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. (F) denotes the country's first inscription.
Contents
- 1 2017 (41st session)
- 2 2016 (40th session)
- 3 2015 (39th session)
- 4 2014 (38th session)
- 5 2013 (37th session)
- 6 2012 (36th session)
- 7 2011 (35th session)
- 8 2010 (34th session)
- 9 2009 (33rd session)
- 10 2008 (32nd session)
- 11 2007 (31st session)
- 12 2006 (30th session)
- 13 2005 (29th session)
- 14 2004 (28th session)
- 15 2003 (27th session)
- 16 2002 (26th session)
- 17 2001 (25th session)
- 18 2000 (24th session)
- 19 1999 (23rd session)
- 20 1998 (22nd session)
- 21 1997 (21st session)
- 22 1996 (20th session)
- 23 1995 (19th session)
- 24 1994 (18th session)
- 25 1993 (17th session)
- 26 1992 (16th session)
- 27 1991 (15th session)
- 28 1990 (14th session)
- 29 1989 (13th session)
- 30 1988 (12th session)
- 31 1987 (11th session)
- 32 1986 (10th session)
- 33 1985 (9th session)
- 34 1984 (8th session)
- 35 1983 (7th session)
- 36 1982 (6th session)
- 37 1981 (5th session)
- 38 1980 (4th session)
- 39 1979 (3rd session)
- 40 1978 (2nd session)
- 41 See also
- 42 References
2017 (41st session)[edit]
21 sites (18 cultural, 3 natural)
Host:
Poland
2016 (40th session)[edit]
21 sites (12 cultural, 6 natural, 3 mixed)
Host:
Turkey
2015 (39th session)[edit]
24 sites (23 cultural, 1 mixed)
Host:
Germany
2014 (38th session)[edit]
26 sites (22 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:
Qatar
| Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System | Cultural | 1459 | |
| Okavango Delta | Natural | 1432 | |
| The Grand Canal | Cultural | 1443 | |
| Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor | Cultural | 1442 | |
| Precolumbian chiefdom settlements with stone spheres of the Diquís | Cultural | 1453 | |
| Stevns Klint | Natural | 1416 | |
| Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche | Cultural | 1426 | |
| Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey | Cultural | 1447 | |
| Great Himalayan National Park | Cultural | 1406 | |
| Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat | Cultural | 922 | |
| Shahr-I Sokhta | Cultural | 1456 | |
| Erbil Citadel | Cultural | 1437 | |
| Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves | Cultural | 1370 | |
| The Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato | Cultural | 1390 | |
| Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites | Cultural | 1449 | |
| Pyu Ancient Cities (F) | Cultural | 1444 | |
| Van Nellefabriek | Cultural | 1441 | |
| Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir | Cultural | 1492 | |
| Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary | Natural | 1403 | |
| Bolghar Historical and Archaeological Complex | Cultural | 981 | |
| Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah | Cultural | 1361 | |
| Namhansanseong | Cultural | 1439 | |
| Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire | Cultural | 1452 | |
| Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1457 | |
| Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point | Cultural | 1435 | |
| Trang An Landscape Complex | Mixed | 1438 |
2013 (37th session)[edit]
19 sites (14 cultural, 5 natural)
Host:
Cambodia
2012 (36th session)[edit]
26 sites (20 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:
Russia
2011 (35th session)[edit]
25 sites (21 cultural, 3 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:
France
2010 (34th session)[edit]
21 sites (15 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:
Brazil
2009 (33rd session)[edit]
13 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural)
Host:
Spain
| Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoclet House | Cultural | 1298 | |
| Ruins of Loropéni (F) | Cultural | 1225 | |
| Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande (F) | Cultural | 1310 | |
| Mount Wutai | Cultural | 1279 | |
| Wadden Sea | Natural | 1314 | |
| Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System | Cultural | 1315 | |
| The Dolomites | Natural | 1237 | |
| Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain (F) | Cultural | 1230 | |
| Sacred City of Caral-Supe | Cultural | 1269 | |
| Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty | Cultural | 1319 | |
| Tower of Hercules | Cultural | 1312 | |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning | Cultural | 1302 | |
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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Cultural | 1303 |
2008 (32nd session)[edit]
27 sites (19 cultural, 8 natural)
Host:
Canada
2007 (31st session)[edit]
22 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural, 2 mixed)
Host:
New Zealand
2006 (30th session)[edit]
18 sites (16 cultural, 2 natural)
Host:
Lithuania
2005 (29th session)[edit]
24 sites (17 cultural, 7 natural)
Host:
South Africa
2004 (28th session)[edit]
34 sites (29 cultural, 5 natural)
Host:
China
2003 (27th session)[edit]
24 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural)
Host:
France
2002 (26th session)[edit]
9 sites (8 cultural, 1 mixed)
Host:
Hungary
| Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (F) | Cultural | 211 | |
| Saint Catherine Area | Cultural | 954 | |
| Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar | Cultural | 1067 | |
| Upper Middle Rhine Valley | Cultural | 1066 | |
| Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape | Cultural | 1063 | |
| Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya | Cultural | 1056 | |
| Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) | Cultural | 1024 | |
| Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche | Mixed | 1061 | |
| Historic Inner City of Paramaribo | Cultural | 940 |
2001 (25th session)[edit]
31 sites (25 cultural, 6 natural)
Host:
Finland
2000 (24th session)[edit]
61 sites (50 cultural, 10 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:
Australia
1999 (23rd session)[edit]
48 sites (35 cultural, 11 natural, 2 mixed)
Host:
Morocco
1998 (22nd session)[edit]
30 sites (27 cultural, 3 natural)
Host:
Japan
1997 (21st session)[edit]
46 sites (38 cultural, 7 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:
Italy
1996 (20th session)[edit]
37 sites (30 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host:
Mexico
1995 (19th session)[edit]
29 sites (23 cultural, 6 natural)
Host:
Germany
1994 (18th session)[edit]
29 sites (21 cultural, 8 natural)
Host:
Thailand
1993 (17th session)[edit]
33 sites (29 cultural, 4 natural)
Host:
Colombia
1992 (16th session)[edit]
20 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural)
Host:
United States
1991 (15th session)[edit]
22 sites (16 cultural, 6 natural)
Host:
Tunisia
1990 (14th session)[edit]
16 sites (11 cultural, 2 natural, 3 mixed)
Host:
Canada
| Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos | Cultural | 529 | |
| Mount Huangshan | Mixed | 547 | |
| Colonial City of Santo Domingo (F) | Cultural | 526 | |
| Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin | Cultural | 532 | |
| Delos | Cultural | 530 | |
| Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios | Cultural | 537 | |
| Historic Centre of San Gimignano | Cultural | 550 | |
| Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve (F) | Natural | 494 | |
| Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand | Natural | 551 | |
| Tongariro National Park (F) | Mixed | 421 | |
| Río Abiseo National Park | Mixed | 548 | |
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Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (F) | Cultural | 540 |
| Kizhi Pogost | Cultural | 544 | |
| Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow | Cultural | 545 | |
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Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra | Cultural | 527 |
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Itchan Kala | Cultural | 543 |
1989 (13th session)[edit]
7 sites (4 cultural, 2 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:
France
| Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeological Site of Mystras | Cultural | 511 | |
| Archaeological Site of Olympia | Cultural | 517 | |
| Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi | Cultural | 524 | |
| Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) | Mixed | 516 | |
| Banc d’Arguin National Park (F) | Natural | 506 | |
| Monastery of Alcobaça | Cultural | 505 | |
| Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls | Natural | 509 |
1988 (12th session)[edit]
27 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural, 3 mixed)
Host:
Brazil
1987 (11th session)[edit]
41 sites (32 cultural, 7 natural, 2 mixed)
Host:
France
1986 (10th session)[edit]
29 sites (23 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:
France
1985 (9th session)[edit]
30 sites (25 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:
France
1984 (8th session)[edit]
22 sites (15 cultural, 7 natural)
Host:
Argentina
1983 (7th session)[edit]
29 sites (19 cultural, 9 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:
Italy
1982 (6th session)[edit]
24 sites (17 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host:
France
1981 (5th session)[edit]
26 sites (15 cultural, 9 natural, 2 mixed)
Host:
Australia
1980 (4th session)[edit]
27 sites (22 cultural, 5 natural)
Host:
France
1979 (3rd session)[edit]
45 sites (34 cultural, 8 natural, 3 mixed)
Host:
Egypt
1978 (2nd session)[edit]
12 sites (8 cultural, 4 natural)
Host:
United States
| Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (F) | Cultural | 4 | |
| Nahanni National Park Reserve | Natural | 24 | |
| City of Quito | Cultural | 2 | |
| Galápagos Islands (F) | Natural | 1 | |
| Simien National Park (F) | Natural | 9 | |
| Rock-Hewn Churches | Cultural | 18 | |
| Aachen Cathedral (F) | Cultural | 3 | |
| Historic Centre of Kraków (F) | Cultural | 29 | |
| Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mine | Cultural | 32 | |
| Island of Gorée (F) | Cultural | 26 | |
| Mesa Verde National Park | Cultural | 27 | |
| Yellowstone National Park (F) | Natural | 28 |
See also[edit]
- Table of World Heritage Sites by country
- List of World Heritage Sites
- List of World Heritage in Danger
- Former UNESCO World Heritage Sites