World Heritage in Myanmar

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The World Heritage in Myanmar (as of 2019) includes two UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Myanmar acceded to the World Heritage Convention in 1994, and the last World Heritage site to date was added to the World Heritage List in 2019.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Myanmar 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
Historic cities of the Pyu 2014 K 1444 includes the ruined cities of Sri Ksetra , Halin and Beikthano-myo of the Pyu people, who formed one of the first advanced civilizations in Southeast Asia in the first millennium AD.
Bagan
( location )
2019 K 1588 historic royal city from the 9th to 13th centuries in the Nyaung U district with over two thousand preserved sacred buildings made of brick

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . Currently (2018) 16 sites are entered in the tentative list of Myanmar, the last entry was made in 2018. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image designation year Type Ref. description
Wooden monasteries from the Konbaung period
Wooden monasteries from the Konbaung period 1996 K 821
Padah-Lin and related caves
Padah-Lin and related caves 1996 K 822
Ancient cities of Upper Myanmar
Stupa in Mingun
Ancient cities of Upper Myanmar 1996 K 823 includes Innwa , Amarapura , Sagaing , Mingun , Mandalay
Archaeological area and monuments of Mrauk U
( location )
1996 K 824
Inle Lake
( location )
1996 K 825
Mon cities of Bago and Hanthawaddy
Pagoda in Bago
Mon cities of Bago and Hanthawaddy 1996 K 826 the cities of Bago and Hanthawaddy, built by the people of the Mon , are both in the area of ​​today's city of Bago .
Irrawaddy river bed
Irrawaddy river bed 2014 N 5870
Hkakabo Razi landscape
Hkakabo Razi landscape 2014 N 5871 The mountain forest complex covers an area of ​​around 11,280 km 2 with the Hkakabo Razi National Park surrounding the Hkakabo Razi Mountain, including a planned expansion and the adjacent Hponkan Razi wildlife sanctuary
Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary 2014 N 5872
BW Natma Taung National Park
( location )
2014 N 5873
Myeik Archipelago
Myeik Archipelago 2014 N 5874
Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 2014 N 5875
Taninthayi forest corridor 2014 N 5876
Paleontological site of the anthropoid Pondaung primate 2018 K 6366
Shwedagon Pagodaon Singuttara Hill
Shwedagon Pagodaon Singuttara Hill 2018 K 6367

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Myanmar  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
  • Myanmar on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

  1. Myanmar. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 29, 2017 .
  2. Myanmar tentative list. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 29, 2017 .