World Heritage sites inscribed in 1981

26 properties from the 1981 session are on the List today: 15 cultural, 9 natural, 2 mixed.

Site	Country	Type	Criteria
Abbey of Fontenay	France	Cultural	iv
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	Cultural	ii iv
Darién National Park	Panama	Natural	vii ix x
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary	Senegal	Natural	vii x
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore	Pakistan	Cultural	i ii iii
Great Barrier Reef	Australia	Natural	vii viii ix x
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump	Canada	Cultural	vi
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta	Pakistan	Cultural	iii
Kakadu National Park	Australia	Mixed	i vi vii ix x
Los Glaciares National Park	Argentina	Natural	vii viii
Mammoth Cave National Park	United States	Natural	vii viii x
Medina of Fez	Morocco	Cultural	ii v
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve in danger	Côte d'Ivoire Guinea	Natural	ix x
Ninstints	Canada	Cultural	iii
Niokolo-Koba National Park	Senegal	Natural	x
Notre-Dame d'Amiens	France	Cultural	i ii
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls in danger	Israel	Cultural	ii iii vi
Olympic National Park	United States	Natural	vii ix
Palace of Fontainebleau	France	Cultural	ii vi
Quiriguá	Guatemala	Cultural	i ii iv
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange	France	Cultural	iii vi
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara	Tanzania	Cultural	iii
Serengeti National Park	Tanzania	Natural	vii x
Speyer Cathedral	Germany	Cultural	ii
Willandra Lakes Region	Australia	Mixed	iii viii
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square	Germany	Cultural	i iv

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