World Heritage Sites (and more) In Asia

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Biosphere reserve sites are tagged with 🟩 green.
Global geopark sites are tagged with 🟨 yellow.
Creative cities sites are tagged with 🟦 blue.

• AFGHANISTAN
  • Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
• BANGLADESH
  • Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
• CAMBODIA
  • Angkor
  • Koh Ker: Archaeological Site of Ancient Lingapura or Chok Gargyar
• CHINA
  • Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
  • Ancient City of Ping Yao
  • Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
  • Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City
  • Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
  • China Danxia
  • Classical Gardens of Suzhou
  • Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
  • Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er
  • Dazu Rock Carvings
  • Fanjingshan
  • Fujian Tulou
  • Historic Centre of Macao
  • Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
  • Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
  • Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
  • Hubei Shennongjia
  • Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
  • Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
  • Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
  • Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
  • Mogao Caves
  • Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
  • Mount Huangshan
  • Yungang Grottoes
• INDIA
  • Agra Fort
  • Ajanta Caves
  • Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar
  • Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
  • Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
  • Churches and Convents of Goa
  • Dholavira: a Harappan City
  • Elephanta Caves
  • Ellora Caves
  • Fatehpur Sikri
  • Great Living Chola Temples
  • Group of Monuments at Hampi
  • Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
  • Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
  • Hill Forts of Rajasthan
  • Historic City of Ahmadabad
  • Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
  • Jaipur City, Rajasthan
  • Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana
  • Kaziranga National Park
  • Keoladeo National Park
  • Khajuraho Group of Monuments
  • Khangchendzonga National Park
  • Mountain Railways of India
  • Taj Mahal
• INDONESIA
  • Borobudur Temple Compounds
  • Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy
  • Komodo National Park
• IRAN (Islamic Republic of)
  • Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
  • Bam and its Cultural Landscape
  • Golestan Palace
  • Historic City of Yazd
  • Hyrcanian Forests *[IR]
  • Lut Desert
  • Meidan Emam, Esfahan
  • Tchogha Zanbil
• JAPAN
  • Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
  • Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
  • Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
  • Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
  • Himeji-jo
  • Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
  • 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
  • Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
  • Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
• LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  • Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and Hin Nam No National Park *(LA)
  • Town of Luang Prabang
• MALAYSIA
  • Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley
  • Crocker Range 🟩
  • Forest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park Selangor
  • Gunung Mulu National Park
  • Ipoh 🟦
  • Kinabalu Park
  • Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark 🟨
  • Kinabatangan 🟩
  • Kuala Lumpur 🟦
  • Kuching 🟦
  • Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark 🟨
  • Lenggong UNESCO Global Geopark 🟨
  • Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
  • Penang Hill 🟩
  • Sarawak Delta UNESCO Global Geopark 🟨
  • Tasik Chini 🟩
  • The Archaeological Heritage of Niah National Park’s Caves Complex
• MONGOLIA
  • Deer Stone Monuments and Related Bronze Age Sites
• MYANMAR
  • Bagan
• NEPAL
  • Chitwan National Park
  • Kathmandu Valley
• PAKISTAN
  • Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
  • Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
  • Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
  • Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
• PHILIPPINES
  • Baroque Churches of the Philippines
  • Historic City of Vigan
  • Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
• REPUBLIC OF KOREA
  • Changdeokgung Palace Complex
  • Gaya Tumuli
  • Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
  • Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
  • Hwaseong Fortress
  • Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
• SRI LANKA
  • Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
  • Ancient City of Sigiriya
  • Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
• THAILAND
  • Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex
  • Historic City of Ayutthaya
  • Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
  • Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex
• UZBEKISTAN
  • Cold Winter Deserts of Turan *(UZ)
  • Historic Centre of Bukhara
  • Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
  • Itchan Kala
• VIET NAM
  • Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi
  • Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
  • Complex of Hué Monuments
  • Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago
  • Hoi An Ancient Town
  • Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and Hin Nam No National Park *(VN)

Featured Image

Bali, Indonesia (Imacim, Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 4.0).

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