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]

(F) denotes a country or territory's first inscription.[citation needed]

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

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Albania
( Yugoslavia)
 North Macedonia (F)
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region Mixed 99
 Belarus
 Poland
Białowieża Forest Natural 33
 Bulgaria Boyana Church (F) Cultural 42
Madara Rider Cultural 43
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo Cultural 45
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak Cultural 44
 Canada Dinosaur Provincial Park Natural 71
 Canada
 United States
Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek Natural 72
( Yugoslavia)
 Croatia
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian Cultural 97
Old City of Dubrovnik (F) Cultural 95
Plitvice Lakes National Park Natural 98
( Zaire)
 DR Congo
Virunga National Park (F) Natural 63
 Egypt Abu Mena Cultural 90
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (F) Cultural 87
Historic Cairo Cultural 89
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Cultural 86
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae Cultural 88
 Ethiopia Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region Cultural 19
 France Chartres Cathedral Cultural 81
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay Cultural 80
Palace and Park of Versailles (F) Cultural 83
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley Cultural 85
Vézelay, Church and Hill Cultural 84
 Ghana Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions (F) Cultural 34
 Guatemala Antigua Guatemala Cultural 65
Tikal National Park (F) Mixed 64
 Iran Meidan Eimam, Esfahan Cultural 115
Persepolis Cultural 114
Tchogha Zanbil (F) Cultural 113
 Italy Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (F) Cultural 94
( Yugoslavia)
 Montenegro
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (F) Cultural 125
   Nepal Kathmandu Valley (F) Cultural 121
Sagarmatha National Park Natural 120
 Norway Bryggen Cultural 59
Urnes Stave Church (F) Cultural 58
 Poland Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940–1945) Cultural 31
( Yugoslavia)
 Serbia
Stari Ras and Sopoćani (F) Cultural 96
 Syria Ancient City of Damascus (F) Cultural 20
 Tanzania Ngorongoro Conservation Area (F) Mixed 39
 Tunisia Amphitheatre of El Jem Cultural 38
Archaeological Site of Carthage Cultural 37
Medina of Tunis (F) Cultural 36
 United States Everglades National Park Natural 76
Grand Canyon National Park Natural 75
Independence Hall Cultural 78

1980 (4th session)[edit]

27 sites (22 cultural, 5 natural)
Host:  France

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Algeria Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad (F) Cultural 102
 Brazil Historic Town of Ouro Preto (F) Cultural 124
 Cyprus Paphos (F) Cultural 79
( Zaire)
 DR Congo
Garamba National Park Natural 136
Kahuzi-Biega National Park Natural 137
 Ethiopia Aksum Cultural 15
Lower Valley of the Awash Cultural 10
Lower Valley of the Omo Cultural 17
Tiya Cultural 12
 Ghana Asante Traditional Buildings Cultural 35
 Holy See (F)
 Italy
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura Cultural 91
 Honduras Maya Site of Copan (F) Cultural 129
 Italy Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with 'The Last Supper' by Leonardo da Vinci Cultural 93
 Malta City of Valletta (F) Cultural 131
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum Cultural 130
Megalithic Temples of Malta Cultural 132
( Yugoslavia)
 Montenegro
Durmitor National Park Natural 100
 Norway Røros Mining Town and the Circumference Cultural 55
 Pakistan Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro (F) Cultural 138
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol Cultural 140
Taxila Cultural 139
 Panama Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (F) Cultural 135
 Poland Historic Centre of Warsaw Cultural 30
 Syria Ancient City of Bosra Cultural 22
Site of Palmyra Cultural 23
 Tunisia Ichkeul National Park Natural 8
 United States Redwood National and State Parks Natural 134

1981 (5th session)[edit]

26 sites (15 cultural, 9 natural, 2 mixed)
Host:  Australia

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Argentina Los Glaciares National Park (F) Natural 145
 Australia Great Barrier Reef (F) Natural 154
Kakadu National Park Mixed 147
Willandra Lakes Region Mixed 167
 Canada Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Cultural 158
SG̱ang Gwaay Cultural 157
 Côte d'Ivoire
 Guinea
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (F) Natural 155
 France Amiens Cathedral Cultural 162
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments Cultural 164
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay Cultural 165
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau Cultural 160
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the 'Triumphal Arch' of Orange Cultural 163
( West Germany)
 Germany
Speyer Cathedral Cultural 168
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square Cultural 169
 Guatemala Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua Cultural 149
  Jerusalem Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (F) Cultural 148
 Morocco Medina of Fez (F) Cultural 170
 Pakistan Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore Cultural 171
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta Cultural 143
 Panama Darien National Park Natural 159
 Senegal Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary Natural 25
Niokolo-Koba National Park Natural 153
 Tanzania Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara Cultural 144
Serengeti National Park Natural 156
 United States Mammoth Cave National Park Natural 150
Olympic National Park Natural 151

1982 (6th session)[edit]

24 sites (17 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host:  France

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Algeria Djémila Cultural 191
M'Zab Valley Cultural 188
Tassili n'Ajjer Mixed 179
Timgad Cultural 194
Tipasa Cultural 193
 Australia Lord Howe Island Group Natural 186
Tasmanian Wilderness Mixed 181
 Brazil Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Cultural 189
 Côte d'Ivoire Taï National Park Natural 195
 Cuba Old Havana and its Fortification System (F) Cultural 204
 France From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt Cultural 203
 Haiti National History ParkCitadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers (F) Cultural 180
 Honduras Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Natural 196
 Italy Historic Centre of Florence Cultural 174
 Libya Archaeological Site of Cyrene Cultural 190
Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna (F) Cultural 183
Archaeological Site of Sabratha Cultural 184
 Seychelles Aldabra Atoll (F) Natural 185
 Sri Lanka Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (F) Cultural 201
Ancient City of Sigiriya Cultural 202
Sacred City of Anuradhapura Cultural 200
 Tanzania Selous Game Reserve Natural 199
 United States Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Cultural 198
( South Yemen)
 Yemen
Old Walled City of Shibam (F) Cultural 192

1983 (7th session)[edit]

29 sites (19 cultural, 9 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:  Italy

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Argentina
 Brazil
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of São Miguel das Missões (Brazil) Cultural 275
 Bulgaria Ancient City of Nessebar Cultural 217
Pirin National Park Natural 225
Rila Monastery Cultural 216
Srebarna Nature Reserve Natural 219
 Canada Wood Buffalo National Park Natural 256
 Costa Rica (F)
 Panama
Talamanca RangeLa Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park Natural 205
 Côte d'Ivoire Comoé National Park Natural 227
 Ecuador Sangay National Park Natural 260
 France Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe Cultural 230
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve Natural 258
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy Cultural 229
( West Germany)
 Germany
Pilgrimage Church of Wies Cultural 271
 India Agra Fort Cultural 251
Ajanta Caves (F) Cultural 242
Ellora Caves Cultural 243
Taj Mahal Cultural 252
 Peru City of Cuzco Cultural 273
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (F) Mixed 274
 Portugal Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores Cultural 206
Convent of Christ in Tomar Cultural 265
Monastery of Batalha Cultural 264
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon (F) Cultural 263
 Seychelles Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve Natural 261
  Switzerland Abbey of St Gall (F) Cultural 268
Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair Cultural 269
Old City of Berne Cultural 267
 United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park Natural 259
 United States
( Puerto Rico) (F)
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico Cultural 266

1984 (8th session)[edit]

22 sites (15 cultural, 7 natural)
Host:  Argentina

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Argentina Iguazu National Park Natural 303
 Canada Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Natural 304
 Colombia Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena (F) Cultural 285
( Zaire)
 DR Congo
Salonga National Park Natural 280
( West Germany)
 Germany
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl Cultural 288
 Holy See Vatican City Cultural 286
 India Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Cultural 249
Sun Temple, Konârak Cultural 246
 Lebanon Anjar Cultural 293
Baalbek Cultural 294
Byblos Cultural 295
Tyre (F) Cultural 299
 Malawi Lake Malawi National Park (F) Natural 289
   Nepal Chitwan National Park Natural 284
 Spain Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada Cultural 314
Burgos Cathedral (F) Cultural 316
Historic Centre of Cordoba Cultural 313
Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid Cultural 318
Works of Antoni Gaudí Cultural 320
 United States Statue of Liberty Cultural 307
Yosemite National Park Natural 308
 Zimbabwe Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas (F) Natural 302

1985 (9th session)[edit]

30 sites (25 cultural, 4 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:  France

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Bangladesh Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat Cultural 321
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur (F) Cultural 322
 Benin Royal Palaces of Abomey (F) Cultural 323
 Brazil Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia Cultural 309
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas Cultural 334
 Bulgaria Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari Cultural 359
 Canada Historic District of Old Québec Cultural 300
 Cyprus Painted Churches in the Troodos Region Cultural 351
 France Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) Cultural 344
( West Germany)
 Germany
St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim Cultural 187
 India Kaziranga National Park Natural 337
Keoladeo National Park Natural 340
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Natural 338
 Iraq Hatra (F) Cultural 277
 Jordan Petra (F) Cultural 326
Quseir Amra Cultural 327
 Libya Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus Cultural 287
 Morocco Medina of Marrakesh Cultural 331
 Norway Rock Art of Alta Cultural 352
 Peru Chavín (Archaeological Site) Cultural 330
Huascarán National Park Natural 333
 Spain Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain Cultural 310
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias Cultural 312
Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches Cultural 348
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct Cultural 311
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) Cultural 347
 Tunisia Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Cultural 332
 Turkey Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia Mixed 357
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği Cultural 358
Historic Areas of Istanbul (F) Cultural 356

1986 (10th session)[edit]

29 sites (23 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:  France

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Australia Gondwana Rainforests of Australia Natural 368
 Brazil Iguaçu National Park Natural 355
( West Germany)
 Germany
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier Cultural 367
 Greece Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae (F) Cultural 392
 India Churches and Convents of Goa Cultural 234
Fatehpur Sikri Cultural 255
Group of Monuments at Hampi Cultural 241
Khajuraho Group of Monuments Cultural 240
 Libya Old Town of Ghadamès Cultural 362
 Peru Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Cultural 366
 Portugal Historic Centre of Évora Cultural 361
( Yugoslavia)
 Serbia
Studenica Monastery Cultural 389
( Yugoslavia)
 Slovenia (F)
Škocjan Caves Natural 390
 Spain Garajonay National Park Natural 380
Historic City of Toledo Cultural 379
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon Cultural 378
Old Town of Cáceres Cultural 384
 Syria Ancient City of Aleppo Cultural 21
 Turkey Hattusha: the Hittite Capital Cultural 377
 United Kingdom Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd Cultural 374
Durham Castle and Cathedral Cultural 370
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast (F) Natural 369
Ironbridge Gorge Cultural 371
St Kilda Mixed 387
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites Cultural 373
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey Cultural 372
( North Yemen)
 Yemen
Old City of Sana'a Cultural 385
 Zimbabwe Great Zimbabwe National Monument Cultural 364
Khami Ruins National Monument Cultural 365

1987 (11th session)[edit]

41 sites (32 cultural, 7 natural, 2 mixed)
Host:  France

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Australia Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park Mixed 447
 Bolivia City of Potosí (F) Cultural 420
 Brazil Brasilia Cultural 445
 Cameroon Dja Faunal Reserve (F) Natural 407
 Canada Gros Morne National Park Natural 419
 China Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang Cultural 439
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Cultural 441
Mogao Caves Cultural 440
Mount Taishan (F) Mixed 437
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian Cultural 449
The Great Wall Cultural 438
( West Germany)
 Germany
Hanseatic City of Lübeck Cultural 272
( West Germany)
 Germany
 United Kingdom
Frontiers of the Roman Empire Cultural 430
 Greece Acropolis, Athens Cultural 404
Archaeological Site of Delphi Cultural 393
 Hungary Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (F) Cultural 400
Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings Cultural 401
 India Elephanta Caves Cultural 244
Great Living Chola Temples Cultural 250
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Cultural 239
Sundarbans National Park Natural 452
 Italy Piazza del Duomo, Pisa Cultural 395
Venice and its Lagoon Cultural 394
 Mexico Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco (F) Cultural 412
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán Cultural 415
Historic Centre of Puebla Cultural 416
Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque Cultural 411
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan Cultural 414
Sian Ka'an Natural 410
 Morocco Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Cultural 444
 Oman Bahla Fort (F) Cultural 433
 Peru Manú National Park Natural 402
 Spain Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville Cultural 383
 Tanzania Kilimanjaro National Park Natural 403
 Turkey Nemrut Dağ Cultural 448
 United Kingdom Blenheim Palace Cultural 425
City of Bath Cultural 428
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church Cultural 426
 United States Chaco Culture Cultural 353
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Natural 409
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville Cultural 442

1988 (12th session)[edit]

27 sites (19 cultural, 5 natural, 3 mixed)
Host:  Brazil

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Australia Wet Tropics of Queensland Natural 486
 Central African Republic Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (F) Natural 475
 Cuba Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios Cultural 460
 France Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt Cultural 495
 Greece Medieval City of Rhodes Cultural 493
Meteora Mixed 455
Mount Athos Mixed 454
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika Cultural 456
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus Cultural 491
 India Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks Natural 335
 Mali Old Towns of Djenné (F) Cultural 116
Timbuktu Cultural 119
 Mexico Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines Cultural 482
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza Cultural 483
 Oman Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn Cultural 434
 Peru Historic Centre of Lima Cultural 500
 Spain Old City of Salamanca Cultural 381
 Sri Lanka Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications Cultural 451
Sacred City of Kandy Cultural 450
Sinharaja Forest Reserve Natural 405
 Tunisia Kairouan Cultural 499
Medina of Sousse Cultural 498
 Turkey HierapolisPamukkale Mixed 485
XanthosLetoon Cultural 484
 United Kingdom Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church Cultural 496
Tower of London Cultural 488
 United Kingdom
( Pitcairn Islands) (F)
Henderson Island Natural 487

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

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Australia Shark Bay, Western Australia Natural 578
 Bolivia Historic City of Sucre Cultural 566
 Brazil Serra da Capivara National Park Cultural 606
 Finland Fortress of Suomenlinna Cultural 583
Old Rauma (F) Cultural 582
 France Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims Cultural 601
Paris, Banks of the Seine Cultural 600
 Germany Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch Cultural 515
 Indonesia Borobudur Temple Compounds Cultural 592
Komodo National Park Natural 609
Prambanan Temple Compounds Cultural 642
Ujung Kulon National Park (F) Natural 608
 Mexico Historic Centre of Morelia Cultural 585
 Mozambique Island of Mozambique (F) Cultural 599
 Niger Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (F) Natural 573
 Romania Danube Delta (F) Natural 588
 Spain Poblet Monastery Cultural 518
 Sri Lanka Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple Cultural 561
 Sweden Royal Domain of Drottningholm (F) Cultural 559
 Thailand Historic City of Ayutthaya Cultural 576
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns (F) Cultural 574
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries Natural 591

1992 (16th session)[edit]

20 sites (16 cultural, 4 natural)
Host:  United States

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Albania Butrint (F) Cultural 570
 Algeria Kasbah of Algiers Cultural 565
 Australia K'gari (Fraser Island) Natural 630
 Cambodia Angkor (F) Cultural 668
 China Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area Natural 638
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Natural 637
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area Natural 640
( Czechoslovakia)
 Czech Republic
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov Cultural 617
Historic Centre of Prague Cultural 616
Historic Centre of Telč (F) Cultural 621
 France Bourges Cathedral Cultural 635
 Germany Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System Cultural 623
 Greece Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos Cultural 595
 Mexico El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City Cultural 631
 Poland Old City of Zamość Cultural 564
 Russia Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands Cultural 632
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings Cultural 604
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal Cultural 633
 Thailand Ban Chiang Archaeological Site Cultural 575
 United States Taos Pueblo Cultural 492

1993 (17th session)[edit]

33 sites (29 cultural, 4 natural)
Host:  Colombia

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 El Salvador Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site (F) Cultural 675
 Germany Maulbronn Monastery Complex Cultural 546
Town of Bamberg Cultural 624
 India Humayun's Tomb, Delhi Cultural 232
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi Cultural 233
 Ireland Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (F) Cultural 659
 Italy The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera Cultural 670
 Japan Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area Cultural 660
Himeji-jo (F) Cultural 661
Shirakami-Sanchi Natural 663
Yakushima Natural 662
 Mexico Historic Centre of Zacatecas Cultural 676
Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco Cultural 714
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino Natural 554
 Paraguay Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue (F) Cultural 648
 Philippines Baroque Churches of the Philippines (F) Cultural 677
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Natural 653
 Romania Churches of Moldavia Cultural 598
Monastery of Horezu Cultural 597
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania Cultural 596
 Russia Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad Cultural 657
 Slovakia Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity Cultural 618
Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments Cultural 620
Vlkolínec (F) Cultural 622
 Spain Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida Cultural 664
Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain Cultural 669
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe Cultural 665
 Sweden Birka and Hovgården Cultural 555
Engelsberg Ironworks Cultural 556
 Uzbekistan Historic Centre of Bukhara Cultural 602
 Venezuela Coro and its Port (F) Cultural 658
 Vietnam Complex of Hué Monuments (F) Cultural 678
 Yemen Historic Town of Zabid Cultural 611

1994 (18th session)[edit]

29 sites (21 cultural, 8 natural)
Host:  Thailand

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Australia Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) Natural 698
 China Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains Cultural 705
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa Cultural 707
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde Cultural 703
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu Cultural 704
 Colombia Los Katíos National Park Natural 711
 Czech Republic Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora Cultural 690
 Denmark Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church (F) Cultural 697
 Finland Petäjävesi Old Church Cultural 584
 Georgia Gelati Monastery (F) Cultural 710
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta Cultural 708
 Germany Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg Cultural 535
Völklingen Ironworks Cultural 687
 Italy City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto Cultural 712
 Japan Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Cultural 688
 Lithuania Vilnius Historic Centre (F) Cultural 541
 Luxembourg City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications (F) Cultural 699
 Mexico Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl Cultural 702
 Oman Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (delisted in 2007) Natural 654
 Peru Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa Cultural 700
 Russia Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye Cultural 634
 Spain Doñana National Park Natural 685
 Sweden Rock Carvings in Tanum Cultural 557
Skogskyrkogården Cultural 558
 Turkey City of Safranbolu Cultural 614
 Uganda Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (F) Natural 682
Rwenzori Mountains National Park Natural 684
 Venezuela Canaima National Park Natural 701
 Vietnam Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago Natural 672

1995 (19th session)[edit]

29 sites (23 cultural, 6 natural)
Host:  Germany

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Canada Old Town Lunenburg Cultural 741
 Canada
 United States
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Natural 354
 Chile Rapa Nui National Park (F) Cultural 715
 Colombia Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox Cultural 742
National Archeological Park of Tierradentro Cultural 743
San Agustín Archaeological Park Cultural 744
 Czech Republic Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec Cultural 732
 Denmark Roskilde Cathedral Cultural 695
 France Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge Cultural 228
 Germany Messel Pit Fossil Site Natural 720
 Hungary
 Slovakia
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst Natural 725
 Italy Crespi d'Adda Cultural 730
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta Cultural 733
Historic Centre of Naples Cultural 726
Historic Centre of Siena Cultural 717
 Japan Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Cultural 734
 Laos Town of Luang Prabang (F) Cultural 479
 Netherlands Schokland and Surroundings (F) Cultural 739
 Philippines Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Cultural 722
 Portugal Cultural Landscape of Sintra Cultural 723
 Russia Virgin Komi Forests Natural 719
 South Korea Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks Cultural 737
Jongmyo Shrine Cultural 738
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple (F) Cultural 736
 Sweden Hanseatic Town of Visby Cultural 731
 United Kingdom Old and New Towns of Edinburgh Cultural 728
 United Kingdom
( Tristan da Cunha) (F)
Gough and Inaccessible Islands Natural 740
 United States Carlsbad Caverns National Park Natural 721
 Uruguay Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento (F) Cultural 747

1996 (20th session)[edit]

37 sites (30 cultural, 5 natural, 2 mixed)
Host:  Mexico

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Armenia Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin (F) Cultural 777
 Austria Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg Cultural 784
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (F) Cultural 786
 Belize Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (F) Natural 764
 Benin
 Burkina Faso
 Niger
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex Natural 749
 China Lushan National Park Cultural 778
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area Mixed 779
 Czech Republic Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape Cultural 763
( Zaire)
 DR Congo
Okapi Wildlife Reserve Natural 718
 Finland Verla Groundwood and Board Mill Cultural 751
 France Canal du Midi Cultural 770
 Georgia Upper Svaneti Cultural 709
 Germany Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau Cultural 729
Cologne Cathedral Cultural 292
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg Cultural 783
 Greece Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) Cultural 780
 Hungary Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment Cultural 758
 Indonesia Sangiran Early Man Site Cultural 593
 Ireland Sceilg Mhichíl Cultural 757
 Italy Castel del Monte Cultural 398
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna Cultural 788
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza Cultural 789
The Trulli of Alberobello Cultural 787
 Japan Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Cultural 775
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Cultural 776
 Mauritania Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata Cultural 750
 Mexico Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Cultural 792
Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal Cultural 791
 Morocco Historic City of Meknes Cultural 793
 Netherlands Dutch Water Defence Lines Cultural 759
 Portugal Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar Cultural 755
 Russia Lake Baikal Natural 754
Volcanoes of Kamchatka Natural 765
 Spain Historic Walled Town of Cuenca Cultural 781
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia Cultural 782
 Sweden Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå Cultural 762
Laponian Area Mixed 774

1997 (21st session)[edit]

46 sites (38 cultural, 7 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:  Italy

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Australia Heard and McDonald Islands Natural 577
Macquarie Island Natural 629
 Austria Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape Cultural 806
 Bangladesh The Sundarbans Natural 798
 Brazil Historic Centre of São Luís Cultural 821
 China Ancient City of Ping Yao Cultural 812
Classical Gardens of Suzhou Cultural 813
Old Town of Lijiang Cultural 811
 Costa Rica Cocos Island National Park Natural 820
 Croatia Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč Cultural 809
Historic City of Trogir Cultural 810
 Cuba San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba Cultural 841
 Dominica Morne Trois Pitons National Park (F) Natural 814
 Estonia Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (F) Cultural 822
 France Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne Cultural 345
 France
 Spain
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu Mixed 773
 Italy 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex Cultural 549
Archaeological Area of Agrigento Cultural 831
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata Cultural 829
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua Cultural 824
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena Cultural 827
Costiera Amalfitana Cultural 830
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) Cultural 826
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy Cultural 823
Su Nuraxi di Barumini Cultural 833
Villa Romana del Casale Cultural 832
 Kenya Lake Turkana National Parks Natural 801
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest (F) Natural 800
 Latvia Historic Centre of Riga (F) Cultural 852
 Mexico Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara Cultural 815
 Morocco Archaeological Site of Volubilis Cultural 836
Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) Cultural 837
   Nepal Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha Cultural 666
 Netherlands Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout Cultural 818
 Netherlands
( Curaçao) (F)
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao Cultural 819
 Pakistan Rohtas Fort Cultural 586
 Panama Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá Cultural 790
 Poland Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork Cultural 847
Medieval Town of Toruń Cultural 835
 South Korea Changdeokgung Palace Complex Cultural 816
Hwaseong Fortress Cultural 817
 Spain Las Médulas Cultural 803
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona Cultural 804
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries Cultural 805
 Tunisia Dougga / Thugga Cultural 794
 United Kingdom Maritime Greenwich Cultural 795

1998 (22nd session)[edit]

30 sites (27 cultural, 3 natural)
Host:  Japan

Country Site Category UNESCO
Reference no.
 Austria Semmering Railway Cultural 785
 Belgium Flemish Béguinages Cultural 855
La Grand-Place, Brussels (F) Cultural 857
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) Cultural 856
 Bolivia Fuerte de Samaipata Cultural 883
 China Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing Cultural 880
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing Cultural 881
 Cyprus Choirokoitia Cultural 848
 Czech Republic Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž Cultural 860
Holašovice Historic Village Cultural 861
 France Historic Site of Lyon Cultural 872
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France Cultural 868
 Germany Classical Weimar Cultural 846
 Italy Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia Cultural 825
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula Cultural 842
Historic Centre of Urbino Cultural 828
 Japan Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Cultural 870
 Lebanon Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) Cultural 850
 Mexico Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes Cultural 560
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan Cultural 862
 Netherlands Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) Cultural 867
 New Zealand New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands Natural 877
 Portugal
 Spain
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde Cultural 866
 Russia Golden Mountains of Altai Natural 768
 Solomon Islands East Rennell (F) Natural 854
 Spain Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula Cultural 874
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares Cultural 876
 Sweden Naval Port of Karlskrona Cultural 871
 Turkey Archaeological Site of Troy Cultural 849
 Ukraine L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre Cultural 865

1999 (23rd session)[edit]

48 sites (35 cultural, 11 natural, 2 mixed)
Host:  Morocco

Country Site Category UNESCO
Reference no.
 Argentina Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas Cultural 936
Península Valdés Natural 937
 Austria City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg Cultural 931
 Belgium
 France
Belfries of Belgium and France Cultural 943
 Brazil Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves Natural 893
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves Natural 892
Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina Cultural 890
 Canada Miguasha National Park Natural 686
 China Dazu Rock Carvings Cultural 912
Mount Wuyi Mixed 911
 Costa Rica Area de Conservación Guanacaste Natural 928
 Cuba Desembarco del Granma National Park Natural 889
Viñales Valley Cultural 840
 Czech Republic Litomyšl Castle Cultural 901
 Ecuador Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca Cultural 863
 Finland Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki Cultural 579
 France Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion Cultural 932
 Germany Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin Cultural 896
Wartburg Castle Cultural 897
 Greece Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns Cultural 941
The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos Cultural 942
 Hungary Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta Cultural 474
 India Mountain Railways of India Cultural 944
 Indonesia Lorentz National Park Natural 955
 Italy Villa Adriana (Tivoli) Cultural 907
 Japan Shrines and Temples of Nikko Cultural 913
 Mexico Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco Cultural 939
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche Cultural 895
 Netherlands Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) Cultural 899
 Nigeria Sukur Cultural Landscape (F) Cultural 938
 Philippines Historic City of Vigan Cultural 502
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Natural 652
 Poland Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park Cultural 905
 Portugal Laurisilva of Madeira Natural 934
 Romania Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains Cultural 906
Historic Centre of Sighişoara Cultural 902
Wooden Churches of Maramureş Cultural 904
 Russia Western Caucasus Natural 900
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park (F) Cultural 910
 South Africa Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa Cultural 915
iSimangaliso Wetland Park Natural 914
Robben Island (F) Cultural 916
 Spain Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture Mixed 417
San Cristóbal de La Laguna Cultural 929
 Turkmenistan State Historical and Cultural Park 'Ancient Merv' (F) Cultural 886
 United Kingdom Heart of Neolithic Orkney Cultural 514
 Vietnam Hoi An Ancient Town Cultural 948
My Son Sanctuary Cultural 949

2000 (24th session)[edit]

61 sites (50 cultural, 10 natural, 1 mixed)
Host:  Australia

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Argentina Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks Natural 966
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba Cultural 995
 Armenia Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots Cultural 1011
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley Cultural 960
 Australia Greater Blue Mountains Area Natural 917
 Austria Wachau Cultural Landscape Cultural 970
 Azerbaijan Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (F) Cultural 958
 Belarus Mir Castle Complex Cultural 625
 Belgium Historic Centre of Brugge Cultural 996
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) Cultural 1005
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) Cultural 1006
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai Cultural 1009
 Bolivia Noel Kempff Mercado National Park Natural 967
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture Cultural 567
 Brazil Central Amazon Conservation Complex Natural 998
Pantanal Conservation Area Natural 999
 Chile Churches of Chiloé Cultural 971
 China Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun Cultural 1002
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties Cultural 1004
Longmen Grottoes Cultural 1003
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System Cultural 1001
 Croatia The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik Cultural 963
 Cuba Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba Cultural 1008
 Czech Republic Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc Cultural 859
 Denmark Kronborg Castle Cultural 696
 Finland
 Sweden
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago Natural 898
 France The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes Cultural 933
 Germany Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz Cultural 534
Monastic Island of Reichenau Cultural 974
 Hungary Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) Cultural 853
 Italy Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites Cultural 990
City of Verona Cultural 797
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) Natural 908
 Japan Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu Cultural 972
 Lesotho (F)
 South Africa
Maloti-Drakensberg Park Mixed 985
 Lithuania
 Russia
Curonian Spit Cultural 994
 Malaysia Gunung Mulu National Park Natural 1013
Kinabalu Park (F) Natural 1012
 Netherlands Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) Cultural 965
 Nicaragua Ruins of León Viejo (F) Cultural 613
 Oman Land of Frankincense Cultural 1010
 Peru Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa Cultural 1016
 Russia Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery Cultural 982
Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin Cultural 980
 Senegal Island of Saint-Louis Cultural 956
 Slovakia Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve Cultural 973
 South Korea Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites Cultural 977
Gyeongju Historic Areas Cultural 976
 Spain Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco Cultural 875
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca Cultural 989
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí Cultural 988
Palmeral of Elche Cultural 930
Roman Walls of Lugo Cultural 987
 Suriname Central Suriname Nature Reserve (F) Natural 1017
 Sweden Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland Cultural 968
  Switzerland Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona Cultural 884
 Tanzania Stone Town of Zanzibar Cultural 173
 United Kingdom Blaenavon Industrial Landscape Cultural 984
 United Kingdom
( Bermuda) (F)
Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda Cultural 983
 Uzbekistan Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz Cultural 885
 Venezuela Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas Cultural 986

2001 (25th session)[edit]

31 sites (25 cultural, 6 natural)
Host:  Finland

Country Site Category UNESCO Reference no.
 Austria Historic Centre of Vienna Cultural 1033
 Austria
 Hungary
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape Cultural 772
 Botswana Tsodilo (F) Cultural 1021
 Brazil Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Natural 1000
Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks Natural 1035
Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Cultural 993
 China Yungang Grottoes Cultural 1039
 Cuba Alejandro de Humboldt National Park Natural 839
 Czech Republic Tugendhat Villa in Brno Cultural 1052
 France Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs Cultural 873