Do Not Travel
WHS that are in areas given a "Red" or "Do Not Travel" advice by both the German and Australian authorities. Last update: April 30, 2025.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Agadez | Niger fully off-limits | |
| Ahwar of Southern Iraq | All of Iraq except Kurdistan | |
| Air and Téneré | Niger fully off-limits | |
| Aksum | North of Ethiopia | |
| Aleppo | Syria fully off-limits | |
| Ancient Jericho | Palestine fully off-limits | |
| Ancient Kingdom of Saba | Yemen fully off-limits | |
| Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites | All of Burkina Faso except the main cities | |
| Ancient villages of Northern Syria | Syria fully off-limits | |
| Anjar | Lebanon South and East | |
| Armenian Monastic Ensembles | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Ashur | All of Iraq except Kurdistan | |
| Baalbek | Lebanon South and East | |
| Babylon | All of Iraq except Kurdistan | |
| Bagan | Myanmar fully off-limits | |
| Bale Mountains National Park | North of Ethiopia | |
| Bam Cultural Landscape | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Bamiyan Valley | Afghanistan fully off-limits | |
| Battir | Palestine fully off-limits | |
| Bethlehem | Palestine fully off-limits | |
| Bisotun | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Bosra | Syria fully off-limits | |
| Cliff of Bandiagara | Mali fully off-limits | |
| Comoé National Park | Northeast of Cote d'Ivoire | |
| Crac des Chevaliers | Syria fully off-limits | |
| Cyrene | Libya fully off-limits | |
| Damascus | Syria fully off-limits | |
| Djenné | Mali fully off-limits | |
| Ennedi Massif | All of Chad except for the South | |
| Fasil Ghebbi | North of Ethiopia | |
| Garamba National Park | DRC fully off-limits | |
| Gebel Barkal | Sudan fully off-limits | |
| Ghadames | Libya fully off-limits | |
| Golestan Palace | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Gonbad-e Qâbus | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Hatra | All of Iraq except Kurdistan | |
| Hawraman/Uramanat | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town | Palestine fully off-limits | |
| Hegmataneh | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Hyrcanian Forests | Iranian parts fully off-limits | |
| Kahuzi-Biega National Park | DRC fully off-limits | |
| Kyiv Cathedral and Lavra | Ukraine fully off-limits | |
| L'viv | Ukraine fully off-limits | |
| Lakes of Ounianga | All of Chad except for the South | |
| Lalibela | North of Ethiopia | |
| Leptis Magna | Libya fully off-limits | |
| Lut Desert | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Manovo-Gounda St. Floris | C.A.R. fully off-limits | |
| Masjed-e Jâme' | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Maymand | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Meidan Emam, Esfahan | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Meroe | Sudan fully off-limits | |
| Minaret of Jam | Afghanistan fully off-limits | |
| Mir Castle | Belarus fully off-limits | |
| National History Park | Haiti fully off-limits | |
| Nesvizh | Belarus fully off-limits | |
| Odesa | Ukraine fully off-limits | |
| Okapi Wildlife Reserve | DRC fully off-limits | |
| Palmyra | Syria fully off-limits | |
| Pasargadae | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Persepolis | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Persian Caravanserai | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Persian Garden | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Primeval Beech Forests | Ukraine parts fully off-limits | |
| Pyu Ancient Cities | Myanmar fully off-limits | |
| Residence of Bukovinian & Dalmatian Metropolitans | Ukraine fully off-limits | |
| Ruins of Loropéni | All of Burkina Faso except the main cities | |
| Sabratha | Libya fully off-limits | |
| Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Salonga National Park | DRC fully off-limits | |
| Samarra | All of Iraq except Kurdistan | |
| Sana'a | Yemen fully off-limits | |
| Sanganeb | Sudan fully off-limits | |
| Sangha Trinational | C.A.R. fully off-limits, Cameroon part as well due to proximity to C.A.R., only Congo part is not advised against | |
| Sassanid Archaeological Landscape | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Shahr-i Sokhta | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Shibam | Yemen fully off-limits | |
| Shushtar | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Simien National Park | North of Ethiopia | |
| Socotra Archipelago | Yemen fully off-limits | |
| Soltaniyeh | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Struve Geodetic Arc | Ukraine parts fully off-limits | |
| Sukur | Northern Nigeria | |
| Susa | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Tabriz Bazaar | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Tadrart Acacus | Libya fully off-limits | |
| Takht-e Soleyman | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Takht-i-Bahi | All in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province | |
| Tassili n'Ajjer | border area with Libya | |
| Tauric Chersonese | Ukraine fully off-limits | |
| Tchogha Zanbil | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Tell Umm Amer | Palestine fully off-limits | |
| The Persian Qanat | Iran fully off-limits | |
| The Royal Court of Tiébélé | All of Burkina Faso except the main cities | |
| Timbuktu | Mali fully off-limits | |
| Tomb of Askia | Mali fully off-limits | |
| Trans-Iranian Railway | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Tyre | Lebanon South and East | |
| Virunga National Park | DRC fully off-limits | |
| W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | Niger fully off-limits, as are the parts the park lies in in Benin and Burkina Faso | |
| Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region | Ukraine parts fully off-limits | |
| Yazd | Iran fully off-limits | |
| Zabid | Yemen fully off-limits |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Do Not Travel?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source