List of UNESCO Global Geoparks in Asia

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On this page, sorted by country, the sites in the continent of Asia are listed that have been recognized by UNESCO as part of the International Geoscience and Geoparks Program (IGGP) as UNESCO Global Geopark and are therefore members of the Global Geopark Network.

The year denotes the year the site was recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark. Years before 2015 mean that this year the Geopark was accepted as a member of the Global Geoparks Network, which was integrated into the IGGP in 2015 and whose members were then awarded the title UNESCO Global Geopark .

Indonesia

image	designation	year	surface	Remarks
	Batur	2012		Batur (volcano)
	Gunung Sewu	2015

Iran

image	designation	year	surface	Remarks
	Qeschm			was already a member of the Global Network of National Geoparks from 2006–2012

Japan

image	designation	year	surface	Remarks
	Toya-usu	2009
	Itoigawa	2009
	San'in Kaigan National Park	2010		Tottori Dune , Kasumi Coast , Takeno Coast , Tajima-mihonoura
	Ounces	2010
	Muroto	2011
	Oki Islands	2013		Oki Islands
	Aso	2014
	Mont Apoi	2015		Peridotites caused by plate collisions and the alpine flora on Mount Apoi

Malaysia

image	designation	year	surface	Remarks
	Langkawi Geopark	2007		Langkawi

South Korea

image	designation	year	surface	Remarks
	korean island of jeju	2010		Jeju-do

Thailand

image	designation	year	surface	Remarks

Turkey

image	designation	year	surface	Remarks
	Kula	2013		Kula (Turkey) volcano

Vietnam

image	designation	year	surface	Remarks
	Đồng Văn karst plateau	2010		Đồng Văn

People's Republic of China

image	designation	year	surface	Remarks
	Danxiashan	2004		Sandstone landscape of Danxia Shan , Guangdong Province
	Huangshan	2004		Huang Shan National Park, Anhui Province
	Lushan	2004		Lu Shan , UNESCO World Heritage, Jiangxi Province
	Shilin	2004		Shilin or Lunan Stone Forest , Yunnan Province , UNESCO World Heritage, one of the three outstanding examples of the South China Karst , as such part of the United Nations Environment Program .
	Songshan	2004		Song Shan or the Great Middle Peak (中嶽 / 中岳 Zhōng Yuè), one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism , Henan Province
	Wudalianchi	2004		Five volcanic lakes near Wudalianchi , Heilongjiang Province , UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
	Yuntaishan	2004		Yuntaishan , Jiangsu Province
	Zhangjiajie	2004		Wulingyuan sandstone pillars near Zhangjiajie , Hunan Province . UNESCO world heritage
	Witches	2005		Hexingten National Park near Zalantun , Inner Mongolia
	Training	2005		Jin Hu National Park at Taining , Fujian Province
	Xingwen	2005		Karst landscape of the Xingwen Geopark
	Dunhuang Yardang Geopark	2005		Yardang landscape in the Lop Nor desert in Gansu Province
	Fangshan	2006		Fangshan Geopark in Hebei Province , near Beijing , u. a. with the site of the Peking man at Zhoukoudian
	Funiushan	2006		Funiu Shan , Henan Province
	Jingpo Hu	2006		Jingpo Lake , Heilongjiang Province
	Leiqiong	2006		Leiqiong Geopark between Haikou , Hainan Province and Zhanjiang , including the Huguang Maar , a volcanic maar, as a climate archive
	Tai Shan	2006		Tai Shan , Shandong Province , the Great Eastern Peak (東嶽 / 东岳 Dōng Yuè), one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism . UNESCO world heritage
	Wangwu Shan	2006		Wangwu Shan , Henan Province
	Longhushan	2008		Longhu Shan , the Dragon and Tiger Mountain, is the headquarters of Heavenly Master Daoism
	Zigong	2008		Dinosaur Museum of the Salt City of Zigong , Sichuan Province , with mounted skeletons of Omeisaurus , Gigantspinosaurus , Yangchuanosaurus , Huayangosaurus and Xiaosaurus .
	Alxa (Alashan) desert	2009		Giant dunes in the Badain Jaran Desert (Badanjilin Shamo) ( Biluthu , highest dune in the world), Badain Jaran and Tengger Desert (Tenggeli Shamo) with the world's most desert lakes
	Qinling Zhongnanshan	2009
	Ningde	2010		Ningde
	Leye-Fengshan	2010		Leye
	Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark	2011	150 km²	u. a. hexagonal volcanic stone pillars
	Tianzhushan	2011
	Sanqingshan	2012		UNESCO World Heritage (since 2008)
	Sennongjia	2013
	Yanqing	2013
	Kunlun	2014
	Dali Cangshan	2014
	Zhijindong	2015		Karst landscape, such as caves, sinkholes, gorges around Zhijindong
	Dunhuang	2015		Rock formations in the Dunhuang region that were created by wind erosion as well as cave formations of cultural and historical importance ( Mogao grottoes )

See also : List of Geoparks in the People's Republic of China

Cyprus

image	designation	year	surface	Remarks
(more pictures)	Troodos ( location  -  link )	2015	1,147 km²	Ophiolites and plutonic rocks in the Troodos Mountains

Web links

• List of UNESCO Global Geoparks on the UNESCO website
• Members list on the website of the Global Geoparks Network (English)

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap