Das Weltkulturerbe heißt mich willkommen (Entrée)

 

Wertegemeinschaft

Eher mit gemischten Gefühlen lese ich, daß "Zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte des Völkerstrafrechts ist die Zerstörung von Kulturgütern als Kriegsverbrechen geahndet worden" wie etwa die FAZ schreibt.
Ein Ahmad al Faqi al Mahdi ist durch den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof in Den Haag. verurteilt worden, weil er vorislamisches Kulturgut zerstört hat. Die FAZ - und der Gerichtshof? - berufen sich auf eine "Weltgemeinschaft". Aber ein solches Subjekt, das kulturelle Werte durch ihre bloße Existenz zu globalen erhebt, gibt es nicht. Das ist so fragwürdig, wie die formelle Deklaration ausgewählter Kulturgüter und -stätten als "Welterbe". Dafür gibt es keinen Addressaten, außer partikulare.
Man kann nicht für die Zerstörungen sein, aber auf wen beruft man sich legitimerweise, um Zerstörungen von kulturellen Werten zu ahnden wie Verbrechen, die gegen Menschen begangen werden? Wessen Werte werden verteidigt?

Hier ist Welterbe

Schloß Eggenberg, Graz. Eingang

Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa, dank der UNESCO neuerdings wieder ...

Erhaltene Seite des Originalmanuskripts

Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa... Seit wenigen Tagen ist das Kommunistisches Manifest UNESCO-Welterbe. Das Kommunistische Manifest, 1848 in London erschienen, und der erste Band des „Kapitals“ von Karl Marx gehören künftig zum Weltdokumentenerbe der UNESCO. Die deutsch-niederländische Gemeinschaftsnominierung ist ab sofort im „Memory of the World“-Register verzeichnet. Die Schriften von Marx seien aufgenommen worden, „weil diese weltweit einen großen Einfluss auf soziale Bewegungen hatten“, erklärte die UNESCO-Kommission. Vom Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei von 1848 existiere heute noch eine handschriftliche Seite, die in einem Amsterdamer Archiv lagert.

Soll das Konzentrationslager Buchenwald kulturelles Welterbe werden?

Die Stadt Weimar bemüht sich, unterstützt vom Leiter der Gedenkstätte, das ehemalige Konzentrationslager Buchenwald als Weltkulturerbe anerkennen zu lassen. Es wäre das erste Mal, daß ein Ort massenhafter Verbrechen in den Rang eines Weltkulturerbes erhoben würde.
Es gibt auch Gegenstimmen. Orte des Verbrechens könnten und dürften niemals eine solche Anerkennung finden, denn Verbrechen solchen Ausmaßes seien "nicht Kultur".

Buchenwald, ehemaliges Barackengelände. Foto GF

 Das ist eine riskante Argumentation, weil sie darauf hinausläuft, Gewalt und Verbrechen aus dem Kulturbegriff auszuschließen. Unterschlagen würde damit eine Dialektik, von der das Konzept des Welterbes selbst zehrt: alles was an dieser kulturellen Überlieferung von Barbarei kontaminiert ist, wird durch seine Kulturalisiserung verdrängt und gleichsam unsichtbar.
Eine unter Schutz gestellte Stahlfabrik sollen wir als Kathedrale der Industrialisierung und nicht als Ort entfremdender Arbeitsbedingungen und etwa Produktion von Rüstungsgütern wahrnehmen. Die Fragen nach den Quellen des Reichtums und der Macht, die einem indischen Mogul die Errichtung eines märchenhaftes Mausoleums (Taj Mahal) erlaubt, soll nicht gestellt werden.
Genau diese Kulturalisierung der Barbarei ist aber ein Effekt der Unterschutzstellung im Namen eines sogenannten Welterbes. Es soll ein Kanon global gültiger kultureller Werte geschaffen werden, der eine positive (vor allem ästhetische) Anerkennung erheischt. Und das durchaus im Sinne des Konzepts der Sehenswürdigkeit, deren Wert und Bedeutung schon vorab postuliert und verbrieft ist und somit jedem sich immer wieder erneuernden Diskurs entzogen, der diese Bedeutung befragen und infragestellen könnte.
Die Verantwortlichen der Stadt Weimar und der Leiter der Gedenkstätte betonen, daß es genau um diese Dialektik von Hochkultur (Stadt) und Verbrechen (Lager) ginge. Machte man Ernst damit, machte es nur Sinn, wenn es Konsequenzen für das - vielfach problematische - Konzept des Welterbes hätte. Aber in dessen Praxis ist eine reflexive Problematisierung des kulturellen Erbes nicht vorgesehen.
Und: So fragwürdig die Attitude ist, mit der sich eine hand voll von Kulturbürokraten zum globalen Erblasser ernennt, so fragwürdig wäre der Effekt, der nun auch ein in Deutschland liegendes NS-Konzentrationslager einem globalen Erben überantwortet und damit auch die Frage nach Schuld und Verantwortung verschieben würde.  

Welterbe (3)

17,5% aller Weltkulturerbestätten befinden sich in den vier (mit China) an der Spitze der Liste stehenden Staaten. 387 befinden sich in Europa. 936 gibt es weltweit. Also sind das 41%, die sich in Europa befinden. 123 sind es in Afrika.

Afghanistan

            •          Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam

            •          Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley

Albania

            •          Butrint

            •          Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra

Algeria

            •          Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad

            •          Djémila

            •          M'Zab Valley

            •          Tassili n'Ajjer #

            •          Timgad

            •          Tipasa

            •          Kasbah of Algiers

Andorra

            •          Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Argentina

            •          Los Glaciares #

            •          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) *

            •          Iguazu National Park

            •          Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas

            •          Península Valdés

            •          Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks

            •          Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba

            •          Quebrada de Humahuaca

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

Australia

            •          Great Barrier Reef

            •          Kakadu National Park

            •          Willandra Lakes Region

            •          Lord Howe Island Group

            •          Tasmanian Wilderness

            •          Gondwana Rainforests of Australia 1

            •          Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 2

            •          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 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

Bahrain

            •          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

Barbados

            •          Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison

Belarus

            •          Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest *

            •          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 * 3

            •          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

Belize

            •          Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

Benin

            •          Royal Palaces of Abomey

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

            •          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

Bosnia and Herzegovina

            •          Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar

            •          Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad

Botswana

            •          Tsodilo

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

            •          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 4

            •          Pantanal Conservation Area

            •          Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves

            •          Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks

            •          Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás

            •          São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão

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

            •          Ruins of Loropéni

Cambodia

            •          Angkor

            •          Temple of Preah Vihear

Cameroon

            •          Dja Faunal Reserve

Canada

            •          L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site

            •          Nahanni National Park #

            •          Dinosaur Provincial Park

            •          Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek # * 5

            •          Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

            •          SGang Gwaay

            •          Wood Buffalo National Park

            •          Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks # 6

            •          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

Cape Verde

            •          Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande

Central African Republic

            •          Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park

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

China

            •          Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and 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 7

            •          Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde

            •          Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu

            •          Lushan National Park

            •          Mount Emei Scenic Area, including 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 and Jiajin Mountains

            •          Yin Xu

            •          Kaiping Diaolou and Villages

            •          South China Karst

            •          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

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 Archaeological Park

            •          Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary

            •          Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia

Costa Rica

            •          Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park *

            •          Cocos Island National Park

            •          Area de Conservación Guanacaste

Côte d'Ivoire

            •          Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve *

            •          Taï National Park

            •          Comoé National Park

Croatia

            •          Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian

            •          Old City of Dubrovnik

            •          Plitvice Lakes National Park #

            •          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

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 of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of 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: 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

Democratic Republic of the 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

Dominica

            •          Morne Trois Pitons National Park

Dominican Republic

            •          Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Ecuador

            •          City of Quito

            •          Galápagos Islands

            •          Sangay National Park #

            •          Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca

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

            •          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

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 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

            •          Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve #

            •          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

            •          Pyrénées - Mont Perdu *

            •          Historic Site of Lyons

            •          Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

            •          Belfries of Belgium and France * 8

            •          Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion

            •          The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes 9

            •          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 and Associated 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

Gabon

            •          Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda

Gambia

            •          Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites

            •          Stone Circles of Senegambia *

Georgia

            •          Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery

            •          Historical Monuments of Mtskheta

            •          Upper Svaneti

Germany

            •          Aachen Cathedral

            •          Speyer Cathedral

            •          Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Squar

            •          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 * 10

            •          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 Mużakowski *

            •          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

            •          The Wadden Sea *

            •          Fagus Factory in Alfeld

            •          Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps *

Ghana

            •          Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and 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) with the Monastery of Saint John

            •          Old Town of Corfu

Guatemala

            •          Antigua Guatemala

            •          Tikal National Park

            •          Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua

Guinea

            •          Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve *

Haiti

            •          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 * 11

            •          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

            •          Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings

            •          Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst *

            •          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

            •          Surtsey

India

            •          Agra Fort

            •          Ajanta Caves

            •          Ellora Caves

            •          Taj Mahal

            •          Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram

            •          Sun Temple, Konârak

            •          Kaziranga National Park

            •          Keoladeo National Park

            •          Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

            •          Churches and Convents of Goa

            •          Fatehpur Sikri

            •          Group of Monuments at Hampi

            •          Khajuraho Group of Monuments

            •          Elephanta Caves

            •          Great Living Chola Temples 12

            •          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

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

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

            •          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

Iraq

            •          Hatra

            •          Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)

            •          Samarra Archaeological City

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

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

            •          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 *

Japan

            •          Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area

            •          Himeji-jo

            •          Shirakami-Sanchi

            •          Yakushima

            •          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

            •          Shiretoko

            •          Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape

            •          Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

            •          Ogasawara Islands

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

Kazakhstan

            •          Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

            •          Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly

            •          Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan

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, Democratic People's Republic of

            •          Complex of Koguryo Tombs

Korea, Republic of

            •          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

            •          Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

            •          Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty

            •          Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong

Kyrgyzstan

            •          Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain

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

            •          Tyre

            •          Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

            •          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

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 and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca

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 15

Marshall Islands

            •          Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test 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 and 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

            •          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

            •          Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

            •          Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila

            •          Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

            •          Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

            •          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

Moldova, Republic of

            •          Struve Geodetic Arc *

Mongolia

            •          Uvs Nuur Basin *

            •          Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape

            •          Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai

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)

Mozambique

            •          Island of Mozambique

Namibia

            •          Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes

Nepal

            •          Kathmandu Valley

            •          Sagarmatha National Park

            •          Chitwan National Park

            •          Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

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)

            •          The Wadden Sea *

            •          Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht

New Zealand

            •          Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand 16

            •          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

Nigeria

            •          Sukur Cultural Landscape

            •          Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

Norway

            •          Bryggen

            •          Urnes Stave Church

            •          Røros Mining Town and the Circumference

            •          Rock Art of Alta

            •          Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago

            •          Struve Geodetic Arc *

            •          West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

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 and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol

            •          Taxila

            •          Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore

            •          Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta

            •          Rohtas Fort

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 its Special Zone of Marine Protection

Papua New Guinea

            •          Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Paraguay

            •          Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and 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 17

            •          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

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

Poland

            •          Cracow's Historic Centre

            •          Wieliczka Salt Mine

            •          Auschwitz Birkenau

German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)

            •          Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest *

            •          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 * 18

            •          Laurisilva of Madeira

            •          Alto Douro Wine Region

            •          Historic Centre of Guimarães

            •          Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture

Romania

            •          Danube Delta

            •          Churches of Moldavia

            •          Monastery of Horezu

            •          Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania 19

            •          Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains

            •          Historic Centre of Sighişoara

            •          Wooden Churches of Maramureş

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

            •          Virgin Komi Forests

            •          Lake Baikal

            •          Volcanoes of Kamchatka 20

            •          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

Saint Kitts and 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

Senegal

            •          Island of Gorée

            •          Niokolo-Koba National Park

            •          Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary

            •          Island of Saint-Louis

            •          Stone Circles of Senegambia *

            •          Saloum Delta

Serbia

            •          Stari Ras and Sopoćani

            •          Studenica Monastery

            •          Medieval Monuments in Kosovo

            •          Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius

Seychelles

            •          Aldabra Atoll

            •          Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

Slovakia

            •          Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the 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 *

Solomon Islands

            •          East Rennell

South Africa

            •          Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and 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 21

            •          Burgos Cathedral

            •          Historic Centre of Cordoba 22

            •          Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid

            •          Works of Antoni Gaudí 23

            •          Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain

            •          Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias 24

            •          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 25

            •          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

            •          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 * 26

            •          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

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 27

            •          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

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 *

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

            •          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 *

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

Tanzania, United Republic of

            •          Ngorongoro Conservation Area 28

            •          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

the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

            •          Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region 29

Togo

            •          Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba

Tunisia

            •          Amphitheatre of El Jem

            •          Archaeological Site of Carthage

            •          Medina of Tunis

            •          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

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 Cathedral and Related 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 *

            •          Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans

United Arab Emirates

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

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

            •          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

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            •          Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church

            •          Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church

            •          Henderson Island

            •          Tower of London

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            •          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

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 # * 32

            •          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

Uruguay

            •          Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

Uzbekistan

            •          Itchan Kala

            •          Historic Centre of Bukhara

            •          Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz

            •          Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures

Vanuatu

            •          Chief Roi Mata’s Domain

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

            •          Coro and its Port

            •          Canaima National Park

            •          Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas

Viet Nam

            •          Complex of Hué Monuments

            •          Ha Long Bay

            •          Hoi An Ancient Town

            •          My Son Sanctuary

            •          Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

            •          Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi

            •          Citadel of the Ho Dynasty

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