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Cultural World Heritage Sites

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The official website state that the cultural world heritage sites are 745. It is based on the two attributes called tangible and intangible assets. The tangible cultural heritage is based on the attributes like a group or society that are inherited from past generations and maintain in the present and giving for future generations. It includes the assets like works of art, books, artefacts, buildings, landscapes, monuments etc. Intangible assets are folklore, language, traditions and more. This type of conservation is maintained by UNESCO heritage committee.

Cultural heritage specifications

Kunya Urgench
Cultural heritage is unique and irreplaceable, which places the responsibility of conservation the current generation. Smaller objects such as artworks and other cultural masterpieces are collected in museums and art galleries. Grass roots organizations and political groups, such as the international body UNESCO, have been successful at gaining the necessary support to preserve the heritage of many nations for the future.


Asian Cultural World Heritage Sites

Here is the list of Oceania UNESCO World Heritage Sites in alphabetical order. You can view the sites information below. Click on the name and "Visit the site".

Bahrain
Qal'at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
Bangladesh
Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur

Cambodia
Angkor
Temple of Preah Vihear

China
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Mogao Caves
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
The Great Wall
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa 7
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
Lushan National Park
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
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
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
Historic Centre of Macao
Yin Xu
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
Fujian Tulou
Mount Wutai
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Centre of Heaven and Earth"
West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou

India
Agra Fort
Ajanta Caves
Ellora Caves
Taj Mahal
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Sun Temple, Konârak
Churches and Convents of Goa
Fatehpur Sikri
Group of Monuments at Hampi
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Elephanta Caves
Great Living Chola Temples
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
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

Indonesia
Borobudur Temple Compounds
Prambanan Temple Compounds
Sangiran Early Man Site

Iran
Meidan Emam, Esfahan
Persepolis
Tchogha Zanbil
Takht-e Soleyman
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

Iraq
Hatra

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

Japan
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
Himeji-jo
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and 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
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

Jordan
Petra
Quseir Amra
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)

Kazakhstan
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly

Korea North
Complex of Koguryo Tombs

Korea South
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
Jongmyo Shrine
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Hwaseong Fortress
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong

Kyrgyzstan
Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain

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

Malaysia
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca

Mongolia
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai

Nepal
Kathmandu Valley
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

Oman
Bahla Fort
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
Land of Frankincense
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman

Pakistan
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
Taxila
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
Rohtas Fort

Philippines
Baroque Churches of the Philippines
Historic Town of Vigan

Russian Federation
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related 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 of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
Curonian Spit *
Ensemble of the Ferrapontov Monastery
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
Struve Geodetic Arc

Saudi Arabia
Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)
At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah

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
Golden Temple of Dambulla

Syria
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

Thailand
Historic City of Ayutthaya
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site

Turkey
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
Historic Areas of Istanbul
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
Nemrut Dağ
Xanthos-Letoon
City of Safranbolu
Archaeological Site of Troy
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex

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

United Arab Emirates
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)

Uzbekistan
Itchan Kala
Historic Centre of Bukhara
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures

Yemen
Old Walled City of Shibam
Old City of Sana'a

European Cultural World Heritage Sites

Here is the list of Oceania UNESCO World Heritage Sites in alphabetical order. You can view the sites information below. Click on the name and "Visit the site".

Albania
Butrint
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra

Andorra
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Armenia
Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley

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 and Schloss Eggenberg
Wachau Cultural Landscape
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
Historic Centre of Vienna
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

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

Belarus
Mir Castle Complex
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh
Struve Geodetic Arc

Belgium
Flemish Béguinages
La Grand-Place, Brussels
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault)
Belfries of Belgium and France
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

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad

Bulgaria
Boyana Church
Madara Rider
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
Ancient City of Nessebar
Rila Monastery
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari

Croatia
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
Old City of Dubrovnik
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč
Historic City of Trogir
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
Stari Grad Plain

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: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of 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

Denmark
Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
Roskilde Cathedral
Kronborg Castle

Estonia
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
Struve Geodetic Arc

Finland
Fortress of Suomenlinna
Old Rauma
Petäjävesi Old Church
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
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 and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
Strasbourg – Grande île
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Bourges Cathedral
Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
Canal du Midi
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
Historic Site of Lyons
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Belfries of Belgium and 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
Episcopal City of Albi
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape

Georgia
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
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in 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
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
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
Fagus Factory in Alfeld
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Greece
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
Acropolis, Athens
Archaeological Site of Delphi
Medieval City of Rhodes
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) with the Monastery of Saint John
Old Town of Corfu

Hungary
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its 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

Ireland
Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
Skellig Michael

Italy
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura * 13
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 14
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-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Costiera Amalfitana
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the 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 and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
Historic Centre of Urbino
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
City of Verona
Villa d'Este, Tivoli
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
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
Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.)
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Latvia
Historic Centre of Riga
Struve Geodetic Arc

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

Malta
City of Valletta
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
Megalithic Temples of Malta

Moldova
Struve Geodetic Arc

Montenegro
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor

Netherlands
Schokland and Surroundings
Defence Line of Amsterdam
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao
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)
Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht

Norway
Bryggen
Urnes Stave Church
Røros Mining Town and the Circumference
Rock Art of Alta
Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago
Struve Geodetic Arc
Poland
Cracow's Historic Centre
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Auschwitz Birkenau
Historic Centre of Warsaw
Old City of Zamość
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
Medieval Town of Toruń
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
Centennial Hall in Wrocław

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
Alto Douro Wine Region
Historic Centre of Guimarães
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture

Romania
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

San Marino
San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano

Serbia
Stari Ras and Sopoćani
Studenica Monastery
Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius

Slovakia
Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
Vlkolínec
Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area

Slovenia
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

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)
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
Route of Santiago de Compostela
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
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
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
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
Tower of Hercules
Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana

Sweden
Royal Domain of Drottningholm
Birka and Hovgården
Engelsberg Ironworks
Rock Carvings in Tanum
Skogskyrkogården
Hanseatic Town of Visby
Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå
Naval Port of Karlskrona
Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
Varberg Radio Station
Struve Geodetic Arc

Switzerland
Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
Convent of St Gall
Old City of Berne
Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Ukraine
Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
Struve Geodetic Arc
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans

United Kingdom
Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
Durham Castle and Cathedral
Ironbridge Gorge
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 and Saint Margaret's Church
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
Tower of London
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
New Lanark
Saltaire
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal

Vatican City
Vatican City

Holy See
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura

African Cultural World Heritage Sites

Here is the list of Oceania UNESCO World Heritage Sites in alphabetical order. You can view the sites information below. Click on the name and "Visit the site".

Algeria
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
Djémila
M'Zab Valley
Timgad
Tipasa
Kasbah of Algiers

Benin
Royal Palaces of Abomey

Botswana
Tsodilo

Burkina
Ruins of Loropéni

Cape Verde
Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande

Ethiopia
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

Gambia
Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites
Stone Circles of Senegambia

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

Kenya
Lamu Old Town
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests
Fort Jesus, Mombasa

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

Madagascar
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga

Malawi
Chongoni Rock-Art Area

Mali
Old Towns of Djenné
Timbuktu
Tomb of Askia

Mauritania
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata

Mauritius
Aapravasi Ghat
Le Morne Cultural Landscape

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)

Mozambique
Island of Mozambique

Namibia
Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes

Nigeria
Sukur Cultural Landscape
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

Senegal
Island of Gorée
Island of Saint-Louis
Stone Circles of Senegambia *
Saloum Delta

South Africa
Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs
Robben Island
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

Sudan
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe

Tanzania
Stone Town of Zanzibar
Kondoa Rock-Art Sites

Togo
Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba

Tunisia
Amphitheatre of El Jem
Archaeological Site of Carthage
Medina of Tunis
Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
Kairouan
Medina of Sousse
Dougga / Thugga

Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe National Monument
Khami Ruins National Monument
Matobo Hills

North American Cultural World Heritage Sites

Here is the list of Oceania UNESCO World Heritage Sites in alphabetical order. You can view the sites information below. Click on the name and "Visit the site".

Barbados
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison

Canada
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
SGang Gwaay
Historic District of Old Québec
Old Town Lunenburg
Rideau Canal

Cuba
Old Havana and its Fortifications
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba
Viñales Valley
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba
Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
Historic Centre of Camagüey

Dominican Republic
Colonial City of Santo Domingo

El Salvador
Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site

Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua

Haiti
National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers

Honduras
Maya Site of Copan

Mexico
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Historic Centre of Puebla
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
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
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
Luis Barragán House and Studio
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca

Nicaragua
Ruins of León Viejo
León Cathedral

Panama
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

United States
Mesa Verde National Park
Independence Hall
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico
Statue of Liberty
Chaco Culture
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Pueblo de Taos

South American Cultural World Heritage Sites

Here is the list of Oceania UNESCO World Heritage Sites in alphabetical order. You can view the sites information below. Click on the name and "Visit the site".

Argentina
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
Quebrada de Humahuaca

Bolivia
City of Potosí
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Historic City of Sucre
Fuerte de Samaipata
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture

Brazil
Historic Town of Ouro Preto
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
Brasilia
Serra da Capivara National Park
Historic Centre of São Luís
Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão

Chile
Rapa Nui National Park
Churches of Chiloé
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
Sewell Mining Town

Colombia
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
San Agustín Archaeological Park
Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia

Ecuador
City of Quito
Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca

Paraguay
Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue

Peru
City of Cuzco
Chavin (Archaeological Site)
Historic Centre of Lima
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
Sacred City of Caral-Supe

Suriname
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

Uruguay
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

Venezuela
Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas


Oceania Cultural World Heritage Sites

Here is the list of Oceania UNESCO World Heritage Sites in alphabetical order. You can view the sites information below. Click on the name and "Visit the site".

Australia
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
Sydney Opera House
Australian Convict Sites

Marshall Islands
Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site

Papua New Guinea
Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Vanuatu
Chief Roi Mata's Domain

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