EN_WH mapside_08-09.qsd 10/23/08 2:23 PM Page 1 D 4 D D D D rom the vast plains of the Serengeti to historic D D 7 cities such as Vienna, Lima and Kyoto; from the ICELAND D 1 D 5 D D prehistoric rock art on the Iberian Peninsula to 2 8 the Statue of Liberty; from the Kasbah of Algiers 5 2 to the Imperial Palace in Beijing — all of these places, FINLAND J as varied as they are, have one thing in common. All are 3 3 D 15 6 SWEDEN World Heritage sites of outstanding cultural or natural 4 1 5 D 1 1 14 DD value to humanity and are worthy of protection for NORWAY 11 2 D 20 RUSSIAN 2 3 1 DD 4 FEDERATION future generations to know and enjoy. 17 1 ESTONIA 2 5 D 6 7 7 4 183 LATVIA 8 6 1 D D Key 12 D 14 10 1 Cultural property The designations employed and the presentation 1 22 DENMARK 9 LITHUANIA 3 R 1 of material on this map do not imply the expres- N 1 2 2 D Natural property UNITED 1 D sion of any opinion whatsoever on the part of KINGDOM 2 D BELARUS World Heritage 1 Mixed property (cultural and natural) UNESCO and National Geographic Society con- 1 4 1 Convention A cerning the legal status of any country, territory, IRELAND 23 26 7 D 2 Transnational property 6 25 8 city or area or of its authorities, or concerning 21 1 Property currently inscribed on the 2 NETHERLANDS 6 D the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 3 29 C D 5 D List of World Heritage in Danger 6 1 22 4 19 8 2 9 31 POLAND Number indicates site order by year of inscription Dotted line represents approximately the Line of 1012 7 6 1 9 2416 3 11 2419 5 13 25 14 M within each country. Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by 20 4 8 5 26 2 17 18 28 9 11 UKRAINE See country index on back side of map for site listings. India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu 1 1 21 20 7 35 5 CZECH 2 D and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by 6 BELGIUM N GERMANY 1 D E 38 2 10 D Only States Parties to the World Heritage Convention 7 27 16 1 9 are labeled on this map. the parties. 28 LUXEMBOURG 7 3 12 REPUBLIC 10 4 T 1 15 10 5 D 18 2 3512 11 8 1 3 17 United Nations (UN) country boundaries shown 1 17 7 4 SLOVAKIA REPUBLIC OF 3 13 30 2 6 P 4 MOLDOVA as of October 2006 2 6 27 12 16 2 6 7 6 7 2 2 4 13 3 http://whc.unesco.org 23 1 B 3 1 1 26 4 10 4 3 4 http://www.nationalgeographic.com SWITZ. 1 2 19 AUSTRIA 5 HUNGARY 6 GEORGIA 11 3 2 D 1 30 13 FRANCE 8 2 ROMANIA 1 ARMENIA 7 5 4 Q SLOVENIA 5 5 2 3 36 1 3 23 6 27 1 CROATIA 5 211 31 8 4 2925 19 4 BOSNIA 7 18 41 3 SERBIA 9 12 & 4 2 9 33 8 20 HERZEGOVINA 4 6 8 40 15 SAN BULGARIA © 2008 UNESCO Printed October 2008 38 24 15 24 2 5 24 21 20 1 MARINO 6 2 8 20 9 5 3 29 52 1 1 3 K 22 MONACO 6 7 2 1 3 12 33526 ANDORRA 916 3 4 150° 120° 90° 60° 30° 0° 30° 60° 90° 120° 150° 8 34 38 33 1 6 Longitude West Longitude East 11 1 1 1 9 ITALY MONTENEGRO F.Y.R.O.M. 8 TURKEY 5 PORTUGAL 16 (France) 14 37 1 34 2 ARCTIC OCEAN 10 7 17 5 30 ALBANIA 1 3 4 31 25 HOLY SEE O 6 6 4 28 17 13 4 9 14 14 7 14 1236 22 11 1021 7 2 19 SPAIN 25 2 SYRIAN 5 18 27 28 1 5 GREECE 4 ARAB 23 17 (Italy) 23 7 REPUBLIC 2 1 29 (Spain) 12 13 3 37 32 3 5 15 15 11 16 21 32 10 7 6 CYPRUS 2 1 8 5 (Italy) 9 23 3 2 39 1 LEBANON 1 1 26 22 19 35 4 (Russian 2 Federation) GREENLAND 2 3 2 6 4 4 (Denmark) 1 MALTA ISRAEL 2 Meridian of Greenwich 3 1 3 ARCTIC CIRCLE ARCTIC CIRCLE 1 JORDAN 9 5 1 Conquerors from northern Africa built the magnificent complex of Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín in Spain, beginning with a fortress in the 9th century, later adding ornate palaces and mosques, and finally constructing the vast irrigated garden playground of F 2 RUSSIAN FEDERATION Generalife in the 14th century. This region of Granada, at the foot of the Sierra 60° 60° Nevada, remained a centre of Moorish culture in Europe until 1491. 6 Title photo: iStockphoto.com / Rafael Ramirez Lee CANADA Albers Conic Equal-Area Projection 0 mi 400 Area enlarged 11 The World Heritage Cities Programme at top right 0 km 400 seeks to protect living historic city centres and their cultural and architectural her- 10 4 7 1 itage from threats such as uncontrolled EUROPE 3 3 NORTH development or inappropriate construction. 12 S 5 9 The OUR PLACE World Heritage photobank is developed G KAZAKHSTAN in partnership with UNESCO's World Heritage Centre. 8 11 The OUR PLACE team has now photographed more 1 than 250 World Heritage sites in over 70 countries. AMERICA 8 MONGOLIA Visit: www.ourplaceworldheritage.com The World Heritage emblem symbolizes 13 ASIA 12 16 the interdependence of the world’s natural 2 10 2 13 and cultural diversity. The central square UZBEKISTAN 1 represents the achievements of human skill 2 1 KYRGYZSTAN 3 27 6 UNITED STATES AZERBAIJAN 11 30 DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S and inspiration, and the circle celebrates 12 1 2 4 5 2 4 28 21 REPUBLIC OF KOREA 2 4 6 20 the gifts of nature. The emblem is round, 9 TURKMENISTAN 3 TAJIKISTAN OF AMERICA 9 13 1 1 15 3 like the world, a symbol of global protec- 13 (Portugal) 1 3 4 REPUBLIC 1 7 4 17 5 OF KOREA 7 125 10 JAPAN tion for the heritage of all humankind. 17 5 4 8 4 7 CHINA 1 6 3 14 1 6 33 2 6 10 6 6 7 1 2 12 1 3 2 7 14 2 5 9 5 3 8 1 3 5 26 87 1 The Small Islands Programme focuses on 41 TUNISIA IRAN (ISLAMIC 2 12 8 AFGHANISTAN 8 8 (Portugal) 10 2 3 6 preserving heritage on the islands of the 18 (UK) MOROCCO 3 1 IRAQ 3 9 13 18 1 REPUBLIC OF) 7 2 5 18 Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic, Pacific 3 5 3224 18 5 18 7 3 and Indian oceans. 30°N 5 14 2 25 30°N 7 KUWAIT 14 16 23 10 15 30 6 PAKISTAN 20 37 (Spain) 6 27 NEPAL 1339 21 29 11 1325 ALGERIA LIBYAN 2 1 BHUTAN 22 1 9 4 3 4 3 The Earthen Architecture Conservation ARAB 1 1 13 8 7 19 Cultural heritage refers to monuments, EGYPT BAHRAIN 22 11 4 2 JAMAHIRIYA 2 QATAR Programme works toward conserving and buildings and sites with historical, aesthetic, 4 2 35 UNITED 4 11 23 36 MEXICO SAUDI ARAB BANGLADESH TROPIC OF CANCER revitalizing earthen architecture, which is archaeological, scientific, ethnological or 19 TROPIC OF CANCER 1 EMIRATES 2 4 34 12 5 ARABIA 1 24 1 threatened by natural disasters and indus- CUBA anthropological value. Natural heritage 3 25 31 82 173 trialization. Currently, some one hundred 28 23 9 INDIA MYANMAR 26 7 8 refers to outstanding physical, biological or 2 LAO P.D.R. 2 17 16 10 15 7 DOMINICAN 1 1 16 (USA) 4 21 4 36 2 5 1 properties on the World Heritage List are 9 24 3 1 1 REPUBLIC geological features and includes habitats of MAURITANIA 29 27 6 HAITI OMAN 15 partially or totally built with earth. 20 14 19 1 11 (USA) 1 26 PACIFIC 22 JAMAICA threatened species, as well as areas with MALI 1 3 BELIZE ANTIGUA CAPE VERDE 5 2 1 AND BARBUDA 4 5 5 1 ST KITTS AND NEVIS 1 scientific, environmental or aesthetic 2 NIGER 1 3 3 4 14 1 2 value. Mixed sites have both cultural 4 ERITREA 1 THAILAND 3 OCEAN 3 HONDURAS 1 DOMINICA CHAD 2 YEMEN 10 12 3 4 PHILIPPINES 2 1 1 SENEGAL 2 VIET 2 GUATEMALA SAINT LUCIA and natural values. 3 6 3 2 5 2 1 ST VINCENT AND 1 L 1 NAM EL SALVADOR BARBADOS GAMBIA 1 SUDAN 1 1 NICARAGUA THE GRENADINES 2 2 AFRICA (Yemen) 1 3 4 6 CAMBODIA 4 (Netherlands GRENADA GUINEA- BURKINA FASO 2 DJIBOUTI 1 Antilles) BISSAU 22 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO GUINEA BENIN 1 4 2 1 3 16 1 4 (Philippines) COSTA H 1 ATLANTIC NIGERIA ETHIOPIA MARSHALL 3 3 2 1 8 1 World Heritage sites are inscribed on the RICA SIERRA TOGO 1 ISLANDS PANAMA 2 LEONE COTEˆ 5 3 2 VENEZUELA GHANA 2 7 2 PALAU List on the basis of their merits as forming 4 I 1 CENTRAL 5 SRI D'IVOIRE LANKA GUYANA LIBERIA AFRICAN REPUBLIC 4 1 PACIFIC a significant contribution to the cultural 1 (Costa Rica) 2 OCEAN 1 6 MICRONESIA 2 21 CAMEROON and natural heritage of the world.