This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee.[1][2] The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands.[3] The 24th session in 2000 inscribed the most with 61 entries, while the 13th session in 1989 only inscribed seven sites.[2]
(F) denotes a country's first inscription.[citation needed]
12 sites (8 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: United States
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (F) | Cultural | 4 |
Nahanni National Park | Natural | 24 | |
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City of Quito | Cultural | 2 |
Galápagos Islands (F) | Natural | 1 | |
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Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela | Cultural | 18 |
Simien National Park (F) | Natural | 9 | |
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Aachen Cathedral (F) | Cultural | 3 |
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Historic Centre of Kraków (F) | Cultural | 29 |
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines | Cultural | 32 | |
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Island of Gorée (F) | Cultural | 26 |
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Mesa Verde National Park | Cultural | 27 |
Yellowstone National Park (F) | Natural | 28 |
45 sites (34 cultural, 8 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Egypt
27 sites (22 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: France
26 sites (15 cultural, 9 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Australia
24 sites (17 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: France
29 sites (19 cultural, 9 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Italy
22 sites (15 cultural, 7 natural)
Host: Argentina
30 sites (25 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
29 sites (23 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
41 sites (32 cultural, 7 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: France
27 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Brazil
7 sites (4 cultural, 2 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Archaeological Site of Mystras | Cultural | 511 |
Archaeological Site of Olympia | Cultural | 517 | |
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Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi | Cultural | 524 |
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Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) | Mixed | 516 |
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Banc d'Arguin National Park (F) | Natural | 506 |
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Monastery of Alcobaça | Cultural | 505 |
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Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls | Natural | 509 |
16 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Canada
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos | Cultural | 529 |
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Mount Huangshan | Mixed | 547 |
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Colonial City of Santo Domingo (F) | Cultural | 526 |
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Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin | Cultural | 532 |
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Delos | Cultural | 530 |
Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios | Cultural | 537 | |
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Historic Centre of San Gimignano | Cultural | 550 |
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Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve (F) | Natural | 494 |
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Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand | Natural | 551 |
Tongariro National Park (F) | Mixed | 421 | |
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Río Abiseo National Park | Mixed | 548 |
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Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (F) | Cultural | 540 |
Kizhi Pogost | Cultural | 544 | |
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow | Cultural | 545 | |
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Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra | Cultural | 527 |
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Itchan Kala | Cultural | 543 |
22 sites (16 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Tunisia
20 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: United States
33 sites (29 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: Colombia
29 sites (21 cultural, 8 natural)
Host: Thailand
29 sites (23 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Germany
37 sites (30 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Mexico
46 sites (38 cultural, 7 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Italy
30 sites (27 cultural, 3 natural)
Host: Japan
48 sites (35 cultural, 11 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Morocco
61 sites (50 cultural, 10 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Australia
31 sites (25 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Finland
9 sites (8 cultural, 1 mixed)
Host: Hungary
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (F) | Cultural | 211 |
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Saint Catherine Area | Cultural | 954 |
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Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar | Cultural | 1067 |
Upper Middle Rhine Valley | Cultural | 1066 | |
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Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1063 |
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Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya | Cultural | 1056 |
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Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) | Cultural | 1024 |
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Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche | Mixed | 1061 |
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Historic Inner City of Paramaribo | Cultural | 940 |
24 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: France
34 sites (29 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: China
24 sites (17 cultural, 7 natural)
Host: South Africa
18 sites (16 cultural, 2 natural)
Host: Lithuania
22 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: New Zealand
27 sites (19 cultural, 8 natural)
Host: Canada
13 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural)
Host: Spain
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Stoclet House | Cultural | 1298 |
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Ruins of Loropéni (F) | Cultural | 1225 |
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Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande (F) | Cultural | 1310 |
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Mount Wutai | Cultural | 1279 |
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Wadden Sea | Natural | 1314 |
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Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System | Cultural | 1315 |
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The Dolomites | Natural | 1237 |
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Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain (F) | Cultural | 1230 |
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Sacred City of Caral-Supe | Cultural | 1269 |
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Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty | Cultural | 1319 |
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Tower of Hercules | Cultural | 1312 |
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La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning | Cultural | 1302 |
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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Cultural | 1303 |
21 sites (15 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Brazil
25 sites (21 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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Ningaloo Coast | Natural | 1369 |
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps | Cultural | 1363 |
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Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison (F) | Cultural | 1376 |
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West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou | Cultural | 1334 |
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Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia | Cultural | 1121 |
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