4 T rom the vast plains of the Serengeti to historic cities such T 7 as Vienna, Lima and Kyoto; from the prehistoric rock art 1 ICELAND 5 3 on the Iberian Peninsula to the Statue of Liberty; from the 2 8 Kasbah of Algiers to the Imperial Palace in Beijing — all 5 2 of these places, as varied as they are, have one thing in common. FINLAND O 3 All are World Heritage sites of outstanding cultural or natural 3 T 15 6 SWEDEN 13 4 value to humanity and are worthy of protection for future 1 5 1 1 14 T 24 NORWAY 11 2 20 generations to know and enjoy. 2 RUSSIAN 23 NIO M O UN IM D 1 R I 3 4 T A FEDERATION A L T • P 7 • W L 1 O 17 A 2 I 5 ESTONIA 6 R D L D N 7 O 7 H 25 E M R 4 I E 3 T IN AG O 18 E • IM 8 PATR Key LATVIA 6 United Nations World 1 Cultural property The designations employed and the presentation 1 T Educational, Scientific and Heritage of material on this map do not imply the expres- 12 Cultural Organization Convention 1 Natural property 28 T sion of any opinion whatsoever on the part of 14 10 1 1 22 DENMARK 9 LITHUANIA Mixed property (cultural and natural) 7 3 N UNESCO and National Geographic Society con- G 1 A UNITED 2 2 Transnational property cerning the legal status of any country, territory, 2 6 5 1 30 X BELARUS 1 city or area or of its authoritiess. 1 Property currently inscribed on the KINGDOM 4 1 IRELAND 23 37 26 7 T 2 List of World Heritage in Danger 25 The images used on this map may not be used 6 31 8 2 27 21 NETHERLANDS 35 See country index on the back side of map for site or reproduced without the prior permission of 3 X 6 A listings. 5 28 the copyright holders. 6 1 22 4 19 8 28 V 9 30 Number indicates site order by year of inscription 1012 9 7 6 POLAND 1 9 3 31 2419 within each country. 5 2416 8 34 11 14 S 13 25 13 5 20 4 AF 2 33 18 9 11 Letters are assigned to transnational properties in 26 7 1 17 21 38 UKRAINE 9 5 V 1 5 20 12 T the order of their inscription on the List. 35103 G CZECHIA 1 2 M 6 BELGIUM GERMANY AL 38 2 10 7 27 16 1 13 9 AC Only States Parties to the World Heritage Convention 28 12 32 10 4 LUXEMBOURG 1 7 10 3 5 T are labeled on this map. 18 15 12 11 8 1 3 V 3 17 1 17 2 35 REPUBLIC OF 3 38 13 29 7 4 6 SLOVAKIA I V whc.unesco.org 2 27 12 AF 2 2 6 4 MOLDOVA 6 16 6 7 7 www.nationalgeographic.com 36 39 2 2 13 Y Y 4 3 23 1 V P 3 1 1 26 4 10 4 3 4 SWITZ. 1 6 2 © UNESCO, 2020 Printed May 2020 19 37 8 AUSTRIA 5 HUNGARY 4 GEORGIA 1 13 11 3 2 30 FRANCE Y 7 2 1 ARMENIA 6AF 5 4 W 42 SLOVENIA 5 ROMANIA 43 Z 5 16 2 3 40 AF 36 1 AI49 Y 3 23 Y Q 27 1 11 Y 8 V CROATIA 2925 5 48 2 31 194 4 7 40 18 41 3 BOSNIA 9 12 & SERBIA V 4 9 20 8 46 20 HERZEGOVINA 4 2 33 6 34 368 40 15 AG 38 24 33 15 24 SAN AI 2 BULGARIA 5 24 21 20 44 1 MARINO 6 2 8 V 9 5 3 29 52AG 1 1 3 16 K 22 MONACO 6 7 AG 2AG 1 3 33526 916 3 4 11 34 ANDORRA 38 33 1 6 10 150° 120° 90° 60° Longitude West 30° 0° 30° Longitude East 60° 90° 120° 150° 8 10 1 1 AI 1 15 ITALY MONTENEGRO NORTH 8 TURKEY 5 PORTUGAL (France) 14 V MACEDONIA 14 L 16 37 1 34 18 12 10 7 17 5 30 V ALBANIA 2 18 ARCTIC OCEAN 3 4 31 25 HOLY SEE C AM 6 6 4 28 17 13 14 4 9 15 36 11 10 14 7 14 19 12 22 2125 7 2 2 13 13 11 SYRIAN 5 18 SPAIN 27 28 1 5 GREECE 4 ARAB Z 23 41 17 7 6 (Italy) 23 14 17 REPUBLIC 212 431 29 (Spain) 13 3 37 32 3 5 15 15 11 16 21 32 10 7 6 CYPRUS 42 2 47 1 8 5 45 9 2 3 3 2 (Italy) 39 1 1 1 GREENLAND 29 (UK) 26 22 LEBANON 19 35 4 (Russian 2 Federation) 2 9 (Denmark) 3 2 674 4 21 1 ISRAEL 2 Meridian of Greenwich MALTA 3 1 5 8 3 9 (Denmark) PALESTINE 1 ARCTIC CIRCLE ARCTIC CIRCLE 2 3 1JORDAN 9 5 1 Coordinated by the National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO 4 Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields, the 46 multi-family homes of Fujian B 2 8 (Denmark) RUSSIAN FEDERATION 22 Tulou (“earthen house”) nestle in the green hillsides of southeastern China. 60° 60° From the 15th to the 20th centuries, they were built of wood, stone and 6 mud along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing Albers Conic Equal-Area Projection for up to 800 people each. In contrast with their plain exterior, the CANADA Area enlarged 11 0 mi 400 inside of the Tulou were built for comfort and were often highly The World Heritage Cities Programme seeks at top right decorated. They were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 0 km 400 2008 as exceptional examples of a building tradition and to protect living historic city centres function exemplifying a particular type of communal living and their cultural and architectural her- 10 and defensive organization, and, in terms of their har- 4 17 151 itage from threats such as uncontrolled 3 monious relationship with the natural environment, 7 3 EUROPE 12 R an outstanding example of human settlement. development or inappropriate construction. AJ 5 18 NORTH 9 J 2 3 Title photo: LI Yishuang 11 KAZAKHSTAN 8 1 8 16 AMERICA 13 AE MONGOLIA The World Heritage emblem symbolizes 12 14 ASIA 16 2 10 AH 2 13 the interdependence of the world’s natural 1 UZBEKISTAN AE 45 and cultural diversity. The central square 42 2 1 AH KYRGYZSTAN 3 27 6 3 AH 30 represents the achievements of human skill UNITED STATES 12 AZERBAIJAN 2 11 DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S 1 1 REPUBLIC OF KOREA 4 22 5 2 2 4 4 28 2021 and inspiration, and the circle celebrates 1 6 9 TURKMENISTAN 2 38 1 16 9 12 1 3 REPUBLIC the gifts of nature. The emblem is round, OF AMERICA 15 12 11 3 TAJIKISTAN 2 4 13 (Portugal) 24 1 311 OF KOREA 1 7 4 2 14 17 9 like the world, a symbol of global protec- 7 1 5 4 5 1014 10 17 5 4 8 4 7 1 1213 6 JAPAN 3 14 1 6 16 CHINA 33 2 6 18 tion for the heritage of all humankind. 10 6 6 7 1 2 51 12 1 17AF 3 2 46 7 14 5 19 2 19 9 5 3 8 20 1 3 AE 5 26 40 20 87 22 The Small Islands Programme focuses on 41 TUNISIA IRAN (ISLAMIC 2 12 8 8 8 (Portugal) 9 2 3 15 AFGHANISTAN 6 54 21 preserving heritage on the islands of the 20 18 (UK) MOROCCO 3 1 6 18 3 9 13 32 18 110 22 32 7 2 IRAQ 5 5 49 Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic, Pacific 3 REPUBLIC OF) 24 18 5 17 AF 32 18 5 19 21 18 7 4153 3 and Indian Oceans. 5 14 23 213 25 30°N 21 7 KUWAIT 14 16 23 10 15 30°N 30 6 PAKISTAN 20 37 (Spain) 6 27 NEPAL 47 133944 4 21 1 29 39 52 11 1325 ALGERIA 4 3 2 BHUTAN 22 The World Heritage Marine Programme 1 37 9 4 3 34 15 1 BAHRAIN 1 28 13 8 7 19 LIBYA EGYPT 321 11 The Earthen Architecture Conservation helps countries nominate marine sites and 2 QATAR 22 19 (USA) 4 2 5 33 35 4 4 30 11 2 36 Programme works toward conserving and MEXICO BAHAMAS manage them effectively to ensure that they 2 UNITED 1 23 43 50 TROPIC OF CANCER SAUDI ARAB 31 19 BANGLADESH TROPIC OF CANCER revitalizing earthen architecture, which is 1 will thrive for future generations. There EMIRATES 2 4 35 44 34 12 5 1 5 24 1 30 3 ARABIA 25 1 48 31 82 CUBA are currently 50 marine sites on the World 173 threatened by natural disasters and indus- 9 3 INDIA 26 728 23 2 2 6 2 trialization. Currently, some one hundred 17 16 10 8 7 Heritage List. 1 LAO P.D.R. 16 (USA) 334 15 36 DOMINICAN 1 2 MYANMAR 7 8 9 24 21 4 1 REPUBLIC 3 5 1 29 273 1 MAURITANIA 1 3615 3 properties on the World Heritage List are 34 14 6 HAITI (USA) OMAN 26 20 19 22 1 11 1 PACIFIC 35 JAMAICA 1 MALI 1 3 partially or totally built with earth.