World Heritage Sites

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Newly Added World Heritage Sites

UNESCO has added foolowing 25 new places as world heritage sites:

Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe, Sudan
Cathedral of Assumption, Nicaragua
Fagus Factory in Alfeld, Germany
Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya
Hiraizumi - The Buddhist Pure Land, Japan
Historic Bridgetown, Barbados
Kanya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley
Ningaloo Coast, Australia
Ogasawara Islands, Japan
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany (Slovakia, Ukraine, Germany)
Selimiye Mosque Social Complex at Edirne, Turkey
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Indonesia
Wadi Rum protected area, Jordan
West Lake cultural landscape of Hangzhou, China
Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia, Colombia
The Persian Garden, Iran
Konso Cultural Landscape, Ethiopia
The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean
Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D., Italy
Petroglyphs Complexes of the Mongolian Altai, Mongolia
Saloum Delta, Senegal
Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana, Spain
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps, Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, Syrian Arab Republic
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, BidaaBint Saud and Oases Areas), United Arab Emirates
The Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans, Ukraine
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty, Vietnam

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Top Most World Heritage Sites

Given below are the top most world heritage sites out of all the world's heritage sites according to the Global Heritage's "Saving Our Vanishing Heritage" report:

1. The Great Wall of China

Length: 5500.3 mile
Total site visitors of 24,200,000
Total revenues of $2,888,000,000
Major portion of the Great Wall of China was built by the Ming Dynasty
Begins at Shanhaiguan in the East and stretches till Lop Nur in the West and consists of many walls
Construction of these numerous walls started from the 5th century BC and many were re-built between the 5th and 16th century AD

2. Forbidden City in Beijing

World's largest surviving palace complex.
It is the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Total site visitors of 18,000,000
Total revenues of $1,920,000,000
During the period 1420 to 1912, the sprawling palace complex changed hands from the Ming dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644 to the Qing dynasty that ruled from 1644 to 1911

3. Great Pyramids of Giza

On the outskirts of Cairo.
Historic Cairo has total site visitors of 4,000,000
Total revenues of $576,000,000
Of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis, the Pyramid of Khufu (also known as the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and also the largest. It held the record as the tallest building in the world for 3800 years.

4. Celsus Library

Built in AD 135 in the ruins of ancient Ephesus near Selcuk, 70 km (43 miles) from the western Turkish coastal city of Izmir.
Ephesus has total site visitors of 3,500,000
Total revenues of $572,000,000
Built in 117 AD, the monolithic library was built in honour of Tiberiuis Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, governor of Asia in 115 AD by his son Gaius Julius Aquila.
The library houses the tomb of Polemaeanus and it was during this time the third richest library in the world.

5. Golden Temple

The holy Sikh shrine in Amritsar of Guru Gobind Singh.
Amritsar has total site visitors of 5,500,000
Total revenues of $460,000,000
The temple was built under the patronage of Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru.
The foundation stone of the temple was laid by the Sufi saint Hazrat Mian Mir, a friend of the guru, in 1588 AD.

6. Angkor Wat temple

The famous Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia is reflected in a pond.
Angkor has total site visitors of 2,500,000
Total revenues of $436,000,000
The temple was built by King Suryavarman II in the early half of the 12th century AD and is the world's largest religious building

7. Teotihuacan

The Sun pyramids of Teotihuacan are outside Mexico City
Teotihuacan has total site visitors of 4,200,000
Total revenues of $432,000,000

8. Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is in Cuzco.
Built around 1450, Machu Picchu is also called 'The Lost City of the Incas'
Total site visitors of 2,400,000
Total revenues of $384,000,000

9. Abu Simbel temple

Abu Simbel temple is 3200 year old
Located at the upper reaches of the Nile, around 1264 km (785 miles) south of Cairo.
Abu Simbel has total site visitors of 2,000,000
Total revenues of $320,000,000
This temples is also famous for being relocated from its original site during the construction of the Aswan High Dam

10. Thebes

The ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes.
Ancient Thebes has total site visitors of 2,000,000
Total revenues of $320,000,000
Thebes is the richest and largest archeological site in the world.

11. Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal is in Agra, India.
Taj Mahal has total site visitors of 2,400,000
Total revenues of $288,000,000
The fantastic Mughal style mausoleum was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal and took 20 years to complete (from 1632 to 1653)

12. Petra

The cave site where 2,000 year old Hellenstic style wall paintings are being restored in Siq al-Barid in Beidha, nicknamed "Little Petra", about five km (three miles) away from the rock carved city of Petra, southern Jordan.
Petra has total site visitors of 1,600,000
Total revenues of $268,800,000
The cave complex which is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduits system also features in BBC's "40 places that you must see before you die".

13. Old Havana

Cuba's Capitol in Havana
Old Havana and its Fortifications have total site visitors of 1,773,986
Total revenues of $262,959,440
Some of the main attractions in Old Havana are the Castillo del Morro, La Cabaña and National Capitol

14. Chichen Itza

Mayan pyramid El Castillo (The Castle), is in Chichen Itza, in the southern state of Yucatan, Mexico
The pre-Hispanic city of Chichen Itza has total site visitors of 2,600,000
Total revenues of $248,000,000

15. Cuzco

Historical Capital of Peru.
The city of Cuzco, the erstwhile capital of the Inca empire, has total site visitors of 1,000,000
Total revenues of $168,000,000

16. Old Damascus

Old Damascus in in Syria with its Umayad Mosque.
The ancient city of Damascus has total site visitors of 1,000,000
Total revenues of $168,000,000
Some of the attractions in Old Damascus include the Umayad Mosque, the Saladin Shrine, the Azm Palace, Maktab Anbar, Beit al-Mamlouka among others

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "Z"

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Zambia

Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls

Zimbabwe

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

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "Y"

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

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "V"

Chief Roi Mata’s Domain

Venezuela

Canaima National Park
Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
Coro and its Port

Viet Nam

Complex of Hué Monuments
Ha Long Bay
Hoi An Ancient Town
My Son Sanctuary
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

Monday, March 15, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "U"

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

Ukraine

Kiev: Saint- Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
L'viv– the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians
Struve Geodetic Arc

UK and Ireland

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

USA

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

Uruguay

Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

Uzbekistan

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

Saturday, March 13, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "T"

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

Thailand

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

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region

Togo

Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba

Tunisia

Amphitheatre of El Jem
Dougga/ Thugga
Ichkeul National Park
Kairouan
Medina of Sousse
Medina of Tunis
Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
Site of Carthage

Turkey

Archaeological Site of Troy
City of Safranbolu
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
Hierapolis-Pamukkale
Historic Areas of Istanbul
Nemrut Dağ
Xanthos-Letoon

Turkmenistan

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

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "S"

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)

Senegal

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Island of Gorée
Island of Saint-Louis
Niokolo-Koba National Park
Stone Circles of Senegambia

Serbia

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

Seychelles

Aldabra Atoll
Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

Slovakia

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

Slovenia

Škocjan Caves

Solomon Islands

East Rennell

South Africa

Cape Floral Region Protected Areas

Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape

Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

Robben Island

uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park

Vredefort Dome

Spain

Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada

Aranjuez Cultural Landscape

Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida

Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco

Archaeological Site of Atapuerca

Burgos Cathedral

Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí

Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville

Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain

Doñana National Park

Garajonay National Park

Historic Centre of Cordoba

Historic City of Toledo

Historic Walled Town of Cuenca

Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture

La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia

Las Médulas

Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid

Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias

Mudejar Architecture of Aragon

Old City of Salamanca

Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches

Old Town of Cáceres

Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct

Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona

Palmeral of Elche

Poblet Monastery

Pyrénées- Mont Perdu

Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula

Roman Walls of Lugo

Route of Santiago de Compostela

Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe

San Cristóbal de La Laguna

San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries

Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)

Teide National Park

Tower of Hercules

University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares

Vizcaya Bridge

Works of Antoni Gaudí

Sri Lanka

Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

Ancient City of Sigiriya

Golden Temple of Dambulla

Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications

Sacred City of Anuradhapura

Sacred City of Kandy

Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Sudan

Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region

Suriname

Central Suriname Nature Reserve

Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

Sweden

Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland

Birka and Hovgården

Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå

Engelsberg Ironworks

Hanseatic Town of Visby

High Coast/ Kvarken Archipelago

Laponian Area

Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun

Naval Port of Karlskrona

Rock Carvings in Tanum

Royal Domain of Drottningholm

Skogskyrkogården

Struve Geodetic Arc

Varberg Radio Station

Switzerland

Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair

Convent of St Gall

La Chaux-de-Fonds/ Le Locle, watchmaking town planning

Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces

Monte San Giorgio

Old City of Berne

Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/ Bernina Landscapes

Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona

Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona

Syrian Arab Republic

Ancient City of Aleppo
Ancient City of Bosra
Ancient City of Damascus
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
Site of Palmyra

Monday, February 22, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "R"

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

Russian Federation

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

Saturday, February 6, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "P"

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

Panama

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

Papua New Guinea

Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Paraguay

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

Peru

Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
Chavin (Archaeological Site)
City of Cuzco
Historic Centre of Lima
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
Huascarán National Park
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
Manú National Park
Río Abiseo National Park
Sacred City of Caral-Supe

Philippines

Baroque Churches of the Philippines
Historic Town of Vigan
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Poland

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

Portugal

Alto Douro Wine Region
Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores
Convent of Christ in Tomar
Cultural Landscape of Sintra
Historic Centre of Évora
Historic Centre of Guimarães
Historic Centre of Oporto
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Laurisilva of Madeira
Monastery of Alcobaça
Monastery of Batalha
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley

Thursday, February 4, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "O"

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

Sunday, January 31, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "N"

Kathmandu Valley
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
Royal Chitwan National Park
Sagarmatha National Park

Netherlands

Defence Line of Amsterdam
Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles
Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)
Schokland and Surroundings
The Wadden Sea

New Zealand

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

Nicaragua

Ruins of León Viejo

Niger

Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves
W National Park of Niger

Nigeria

Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Sukur Cultural Landscape

Norway

Bryggen
Rock Art of Alta
Røros Mining Town
Struve Geodetic Arc
Urnes Stave Church
Vegaøyan- The Vega Archipelago
West Norwegian Fjords– Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

Thursday, January 21, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "M"

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

Malawi

Chongoni Rock-Art Area
Lake Malawi National Park

Malaysia

Gunung Mulu National Park
Kinabalu Park
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca

Mali

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

Malta

City of Valletta
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
Megalithic Temples of Malta

Mauritania

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

Mauritius

Ghat
Le Morne Cultural Landscape

Mexico

Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
Historic Centre of Morelia
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Historic Centre of Puebla
Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
Luis Barragán House and Studio
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
Sian Ka'an
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino

Moldova

Struve Geodetic Arc

Mongolia

Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
Uvs Nuur Basin

Montenegro

Durmitor National Park
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor

Morocco

Archaeological Site of Volubilis
Historic City of Meknes
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
Medina of Fez
Medina of Marrakesh
Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)
Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)

Mozambique

Island of Mozambique

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "L"

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Town of Luang Prabang
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape

Latvia

Historic Centre of Riga
Struve Geodetic Arc

Lebanon

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

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

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

Lithuania

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

Luxembourg

City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "K"

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan

Kenya

Lake Turkana National Parks
Lamu Old Town
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Complex of Koguryo Tombs

Korea, Republic of

Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
Hwaseong Fortress
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
Jongmyo Shrine
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

Kyrgyzstan

Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain

Monday, January 4, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "J"

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
Himeji-jo
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
Shirakami-Sanchi
Shiretoko
Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Yakushima

Jerusalem

Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

Jordan

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

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "I"

Surtsey
Þingvellir National Park

India

Agra Fort
Ajanta Caves
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
Churches and Convents of Goa
Elephanta Caves
Ellora Caves
Fatehpur Sikri
Great Living Chola Temples
Group of Monuments at Hampi
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Kaziranga National Park
Keoladeo National Park
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Mountain Railways of India
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
Red Fort Complex
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
Sun Temple, Konârak
Sundarbans National Park
Taj Mahal

Indonesia

Borobudur Temple Compounds
Komodo National Park
Lorentz National Park
Prambanan Temple Compounds
Sangiran Early Man Site
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
Ujung Kulon National Park

Iran

Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
Bam and its Cultural Landscape
Bisotun
Meidan Emam, Esfahan
Pasargadae
Persepolis
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
Soltaniyeh
Takht-e Soleyman
Tchogha Zanbil

Iraq

Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
Hatra
Samarra Archaeological City

Ireland

Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
Skellig Michael

Israel

Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
Biblical Tels- Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
Incense Route- Desert Cities in the Negev
Masada
Old City of Acre
White City of Tel-Aviv- the Modern Movement

Italy

18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio Complex
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
Castel del Monte
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
City of Verona
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
Costiera Amalfitana
Crespi d'Adda
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
Historic Centre of Florence
Historic Centre of Naples
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
Historic Centre of Siena
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
Historic Centre of Urbino
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
Mantua and Sabbioneta
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
The Dolomites
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
The Trulli of Alberobello
Val d'Orcia
Venice and its Lagoon
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
Villa d'Este, Tivoli
Villa Romana del Casale

Monday, December 21, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "H"

National History Park– Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers

Holy See

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

Honduras

Maya Site of Copan
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

Hungary

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

Sunday, December 20, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "G"

Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda

Gambia

James Island and Related Sites
Stone Circles of Senegambia

Georgia

Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
Upper Svaneti

Germany

Aachen Cathedral
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
Classical Weimar
Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg
Cologne Cathedral
Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
Maulbronn Monastery Complex
Messel Pit Fossil Site
Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar
Monastic Island of Reichenau
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
Muskauer Park/ Park Mużakowski
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Pilgrimage Church of Wies
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
Speyer Cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim
The Wadden Sea
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
Town of Bamberg
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Völklingen Ironworks
Wartburg Castle
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
Ghana
Asante Traditional Buildings
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions

Greece

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

Guatemala

Antigua Guatemala
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
Tikal National Park

Guinea

Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

Saturday, December 19, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "F"

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

France

Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
Amiens Cathedral
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
Belfries of Belgium and France
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
Bourges Cathedral
Canal du Midi
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims
Chartres Cathedral
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
Fortifications of Vauban
From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the production of open-pan salt
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
Historic Site of Lyons
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
Palace and Park of Versailles
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Strasbourg– Grande île
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
Vézelay, Church and Hill

Friday, December 18, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "E"

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Ecuador

City of Quito
Galápagos Islands
Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
Sangay National Park

Egypt

Abu Mena
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Historic Cairo
Memphis and its Necropolis– the 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

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

Thursday, December 17, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "D"

Garamba National Park
Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Salonga National Park
Virunga National Park

Denmark

Ilulissat Icefjord
Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
Kronborg Castle
Roskilde Cathedral

Dominica

Morne Trois Pitons National Park

Dominican Republic

Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "C"

Cambodia

Angkor
Temple of Preah Vihear

Cameroon

Dja Faunal Reserve

Canada

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

Cape Verde

Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande

Central African Republic

Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park

Chile

Churches of Chiloé
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Rapa Nui National Park
Sewell Mining Town

China

Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
Ancient City of Ping Yao
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui– Xidi and Hongcun
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Dazu Rock Carvings
Fujian Tulou
Historic Centre of Macao
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
Longmen Grottoes
Lushan National Park
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Mogao Caves
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
Mount Huangshan
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Mount Sanqingshan National Park
Mount Taishan
Mount Wutai
Mount Wuyi
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
Old Town of Lijiang
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries- Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
South China Karst
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
The Great Wall
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Yin Xu
Yungang Grottoes

Colombia

Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
Los Katíos National Park
Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
San Agustín Archaeological Park

Costa Rica

Area de Conservación Guanacaste
Cocos Island National Park
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park

Côte d'Ivoire

Comoé National Park
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Taï National Park

Croatia

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

Cuba

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

Cyprus

Choirokoitia
Painted Churches in the Troodos Region
Paphos

Czech Republic

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

Monday, December 14, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "B"

Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun

Bangladesh

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

Belarus

Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh
Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest
Mir Castle Complex
Struve Geodetic Arc

Belgium

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

Belize

Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

Benin

Royal Palaces of Abomey

Bolivia

City of Potosí
Fuerte de Samaipata
Historic City of Sucre
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Botswana

Tsodilo

Brazil

Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves
Brasilia
Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
Central Amazon Conservation Complex
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
Historic Centre of São Luís
Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
Historic Town of Ouro Preto
Iguaçu National Park
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)
Pantanal Conservation Area
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
Serra da Capivara National Park

Bulgaria

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

Burkina Faso

Ruins of Loropéni

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "A"

Afghanistan

Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam

Albania

Butrint
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastr

Algeria

Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
Djémila
Kasbah of Algiers
M'Zab Valley
Tassili n'Ajjer
Timgad
Tipasa

Andorra

Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Argentina

Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
Iguazu National Park
Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
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)
Los Glaciares
Península Valdés
Quebrada de Humahuaca

Armenia

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

Australia

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

Austria

City of Graz - Historic Centre
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
Historic Centre of Vienna
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
Semmering Railway
Wachau Cultural Landscape

Azerbaijan

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