543 Itchan Kala – 1990 is the inner town (protected by brick walls some 10 m high) of the old Khiva oasis, which was the last resting-place of caravans before crossing the…
747 Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento – 1995 Founded by the Portuguese in 1680 on the Río de la Plata, the city was of strategic importance in resisting…
27 Mesa Verde National Park – 1978 A great concentration of ancestral Pueblo Indian dwellings, built from the 6th to the 12th century, can be found on the Mesa Verde plateau in…
39 Ngorongoro Conservation Area – 1979 The spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic…
374 Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd – 1986 The castles of Beaumaris and Harlech (largely the work of the greatest military engineer of the time, James of St…
1343 Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) – 2011 The constitute a serial property that testifies to sedentary human occupation of a desert region since…
527 Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra – 1990 Designed to rival Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, Kyiv’s Saint-Sophia Cathedral symbolizes the 'new Constantinople’, capital of the Christian principality of…
682 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – 1994 Located in south-western Uganda, at the junction of the plain and mountain forests, Bwindi Park covers 32,000 ha and is known for its exceptional biodiversity,…