World Heritage Sites In Asia

Afghanistan

• 2002: Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
• 2003: Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley

Bangladesh  

• 1985: Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
• 1997: The Sundarbans 

Cambodia

• 1992: Angkor 
• 2008: Temple of Preah Vihear
• 2017: Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura
• 2023: Koh Ker: Archaeological Site of Ancient Lingapura or Chok Gargyar

China:

• 1987: Mogao Caves
• 1987: Mount Taishan
• 1987: Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
• 1987: Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
• 1987: The Great Wall
• 1990: Mount Huangshan
• 1992: Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• 1992: Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• 1992: Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
• 1994: Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
• 1994: Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
• 1994: Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
• 1994: Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
• 1996: Lushan National Park
• 1996: Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
• 1997: Ancient City of Ping Yao
• 1997: Classical Gardens of Suzhou
• 1997: Old Town of Lijiang
• 1998: Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
• 1998: Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
• 1999: Dazu Rock Carvings
• 1999: Mount Wuyi
• 2000: Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
• 2000: Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
• 2000: Longmen Grottoes
• 2001: Yungang Grottoes
• 2003: Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
• 2004: Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
• 2005: Historic Centre of Macao 
• 2006: Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries – Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
• 2006: Yin Xu
• 2007: Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
• 2007: South China Karst
• 2008: Fujian Tulou
• 2008: Mount Sanqingshan National Park
• 2010: China Danxia
• 2010: Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
• 2011: West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou
• 2013: Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
• 2013: Xinjiang Tianshan
• 2014: Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor *
• 2014: The Grand Canal
• 2015: Tusi Sites
• 2016: Hubei Shennongjia
• 2016: Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
• 2017: Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement
• 2018: Fanjingshan
• 2019: Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City
• 2021: Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China
• 2023: Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er

India

• 1983: Agra Fort
• 1983: Ajanta Caves
• 1983: Ellora Caves
• 1983: Taj Mahal
• 1984: Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
• 1984: Sun Temple, Konârak
• 1985: Kaziranga National Park
• 1985: Keoladeo National Park
• 1985: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
• 1986: Churches and Convents of Goa
• 1986: Fatehpur Sikri
• 1986: Khajuraho Group of Monuments
• 1987: Elephanta Caves
• 1987: Great Living Chola Temples
• 1987: Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
• 1987: Sundarbans National Park
• 1988: Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
• 1989: Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
• 1993: Humayun’s Tomb
• 1993: Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
• 1999: Mountain Railways of India 
• 2002: Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
• 2003: Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
• 2004: Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
• 2004: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) 
• 2007: Red Fort Complex
• 2010: The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
• 2012: Western Ghats
• 2013: Hill Forts of Rajasthan 
• 2014: Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
• 2016: Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar
• 2016: Khangchendzonga National Park
• 2016: The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
• 2017: Historic City of Ahmadabad
• 2018: Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
• 2019: Jaipur City, Rajasthan
• 2021: Dholavira: a Harappan City
• 2021: Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana
• 2023: Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas
• 2023: Santiniketan

Indonesia

• 1991: Borobudur Temple Compounds
• 1991: Komodo National Park 
• 1991: Prambanan Temple Compounds
• 1996: Sangiran Early Man Site
• 2004: Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
• 2012: Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy
• 2023: The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

• 1979: Meidan Emam, Esfahan
• 1979: Persepolis
• 1979: Tchogha Zanbil

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

• 2004: Bam and its Cultural Landscape
• 2008: Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
• 2009: Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
• 2010: Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
• 2010: Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
• 2011: The Persian Garden
• 2012: Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan
• 2013: Golestan Palace
• 2016: Lut Desert 
• 2016: The Persian Qanat
• 2017: Historic City of Yazd
• 2018: Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region
• 2019: Hyrcanian Forests *
• 2021: Trans-Iranian Railway
• 2023: The Persian Caravanserai

Japan

• 1993: Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
• 1993: Himeji-jo
• 1993: Yakushima
• 1994: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) 
• 1995: Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
• 1996: Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
• 1996: Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
• 1998: Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
• 1999: Shrines and Temples of Nikko
• 2000: Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
• 2005: Shiretoko
• 2011: Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
• 2011: Ogasawara Islands
• 2013: Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
• 2014: Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
• 2015: Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
• 2016: The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
• 2018: Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
• 2019: Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan
• 2021: Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

Kazakhstan

• 2003: Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
• 2016: Western Tien-Shan

Kyrgyzstan

• 2016: Western Tien-Shan

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

• 2001: Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape
• 2019: Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars

Mongolia

• 2023: Deer Stone Monuments and Related Bronze Age Sites

Myanmar

• 2019: Bagan

NEPAL

• 1979: Kathmandu Valley
• 1979: Sagarmatha National Park

Nepal

• 1984: Chitwan National Park
• 1997: Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

Pakistan

• 1980: Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
• 1980: Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
• 1980: Taxila
• 1981: Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
• 1981: Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta

Philippines

• 1993: Baroque Churches of the Philippines
• 1995: Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
• 1999: Historic City of Vigan
• 1999: Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
• 2014: Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

Republic of Korea

• 1995: Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
• 1997: Changdeokgung Palace Complex
• 1997: Hwaseong Fortress
• 2000: Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
• 2007: Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
• 2010: Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
• 2014: Namhansanseong
• 2018: Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea
• 2023: Gaya Tumuli

Singapore

• 2015: Singapore Botanic Gardens

Sri Lanka

• 1982: Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
• 1982: Ancient City of Sigiriya
• 1982: Sacred City of Anuradhapura
• 1988: Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
• 1988: Sacred City of Kandy
• 1988: Sinharaja Forest Reserve
• 1991: Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
• 2010: Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

Tajikistan

• 2023: Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor *

Thailand

• 1991: Historic City of Ayutthaya
• 1991: Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
• 2005: Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex
• 2021: Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex
• 2023: The Ancient Town of Si Thep and its Associated Dvaravati Monuments

Uzbekistan

• 1990: Itchan Kala
• 1993: Historic Centre of Bukhara
• 2000: Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
• 2001: Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures
• 2016: Western Tien-Shan
• 2023: Cold Winter Deserts of Turan

Viet Nam

• 1993: Complex of Hué Monuments
• 1994: Ha Long Bay
• 1999: Hoi An Ancient Town
• 1999: My Son Sanctuary
• 2003: Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
• 2010: Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi
• 2011: Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
• 2014: Trang An Landscape Complex