
This is a list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Sites in Asia, Australia and the Pacific Ocean. ===Afghanistan=== *Minaret of Jam and Archaeological Remains of Jam by the Hari Rud *Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley ===Armenia=== *Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots *Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin *Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley ===Australia=== *Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Boodjamulla National Park/Naracoorte Caves National Park) *Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves *Fraser Island *Great Barrier Reef *Greater Blue Mountains Area *Heard and McDonald Islands *Kakadu National Park *Lord Howe Island *Macquarie Island *Purnululu National Park *Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens *Shark Bay, Western Australia *Tasmanian Wilderness *Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park *Wet Tropics of Queensland *Willandra Lakes Region ===Azerbaijan=== *Walled City of Baky with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower ===Bangladesh=== *Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat *Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur *The Sundarbans ===Cambodia=== *Angkor ===China=== *The Great Wall of China (1987) *Mount Taishan, Shandong Provinces of China (1987) *Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty Dynasties, in Beijing (1987) and Shenyang (2004) *Mogao Caves, in Dunhuang, Gansu proivince (1987) *Terracotta Army of the Qin Shi Huang Di in Xian, Shaanxi province (1987) *Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, Beijing Municipality (1987) *Mount Huangshan, Anhui province (1990) *Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Sichuan province (1992) *Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Sichuan province (1992) *Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Hunan province (1992) *Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde, Hebei province (1994) *Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu, Shandong province (1994) *Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains, Hubei province (1994) *Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet (1994, 2000, 2001) *Lushan National Geological Park, Jiangxi province (1996) *Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area in Sichuan province (1996) *Old Town of Lijiang City, Yunnan province (1997) *Ancient City of Ping Yao, Shanxi province (1997) *Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Jiangsu province (1997, 2000) *Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998) *The Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998) *Mount Wuyi, Fujian province (1999) *Dazu Stone Carvings, Chongqing municipality (1999) *Mount Qincheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Sichuan province (2000) *Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun (2000) *Longmen Grottoes, near Luoyang, Henan province (2000) *Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2000, 2003, 2004), including the Ming Dynasty Tombs *Yungang Grottoes, in Datong, Shanxi province (2001) *Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003) *Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (2004) ===Georgia (country)=== *Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery *City-Museum Reserve of Mtskheta of Mtskheta *Upper Svaneti ===India=== *Agra Fort *Ajanta Caves *Bom Jesus Basilica at Old Goa *Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi *Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park *Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (railway station formerly called Victoria Terminus) Mumbai *Churches and Convents of Old Goa *Darjeeling Himalayan Railway *Elephanta Caves *Ellora Caves *Fatehpur Sikri *Great Living Chola Temples, including the Brihadisvara Temple of Thanjavur; Brihadisvara Temple of Gangaikondacholisvaram; and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram *Group of Monuments at Vijayanagara *Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram *Group of Monuments at Pattadakal *Humayun's Tomb, Delhi *Kaziranga National Park *Keoladeo National Park *Khajuraho Group of Monuments *Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya *Manas Wildlife Sanctuary *Nanda Devi National Park *Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi *Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka *Konarak Sun Temple, Konarak *Sundarbans National Park *Taj Mahal ===Indonesia=== *Borobudur Temple Compounds *Komodo National Park *Lorentz National Park *Prambanan Temple Compounds *Sangiran Early Man Site *Ujung Kulon National Park *Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, including Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park ===Iran=== *Bam Cultural Landscape *Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan *Pasargadae *Persepolis *Tchogha Zanbil *Takht-e Soleyman ===Iraq=== *Hatra *Assur (Qal'at Sherqat) ===Israel=== *Masada *Old City of Akko *The White City of Tel-Aviv - The Modern Movement *see also #Jerusalem ===Japan=== *Buddhism Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area *Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu *Himeji castle *Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) *Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) *Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, Nara *Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama *Itsukushima Shrine *Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Peninsula Mountain Range *Shirakami-Sanchi *Shrines and Temples of Nikko *Yakushima ===Jerusalem=== *Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls :(The Old City of Jerusalem is within East Jerusalem, which has been under Israeli control since 1967, but is not recognized as Israeli territory by the UN and many countries. The site was proposed as a World Heritage site in 1981 by Jordan, which withdrew its claims to the city in 1988.) ===Jordan=== *Petra *Quseir Amra *Um er-Rasas (Kastron Mefa'a) ===Kazakhstan=== *The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi *Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly ===North Korea=== * Complex of Goguryeo Tombs ===South Korea=== *Changdeokgung Palace Complex *Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites *Gyeongju Historic Areas *Haeinsa, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks * Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon *Jongmyo shrine *Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple ===Laos=== *Town of Luang Phrabang *Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape ===Lebanon=== *Anjar *Baalbek *Byblos *Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) *Tyre ===Malaysia=== *Gunung Mulu National Park *Kinabalu Park ===Mongolia=== *Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape *Uvs Nuur Basin (shared with Russian Federation) ===Nepal=== *Kathmandu Valley *Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha *Royal Chitwan National Park *Sagarmatha National Park ===New Zealand=== *New Zealand sub-antarctic islands (The Snares, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, and Campbell Islands) *Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand (Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Westland National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park, Fiordland National Park) *Tongariro National Park ===Oman=== *Arabian Oryx Sanctuary *Archaeological sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn *Bahla Fort *The frankincense trail ===Pakistan=== *Archaeological Ruins at Mohenjo-daro *Buddhist Ruins at Takht-i-Bahi and Neighboring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol *Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore *Historic Monuments of Thatta *Rohtas Fort *Taxila ===Philippines=== *Baroque Churches of the Philippines *Historic Town of Vigan *Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park *Banaue Ifugao of the Cordillera Administrative Region *Tubbataha Reef Marine Park ===Pitcairn Islands=== *Henderson Island ===Russian Federation, Asia part=== *Central Sikhote-Alin *Golden Mountains of Altai *Lake Baikal *Volcanoes of Kamchatka *Uvs Nuur Basin (shared with Mongolia) *Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve See also in List of World Heritage Sites in Europe. ===Solomon Islands=== *East Rennell ===Sri Lanka=== *Ancient City of Polonnaruwa *Ancient City of Sigiriya [http://thecolombo.com/data/sigiriya.htm Sigiriya] *Golden Temple of Dambulla *Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications *Sacred City of Anuradhapura *Sacred City of Kandy *Sinharaja Forest Reserve ===Syria=== *Ancient City of Aleppo *Ancient City of Bosra *Ancient City of Damascus *Site of Palmyra ===Thailand=== *Ban Chiang Archaeological Site *Historic City of Ayutthaya historical park and Associated Historic Towns *Historic Town of Sukhothai historical park and Associated Historic Towns - this includes the Kampang Phet historical park and the Si Satchanalai historical park *Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries ===Turkey=== *Archaeological Site of Troy *City of Safranbolu *Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia *Mosque of Divrigi and Hospital of Divrigi of Divrigi *Hattusha *Hierapolis-Pamukkale *Historic Areas of Istanbul *Nemrud Dagi *Xanthos-Letoon ===Turkmenistan=== *State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv" ===Uzbekistan=== *Historic Centre of Bukhara *Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz *Itchan Kala *Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures ===Vietnam=== *Complex of Hué Monuments *Ha Long Bay *Hoi An Ancient Town *My Son Sanctuary *Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park ===Yemen=== *Historic Town of Zabid *Old City of Sana'a *Old Walled City of Shibam == See also == *List of World Heritage Sites in Africa *List of World Heritage Sites in Europe *List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas == External links == *[http://www.unesco.org/whc UNESCO World Heritage Sites] - Official site *[http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31 UNESCO World Heritage Centre] - Official site *[http://whc.unesco.org/heritage.htm List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites] - Official site *[http://www.vrheritage.org VRheritage.org] - documentation of World Heritage Sites UN World Heritage Sites Lists of places
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This is a list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Sites in Asia, Australia and the Pacific Ocean. ===Afghanistan=== *Minaret of Jam and Archaeological Remains of Jam by the Hari Rud *Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley ===Armenia=== *Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots *Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin *Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley ===Australia=== *Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Boodjamulla National Park/Naracoorte Caves National Park) *Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves *Fraser Island *Great Barrier Reef *Greater Blue Mountains Area *Heard and McDonald Islands *Kakadu National Park *Lord Howe Island *Macquarie Island *Purnululu National Park *Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens *Shark Bay, Western Australia *Tasmanian Wilderness *Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park *Wet Tropics of Queensland *Willandra Lakes Region ===Azerbaijan=== *Walled City of Baky with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower ===Bangladesh=== *Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat *Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur *The Sundarbans ===Cambodia=== *Angkor ===China=== *The Great Wall of China (1987) *Mount Taishan, Shandong Provinces of China (1987) *Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty Dynasties, in Beijing (1987) and Shenyang (2004) *Mogao Caves, in Dunhuang, Gansu proivince (1987) *Terracotta Army of the Qin Shi Huang Di in Xian, Shaanxi province (1987) *Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, Beijing Municipality (1987) *Mount Huangshan, Anhui province (1990) *Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Sichuan province (1992) *Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Sichuan province (1992) *Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Hunan province (1992) *Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde, Hebei province (1994) *Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu, Shandong province (1994) *Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains, Hubei province (1994) *Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet (1994, 2000, 2001) *Lushan National Geological Park, Jiangxi province (1996) *Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area in Sichuan province (1996) *Old Town of Lijiang City, Yunnan province (1997) *Ancient City of Ping Yao, Shanxi province (1997) *Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Jiangsu province (1997, 2000) *Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998) *The Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998) *Mount Wuyi, Fujian province (1999) *Dazu Stone Carvings, Chongqing municipality (1999) *Mount Qincheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Sichuan province (2000) *Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun (2000) *Longmen Grottoes, near Luoyang, Henan province (2000) *Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2000, 2003, 2004), including the Ming Dynasty Tombs *Yungang Grottoes, in Datong, Shanxi province (2001) *Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003) *Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (2004) ===Georgia (country)=== *Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery *City-Museum Reserve of Mtskheta of Mtskheta *Upper Svaneti ===India=== *Agra Fort *Ajanta Caves *Bom Jesus Basilica at Old Goa *Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi *Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park *Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (railway station formerly called Victoria Terminus) Mumbai *Churches and Convents of Old Goa *Darjeeling Himalayan Railway *Elephanta Caves *Ellora Caves *Fatehpur Sikri *Great Living Chola Temples, including the Brihadisvara Temple of Thanjavur; Brihadisvara Temple of Gangaikondacholisvaram; and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram *Group of Monuments at Vijayanagara *Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram *Group of Monuments at Pattadakal *Humayun's Tomb, Delhi *Kaziranga National Park *Keoladeo National Park *Khajuraho Group of Monuments *Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya *Manas Wildlife Sanctuary *Nanda Devi National Park *Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi *Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka *Konarak Sun Temple, Konarak *Sundarbans National Park *Taj Mahal ===Indonesia=== *Borobudur Temple Compounds *Komodo National Park *Lorentz National Park *Prambanan Temple Compounds *Sangiran Early Man Site *Ujung Kulon National Park *Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, including Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park ===Iran=== *Bam Cultural Landscape *Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Esfahan *Pasargadae *Persepolis *Tchogha Zanbil *Takht-e Soleyman ===Iraq=== *Hatra *Assur (Qal'at Sherqat) ===Israel=== *Masada *Old City of Akko *The White City of Tel-Aviv - The Modern Movement *see also #Jerusalem ===Japan=== *Buddhism Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area *Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu *Himeji castle *Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) *Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) *Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, Nara *Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama *Itsukushima Shrine *Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Peninsula Mountain Range *Shirakami-Sanchi *Shrines and Temples of Nikko *Yakushima ===Jerusalem=== *Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls :(The Old City of Jerusalem is within East Jerusalem, which has been under Israeli control since 1967, but is not recognized as Israeli territory by the UN and many countries. The site was proposed as a World Heritage site in 1981 by Jordan, which withdrew its claims to the city in 1988.) ===Jordan=== *Petra *Quseir Amra *Um er-Rasas (Kastron Mefa'a) ===Kazakhstan=== *The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi *Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly ===North Korea=== * Complex of Goguryeo Tombs ===South Korea=== *Changdeokgung Palace Complex *Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites *Gyeongju Historic Areas *Haeinsa, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks * Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon *Jongmyo shrine *Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple ===Laos=== *Town of Luang Phrabang *Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape ===Lebanon=== *Anjar *Baalbek *Byblos *Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) *Tyre ===Malaysia=== *Gunung Mulu National Park *Kinabalu Park ===Mongolia=== *Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape *Uvs Nuur Basin (shared with Russian Federation) ===Nepal=== *Kathmandu Valley *Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha *Royal Chitwan National Park *Sagarmatha National Park ===New Zealand=== *New Zealand sub-antarctic islands (The Snares, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, and Campbell Islands) *Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand (Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Westland National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park, Fiordland National Park) *Tongariro National Park ===Oman=== *Arabian Oryx Sanctuary *Archaeological sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn *Bahla Fort *The frankincense trail ===Pakistan=== *Archaeological Ruins at Mohenjo-daro *Buddhist Ruins at Takht-i-Bahi and Neighboring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol *Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore *Historic Monuments of Thatta *Rohtas Fort *Taxila ===Philippines=== *Baroque Churches of the Philippines *Historic Town of Vigan *Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park *Banaue Ifugao of the Cordillera Administrative Region *Tubbataha Reef Marine Park ===Pitcairn Islands=== *Henderson Island ===Russian Federation, Asia part=== *Central Sikhote-Alin *Golden Mountains of Altai *Lake Baikal *Volcanoes of Kamchatka *Uvs Nuur Basin (shared with Mongolia) *Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve See also in List of World Heritage Sites in Europe. ===Solomon Islands=== *East Rennell ===Sri Lanka=== *Ancient City of Polonnaruwa *Ancient City of Sigiriya [http://thecolombo.com/data/sigiriya.htm Sigiriya] *Golden Temple of Dambulla *Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications *Sacred City of Anuradhapura *Sacred City of Kandy *Sinharaja Forest Reserve ===Syria=== *Ancient City of Aleppo *Ancient City of Bosra *Ancient City of Damascus *Site of Palmyra ===Thailand=== *Ban Chiang Archaeological Site *Historic City of Ayutthaya historical park and Associated Historic Towns *Historic Town of Sukhothai historical park and Associated Historic Towns - this includes the Kampang Phet historical park and the Si Satchanalai historical park *Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Sanctuaries ===Turkey=== *Archaeological Site of Troy *City of Safranbolu *Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia *Mosque of Divrigi and Hospital of Divrigi of Divrigi *Hattusha *Hierapolis-Pamukkale *Historic Areas of Istanbul *Nemrud Dagi *Xanthos-Letoon ===Turkmenistan=== *State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv" ===Uzbekistan=== *Historic Centre of Bukhara *Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz *Itchan Kala *Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures ===Vietnam=== *Complex of Hué Monuments *Ha Long Bay *Hoi An Ancient Town *My Son Sanctuary *Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park ===Yemen=== *Historic Town of Zabid *Old City of Sana'a *Old Walled City of Shibam == See also == *List of World Heritage Sites in Africa *List of World Heritage Sites in Europe *List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas == External links == *[http://www.unesco.org/whc UNESCO World Heritage Sites] - Official site *[http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31 UNESCO World Heritage Centre] - Official site *[http://whc.unesco.org/heritage.htm List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites] - Official site *[http://www.vrheritage.org VRheritage.org] - documentation of World Heritage Sites UN World Heritage Sites Lists of places
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