4 T rom the vast plains of the Serengeti to historic cities such T 7 ICELAND as Vienna, Lima and Kyoto; from the prehistoric rock art 1 5 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 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 authorities, or concerning 1 Property currently inscribed on the KINGDOM 4 1 the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. IRELAND 23 37 26 7 T 2 List of World Heritage in Danger 6 25 8 2 27 21 NETHERLANDS 35 See country index on the back side of map for site The dotted line represents approximately the 3 X 6 A listings. 5 28 Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed 6 1 22 4 19 8 28 V 9 30 Number indicates site order by year of inscription upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of 1012 9 7 6 POLAND 1 9 3 31 2419 within each country. Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed 5 2416 8 34 11 14 S 13 25 5 20 4 AF 2 33 18 9 11 Letters are assigned to transnational properties in upon by the parties. 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 38 2 10 The final boundary between the Republic of 7 27 16 1 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. Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not 18 15 12 11 8 1 3 V 3 17 1 17 2 35 REPUBLIC OF yet been determined. 3 38 13 29 7 4 6 SLOVAKIA I V United Nations (UN) country boundaries are shown 2 27 12 AF 2 2 6 4 MOLDOVA 6 16 6 7 7 as of December 2018. 36 2 2 13 Y Y 4 3 23 1 V P 3 1 1 whc.unesco.org 26 4 10 4 3 4 SWITZ. 1 6 2 19 37 8 AUSTRIA 5 HUNGARY 4 GEORGIA 1 www.nationalgeographic.com 13 11 3 2 30 FRANCE Y 7 2 1 ARMENIA 6AF 5 4 W 42 SLOVENIA 5 ROMANIA © 2019 UNESCO Printed April 2019 43 Z 5 16 2 3 40 AF 36 1 AI 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 K 22 MONACO 6 7 AG 2AG 1 3 11 33526 916 3 4 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 1 2 18 ARCTIC OCEAN 3 4 31 25 HOLY SEE C 6 6 4 28 17 13 14 4 9 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 4 B 2 8 (Denmark) RUSSIAN FEDERATION 22 60° 6 60° CANADA Albers Conic Equal-Area Projection Area enlarged 11 0 mi 400 Baku’s historic inner city, known as Icherisheher, includes the 12th- The World Heritage Cities Programme seeks at top right 0 km 400 century Maiden Tower and the complex of the 15th-century to protect living historic city centres Shirvanshah’s Palace, considered the pearl of Azerbaijani archi- 10 tecture. Perfectly situated on the shore of the Caspian Sea and and their cultural and architectural her- 4 17 15 along the famed Silk Road, medieval Baku was a busy trad- 7 1 itage from threats such as uncontrolled 3 ing center where Arabic, European, Persian, Ottoman, and 3 development or inappropriate construction. EUROPE 12 R Russian cultures shared caravanserais and culture as 5 NORTH 9 AJ they brought treasures from China to Constantinople J 2 3 11 KAZAKHSTAN and back again. Today Icherisheher is home to 8 1 8 1,300 families and includes mosques, bath- 16 MONGOLIA houses, ateliers and other historical build- AMERICA 13 AE The World Heritage emblem symbolizes 12 14 ASIA 16 ings, making it an open-air museum. 2 10 AH 2 13 the interdependence of the world’s natural 1 Title photo: Etibar Jafarov UZBEKISTAN AE 45 and cultural diversity. The central square 42 2 1 AH 3 6 AH KYRGYZSTAN 27 represents the achievements of human skill UNITED STATES AZERBAIJAN 11 30 DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S 12 1 1 2 4 5 2 4 4 28 21 REPUBLIC OF KOREA and inspiration, and the circle celebrates 2 6 20 9 TURKMENISTAN 1 2 38 16 9 12 1 3 1 the gifts of nature. The emblem is round, OF AMERICA 15 12 11 3 TAJIKISTAN 2 4 REPUBLIC 13 (Portugal) 1 311 1 7 4 2 14 17 9 OF KOREA like the world, a symbol of global protec- 7 1 5 4 5 10 10 17 5 4 8 4 7 1 1213 6 JAPAN 3 14 1 6 16 CHINA 33 2 6 18 AF tion for the heritage of all humankind. 10 6 6 7 1 2 51 12 1 17 3 2 46 7 14 5 19 2 19 9 5 3 8 20 1 3 AE5 4026 20 87 The Small Islands Programme focuses on 41 TUNISIA IRAN (ISLAMIC 2 12 8 8 8 (Portugal) 9 2 3 15 AFGHANISTAN 6 21 preserving heritage on the islands of the 20 18 (UK) MOROCCO 3 1 IRAQ 18 3 9 13 32 18 110 22 32 7 2 5 5 49 Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic, Pacific 3 REPUBLIC OF) 18 5 17 AF 3224 18 5 19 21 18 7 41 3 and Indian Oceans. 5 14 23 213 30°N 21 KUWAIT 14 16 23 15 25 30°N 30 7 6 20 10 (Spain) 6 PAKISTAN 27 47 37 1339 4 21 NEPAL 29 39 11 1325 2 1 BHUTAN 52 22 The World Heritage Marine Programme ALGERIA 1 9 4 3 4 3 34 15 1 BAHRAIN 1 28 13 8 7 19 LIBYA EGYPT 2 11 The Earthen Architecture Conservation helps countries nominate marine sites and 2 1 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 49 marine sites on the World 173 threatened by natural disasters and indus- 9 3 INDIA 26 728 23 2 MYANMAR 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 7 8 9 24 21 4 1 REPUBLIC 3 5 1 29 273 1 MAURITANIA 1 3615 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.