First inscriptions
WHS that were the first to be inscribed from their country.
The connection belongs to Trivia connections.
Connected Sites
- 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) Link
- 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
- Kiev: Ukaine 1990
- Koguryo Tombs: North Korea 2004
- Kotor: Montenegro 1979 (then Yugoslavia)
- Koutammakou: Togo 2004
- Kuk: PNG 2008
- Kunta Kinteh Island: Gambia 2003
- 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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