Slow Starters

Connected Sites: 42

Definition

WHS that were inscribed at least 10 years after the State Party ratified the WH convention. Only refers to first inscription of the country.

Map

Connected Sites

Aapravasi Ghat

Mauritius

Inscribed: 2006

1.76

79

6

1995-2006 : 11 years
Gebel Barkal

Sudan

Inscribed: 2003

3.13

30

4

1974-2003 : 29 years
Sukur

Nigeria

Inscribed: 1999

0

1

1974-1999 : 25 years
Air and Téneré

Niger

Inscribed: 1991

3.14

2

1

1974-1991 : 17 years
Sulaiman-Too

Kyrgyzstan

Inscribed: 2009

2.23

64

3

2009 - 1995 : 14 years
Lakes of Ounianga

Chad

Inscribed: 2012

3.61

6

2

1999-2012 : 13 years
Phoenix Islands

Kiribati

Inscribed: 2010

1.74

3

0

2000-2010 : 10 years
Maloti-Drakensberg Park

Lesotho, South Africa

Inscribed: 2000

3.32

81

5

2003-2013 : 10 years (Lesotho)
Cidade Velha

Cabo Verde

Inscribed: 2009

1.92

53

3

1988-2009 : 21 years
Sangha Trinational

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo (Republic)

Inscribed: 2012

3.61

6

2

1987-2012 : 25 years (Rep. Congo)
Mbanza Kongo

Angola

Inscribed: 2017

3.48

1

0

Angola 1991-2017 : 26 years
Levuka

Fiji

Inscribed: 2013

2.53

29

8

1990-2013 : 23 years
Kunta Kinteh Island

Gambia

Inscribed: 2003

2.07

44

5

1987-2003 : 16 years
Hegra

Saudi Arabia

Inscribed: 2008

3.89

55

9

1978-2008 : 30 years
Hatra

Iraq

Inscribed: 1985

3.40

19

5

1974-1985 : 11 years
Al Zubarah

Qatar

Inscribed: 2013

1.75

72

6

1984-2013 : 29 years
Bijagos Archipelago

Guinea-Bissau

Inscribed: 2025

5

1

Guinea-Bissau: 2006-2025 : 19 years
Gola-Tiwai complex

Sierra Leone

Inscribed: 2025

1.15

6

1

Sierra Leone: 2005-2025 : 20 years
Sarazm

Tajikistan

Inscribed: 2010

1.95

45

6

1992-2010 : 18 years
San Marino and Mount Titano

San Marino

Inscribed: 2008

3.44

297

8

1991-2008 : 17 years
Ruins of Loropéni

Burkina Faso

Inscribed: 2009

2.06

6

2

1987-2009 : 22 years
Ruins of León Viejo

Nicaragua

Inscribed: 2000

2.21

47

5

1979-2000 : 21 years
Rock Islands

Palau

Inscribed: 2012

4.00

33

6

2002-2012 : 10 years
Rapa Nui

Chile

Inscribed: 1995

4.49

111

13

1980-1995 : 15 years
Qal'at al-Bahrain

Bahrain

Inscribed: 2005

2.51

102

6

1991-2005 : 14 years
Potosi

Bolivia

Inscribed: 1987

3.18

91

6

1976-1987 : 11 years
Pitons Management Area

Saint Lucia

Inscribed: 2004

2.93

92

5

1991-2004 : 13 years
Nyungwe National Park

Rwanda

Inscribed: 2023

2.76

18

1

2000 - 2023: 23 years
Nan Madol

Micronesia

Inscribed: 2016

3.53

16

7

2002 - 2016
Mostar

Bosnia Herzegovina

Inscribed: 2005

3.52

286

14

1993-2005 : 12 years
Lopé-Okanda

Gabon

Inscribed: 2007

1.95

8

1

1986-2007 : 21 years
Kuk

Papua New Guinea

Inscribed: 2008

1.46

3

3

1997-2008 : 11 years
Jelling

Denmark

Inscribed: 1994

2.38

193

10

1979-1994 : 15 years
City of Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Inscribed: 1994

3.17

444

12

1983-1994 : 11 years
Brimstone Hill Fortress

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Inscribed: 1999

2.83

76

5

1986-1999 : 13 years
Blue and John Crow Mountains

Jamaica

Inscribed: 2015

2.59

41

3

1983 - 2015 (32 years)
Asmara

Eritrea

Inscribed: 2017

2.93

30

2

Eritrea : 2001-2017 : 16 years
Antigua Naval Dockyard

Antigua and Barbuda

Inscribed: 2016

2.68

64

4

Antigua 1983 - 2016: 33 years (record)
Al Ain

United Arab Emirates

Inscribed: 2011

2.52

116

8

2001-2011 : 10 years
Pyu Ancient Cities

Myanmar

Inscribed: 2014

1.99

29

4

1994-2014 : 20 years
Uvs Nuur Basin

Mongolia, Russia

Inscribed: 2003

2.69

8

0

1990-2003 : 13 years
Minaret of Jam

Afghanistan

Inscribed: 2002

3.91

7

1

1979-2002 : 23 years