My Missing Countries/ Sites List

Complete List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Missing and Received can be seen HERE

Monday, March 14, 2011

Russia: Historic Center of the City of Yaroslavl

"Situated at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosl Rivers some 250 km north-east of Moscow, the historic city of Yaroslavl developed into a major commercial centre from the 11th century. It is renowned for its numerous 17th-century churches and is an outstanding example of the urban planning reform Empress Catherine the Great ordered for the whole of Russia in 1763. While keeping some of its significant historic structures, the town was renovated in the neoclassical style on a radial urban master plan. It has also kept elements from the 16th century in the Spassky Monastery, one of the oldest in the Upper Volga region, built on the site of a pagan temple in the late 12th century but reconstructed over time."
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Site List
I received this marvelous postcard from Natalia in Russian Federation. It is a lovely small-sized postcard with very beautiful scenery of Church of St. Nicholas Makry and Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the mother of God, in the historical center of the city of Yaroslavl, which dates back to 17th century.
The two different church stamps are a part of a set of 12 stamps issued as Kremlin Definitives in 2009, while the animal stamp on top-left shows a beautiful fox. This stamp is one of the 15 different stamps issued in 2008 as a set of Russian Animals definitives. The stamp is of 50 kopeks or 0.5 Robels denomination.
Thank you Natalia for such a beautiful postcard and nice stamps!

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Oman: Arabian Oryx Sanctuary - Delisted 2007

"The World Heritage Committee deleted the property because of Oman's decision to reduce the size of the protected area by 90%, in contravention of the Operational Guidelines of the Convention. This was seen by the Committee as destroying the outstanding universal value of the site which was inscribed in 1994.

In 1996, the population of the Arabian Oryx in the site, was at 450 but it has since dwindled to 65 with only about four breeding pairs making its future viability uncertain. This decline is due to poaching and habitat degradation.
After extensive consultation with the State Party, the Committee felt that the unilateral reduction in the size of the Sanctuary and plans to proceed with hydrocarbon prospection would destroy the value and integrity of the property, which is also home to other endangered species including, the Arabian Gazelle and houbara bustard.
The Arabian Oryx Sanctuary is an area within the Central Desert and Coastal Hills biogeographical regions of Oman. Seasonal fogs and dews support a unique desert ecosystem whose diverse flora includes several endemic plants. Its rare fauna includes the first free-ranging herd of Arabian oryx since the global extinction of the species in the wild in 1972 and its reintroduction here in 1982. The only wild breeding sites in Arabia of the endangered houbara bustard, a species of wader, are also to be found, as well as Nubian ibex, Arabian wolves, honey badgers, caracals and the largest wild population of Arabian gazelle."
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Postcard # 1
Here is a magnificent Omani postcard from a de-listed site - Arabian Oryx Sanctuary. It is one of the only two de-listed sites in the UNESCO list. It was de-listed in 2007.
It is an interesting experience to receive an Omani postcard with Australian postage stamps on the back. The card was sent to me by Laurent from Postcard Interactive Company of Sydney.
The Australian postage stamps used on the postcard are also very nice. The $1 stamp on the left shows beautiful roses for a loved one and was issued in 2005. The stamp on right features "Pincushion/ Hakea" and was printed in 2006. It is also of $1 denomination. Thank you so much Laurent!


Pakistan: Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol

"The Buddhist monastic complex of Takht-i-Bahi (Throne of Origins) was founded in the early 1st century. Owing to its location on the crest of a high hill, it escaped successive invasions and is still exceptionally well preserved. Nearby are the ruins of Sahr-i-Bahlol, a small fortified city dating from the same period."
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Site List

Postcard # 1
What a site it is!!!
This magnificent UNESCO postcard was sent to me by Mr Imran from Lahore. The site is awesome and is quite well-preserved despite of the fact that it was founded in early 1st Century. You can imagine how old it could be. In 1857, there were a number of discoveries from these sites connecting them to the Buddhist civilization. There are a number of statues and other sculptures.

The name Takht-i-Bhai derives from the spring on the hilltop and is literally translated as 'Spring Throne'.
The complex, the most impressive and complete Buddhist Monastery in Pakistan, consists of four main groups:
  • The Court of Stupas with a cluster of stupas beside the main stupa in the middle courtyard, embellished with a series of tall niches to enshrine Buddhist statues;
  • The early monastic complex with residential cells around an open court, assembly hall and refectory;
  • The temple complex with a main stupa in the middle of a courtyard adorned with statues niches similar to the earlier stupa court;
  • The tantric monastic complex with an open courtyard in front of a series of dark cells with low openings for mystical meditation, in keeping with tantric practice.

The stamp used on the postcard was issued in 2011 to laud Pakistan Telecom Authority in order to commemorate "100 Million Cellular Subscribers" Celebrations. It is a Rs 8 postage stamp which is way over the required Rs 2 postage required on postcards sent within the country. Thank you Imran!

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Pakistan: Fort and Shalimar Gardens in Lahore

"These are two masterpieces from the time of the brilliant Mughal civilization, which reached its height during the reign of the Emperor Shah Jahan. The fort contains marble palaces and mosques decorated with mosaics and gilt. The elegance of these splendid gardens, built near the city of Lahore on three terraces with lodges, waterfalls and large ornamental ponds, is unequalled."
Source: UNESCO World Heritage List

Postcard # 1
It is a magnificent site which is built with a number of fountains, mirror-work, marble pieces, and other architectural beauties. The site was added to the Endangered World Heritage Sites in 2000.
The site consists of two separate entities:
  • Lahore Fort or Shahi Fort (King's Fort)
  • Shalimar Gardens
Postcard # 2
The second postcard shows a view of Lahore Fort. The photo on the postcard is taken from inside of Lahore Fort and shows us three historic monuments - Naulakha in Lahore Fort (The closest building with curved roof), Maharaja Ranjeet Singh Shrine in yellow and white color and the grand Badshahi Mosque (One of the largest mosques in the World) at the farther distance. We will restrict our view to Naulakha, which is part of Lahore Fort.
Naulakha Pavilion is one of the 21 monuments inside Lahore Fort building which are still preserved. Built in 1631 by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, this pavilion is located near Sheesh Mahal (the Mirror Castle). Although the pavilion was decorated with precious and semi-precious stones in the beginning but none of them can be found anywhere now :(
The total cost on construction of the pavilion was 9 lakh Rupees (0.9 Million Rupees) which was an enormous sum at that time. Owing to its expenditure, the building was named as "Nau-lakha".
The stamp used by Vera on the postcard is a common definitive stamp of Rs 2 denomination.

Here are a few other postcards of Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens that I may be able to find for you, if you want to swap.
Postcard # 3
Postcard # 4
 Postcard # 5

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Turkey: Historic Areas of Istanbul

"With its strategic location on the Bosphorus peninsula between the Balkans and Anatolia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, Istanbul has been associated with major political, religious and artistic events for more than 2,000 years. Its masterpieces include the ancient Hippodrome of Constantine, the 6th-century Hagia Sophia and the 16th-century Süleymaniye Mosque, all now under threat from population pressure, industrial pollution and uncontrolled urbanization."
Source: UNESCO World Heritage List

Post Card #1
This beautiful card shows the majestic Suleymaniya Mosque of Istanbul built around 1550s AD (seen on the right) with Yeni Mosque in the fore-ground.
The stamps used on the postcard are also very beautiful. I love aircraft stamps. The stamp shows a C-47 Dakota aircraft. The card was sent to me by Leslie.
Postcard # 2
The second postcard shows the city view of Istanbul including the historic Suleymaniyah Mosque too.
The postcard was posted to my dad during early 1990s by his friend during visit to Turkey.
The se-tenant Turkish stamps are also nice. The price of the stamp is changed by over-printing 75 Lira over the originally printed price. 

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Complete List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Missing and Received

Blog Started on: January 30, 2011
Last Updated on: September 10, 2016
* = missing postcards
- = received postcards (You can click on the Site name to view the Postcards as well)
**  = Unwritten 
*** = Written but Unstamped
***** = Written and Stamped

= If sent from country of origin, I prefer written & stamped postcard without envelope.
= If sent from another country, I prefer unwritten postcard inside envelope.
= If exchanging more than 1 card, you can send either way to reduce postage cost.

AFGHANISTAN
-  Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam **
-  Cultural Landscape, Archaeological Remains of Bamiyan Valley **


ALBANIA 
-  Butrint **
-  Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra *****


ALGERIA
*Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
-  Djémila ***
*M'Zab Valley (Under Swap)
*Tassili n'Ajjer (Under Swap)
*Timgad (Under Swap)
*Tipasa (Under Swap)
*Kasbah of Algiers


ANDORRA
-  Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley *****


ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
*Antigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites

ARGENTINA
-  Los Glaciares **
*Jesuit Missions Guaranis
-  Iguazu National Park **
*Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
*Península Valdés
*Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
*Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
*Quebrada de Humahuaca
*Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *
*The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *


ARMENIA
-  Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin **
-  Cathedral, Churches of Echmiatsin, Archaeological Site Zvartnots
-  Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley


AUSTRALIA
*Great Barrier Reef
*Kakadu National Park
*Willandra Lakes Region
-  Lord Howe Island Group **
-  Tasmanian Wilderness **
*Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
-  Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park *****
*Wet Tropics of Queensland
*Shark Bay, Western Australia
-  Fraser Island **
-  Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) **
*Heard and McDonald Islands
*Macquarie Island
*Greater Blue Mountains Area
-  Purnululu National Park *****
*Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
-  Sydney Opera House *****
-  Australian Convict Sites **
*Ningaloo Coast


AUSTRIA
*Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
-  Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn *****
-  Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape *****
-  Semmering Railway *****
-  City of Graz - Historic Centre *****
-  Wachau Cultural Landscape
-  Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape *****
-  Historic Centre of Vienna *****
-  Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps *****

AZERBAIJIAN
-  Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower *****
-  Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape **


BAHRAIN
-  Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun *****
*Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy


BANGLADESH
-  Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat *****
*Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
*The Sundarbans


BARBADOS
-  Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison *****

BELARUS
*Białowieża Forest
-  Mir Castle Complex
-  Architectural, Res, Cultural Complex,Radziwill Family, Nesvizh ***
-  Struve Geodetic Arc *****


BELGIUM
*Flemish Béguinages
-  La Grand-Place, Brussels **
*Four Lifts, Canal duCentre, LaLouvière, LeRoeulx(Hainault)
-  Belfries of Belgium *****
-  Historic Centre of Brugge *****
*Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
*Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
*Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
*Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex
-  Stoclet House *****
*Major Mining Sites of Wallonia
*The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *


BELIZE
*Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System


BENIN
*Royal Palaces of Abomey


BOLIVIA
*City of Potosí
*Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
*Historic City of Sucre
*Fuerte de Samaipata
*Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
*Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture
*Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *


BOSNIA HERZGOVINA
-  Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar **
-  Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad **
Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards

BOTSWANA
*Tsodilo
-  Okavango Delta *****


BRAZIL
*Historic Town of Ouro Preto
*Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
*Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
-  Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia *****
*Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
*Iguaçu National Park
*Brasilia
*Serra da Capivara National Park
*Historic Centre of São Luís
*Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves
*Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
*Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
*Central Amazon Conservation Complex
*Pantanal Conservation Area
*Brazilian Atlantic Is:Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas Reserves
*Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros, Emas Nat. Parks
*Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
*São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão
*Rio de Janeiro, Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
*Pampulha Modern Ensemble


BULGARIA
-  Boyana Church *****
-  Madara Rider *****
-  Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo *****
-  Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak *****
-  Ancient City of Nessebar *****
-  Pirin National Park *****
-  Rila Monastery *****
*Srebarna Nature Reserve
*Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari


BURKINA FASO
*The Ruins of Loropéni


CAMBODIA
-  Angkor *****
*Temple of Preah Vihear


CAMEROON 
*Dja Faunal Reserve
*Sangha Trinational


CANADA
*L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
*Nahanni National Park
*Dinosaur Provincial Park
*Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
*Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
*SGang Gwaay
*Wood Buffalo National Park
-  Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks *****
-  Historic District of Old Québec *****
*Gros Morne National Park
*Old Town Lunenburg
*Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
*Miguasha National Park
-  Rideau Canal *****
*Joggins Fossil Cliffs
*The Landscape of Grand-Pré
*Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
*Mistaken Point


CAPE VERDE
*Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande


CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
*Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
*Sangha Trinational


CHAD
*Lakes of Ounianga
*Ennedi Massif: Natural and Cultural Landscape

CHILE
-  Rapa Nui National Park *****
*Churches of Chiloé
-  Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso *****
-  Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works **
*Sewell Mining Town
*Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *


CHINA
-  Imperial Palaces, Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing, Shenyang
*Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
-  Mogao Caves *****
-  Mount Taishan
*Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
-  The Great Wall
-  Mount Huangshan
-  Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
-  Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
-  Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
*Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
*Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (Under Swap)
*Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
*Temple, Cemetery of Confucius, Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (Under Swap)
-  Lushan National Park
*Mount Emei Scenic Area, Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
*Ancient City of Ping Yao
-  Classical Gardens of Suzhou *****
*Old Town of Lijiang
*Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
-  Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing *****
-  Dazu Rock Carvings
*Mount Wuyi
-  Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun *****
*Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
-  Longmen Grottoes *****
*Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
*Yungang Grottoes
*Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
*Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
-  Historic Centre of Macao *****
-  Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang, Jiajin Mt *****
*Yin Xu
*Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
*South China Karst (Phase II)
-  Fujian Tulou *****
*Mount Sanqingshan National Park
*Mount Wutai
*China Danxia
*Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
*West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
*Chengjiang Fossil Site
*Site of Xanadu
*Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
*Xinjiang Tianshan
*Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor *
*The Grand Canal
*Tusi Sites
*Hubei Shennongjia
*Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape


COLOMBIA
*Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
*Los Katíos National Park
*Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
*National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
*San Agustín Archeological Park
*Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
*Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia
*Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *

CONGO
*Sangha Trinational

COSTA RICA
*Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
-  Cocos Island National Park **
*Area de Conservación Guanacaste
*Precolumbian chiefdom settlements with stone spheres of the Diquís


COTE D'IVOIRE
*Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
*Taï National Park
*Comoé National Park
-  Historic Town of Grand-Bassam *****


CROATIA
*Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
-  Old City of Dubrovnik *****
-  Plitvice Lakes National Park *****
-  Episcopal Complex Euphrasian Basilica, Historic Centre of Poreč *****
-  Historic City of Trogir *****
-  The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik *****
*Stari Grad Plain


CUBA
-  Old Havana and its Fortifications
-  Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios **
*San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba
*Desembarco del Granma National Park
*Viñales Valley
*Archaeological Landscape, First Coffee Plantations, SE Cuba
*Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
-  Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos **
*Historic Centre of Camagüey


CYPRUS
*Paphos
*Painted Churches in the Troodos Region
*Choirokoitia 


CZECH REPUBLIC
-  Historic Centre of Český Krumlov *****
-  Historic Centre of Prague *****
-  Historic Centre of Telč *****
-  Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora *****
-  Kutná Hora: Church St Barbara, Cathedral Our Lady at Sedlec
-  Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
-  Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž *****
-  Holašovice Historical Village Reservation *****
-  Litomyšl Castle *****
-  Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
-  Tugendhat Villa in Brno *****
-  Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč *****


DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO
-  Virunga National Park *****
-  Kahuzi-Biega National Park *****
-  Garamba National Park *****
-  Salonga National Park *****
-  Okapi Wildlife Reserve *****


DENMARK
-  Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church *****
*Roskilde Cathedral
*Kronborg Castle
*Ilulissat Icefjord
*Wadden Sea *
*Stevns Klint
*Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement
*The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand


DOMINICA 
*Morne Trois Pitons National Park


DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
-  Colonial City of Santo Domingo *****


ECUADOR
-  Galápagos Islands **
*City of Quito
*Sangay National Park
*Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
*Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *


EGYPT
*Abu Mena
-  Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis *****
*Historic Cairo
*Memphis, Necropolis, Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
*Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
*Saint Catherine Area
*Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)


EL SALVADOR
*Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site


ESTONIA
-  Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn *****
*Struve Geodetic Arc


ETHIOPIA
-  Simien National Park *****
-  Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela **
*Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region
*Aksum
*Lower Valley of the Awash
*Lower Valley of the Omo
-  Tiya
-  Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town **
*Konso Cultural Landscape


FIJI
*Levuka Historical Port Town

FINLAND
-  Fortress of Suomenlinna *****
-  Old Rauma
-  Petäjävesi Old Church
-  Verla Groundwood and Board Mill *****
-  Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki *****
-  High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago *****
-  Struve Geodetic Arc *****


FRANCE
-  Chartres Cathedral
-  Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
-  Palace and Park of Versailles ***
*Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
*Vézelay, Church and Hill
*Amiens Cathedral
*Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments 
*Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
*Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
-  Roman Theatre , Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange *****
*Great Saltworks Salins-les-Bains, Royal Saltworks Arc-et-Senans
*Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
*Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
-  Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière, Place d'Alliance in Nancy *****
-  Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) *****
-  Strasbourg – Grande île ***
*Cathedral Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi, Palace Tau, Reims
-  Paris, Banks of the Seine *****
*Bourges Cathedral
-  Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble, Avignon Bridge *****
-  Canal du Midi *****
-  Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne *****
*Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
*Historic Site of Lyons
*Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
-  Belfries of Belgium, France *****
*Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
-  The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes *****
*Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
-  Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret *****
*Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
*Fortifications of Vauban
*Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity, Ecosystems
*Episcopal City of Albi
*Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island
*Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
*The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape 
*Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin 
*Decorated cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche
*Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars
*Climats, terroirs of Burgundy
*The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *


GABON
*Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda


GAMBIA 
*James Island and Related Sites
*Stone Circles of Senegambia


GEORGIA
-  Historical Monuments of Mtskheta **
*Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery
*Upper Svaneti


GERMANY
-  Aachen Cathedral *****
-  Speyer Cathedral *****
-  Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square *****
-  Pilgrimage Church of Wies *****
-  Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl *****
-  St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim (Still need Single view card)
-  Roman Monuments, Cathedral St Peter,Church Our Lady Trier *****
*Frontiers of the Roman Empire
-  Hanseatic City of Lübeck *****
-  Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin *****
-  Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch *****
-  Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System *****
*Maulbronn Monastery Complex
-  Town of Bamberg *****
-  Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg
*Völklingen Ironworks
*Messel Pit Fossil Site 
*Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau
-  Cologne Cathedral *****
-  Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg *****
*Classical Weimar
-  Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin *****
-  Wartburg Castle *****
*Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
-  Monastic Island of Reichenau *****
-  Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen *****
*Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar 
-  Upper Middle Rhine Valley
-  Dresden Elbe Valley (Delisted 2009) *****
*Muskauer Park / Park Muzakowski
-  Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen *****
-  Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof *****
*Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
-  Berlin Modernism Housing Estates *****
-  Wadden Sea *****
*Fagus Factory in Alfeld 
*Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
*Margravial Opera House Bayreuth
*Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
*Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey
-  Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus *****
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *

GHANA
*Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central,Western Regions
*Asante Traditional Buildings


GREECE
*Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
-  Acropolis, Athens
*Archaeological Site of Delphi
*Medieval City of Rhodes
-  Meteora *****
*Mount Athos
*Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika
*Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
*Archaeological Site of Mystras
-  Archaeological Site of Olympia *****
*Delos
*Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
*Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
*Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)
*Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
*Historic Centre (Chorá). Monastery Saint John. Cave Apocalypse, Pátmos
*Old Town of Corfu
*Archaeological Site of Philippi


GUATEMALA
*Antigua Guatemala
-  Tikal National Park **
*Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua


GUNIEA
*Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve


HAITI
*National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers


HOLY SEE
*Historic Centre of Rome, Holy See, San Paolo Fuori le Mura
*Vatican City


HONDURAS
-  Maya Site of Copan **
*Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve


HUNGARY
-  Budapest, Banks of Danube, Buda Castle Quarter,Andrássy Ave *****
*Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
-  Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst *****
*Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma. Natural Environment 
*Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta
-  Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
*Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
*Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape


ICELAND
-  Þingvellir National Park *****
*Surtsey


INDIA
*Agra Fort
*Ajanta Caves
*Ellora Caves
-  Taj Mahal *****
*Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
-  Sun Temple, Konârak ***** 
*Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 
*Kaziranga National Park
*Keoladeo National Park
-  Churches and Convents of Goa *****
-  Fatehpur Sikri *****
*Group of Monuments at Hampi - (Under swap)
*Khajuraho Group of Monuments - (Under swap)
-  Elephanta Caves *****
*Great Living Chola Temples
*Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
*Sundarbans National Park
*Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
-  Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi *****
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi *****
-  Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi *****
*Mountain Railways of India
*Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka *****
*Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) *****
*Red Fort Complex
*The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
*Western Ghats
-  Hill Forts of Rajasthan *****
-  Great Himalayan National Park *****
*Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
*Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar 
*Khangchendzonga National Park 
*The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement


INDONESIA
-  Borobudur Temple Compounds 
-  Komodo National Park **
-  Prambanan Temple Compounds **
-  Ujung Kulon National Park *****
-  Sangiran Early Man Site *****
-  Lorentz National Park *****
-  Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra *****
-  Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy *****


IRAN
*Meidan Emam, Esfahan
-  Persepolis *****
*Tchogha Zanbil
*Takht-e Soleyman
*Bam and its Cultural Landscape
*Pasargadae
*Soltaniyeh
*Bisotun
*Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
*Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
*Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
*Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
*The Persian Garden 
*Gonbad-e Qābus 
*Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan
*Golestan Palace
*Shahr-I Sokhta
*Cultural Landscape of Maymand
*Susa
*Lut Desert 
*The Persian Qanat


IRAQ
-  Hatra **
-  Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) **
-  Samarra Archaeological City *****
*Erbil Citadel
*The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities

IRELAND
-  Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne *****
-  Skellig Michael *****


ISRAEL
*Masada
*Old City of Acre
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement *****
*Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
*Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
-  Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee *****
*Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel : The Nahal Me’arot/Wadi el-Mughara Caves
*Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves
*Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal


ITALY 
*Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
-  Church, Dominican Convent Santa Maria delle Grazie, "The Last Supper" ***
-  Historic Rome, Holy See, San Paolo Fuori le Mura *****
*Historic Centre of Florence
-  Piazza del Duomo, Pisa **
-  Venice and its Lagoon *****
-  Historic Centre of San Gimignano *****
*The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
*City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
*Crespi d'Adda
-  Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta *****
*Historic Centre of Naples
*Historic Centre of Siena
*Castel del Monte
-  Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna *****
*Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
*The Trulli of Alberobello
*18th-Cent Royal Palace at Caserta, Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, San Leucio
-  Archaeological Area of Agrigento ***
*Archaeological Areas Pompei, Herculaneum, Torre Annunziata
-  Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua *****
-  Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena *****
-  Costiera Amalfitana *****
-  Portovenere, Cinque Terre, Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) *****
-  Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
*Su Nuraxi di Barumini
*Villa Romana del Casale
-  Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
*Cilento, Vallo di Diano National Park, Paestum, Velia, Certosa di Padula
*Historic Centre of Urbino
*Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
-  Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites *****
-  City of Verona *****
*Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
*Villa d'Este, Tivoli
*Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
-  Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy *****
**Monte San Giorgio
*Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
*Val d'Orcia
*Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
*Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
-  Mantua and Sabbioneta
*Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
-  The Dolomites *****
*Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.)
*Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
*Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany
-  Mount Etna *****
-  The Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato *****
*Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale

JAMAICA
*Blue and John Crow Mountains 

JAPAN
*Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
-  Himeji-jo
*Shirakami-Sanchi
*Yakushima
*  Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji, Otsu Cities) *****
*Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
*Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
*Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
-  Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara *****
-  Shrines and Temples of Nikko *****
*Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
*Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
*Shiretoko
*Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
*Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
-  Ogasawara Islands *****
*Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
*Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
*Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
*The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *


JERUSALEM (Site proposed by Jordan)
-  Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls **


JORDAN
*Petra
*Quseir Amra 
*Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)
*Wadi Rum Protected Area
*Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)


KAZAKHSTAN
*Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
*Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
*Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
*Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor *
*Western Tien-Shan *


KENYA
*Lake Turkana National Parks
*Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
*Lamu Old Town
*Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests
*Fort Jesus, Mombasa
*Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley


KIRIBATI
-  Phoenix Islands Protected Area **


KOREA, NORTH
*Complex of Koguryo Tombs
*Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong


KOREA, SOUTH
*Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
-  Jongmyo Shrine **
-   Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple *****
*Changdeokgung Palace Complex
-  Hwaseong Fortress *****
*Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
*Gyeongju Historic Areas
-  Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes ***
*Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
*Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
*Namhansanseong
*Baekje Historic Areas


KYRGYZSTAN
*Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain
*Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor *
*Western Tien-Shan *


LAOS
-  Town of Luang Prabang **
-  Vat Phou, Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape **


LATVIA
-  Historic Centre of Riga *****
*Struve Geodetic Arc


LEBANON 
-  Anjar 
*Baalbek
-  Byblos **
*Tyre
*Ouadi Qadisha (Holy Valley). Forest of Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)


LIBYA
*Archaeological Site of Cyrene
*Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
*Archaeological Site of Sabratha
*Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
*Old Town of Ghadamès


LITHUANIA
-  Vilnius Historic Centre **
*Curonian Spit
-  Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) *****
*Struve Geodetic Arc


LUXEMBOURG
-  City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications *****


MACEDONIA
-  Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region *****


MADAGASCAR
*Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
*Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
*Rainforests of the Atsinanana


MALAWI
*Lake Malawi National Park
*Chongoni Rock-Art Area


MALAYSIA
-  Gunung Mulu National Park
-  Kinabalu Park
-  Melaka, George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca *****
*Archaelogical Heritage of the Lenggong Valley


MALI
*Old Towns of Djenné
*Timbuktu 
*Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
*Tomb of Askia


MALTA
-  City of Valletta
*Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
-  Megalithic Temples of Malta **


MARSHALL ISLANDS
*Bikini Atoll, nuclear tests site


MAURITANIA
-  Banc d'Arguin National Park **
-  Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata


MAURITIUS
-  Aapravasi Ghat
-  Le Morne Cultural Landscape **


MEXICO
- Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco *****
*Historic Centre of Oaxaca. Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
*Historic Centre of Puebla
*Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
-  Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan *****
*Sian Ka'an
*Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
-  Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza *****
*Historic Centre of Morelia
*El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
*Historic Centre of Zacatecas
*Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
*Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
*Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
*Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
-  Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal *****
*Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
*Archeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
*Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
*Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
*Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
*Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
*Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
*Luis Barragán House and Studio
*Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
*Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
*Central University City Campus of the UNAM
*Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
*Protective town of San Miguel, Sanctuary Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco 
*Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
*Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
*El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
*Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System
*Archipiélago de Revillagigedo


MOLDOVA
*Struve Geodetic Arc


MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)
*Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia

MONGOLIA
*Uvs Nuur Basin
-  Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape **
*Petroglyphs Complexes of the Mongolian Altai
*Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape


MONTENEGRO
-  Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor *****
-  Durmitor National Park *****


MOROCCO
-  Medina of Fez **
-  Medina of Marrakesh *****
-  Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou *****
-  Historic City of Meknes *****
*Archaeological Site of Volubilis
*Medina of Tétouan, formerly known as Titawin
-  Medina of Essaouira, formerly Mogador *****
*Portuguese City of Mazagan: El Jadida
*Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage


MOZAMBIQUE
*Island of Mozambique


MYANMAR
*Pyu Ancient Cities

NAMIBIA
-  Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes *****
-  Namib Sand Sea *****


NEPAL
-  Kathmandu Valley
-  Sagarmatha National Park (Mount Everest) *****
*Royal Chitwan National Park
*Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha


NETHERLANDS
-  Schokland and Surroundings *****
*Defence Line of Amsterdam
*Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City, Harbour, Netherlands Antilles
-  Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout *****
-  Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) *****
-  Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
-  Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) *****
-  The Wadden Sea 
-  Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht *****
-  Van Nellefabriek *****


NEW ZEALAND
-  Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand
-  Tongariro National Park **
-  New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands


NICARAGUA
*Ruins of León Viejo
*León Cathedral


NIGER
*Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
*W National Park of Niger
*Historic Centre of Agadez


NIGERIA
*Sukur Cultural Landscape
*Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove


NORWAY 
*Bryggen
-  Urnes Stave Church *****
*Røros Mining Town and Circumference
*Rock Art of Alta
*Vegaøyan: Vega Archipelago
*Struve Geodetic Arc
-  West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord *****
*Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Heritage Site


OMAN
*Bahla Fort
*Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary - Delisted 2007  ***
*Land of Frankincense
*Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman


PAKISTAN
-  Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro *****
- Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi, Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol *****
-  Taxila
- Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore *****
- Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
- Rohtas Fort


PALAU
*Rock Islands Southern Lagoon

PALESTINE
*Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem
*Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir

PANAMA
*Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
*Darien National Park
*Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
*Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá
*Coiba National Park and Special Zone of Marine Protection


PAPUA NEW GUINEA
-  Kuk Early Agricultural Site


PARAGUAY
*Jesuit Missions La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná, Jesús de Tavarangue


PERU
*City of Cuzco
-  Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu **
*Chavin Archaeological Site
*Huascarán National Park
*Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
*Manú National Park
*Historic Centre of Lima
*Río Abiseo National Park
*Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
*Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
*Sacred City of Caral-Supe
*Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System *


PHILIPPINES
-  Baroque Churches of the Philippines *****
-  Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
-  Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras *****
*Historic Town of Vigan
-  Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
*Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

POLAND
-  Cracow's Historic Centre *****
-  Wieliczka Salt Mine
-  Auschwitz Birkenau, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) *****
-  Białowieża Forest *****
-  Historic Centre of Warsaw ***
-  Old City of Zamość *****
-  Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork ***
-  Medieval Town of Toruń *****
-  Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: Mannerist Architectural, Pilgrimage Park ***
-  Churches of Peace in Jawor and Swidnica *****
*Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland
*Muskauer Park / Park Muzakowski
*Centennial Hall in Wroclaw 


PORTUGAL
-  Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores *****
-  Convent of Christ in Tomar *****
*Monastery of Batalha
-  Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon *****
-  Historic Centre of Évora *****
-  Monastery of Alcobaça *****
-  Cultural Landscape of Sintra *****
-  Historic Centre of Oporto *****
-  Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
*Laurisilva of Madeira
-  Alto Douro Wine Region *****
-  Historic Centre of Guimarães *****
*Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
*Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications
-  University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia *****


QATAR
-  Al Zubarah Archaeological Site *****

ROMANIA
*Danube Delta
-  Churches of Moldavia *****
*Monastery of Horezu
*Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
*Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains 
*Historic Centre of Sighişoara
*Wooden Churches of Maramureş


RUSSIAN FEDERATION
-  Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg, Groups of Monuments *****
-  Kizhi Pogost *****
-  Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
-  Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands ***
-  Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings *****
-  White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal ***
-  Architectural Ensemble Trinity Sergius Lavra, Sergiev Posad *****
-  Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye ***** 
-  Virgin Komi Forests *****
-  Lake Baikal *****
-  Volcanoes of Kamchatka *****
-  Golden Mountains of Altai *****
*Western Caucasus
*Curonian Spit
*Ensemble of the Ferrapontov Monastery
-  Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin ***
*Central Sikhote-Alin
*Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
*Uvs Nuur Basin
-  Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent *****
-  Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve *****
-  Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl *****
*Struve Geodetic Arc
*Putorana Plateau
-  Lena Pillars Nature Park *****
-  Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex ***


SAINT KITTS & NEVIS
-  Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park **


SAINT LUCIA
*Pitons Management Area


SAN MARINO
-  San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano *****


SAUDI ARABIA
*Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)
*At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah
*Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah
*Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia


SENEGAL
*Island of Gorée
-  Niokolo-Koba National Park **
*Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
*Island of Saint-Louis
*Stone Circles of Senegambia
*Saloum Delta
*Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes


SERBIA
*Stari Ras and Sopoćani
*Studenica Monastery
-  Medieval Monuments in Kosovo **
-  Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius *****


SEYCHELLES
-  Aldabra Atoll
*Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

SINGAPORE
-  Singapore Botanical Gardens *****


SLOVAKIA
-  Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica, Technical Monuments in its Vicinity *****
*Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
*Vlkolínec
*Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
-  Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve *****
*Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
*Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area


SLOVENIA
-  Škocjan Caves *****
*Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
-  Heritage of Mercury Almadén and Idrija *****


SOLOMON ISLANDS
-  East Rennell


SOUTH AFRICA
*Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, Environs
*iSimangaliso Wetland Park
-  Robben Island *****
*uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
*Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
-  Cape Floral Region Protected Areas *****
*Vredefort Dome
*Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape


SPAIN
-  Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
-  Burgos Cathedral *****
-  Historic Centre of Cordoba *****
-  Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid *****
-  Works of Antoni Gaudí *****
*Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
-  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
*Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
*Garajonay National Park
-  Historic City of Toledo *****
-  Mudejar Architecture of Aragon *****
*Old Town of Cáceres
-  Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville *****
-  Old City of Salamanca *****
*Poblet Monastery
-  Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida *****
*Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain
-  Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe *****
-  Doñana National Park *****
*Historic Walled Town of Cuenca
*La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
*Las Médulas
-  Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona *****
-  Pyrénées - Mont Perdu *****
*San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
*Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
*Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
-  University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares *****
*Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture 
*San Cristóbal de La Laguna
*Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco
-  Archaeological Site of Atapuerca *****
*Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
*Palmeral of Elche
*Roman Walls of Lugo
*Aranjuez Cultural Landscape
*Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
*Vizcaya Bridge
-  Teide National Park
*Tower of Hercules
-  Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana *****
*Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija
*Antequera Dolmens Site


SRI LANKA
*Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
*Ancient City of Sigiriya
-  Sacred City of Anuradhapura **
*Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
*Sacred City of Kandy
-  Sinharaja Forest Reserve *****
-  Golden Temple of Dambulla *****
-  Central Highlands of Sri Lanka *****


SUDAN
*Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
*Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe
*Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park


SURINAME
-  Central Suriname Nature Reserve *****
-  Historic Inner City of Paramaribo *****


SWEDEN
-  Royal Domain of Drottningholm *****
*Birka and Hovgården 
*Engelsberg Ironworks
*Rock Carvings in Tanum
*Skogskyrkogården
-  Hanseatic Town of Visby *****
*Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå
*Laponian Area
*Naval Port of Karlskrona
*Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
*High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
*Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
*Varberg Radio Station
*Struve Geodetic Arc
*Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland


SWITZERLAND
-  Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair *****
-  Convent of St Gall *****
-  Old City of Berne *****
-  Three Castles, Defensive Wall, Ramparts of Market-Town of Bellinzone *****
-  Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
*Monte San Giorgio
*Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
*Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
-  Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona *****
*La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, watchmaking town planning
*Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
*The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement *


SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
*Ancient City of Damascus
*Ancient City of Bosra
*Site of Palmyra
*Ancient City of Aleppo
*Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
*Ancient Villages of Northern Syria 


TAJIKISTAN
*Proto-urban site of Sarazm
*Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)


TANZANIA
-  Ngorongoro Conservation Area *****
*Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
-  Serengeti National Park *****
*Selous Game Reserve
*  Kilimanjaro National Park *****
-  Stone Town of Zanzibar *****
*Kondoa Rock-Art Sites


THAILAND
-  Historic City of Ayutthaya *****
-  Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns *****
*Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
*Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
*Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex


TOGO
*Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba


TUNISIA
-  Amphitheatre of El Jem ***** (Posted from Scotland)
-  Medina of Tunis *****
*Site of Carthage (Under Swap)
*Ichkeul National Park
-  Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis *****
-  Kairouan *****
-  Medina of Sousse *****
*Dougga / Thugga


TURKEY
-  Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia *****
*Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
-  Historic Areas of Istanbul *****
*Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
-  Nemrut Dağ *****
-  Hierapolis-Pamukkale *****
*Xanthos-Letoon
-  City of Safranbolu *****
-  Archaeological Site of Troy *****
-  Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex *****
*Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük
*Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
*Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape
*Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
-  Ephesus *****
*Archaeological Site of Ani

TURKMENISTAN
*State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv"
*Kunya-Urgench
*Parthian Fortresses of Nisa


UGANDA
-  Bwindi Impenetrable National Park *****
-  Rwenzori Mountains National Park *****
*Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi


UKRAINE
-  Kiev: Saint-Sophia, Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra *****
-  L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
*Struve Geodetic Arc
-  Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany
*The Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans
*Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora
*Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
*Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)

UNITED KINGDOM
-  Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
*Durham Castle and Cathedral
*Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
-  Ironbridge Gorge *****
*St Kilda
-  Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
*Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
-  Blenheim Palace *****
*City of Bath
-  Frontiers of the Roman Empire *****
*Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey, St Margaret's Church
*Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
*Henderson Island
*Tower of London
*Gough and Inaccessible Islands
-  Old and New Towns of Edinburgh *****
*Maritime Greenwich
*Heart of Neolithic Orkney
*Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
-  Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda *****
*Derwent Valley Mills
-  Dorset and East Devon Coast *****
-  New Lanark *****
*Saltaire
*Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
*Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City
*Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
*Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
*The Forth Bridge
*Gorham's Cave Complex


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
-  Mesa Verde National Park *****
-  Yellowstone National Park *****
-  Everglades National Park *****
-  Grand Canyon National Park *****
-  Independence Hall *****
*Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
-  Redwood National and State Parks *****
-  Mammoth Cave National Park *****
-  Olympic National Park *****
-  Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site *****
-  La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico *****
-  Great Smoky Mountains National Park *****
-  Statue of Liberty *****
-  Yosemite National Park *****
*Chaco Culture
-  Hawaii Volcanoes National Park *****
-  Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville **
*Pueblo de Taos
*Carlsbad Caverns National Park
-  Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
*Papahānaumokuākea 
*Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point
*San Antonio Missions


URUGUAY
-  Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento **
*Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape

UZBEKISTAN
-  Itchan Kala **
-  Historic Centre of Bukhara **
-  Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz **
-  Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures **
Western Tien-Shan *

VANUATU
-  Chief Roi Mata’s Domain


VENEZUELA
*Coro and its Port
*Canaima National Park
*Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas


VIETNAM
-  Complex of Hué Monuments *****
-  Ha Long Bay *****
-  Hoi An Ancient Town *****
*My Son Sanctuary
*Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
*The Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long
*Citadel of the Ho Dynasty 
*Trang An Landscape Complex


YEMEN
*Old Walled City of Shibam
*Old City of Sana'a
*Historic Town of Zabid
-  Socotra Archipelago **


ZAMBIA
-  Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls


ZIMBABWE
*Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas
*Great Zimbabwe National Monument
*Khami Ruins National Monument
-  Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
*Matobo Hills

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Sites List
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