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

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 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)

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 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

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

(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 in Suwon
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

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

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

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