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TOP 3 GATEWAYS (per country)
The World Heritage Site list can overwhelm you with its LONG list (1000+ entries), and the entry’s naming does not always help in identifying which region or city we should head to for the visit unless we delve into the details.
I am compiling the list of gateways to make it easier to plan for the travel and accommodation. The gateways should have airport and have sufficient accommodation facility. However, please exercise your own judgement as this is just a guideline..
Below is the top three gateways to sites, per country. More gateways in the particular country can be found by just CLICKING the country on the left column of the table below.
This activity is still in “work in progress” stage. 186/1358 sites are completed. More to come.
| COUNTRIES | TOP 3 GATEWAYS |
| Afghanistan | |
| Albania | Tirana, Vlora |
| Algeria | Setif |
| Andorra | |
| Angola | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John’s |
| Argentina | Trelew, Puerto Madryn |
| Armenia | Yerevan |
| Australia | Sydney, Hobart, Mount Gambier |
| Austria | |
| Azerbaijan | |
| Bahamas | |
| Bahrain | |
| Bangladesh | |
| Barbados | |
| Belarus | Minsk |
| Belgium | Brussels |
| Belize | Belize City, San Pedro |
| Benin | |
| Bhutan | |
| Bolivia (Plurinatioal State of) | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Botswana | |
| Brazil | Belo Horizonte, Recife, Natal |
| Brunei Darussalam | |
| Bulgaria | Sofia, Burgas |
| Burkina Faso | |
| Burundi | |
| Cabo Verde | |
| Cambodia | Siem Reap |
| Cameroon | |
| Canada | Calgary, Sept-Iles |
| Central African Republic | |
| Chad | |
| Chile | |
| China | Huangshan, Dunhuang, Shanghai |
| Colombia | |
| Comoros | |
| Congo | |
| Cook Islands | |
| Costa Rica | |
| Cote d’Ivoire | |
| Croatia | Zadar |
| Cuba | |
| Cyprus | |
| Czechia | Prague |
| Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Denmark | Sisimiut, Kangerlussuaq |
| Djibouti | |
| Dominica | |
| Dominican Republic | |
| Ecuador | |
| Egypt | Aswan, Luxor, Alexandria |
| El Salvador | |
| Equatorial Guinea | |
| Eritrea | Asmara |
| Estonia | Tallinn |
| Eswatini | |
| Ethiopia | Aksum, Goba |
| Fiji | |
| Finland | |
| France | Paris, Toulouse, Reims |
| Gabon | |
| Gambia | |
| Georgia | |
| Germany | Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Frankfurt |
| Ghana | |
| Greece | Athens, Kalamata, Kavala |
| Grenada | |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City |
| Guinea | |
| Guinea-Bissau | |
| Guyana | |
| Haiti | |
| Holy See | |
| Honduras | |
| Hungary | Budapest |
| Iceland | |
| India | Bhopal, Chennai, Vadodara |
| Indonesia | Yogyakarta, Labuan Bajo |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Kerman, Bam, Tabriz |
| Iraq | Baghdad, Erbil |
| Ireland | Dublin, Kerry |
| Israel | Tel Aviv-Yafo |
| Italy | Palermo, Perugia, Bari |
| Jamaica | Kingston |
| Japan | Osaka, Shirahama |
| Jordan | Amman, Aqaba |
| Kazakhstan | |
| Kenya | |
| Kiribati | |
| Kuwait | |
| Kyrgyzstan | |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Vientiane, Savannakhet, Luang Prabang |
| Latvia | Riga |
| Lebanon | Beirut |
| Lesotho | |
| Liberia | |
| Libya | Tripoli |
| Lithuania | |
| Luxembourg | |
| Madagascar | Mahajanga, Morondava |
| Malawi | |
| Malaysia | Miri, Kuala Lumpur, Mulu |
| Maldives | |
| Mali | |
| Malta | |
| Marshall Islands | |
| Mauritania | |
| Mauritius | Port Louis |
| Mexico | Mexico City, San Jose del Cabo, Ciudad Juarez |
| Micronesia (Federated State of) | |
| Monaco | |
| Mongolia | |
| Montenegro | Tivat |
| Morocco | Fes |
| Mozambique | |
| Myanmar | Bagan/Nyaung-U |
| Namibia | |
| Nauru | |
| Nepal | |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | |
| New Zealand | |
| Nicaragua | |
| Niger | |
| Nigeria | |
| Niue | |
| North Macedonia | |
| Norway | Bergen |
| Oman | Muscat |
| Pakistan | Karachi, Moenjodaro, Peshawar |
| Palau | |
| Panama | |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Paraguay | |
| Peru | Cusco |
| Philippines | Puerto Princesa, Manila, Iloilo |
| Poland | Wroclaw, Gdansk, Krakow |
| Portugal | Porto, Lisbon, Terceira Island |
| Qatar | Doha |
| Republic of Korea | Seoul |
| Republic of Moldova | |
| Romania | Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca |
| Russian Federation | Moscow, Kazan, Vladivostok |
| Rwanda | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| Saint Lucia | |
| Saint Vincent and Grenadines | |
| Samoa | |
| San Marino | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Damman, Hofuf |
| Senegal | Tambacounda |
| Serbia | |
| Seychelles | Victoria |
| Sierra Leone | |
| Singapore | |
| Slovakia | |
| Slovenia | |
| Solomon Islands | |
| Somalia | |
| South Africa | Cape Town |
| South Sudan | |
| Spain | Seville, Madrid, Malaga |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo, Sigiriya, Kandy |
| State of Palestine | Amman (Jordan); Tel Aviv-Yafo (Israel) |
| Sudan | Khartoum |
| Suriname | |
| Sweden | |
| Switzerland | Zurich |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Aleppo |
| Tajikistan | |
| Thailand | |
| Timor-Leste | |
| Togo | |
| Tonga | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Tunisia | |
| Turkiye | Izmir, Denizli, Kars |
| Turkmenistan | |
| Tuvalu | |
| Uganda | Entebbe, Kihihi, Kisoro |
| Ukraine | Warsaw (Poland) |
| United Arab Emirates | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | London, Manchester, Liverpool |
| United Republic of Tanzania | |
| United States of America | El Paso, St Louis, Carlsbad |
| Uruguay | |
| Uzbekistan | |
| Vanuatu | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Ciudad Bolivar, Puerto Ordaz, Canaima |
| Viet Nam | Hanoi, Dong Hoi, Da Nang |
| Yemen | |
| Zambia | |
| Zimbabwe |
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