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This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, Australia and the Pacific. Afghanistan- Minaret of Jam
- Buddhas of Bamiyan
Armenia- Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
- Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
- Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley
Australia- Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh/Naracoorte)
- Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves
- Fraser Island
- Fremantle Prison
- Great Barrier Reef
- Greater Blue Mountains Area
- Heard and McDonald Islands
- Kakadu National Park
- Lord Howe Island
- Macquarie Island
- Purnululu National Park
- Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
- Shark Bay
- Tasmanian Wilderness
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
- Wet Tropics of Queensland
- Willandra Lakes Region
Bahrain- Qal'at al-Bahrain Archaeological Site
- Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
- The Sundarbans
CambodiaChina- The Great Wall (1987)
- Mount Taishan, Shandong province (1987)
- Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing (the Forbidden City) (1987) and Shenyang (Mukden Palace) (2004)
- Mogao Caves, 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 in 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, including the Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka, Lhasa, Tibet (1994, 2000, 2001)
- Lushan National Park, Jiangxi province (1996)
- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, 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 Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Sichuan province (2000)
- Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun (2000)
- Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Henan province (2000)
- Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including the Ming Dynasty Tombs and the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (2000, 2003, 2004)
- Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi province (2001)
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003)
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Goguryeo Kingdom (2004)
- Historic Centre of Macao (2005)
Georgia- Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery
- City-Museum Reserve of Mtskheta
- Upper Svaneti
Indonesia- Borobudur Temple Compounds
- Komodo National Park
- Lorentz National Park
- Prambanan Temple Compounds
- Sangiran Early Man Site
- Ujung Kulon National Park
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, including Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
Iran- Bam Cultural Landscape
- Naghsh-i Jahan Square
- Pasargadae
- Persepolis
- Tchogha Zanbil
- Takht-e Soleyman
- Dome of Soltaniyeh
Iraq- Hatra
- Assur (Qal'at Sherqat)
Israel- Masada
- Old City of Acre
- The White City of Tel-Aviv - The Modern Movement
- Biblical Tells - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
- Incense Route
- Cities in the Negev - Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat, Shivta - Old City of Jerusalem
See also Jerusalem Japan - Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
- Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
- Himeji-jo
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
- The Ryōan-ji, a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan.
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
- Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
- Shirakami-Sanchi
- Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido
- Shrines and Temples of Nikko
- Yakushima
Jerusalem- Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
- (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.)
Jordan- Petra
- Quseir Amra
- Um er-Rasas (Kastron Mefa'a)
Kazakhstan- The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi
- Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
Korea, North- Complex of Goguryeo Tombs
Korea, South- Changdeokgung Palace Complex
- Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
- Gyeongju Historic Areas
- Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
- Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon
- Jongmyo Shrine
- Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
See also: National treasures of Korea Lao People's Democratic Republic- Town of Luang Phrabang
- Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape
Lebanon- Anjar
- Baalbek
- Byblos
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)
- Tyre
Malaysia- Gunung Mulu National Park
- Kinabalu Park
Mongolia- Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
- Uvs Nuur Basin (shared with Russian Federation)
Nepal- Kathmandu Valley
- Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
- Royal Chitwan National Park
- Sagarmatha National Park
New Zealand- New Zealand sub-antarctic islands (Snares Islands, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands and Campbell Islands)
- Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand (Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Westland/Tai Poutini National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park and Fiordland National Park)
- Tongariro National Park
Oman- Arabian Oryx Sanctuary
- Archaeological sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
- Bahla Fort
- The Frankincense Trail
Pakistan- Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
- Buddhist Ruins at Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
- Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
- Historic Monuments of Thatta
- Rohtas Fort
- Taxila
Philippines- Baroque Churches of the Philippines
- Historic Town of Vigan
- Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
- Banaue Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
- Tubbataha Reef Marine Park
Russian Federation (Asian Russia) See also List of World Heritage Sites in European Russia - Central Sikhote-Alin
- Golden Mountains of Altai
- Lake Baikal
- Volcanoes of Kamchatka
- Uvs Nuur Basin (shared with Mongolia)
- Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve
Solomon Islands- Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
- Ancient City of Sigiriya
- Golden Temple of Dambulla
- Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
- Sacred City of Anuradhapura
- Sacred City of Kandy
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve
- Galle Dutch Fort
- Maradana and Panchikawatte
- Aluthkade and Manning Market
Syria- Ancient City of Aleppo
- Ancient City of Bosra
- Ancient City of Damascus
- Site of Palmyra
Thailand- Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
- Historic City of Ayutthaya and Associated Historic Towns
- Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
- Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
- Dong Phaya Yen – Khao Yai Forest Complex
Turkmenistan- Kunya-Urgench
- Ancient Merv
Uzbekistan- Historic Centre of Bukhara
- Historic Centre of Shahrisabz
- Itchan Kala in Khiva
- Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures
Vietnam- Complex of Hué Monuments
- Ha Long Bay
- Hoi An Ancient Town
- My Son Sanctuary
- Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Yemen- Historic Town of Zabid
- Old City of Sana'a
- Old Walled City of Shibam
See also - List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
- List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
- List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas
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