List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia

 

This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, Australia and the Pacific (Australasia).

Afghanistan

• Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamyan Valley
• Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam

Armenia

• Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin (1996, 2000)
• Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots (2000)
• Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley (2000)

Azerbaijan

• Walled City of Baku
• Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

Australia

• Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh/Naracoorte)
• Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves
• Fraser Island
• The Sydney Harbour Bridge
• Great Barrier Reef
• Greater Blue Mountains Area
• Heard and McDonald Islands
• Kakadu National Park
• Lord Howe Island
• Macquarie Island
• Purnululu National Park
• Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
• Shark Bay
• Sydney Opera House
• Tasmanian Wilderness
• Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
• Wet Tropics of Queensland
• Willandra Lakes Region

Bahrain

• Qal'at al-Bahrain Archaeological Site

Bangladesh

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

Cambodia

• Angkor

China

• The Great Wall (1987)
• Mount Taishan, Shandong province (1987)
• Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing (the Forbidden City) (1987) and Shenyang (Mukden Palace) (2004)
• Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu proivince (1987)
• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi'an, Shaanxi province (1987)
• Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, Beijing municipality (1987)
• Mount Huangshan, Anhui province (1990)
• Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Sichuan province (1992)
• Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Sichuan province (1992)
• Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Hunan province (1992)
• Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples in Chengde, Hebei province (1994)
• Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu, Shandong province (1994)
• Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains, Hubei province (1994)
• Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, including the Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka, Lhasa, Tibet (1994, 2000, 2001)
• Lushan National Park, Jiangxi province (1996)
• Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, Sichuan province (1996)
• Old Town of Lijiang, Yunnan province (1997)
• Ancient City of Ping Yao, Shanxi province (1997)
• Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Jiangsu province (1997, 2000)
• Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
• Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
• Mount Wuyi, Fujian province (1999)
• Dazu Rock Carvings, Chongqing municipality (1999)
• Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Sichuan province (2000)
• Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun (2000)
• Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Henan province (2000)
• Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Ming Dynasty Tombs and the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (2000, 2003, 2004)
• Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi province (2001)
• Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003)
• Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Goguryeo Kingdom, Jilin and Liaoning provinces (2004)
• Historic Centre of Macau (2005)
• Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (2006)
• Yin Xu, Henan province (2006)
• Kaiping Diaolou and Villages, Guangdong province (2007)
• South China Karst, Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi provinces (2007)

Georgia

• Bagrati Cathedral in Kutaisi and Gelati Monastery
• Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
• Upper Svaneti

India

• Agra Fort, Uttar Pradesh
• Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra
• Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
• Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Gujurat
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Maharashtra
• Churches and Convents of Goa
• Elephanta Caves, Maharashtra
• Ellora Caves, Maharashtra
• Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
• Great Living Chola Temples, Tamil Nadu
• Group of Monuments at Hampi, Karnataka
• Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
• Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, Karnataka
• Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
• Kaziranga National Park, Assam
• Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan
• Khajuraho Group of Monuments, Madhya Pradesh
• Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bihar
• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam
• Mountain Railways of India
• Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttaranchal
• Qutub Minar and its monuments, Delhi
• Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh
• Red Fort, New Delhi
• Konark Sun Temple, Orissa
• Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal
• Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh

Indonesia

• Borobudur Temple Compounds
• Komodo National Park
• Lorentz National Park
• Prambanan Temple Compounds
• Sangiran Early Man Site
• Ujung Kulon National Park
• Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, including Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park

Iran

• Bam and its Cultural Landscape
• Naghsh-i Jahan Square
• Pasargadae
• Persepolis
• Chogha Zanbil
• Takht-e Soleyman
• Dome of Soltaniyeh
• Bisotun

Iraq

• Assur (Qal'at Sherqat)
• Hatra
• Samarra Archaeological City

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

Japan

• Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
• Gusuku (castle) Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryūkyū
• Himeji Castle
• 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 (Shirakawa-go, 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 Peninsula, Hokkaidō
• Shrines and Temples of Nikkō
• Yakushima

Jerusalem

• Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

(The Old City of Jerusalem is within East Jerusalem, which has been under Israeli control since 1967, but is not recognized as Israeli territory by the UN and some countries. The site was proposed as a World Heritage site in 1981 by Jordan, which withdrew its claims to the city in 1988.)

Jordan

• Petra
• Quseir Amra
• Um er-Rasas

Kazakhstan

• The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi
• Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly

Korea, North

• Complex of Goguryeo Tombs

Korea, South

• 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 in Suwon
• Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
• Jongmyo Shrine
• Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

See also: National treasures of Korea

Lao People's Democratic Republic

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

Lebanon

• Anjar
• Baalbek
• Byblos
• Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God
• Tyre

Malaysia

• Gunung Mulu National Park
• Kinabalu Park

Mongolia

• Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
• Uvs Nuur Basin (shared with Russian Federation)

Nepal

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

New Zealand

• New Zealand sub-antarctic islands (Snares Islands, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands and Campbell Islands)
• Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand (Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Westland/Tai Poutini National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park and Fiordland National Park)
• Tongariro National Park

Oman

• Aflaj Irrigation System of Oman
• Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (removed 2007)
• Archaeological sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
• Bahla Fort
• The Frankincense Trail

Pakistan

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

Philippines

• Baroque Churches of the Philippines, including
  • San Agustin Church, Intramuros, Manila;
  • Paoay Church, Paoay, Ilocos Norte;
  • Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion (Santa Maria) Church Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur;
  • Santo Tomas de Villanueva (Miag-ao) Church, Miag-ao, Iloilo
• Historic Town of Vigan
• Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
• Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
• Tubbataha Reef Marine Park

Pitcairn Islands

• Henderson Island

Russian Federation (Asian part)

See also List of World Heritage Sites in European Russia

• Central Sikhote-Alin
• Golden Mountains of Altai
• Lake Baikal
• Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve
• Uvs Nuur Basin (shared with Mongolia)
• Volcanoes of Kamchatka

Solomon Islands

• East Rennell

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

Syria

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

Thailand

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

Turkey

• Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia (1985)
• Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği (1985)
• Historic Areas of Istanbul (1985)
• Hattusa (1986)
• Nemrut Dağı (1987)
• Hierapolis–Pamukkale (1988)
• Xanthos–Letoon (1988)
• City of Safranbolu (1994)
• Archaeological Site of Troy (1998)

Turkmenistan

• Ancient Merv
• Kunya-Urgench
• Parthian Fortress of Nisa

Uzbekistan

• Historic Centre of Bukhara
• Historic Centre of Shahrisabz
• Itchan Kala in Khiva
• Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures

Vietnam

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

Yemen

• Historic Town of Zabid
• Old City of Sana'a
• Old Walled City of Shibam

See also

• List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
• List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
• List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas

External links

• UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Official site
• UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Official site
• List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Official site
• VRheritage.org - documentation of World Heritage Sites

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