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UNESCO World Heritage List Travel Guide

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A UNESCO World Heritage Site [1] is a site that has been nominated for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's international World Heritage program. The program aims to catalogue and preserve sites of outstanding importance, either cultural or natural, to the common heritage of humankind.

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Africa

Algeria

Benin

Botswana

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Cote d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Egypt

Ethiopia

Gambia & Senegal

Libya

Malawi

Mauritius

Nigeria

  • Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove

South Africa

Tanzania

Tunisia

Zimbabwe

Americas

Argentina

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Mexico

Panama

Paraguay

  • Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Parana and Jesus de Tavarangue near Encarnacion

Peru

Saint Kitts

United States of America

Asia

Afghanistan

  • Minaret and archaeological remains of Jam
  • Cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley: Bamiyan Cliff including niches of the 38 meter Buddha, seated Buddhas, 55 meter Buddha and surrounding caves | Kakrak Valley caves including the niche of the standing Buddha | Qoul-I Akram Caves in the Fuladi Valley | Kalai Ghamai Caves in the Fuladi Valley | Shahr-i-Zuhak | Qallay Kaphari A | Qallay Kaphari B | Shahr-i-Ghulghulah

Armenia

Azerbaijan

  • The Walled city of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower

Bahrain

  • Qal'at al-Bahrain

Bangladesh

Cambodia

China

Georgia

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Korea, North

Korea, South

Laos

Lebanon

Malaysia

Mongolia

Mongolia / Russian Federation

Nepal

Oman

Pakistan

Philippines

Sri Lanka

Syria

Thailand

Turkey

Turkmenistan

  • Kunya-Urgench
  • State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv"

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

Australasia and Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

Pitcairn Islands

Solomon Islands

Europe

Albania

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

  • Paphos
  • Painted churches in the Troodos region: Church of Ayios Nikolaos (St. Nicholas) tis Steyis, Kakopetria | Ayios Ionannis (St. John) Lambadhistis Monastery, Kalopanayiotis | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) Phorviotissa (Asinou), Nikitart | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) tou Arakou, Lagoudhera | Church of Panayia (the Virgin), Moutoullas | Church of Archangelos Michael (Archangel Michael), Pedhoulas | Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross), Pelendria | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) Podhithou, Galata | Church of Stavros (Holy Cross) Ayiasmati, Platanistasa | Church of Ayia Sotira (of the transfiguration of the Savior) tou Soteros, Palaichori
  • Choirokoitia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

  • Historic centre (old town) of Tallinn

Finland

France

Germany

  • Aachen Cathedral
  • Speyer Cathedral
  • Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
  • Pilgrimage Church of Wies
  • Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
  • St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim