List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription
This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee.[1][2] The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands.[3] The 24th session in 2000 inscribed the most with 61 entries, while the 13th session in 1989 only inscribed seven sites.[2]
1978 (2nd session)
[edit]12 sites (8 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: United States
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Canada | L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (F) | Cultural | 4 |
Nahanni National Park | Natural | 24 | |
Ecuador | City of Quito | Cultural | 2 |
Galápagos Islands (F) | Natural | 1 | |
Ethiopia | Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela | Cultural | 18 |
Simien National Park (F) | Natural | 9 | |
( West Germany) Germany |
Aachen Cathedral (F) | Cultural | 3 |
Poland | Historic Centre of Kraków (F) | Cultural | 29 |
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines | Cultural | 32 | |
Senegal | Island of Gorée (F) | Cultural | 26 |
United States | Mesa Verde National Park | Cultural | 27 |
Yellowstone National Park (F) | Natural | 28 |
1979 (3rd session)
[edit]45 sites (34 cultural, 8 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Egypt
1980 (4th session)
[edit]27 sites (22 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: France
1981 (5th session)
[edit]26 sites (15 cultural, 9 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Australia
1982 (6th session)
[edit]24 sites (17 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: France
1983 (7th session)
[edit]29 sites (19 cultural, 9 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Italy
1984 (8th session)
[edit]22 sites (15 cultural, 7 natural)
Host: Argentina
1985 (9th session)
[edit]30 sites (25 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
1986 (10th session)
[edit]29 sites (23 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
1987 (11th session)
[edit]41 sites (32 cultural, 7 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: France
1988 (12th session)
[edit]27 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Brazil
1989 (13th session)
[edit]7 sites (4 cultural, 2 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Greece | Archaeological Site of Mystras | Cultural | 511 |
Archaeological Site of Olympia | Cultural | 517 | |
India | Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi | Cultural | 524 |
Mali | Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) | Mixed | 516 |
Mauritania | Banc d'Arguin National Park (F) | Natural | 506 |
Portugal | Monastery of Alcobaça | Cultural | 505 |
Zambia (F) Zimbabwe |
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls | Natural | 509 |
1990 (14th session)
[edit]16 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Canada
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Bolivia | Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos | Cultural | 529 |
China | Mount Huangshan | Mixed | 547 |
Dominican Republic | Colonial City of Santo Domingo (F) | Cultural | 526 |
Germany | Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin | Cultural | 532 |
Greece | Delos | Cultural | 530 |
Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios | Cultural | 537 | |
Italy | Historic Centre of San Gimignano | Cultural | 550 |
Madagascar | Andrefana Dry Forests (F) | Natural | 494 |
New Zealand | Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand | Natural | 551 |
Tongariro National Park (F) | Mixed | 421 | |
Peru | Río Abiseo National Park | Mixed | 548 |
( Soviet Union) Russia |
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (F) | Cultural | 540 |
Kizhi Pogost | Cultural | 544 | |
Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow | Cultural | 545 | |
( Soviet Union) Ukraine (F) |
Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra | Cultural | 527 |
( Soviet Union) Uzbekistan (F) |
Itchan Kala | Cultural | 543 |
1991 (15th session)
[edit]22 sites (16 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Tunisia
1992 (16th session)
[edit]20 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: United States
1993 (17th session)
[edit]33 sites (29 cultural, 4 natural)
Host: Colombia
1994 (18th session)
[edit]29 sites (21 cultural, 8 natural)
Host: Thailand
1995 (19th session)
[edit]29 sites (23 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Germany
1996 (20th session)
[edit]37 sites (30 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Mexico
1997 (21st session)
[edit]46 sites (38 cultural, 7 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Italy
1998 (22nd session)
[edit]30 sites (27 cultural, 3 natural)
Host: Japan
1999 (23rd session)
[edit]48 sites (35 cultural, 11 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: Morocco
2000 (24th session)
[edit]61 sites (50 cultural, 10 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Australia
2001 (25th session)
[edit]31 sites (25 cultural, 6 natural)
Host: Finland
2002 (26th session)
[edit]9 sites (8 cultural, 1 mixed)
Host: Hungary
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (F) | Cultural | 211 |
Egypt | Saint Catherine Area | Cultural | 954 |
Germany | Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar | Cultural | 1067 |
Upper Middle Rhine Valley | Cultural | 1066 | |
Hungary | Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1063 |
India | Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya | Cultural | 1056 |
Italy | Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) | Cultural | 1024 |
Mexico | Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche | Mixed | 1061 |
Suriname | Historic Inner City of Paramaribo | Cultural | 940 |
2003 (27th session)
[edit]24 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: France
2004 (28th session)
[edit]34 sites (29 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: China
2005 (29th session)
[edit]24 sites (17 cultural, 7 natural)
Host: South Africa
2006 (30th session)
[edit]18 sites (16 cultural, 2 natural)
Host: Lithuania
2007 (31st session)
[edit]22 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural, 2 mixed)
Host: New Zealand
2008 (32nd session)
[edit]27 sites (19 cultural, 8 natural)
Host: Canada
2009 (33rd session)
[edit]13 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural)
Host: Spain
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Belgium | Stoclet House | Cultural | 1298 |
Burkina Faso | Ruins of Loropéni (F) | Cultural | 1225 |
Cape Verde | Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande (F) | Cultural | 1310 |
China | Mount Wutai | Cultural | 1279 |
Denmark Germany Netherlands |
Wadden Sea | Natural | 1314 |
Iran | Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System | Cultural | 1315 |
Italy | The Dolomites | Natural | 1237 |
Kyrgyzstan | Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain (F) | Cultural | 1230 |
Peru | Sacred City of Caral-Supe | Cultural | 1269 |
South Korea | Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty | Cultural | 1319 |
Spain | Tower of Hercules | Cultural | 1312 |
Switzerland | La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning | Cultural | 1302 |
United Kingdom | Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Cultural | 1303 |
2010 (34th session)
[edit]21 sites (15 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Brazil
2011 (35th session)
[edit]25 sites (21 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: France
2012 (36th session)
[edit]26 sites (20 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Russia
2013 (37th session)
[edit]19 sites (14 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: Cambodia
2014 (38th session)
[edit]26 sites (22 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Qatar
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina Bolivia Chile Colombia Ecuador Peru |
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System | Cultural | 1459 |
Botswana | Okavango Delta | Natural | 1432 |
China | The Grand Canal | Cultural | 1443 |
China Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan |
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor | Cultural | 1442 |
Costa Rica | Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís | Cultural | 1453 |
Denmark | Stevns Klint | Natural | 1416 |
France | Decorated Cave of Pont d'Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc, Ardèche | Cultural | 1426 |
Germany | Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey | Cultural | 1447 |
India | Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area | Natural | 1406 |
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat | Cultural | 922 | |
Iran | Shahr-I Sokhta | Cultural | 1456 |
Iraq | Erbil Citadel | Cultural | 1437 |
Israel | Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves | Cultural | 1370 |
Italy | Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato | Cultural | 1390 |
Japan | Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites | Cultural | 1449 |
Myanmar | Pyu Ancient Cities (F) | Cultural | 1444 |
Netherlands | Van Nellefabriek | Cultural | 1441 |
Palestine | Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir | Cultural | 1492 |
Philippines | Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary | Natural | 1403 |
Russia | Bolghar Historical and Archaeological Complex | Cultural | 981 |
Saudi Arabia | Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah | Cultural | 1361 |
South Korea | Namhansanseong | Cultural | 1439 |
Turkey | Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire | Cultural | 1452 |
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1457 | |
United States | Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point | Cultural | 1435 |
Vietnam | Trang An Landscape Complex | Mixed | 1438 |
2015 (39th session)
[edit]24 sites (23 cultural, 1 mixed)
Host: Germany
2016 (40th session)
[edit]21 sites (12 cultural, 6 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Turkey
2017 (41st session)
[edit]21 sites (18 cultural, 3 natural)
Host: Poland
2018 (42nd session)
[edit]19 sites (13 cultural, 3 natural, 3 mixed)
Host: Bahrain
2019 (43rd session)
[edit]29 sites (24 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)
Host: Azerbaijan
2021 (44th session)
[edit]The 44th session was originally scheduled for 2020 but postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the World Heritage Committee voted on both 2020 and 2021 nominations.[4]
34 sites (29 cultural, 5 natural)
Host: China
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
---|---|---|---|
Austria Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Italy United Kingdom |
The Great Spa Towns of Europe | Cultural | 1613 |
Austria Germany Slovakia |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) | Cultural | 1608 |
Belgium Netherlands |
Colonies of Benevolence | Cultural | 1555 |