Selected UNESCO World Heritage sites
- Selected UNESCO World Heritage sites
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Selected UNESCO World Heritage sites
Africa
Asia Australia and Oceania
Europe North America
South America
Africa
site* country notes
Abu Sir (
Abū Ṣīr)
Egypt archaeological remains
Aksum Ethiopia historic monuments
Carthage Tunisia remains of ancient city
Dahshur (
Dahshūr)
Egypt pyramids and funerary complex
Djenné Mali mosque,
historic buildings
Hadar Ethiopia early hominin remains
Karnak Egypt Theban temple ruins
Kilimanjaro Tanzania montane national park and forest reserve
Lalibela (
Lalībela)
Ethiopia rock-
hewn medieval churches
Memphis Egypt remains of ancient city
Saqqarah (
Ṣaqqārah)
Egypt step pyramid and funerary complex
Thebes Egypt ruins of ancient Egyptian capital
Timbuktu Mali medieval centre of Islamic culture
Victoria Falls Zambia and Zimbabwe national parks,
cataracts,
Zambezi River,
rainforest,
and wildlife
Asia
site* country notes
Angkor Cambodia archaeological remains
Baalbek (
Baalbeck)
Lebanon ruins of Roman city
Bagerhat Bangladesh historic city,
mosque
Baku Azerbaijan walled city,
tower,
and palace
Bamian (
Bamiyan)
Afghanistan archaeological remains
Byblos Lebanon ruins of ancient city
Delhi India historic monuments and tomb
Esfahan (Eṣfahān) Iran historic square
Hatra Iraq ruins of Parthian city
Hue Vietnam imperial citadel
Jerusalem Israel Jewish,
Christian,
and Islamic holy city
Kandy Sri Lanka sacred Buddhist city
Khiva Uzbekistan Islamic architecture
Kyoto (Kyōto) Japan historic imperial capital
Lahore Pakistan Mughal fortress,
palace,
and gardens
Lumbini (
Lumbinī)
Nepal birthplace of the Buddha
Nara Japan historic monuments
Nikko (Nikkō) Japan shrines and temples
Palmyra Syria ruins of ancient city
Petra Jordan remains of ancient city
Potala Palace China former residence of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa,
Tibet
Qin tomb China archaeological site,
terra-
cotta army
Samarkand Uzbekistan historic city,
Islamic architecture
San'
a' (
Sanaa)
Yemen historic architecture
Sanchi (
Sānchi)
India ancient Buddhist sanctuary
Tyre Lebanon ruins of three millennia of habitation
Zabid (
Zabīd)
Yemen historic town
Australia and Oceania
site* country notes
Shark Bay Australia rare marine and terrestrial life-
forms
Europe
site* country notes
Acropolis of Athens (
Athens)
Greece complex of monuments
Alhambra Spain Moorish palace and fortress
Altamira Spain prehistoric cave paintings
Arles France Roman,
Romanesque monuments
Avebury England prehistoric megalith group
Bern Switzerland medieval city centre
Cologne Cathedral (
Cologne)
Germany Gothic architecture
Delphi Greece remains of sanctuary complex
Derbent Russia ancient city,
fortifications
Ferrara Italy Renaissance architecture
Giant's Causeway Northern Ireland coastal rock formations
Granada Spain Moorish,
Andalusian structures
Hadrian's Villa Italy imperial residence
Hadrian's Wall England Roman fortification
Kraków Poland medieval city centre
kremlin Russia historical,
political,
and religious centre
Lübeck Germany Hanseatic architecture
Luxembourg city (
Luxembourg)
Luxembourg fortifications and old city
Metéora Greece Orthodox Christian monasteries
Naples Italy historic city centre
Olympia Greece ruins of ancient sacred city
Palatine Chapel (
Aachen Cathedral) (
Palatine Chapel)
Germany imperial chapel of Charlemagne,
Carolingian and Gothic styles
Paris France banks of Seine River,
adjacent monuments
Pompeii Italy ruins of Vesuvius-
destroyed town
Porto Portugal historic city centre
Prague Czech Republic historic city centre
Red Square Russia historical,
political,
and religious centre
Rhodes Greece medieval city centre
Samos Greece ancient port and temple remains
Segovia Spain old town and Roman aqueduct
Speyer Cathedral (
Speyer)
Germany burial site of German emperors,
Romanesque architecture
Split Croatia ruins of the Palace of Diocletian,
other monuments
Tallinn Estonia historic city centre
Toledo Spain historic structures
Úbeda Spain Renaissance architecture
Venice Italy island city and surrounding lagoon
Vienna Austria historic and cultural centre
Visby Sweden historic Hanseatic town
North America
site* country notes
Cocos Island Costa Rica national park,
forest and marine life
Copán Honduras remains of major Mayan city
Everglades United States national park,
diversity of aquatic habitats
Havana Cuba colonial city centre
L'
Anse aux Meadows (
Saint Anthony)
Canada remains of medieval Norse settlement in Newfoundland
Monticello United States Neoclassical home of Thomas Jefferson
Palenque Mexico national park,
Mayan city
San Juan Puerto Rico national historic site,
fortifications
Taos Pueblo (
Taos)
United States adobe settlement
Tikal Guatemala national park,
Mayan ruins
Uxmal Mexico Mayan city and ceremonial centre
Xochimilco Mexico Aztec canals and floating gardens
South America
site* country notes
Brasília Brazil urban planning and architecture
Cartagena Colombia colonial port,
fortresses,
and monuments
Chan Chan Peru ruins of pre-
Inca Chimú capital
Córdoba Argentina Jesuit institutions and estates
Coro Venezuela Spanish,
Dutch,
and local architecture
Cuzco Peru Inca and colonial architecture
Darién Panama national park, rainforests, and wetlands
Galapagos Islands Ecuador national park, unique ecosystem
Iguaçu (
Iguaçu Falls) (
Iguazú)
Brazil and Argentina national parks,
waterfalls,
and subtropical rainforests
Lima Peru historic city centre
Los Katíos (Darién) Colombia national park, rainforests, and wetlands
Pantanal Brazil freshwater wetland ecosystem
Potosí Bolivia colonial industrial city
Quito Ecuador colonial city centre
Salvador Brazil historic colonial centre
Valdés Peninsula Argentina seals, whales
*The spelling or styling of place-names in this table may differ from those given on the World Heritage List; in addition, some place-names represent one or more constituent parts of larger World Heritage sites.
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