List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription
This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee.[1][2] The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands,[3] while the countries with the largest number of sites (including sites shared with other countries) are China and Italy, both with 55 entries.[4] The country with the largest number of sites by itself alone (excluding sites shared with other countries) is China, with 54 entries.[5] (F) denotes the country's first inscription.
2020 (44th session)
This year's session has been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Host: China
2019 (43rd session)
29 sites (24 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Azerbaijan
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Australia | Budj Bim Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1507 |
Azerbaijan | Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace | Cultural | 1549 |
Bahrain | Dilmun Burial Mounds | Cultural | 1542 |
Brazil | Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity | Mixed | 1308 |
Burkina Faso | Ancient Ferrous Metallurgy Sites of Burkina Faso (Douroula, Tiwêga, Yamané, Kindibo and Békuy) |
Cultural | 1602 |
Canada | Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai'pi | Cultural | 1597 |
China | Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City | Cultural | 1592 |
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea–Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) | Natural | 1606 | |
Czech Republic | Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem | Cultural | 1589 |
Czech Republic Germany |
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region | Cultural | 1478 |
France | French Austral Lands and Seas | Natural | 1603 |
Germany | Water Management System of Augsburg | Cultural | 1580 |
Iceland | Vatnajökull National Park – dynamic nature of fire and ice | Natural | 1604 |
India | Jaipur City, Rajasthan | Cultural | 1605 |
Italy | Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene (Italian for '"The Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene"') |
Cultural | 1571 |
Indonesia | Ombilin Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto | Cultural | 1610 |
Iran | Hyrcanian forests | Natural | 1584 |
Iraq | Babylon | Cultural | 278 |
Japan | Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group | Cultural | 1593 |
Laos | Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang - Plain of Jars | Cultural | 1587 |
Myanmar | Bagan | Cultural | 1588 |
Poland | Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region | Cultural | 1599 |
Portugal | Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada) | Cultural | 1573 |
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga | Cultural | 1590 | |
Russia | Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture | Cultural | 1523 |
South Korea | Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies | Cultural | 1498 |
Spain | Risco Caído and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1578 |
United Kingdom | Jodrell Bank Observatory | Cultural | 1594 |
United States | The 20th-century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright | Cultural | 1496 |
2018 (42nd session)
19 sites (13 cultural, 3 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Bahrain
2017 (41st session)
21 sites (18 cultural, 3 natural)
Host: Poland
2016 (40th session)
21 sites (12 cultural, 6 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Turkey
2015 (39th session)
24 sites (23 cultural, 1 mixed)
Host: Germany
2014 (38th session)
26 sites (22 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Qatar
2013 (37th session)
19 sites (14 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: Cambodia
2012 (36th session)
26 sites (20 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Russia
2011 (35th session)
25 sites (21 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
2010 (34th session)
21 sites (15 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Brazil
2009 (33rd session)
13 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural)
Host: Spain
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Belgium | Stoclet House | Cultural | 1298 |
Burkina Faso | Ruins of Loropéni (F) | Cultural | 1225 |
Cabo Verde | Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande (F) | Cultural | 1310 |
China | Mount Wutai | Cultural | 1279 |
Denmark Germany Netherlands | Wadden Sea | Natural | 1314 |
Iran | Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System | Cultural | 1315 |
Italy | The Dolomites | Natural | 1237 |
Kyrgyzstan | Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain (F) | Cultural | 1230 |
Peru | Sacred City of Caral-Supe | Cultural | 1269 |
South Korea | Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty | Cultural | 1319 |
Spain | Tower of Hercules | Cultural | 1312 |
Switzerland | La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning | Cultural | 1302 |
United Kingdom ( Wales) | Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Cultural | 1303 |
2008 (32nd session)
27 sites (19 cultural, 8 natural)
Host: Canada
2007 (31st session)
22 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: New Zealand
2006 (30th session)
18 sites (16 cultural, 2 natural)
Host: Lithuania
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Chile | Sewell Mining Town | Cultural | 1214 |
China | Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains | Natural | 1213 |
Yin Xu | Cultural | 1114 | |
Colombia | Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary | Natural | 1216 |
Ethiopia | Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town | Cultural | 1189 |
Gambia Senegal | Stone Circles of Senegambia | Cultural | 1226 |
Germany | Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof | Cultural | 1155 |
Iran | Bisotun | Cultural | 1222 |
Italy | Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli | Cultural | 1211 |
Malawi | Chongoni Rock-Art Area | Cultural | 476 |
Mauritius | Aapravasi Ghat (F) | Cultural | 1227 |
Mexico | Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila | Cultural | 1209 |
Oman | Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman | Cultural | 1207 |
Poland | Centennial Hall in Wrocław | Cultural | 1165 |
Spain | Vizcaya Bridge | Cultural | 1217 |
Syria | Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din | Cultural | 1229 |
Tanzania | Kondoa Rock-Art Sites | Cultural | 1183 |
United Kingdom ( England) | Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | Cultural | 1215 |
2005 (29th session)
24 sites (17 cultural, 7 natural)
Host: South Africa
2004 (28th session)
34 sites (29 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: China
2003 (27th session)
24 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: France
2002 (26th session)
9 sites (8 cultural, 1 mixed)
Host: Hungary
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Afghanistan | Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (F) | Cultural | 211 |
Egypt | Saint Catherine Area | Cultural | 954 |
Germany | Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar | Cultural | 1067 |
Upper Middle Rhine Valley | Cultural | 1066 | |
Hungary | Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1063 |
India | Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya | Cultural | 1056 |
Italy | Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) | Cultural | 1024 |
Mexico | Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche | Mixed | 1061 |
Suriname | Historic Inner City of Paramaribo | Cultural | 940 |
2001 (25th session)
31 sites (25 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Finland
2000 (24th session)
61 sites (50 cultural, 10 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Australia
1999 (23rd session)
48 sites (35 cultural, 11 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Morocco
1998 (22nd session)
30 sites (27 cultural, 3 natural)
Host: Japan
1997 (21st session)
46 sites (38 cultural, 7 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Italy
1996 (20th session)
37 sites (30 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Mexico
1995 (19th session)
29 sites (23 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Germany
1994 (18th session)
29 sites (21 cultural, 8 natural)
Host: Thailand
1993 (17th session)
33 sites (29 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: Colombia
1992 (16th session)
20 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: United States
1991 (15th session)
22 sites (16 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Tunisia
1990 (14th session)
16 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Canada
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Bolivia | Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos | Cultural | 529 |
China | Mount Huangshan | Mixed | 547 |
Dominican Republic | Colonial City of Santo Domingo (F) | Cultural | 526 |
Germany | Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin | Cultural | 532 |
Greece | Delos | Cultural | 530 |
Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios | Cultural | 537 | |
Italy | Historic Centre of San Gimignano | Cultural | 550 |
Madagascar | Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve (F) | Natural | 494 |
New Zealand | Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand | Natural | 551 |
Tongariro National Park (F) | Mixed | 421 | |
Peru | Río Abiseo National Park | Mixed | 548 |
( Soviet Union) Russia | Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (F) | Cultural | 540 |
Kizhi Pogost | Cultural | 544 | |
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow | Cultural | 545 | |
( Soviet Union) Ukraine (F) | Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra | Cultural | 527 |
( Soviet Union) Uzbekistan (F) | Itchan Kala | Cultural | 543 |
1989 (13th session)
7 sites (4 cultural, 2 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Greece | Archaeological Site of Mystras | Cultural | 511 |
Archaeological Site of Olympia | Cultural | 517 | |
India | Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi | Cultural | 524 |
Mali | Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) | Mixed | 516 |
Mauritania | Banc d'Arguin National Park (F) | Natural | 506 |
Portugal | Monastery of Alcobaça | Cultural | 505 |
Zambia (F) Zimbabwe | Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls | Natural | 509 |
1988 (12th session)
27 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Brazil
1987 (11th session)
41 sites (32 cultural, 7 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: France
1986 (10th session)
29 sites (23 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
1985 (9th session)
30 sites (25 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
1984 (8th session)
23 sites (16 cultural, 7 natural)
Host: Argentina
1983 (7th session)
29 sites (19 cultural, 9 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Italy
1982 (6th session)
24 sites (17 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: France
1981 (5th session)
26 sites (15 cultural, 9 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Australia
1980 (4th session)
27 sites (22 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: France
1979 (3rd session)
45 sites (34 cultural, 8 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Egypt
1978 (2nd session)
12 sites (8 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: United States
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Canada | L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (F) | Cultural | 4 |
Nahanni National Park Reserve | Natural | 24 | |
Ecuador | City of Quito | Cultural | 2 |
Galápagos Islands (F) | Natural | 1 | |
Ethiopia | Simien National Park (F) | Natural | 9 |
Rock-Hewn Churches | Cultural | 18 | |
( West Germany) Germany | Aachen Cathedral (F) | Cultural | 3 |
Poland | Historic Centre of Kraków (F) | Cultural | 29 |
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mine | Cultural | 32 | |
Senegal | Island of Gorée (F) | Cultural | 26 |
United States | Mesa Verde National Park | Cultural | 27 |
Yellowstone National Park (F) | Natural | 28 |
See also
References
- Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "UNESCO World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "UNESCO World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List (transboundary)". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Galápagos Islands". whc.unesco.org.
- Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Italy - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "China - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- UNESCO. "44th session of the World Heritage Committee". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
External links
- UNESCO World Heritage portal – Official website (in English and French)
- The World Heritage List – Official searchable list of all Inscribed Properties
- New Inscribed Properties – List of new Inscribed Properties. Also lists nominated sites prior to an upcoming session of the World Heritage Committee.