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Cultural criterion

Criterion (v)

An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable. 178 properties on the List meet it, 19 of them under this criterion alone.

SiteCountryYearTypeCriteria
Islamic CairoEgypt1979Culturalivvi
Medina of TunisTunisia1979Culturaliiiiiv
Naqsh-e Jahan SquareIran1979Culturalivvi
Asante Traditional BuildingsGhana1980Culturalv
Røros Mining Town and the CircumferenceNorway1980Culturaliiiivv
Medina of FezMorocco1981Culturaliiv
M'zabAlgeria1982Culturaliiiiiv
Old Havana and its Fortification SystemCuba1982Culturalivv
Shibam in dangerYemen1982Culturaliiiivv
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of CappadociaTürkiye1985Mixediiiivvii
Medina of MarrakeshMorocco1985Culturaliiiivv
Old Sana'aYemen1986Culturalivvvi
Old Town of GhadamèsLibya1986Culturalv
St KildaUnited Kingdom1986Mixediiivviiixx
Aït BenhaddouMorocco1987Culturalivv
Historic Centre of Mexico City and XochimilcoMexico1987Culturaliiiiiivv
HollókőHungary1987Culturalv
Mogao CavesChina1987Culturaliiiiiiivvvi
Mount TaiChina1987Mixediiiiiiivvvivii
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National ParkAustralia1987Mixedvviviiviii
Venice and its LagoonItaly1987Culturaliiiiiiivvvi
KairouanTunisia1988Culturaliiiiiivvi
Medieval City of RhodesGreece1988Culturaliiivv
Medina of SousseTunisia1988Culturaliiiivv
MeteoraGreece1988Mixediiiivvvii
Mount AthosGreece1988Mixediiiivvvivii
Timbuktu in dangerMali1988Culturaliiivv
Trinidad and the Valley de los IngeniosCuba1988Culturalivv
Bandiagara EscarpmentMali1989Mixedvvii
Itchan KalaUzbekistan1990Culturaliiiivv
Jesuit Missions of ChiquitosBolivia1990Culturalivv
Kizhi PogostRussiaSoviet Union1990Culturaliivv
Old RaumaFinland1991Culturalivv
Casbah of AlgiersAlgeria1992Culturaliiv
Coro and its Port in dangerVenezuela1993Culturalivv
Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its VicinitySlovakia1993Culturalivv
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of MateraItaly1993Culturaliiiivv
VlkolínecSlovakia1993Culturalivv
City of SafranboluTürkiye1994Culturaliiivv
Crespi d'AddaItaly1995Culturalivv
Cultural Landscape of SintraPortugal1995Culturaliiivv
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po DeltaItaly1995Culturaliiiiiivvvi
Hanseatic town of VisbySweden1995Culturalivv
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del SacramentoUruguay1995Culturalv
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and GokayamaJapan1995Culturalivv
Luang PrabangLaos1995Culturaliiivv
Old Town LunenburgCanada1995Culturalivv
Rapa Nui National ParkChile1995Culturaliiiiv
Rice Terraces of the Philippine CordillerasPhilippines1995Culturaliiiivv
Santa Cruz de MompósColombia1995Culturalivv
SchoklandNetherlands1995Culturaliiiv
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and OualataMauritania1996Culturaliiiivv
Dutch Water Defence LinesNetherlands1996Culturaliiivv
Gammelstad Church TownSweden1996Culturaliiivv
Laponian National ParkSweden1996Mixediiivviiviiiix
The Trulli of AlberobelloItaly1996Culturaliiiivv
Upper SvanetiGeorgia1996Culturalivv
Amalfi CoastItaly1997Culturaliiivv
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre AnnunziataItaly1997Culturaliiiivv
Castillo de San Pedro de la RocaCuba1997Culturalivv
Classical Gardens of SuzhouChina1997Culturaliiiiiiivv
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, CuraçaoCuraçao1997Culturaliiivv
Historic Centre of São LuísBrazil1997Culturaliiiivv
Medina of TétouanMorocco1997Culturaliiivv
Old Town of LijiangChina1997Culturaliiivv
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)Italy1997Culturaliiivv
Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage SiteSpainFrance1997Mixediiiivvviiviii
Residences of the Royal House of SavoyItaly1997Culturaliiiivv
Old Town of Lviv in dangerUkraine1998Culturaliiv
Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de CuencaEcuador1999Culturaliiivv
Historic Centre of SighișoaraRomania1999Culturaliiiv
Hội AnVietnam1999Culturaliiv
Hortobágy National ParkHungary1999Culturalivv
SukurNigeria1999Culturaliiivvi
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and HongcunChina2000Culturaliiiivv
AtapuercaSpain2000Culturaliiiv
Curonian SpitLithuaniaRussia2000Culturalv
Palmeral of ElcheSpain2000Culturaliiv
Southern Öland cultural landscapeSweden2000Culturalivv
Alto Douro Wine RegionPortugal2001Culturaliiiivv
Falun MineSweden2001Culturaliiiiiivv
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural LandscapeAustriaHungary2001Culturalv
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di NotoItaly2002Culturaliiiivv
Rhine GorgeGermany2002Culturaliiivv
Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural LandscapeHungary2002Culturaliiiv
Bhimbetka rock sheltersIndia2003Culturaliiiv
Mapungubwe Cultural LandscapeSouth Africa2003Culturaliiiiiivv
Matobo HillsZimbabwe2003Culturaliiivvi
Quebrada de HumahuacaArgentina2003Culturaliiivv
BamIran2004Culturaliiiiiivv
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo KingdomChina2004Culturaliiiiiiivv
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological ParkIndia2004Culturaliiiivvvi
KoutammakouTogoBenin2004Culturalvvi
Madriu-Perafita-Claror ValleyAndorra2004Culturalv
Vega ArchipelagoNorway2004Culturalv
Incense Route – Desert Cities in the NegevIsrael2005Culturaliiiv
Aflaj Irrigation System of OmanOman2006Culturalv
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of TequilaMexico2006Culturaliiivvvi
Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownEthiopia2006Culturaliiiiiivv
Iwami Ginzan Silver MineJapan2007Culturaliiiiiv
LavauxSwitzerland2007Culturaliiiivv
RichtersveldSouth Africa2007Culturalivv
TwyfelfonteinNamibia2007Culturaliiiv
Chief Roi Mata’s DomainVanuatu2008Culturaliiivvi
Fujian Tulou sitesChina2008Culturaliiiivv
Historic Centre of CamagüeyCuba2008Culturalivv
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsKenya2008Culturaliiivvi
Stari Grad PlainCroatia2008Culturaliiiiiv
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic SystemIran2009Culturaliiiv
At-Turaif DistrictSaudi Arabia2010Culturalivvvi
Episcopal City of AlbiFrance2010Culturalivv
Archaeological Sites of the Island of MeroeSudan2011Culturaliiiiiivv
Coffee Cultural Landscape of ColombiaColombia2011Culturalvvi
Cultural Landscape of the Serra de TramuntanaSpain2011Culturaliiivv
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)United Arab Emirates2011Culturaliiiivv
Dead Cities in dangerSyria2011Culturaliiiivv
Fort Jesus MuseumKenya2011Culturaliiv
Konso Cultural LandscapeEthiopia2011Culturaliiiv
prehistoric pile dwellings around the AlpsFranceAustriaItaly+32011Culturalivv
Saloum DeltaSenegal2011Culturaliiiivv
The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural LandscapeFrance2011Culturaliiiv
Wadi RumJordan2011Mixediiivvii
Bassari CountrySenegal2012Culturaliiivvi
Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana PhilosophyIndonesia2012Culturaliiiiivvi
Decorated Farmhouses of HälsinglandSweden2012Culturalv
Grand-PréCanada2012Culturalvvi
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the SeaBrazil2012Culturalvvi
Rock Islands Southern LagoonPalau2012Mixediiivviiixx
Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora in dangerRussiaUkraine2013Culturaliiv
Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’erChina2013Culturaliiiivv
Honghe Hani Rice TerracesChina2013Culturaliiiv
ZubarahQatar2013Culturaliiiivv
Beit Guvrin National ParkIsrael2014Culturalv
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir in dangerPalestine2014Culturalivv
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan CorridorChinaKazakhstanKyrgyzstan2014Culturaliiiiivvi
The Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and MonferratoItaly2014Culturaliiiv
Tràng AnVietnam2014Mixedvviiviii
Climats, terroirs of BurgundyFrance2015Culturaliiiv
MaymandIran2015Culturalv
Ahwar of Southern IraqIraq2016Mixediiivixx
Heritage district of YazdIran2017Culturaliiiv
Historic City of AhmadabadIndia2017Culturaliiv
Khomani Cultural LandscapeSouth Africa2017Culturalvvi
KujataaGreenland2017Culturalv
Lake DistrictUnited Kingdom2017Culturaliivvi
Aasivissuit–NipisatGreenland2018Culturalv
Al-Ahsa OasisSaudi Arabia2018Culturaliiiivv
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars RegionIran2018Culturaliiiiiv
Thimlich OhingaKenya2018Culturaliiiivv
Budj BimAustralia2019Culturaliiiv
Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s PalaceAzerbaijan2019Culturaliiv
Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad LabemCzechia2019Culturalivv
Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e ValdobbiadeneItaly2019Culturalv
Paraty and Ilha Grande – Culture and BiodiversityBrazil2019Mixedvx
Risco CaidoSpain2019Culturaliiiv
Water Management System of AugsburgGermany2019Culturaliiivv
Chinchorro mummiesChile2021Culturaliiiv
Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/UramanatIran2021Culturaliiiv
Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern JapanJapan2021Culturaliiiv
The Slate Landscape of Northwest WalesUnited Kingdom2021Culturaliiv
Cultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance RouteAzerbaijan2023Culturaliiiv
DjerbaTunisia2023Culturalv
Old town of KuldīgaLatvia2023Culturalv
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum CorridorTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistan2023Culturaliiiiiv
The Gedeo Cultural LandscapeEthiopia2023Culturaliiiv
ZagoriGreece2023Culturalv
Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz HopsCzechia2023Culturaliiiivv
Appian WayItaly2024Culturaliiiiivvvi
MaidamIndia2024Culturalv
Marquesas IslandsFrance2024Mixediiivviiixx
Melka KuntureEthiopia2024Culturaliiiivv
Niah National ParkMalaysia2024Culturaliiiv
Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati periodThailand2024Culturaliiiv
Qaryat al-FawSaudi Arabia2024Culturaliiv
The Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South AfricaSouth Africa2024Culturaliiiivv
Umm el-JimalJordan2024Culturalvvi
Murujuga National ParkAustralia2025Culturaliiiiv
ŚródmieściePoland2026Culturaliiivv

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