World heritage in Afghanistan

The world heritage in Afghanistan includes two UNESCO world heritage sites , both of which are world cultural heritage sites. Afghanistan ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1979, and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 2002. The last World Heritage Site to date was registered in 2003, and both sites are on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger .

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
The minaret of Jam (further pictures)	Minaret and archaeological relics of Jam ( location )	2002	K (R)	211	The minaret of Jam is one of the most art-historical buildings of Islamism in Central Asia ; second tallest brick minaret in the world. Heritage criteria met : ii, iii, iv Official: Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam / Minaret et vestiges archéologiques de Djam
The larger Buddha statue before and after the destruction (more pictures)	Cultural landscape and archaeological relics of the Bamyian Valley ( location )	2003	K (R)	208	Many cultural sites from both the Buddhist and Islamic ages. This includes the 53 m and 35 m high Buddha statues by Bamiyan , which were carved from red sandstone in the 6th century and destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 . Criteria met for cultural heritage : i, ii, iii, iv, vi Official: Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley / Paysage culturel et vestiges archéologiques de la vallée de Bamiyan

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list .

Current World Heritage candidates

As of 2018, four sites are entered in the tentative list of Afghanistan, the last entry was made in 2009. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year they were included in the tentative list.

 Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
Herat Citadel	City of Herat ( location )	2004	K	1927	many architecturally and culturally outstanding buildings
Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa in Balkh	City of Balkh (ancient Baktra) ( location )	2004	K	1928	mainly ancient relics and ruins, but also preserved buildings
(more pictures)	Band-e-Amir lakes ( location )	2004	N	1946	a national park since 2009
(more pictures)	Bagh-e Babur ( location )	2009	K	5469	Gardens of the Babur in Kabul

Former World Heritage candidates

These sites were previously on the tentative list, but were withdrawn or rejected by UNESCO. Sites that are included in other entries on the tentative list or that are part of world heritage sites are not taken into account here.

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
Site plan (more pictures)	Ai Khanoum ( location )	1983-1983	K		archaeological excavation site with relics from around 145 BC Destroyed Greco-Bactrian city.

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Afghanistan on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Afghanistan. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 22, 2017 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Afghanistan. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 22, 2017 . 
3. ^ Former Tentative Sites of Afghanistan. In: World Heritage Site. Retrieved June 22, 2017 (English). 

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap