World heritage in Thailand

The world heritage in Thailand (as of 2016) includes five UNESCO World Heritage Sites , including three World Heritage Sites and two World Natural Heritage sites. Thailand joined the World Heritage Convention in 1987, and the first three World Heritage sites were added to the World Heritage List in 1991. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 2005.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Thailand 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
	Sukhothai Historical City and Associated Historical Cities	1991	K	574	includes the ruined cities of Sukhothai , Kamphaeng Phet and Si Satchanalai
	Ayutthaya historical city ( location )	1991	K	576
	Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary	1991	N	591	includes natural reserve Thung Yai and the game reserve Huai Kha Khaeng
	Archaeological site of Ban Chiang	1992	K	575
	Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex	2005	N	590	Forest complex of the Dong Phaya Yen mountain range, including the Khao Yai National Park

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 (2019) eight sites are entered in the tentative list of Thailand, the last entry was in 2019. 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
	Phimai, its cultural route and the Phanomroong and Muangtam temples ( location )	2004	K	1919	Ruins of the Khmer city of Phimai with associated temples
	Phu Phrabat Historical Park ( location )	2004	K	1920
	Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex	2011	N	5593
	Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat	2012	K	5752
	Monuments, memorials and the cultural landscape of Chiang Mai, capital of Lan Na	2015	K	6003
	Phra That Phanom, the historical buildings and its cultural landscape	2017	K	6183
	Ensemble of the Phanom Rung, Muang Tam and Plai Bat sanctuaries	2019	K	6401	Phanom Rung , Prasat Mueang Tam and Plai Bat
	The ancient city of Si Thep	2019	K	6402

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
	Rattanakosin Island ( location )	1989-1996	K
	Tarutao National Park ( location )	1991-1991	N	589

Web links

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

• Thailand on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Thailand. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 30, 2017 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Thailand. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 30, 2017 . 
3. ^ Former Tentative Sites of Thailand. In: World Heritage Site. Retrieved June 30, 2017 . 

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