World Heritage Sites in Korea (Republic)

Site name	Entered
Jongmyo Shrine	1995
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks	1995
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple	1995
Hwaseong Fortress	1997
Changdeokgung Palace Complex	1997
Gyeongju Historic Areas	2000
Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites	2000
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes	2007
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty	2009

Tentative list of Korea (Republic)
Ancient Mountain Fortresses in Central Korea
Daegokcheon Stream Petroglyphs
Gongju and Buyeo Historic Sites
Hahoe Folk Village in Andong
Iksan Historic Areas
Kangjingun Kiln Sites
Mt. Soraksan Nature Reserve
Namhansanseong - Ancient Fortified Military and Cultural Landscape of Mt. Namhansan
Salterns
Sites of fossilized dinosaurs throughout the Southern seacoast
Southwestern Coast Tidal Flats
Yangdong Village of Wolseong

Sites that have been nominated in the past
Samnyon (Fortress) Wall
Tomb of King Munyong

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Korea (Republic) statistics:
Number of WHS: 9
Number of Tentative sites: 12
Member of the World Heritage Committee in: 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2007 2008 2009

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