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Tchogha Zanbil - Khuzestan Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Persepolis - Fars Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Meidan Emam Esfahan - Esfahan Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Sagarmatha National Park - Solu-Khumbu District of the Sagarmatha Zone Nepal
Kathmandu Valley - Kathmandu Valley Nepal
Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro - Sind Pakistan
Taxila - Province of Punjab Pakistan
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol - North West Frontier Province Pakistan
Historical Monuments at Makli Thatta - Province of Sind Pakistan
Kakadu National Park - Northern territory Australia
Great Barrier Reef - Off the east coast of the Queensland mainland Australia
Sydney Opera House - New South Wales Australia
Willandra Lakes Region - Balranald and Wentworth shires, New South Wales Australia
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore - Lahore, Punjab Pakistan
Tasmanian Wilderness - State of Tasmania Australia
Lord Howe Island Group - New South Wales Australia
Sacred City of Anuradhapura - North Central Province, Anuradhapura District Sri Lanka
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa - North Central Province, Polonnaruva District Sri Lanka
Ancient City of Sigiriya - Central Province, Matale District Sri Lanka
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley - Bamiyan Province, Bamiyan District Afghanistan
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam - Shahrak District, Ghur Province Afghanistan
Red Fort Complex - New Delhi State, Central District, New Delhi India
Humayun`s Tomb Delhi - Delhi India
Qutb Minar and its Monuments Delhi - Delhi India
Churches and Convents of Goa - State of Goa India
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal - State of Karnataka, Bijapur District, Badami Taluk India
Khajuraho Group of Monuments - State of Madhya Pradesh India
Group of Monuments at Hampi - Karnataka, Bellary District India
Ajanta Caves - Maharashtra State, Aurangabad District , Soyagon Taluka, Lenapur Village India
Ellora Caves - Maharashtra State, Aurangabad District, Khulatabad Taluk , Verul Village India
Elephanta Caves - Maharashtra State, District Kolaba (Island of Elephanta) India
Sun Temple Konârak - State of Orissa, Puri District India
Hill Forts of Rajasthan -  India
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram - Tamil Nadu State, Chingleput District India
Great Living Chola Temples -  India
Agra Fort - Uttar Pradesh, Agra District India
Taj Mahal - Uttar Pradesh, Agra District India
Fatehpur Sikri - Uttar Pradesh, Agra District India
Royal Chitwan National Park - Chitwan District of the Narayani Zone Nepal
Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat - Khulna District Bangladesh
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur - Naogaon Subdivision of Rajshahi District Bangladesh
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks - State of Uttaranchal India
Kaziranga National Park - State of Assam India
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary - State of Assam India
Keoladeo National Park - State of Rajasthan, 50 km west of Agra India
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia - States of New South Wales and Queensland Australia
Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces Sri Lanka
Tongariro National Park -  New Zealand
Mount Taishan - Spanning the cities of Tai’an and Jinan in central Shandong Province with the main peak in the city of Tai’an China
The Great Wall - Liaoning, Jilin, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Xinjiang, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Qinghai provinces, municipalities and autonomous Regions China
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang -  China
Mogao Caves - Dunhuang County, Gansu Province. At the eastern foot of Mount Mingsha, 25 kilometres southeast of the County seat. China
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor - Lintong County, Shaanxi Province China
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park - Northern territory Australia
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian - Fangshanxian County, Beijing Municipality China
Sacred City of Kandy - Central Province Sri Lanka
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications - City of Galle, Southern Province Sri Lanka
Sundarbans National Park - West Bengal India
Town of Luang Prabang - Province of Luang Prabang Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape - Champasak Province Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
Wet Tropics of Queensland -  Australia
Historic Town of Vigan - Province of Ilocos Sur Philippines
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi - Madhya Pradesh India
Itchan Kala - Khorezm region, Khiva Uzbekistan
Mount Huangshan -  China
Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand - Southwest of South Island New Zealand
Golden Temple of Dambulla - Central Province, Matale District Sri Lanka
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns - Sukhothai and Kamphaeng Phet Provinces Thailand
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site - Udon Thani Province Thailand
Historic City of Ayutthaya - Ayutthaya Province Thailand
Heard and McDonald Islands - Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Australia
Shark Bay Western Australia - State of Western Australia Australia
Rohtas Fort - Jhelum City, Punjab Pakistan
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex - Provinces of Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Rachisima, Prachinburi, Srakaew and Burirum Thailand
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries - Kanchanaburi, Tak and Uthai Thani provinces Thailand
Borobudur Temple Compounds - Regency of Magelang, Province of Central Java Indonesia
Sangiran Early Man Site - Province of Central Java Indonesia
Historic Centre of Bukhara - Bukhara region Uzbekistan
Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures - Samarkand Region Uzbekistan
Ujung Kulon National Park - Provinces of Banten (formerly West Java) and Lampung Indonesia
Komodo National Park - East Nusa Tenggara Province Indonesia
Macquarie Island - State of Tasmania Australia
Fraser Island - State of Queensland Australia
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area - Nanping County, Sichuan Province China
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area - Songpan County, Sichuan Province China
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area - The Wulingyuan District of the City of Dayong, Hunan Province China
Prambanan Temple Compounds - Province of Central Java Indonesia
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park - Palawan Province Philippines
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park - Municipality of Cagayancillo, Province of Palawan Philippines
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area - Nara Prefecture Japan
Himeji-jo - Hyogo Prefecture Japan
Yakushima - Kamiyaku-cho and Yaku-cho, Kumage-gun Kagoshima Prefecture Japan
Shirakami-Sanchi - Ajigasawa-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture; Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture; Iwasaki-mura, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture; Fujisato-machi, Yamamoto-gun, Akita Prefecture Japan
Lumbini the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha - Lumbini Zone, Rupandehi District, Western Terai Nepal
Angkor - Province Siem Reap Cambodia
Ha Long Bay - Province: Quang Ninh Viet Nam
Baroque Churches of the Philippines - Immaculate Conception: District of Intramuros, City of Manila Nuestra Senora: Municipality of Santa Maria, Province of Ilocos Sur San Agustin: Municipality of Paoay, Province of Ilocos Norte Santo Tomas: Municipality of Miag-ao, Province of Iloilo Philippines
Complex of Hue Monuments - Province: Thua Thien - Hue Viet Nam
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto Uji and Otsu Cities) - Kyoto and Shiga prefectures Japan
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh -- Naracoorte) - States of Queensland and South Australia Australia
Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples Chengde - Chengde City, Hebei Province China
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu - Qufu City, Shandong Province China
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains - Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province China
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace Lhasa - Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region China
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras - Ifugao Province, Cordillera Region, Luzon Island Philippines
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama - Gifu and Toyama prefectures Japan
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple -  South Korea
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks -  South Korea
Jongmyo Shrine - Seoul South Korea
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) - Hiroshima Prefecture Japan
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine - Hiroshima Prefecture Japan
Lushan National Park - Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province China
Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area - Eimeishan City, Sichuan Province China
The Sundarbans - South-Western Region (Khulna Division) Bangladesh
Old Town of Lijiang - Lijiang's old town (including the Dayan old town, Basha housing cluster and Shuhe housing cluster) China
Ancient City of Ping Yao - Ping Yao County, Shan Xi Province China
Classical Gardens of Suzhou - Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province China
Changdeokgung Palace Complex - Seoul South Korea
Hwaseong Fortress - Kyonggi-do Province South Korea
East Rennell - Southernmost of the Solomon Islands, Rennell and Bellona Province Solomon Islands
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara - Nara Prefecture Japan
New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands - New Zealand Subantartic zone New Zealand
Summer Palace an Imperial Garden in Beijing - 10 km northwest of Beijing China
Temple of Heaven- an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing - Tiantan Park, Beijing China
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz - Kashkadarya region Uzbekistan
State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv" - Mary Vilayet Turkmenistan
Kuk Early Agricultural Site -  Papua New Guinea
Mount Wuyi - Wuyishan City, Fujian Province China
Dazu Rock Carvings - Dazu County, Chongqing Municipality China
Shrines and Temples of Nikko - Tochigi Prefecture Japan
Greater Blue Mountains Area -  Australia
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan Gujarat -  India
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka - Madhya Pradesh India
Mountain Railways of India -  India
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) - City of Mumbai, Maharashtra State India
Hoi An Ancient Town - Hoi An Town, Quang Nam Province Viet Nam
My Son Sanctuary - Duy Phu Commune, Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam Province Viet Nam
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park - Bo Trach and Minh Hoa Districts - Quang Binh Province Viet Nam
Lorentz National Park - Province of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) Indonesia
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu - Okinawa Prefecture Japan
Gyeongju Historic Areas - Kyongju City, Kyongsangbuk-do Province South Korea
Gochang Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites - Koch’ang-gun County, Chollabuk-do Province; Hwasun-gun County, Chollanam-do Province; Kangwha-gun County, Inch’on Province South Korea
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System - Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province China
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun - Yi county, Huangshan city, Anhui Province China
Longmen Grottoes - Luoyang City, Henan Province China
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties - Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province (Xiaoling Tomb); Changping District, Beijing (Ming Tombs) China
Kinabalu Park - State of Sabah Malaysia
Gunung Mulu National Park - northern Sarawak, island of Borneo Malaysia
Yungang Grottoes - Datong City, Shanxi Province China
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya - State of Bihar, Eastern India India
Takht-e Soleyman - Western Azerbaijan Province Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape - Orkhon-Kharkorin Region Mongolia
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas - Lijiang Prefecture, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province China
Complex of Koguryo Tombs - Pyongyang, South Phyongan Province, Nampho, South Hwangghae Province North Korea
Purnululu National Park - Western Australia Australia
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park - Gujarat state, district of Panchmahal India
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan -  Kazakhstan
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi - South Kazakhstan Oblast, City of Turkestan Kazakhstan
Pasargadae - Pars Province Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Historic Centre of Macao - Macao Special Administrative Region China
Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces -  China
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages - Guangdong Province China
Fujian Tulou -  China
Yin Xu - Henan Province China
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens - Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom - Huanren County, Liaoning Province and Ji’an, Jilin Province China
Proto-urban site of Sarazm -  Tajikistan
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range - Mie, Nara and Wakayama Prefectures Japan
Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly - Almaty Oblast Kazakhstan
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra - Provinces of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Sumatra Utara (North Sumatra), Jambi, Sumatra Barat (West Sumatra), Sumatra Selatan (South Sumatra), Bengkulu, and Lampung on the Island of Sumatra Indonesia
Soltaniyeh - Zanjan province Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Shiretoko - Hokkaido prefecture Japan
Cultural Landscape of Bali Province- the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy -  Indonesia
Kunya-Urgench - Dashoguz Vilayet (Province) Turkmenistan
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka -  Sri Lanka
Bam and its Cultural Landscape - Kerman Province, Bam District Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains - Sichuan Province China
Bisotun - Province of Kermanshah Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Melaka and George Town Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca -  Malaysia
Temple of Preah Vihear -  Cambodia
Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain -  Kyrgyzstan
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa - Bagyr settlement, Etrap of Rukhabad, Akhal Vilayet Turkmenistan
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape - Shimane Prefecture, Ohda City District Japan
South China Karst -  China
Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) -  Tajikistan
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes -  South Korea
Hiraizumi – Temples Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land -  Japan
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong -  North Korea
Mount Wutai -  China
Chief Roi Mata`s Domain -  Vanuatu
Mount Sanqingshan National Park -  China
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Centre of Heaven and Earth" -  China
Australian Convict Sites -  Australia
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty -  South Korea
Historic Villages of Korea- Hahoe and Yangdong -  South Korea
Phoenix Islands Protected Area -  Kiribati
Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi -  Viet Nam
West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou -  China
China Danxia -  China
The Jantar Mantar Jaipur -  India
Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site -  Marshall Islands
Western Ghats -  India
Sheikh Safi al-din Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty -  Viet Nam
Ogasawara Islands -  Japan
Ningaloo Coast -  Australia
The Persian Garden -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai -  Mongolia
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon -  Palau
Chengjiang Fossil Site -  China
Site of Xanadu -  China
Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley -  Malaysia
Masjed-e Jame of Isfahan -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Gonbad-e Qabus -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Levuka Historical Port Town -  Fiji
Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary -  Philippines
Great Himalayan National Park -  India
Xinjiang Tianshan -  China
Fujisan sacred place and source of artistic inspiration -  Japan
Golestan Palace -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Cultural Landscape of Maymand -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Trang An Landscape Complex -  Viet Nam
Namhansanseong -  South Korea
Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape -  Mongolia
Silk Roads- the Routes Network of Chang`an-Tianshan Corridor -  China,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan
The Grand Canal -  China
Pyu Ancient Cities -  Myanmar
Landscapes of Dauria -  Russian Federation,Mongolia
Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites -  Japan
Susa -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Shahr-I Sokhta -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex -  Thailand
Tusi Sites -  China
Baekje Historic Areas -  South Korea
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai -  India
Singapore Botanical Gardens -  Singapore
Sites of Japan`s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining -  Japan
Western Tien-Shan -  Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Uzbekistan
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region -  Japan
Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies -  Republic of Korea
Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar -  India
Nan Madol- Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia -  Micronesia (Federated States of)
Lut Desert -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
The Persian Qanat -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape -  China
Hubei Shennongjia -  China
Khangchendzonga National Park -  India
Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura -  Cambodia
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region -  Japan
Qinghai Hoh Xil -  China
Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement -  China
Historic City of Yazd -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Historic City of Ahmadabad -  India
Fanjingshan -  China
Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China -  China
Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea -  Republic of Korea
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana -  India
Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island -  Japan
Budj Bim Cultural Landscape -  Australia
Hyrcanian Forests -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Trans-Iranian Railway -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars -  Lao People`s Democratic Republic
Bagan -  Myanmar
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats -  Republic of Korea
Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City -  China
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan -  Japan
Jaipur City, Rajasthan -  India
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) -  China
Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto -  Indonesia
Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan -  Japan
Dholavira: a Harappan City -  India
Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat -  Iran (Islamic Republic of)