Currently there are 911 places on the
UNESCO's World Heritage Sites list.
910WHS in total
What is a World Heritage Site?
- A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place of special cultural or physical significance.
- The goal of this list is to commit the international community to preserve each site.
- The list is maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 state parties which are elected by their General Assembly.
704cultural WHS
What is a cultural WHS?
- A masterpiece of human creative genius.
- An important interchange of human values.
- A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization.
- An outstanding example of a type of building which illustrates a significant stage in human history.
- An outstanding example of a traditional human settlement.
- Is directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions.
179natural WHS
What is a natural WHS?
- A superlative natural phenomena or areas an exceptional natural beauty.
- An outstanding example representing major stages of Earth’s history.
- An outstanding example representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes.
- One of the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.
