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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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
Country | Site | Category | UNESCO Reference no. |
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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 |