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List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia
This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
- Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
- Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
- The Sundarbans
- The Great Wall (1987)
- Mount Taishan, Shandong province (1987)
- Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, in Beijing (1987) and Shenyang (2004)
- Mogao Caves, in Dunhuang, Gansu proivince (1987)
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor in Xi'an, Shaanxi province (1987)
- Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, Beijing Municipality (1987)
- Mount Huangshan, Anhui province (1990)
- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Sichuan province (1992)
- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Sichuan province (1992)
- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Hunan province (1992)
- Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde, Hebei province (1994)
- Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu, Shandong province (1994)
- Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains, Hubei province (1994)
- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet (1994, 2000, 2001)
- Lushan National Park, Jiangxi province (1996)
- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area in Sichuan province (1996)
- Old Town of Lijiang, Yunnan province (1997)
- Ancient City of Ping Yao, Shanxi province (1997)
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Jiangsu province (1997, 2000)
- Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
- Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
- Mount Wuyi , Fujian province (1999)
- Dazu Stone Carvings, Chongqing municipality (1999)
- Mount Qincheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Sichuan province (2000)
- Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun (2000)
- Longmen Grottoes, near Luoyang, Henan province (2000)
- Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2000, 2003, 2004), including the Ming Dynasty Tombs
- Yungang Grottoes, in Datong, Shanxi province (2001)
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003)
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (2004)
- (The Old City of Jerusalem is within East Jerusalem, which has been under Israeli control since 1967, but is not recognized as Israeli territory by the UN and many countries. The site was proposed as a World Heritage site in 1981 by Jordan, which withdrew its claims to the city in 1988.)
- Town of Luang Phrabang
- Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape
- Anjar
- Baalbek
- Byblos
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley ) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab )
- Tyre
- Arabian Oryx Sanctuary
- Archaeological sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
- Bahla Fort
- The Frankincense Trail
- Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
- Historic City of Ayutthaya and Associated Historic Towns
- Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns - this includes the Kampang Phet historical park and the Si Satchanalai historical park
- Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
- State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv"
- Historic Centre of Bukhara
- Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
- Itchan Kala
- Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures
- Historic Town of Zabid
- Old City of Sana'a
- Old Walled City of Shibam
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Last updated: 10-11-2005 03:12:16
Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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