First inscriptions
WHS that were the first to be inscribed from their country.
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Aachen Cathedral | Germany 1978 | |
Aapravasi Ghat | Mauritius 2006 | |
Air and Téneré | Niger 1991 | |
Al Ain | UAE 2011 | |
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad | Algeria 1980 | |
Al Zubarah | Qatar (2013) | |
Al-Hijr | Saudi Arabia 2008 | |
Aldabra Atoll | Seychelles 1982 | |
Ancient Merv | Turkmenistan 1999 | |
Angkor | Cambodia 1992 | |
Antigua Naval Dockyard | Antigua & Barbuda 2016 | |
Asmara | Eritrea (2017) | |
Bahla Fort | Oman 1987 | |
Banc d'Arguin | Mauritania 1989 | |
Belize Barrier Reef | Belize 1996 | |
Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Bialowieza Forest | Belarus 1992 | |
Bethlehem | Palestine 2012 | |
Bikini Atoll | Marshall Islands 2010 | |
Blue and John Crow Mountains | Jamaica 2015 | |
Bridgetown | Barbados 2011 | |
Brimstone Hill Fortress | St. Kitts and Nevis 1999 | |
Brú na Bóinne | Ireland 1993 | |
Butrint | Albania 1992 | |
Cartagena | Colombia 1984 | |
Central Suriname Nature Reserve | Suriname 2000 | |
Chief Roi Mata's Domain | Vanuatu 2008 | |
Cidade Velha | Cabo Verde 2009 | |
City of Luxembourg | Luxemburg 1994 | |
Colonia del Sacramento | Uruguay 1995 | |
Copan | Honduras 1980 | |
Coro and its Port | Venezuela 1993 | |
Damascus | Syria 1979 | |
Danube Delta | Romania 1991 | |
Dja Faunal Reserve | Cameroon 1987 | |
Drottningholm | Sweden 1991 | |
Durmitor National Park | 1980 Montenegro (then Yugoslavia) | |
East Rennell | Solomon Islands 1998 | |
Forts and Castles Gold Coast | Ghana 1979 | |
Galapagos Islands | Ecuador - 1978 (Quito was also inscribed at the same session, however Galapagos got reference number 1) | |
Gebel Barkal | Sudan 2003 | |
Haghpat and Sanahin | Armenia 1996 | |
Hatra | Iraq 1985 | |
Hué | Vietnam 1993 | |
Island of Gorée | Senegal 1978 | |
Island of Mozambique | Mozambique 1991 | |
Itchan Kala | Uzbekistan 1990 | |
Jelling | Denmark 1994 | |
Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and Jesus | Paraguay 1993 | |
Joya de Ceren | El Salvador 1993 | |
Koguryo Tombs | North Korea 2004 | |
Kotor | Montenegro 1979 (then Yugoslavia) | |
Koutammakou | Togo 2004 | |
Kuk | PNG 2008 | |
Kunta Kinteh Island | Gambia 2003 | |
Kyiv | Ukaine 1990 | |
Lake Malawi | Malawi 1984 | |
Lakes of Ounianga | Chad 2012 | |
Levuka | (2013) | |
Lopé-Okanda | Gabon 2007 | |
Los Glaciares | Argentina 1981 | |
Luang Prabang | Laos 1995 | |
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley | Andorra 2004 | |
Maloti Drakensberg | Lesotho 2013 | |
Mana Pools | Zimbabwe 1984 | |
Manovo-Gounda St. Floris | CAR 1988 | |
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi | Kazakhstan 2003 | |
Mbanza Kongo | Angola (2017) | |
Medina of Fez | Morocco 1981 | |
Minaret of Jam | Afghanistan 2002 | |
Morne Trois Pitons | Dominica 1997 | |
Mostar | Bosnia 2005 | |
Mount Nimba | Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea 1984 | |
Nan Madol | Federated States of Micronesia (2016) | |
National History Park | Haiti 1982 | |
Ngorongoro | Tanzania 1979 (as a natural site) | |
Ohrid Region | 1979 Macedonia (then Yugoslavia) | |
Old City of Acre | Israel 2001 (occupying the Old City of Jerusalem inscribed 1981) | |
Old Havana | Cuba 1982 | |
Ouro Preto | Brazil 1980 | |
Panamá | Panama 1980 | |
Paphos | Cyprus 1980 | |
Phoenix Islands | Kiribati 2010 | |
Pitons Management Area | St. Lucia 2004 | |
Potosi | Bolivia 1987 | |
Pyu Ancient Cities | Myanmar (2014) | |
Qal'at al-Bahrain | Bahrain 2005 | |
Rapa Nui | Chile 1995 | |
Riga | Latvia 1997 | |
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica | Italy 1979 | |
Rock Islands | Palau 2012 | |
Rome | Holy See 1980 (together with Italy) | |
Royal Palaces of Abomey | Benin 1985 | |
Ruins of León Viejo | Nicaragua 2000 | |
Ruins of Loropéni | Burkina Faso 2009 | |
San Marino and Mount Titano | San Marino 2008 | |
Sangha Trinational | Congo (2012) | |
Santo Domingo | Dom. Rep. 1990 | |
Sarazm | Tajikistan 2010 | |
Schokland | Netherlands 1995 | |
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple | South Korea 1995 (Soon afterwards Haeinsa Temple and Jongmyo Shrine were inscribed) | |
Shibam | Yemen 1982 | |
Singapore Botanic Gardens | Singapore (2015) | |
Skocjan Caves | Slovenia 1988 (then Yugoslavia) | |
Stari Ras and Sopocani | Serbia (then Yugoslavia) | |
Struve Geodetic Arc | Moldova 2005 (with many other countries) | |
Sukur | Nigeria 1999 | |
Sulaiman-Too | Kyrgyzstan 2009 | |
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves | Costa Rica 1983 | |
Tallinn | Estonia 1997 | |
Te Wahipounamu | NZ 1986 | |
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae | Greece 1986 | |
Thingvellir | Iceland 2004 | |
Tsingy de Bemaraha | Madagascar 1990 | |
Tsodilo | Botswana 2001 | |
Uvs Nuur Basin | Mongolia 2003 (with Russia) | |
Victoria Falls | Zambia 1989 (with Zimbabwe) | |
Vilnius | Lithuania 1994 | |
Virunga National Park | DR Congo 1979 | |
Walled City of Baku | Azerbaijan 2000 |
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