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TheOUR PLACE World Heritagephotobankis developedin partnership with UNESCO's World HeritageCentre.

TheOUR PLACE teamhas now photographed morethan 260 World Heritagesites in over 75 countries.Visit: www.ourplaceworldheritage.com

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Worldwide,98WorldHeritageforests protect morethan73 millionhectaresofwoodland. This accountsfor1.9 percentofthe globalforest coverand about13percentofthesurfaceareaof allprotected forests ontheplanet. TheWorld Heritage SustainableTourism

Programmehelps visitors discoverWorld Heritagesiteswhileencouraging respectof theenvironmentand localcultures and enhancing communitylivelihoods.

WorldHeritagesitesare inscribedontheList onthe basisof theirmeritsas forming asignificant contributionto thecultural andnaturalh eritageofthe world.Their outstanding universalvalueis considered to go beyond nationalboundaries and tobeof importanceforfuture generations.

Conserving thediversityof lifeon Earth iscriticalto globalhumanwelfare. With thesupport ofthe World HeritageConvention,themost important biodiversitysitesreceiveinternationalrecognitionaswell astechnicaland financialassistanceto deal with threatssuch asagriculturalencroach-ment,alienspeciesand poaching.

TheEarthen ArchitectureConservationProgrammeworkstoward conserving and revitalizing earthenarchitecture,which isthreatened bynaturaldisasters and indus-

trialization.Currently,someonehundred properties ontheWorld HeritageList are partiallyortotally built with earth.

TheWorldHeritageMarine Programmehelps countries nominatemarinesites and managethemeffectively to ensurethat theywillthrive forfuture generations.Therearecurrently33 marinesites ontheWorld

HeritageList.

Culturalheritagerefers to monuments,buildings and sites with historical,aesthetic,archaeological,scientific,ethnologicalor anthropologicalvalue.Naturalheritage

refers to outstanding physical,biologicalor geologicalfeatures andincludes habitatsof threatened species,as well as areas withscientific,environmentaloraestheticvalue.Mixedsiteshave both cultural and naturalvalues.

TheWorld Heritageemblemsymbolizestheinterdependenceofthe worldsnatural andculturaldiversity.The centralsquarerepresentstheachievementsof humanskill andinspiration,andthe circlecelebratesthegifts ofnature.The emblemis round,liketheworld,asymbolofglobalprotec-tionfor theheritageof allhumankind.

rom the vast plains of the Serengeti to historic cities suchas Vienna, Lima and Kyoto; from the prehistoric rock arton the Iberian Peninsula to the Statue of Liberty; from theKasbah of Algiers to the Imperial Palace in Beijing all

of these places, as varied as they are, have one thing in common.All are World Heritage sites of outstanding cultural or natural value to humanity and are worthy of protection for futuregenerations to know and enjoy.

TheWorldHeritageCitiesProgrammeseeks to protect living historic citycentresandtheir culturalandarchitectural her-itagefromthreats such as uncontrolled developmentorinappropriateconstruction.

TheSmall IslandsProgrammefocus preserving heritageonthe islands ofCaribbeanSeaand theAtlantic,Pacifand Indianoceans.

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DottedlinerepresentsapproximatelytheLine of Control in JammuandKashmiragreedupon by IndiaandPakistan. Thefinalstatusof JammuandKashmirhasnotyet beenagreedupon by the parties.

EXTRACTSpartsof theculturalornaturalheritage areof out-

standinginterest andtherefore needto be preservedaspart of the worldheritage of humankindasa whole.

[with] the magnitude andgravity of the new dan-gersthreatening [theworldsherita ge],it isincum-bent on theinternationalcommunityasa wholetoparticipate in the protection of the cultural andnaturalheritage of outstandinguniversalvalue

An Intergovernmental Committee forthe Protection

of the Cultural andNatural Heritage of Outst andingUniversal Value, calledthe WorldHeritage Committee,isestablished withinUNESCO.

...theCommitteeshallestablish underthetitleof "WorldHeritage List",alist of thepropertiesformingpart of theculturalheritage andnaturalheritage...which it considersas having outstandinguniversalvalue...

Convention concerningtheProtection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage , adoptedby theUnitedNationsEducational, Scientific andCultural Organization, at itsGeneral Conference, Paris, 16November 1972.

Titlephoto: Our PlaceWorld HeritageCollection

Blanketed in snow,theBronzePagoda is oneofdozens of Buddhist temples andmonasteries built fromthe1st to the 20th century on sacred Mount Wutai,thehighest peakin northern China.

Begun in the5th century B.C.,Irans Shushtar HistoricalHydraulicSystemis a marvelofcreativeengineering.Tunnels,or ghanats,brought water fromthe Krun River to thecity ofShushtar,filling reservoirs under homes.Thecomplex includes bridges,damsand canals that powered watermills to irrigateorchards in thehinterlands.

Trinidads cobblestones and pastelarchitecturerecallCubas colonialpast. Founded in 1514,theport prospered in the18th centuryas a hub of thebrutal sugar trade,with 30,000 slaves supporting millsand plantations in nearby Valley delos Ingenios.

Architect Oscar Niemeyers vision ofmodernismdominates theopen landscapeof Brasilia,Brazils capitalsince1960.The expansiveconcretedome ofthe NationalMuseumof theRepublicrises near thecenter ofthecity,planned by Lucio Costa to mimictheshape of an airplaneor bird in flight.Near themuseum,the CathedralofBrasilias circleof16gracefulcolumns represents hands stretching toward heaven.

TheTempleofRamses II at Abu Simbeland other grand Nubian monu-ments in southern Egypt werecarved as tributes to pharoahspower.UNESCO tookthelead in relocating thesearchaeologicaltreasures,threatened by thedamming ofthe Nilein the1960s.

In theSulu Sea west ofprovidea sanctuary for NaturalPark.The parkislands whereseabirds n

Intricatereliefsculptures watch over theruins ofHierapolis, a Roman citynear Pamukkalein southeastern Turkey,known for its mysticallandscapeof whitetravertinecliffs andthermalsprings.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania nurtures diversepop-ulations ofanimals that liveon and migrateacross thegrassyhighlands ofthe800,000-hectarepark.Hundreds ofthousandsofzebras, wildebeest and gazelles thunder through theparkeach summer,feeding predatory lions,cheetahs and leopards.

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Ashy,scarlet-feathered Andean Cock-of-the-Rockis oneof morethan 800 bird species in Perus Man NationalPark. Rich highlandsoils sustain 1.5 million hectares oftropicalforests in theeasternAndes teeming with animallife.

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Thesprawling complex of Spissky Hrad sits on a green hilltopin Slovakia,overlooking an ancient traderouteto the BalticSea.Built in the13th century with its neighboring town ofLevoca,thecastleis among themost spectacular Romanesqueand Gothicfortresses in Europe.

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y HistoricV illages ofShirakawa-go and Gokayamau Hiroshima PeaceMemorial (Genbaku Dome)i Itsukushima Shinto Shrineo Historic Monuments ofAncient Narap Shrines and Temples ofNikkoa Gusuku Sites and Related Properties ofthe

KingdomofRyukyus Sacred Sites and PilgrimageRoutes in theKii

Mountain Ranged Shiretokof IwamiGinzan Silver Mineand its Cultural

Landscape

JERUSALEM(Siteproposed by Jordan)q Old Cityof Jerusalemand its Walls

JORDAN1975q Petraw Quseir Amrae Umer-Rasas (KastromMefaa)

KAZAKHSTAN1994q Mausoleumof Khoja Ahmed Yasawiw Petroglyphs within theArchaeological Landscapeof

Tamgalye Saryarka Steppe and Lakes ofNorthern

Kazakhstan

KENYA 1991q Mount Kenya NationalPark /Natural Forest w LakeTurkana NationalParkse Lamu Old Townr Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests

KIRIBATI2000

KUWAIT 2002

KYRGYZSTAN1995q Sulamain-Too Sacred Mountain

LAO PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC1987q Town ofLuang Prabang w Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements

within theChampasak CulturalLandscape

LATVIA 1995q HistoricCentreofRiga

LEBANON1983q Anjar w Baalbeke Byblosr Tyret OuadiQadisha (theH oly Valley)and theForest of

theCedars ofGod (Horsh Arzel-Rab)

LESOTHO2003

LIBERIA 2002

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA 1978q Archaeological Siteof Leptis Magnaw ArchaeologicalSiteof Sabrathae ArchaeologicalSiteof Cyrener Rock-Art Sites ofTadrart Acacust Old Town ofGhadams

LITHUANIA 1992q Vilnius Historic Centrew KernaveArchaeologicalSite(CulturalReserveof

Kernave)

LUXEMBOURG1983q City ofLuxembourg: its Old Quarters and

Fortifications

MACEDONIA,FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF (F.Y.R.O.M.)1997q Naturaland CulturalHeritageoftheOhrid Region

MADAGASCAR1983q Tsingy deBemaraha Strict NatureReservew RoyalHillofAmbohimangae Rainforests ofthe Atsinanana

MALAWI1982q LakeMalawiNationalParkw ChongoniRock-Art Area

MALAYSIA 1988q Kinabalu Parkw Gunung Mulu NationalParke Melaka and GeorgeTown,Historic Cities ofthe

Straits ofMalacca

MALDIVES1986

MALI1977q Old Towns ofDjennw Timbuktue Cliffof Bandiagara (Land ofthe Dogons)r Tomb ofAskia

MALTA 1978q HalSaflieniHypogeumw City ofVallettae MegalithicTemples ofMalta

MARSHALL ISLANDS2002

MAURITANIA 1981q BancdA rguin NationalParkw Ancient Ksour ofOuadane, Chinguetti,Tichitt and

Oualata

MAURITIUS1995q AapravasiGhat w LeMorneCulturalLandscape

MEXICO1984q Sian Kaanw Pre-HispanicCi ty and NationalPark ofPalenquee Historic Centreof Mexico City and Xochimilcor Pre-HispanicCi ty ofTeotihuacant Historic Centreof Oaxaca and ArchaeologicalSit e

ofMonteAlbny HistoricCentreofPueblau HistoricTown of Guanajuato and Adjacent Minesi Pre-HispanicCi ty ofChichn-Itzo HistoricCentreofMoreliap ElTajn,Pre-HispanicCitya WhaleSanctuary ofElVizcanos HistoricCentreofZacatecasd RockPaintings of theSierra deSan Franciscof Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on theSlopes of

Popocatepetlg Pre-HispanicTown ofUxmalh Historic Monuments Zoneof Quertaro

World HeritageConvention

KEYq Culturalp ropertyq Naturalpropert yq Mixed property(cultural and natural)

A Transnationalpropertyq Propertyin danger

1979 Year in which each ofthe 186States Parties adhered to theWorld HeritageConvention

Avarietyof dangersduetonaturalcausesor humaninterventionare constantlythreatening

WorldHeritage.Asa result,31properties(in boldonthelist)arecurrentlyinscribedontheListofWorld

HeritageinDanger andare thusentitledto particular attentionandemergencyconservation action.

AFGHANISTAN1979q Minaretand Archaeological Remains of Jamw Cultural Landscapeand Archaeological Remains

of theBamiyan Valley

ALBANIA 1989q Butrint w Historic Centres ofBerat and Gjirokastra

ALGERIA 1974q AlQala ofBeniHammadw TassilinAjjer e MZab Valleyr Djmilat Tipasay Timgadu Kasbah ofAlgi ers

ANDORRA 1997q Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

ANGOLA 1991

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 1983

ARGENTINA 1978q Los Glaciaresw Iguazu NationalPark

e Pennsula Valdsr Cueva delas Manos,Ro Pinturast Ischigualasto /Talampaya NaturalParksy Jesuit Blockand Estancias ofCrdobau Quebrada deHumahuaca

ARMENIA 1993q Monasteries ofHaghpat and Sanahinw Cathedraland Churches ofEchmiatsin and the

ArchaeologicalSiteof Zvartnotse Monastery ofGeghard and the Upper Azat Valley

AUSTRALIA 1974q Kakadu NationalParkw Great Barrier Reef e Willandra Lakes Regionr Tasmanian Wildernesst Lord HoweIsland Groupy Gondwana Rainforests ofAustraliau Ulu

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ta NationalPark

i Wet Tropics ofQueenslando SharkBay,Western Australia

p Fraser Islanda Australian FossilMammal Sites (Riversleigh /

Naracoorte)s Heard and McDonald Islandsd MacquarieIslandf Greater BlueMountains Areag Purnululu NationalParkh RoyalExhibition Building and Carlton Gardensj Sydney Opera House

AUSTRIA 1992q HistoricCentreofSalzburg w Palaceand Gardens ofSchnbrunne Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural

Landscaper Semmering Railwayt City ofGraz HistoricCentrey Wachau CulturalLandscapeu HistoricCentreofVienna

AZERBAIJAN1993q Walled City ofBaku with theShirvanshahs Palace

and Maiden Tower w Gobustan RockArt CulturalLandscape

BAHRAIN1991q Qalat al-Bahrain Ancient Harbour and Capitalof

Dilmun2009 UNES

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y Wood Buffalo NationalParku Canadian Rocky Mountain Parksi Historic District ofOld Qubeco Gros MorneNational Parkp Old Town Lunenburg a Miguasha National Parks Rideau Canald Joggins Fossil Cliffs

CAPE VERDE1988q CidadeVelha,HistoricCentreofRibeira Grande

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC1980q Manovo-Gounda StFloris National Park

CHAD1999

CHILE1980q Rapa Nui NationalParkw Churches ofChiloe Historic Quarter ofthe Seaport City ofValparasor Humberstoneand Santa Laura SaltpeterWorkst SewellMining Town

CHINA 1985q Mount Taishanw TheGreat Walle ImperialPalaces of theMing and Qing Dynasties

in Beijing and Shenyang r Mogao Cavest Mausoleumof theFirst Qin Emperor y Peking Man Siteat Zhoukoudianu Mount Huangshani Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and HistoricInterest Areao Huanglong Scenicand Historic Interest Areap Wulingyuan Scenicand HistoricInterest Areaa Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples,Chengdes Templeand Cemetery ofConfucius and theKong

Family Mansion in Qufud Ancient Building Complex in theWudang

Mountainsf HistoricEnsembleofthePotala Palace,Lhasag Lushan NationalParkh Mount EmeiScenicArea, including Leshan Giant

Buddha ScenicAreaj Ancient City ofPing Yaok ClassicalGardens ofSuzhoul Old Town ofLij iang ; TempleofHeaven:an ImperialSacrificialAltar in

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Cartagenaw Los Katios National Park e HistoricCentreofSanta CruzdeMompox r NationalArchaeological Parkof Tierradentrot San Agustn ArchaeologicalParky Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary

COMOROS2000

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CTE DIVOIRE1981q TaNationalPark

w ComoNational Park

CROATIA 1992q Old City ofDubrovnikw HistoricalComplex ofSplit with thePalaceof

Diocletiane Plitvice Lakes NationalParkr EpiscopalComplex ofthe Euphrasian Basilica in

theHistori cCentre ofPorect HistoricCity ofTrogir y Cathedralof St James inSibeniku Stari Grad Plain

CUBA 1981q Old Havana and its Fortificationsw Trinidad and theValley delos Ingeniose San Pedro dela Roca Castle,Santiago deCubar Desembarco delGranma NationalParkt Viales Valleyy Archaeological Landscapeof theFi rst Coffee

Plantations in theSouth-East ofCubau Alejandro deHumboldt NationalParki Urban Historic Centreof Cienfuegoso HistoricCentreofCamagey

CYPRUS1975q Paphosw Painted Churches in theTroodos Regione Choirokoitia

CZECH REPUBLIC1993q HistoricCentreofPraguew HistoricCentreof Cesky Krumlove HistoricCentreofTelcr Pilgrimage Church ofSt John ofNepomuk at Zelen

Horat Kutn Hora:HistoricalTown Centrewith theChurch

ofSt Barbara and the CathedralofOur Lady of Sedlec

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i Gardens and Castleat Kromerzo LitomyslCastlep Holy Trinity Column in Olomouca Tugendhat Villa in Brnos Jewish Quarter and St Procopius Basilica in Trebc

DEM.PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF KOREA 1998q Complex ofKoguryo Tombs

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO1974q Virunga National Park

w Garamba National Park e Kahuzi-Biega National Park r Salonga National Park t Okapi WildlifeReserve

DENMARK1979

q Jelling Mounds,Runic Stones and Churchw RoskildeCathedrale Kronborg Castler Ilulissat Icefjord

DJIBOUTI2007

DOMINICA 1995q MorneTrois Pitons NationalPark

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC1985q ColonialCit y ofSanto Domingo

ECUADOR1975q Galpagos Islandsw City ofQuitoe Sangay NationalParkr HistoricCentreofSanta Ana delos Ros deCuenca

EGYPT 1974q Memphis and its Necropolis the Pyramid Fields

fromGiza to Dahshur w Ancient Thebes with its Necropolise Nubian Monuments fromAbu Simbelto Philaer HistoricCairot Abu Menay Saint CatherineAreau WadiAl-Hitan (WhaleValley)

EL SALVADOR1991q Joya deCern Archaeological Site

ERITREA 2001

ESTONIA 1995q HistoricCentre(Old Town)ofTallinn

ETHIOPIA 1977q Simien National Park w Rock-Hewn Churches,Lalibelae FasilGhebbi, Gondar Regionr Lower Valley ofthe Awasht Tiyay Aksumu Lower Valley ofthe Omoi Harar Jugol,the Fortified HistoricalTown

FIJI1990

FINLAND1987q Old Raumaw Fortress ofSuomenlinnae PetjvesiOld Churchr Verla Groundwood and Board Millt BronzeAgeBurialSiteof Sammallahdenmki

FRANCE1975q Mont-Saint-Micheland its Bayw Chartres Cathedrale Palaceand ParkofVersaillesr Vzelay,Church and Hillt Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves ofthe

VzreValleyy Palaceand Parkof Fontainebleauu Amiens Cathedrali Roman Theatreand its Surroundings and the

TriumphalArchofOrangeo Arles,Roman and RomanesqueMonumentsp Cistercian Abbey ofFontenaya Fromthe Great Saltworks ofSalins-les-Bains to the

RoyalSaltworks ofArc-et-Senans,the Production of Open-Pan Salt

s PlaceStanislas,Placedela Carrireand PlacedAlliance in Nancy

d Abbey Church ofSaint-Savin sur Gartempef GulfofPorto:CalancheofPiana,GulfofGirolata,

Scandola Reserveg Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)

h Strasbourg Grande lej Paris,Banks oftheSeinek Cathedralof Notre-Dame,Former Abbey of

Saint-Remiand Palaceof Tau,Reimsl Bourges Cathedral; HistoricCentreofAvignon:PapalPalace,

EpiscopalEnsemble and Avignon Bridgez Canaldu Midi2@Historic Fortified City ofCarcassonne2# HistoricSiteof Lyons2$ Routes ofSantiago deCompostela in France2% Jurisdiction ofSaint-Emili on2^ LoireValley between Sully-sur-Loireand Chalonnes2& Provins,Town ofMedieval Fairs2* LeHavre, theCity Rebuilt by AugustePerret 2( Bordeaux,Port oftheMoon3) Fortifications ofVauban3! Lagoons ofNew Caledonia:Reef Diversity and

Associated Ecosystems

GABON1986q Ecosystemand Relict CulturalLandscape ofLop-

Okanda

GAMBIA 1987q James Island and Related Sites

GEORGIA 1992q Historical Monuments of Mtskhetaw BagratiCathedral and GelatiMonasterye Upper Svaneti

GERMANY 1976q Aachen Cathedralw Speyer Cathedrale Wrzburg Residencewith theCourt Gardens and

ResidenceSquarer Pilgrimage Church ofWiest Castles ofAugustusburg and Falkenlust at Brhly St Marys Cathedraland St Michaels Church at

Hildesheim

u Roman Monuments,Cathedralof St Peter andChurch ofOur Lady in Trier i HanseaticCity ofLbecko Palaces and Parks ofPotsdam and Berlinp Abbey and Altenmnster ofLorscha Mines ofRammelsberg and HistoricTown ofGoslar s Town ofBamberg d Maulbronn Monastery Complex f CollegiateChurch, Castleand Old Town of

Quedlinburg g Vlklingen Ironworksh MesselPit FossilSitej CologneCathedralk Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessaul Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg ; ClassicalWeimar z Wartburg Castle2@Museumsinsel(Museum Island),Berlin2# MonasticIsland ofReichenau2$ Garden Kingdomof Dessau-Wrlitz2%Zollverein CoalMine IndustrialComplex in Essen2^ Historic Centres ofStralsund and Wismar 2& Upper MiddleRhine Valley2* Town Halland Roland on theMarketplace of

Bremen2( Old Town ofRegensburg with Stadtamhof 3) Berlin ModernismHousing Estates

GHANA 1975q Forts and Castles,Volta Greater Accra,Centraland

Western Regionsw AsanteTraditional Buildings

GREECE1981q Templeof Apollo Epicurius at Bassaew ArchaeologicalSiteof Delphie Acropolis,Athensr Mount Athost Meteoray Paleochristian and ByzantineMonuments of

Thessalonikau Sanctuary ofAsklepios at Epidaurusi MedievalCity ofRhodeso ArchaeologicalSiteof Mystrasp ArchaeologicalSiteof Olympiaa Deloss Monasteries ofDaphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea

MoniofChiosd Pythagoreion and Heraion ofSamosf ArchaeologicalSiteof Aigai(modern nameVergina)g Archaeological Sites ofMycenae and Tirynsh Historic Centre(Chor) with theMonastery of

Saint John theTheologian and theCave oftheApocalypseon theIsland ofPtmos

j Old Town ofCorfu

GRENADA 1998

GUATEMALA 1979q TikalNationalParkw Antigua Guatemalae Archaeological Parkand Ruins ofQuiri gua

GUINEA 1979

GUINEA-BISSAU2006

GUYANA 1977

HAITI1980q NationalHi story Park Citadel,Sans Souci,Ramiers

HOLY SEE1982q Vatican City

HONDURAS1979q Maya SiteofCopanw Ro Pltano BiosphereReserve

HUNGARY 1985q Budapest,including theBanks oftheDanube,the

Buda CastleQuarter and Andrssy Avenuew Old VillageofHollk o and its Surroundingse Millenary BenedictineAbbey ofPannonhalma and

its NaturalEnvironment r Hortobgy NationalPark thePusztat Early Christian Necropolis ofPcs (Sopianae)y TokajWine Region Historic CulturalLandscape

ICELAND1995q l) ingvellir NationalParkw Surtsey

INDIA 1977q Ajanta Caves

w Ellora Cavese Agra Fort r TajMahalt Sun Temple,Konraky Group ofMonuments at Mahabalipuramu Kaziranga NationalParki Manas WildlifeSanctuary o Keoladeo NationalParkp Churches and Convents ofGoaa Khajuraho Group ofMonumentss Group ofMonuments at Hampid Fatehpur Sikrif Group ofMonuments at Pattadakalg Elephanta Cavesh Great Living Chola Templesj Sundarbans NationalParkk Nanda Deviand Valley ofFlowers NationalParksl Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi; Humayuns Tomb,Delhiz Qutb Minar and its Monuments,Delhi2@Mountain Railways ofIndia2# MahabodhiTemple Complex at Bodh Gaya2$ RockShelters ofBhimbetka2%Champaner-Pavagadh ArchaeologicalPark2^ ChhatrapatiShivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria

Terminus)Station2& Red Fort Complex

INDONESIA 1989q Borobudur TempleCompoundsw Ujung Kulon NationalParke Komodo NationalParkr Prambanan TempleCompoundst Sangiran Early Man Sitey LorentzNational Parku TropicalRainforest Heritageof Sumatra

IRAN (Islamic Republic of)1975q Tchogha Zanbilw Persepolise Meidan Emam,Esfahanr Takht-eSoleymant Pasargadaey Bamand its Cultural Landscapeu Soltaniyehi Bisotuno Armenian MonasticEnsembles ofIranp Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

IRAQ1974q Hatraw Ashur(QalatSherqat)e Samarra Archaeological City

IRELAND1991q ArchaeologicalEnsembleoftheBend oftheBoynew Skellig Michael

ISRAEL1999q Masadaw Old City ofAcree WhiteCity ofTel-Aviv theModern Movement r Biblical Tels Megiddo, Hazor,Beer Shebat IncenseRoute Desert Cities in theNegevy BahiH oly Places in Haifa and Western Galilee

ITALY 1978q RockDrawings in Valcamonicaw Church and Domincan Convent ofSanta Maria

delleGrazie with TheLast Supperby Leonardoda Vinci

e HistoricCentreofFlorencer Veniceand its Lagoont Piazza delDuomo, Pisay HistoricCentreofSan Gimignanou TheSassiand theParkof theRupestrian

Churches ofMaterai City ofVicenza and thePalladian Villas ofthe

Venetoo HistoricCentreofSienap HistoricCentreofNaplesa CrespidAddas Ferrara,City of theRenaissance and its Po Deltad Casteldel Montef Thetrulli ofAlberobellog Early Christian Monuments ofRavennah HistoricCentreofthe City of Pienzaj 18th-CenturyRoyalPalaceatCasertawiththePark,

theAqueduct ofVanvitelli andSan LeucioComplex k Residences oftheRoyalHouseofSavoyl BotanicalGarden (Orto Botanico),Padua; Cathedral,Torre Civica and Piazza Grande,Modenaz ArchaeologicalAr eas ofPompei, Herculanumand

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(Palmaria,Tino and Tinetto)2%Costiera Amalfitana2^ ArchaeologicalAr ea ofAgrigento2& ArchaeologicalAr ea and thePatriarchal Basilica of

Aquileia2* Cilento and Vallo diDiano NationalPark with the

Archaeological Sites ofPaestumand Velia and theCertosa dePadula

2( HistoricCentreofUrbino3) Villa Adriana (Tivoli)x City ofVerona3@IsoleEolie (Aeolian Islands)3# Assisi,the Basilica ofSan Francesco and other

Franciscan Sites3$ Villa dEste,Tivoli3%LateBaroqueTowns ofthe ValdiNoto (South-

Eastern Sicily)3^ SacriMonti ofPi edmont and Lombardy3& Etruscan Necropolises ofCerveteri and Tarquinia3* ValdOrcia

3( Syracuseand theRocky Necropolis ofPantalica4) Genoa:TheStradeNuove and thesystemofthe

PalazzideiRolli 4! Mantua and Sabbioneta4@ TheDolomites

JAMAICA 1983

JAPAN1992q Buddhist Monuments in theHoryu-ji Areaw Himeji-joe Yakushimar Shirakami-Sanchit Historic Monuments ofAncient Kyoto (Kyoto,Uji

and Otsu Cities)

j Hospicio Cabaas,Guadalajarak ArchaeologicalZone ofPaquim, Casas Grandesl HistoricMonuments Zoneof Tlacotalpn; ArchaeologicalMonuments Zoneof Xochicalcoz HistoricFor tified Town ofCampeche2@Ancient Maya City ofCalakmul,Campeche2# Franciscan Missions in theSierra Gorda of

Quertaro2$ Luis Barragn Houseand Studio2% Islands and Protected Areas ofthe Gulfof

California2^ AgaveLandscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities

ofTequila2& CentralUniversity City Campus oftheUniversidad

NacionalAutnoma deMxico(UNAM)2* Protectivetown ofSan Migueland theSanctuary of

Jess Nazareno deAtotonilco2( Monarch Butterfly BiosphereReserve

MICRONESIA (Fed.States of)2002

MONACO1978

MONGOLIA 1990q Orkhon Valley CulturalLandscape

MONTENEGRO2006q Naturaland Culturo-HistoricalRegion ofKotor w Durmitor National Park

MOROCCO1975q Medina ofFezw Medina ofMarrakeshe Ksar ofAit-Ben-Haddour HistoricCi ty ofMeknest ArchaeologicalSiteof Volubilisy Medina ofTtouan (formerly known as Titawin)u Medina ofEssaouira (Ancient Mogador)i PortugueseCity ofMazagan (ElJadi da)

MOZAMBIQUE1982q Island ofMozambique

MYANMAR1994

NAMIBIA 2000q Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes

NEPAL1978q Sagarmatha NationalParkw Kathmandu Valleye RoyalChitwan NationalParkr Lumbini,theBirthplaceoftheLord Buddha

NETHERLANDS1992q Schokland and Surroundingsw DefenceLine ofAmsterdame MillNetwork at Kinderdijk-Elshout r HistoricalAr ea ofWill emstad,Inner City and

Harbour,Netherlands Antillest Ir.D.F.Woudagemaal(D.F.Wouda SteamPumping

Station)y Droogmakerijde Beemster (Beemster Polder)u Rietveld Schrderhuis (Rietveld Schrder House)

NEW ZEALAND1984q TeWahipounamu South-West New Zealandw Tongariro National Parke New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands

NICARAGUA 1979q Ruins ofLen Viejo

NIGER1974q Airand TnrNatural Reservesw WNationalParkofNiger

NIGERIA 1974q Sukur CulturalLandscapew Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

NIUE2001

NORWAY 1977q Urnes StaveChurchw Bryggene Rros Mining Townr RockArt ofAltat Vegayan TheVega Archipelagoy West Norwegian Fjords Geirangerfjord and

Nryfjord

OMAN1981q Bahla Fort w ArchaeologicalSit es ofBat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayne Land ofFrankincenser Aflaj Irrigation Systems ofOman

PAKISTAN1976q ArchaeologicalRuins at Moenjodarow Taxilae Buddhist Ruins ofTakht-i-Bahiand Neighbouring

City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlolr Historical Monuments at Makli,Thattat Fortand Shalamar Gardens in Lahorey Rohtas Fort

PALAU2002PANAMA 1978q Fortifications on theCaribbean Sideof Panama:

Portobelo-San Lorenzow Darien NationalParke ArchaeologicalSit eof Panam Viejo and Historic

District ofPanamr Coiba NationalPark and its SpecialZone of

MarineProtection

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1997q KukEarly AgriculturalSite

PARAGUAY 1988q Jesuit Missions ofLa Santsima Trinidad deParan

and Jess deTavarangue

PERU1982q City ofCuzcow Historic Sanctuary ofMachu Picchue Chavin (ArchaeologicalSite)r Huascarn NationalParkt Chan Chan Archaeological Zoney Man NationalParku HistoricCentreofLimai Ro Abiseo NationalParko Lines and Geoglyphs ofNasca and Pampas de

Jumanap HistoricalCentreoftheCity ofArequipaa Sacred City ofCaral-Supe

PHILIPPINES1985q Tubbataha Reefs NaturalParkw BaroqueChurches ofthe Philippinese RiceTerraces of thePhilippineCordillerasr Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River NationalParkt HistoricTown ofVigan

POLAND1976q Cracows HistoricCentrew Wieliczka Salt Minee AuschwitzBirkenau

German NaziConcentration and ExterminationCamp (1940-1945)

r HistoricCentreofWarsawt Old City o f Zamoscy MedievalTown ofTorunu Castleof theTeutonic Order in Malborki Kalwaria Zebrzydowska:theMannerist Architecture

and ParkLandscapeComplex and PilgrimageParko Churches ofPeacei n Jawor and Swidnicap Wooden Churches ofSouthern Little Polanda CentennialHall in Wroclaw

PORTUGAL1980q CentralZone ofthe Town ofAngra do Heroismo in

theAzoresw Monastery ofthe Hieronymites and Tower ofBelm

in Lisbone Monastery ofBatalhar Convent ofChrist in Tomar t HistoricCentreof Evoray Monastery ofAlcobaau CulturalLandscapeof Sintrai HistoricCentreofOportoo PrehistoricRock-Ar t Sites in theCa Valleyp Laurisilva ofMadeiraa Alto Douro WineRegions HistoricCentreofGuimaresd Landscapeof thePico Island Vineyard Culture

QATAR1984

REPUBLIC OF KOREA 1988q SeokguramGrotto and Bulguksa Templew Haeinsa TempleJanggyeong Panjeon,the

Depositories for theTripitaka Koreana Woodblockse Jongmyo Shriner Changdeokgung PalaceComplex t Hwaseong Fortressy Gyeongju HistoricAreasu Gochang,Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sitesi Jeju VolcanicIsland and Lava Tubeso RoyalTombs ofthe Joseon Dynasty

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 2002

ROMANIA 1990q DanubeDeltaw Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvaniae Monastery ofHorezur Churches ofMoldaviat Dacian Fortresses ofthe OrastieMountainsy HistoricCentreofSighisoarau Wooden Churches ofMaramures

RUSSIAN FEDERATION1988q Historic Centreof Saint Petersburg and Related

Groups ofMonumentsw KizhiPogost e Kremlin and Red Square,Moscowr Historic Monuments ofNovgorod and Surroundingst Culturaland HistoricEnsembleoftheSolovetsky

Islandsy WhiteMonuments ofVladi mir and Suzdalu Architectural Ensembleof theTrinity Sergius Lavra

in Sergiev Posadi Church ofthe Ascension,Kolomenskoyeo Virgin KomiForestsp LakeBaikala Volcanoes ofKamchatkas Golden Mountains ofAltaid Western Caucasusf Historicand ArchitecturalComplex oftheKazan

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RWANDA 2000

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS1986q BrimstoneHill Fortress NationalPark

SAINT LUCIA 1991q Pitons Management Area

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES2003

SAMOA 2001

SAN MARINO1991q San Marino HistoricCentre and Mount TitanoSAO TOME AND PRINCIPE2006

SAUDI ARABIA 1978q Al-Hijr ArchaeologicalSite (Madin Slih)

SENEGAL1976q Island ofGore

2 Niokolo-Koba National Park e DjoudjNational Bird Sanctuaryr Island ofSaint-Louis

SERBIA 2001q StariRas and Sopocaniw Studenica Monastery

3 Medieval Monuments in Kosovor Gamzigrad-Romuliana,Palace ofGalerius

SEYCHELLES1980q Aldabra Atollw ValledeMai NatureReserve

SIERRA LEONE2005

SLOVAKIA 1993q Vlkolnecw HistoricTown ofBanskStiavnica and theTechnical

Monuments in its Vicinitye Levoca,Spissky Hrad and theAssociated Cultural

Monumentsr Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve

t Wooden Churches ofthe SlovakPart oftheCarpathian Mountain Area

SLOVENIA 1992q Skocjan Caves

SOLOMON ISLANDS1992q East Rennell

SOUTH AFRICA 1997q iSimangaliso Wetland Parkw Robben Islande FossilHominid Sites ofSterkfontein, Swartkrans,

Kromdraaiand Environsr uKhahlamba /Drakensberg Parkt MapungubweCultural Landscapey CapeFloral Region Protected Areasu Vredefort Domei Richtersveld Culturaland BotanicalLandscape

SPAIN1982q HistoricCentreofCordobaw Alhambra,Generalife and Albayzn,Granadae Burgos Cathedralr Monastery and Siteof theEscurial, Madridt Works ofAntoni Gaud y Caveof Altamira and Palaeolithic CaveArt of

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and Baeza3* Vizcaya Bridge3( TeideNational Park4) Tower ofHercules

SRI LANKA 1980q Sacred City ofAnuradhapuraw Ancient City ofPolonnaruwae Ancient City ofSigi riyar Sinharaja Forest Reservet Sacred City ofKandyy Old Town ofGalle and its Fortificationsu Golden Templeof Dambulla

SUDAN1974q GebelBarkal and theSites ofthe Napatan Region

SURINAME1997q CentralSuriname NatureReservew Historic Inner City ofParamaribo

SWAZILAND2005

SWEDEN1985q RoyalDomain ofDrottni ngholmw Birka and Hovgrdene Engelsberg Ironworksr RockCarvings in Tanumt Skogskyrkogrdeny HanseaticTown ofVisbyu Laponian Area

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TURKEY 1983q HistoricAr eas ofIstanbulw GremeNationalParkand the RockSites of

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w Kunya-Urgenche Parthian Fortresses ofNisa

UGANDA 1987q BwindiImpenetrable NationalParkw RwenzoriMountains NationalParke Tombs ofBuganda Kings at Kasubi

UKRAINE1988q Kiev:Saint-Sophia Cathedraland Related

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BANGLADESH1983

q Historic MosqueCity ofBagerhat w Ruins ofthe Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur e TheSundarbans

BARBADOS2002

BELARUS1988q Mir CastleComplex w Architectural,Residential and Cultural Complex of

theRadziwill Family at Nesvizh

BELGIUM1996q La Grand-Place,Brusselsw Flemish Bguinagese TheFour Lifts on theCanal du Centreand their

Environs,La Louvireand LeRoeulx (Hainault)r HistoricCentreofBrugget Major Town Houses ofthe Architect Victor Horta

(Brussels)y NeolithicFl int Mines at Spiennes (Mons)u Notre-DameCathedral in Tournaii Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum

Complex o Stoclet House

BELIZE1990q BelizeBarrierReef ReserveSystem

BENIN1982q RoyalPalaces ofAbomey

BHUTAN2001

BOLIVIA 1976q City ofPotos w Jesuit Missions ofthe Chiquitose HistoricCity ofSucrer FuertedeSamaipatat Tiwanaku:Spiritualand PoliticalCentreofthe

Tiwanaku Culturey NoelKempff Mercado NationalPark

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 1993q Old BridgeArea oftheOld City of Mostar w Mehmed Pasa SokolovicBridgei n Visegrad

BOTSWANA 1998

q TsodiloBRAZIL1977q HistoricTown ofOuro Pretow HistoricCentreoftheTown ofOlindae HistoricCentreofSalvador deBahiar Sanctuary ofBom Jesus do Congonhast Iguau NationalParky Brasiliau Serra da Capivara NationalParki HistoricCentreofSo Luso Discovery Coast AtlanticForest Reservesp Atlantic Forest South-East Reservesa HistoricCentreoftheTown ofDiamantinas CentralAmazon Conservation Complex d PantanalConservation Areaf Cerrado Protected Areas:Chapada dos Veadeiros

and Emas NationalParksg Brazilian Atlantic Islands:Fernando deNoronha

and Atoldas Rocas Reservesh HistoricCentreoftheTown ofGois

BULGARIA 1974q Boyana Churchw Madara Rider e Thracian Tomb ofKazanlakr Rock-Hewn Churches ofIvanovot Ancient City ofNessebar y Rila Monasteryu Srebarna NatureReservei Pirin NationalParko Thracian Tomb ofSveshtari

BURKINA FASO1987q Ruins ofLoropni

BURUNDI1982

CAMBODIA 1991q Angkor w Templeof Preah Vihear

CAMEROON1982q Dja FaunalReserve

CANADA 1976q LAnseaux Meadows NationalH istoricSit ew NahanniNational Parke Dinosaur Provincial Parkr SG_ang Gwaay

AsanteTraditionalBuildings,Ghana

IchkeulNationalPark,Tunisia

blickwinkel/Alamy

he United Nations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganization (UNESCO) works with countries aroundthe world to identify and protect cultural and naturalplaces that merit recognition as part of the common

heritage of humankind. UNESCO adopted the Conventionconcerning the Protection of the World Cultural and NaturalHeritage in 1972. Since then, 186 countries have ratified thetreaty, and at present 890 properties are inscribed on the List 689 of which are cultural, 176 natural and 25 mixed (acombination of the two). They are noted here in alphabeticalorder by country and in the order they were listed.

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Historic City of Meknes, Morocco Our Place World Heritage Collection

Pirin National Park, Bulgaria Our Place World Heritage Collection

Tsodilo, Botswana Our Place World Heritage Collection

Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls,Zambia and ZimbabweOur PlaceWorld HeritageCollection