Named after a River
WHS whose official title includes the name of a river (or rivers") which flow through it.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Alto Douro | Douro | |
| Bamiyan Valley | "The Kunduz River (Persian: رود قندوز) is a tributary of the Amu Darya in northern Afghanistan. It rises in Bamyan Province in the Hindu Kush, and in its upper reaches is also known as the Bamyan River or the Surkhab River" (wiki) | |
| Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" | The Jordan | |
| Brú na Bóinne | Brú na Bóinne - River Boyne. Originally inscribed simply as "Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne". The Gaelic "Brú na Bóinne" was added in 2013 and translates as "palace" or "mansion" of the Boyne. | |
| Caral-Supe | Supe | |
| Central Amazon Conservation Complex | Amazon | |
| Coa Valley and Siega Verde | Coa | |
| Comoé National Park | Comoé | |
| Danube Delta | Danube | |
| Danube Limes | Danube | |
| Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc | Ardeche (in the full name) | |
| Derwent Valley Mills | The river Derwent | |
| Dja Faunal Reserve | Dja | |
| Ferrara | Po | |
| Forth Bridge | Named after the Forth river | |
| Garamba National Park | "The main rivers are the Dungu on the southern boundary, the Aka along the western boundary and the Garamba within the Park" | |
| Iguacu | "waterfalls system of the Iguaçu (or Iguazú) river" (OUV) | |
| Ivindo National Park | Ivindo River | |
| Khami Ruins | "The site is located to the west of the Khami River, after which it is named" (AB ev) | |
| Lena Pillars | The Lena river, the 11th longest river in the world | |
| Loire Valley | Loire | |
| Lower Valley of the Awash | Awash | |
| Lower Valley of the Omo | Omo | |
| M'Zab Valley | Wadi M'zab (Mzab River). The region has taken its name from the river. | |
| Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley | - "The nominated area fits precisely within the basin of the Madriu River, giving it a natural coherence. This river starts its course at high level in an area of plateaus, glacial lakes and rocky glaciers, and then flows west through a large glacial valley. A secondary valley, the Perafita–Claror, enters the Madriu Valley from the south-east at Entremesaigues." (IUCN) | |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Manas River | |
| Manovo-Gounda St. Floris | - "Five major rivers thread through the Park from the massif in the south east to the Bahr Aouk - Bahr Kameur floodplain in the north: the Vakaga on the eastern boundary, the Goro, Gounda, Koumbala, and the Manovo on the western boundary" | |
| Manu National Park | "The Manú is a river in southeastern Peru. It runs down the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains into the Amazon Basin. It runs through what is now protected as the Manú NP..... is a tributary to the Madre de Dios River, which downriver joins the Madeira River, and ultimately the Amazon River." | |
| Nahanni National Park | South Nahanni River | |
| Niokolo-Koba National Park | Niokolo-Koba River | |
| Okavango Delta | Okavango River | |
| Orkhon Valley | Orkhon River | |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Seine | |
| Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River | ||
| Qadisha Valley | "The Holy River Qadisha, celebrated in the Scriptures, runs through the Valley." (OUV) | |
| Rideau Canal | Rideau River | |
| Rio Abiseo National Park | Rio Abiseo | |
| Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve | Rio Platano | |
| Saint-Savin sur Gartempe | Gartempe River | |
| Salonga National Park | "The Salonga River meanders in a generally northwest direction through the Salonga National Park to its confluence with the Busira River" | |
| Saloum Delta | Saloum River | |
| Saltaire | The name of the village is a combination of the founder's surname and the name of the river (Aire) | |
| San Antonio Missions | San Antonio River | |
| Sangha Trinational | Sangha | |
| Studenica Monastery | Named after the nearby Studenica river | |
| Studenica Monastery | "It was founded near Studenica river in the late 12th century by Stefan Nemanja, also known as Saint Simeon, who established the medieval Serbian state." (UNESCO | |
| Upper Middle Rhine Valley | Rhine | |
| Val d'Orcia | "derives from the river Orcia, which runs through the valley and flows for about 70 kilometers " | |
| Vézère Valley | the Vézère river | |
| Yellowstone | "The park contains the headwaters of the Yellowstone River, from which it takes its historical name" (Wiki) | |
| Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art | Zuojiang River |
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