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] The 24th session in 2000 inscribed the most with 61 entries, while the 13th session in 1989 only inscribed seven sites.[2]
(F) denotes a country or territory's first inscription.[citation needed]
1978 (2nd session) edit
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 | Natural | 24 | |
Ecuador | City of Quito | Cultural | 2 |
Galápagos Islands (F) | Natural | 1 | |
Ethiopia | Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela | Cultural | 18 |
Simien National Park (F) | Natural | 9 | |
( West Germany) Germany |
Aachen Cathedral (F) | Cultural | 3 |
Poland | Historic Centre of Kraków (F) | Cultural | 29 |
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines | Cultural | 32 | |
Senegal | Island of Gorée (F) | Cultural | 26 |
United States | Mesa Verde National Park | Cultural | 27 |
Yellowstone National Park (F) | Natural | 28 |
1979 (3rd session) edit
45 sites (34 cultural, 8 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Egypt
1980 (4th session) edit
27 sites (22 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: France
1981 (5th session) edit
26 sites (15 cultural, 9 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Australia
1982 (6th session) edit
24 sites (17 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: France
1983 (7th session) edit
29 sites (19 cultural, 9 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Italy
1984 (8th session) edit
22 sites (15 cultural, 7 natural)
Host: Argentina
1985 (9th session) edit
30 sites (25 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
1986 (10th session) edit
29 sites (23 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
1987 (11th session) edit
41 sites (32 cultural, 7 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: France
1988 (12th session) edit
27 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Brazil
1989 (13th session) edit
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 |
1990 (14th session) edit
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 | Andrefana Dry Forests (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) |
Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra | Cultural | 527 |
( Soviet Union) Uzbekistan (F) |
Itchan Kala | Cultural | 543 |
1991 (15th session) edit
22 sites (16 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Tunisia
1992 (16th session) edit
20 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: United States
1993 (17th session) edit
33 sites (29 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: Colombia
1994 (18th session) edit
29 sites (21 cultural, 8 natural)
Host: Thailand
1995 (19th session) edit
29 sites (23 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Germany
1996 (20th session) edit
37 sites (30 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Mexico
1997 (21st session) edit
46 sites (38 cultural, 7 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Italy
1998 (22nd session) edit
30 sites (27 cultural, 3 natural)
Host: Japan
1999 (23rd session) edit
48 sites (35 cultural, 11 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Morocco
2000 (24th session) edit
61 sites (50 cultural, 10 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Australia
2001 (25th session) edit
31 sites (25 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Finland
2002 (26th session) edit
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 |
2003 (27th session) edit
24 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: France
2004 (28th session) edit
34 sites (29 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: China
2005 (29th session) edit
24 sites (17 cultural, 7 natural)
Host: South Africa
2006 (30th session) edit
18 sites (16 cultural, 2 natural)
Host: Lithuania
2007 (31st session) edit
22 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: New Zealand
2008 (32nd session) edit
27 sites (19 cultural, 8 natural)
Host: Canada
2009 (33rd session) edit
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 |
Cape 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 | Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Cultural | 1303 |
2010 (34th session) edit
21 sites (15 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Brazil
2011 (35th session) edit
25 sites (21 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
2012 (36th session) edit
26 sites (20 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Russia
2013 (37th session) edit
19 sites (14 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: Cambodia
2014 (38th session) edit
26 sites (22 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Qatar
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Argentina Bolivia Chile Colombia Ecuador Peru |
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System | Cultural | 1459 |
Botswana | Okavango Delta | Natural | 1432 |
China | The Grand Canal | Cultural | 1443 |
China Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan |
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor | Cultural | 1442 |
Costa Rica | Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís | Cultural | 1453 |
Denmark | Stevns Klint | Natural | 1416 |
France | Decorated Cave of Pont d'Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc, Ardèche | Cultural | 1426 |
Germany | Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey | Cultural | 1447 |
India | Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area | Natural | 1406 |
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat | Cultural | 922 | |
Iran | Shahr-I Sokhta | Cultural | 1456 |
Iraq | Erbil Citadel | Cultural | 1437 |
Israel | Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves | Cultural | 1370 |
Italy | Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato | Cultural | 1390 |
Japan | Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites | Cultural | 1449 |
Myanmar | Pyu Ancient Cities (F) | Cultural | 1444 |
Netherlands | Van Nellefabriek | Cultural | 1441 |
Palestine | Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir | Cultural | 1492 |
Philippines | Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary | Natural | 1403 |
Russia | Bolghar Historical and Archaeological Complex | Cultural | 981 |
Saudi Arabia | Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah | Cultural | 1361 |
South Korea | Namhansanseong | Cultural | 1439 |
Turkey | Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire | Cultural | 1452 |
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1457 | |
United States | Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point | Cultural | 1435 |
Vietnam | Trang An Landscape Complex | Mixed | 1438 |
2015 (39th session) edit
24 sites (23 cultural, 1 mixed)
Host: Germany
2016 (40th session) edit
21 sites (12 cultural, 6 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Turkey
2017 (41st session) edit
21 sites (18 cultural, 3 natural)
Host: Poland
2018 (42nd session) edit
19 sites (13 cultural, 3 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Bahrain
2019 (43rd session) edit
29 sites (24 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Azerbaijan
2021 (44th session) edit
The 44th session was originally scheduled for 2020 but postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the World Heritage Committee voted on both 2020 and 2021 nominations.[4]
34 sites (29 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: China
2023 (18th extraordinary session) edit
At its 18th extraordinary session in January 2023, the World Heritage Committee added three sites under an emergency procedure to both the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger.[5][6]
3 sites (3 cultural)
Host: France
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Lebanon | Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli | Cultural | 1702 |
Ukraine | The Historic Centre of Odesa | Cultural | 1703 |
Yemen | Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib | Cultural | 1700 |
2023 (45th session) edit
The 45th session was originally scheduled to be held from 19 June to 30 June, 2022, in Kazan, Russia, but was postponed indefinitely due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] The World Heritage Committee then rescheduled the 45th session to 10-25 September 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and will vote on 2022 and 2023 nominations.[8]
42 sites (33 cultural, 9 natural)
Host: Saudi Arabia
See also edit
- Former UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- List of World Heritage in Danger
- Lists of World Heritage Sites
- World Heritage Sites by country
References edit
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "UNESCO World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ a b Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Number of World Heritage properties inscribed each Year". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Galápagos Islands". whc.unesco.org.
- ^ UNESCO (2021-07-16). "Extended 44th World Heritage Committee session opens in Fuzhou, China". UNESCO. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ "Ukraine's Odesa city put on UNESCO heritage in danger list". Associated Press. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Three sites 'in danger' added to UNESCO World Heritage List". CNN. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "UNESCO indefinitely postpones planned world heritage meeting in Russia". The Art Newspaper. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia to host UNESCO's World Heritage Committee meetings in September". Saudi Gazette. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
External links edit
- 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.