World Heritage in Bangladesh

The world heritage in Bangladesh (as of 2016) includes three UNESCO world heritage sites , including two world cultural heritage sites and one world natural heritage site. Bangladesh joined the World Heritage Convention in 1983, and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 1985. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 1997.

World heritage sites

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

 Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Historical mosque town of Bagerhat ( location )	1985	K	321	The mosque town of Bagerhat, formerly Khalifatabad, includes numerous Islamic monuments from the 15th and 16th centuries. The 'sixty-domed mosque' built on a rectangular floor plan and made of fired bricks is particularly well-known.
	Ruins of the Buddhist monastery of Paharpur ( location )	1985	K	322	Paharpur is a ruin site whose buildings were built at the time of the Buddhist Pala dynasty (8th to 12th centuries). The original monastery complex covered nine hectares and the monastery was an important intellectual and spiritual center far beyond the region.
	Mangrove forests of the Sundarbans ( location )	1997	N	798	The Sundarbans (Bengali for "beautiful forest") are the largest mangrove forests on earth. They cover an area of ​​about 10,000 km² and extend across borders into Bangladesh (about 6,000 km²) and India (about 4,000 km²). Around 2,700 km² are protected as nature parks. They have a unique flora and fauna and are the last retreats for endangered animal species such as the Bengal tiger .

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

Currently (2016) five sites are entered in the tentative list of Bangladesh, the last entry was made in 1999. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

 Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Mahasthangarh and its surroundings ( location )	1999	K	1208	urban archaeological site
	Lalmai Mainamati Monument Group	1999	K	1209
	Lalbag Fort ( location )	1999	K	1210	Lalbag Fort is an unfinished fortress from the Mughal era in the south of what is now Dhaka.
	Halud Vihara	1999	K	1211	Halud Vihara is a former medieval Buddhist temple complex, which is about 14 km west-southwest of Paharpur is
	Jagaddala Vihara	1999	K	1212	Jagaddala Mahavihara is a former Buddhist monastery from the 11th / 12th. Century of which extensive ruins exist.

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.

 Map with all coordinates of former World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Diangar Pahar	1993-1996	K
	Sitakot Vihara	1993-1996	K		archaeological site in the Dinajpur district

Web links

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

• Bangladesh on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bangladesh. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 30, 2016 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Bangladesh. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 30, 2016 . 
3. ^ Former Tentative Sites of Bangladesh. In: World Heritage Site. Accessed June 30, 2016 . 

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