World Heritage in Jamaica

The world heritage in Jamaica (as of 2016) includes a mixed UNESCO world heritage site of the world cultural and natural heritage. Jamaica joined the World Heritage Convention in 1983, and the only World Heritage site to date was added to the World Heritage List in 2015.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Jamaica 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 ).

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Blue and John Crow Mountains	2015	K / N	1356

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) two sites are entered in the tentative list of Jamaica, the last entry was made in 2009. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Port Royal underwater city	2009	K	5430	The nomination had already been rejected once in 1988, and the new nomination for 2019 was also rejected.
	Seville Heritage Park	2009	K	5431	Parking area 1.2 km², Seville's nomination in 1988 was rejected

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These sites were previously on the tentative list, but were withdrawn or rejected by UNESCO.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
	White Marl Arawak Arch site	1987-1988	K		Withdrawn from Jamaica in 1988
	Mason River Field Station	1987-1988	K		Withdrawn from Jamaica in 1988
	Spanish Town	1988-1988	K		Withdrawn from Jamaica
	Headquarters House in Kingston	1988-1988	K		Withdrawn from Jamaica
	Falmouth Historic Zone	1988-1988	K		The historic center of the city of Falmouth on the north coast of Jamaica is considered to be one of the best preserved in the Caribbean Withdrawn from Jamaica

Web links

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

• Jamaica on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jamaica. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 13, 2017 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Jamaica. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 13, 2017 . 
3. ^ Former Tentative Sites of Jamaica. In: World Heritage Site. Retrieved June 13, 2017 . 

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