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Aapravasi Ghat vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria)
Aasivissuit - Nipisat crit v only
Abu Mena iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Aflaj irrigation system v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
Aggtelek and Slovak Karst viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Agra Fort iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Amami-Oshima Island X
Anticosti Crit viii
Arslantepe Mound iii
Asante Traditional Buildings v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
Auschwitz Birkenau vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria)
Ayutthaya iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Bagerhat iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Bahla Fort iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Ban Chiang iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains crit viii
Bellinzone iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Benedictine Convent of St. John iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Bom Jesus do Monte Criterion iv
Bryggen iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Butrint iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Caves and Ice Age Art iii
Caves of Yagul and Mitla iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Central Sikhote-Alin x. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Cesky Krumlov iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Chaco Culture iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Chavin iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Chaîne des Puys Crit VIII
Church of Atlántida iv
Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye ii. to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
City of Luxembourg iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Colonia del Sacramento iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Corfu iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Cueva de las Manos iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Curonian Spit v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
Dong Phayayen x. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Dorset and East Devon Coast viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Drottningholm iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
ESMA Site Museum Crit VI
East Rennell ix. to be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals
Eisinga Planetarium Crit iv
Engelsberg Ironworks iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Fanjingshan Crit X
Fertö/Neusiedlersee v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
Fortress of Suomenlinna iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Forts and Castles Gold Coast vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria)
Gaya Tumuli crit iii
Gelati Monastery iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Genbaku Dome vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria)
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flat X
Ghadames v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
Gobustan Rock Art iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Golden Mountains of Altai x. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Gordion Crit iii
Great Himalayan National Park X
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Hawaii Volcanoes viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria)
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region On crit iii
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Himā Cultural area iii
Hollókö v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
Huanglong vii. to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
Ichkeul National Park x. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Independence Hall vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria)
Ischigualasto / Talampaya viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Island of Gorée vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria)
Isole Eolie viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Ivrea Crit IV
Jelling iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and Jesus iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Jewish-Medieval heritage of Erfurt Crit iv
Jiuzhaigou Valley vii. to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
Jodensavanne Crit iii
Joggins Fossil Cliffs viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Jongmyo Shrine iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Kaeng Krachan Forest X
Kahuzi-Biega National Park x. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Keoladeo National Park x. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Kerkuane iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Kilimanjaro National Park vii. to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
Kraków iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Kronborg Castle iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Kujataa v
Kuldiga Crit v
L'Anse aux Meadows vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria)
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
La Fortaleza vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria)
Lakes of Ounianga (vii)
Lena Pillars viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Lima iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Lübeck iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
Mafra Crit iv
Maison Carrée of Nîmes Crit iv
Makli, Thatta iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Megalithic Temples of Malta iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Meknes iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Memorial Sites of Genocide Crit vi
Mesa Verde iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Messel Pit viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Miguasha National Park viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Modernist Kaunas Crit iv
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve vii. to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
Monastery of Geghard ii. to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design
Monastery of Horezu ii. to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design
Monte San Giorgio viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Mostar vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria)
Mount Etna viii
Mount Hamiguitan Crit X
Mount Sanqingshan vii. to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Nice ii
Niokolo-Koba National Park x. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Nyungwe National Park Crit X
Ogasawara Islands ix. to be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals
Okapi Wildlife Reserve x. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Old City of Berne iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Old Town of Galle iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Oporto iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles ii
Peninsula Valdes x. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Petroglyphs of the Lake Onega and the White Sea iii
Petroglyphs of the Mongolian Altai iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Petäjävesi Old Church iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Plečnik's Ljubljana iv
Poverty Point Crit iii
Preah Vihear Temple i. to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius
Primeval Beech Forests ix. to be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals
Quanzhou iv
Quedlinburg iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Qutb Minar iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Rila Monastery vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria)
Rock Art of Alta iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Roman Walls of Lugo iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Royal Exhibition Building ii. to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Ruins of Loropéni iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
SGang Gwaay iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Sabratha iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Sagarmatha National Park vii. to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
San Agustín iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
San Antonio Missions Crit ii (2 other proposed criteria rejected by ICOMOS)
San Marino and Mount Titano iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries Crit iii
Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies Criterion (iii)
Serra da Capivara iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Sewell Mining Town ii. to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design
Shirakami-Sanchi ix. to be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries x. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Socotra Archipelago x. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Solovetsky Islands iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Speyer Cathedral ii. to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design
Spissky Hrad and Levoca iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Srebarna Nature Reserve x. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
St. George, Bermuda iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Sucre iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Surtsey ix. to be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Sydney Opera House i. to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius
Tadrart Acacus iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Taj Mahal i. to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius
Takht-i-Bahi iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Tanbaly iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Taos Pueblo iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
The Porticoes of Bologna iv
The Prosecco Hills Crit v
Tierradentro iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Tower of Hercules iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Tr’ondëk-Klondike Crit iv
Valongo Wharf VI
Valparaiso iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
Vatnajökull National Park VIII
Vegaøyan v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Villages with Fortified Churches iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Viñales Valley iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Vredefort Dome viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Wadi Al-Hitan viii. to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features
Walled City of Baku iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino x. to contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Wooden Churches of Maramures iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi Crit iii
Wulingyuan vii. to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
Zagori Cultural Landscape Crit V

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