Cultural World Heritage in Asia and the Pacific

228 of the 313 properties in Asia and the Pacific are cultural, spread over 33 countries; the most recent was inscribed in 2026.

Cultural 228

Site	Country	Year	Type	Criteria
Alamūt Castle and Related Fortifications	Iran	2026	Cultural	iii
Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara	Japan	2026	Cultural	ii iii
Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites	China	2026	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Rock Mosques and Associated Sacred Sites of Mangystau	Kazakhstan	2026	Cultural	ii iii vi
Sarnath	India	2026	Cultural	iii vi
Tashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia	Uzbekistan	2026	Cultural	iv
The Cemetery Complexes of the Xiongnu Nobility	Mongolia	2026	Cultural	iii
Wat Phra Mahathat	Thailand	2026	Cultural	ii vi
Cambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflection	Cambodia	2025	Cultural	vi
Cultural Heritage Sites of Ancient Khuttal	Tajikistan	2025	Cultural	ii iii
Forest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park Selangor	Malaysia	2025	Cultural	iv
Maratha Military Landscapes of India	India	2025	Cultural	iv vi
Murujuga National Park	Australia	2025	Cultural	i iii v
Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream	South Korea	2025	Cultural	i iii
Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley	Iran	2025	Cultural	iii
The Complex of Yen Tu Monuments and Landscape	Vietnam	2025	Cultural	iii vi
Western Xia Mausoleums	China	2025	Cultural	ii iii
Central Axis of Beijing	China	2024	Cultural	i iii iv vi
Ecbatana	Iran	2024	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Maidam	India	2024	Cultural	v
Niah National Park	Malaysia	2024	Cultural	iii v
Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period	Thailand	2024	Cultural	iii v
Sado Island Gold Mines	Japan	2024	Cultural	iv
Deer Stone Monuments, the Heart of Bronze Age Culture	Mongolia	2023	Cultural	i iii
Gaya Tumuli	South Korea	2023	Cultural	iii
Koh Ker	Cambodia	2023	Cultural	ii iv
Persian Caravanserai	Iran	2023	Cultural	ii iii
Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas	India	2023	Cultural	i ii iv
Santiniketan	India	2023	Cultural	iv vi
Si Thep historical park	Thailand	2023	Cultural	ii iii
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor	Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan	2023	Cultural	ii iii v
The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks	Indonesia	2023	Cultural	ii iii
Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat	Iran	2021	Cultural	iii v
Dholavira	India	2021	Cultural	iii iv
Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan	Japan	2021	Cultural	iii v
Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China	China	2021	Cultural	iv
Ramappa Temple	India	2021	Cultural	i iii
Trans-Iranian railway	Iran	2021	Cultural	ii iv
Bagan	Myanmar	2019	Cultural	iii iv vi
Budj Bim	Australia	2019	Cultural	iii v
Jaipur	India	2019	Cultural	ii iv vi
Liangzhu site	China	2019	Cultural	iii iv
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan	Japan	2019	Cultural	iii iv
Ombilin coal mine	Indonesia	2019	Cultural	ii iv
Plain of Jars	Laos	2019	Cultural	iii
Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies	South Korea	2019	Cultural	iii
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region	Japan	2018	Cultural	iii
Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea	South Korea	2018	Cultural	iii
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region	Iran	2018	Cultural	ii iii v
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai	India	2018	Cultural	ii iv
Gulangyu	China	2017	Cultural	ii iv
Heritage district of Yazd	Iran	2017	Cultural	iii v
Historic City of Ahmadabad	India	2017	Cultural	ii v
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region	Japan	2017	Cultural	ii iii
Sambor Prei Kuk	Cambodia	2017	Cultural	ii iii vi
Nalanda Mahavihara	India	2016	Cultural	iv vi
Nan Madol in danger	Micronesia	2016	Cultural	i iii iv vi
Persian Qanat	Iran	2016	Cultural	iii iv
Rock Paintings of Hua Mountain	China	2016	Cultural	iii vi
Baekje Historic Areas	South Korea	2015	Cultural	ii iii
Burkhan Khaldun	Mongolia	2015	Cultural	iv vi
Maymand	Iran	2015	Cultural	v
Singapore Botanic Gardens	Singapore	2015	Cultural	ii iv
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining	Japan	2015	Cultural	ii iv
Susa	Iran	2015	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Tusi Sites	China	2015	Cultural	ii iii
Grand Canal	China	2014	Cultural	i iii iv vi
Namhansanseong	South Korea	2014	Cultural	ii iv
Pyu Ancient Cities	Myanmar	2014	Cultural	ii iii iv
Rani ki vav	India	2014	Cultural	i iv
Shahr-e Sukhteh	Iran	2014	Cultural	ii iii iv
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor	China Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan	2014	Cultural	ii iii v vi
The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage	Japan	2014	Cultural	ii iv
Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er	China	2013	Cultural	iii iv v
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration	Japan	2013	Cultural	iii vi
Golestan Palace	Iran	2013	Cultural	ii iii iv
Hill Forts of Rajasthan	India	2013	Cultural	ii iii
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong	North Korea	2013	Cultural	ii iii
Honghe Hani Rice Terraces	China	2013	Cultural	iii v
Levuka Historical Port Town	Fiji	2013	Cultural	ii iv
Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley	Malaysia	2012	Cultural	iii iv
Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy	Indonesia	2012	Cultural	ii iii v vi
Gonbad-e Qabus	Iran	2012	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Jameh Mosque of Isfahan	Iran	2012	Cultural	ii
Xanadu	China	2012	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty	Vietnam	2011	Cultural	ii iv
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land	Japan	2011	Cultural	ii vi
Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai	Mongolia	2011	Cultural	iii
The Persian Garden	Iran	2011	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou	China	2011	Cultural	ii iii vi
Australian Convict Sites	Australia	2010	Cultural	iv vi
Bikini Atoll	Marshall Islands	2010	Cultural	iv vi
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”	China	2010	Cultural	iii vi
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong	South Korea	2010	Cultural	iii iv
Imperial Citadel of Thang Long	Vietnam	2010	Cultural	ii iii vi
Jantar Mantar	India	2010	Cultural	iii iv
Sarazm	Tajikistan	2010	Cultural	ii iii
Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble	Iran	2010	Cultural	i ii iv
Tabriz Bazaar	Iran	2010	Cultural	ii iii iv
Mount Wutai	China	2009	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty	South Korea	2009	Cultural	iii iv vi
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System	Iran	2009	Cultural	i ii v
Sulaiman-Too	Kyrgyzstan	2009	Cultural	iii vi
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran	Iran	2008	Cultural	ii iii vi
Chief Roi Mata’s Domain	Vanuatu	2008	Cultural	iii v vi
Fujian Tulou sites	China	2008	Cultural	iii iv v
Kuk Swamp	Papua New Guinea	2008	Cultural	iii iv
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca	Malaysia	2008	Cultural	ii iii iv
Preah Vihear Temple	Cambodia	2008	Cultural	i
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine	Japan	2007	Cultural	ii iii v
Kaiping Diaolou and Villages	China	2007	Cultural	ii iii iv
Nisa	Turkmenistan	2007	Cultural	ii iii
Red Fort	India	2007	Cultural	ii iii vi
Sydney Opera House	Australia	2007	Cultural	i
Behistun	Iran	2006	Cultural	ii iii
Yinxu	China	2006	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Historic Centre of Macao	China	2005	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Köneürgenç	Turkmenistan	2005	Cultural	ii iii
Soltaniyeh	Iran	2005	Cultural	ii iii iv
Bam	Iran	2004	Cultural	ii iii iv v
Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom	China	2004	Cultural	i ii iii iv v
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park	India	2004	Cultural	iii iv v vi
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in danger	India	2004	Cultural	ii iv
Goguryeo tombs	North Korea	2004	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Orkhon Valley	Mongolia	2004	Cultural	ii iii iv
Pasargadae	Iran	2004	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens	Australia	2004	Cultural	ii
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range	Japan	2004	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Tamgaly	Kazakhstan	2004	Cultural	iii
Bhimbetka rock shelters	India	2003	Cultural	iii v
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley in danger	Afghanistan	2003	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi	Kazakhstan	2003	Cultural	i iii iv
Takht-e Soleyman	Iran	2003	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
Mahabodhi Temple	India	2002	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam in danger	Afghanistan	2002	Cultural	ii iii iv
Champasak cultural landscape	Laos	2001	Cultural	iii iv vi
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures	Uzbekistan	2001	Cultural	i ii iv
Yungang Grottoes	China	2001	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun	China	2000	Cultural	iii iv v
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites	South Korea	2000	Cultural	iii
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu	Japan	2000	Cultural	ii iii vi
Gyeongju Historic Areas	South Korea	2000	Cultural	ii iii
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties	China	2000	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
Longmen Grottoes	China	2000	Cultural	i ii iii
Qingchengshan-Dujiangyan National Park	China	2000	Cultural	ii iv vi
Shahrisabz	Uzbekistan Soviet Union	2000	Cultural	iii iv
Dazu Rock Carvings	China	1999	Cultural	i ii iii
Hội An	Vietnam	1999	Cultural	ii v
Merv	Turkmenistan	1999	Cultural	ii iii
Mountain Railways of India	India	1999	Cultural	ii iv
Mỹ Sơn	Vietnam	1999	Cultural	ii iii
Shrines and Temples of Nikkō	Japan	1999	Cultural	i iv vi
Vigan	Philippines	1999	Cultural	ii iv
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Japan	1998	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Summer Palace	China	1998	Cultural	i ii iii
Temple of Heaven	China	1998	Cultural	i ii iii
Ancient City of Ping Yao	China	1997	Cultural	ii iii iv
Changdeokgung	South Korea	1997	Cultural	ii iii iv
Classical Gardens of Suzhou	China	1997	Cultural	i ii iii iv v
Hwaseong Fortress	South Korea	1997	Cultural	ii iii
Lumbini	Nepal	1997	Cultural	iii vi
Old Town of Lijiang	China	1997	Cultural	ii iv v
Rohtas Fort	Pakistan	1997	Cultural	ii iv
Hiroshima Peace Memorial	Japan	1996	Cultural	vi
Itsukushima Shrine	Japan	1996	Cultural	i ii iv vi
Lushan Quaternary Glaciation National Geopark	China	1996	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Sangiran	Indonesia	1996	Cultural	iii vi
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama	Japan	1995	Cultural	iv v
Janggyeon Panjeon of Haeinsa	South Korea	1995	Cultural	iv vi
Jongmyo	South Korea	1995	Cultural	iv
Luang Prabang	Laos	1995	Cultural	ii iv v
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras	Philippines	1995	Cultural	iii iv v
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple	South Korea	1995	Cultural	i iv
Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains	China	1994	Cultural	i ii vi
Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples	China	1994	Cultural	ii iv
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto	Japan	1994	Cultural	ii iv
Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu	China	1994	Cultural	i iv vi
World Heritage Sites in Tibet	China	1994	Cultural	i iv vi
Baroque Churches of the Philippines	Philippines	1993	Cultural	ii iv
Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Japan	1993	Cultural	i ii iv vi
Complex of Huế Monuments	Vietnam	1993	Cultural	iv
Himeji Castle	Japan	1993	Cultural	i iv
Historic Centre of Bukhara in danger	Uzbekistan Soviet Union	1993	Cultural	ii iv vi
Humayun's Tomb	India	1993	Cultural	ii iv
Qutb complex	India	1993	Cultural	iv
Angkor	Cambodia	1992	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Ban Chiang	Thailand	1992	Cultural	iii
Ayutthaya Historical Park	Thailand	1991	Cultural	iii
Borobudur Temple Compounds	Indonesia	1991	Cultural	i ii vi
Dambulla cave temple	Sri Lanka	1991	Cultural	i vi
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns	Thailand	1991	Cultural	i iii
Prambanan Temple	Indonesia	1991	Cultural	i iv
Itchan Kala	Uzbekistan	1990	Cultural	iii iv v
Sanchi	India	1989	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
Kandy	Sri Lanka	1988	Cultural	iv vi
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications	Sri Lanka	1988	Cultural	iv
Elephanta Caves	India	1987	Cultural	i iii
Great Living Chola Temples	India	1987	Cultural	ii iii
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang	China	1987	Cultural	i ii iii iv
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor	China	1987	Cultural	i iii iv vi
Mogao Caves	China	1987	Cultural	i ii iii iv v vi
Pattadakal Group of Monuments	India	1987	Cultural	iii iv
The Great Wall	China	1987	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
Zhoukoudian site	China	1987	Cultural	iii vi
Churches and Convents of Goa	India	1986	Cultural	ii iv vi
Fatehpur Sikri	India	1986	Cultural	ii iii iv
Hampi	India	1986	Cultural	i iii iv
Khajuraho Group of Monuments	India	1986	Cultural	i iii
Mosque City of Bagerhat	Bangladesh	1985	Cultural	iv
Somapura Mahavihara	Bangladesh	1985	Cultural	i ii vi
Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram	India	1984	Cultural	i ii iii vi
Konark Sun Temple	India	1984	Cultural	i iii vi
Agra Fort	India	1983	Cultural	iii
Ajanta Caves	India	1983	Cultural	i ii iii vi
Ellora Caves	India	1983	Cultural	i iii vi
Taj Mahal	India	1983	Cultural	i
Anuradhapura	Sri Lanka	1982	Cultural	ii iii vi
Polonnaruwa	Sri Lanka	1982	Cultural	i iii vi
Sigiriya	Sri Lanka	1982	Cultural	ii iii iv
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore	Pakistan	1981	Cultural	i ii iii
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta	Pakistan	1981	Cultural	iii
Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol	Pakistan	1980	Cultural	iv
Mohenjo-daro	Pakistan	1980	Cultural	ii iii
Taxila	Pakistan Pakistan	1980	Cultural	iii vi
Chogha Zanbil	Iran	1979	Cultural	iii iv
Kathmandu Valley	Nepal	1979	Cultural	iii iv vi
Naqsh-e Jahan Square	Iran	1979	Cultural	i v vi
Persepolis	Iran	1979	Cultural	i iii vi

Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.