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Archaeological sites on the World Heritage List

174 properties are described in Wikidata as archaeological sites (or a close variant): 172 cultural, 2 mixed. Most in China (9), Iran (8), India (8).

Cultural 172Mixed 2

Site	Country	Year	Type	Criteria
Abu Mena	Egypt	1979	Cultural	iv
Aigai	Greece	1996	Cultural	i iii
Al Maghtas	Jordan	2015	Cultural	iii vi
Ambohimanga	Madagascar	2001	Cultural	iii iv vi
Ani	Türkiye	2016	Cultural	ii iii iv
Antequera Dolmens Site	Spain	2016	Cultural	i iii iv
Anuradhapura	Sri Lanka	1982	Cultural	ii iii vi
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida	Spain	1993	Cultural	iii iv
Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco	Spain	2000	Cultural	ii iii
Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley	Malaysia	2012	Cultural	iii iv
Archaeological Site of Sabratha in danger	Libya	1982	Cultural	iii
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	1981	Cultural	ii iv
Arslantepe	Türkiye	2021	Cultural	iii
Assur in danger	Iraq	2003	Cultural	iii iv
Baalbek	Lebanon	1984	Cultural	i iv
Babylon	Iraq	2019	Cultural	iii vi
Bagan	Myanmar	2019	Cultural	iii iv vi
Ban Chiang	Thailand	1992	Cultural	iii
Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn archaeological sites	Oman	1988	Cultural	iii iv
Behistun	Iran	2006	Cultural	ii iii
Beit She'arim National Park	Israel	2015	Cultural	ii iii
Bhimbetka rock shelters	India	2003	Cultural	iii v
Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions	Saudi Arabia	2021	Cultural	iii
Birka and Hovgården	Sweden	1993	Cultural	iii iv
Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex	Russia	2014	Cultural	ii vi
Brú na Bóinne	Ireland	1993	Cultural	i iii iv
Byblos	Lebanon Lebanon	1984	Cultural	iii iv vi
Cahokia	United States	1982	Cultural	iii iv
Calakmul	Mexico	2002	Mixed	i ii iii iv ix x
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom	China	2004	Cultural	i ii iii iv v
Caral	Peru	2009	Cultural	ii iii iv
Casas Grandes	Mexico	1998	Cultural	iii iv
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park	India	2004	Cultural	iii iv v vi
Champasak cultural landscape	Laos	2001	Cultural	iii iv vi
Chan Chan in danger	Peru	1986	Cultural	i iii
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex	Peru	2021	Cultural	i iv
Chavin de Huantar	Peru	1985	Cultural	iii
Chichen Itza	Mexico	1989	Cultural	i ii iii
Chogha Zanbil	Iran	1979	Cultural	iii iv
Chongoni Rock Art Area	Malawi	2006	Cultural	iii vi
Copán	Honduras	1980	Cultural	iv vi
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley in danger	Afghanistan	2003	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
Cyrene in danger	Libya	1982	Cultural	ii iii vi
Dazu Rock Carvings	China	1999	Cultural	i ii iii
Dead Cities in danger	Syria	2011	Cultural	iii iv v
Dholavira	India	2021	Cultural	iii iv
Diy-Gid-Biy	Cameroon	2025	Cultural	iii
Djemila	Algeria	1982	Cultural	iii iv
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs	Hungary	2000	Cultural	iii iv
Ecbatana	Iran	2024	Cultural	i ii iii iv
El Fuerte de Samaipata	Bolivia	1998	Cultural	ii iii
Ellora Caves	India	1983	Cultural	i iii vi
Ephesus	Türkiye	2015	Cultural	iii iv vi
Gaya Tumuli	South Korea	2023	Cultural	iii
Goguryeo tombs	North Korea	2004	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Gordion	Türkiye	2023	Cultural	iii
Great Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	1986	Cultural	i iii vi
Gyeongju Historic Areas	South Korea	2000	Cultural	ii iii
Hadrian's Villa	Italy	1999	Cultural	i ii iii
Hampi	India	1986	Cultural	i iii iv
Hatra	Iraq	1985	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump	Canada	1981	Cultural	vi
Hegra	Saudi Arabia	2008	Cultural	ii iii
Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni	Malta	1980	Cultural	iii
Independence Hall	United States	1979	Cultural	vi
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine	Japan	2007	Cultural	ii iii v
Jabal Al Fayah	United Arab Emirates	2025	Cultural	iii iv
Jelling Heritage Site	Denmark	1994	Cultural	iii
Joya de Cerén	El Salvador	1993	Cultural	iii iv
Khami	Zimbabwe	1986	Cultural	iii iv
Khirokitia	Cyprus	1998	Cultural	ii iii iv
Koh Ker	Cambodia	2023	Cultural	ii iv
Konark Sun Temple	India	1984	Cultural	i iii vi
Kondoa Rock Art Sites	Tanzania	2006	Cultural	iii vi
Kuk Swamp	Papua New Guinea	2008	Cultural	iii iv
Köneürgenç	Turkmenistan	2005	Cultural	ii iii
L'Anse aux Meadows	Canada	1978	Cultural	vi
Las Médulas	Spain	1997	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Leptis Magna in danger	Libya	1982	Cultural	i ii iii
Liangzhu site	China	2019	Cultural	iii iv
Lower German Limes	Germany Netherlands	2021	Cultural	ii iii iv
M'zab	Algeria	1982	Cultural	ii iii v
Madinat Al-Zahra	Spain	2018	Cultural	iii iv
Maison Carrée	France	2023	Cultural	iv
Masada	Israel	2001	Cultural	iii iv vi
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor	China	1987	Cultural	i iii iv vi
Megalithic Temples of Malta	Malta	1980	Cultural	iv
Melka Kunture	Ethiopia	2024	Cultural	iii iv v
Merv	Turkmenistan	1999	Cultural	ii iii
Mesa Verde National Park	United States	1978	Cultural	iii
Mohenjo-daro	Pakistan	1980	Cultural	ii iii
Mount Nemrut	Türkiye	1987	Cultural	i iii iv
Mystras	Greece	1989	Cultural	ii iii iv
Mỹ Sơn	Vietnam	1999	Cultural	ii iii
Nalanda Mahavihara	India	2016	Cultural	iv vi
Nan Madol in danger	Micronesia	2016	Cultural	i iii iv vi
Nazca Lines	Peru	1994	Cultural	i iii iv
Niah National Park	Malaysia	2024	Cultural	iii v
Ninstints	Canada	1981	Cultural	iii
Nisa	Turkmenistan	2007	Cultural	ii iii
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae	Egypt	1979	Cultural	i iii vi
Palenque	Mexico	1987	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Palmyra in danger	Syria	1980	Cultural	i ii iv
Pasargadae	Iran	2004	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Pattadakal Group of Monuments	India	1987	Cultural	iii iv
Persepolis	Iran	1979	Cultural	i iii vi
Petra	Jordan	1985	Cultural	i iii iv
Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai	Mongolia	2011	Cultural	iii
Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream	South Korea	2025	Cultural	i iii
Philippi	Greece	2016	Cultural	iii iv
Plain of Jars	Laos	2019	Cultural	iii
Poverty Point	United States	2014	Cultural	iii
Preah Vihear Temple	Cambodia	2008	Cultural	i
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca	Mexico	2010	Cultural	iii
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos	Greece	1992	Cultural	ii iii
Pyu Ancient Cities	Myanmar	2014	Cultural	ii iii iv
Qal'at Bani Hammad	Algeria	1980	Cultural	iii
Qal’at al Bahrain	Bahrain	2005	Cultural	ii iii iv
Qaryat al-Faw	Saudi Arabia	2024	Cultural	ii v
Quiriguá	Guatemala	1981	Cultural	i ii iv
Red Bay National Historic Site	Canada	2013	Cultural	iii iv
Risco Caido	Spain	2019	Cultural	iii v
Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	2015	Cultural	i iii
Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	1994	Cultural	i iii iv
Rock Paintings of Hua Mountain	China	2016	Cultural	iii vi
Ruins of Gedi	Kenya	2024	Cultural	ii iii iv
Ruins of Loropéni	Burkina Faso	2009	Cultural	iii
Salt	Jordan	2021	Cultural	ii iii
Samarra in danger	Iraq	2007	Cultural	ii iii iv
Sambor Prei Kuk	Cambodia	2017	Cultural	ii iii vi
Sammallahdenmäki	Finland	1999	Cultural	iii iv
San Agustin archeological park	Colombia	1995	Cultural	iii
Sanctuary of Asclepius, Epidaurus	Greece	1988	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
Sangiran	Indonesia	1996	Cultural	iii vi
Sarazm	Tajikistan	2010	Cultural	ii iii
Shahr-e Sukhteh	Iran	2014	Cultural	ii iii iv
Somapura Mahavihara	Bangladesh	1985	Cultural	i ii vi
Stonehenge	United Kingdom	1986	Cultural	i ii iii
Su Nuraxi di Barumini	Italy	1997	Cultural	i iii iv
Susa	Iran	2015	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Tadrart Acacus in danger	Libya	1985	Cultural	iii
Tajín Veracruz	Mexico	1992	Cultural	iii iv
Takalik Abaj	Guatemala	2023	Cultural	ii iii
Takht-e Soleyman	Iran	2003	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
Tamgaly	Kazakhstan	2004	Cultural	iii
Tassili n'Ajjer	Algeria	1982	Mixed	i iii vii viii
Taxila	Pakistan Pakistan	1980	Cultural	iii vi
Tell Umm el-'Amr in danger	Palestine	2024	Cultural	ii iii vi
Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae	Greece	1986	Cultural	i ii iii
Teotihuacan	Mexico	1987	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera	Italy	1993	Cultural	iii iv v
Thimlich Ohinga	Kenya	2018	Cultural	iii iv v
Three Castles of Bellinzona	Switzerland	2000	Cultural	iv
Tierradentro	Colombia	1995	Cultural	iii
Timgad	Algeria	1982	Cultural	ii iii iv
Tipasa	Algeria France	1982	Cultural	iii iv
Tiwanaku	Bolivia	2000	Cultural	iii iv
Tiya archaeological site	Ethiopia	1980	Cultural	i iv
Tower of London	United Kingdom	1988	Cultural	ii iv
Tsodilo	Botswana	2001	Cultural	i iii vi
Tusi Sites	China	2015	Cultural	ii iii
Twyfelfontein	Namibia	2007	Cultural	iii v
Tyre in danger	Lebanon	1984	Cultural	iii vi
Umm ar-Rasas	Jordan	2004	Cultural	i iv vi
Valle dei Templi	Italy	1997	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Valongo Wharf	Brazil	2017	Cultural	vi
Villa Romana del Casale	Italy	1997	Cultural	i ii iii
Volubilis	Morocco	1997	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Western Xia Mausoleums	China	2025	Cultural	ii iii
Xanadu	China	2012	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Xochicalco	Mexico	1999	Cultural	iii iv
Yinxu	China	2006	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Zubarah	Qatar	2013	Cultural	iii iv v
archaeological Site of Delphi	Greece	1987	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi

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