World Heritage List

Results by Country

Afghanistan

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

Albania

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

Algeria

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

Andorra

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

Argentina

• Los Glaciares (1981) ^#
• Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) (1983, 1984) *
• Iguazu National Park (1984)
• Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas (1999)
• Península Valdés (1999)
• Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks (2000)
• Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba (2000)
• Quebrada de Humahuaca (2003)

Armenia

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

Australia

• Great Barrier Reef (1981)
• Kakadu National Park (1981, 1987, 1992)
• Willandra Lakes Region (1981)
• Lord Howe Island Group (1982)
• Tasmanian Wilderness (1982, 1989)
• Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves (Australia) (1986, 1994) ¹
• Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (1987, 1994) ²
• Wet Tropics of Queensland (1988)
• Shark Bay, Western Australia (1991)
• Fraser Island (1992)
• Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) (1994)
• Heard and McDonald Islands (1997)
• Macquarie Island (1997)
• Greater Blue Mountains Area (2000)
• Purnululu National Park (2003)
• Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens (2004)

Austria

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

Azerbaijan

• Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (2000)

Bahrain

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

Bangladesh

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

Belarus

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

Belgium

• Flemish Béguinages (1998)
• La Grand-Place, Brussels (1998)
• The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault) (1998)
• Belfries of Belgium and France (1999, 2005) * ³
• Historic Centre of Brugge (2000)
• Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (2000)
• Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (2000)
• Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (2000)
• Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (2005)

Belize

• Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (1996)

Benin

• Royal Palaces of Abomey (1985)

Bolivia

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar (2005)

Botswana

• Tsodilo (2001)

Brazil

• Historic Town of Ouro Preto (1980)
• Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda (1982)
• Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) (1983, 1984) *
• Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia (1985)
• Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas (1985)
• Iguaçu National Park (1986)
• Brasilia (1987)
• Serra da Capivara National Park (1991)
• Historic Centre of São Luís (1997)
• Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves (1999)
• Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves (1999)
• Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina (1999)
• Central Amazon Conservation Complex (2000, 2003) ⁴
• Pantanal Conservation Area (2000)
• Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves (2001)
• Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (2001)
• Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás (2001)

Bulgaria

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

Cambodia

• Angkor (1992)

Cameroon

• Dja Faunal Reserve (1987)

Canada

• L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (1978)
• Nahanni National Park (1978) ^#
• Dinosaur Provincial Park (1979)
• Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (1979, 1992, 1994) ^# * ⁵
• Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (1981)
• SGang Gwaay (1981)
• Wood Buffalo National Park (1983)
• Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (1984, 1990) ^{# 6}
• Historic District of Old Québec (1985)
• Gros Morne National Park (1987)
• Old Town Lunenburg (1995)
• Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (1995) *
• Miguasha National Park (1999)

Central African Republic

• Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (1988)

Chile

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

China

• Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (1987, 2004)
• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (1987)
• Mogao Caves (1987)
• Mount Taishan (1987)
• Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (1987)
• The Great Wall (1987)
• Mount Huangshan (1990)
• Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
• Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
• Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)
• Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (1994)
• Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (1994, 2000, 2001) ⁷
• Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (1994)
• Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (1994)
• Lushan National Park (1996)
• Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (1996)
• Ancient City of Ping Yao (1997)
• Classical Gardens of Suzhou (1997, 2000)
• Old Town of Lijiang (1997)
• Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
• Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
• Dazu Rock Carvings (1999)
• Mount Wuyi (1999)
• Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun (2000)
• Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2000, 2003, 2004)
• Longmen Grottoes (2000)
• Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (2000)
• Yungang Grottoes (2001)
• Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003)
• Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (2004)
• Historic Centre of Macao (2005)
• Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (2006)
• Yin Xu (2006)

Colombia

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

Costa Rica

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

Côte d'Ivoire

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

Croatia

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

Cuba

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

Cyprus

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

Czech Republic

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

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

• Complex of Koguryo Tombs (2004)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

Denmark

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

Dominica

• Morne Trois Pitons National Park (1997)

Dominican Republic

• Colonial City of Santo Domingo (1990)

Ecuador

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

Egypt

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

El Salvador

• Joya de Ceren Archaeological Site (1993)

Estonia

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

Ethiopia

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

Finland

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

Formerly Serbia and Montenegro

• Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (1979)
• Durmitor National Park (1980, 2005)

France

• Chartres Cathedral (1979)
• Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (1979)
• Palace and Park of Versailles (1979)
• Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley (1979)
• Vézelay, Church and Hill (1979)
• Amiens Cathedral (1981)
• Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments (1981)
• Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay (1981)
• Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (1981)
• Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange (1981)
• Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (1982)
• Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (1983)
• Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve (1983) ^#
• Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy (1983)
• Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (1985)
• Strasbourg – Grande île (1988)
• Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims (1991)
• Paris, Banks of the Seine (1991)
• Bourges Cathedral (1992)
• Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge (1995)
• Canal du Midi (1996)
• Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (1997)
• Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (1997, 1999) *
• Historic Site of Lyons (1998)
• Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (1998)
• Belfries of Belgium and France (1999, 2005) * ⁸
• Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (1999)
• The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes (2000) ⁹
• Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs (2001)
• Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (2005)

Gambia

• James Island and Related Sites (2003)
• Stone Circles of Senegambia (2006)

Georgia

• Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (1994)
• Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (1994)
• Upper Svaneti (1996)

Germany

• Aachen Cathedral (1978)
• Speyer Cathedral (1981)
• Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square (1981)
• Pilgrimage Church of Wies (1983)
• Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (1984)
• St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim (1985)
• Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (1986)
• Frontiers of the Roman Empire (1987, 2005) * ¹⁰
• Hanseatic City of Lübeck (1987)
• Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (1990, 1992, 1999)
• Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (1991)
• Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar (1992)
• Maulbronn Monastery Complex (1993)
• Town of Bamberg (1993)
• Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg (1994)
• Völklingen Ironworks (1994)
• Messel Pit Fossil Site (1995)
• Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau (1996)
• Cologne Cathedral (1996)
• Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg (1996)
• Classical Weimar (1998)
• Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin (1999)
• Wartburg Castle (1999)
• Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz (2000)
• Monastic Island of Reichenau (2000)
• Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (2001)
• Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar (2002)
• Upper Middle Rhine Valley (2002)
• Dresden Elbe Valley (2004)
• Muskauer Park / Park Muzakowski (2004) *
• Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen (2004)
• Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof (2006)

Ghana

• Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions (1979)
• Asante Traditional Buildings (1980)

Greece

• Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae (1986)
• Acropolis, Athens (1987)
• Archaeological Site of Delphi (1987)
• Archaeological Site of Epidaurus (1988)
• Medieval City of Rhodes (1988)
• Meteora (1988)
• Mount Athos (1988)
• Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika (1988)
• Archaeological Site of Olympia (1989)
• Mystras (1989)
• Delos (1990)
• Monasteries of Daphni, Hossios Luckas and Nea Moni of Chios (1990)
• Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos (1992)
• Archaeological Site of Vergina (1996)
• Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns (1999)
• Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos (1999)

Guatemala

• Antigua Guatemala (1979)
• Tikal National Park (1979)
• Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (1981)

Guinea

• Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (1981, 1982) *

Haiti

• National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers (1982)

Holy See

• Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura (1980, 1990) * ¹¹
• Vatican City (1984)

Honduras

• Maya Site of Copan (1980)
• Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (1982)

Hungary

• Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (1987, 2002)
• Old Village of Hollókö and its Surroundings (1987)
• Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (1995, 2000) *
• Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment (1996)
• Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta (1999)
• Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) (2000)
• Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (2001) *
• Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape (2002)

Iceland

• Þingvellir National Park (2004)

India

• Agra Fort (1983)
• Ajanta Caves (1983)
• Ellora Caves (1983)
• Taj Mahal (1983)
• Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)
• Sun Temple, Konârak (1984)
• Kaziranga National Park (1985)
• Keoladeo National Park (1985)
• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)
• Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)
• Fatehpur Sikri (1986)
• Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986)
• Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986)
• Elephanta Caves (1987)
• Great Living Chola Temples (1987, 2004) ¹²
• Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)
• Sundarbans National Park (1987)
• Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks (1988, 2005)
• Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989)
• Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)
• Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi (1993)
• Mountain Railways of India (1999, 2005) ¹³
• Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (2002)
• Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003)
• Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2004)
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) (2004)

Indonesia

• Borobudur Temple Compounds (1991)
• Komodo National Park (1991)
• Prambanan Temple Compounds (1991)
• Ujung Kulon National Park (1991)
• Sangiran Early Man Site (1996)
• Lorentz National Park (1999)
• Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (2004)

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

• Meidan Emam, Esfahan (1979)
• Persepolis (1979)
• Tchogha Zanbil (1979)
• Takht-e Soleyman (2003)
• Bam and its Cultural Landscape (2004)
• Pasargadae (2004)
• Soltaniyeh (2005)
• Bisotun (2006)

Iraq

• Hatra (1985)
• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2003)

Ireland

• Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (1993)
• Skellig Michael (1996)

Israel

• Masada (2001)
• Old City of Acre (2001)
• White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (2003)
• Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (2005)
• Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (2005)

Italy

• Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (1979)
• Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci (1980)
• Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura (1980, 1990) * ¹⁴
• Historic Centre of Florence (1982)
• Piazza del Duomo, Pisa (1987)
• Venice and its Lagoon (1987)
• Historic Centre of San Gimignano (1990)
• I Sassi di Matera (1993)
• City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto (1994, 1996)
• Crespi d'Adda (1995)
• Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta (1995, 1999) ¹⁵
• Historic Centre of Naples (1995)
• Historic Centre of Siena (1995)
• Castel del Monte (1996)
• Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna (1996)
• Historic Centre of the City of Pienza (1996)
• The Trulli of Alberobello (1996)
• 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex (1997)
• Archaeological Area of Agrigento (1997)
• Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (1997)
• Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua (1997)
• Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena (1997)
• Costiera Amalfitana (1997)
• Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) (1997)
• Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (1997)
• Su Nuraxi di Barumini (1997)
• Villa Romana del Casale (1997)
• Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia (1998)
• Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula (1998)
• Historic Centre of Urbino (1998)
• Villa Adriana (Tivoli) (1999)
• Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites (2000)
• City of Verona (2000)
• Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) (2000)
• Villa d'Este, Tivoli (2001)
• Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) (2002)
• Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (2003)
• Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia (2004)
• Val d'Orcia (2004)
• Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica (2005)
• Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli (2006)

Japan

• Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (1993)
• Himeji-jo (1993)
• Shirakami-Sanchi (1993)
• Yakushima (1993)
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (1994)
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (1995)
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (1996)
• Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (1996)
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (1998)
• Shrines and Temples of Nikko (1999)
• Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (2000)
• Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (2004)
• Shiretoko (2005)

Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)

• Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (1981)

Jordan

• Petra (1985)
• Quseir Amra (1985)
• Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (2004)

Kazakhstan

• Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (2003)
• Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly (2004)

Kenya

• Lake Turkana National Parks (1997, 2001)
• Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest (1997)
• Lamu Old Town (2001)

Lao People's Democratic Republic

• Town of Luang Prabang (1995)
• Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape (2001)

Latvia

• Historic Centre of Riga (1997)
• Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) *

Lebanon

• Anjar (1984)
• Baalbek (1984)
• Byblos (1984)
• Tyre (1984)
• Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) (1998)

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

• Archaeological Site of Cyrene (1982)
• Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna (1982)
• Archaeological Site of Sabratha (1982)
• Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (1985)
• Old Town of Ghadamès (1986)

Lithuania

• Vilnius Historic Centre (1994)
• Curonian Spit (2000) *
• Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) (2004)
• Struve Geodetic Arc (2005) *

Luxembourg

• City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications (1994)

Madagascar

• Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve (1990)
• Royal Hill of Ambohimanga (2001)

Malawi

• Lake Malawi National Park (1984)
• Chongoni Rock Art Area (2006)

Malaysia

• Gunung Mulu National Park (2000)
• Kinabalu Park (2000)

Mali

• Old Towns of Djenné (1988)
• Timbuktu (1988)
• Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) (1989)
• Tomb of Askia (2004)

Malta

• City of Valletta (1980)
• Hal Saflieni Hypogeum (1980)
• Megalithic Temples of Malta (1980, 1992) ¹⁶

Mauritania

• Banc d'Arguin National Park (1989)
• Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (1996)

Mauritius

• Aapravasi Ghat (2006)

Mexico

• Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco (1987)
• Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán (1987)
• Historic Centre of Puebla (1987)
• Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque (1987)
• Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (1987)
• Sian Ka'an (1987)
• Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines (1988)
• Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza (1988)
• Historic Centre of Morelia (1991)
• El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City (1992)
• Historic Centre of Zacatecas (1993)
• Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco (1993)
• Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino (1993)
• Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl (1994)
• Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro (1996)
• Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal (1996)
• Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara (1997)
• Archeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes (1998)
• Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan (1998)
• Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco (1999)
• Historic Fortified Town of Campeche (1999)
• Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche (2002)
• Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro (2003)
• Luis Barragán House and Studio (2004)
• Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (2005)
• Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila (2006)

Mongolia

• Uvs Nuur Basin (2003) *
• Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape (2004)

Morocco

• Medina of Fez (1981)
• Medina of Marrakesh (1985)
• Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou (1987)
• Historic City of Meknes (1996)
• Archaeological Site of Volubilis (1997)
• Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) (1997)
• Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) (2001)
• Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) (2004)

Mozambique

• Island of Mozambique (1991)

Nepal

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

Netherlands

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

New Zealand

• Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand (1990) ¹⁷
• Tongariro National Park (1990, 1993) ^#
• New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands (1998)

Nicaragua

• Ruins of León Viejo (2000)

Niger

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

Nigeria

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

Norway

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

Oman

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

Pakistan

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

Panama

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