749 W-Arly-Pendjari Complex – 1996 This transnational extension (Benin, Burkina Faso) to the W National Park of Niger, inscribed in 1996 on the World Heritage List, cover a major expanse of intact…
42 Boyana Church – 1979 Located on the outskirts of Sofia, consists of three buildings. The eastern church was built in the 10th century, then enlarged at the beginning of the 13th…
124 Historic Town of Ouro Preto – 1980 Founded at the end of the 17th century, Ouro Preto (Black Gold) was the focal point of the gold rush and Brazil’s golden age…
1021 Tsodilo – 2001 With one of the highest concentrations of rock art in the world, has been called the ”Louvre of the Desert”. Over 4,500 paintings are preserved in an area…
946 Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar – 2005 The historic town of Mostar, spanning a deep valley of the Neretva River, developed in the 15th and 16th centuries…
420 City of Potosí – 1987 In the 16th century, this area was regarded as the world’s largest industrial complex. The extraction of silver ore relied on a series of hydraulic mills.…
323 Royal Palaces of Abomey – 1985 From 1625 to 1900, 12 kings succeeded one another at the head of the powerful Kingdom of Abomey. With the exception of King Akaba, who…
764 Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System – 1996 The coastal area of Belize is an outstanding natural system consisting of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls, several hundred…
855 Flemish Béguinages – 1998 The Béguines were women who dedicated their lives to God without retiring from the world. In the 13th century they founded the béguinages , enclosed communities designed…
33 Białowieża Forest – 1979 The World Heritage site, on the border between Poland and Belarus, is an immense range of primary forest including both conifers and broadleaved trees covering a total…
World Heritage List UNESCO Barbados currently includes 20 objects. World Heritage List UNESCO Barbados 1376 Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison – 2011 , an outstanding example of British colonial architecture consisting of…
321 Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat – 1985 Situated in the suburbs of Bagerhat, at the meeting-point of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, this ancient city, formerly known as Khalifatabad, was founded…
1192 Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun – 2005 Qal’at al-Bahrain is a typical tell – an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupation. The strata…