World Heritage in Laos
The world heritage in Laos (as of 2019) includes three UNESCO world heritage sites , all of which are world cultural heritage sites. Laos ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1987, and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 1995. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 2019.
World heritage sites
The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Laos 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 |
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Luang Prabang | 1995 | K | 479 | with the royal palace and Buddhist monasteries | |
Wat Phou Temple District and Champasak Cultural Landscape ( location ) |
2001 | K | 481 | ||
Megalithic Jugs in Xieng Khouang - Plain of Stone Jugs | 2019 | K | 1587 | more than 2,100 tonne sandstone vessels from the Iron Age |
Tentative list
The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . As of 2019, two sites are entered in the tentative list of Laos, the last entry was made in 2016. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year they were included in the tentative list.
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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That Luang in Vientiane ( location ) |
1992 | K | large Buddhist stupa in the capital Vientiane | ||
Hin Nam No National Reserve | 2016 | N |
Web links
- Laos on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Laos. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 10, 2019 .
- ^ Tentative list of Laos. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 10, 2019 .