngorongoro Conservation Area (39),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323)
6 3 2 1
1986 +1 Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366) -0 Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25),
Garamba National Park (136),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Ngorongoro Conservation Area (39),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323)
7 4 2 1
1987 +0 -0 Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25),
Garamba National Park (136),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Ngorongoro Conservation Area (39),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323)
7 4 2 1
1988 +1 Bahla Fort (433) -1 Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25) Bahla Fort (433),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Garamba National Park (136),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Ngorongoro Conservation Area (39),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323)
7 5 1 1
1989 +1 Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (32) -1 Ngorongoro Conservation Area (39) Bahla Fort (433),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Garamba National Park (136),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (32)
7 6 1 0
1990 +1 Timbuktu (119) -0 Bahla Fort (433),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Garamba National Park (136),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Timbuktu (119),
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (32)
8 7 1 0
1991 +1 Old City of Dubrovnik (95) -0 Bahla Fort (433),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Garamba National Park (136),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Old City of Dubrovnik (95),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Timbuktu (119),
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (32)
9 8 1 0
1992 +7 Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Angkor (668),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Plitvice Lakes National Park (98),
Sangay National Park (260),
Srebarna Nature Reserve (219)
-1 Garamba National Park (136) Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Angkor (668),
Bahla Fort (433),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Old City of Dubrovnik (95),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Plitvice Lakes National Park (98),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Sangay National Park (260),
Srebarna Nature Reserve (219),
Timbuktu (119),
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (32)
15 9 6 0
1993 +1 Everglades National Park (76) -0 Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Angkor (668),
Bahla Fort (433),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Everglades National Park (76),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Old City of Dubrovnik (95),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Plitvice Lakes National Park (98),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Sangay National Park (260),
Srebarna Nature Reserve (219),
Timbuktu (119),
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (32)
16 9 7 0
1994 +1 Virunga National Park (63) -0 Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Angkor (668),
Bahla Fort (433),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Everglades National Park (76),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Old City of Dubrovnik (95),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Plitvice Lakes National Park (98),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Sangay National Park (260),
Srebarna Nature Reserve (219),
Timbuktu (119),
Virunga National Park (63),
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (32)
17 9 8 0
1995 +1 Yellowstone National Park (28) -0 Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Angkor (668),
Bahla Fort (433),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Everglades National Park (76),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Old City of Dubrovnik (95),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Plitvice Lakes National Park (98),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Sangay National Park (260),
Srebarna Nature Reserve (219),
Timbuktu (119),
Virunga National Park (63),
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (32),
Yellowstone National Park (28)
18 9 9 0
1996 +4 Garamba National Park (136),
Ichkeul National Park (8),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Simien National Park (9)
-0 Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Angkor (668),
Bahla Fort (433),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Everglades National Park (76),
Garamba National Park (136),
Ichkeul National Park (8),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Old City of Dubrovnik (95),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Plitvice Lakes National Park (98),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Sangay National Park (260),
Simien National Park (9),
Srebarna Nature Reserve (219),
Timbuktu (119),
Virunga National Park (63),
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (32),
Yellowstone National Park (28)
22 9 13 0
1997 +4 Butrint (570),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718)
-1 Plitvice Lakes National Park (98) Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Angkor (668),
Bahla Fort (433),
Butrint (570),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Everglades National Park (76),
Garamba National Park (136),
Ichkeul National Park (8),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Dubrovnik (95),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Sangay National Park (260),
Simien National Park (9),
Srebarna Nature Reserve (219),
Timbuktu (119),
Virunga National Park (63),
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (32),
Yellowstone National Park (28)
25 10 15 0
1998 +0 -2 Old City of Dubrovnik (95),
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (32)
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Angkor (668),
Bahla Fort (433),
Butrint (570),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Everglades National Park (76),
Garamba National Park (136),
Ichkeul National Park (8),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Sangay National Park (260),
Simien National Park (9),
Srebarna Nature Reserve (219),
Timbuktu (119),
Virunga National Park (63),
Yellowstone National Park (28)
23 8 15 0
1999 +4 Group of Monuments at Hampi (241),
Iguaçu National Park (355),
Rwenzori Mountains National Park (684),
Salonga National Park (280)
-0 Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Angkor (668),
Bahla Fort (433),
Butrint (570),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Everglades National Park (76),
Garamba National Park (136),
Group of Monuments at Hampi (241),
Ichkeul National Park (8),
Iguaçu National Park (355),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Rwenzori Mountains National Park (684),
Salonga National Park (280),
Sangay National Park (260),
Simien National Park (9),
Srebarna Nature Reserve (219),
Timbuktu (119),
Virunga National Park (63),
Yellowstone National Park (28)
27 9 18 0
2000 +3 Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25),
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Historic Town of Zabid (611)
-0 Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Angkor (668),
Bahla Fort (433),
Butrint (570),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25),
Everglades National Park (76),
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Garamba National Park (136),
Group of Monuments at Hampi (241),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Ichkeul National Park (8),
Iguaçu National Park (355),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Rwenzori Mountains National Park (684),
Salonga National Park (280),
Sangay National Park (260),
Simien National Park (9),
Srebarna Nature Reserve (219),
Timbuktu (119),
Virunga National Park (63),
Yellowstone National Park (28)
30 11 19 0
2001 +2 Abu Mena (90),
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (722)
-1 Iguaçu National Park (355) Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Angkor (668),
Bahla Fort (433),
Butrint (570),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25),
Everglades National Park (76),
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Garamba National Park (136),
Group of Monuments at Hampi (241),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Ichkeul National Park (8),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (722),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Rwenzori Mountains National Park (684),
Salonga National Park (280),
Sangay National Park (260),
Simien National Park (9),
Srebarna Nature Reserve (219),
Timbuktu (119),
Virunga National Park (63),
Yellowstone National Park (28)
31 13 18 0
2002 +2 Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Tipasa (193)
-0 Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Angkor (668),
Bahla Fort (433),
Butrint (570),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25),
Everglades National Park (76),
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Garamba National Park (136),
Group of Monuments at Hampi (241),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Ichkeul National Park (8),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (722),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Rwenzori Mountains National Park (684),
Salonga National Park (280),
Sangay National Park (260),
Simien National Park (9),
Srebarna Nature Reserve (219),
Timbuktu (119),
Tipasa (193),
Virunga National Park (63),
Yellowstone National Park (28)
33 15 18 0
2003 +5 Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Comoé National Park (227),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
Kathmandu Valley (121),
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (958)
-3 Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (125),
Srebarna Nature Reserve (219),
Yellowstone National Park (28)
Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Angkor (668),
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Bahla Fort (433),
Butrint (570),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Comoé National Park (227),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25),
Everglades National Park (76),
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Garamba National Park (136),
Group of Monuments at Hampi (241),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Ichkeul National Park (8),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Kathmandu Valley (121),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (722),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Rwenzori Mountains National Park (684),
Salonga National Park (280),
Sangay National Park (260),
Simien National Park (9),
Timbuktu (119),
Tipasa (193),
Virunga National Park (63),
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (958)
35 18 17 0
2004 +3 Bam and its Cultural Landscape (1208),
Cologne Cathedral (292),
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (144)
-3 Angkor (668),
Bahla Fort (433),
Rwenzori Mountains National Park (684)
Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Bam and its Cultural Landscape (1208),
Butrint (570),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Cologne Cathedral (292),
Comoé National Park (227),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25),
Everglades National Park (76),
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Garamba National Park (136),
Group of Monuments at Hampi (241),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Ichkeul National Park (8),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Kathmandu Valley (121),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (722),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (144),
Salonga National Park (280),
Sangay National Park (260),
Simien National Park (9),
Timbuktu (119),
Tipasa (193),
Virunga National Park (63),
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (958)
35 19 16 0
2005 +2 Coro and its Port (658),
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (1178)
-3 Butrint (570),
Sangay National Park (260),
Timbuktu (119)
Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Bam and its Cultural Landscape (1208),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Cologne Cathedral (292),
Comoé National Park (227),
Coro and its Port (658),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25),
Everglades National Park (76),
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Garamba National Park (136),
Group of Monuments at Hampi (241),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (1178),
Ichkeul National Park (8),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Kathmandu Valley (121),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (722),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (144),
Salonga National Park (280),
Simien National Park (9),
Tipasa (193),
Virunga National Park (63),
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (958)
34 19 15 0
2006 +2 Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (724) -5 Cologne Cathedral (292),
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (25),
Group of Monuments at Hampi (241),
Ichkeul National Park (8),
Tipasa (193)
Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Bam and its Cultural Landscape (1208),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Comoé National Park (227),
Coro and its Port (658),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
Everglades National Park (76),
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Garamba National Park (136),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (1178),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Kathmandu Valley (121),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (724),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (722),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323),
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (144),
Salonga National Park (280),
Simien National Park (9),
Virunga National Park (63),
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (958)
31 17 13 0
2007 +3 Galápagos Islands (1),
Niokolo-Koba National Park (153),
Samarra Archaeological City (276)
-4 Everglades National Park (76),
Kathmandu Valley (121),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Royal Palaces of Abomey (323)
Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Bam and its Cultural Landscape (1208),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Comoé National Park (227),
Coro and its Port (658),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Galápagos Islands (1),
Garamba National Park (136),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (1178),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (724),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Niokolo-Koba National Park (153),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (722),
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (144),
Salonga National Park (280),
Samarra Archaeological City (276),
Simien National Park (9),
Virunga National Park (63),
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (958)
30 16 13 0
2008 +0 -0 Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Bam and its Cultural Landscape (1208),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Comoé National Park (227),
Coro and its Port (658),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Galápagos Islands (1),
Garamba National Park (136),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (1178),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (724),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Niokolo-Koba National Park (153),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (722),
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (144),
Salonga National Park (280),
Samarra Archaeological City (276),
Simien National Park (9),
Virunga National Park (63),
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (958)
30 16 13 0
2009 +3 Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (764),
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (708),
Los Katíos National Park (711)
-2 Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (958) Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Bam and its Cultural Landscape (1208),
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (764),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Comoé National Park (227),
Coro and its Port (658),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Galápagos Islands (1),
Garamba National Park (136),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (708),
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (1178),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Los Katíos National Park (711),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (724),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Niokolo-Koba National Park (153),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (722),
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (144),
Salonga National Park (280),
Samarra Archaeological City (276),
Simien National Park (9),
Virunga National Park (63)
31 16 15 0
2010 +4 Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (710),
Everglades National Park (76),
Rainforests of the Atsinanana (1257),
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (1022)
-1 Galápagos Islands (1) Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (710),
Bam and its Cultural Landscape (1208),
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (764),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Comoé National Park (227),
Coro and its Port (658),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
Everglades National Park (76),
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Garamba National Park (136),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (708),
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (1178),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Los Katíos National Park (711),
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (724),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Niokolo-Koba National Park (153),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Rainforests of the Atsinanana (1257),
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (722),
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (144),
Salonga National Park (280),
Samarra Archaeological City (276),
Simien National Park (9),
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (1022),
Virunga National Park (63)
34 18 16 0
2011 +2 Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (1167)
-1 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (338) Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (710),
Bam and its Cultural Landscape (1208),
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (764),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Comoé National Park (227),
Coro and its Port (658),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
Everglades National Park (76),
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Garamba National Park (136),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (708),
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (1178),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Los Katíos National Park (711),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (724),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Niokolo-Koba National Park (153),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Rainforests of the Atsinanana (1257),
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (722),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (144),
Salonga National Park (280),
Samarra Archaeological City (276),
Simien National Park (9),
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (1022),
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (1167),
Virunga National Park (63)
35 18 17 0
2012 +5 Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (1433),
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (135),
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (1150),
Timbuktu (119),
Tomb of Askia (1139)
-2 Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (171),
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (722)
Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (710),
Bam and its Cultural Landscape (1208),
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (764),
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (1433),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Comoé National Park (227),
Coro and its Port (658),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
Everglades National Park (76),
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (135),
Garamba National Park (136),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (708),
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (1178),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (1150),
Los Katíos National Park (711),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (724),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Niokolo-Koba National Park (153),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Rainforests of the Atsinanana (1257),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (144),
Salonga National Park (280),
Samarra Archaeological City (276),
Simien National Park (9),
Timbuktu (119),
Tomb of Askia (1139),
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (1022),
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (1167),
Virunga National Park (63)
38 21 17 0
2013 +7 Ancient City of Aleppo (21),
Ancient City of Bosra (22),
Ancient City of Damascus (20),
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (1348),
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (1229),
East Rennell (854),
Site of Palmyra (23)
-1 Bam and its Cultural Landscape (1208) Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Ancient City of Aleppo (21),
Ancient City of Bosra (22),
Ancient City of Damascus (20),
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (1348),
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (710),
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (764),
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (1433),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
Comoé National Park (227),
Coro and its Port (658),
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (1229),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
East Rennell (854),
Everglades National Park (76),
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (135),
Garamba National Park (136),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (708),
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (1178),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (1150),
Los Katíos National Park (711),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (724),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Niokolo-Koba National Park (153),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Rainforests of the Atsinanana (1257),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (144),
Salonga National Park (280),
Samarra Archaeological City (276),
Simien National Park (9),
Site of Palmyra (23),
Timbuktu (119),
Tomb of Askia (1139),
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (1022),
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (1167),
Virunga National Park (63)
44 26 18 0
2014 +3 City of Potosí (420),
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (1492),
Selous Game Reserve (199)
-1 Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (144) Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Ancient City of Aleppo (21),
Ancient City of Bosra (22),
Ancient City of Damascus (20),
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (1348),
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (710),
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (764),
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (1433),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
City of Potosí (420),
Comoé National Park (227),
Coro and its Port (658),
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (1229),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
East Rennell (854),
Everglades National Park (76),
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (135),
Garamba National Park (136),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (708),
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (1178),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (1150),
Los Katíos National Park (711),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (724),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Niokolo-Koba National Park (153),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (1492),
Rainforests of the Atsinanana (1257),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Salonga National Park (280),
Samarra Archaeological City (276),
Selous Game Reserve (199),
Simien National Park (9),
Site of Palmyra (23),
Timbuktu (119),
Tomb of Askia (1139),
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (1022),
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (1167),
Virunga National Park (63)
46 27 19 0
2015 +3 Hatra (277),
Old City of Sana'a (385),
Old Walled City of Shibam (192)
-1 Los Katíos National Park (711) Abu Mena (90),
Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (573),
Ancient City of Aleppo (21),
Ancient City of Bosra (22),
Ancient City of Damascus (20),
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (1348),
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (1130),
Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (710),
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (764),
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (1433),
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone (366),
City of Potosí (420),
Comoé National Park (227),
Coro and its Port (658),
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (1229),
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (208),
East Rennell (854),
Everglades National Park (76),
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (135),
Garamba National Park (136),
Hatra (277),
Historic Town of Zabid (611),
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (708),
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (1178),
Kahuzi-Biega National Park (137),
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (1150),
Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (475),
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (724),
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (211),
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (155),
Niokolo-Koba National Park (153),
Okapi Wildlife Reserve (718),
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (148),
Old City of Sana'a (385),
Old Walled City of Shibam (192),
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (1492),
Rainforests of the Atsinanana (1257),
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (196),
Salonga National Park (280),
Samarra Archaeological City (276),
Selous Game Reserve (199),
Simien National Park (9),
Site of Palmyra (23),
Timbuktu (119),
Tomb of Askia (1139),
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (1022),
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (1167),
Virunga National Park (63)
48 30 18 0

List of World Heritage in Danger by Region

Regions Cultural Natural Mixed Total %
Africa 3 13 0 16 33%
Arab States 16 0 0 16 33%
Asia and the Pacific 2 2 0 4 8%
Europe and North America 4 1 0 5 10%
Latin America and the Caribbean 5 2 0 7 15%
Total 30 18 0 48 100%