List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia

This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

Afghanistan

• Minaret 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 (Riversleigh/Naracoorte)
• 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
• Tasmanian Wilderness
• Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
• Wet Tropics of Queensland
• Willandra Lakes Region

Azerbaijan

• Walled City of Baku 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 (1987)
• Mount Taishan, Shandong province (1987)
• Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, in Beijing (1987) and Shenyang (2004)
• Mogao Caves, in Dunhuang, Gansu proivince (1987)
• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi'an, 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 Park, Jiangxi province (1996)
• Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area in Sichuan province (1996)
• Old Town of Lijiang, 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)
• Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
• Mount Wuyi, Fujian province (1999)
• Dazu Rock Carvings, Sichuan province (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

• Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery
• City-Museum Reserve of Mtskheta
• Upper Svaneti

India

• Agra Fort
• Ajanta Caves
• Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
• Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (railway station formerly called Victoria Terminus) Mumbai
• Churches and Convents of 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 Hampi
• 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 Complex at Bodh Gaya
• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
• Nanda Devi National Park
• Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
• Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
• 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
• Meidan Emam, Esfahan
• Pasargadae
• Persepolis
• Tchogha Zanbil
• Takht-e Soleyman

Iraq

• Hatra
• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)

Israel

• Masada
• Old City of Acre
• The White City of Tel-Aviv - The Modern Movement
• see also Jerusalem

Japan

• Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
• Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
• Himeji-jo
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
• Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
• Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
• Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
• Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii 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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

• Complex of Goguryeo Tombs

Korea, Republic of

• Changdeokgung Palace Complex
• Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
• Gyeongju Historic Areas
• Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
• Hwaseong Fortress
• Jongmyo Shrine
• Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

Lao People's Democratic Republic

• 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

Mongolia / Russian Federation

• Uvs Nuur Basin

Nepal

• Kathmandu Valley
• Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
• Royal Chitwan National Park
• Sagarmatha National Park

New Zealand

• New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands (Snares Islands, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, and Campbell Islands)
• Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand (Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Westland/Tai Poutini 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 Moenjodaro
• Buddhist Ruins at Takht-i-Bahi and Neighboring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
• 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 Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
• Tubbataha Reef Marine Park

Pitcairn Islands

• Henderson Island

Solomon Islands

• East Rennell

Sri Lanka

• Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
• Ancient City of Sigiriya Sigiriya (http://thecolombo.com/data/sigiriya.htm)
• 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 and Associated Historic Towns
• Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns - this includes the Kampang Phet historical park and the Si Satchanalai historical park
• Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries

Turkey

• Archaeological Site of Troy
• City of Safranbolu
• Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
• Great Mosque and Hospital 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

• UNESCO World Heritage Sites (http://www.unesco.org/whc) - Official site
• UNESCO World Heritage Centre (http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31) - Official site
• List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (http://whc.unesco.org/heritage.htm) - Official site
• VRheritage.org (http://www.vrheritage.org) - documentation of World Heritage Sites