List of UNESCO World Heritage in Asia

On this page, the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the continent of Asia are listed by country. More detailed representations with a brief description and pictures of the world heritage sites can be found in the linked overview articles on the world heritage of the individual states.

The number at the beginning of each line indicates the year the site was added to the World Heritage List.
Sites of the world cultural heritage are marked with " K ", sites of the world natural heritage with " N ", mixed sites with " K / N ".
World Heritage sites that UNESCO has classified as particularly endangered and entered on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger are also marked with an " R ".

Egypt

2002 - area of the Katharinenkloster (K)

Other World Heritage Sites of Egypt are located in Africa .

Afghanistan

2002 - Minaret and archaeological finds from Jām (K, R )
2003 - Cultural landscape and archaeological sites of the Bamiyan Valley with the Buddha statues of Bamiyan (K, R )

Armenia

1996 - Haghpat and Sanahin Monasteries (K)
2000 - Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Churches and Zvartnots Archaeological Site (K)
2000 - Geghard Monastery in the Upper Azat Valley (K)

Azerbaijan

2000 - city of Baku with the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower (K)
2007 - Rock paintings and cultural landscape of Qobustan (K)
2019 - Old Town of Sheki with Khan Palace (K)

Bahrain

2005 - Archaeological Dig Site of Qal'at al-Bahrain (K)
2012 - Pearl fishing as evidence of an island economy (K)
2019 - Dilmun burial mound (K)

Bangladesh

1985 - Historical mosque town Bagerhat (K)
1985 - Ruins of the Buddhist monastery of Paharpur (K)
1997 - mangrove forests of the Sundarbans (N)

China

Forbidden City in Beijing

1987 - Great Wall of China (K)
1987 - Tai Shan Mountain Region (K / N)

1987 - Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing ( Forbidden City ) and Shenyang (K)

1987 - Mogao Grottoes (K)

1987 - Tomb of the first emperor of China Qin Shihuangdi (K)

1987 - Peking man found in Zhoukoudian (K)

1990 - Huang Shan Mountains (K / N)

1992 - Jiuzhaigou Valley Landscape Park (N)

1992 - Lime sinter terrace landscape Huanglong (N)

1992 - Wulingyuan Landscape Park (N)

1994 - summer residence and temple near Chengde (K)

1994 - Confucius temple , cemetery and residence of the Kong family in Qufu (K)

1994 - Daoist shrines in the mountains of Wudang Shan (K)

1994 - Potala Palace , Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka Palace in Lhasa (K)

1996 - Lu Shan National Park (K)

1996 - Mountain landscape Emei Shan and " Big Buddha of Leshan " (K / N)

1997 - Lijiang Old Town (K)

1997 - Old Town of Pingyao (K)

1997 - Suzhou Classical Gardens (K)

1998 - Imperial Garden ( Yíhéyuán Summer Palace ) near Beijing (K)

1998 - Temple of Heaven with imperial sacrificial altar in Beijing (K)

1999 - rock art by also (K)

1999 - Wuyi Mountains (K / N)

2000 - Xidi and Hongcun villages (K)

2000 - Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (K)

2000 - Longmen Grottoes (K)

2000 - Qingcheng Mountains and Dujiangyan Irrigation System (K)

2001 - Yungang Grottoes ("Cloud Ridge Grottoes") (K)

2003 - Protection zones in the area of the three parallel rivers of Yunnan (N)

2004 - capitals and tombs of the ancient kingdom of Koguryo (K)

2005 - Macau Historic Center (Aomen) (K)

2006 - Giant Pandas Reserves in Sichuan (e.g. Wolong Nature Reserve ) (N)

2006 - Yinxu (near Anyang ) (K)

2007 - Diaolou towers and villages in Kaiping (K)

Shilin Stone Forest

2007 - Karst landscape in southern China ( Shilin stone forest , Libo in Guizhou and Wulong in Chongqing ) (N)
2008 - Tulou - loam buildings in the province of Fujian (K)
2008 - Sanqing Shan National Park (N)
2009 - Wutai Shan , one of the four sacred mountains of Buddhism (K)
2010 - Historical Monuments of Dengfeng (K)
2010 - Danxia Shan near Shaoguan (N)
2011 - Landscape at the West Lake near Hangzhou (K)
2012 - Xanadu site (K)
2012 - Chengjiang Fossil Site (N)
2013 - Tian Shan Mountains in Xinjiang (N)
2013 - Hani Rice Terraces in Honghe of the Hani and Yi Autonomous District in Yunnan Province (K)
2014 - Routes of the Silk Road between Chang'an and the Tianshan Corridor (K, transnational with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan)
2014 - Kaiserkanal (K)
2015 - Tusi sites (K)
2016 - Rock paintings of the cultural landscape at the Hua Shan and the Zuo Jiang River (K)
2016 - Shennongjia Forest Area (N)
2017 - Qinghai Hoh Xil (N)
2017 - Kulangsu : a historic international settlement (K)
2019 - Liangzhu City Archaeological Ruins (K)
2019 - Migratory bird sanctuaries along the coast of the Yellow Sea - Gulf of Bohai (Phase I) (N)

Georgia

1994 - Historical monuments in Mtskheta (K)
1994 - Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery in Kutaisi (K, R )
1996 - Mountain villages of Upper Svaneti (K)

India

Taj Mahal

1983 - Ajanta Rock Temple (K)

1983 - Ellora cave temple (K)

1983 - Red Fort of Agra (K)

1983 - Taj Mahal (K)

1984 - Sun Temple of Konark (K)

1985 - Temple District of Mahabalipuram (K)

1985 - Kaziranga National Park (N)

1985 - Manas National Park (N)

1985 - Keoladeo National Park (N)

1986 - Churches and Monasteries of Goa (K)

1986 - Khajuraho Temple District (K)

1986 - Temple District of Hampi (K)

1986 - Mughal city of Fatehpur Sikri (K)

1987 - Pattadakal Temple Complex (K)

1987 - Elephanta Caves (K)

1987 - Great Temples of the Chola Dynasty (K, expanded in 2004)

Sundarbans National Park

1987 - Sundarbans National Park (N)
1988 - Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers National Park in Uttarakhand (N, expanded in 2005)
1989 - Buddhist shrine near Sanchi (K)
1993 - Humayun mausoleum in Delhi (K)
1993 - Qutub Minar with its mosques and tombs in Delhi , ( Qutub complex ) (K)
1999 - Mountain railways in India ( Darjeeling Himalayan Railway )
2005 expanded to include Nilgiri Mountain Railway
2008 expanded to include Kalka-Shimla Railway
2002 - Mahabodhi Temple of Bodhgaya (K)
2003 - Bhimbetka Caves (K)
2004 - Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (K)
2004 - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai (K)
2007 - Red Fort in Delhi (K)
2010 - Jantar Mantar historical observatory in Jaipur (K)
2012 - Western Ghats (N)
2013 - Mountain fortresses of Rajasthan (K)
2014 - Great Himalayan National Park (N)
2014 - Rani Ki Vav (Queen's Stepwell) in Patan , Gujarat (K)
2016 - archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara (K)
2016 - Khangchendzonga National Park (C / N)
2016 - The architectural work of Le Corbusier (K, transnational), from India the Capitol complex in Chandigarh
2017 - Old City of Ahmedabad (K)
2018 - Victorian Gothic and Art Deco ensembles in Mumbai (K)
2019 - Jaipur , Rajasthan (K)

Indonesia

Krakatau

1991 - Komodo National Park (N)
1991 - Ujung Kulon National Park on Java with the volcano Anak Krakatau (N)
1991 - Buddhist temples of Borobudur (K)
1991 - Hindu temple of Prambanan (K)
1996 - Sangiran paleontological site (K)
2004 - Tropical rainforests of Sumatra : Gunung Leuser National Park , Kerinchi-Seblat National Park and Barisan Selatan National Park (N, R )

2012 - Cultural landscape of the province of Bali : The Subak system as a manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana philosophy (K)

2019 - Mining legacy of the Ombilin colliery in Sawahlunto

Indonesia also has a World Heritage Site outside of Asia.

Iraq

Erbil Citadel

1985 - Ruins of the Parthian city of Hatra (K, R )
2003 - Aššur (K, R )
2007 - Archaeological City of Samarra (K, R )
2014 - Citadel of Erbil (K)
2016 - Al-Ahwar marshland in southern Iraq (C / N)
2019 - Babylon (K)

Iran

Persepolis

1979 - ruined city of Persepolis (K)
1979 - Ruined city of Chogha Zanbil (K)
1979 - Königsplatz Meidan-e Shah of Isfahan (K)
2003 - Tacht-e Suleiman Archaeological Site (K)
2004 - Pasargadae (K)
2004 - Citadel of Bam (K, R )
2005 - Soltanije with Öldscheitü mausoleum (K)
2006 - Rock relief from Bisotun (K)
2008 - Armenian monasteries in Iran: St. Thaddeus Monastery , Monastery St. Stephanos and Chapel of Dzordzor (K)
2009 - Historical irrigation system of Shushar (K)
2010 - Shrine and tomb of Sheikh Safi ad-Din (K) in Ardabil
2010 - Historical bazaar complex of Tabriz (K)

Isfahan Friday Mosque

2011 - The Persian Garden (K), 9 gardens in as many provinces

2012 - Gonbad-e Qabus (K)

2012 - Isfahan Friday Mosque (K)

2013 - Golestan Palace (K) in Tehran

2014 - Ruins of Schahr-e Suchte (K)

2015 - Maymand Cultural Landscape (K)

2015 - ruined city of Susa (K)

2016 - Desert Lut (N)

2016 - The Persian Qanats (K)

2017 - Old town of Yazd (K)

2018 - Archaeological landscape of the Sassanids in the Fars region (K)

2019 - Hyrcanic Forests (N)

Israel

Masada

2001 - Masada (K)

2001 - Old City of Akko (K)

2003 - White City of Tel Aviv - the modern movement (K)

2005 - Biblical settlement mounds - Megiddo , Hasor and Be'er Scheva (K)

2005 - Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (K)

2008 - Baha'i Holy Places in Haifa and Western Galilee (K)

2012 - Places of human evolution in the Carmel Mountains : Nahal Me'arot caves in Wadi el-Mughara (K)

2014 - Caves of Marissa and Bet Guvrin in the lowlands of Judea as a microcosm of the "land of the caves" (K)

2015 - Bet She'arim necropolis - landmark of the Jewish renewal (K)

Japan

Peace Memorial in Hiroshima

1993 - noble residence Himeji-jo (K)
1993 - Buddhist shrines of Hōryū-ji (K)
1993 - Yakushima Cedar Forest (N)
1993 - beech forest of Shirakami (N)
1994 - Historical Kyōto (Kyōto, Uji and Ōtsu) (K)
1995 - Historical Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (K)
1996 - Peace Memorial in Hiroshima (K)
1996 - Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (K)
1998 - Monuments and gardens of the imperial city of Nara (K)
1999 - Shrines and Temples of Nikko (K)
2000 - Archaeological Sites ( Gusuku ) of the Kingdom of the Ryukyu Islands (K)

Fuji

2004 - Holy places and pilgrimage routes in the Kii Mountains (K)
2005 - Shiretoko (N)
2007 - Iwami-Ginzan and cultural landscape ( Ōda (K)
2011 - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites of Hiraizumi (K)
2011 - Ogasawara Islands (N)
2013 - Fuji (K)
2014 - Tomioka silk mill and silk factory in Tomioka (K)
2015 - Meiji Period Industrial Revolution Sites (K)
2016 - The architectural work of Le Corbusier (K, transnational), from Japan the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo
2017 - Sacred Okinoshima Island and related sites in Munakata (K) region
2018 - Hidden Christian Sites in Nagasaki Region (K)
2019 - Kofun group from Mozu-Foruichi: Barrows from ancient Japan (K)

Yemen

Old City of Sanaa

1982 - Old town of Shibam with the city wall (K, R )
1988 - Old City of Sanaa (K, R )
1993 - Medina of Zabid (K, R )

Yemen also has a world heritage site in Africa.

Jerusalem

1981 - Old town and city wall of Jerusalem (K, R ) on the proposal of Jordan, is not assigned to a state by UNESCO

Jordan

Ad Deir rock temple in Petra

1985 - Petra ruins (K)
1985 - Desert castle Qusair 'Amra (K)
2004 - Archaeological site Um er-Rasas (K)
2011 - Wadi Rum (K / N)
2015 - Baptism site Bethany across the Jordan ( Al-Maghtas ) (K)

Cambodia

Angkor Wat

1992 - Angkor (K)
2008 - Preah Vihear Temple (K)
2017 - Temple complex of Sambor Prei Kuk , archaeological site of ancient Ishanapura (K)

Kazakhstan

2003 - Mausoleum of Hodscha Ahmad Yasawi (K)
2004 - petroglyphs from the archaeological excavations of Tamgaly (K)
2008 - Saryarka , steppe and lakes of northern Kazakhstan: nature reserves Naurzum and Qorgalschyn (N)
2014 - Routes of the Silk Road between Chang'an and the Tianshan Corridor (K, transnational with China and Kyrgyzstan)
2016 - Western Tian Shan Mountains (N, transnational with Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan)

Qatar

2013 - Archaeological Sites of Al Zubarah (K)

Kyrgyzstan

Sary Chelek Lake in the western Tian Shan Mountains

2009 - Suleiman-Too (K)
2014 - Silk Roads: the road network of the Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor (K, transnational with China and Kazakhstan)
2016 - Western Tian Shan Mountains (N, transnational with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan)

Laos

1995 - Luang Prabang with the royal palace and Buddhist monasteries (K)
2001 - Wat Phou temple district and Champasak cultural landscape (K)
2019 - Megalithic Jugs in Xieng Khouang - Plain of Stone Jugs (K)

Lebanon

Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek

1984 - ruins of Anjar (K)
1984 - Ruins of Baalbek (K)
1984 - Byblos ruins (K)
1984 - Ruins of Tire (K)
1998 - Sacred Valley Wadi Qadisha and the group of trees "Cedars of the Lord" (K / N)