World Heritage Site in Asia and Oceania

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Our review of Heritage full Unesco zonally comes to an end today with regard to Asia and Oceania.

In spite of everything, in the following post we will give some last interesting data about this indicative classification that Unesco makes and that so many tourist suggestions offers lovers of the world of travel.

AFGHANISTAN
MINARETE AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL VESTIGES OF JAM (2002)
CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL VESTIGES OF THE BAMIYÁN VALLEY (2003)

AUSTRALIA
SHARK BAY (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) (1991)
RAIN FORESTS OF THE GONDWANA OF AUSTRALIA (1986, 1994)
FRASER ISLAND (1992)
ISLAND MACQUARIE (1997)
ISLANDS OF LORD HOWE (1982)
HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS (1997)
THE GREAT BARRIER (1981)
SIDNEY OPERA (2007)
ROYAL EXHIBITION PALACE AND GARDENS CARLTON (2004)
KAKADU NATIONAL PARK (1981, 1987, 1992)
PURNULULU NATIONAL PARK (2003)
ULURU-KATA TJUTA NATIONAL PARK (1987, 1994)
BLUE MOUNTAINS REGION (2000)
LAKES REGION WILLANDRA (1981)
AUSTRALIAN MAMMAL FOSSIL SITES (RIVERSLEIGH - NARACOORTE) (1994)
WET TROPICS OF QUEENSLAND (1988)
TASMANIA WILD NATURE ZONE (1982, 1989)

BANGLADESH
HISTORICAL CITY-MOSQUE OF BAGERHAT (1985)
THE SUNDARBANS (1997)
RUINS OF THE BUDDIC HIVARA OF PAHARPUR (1985)

CAMBODIA
ANGKOR (1992)
SACRED SITE OF THE TEMPLE OF PREAH VIHEAR (2008)

CHINA
OLD VILLAGES IN THE SOUTH OF ANHUI PROVINCE - XIDI AND HONGCUN (2000)
CAPITALS AND TOMBS OF THE OLD KOGURYO KINGDOM (2004)
HISTORICAL CENTER OF MACAO (2005)
OLD TOWN OF LIJIANG (1997)
OLD TOWN OF PING YAO (1997)
WUDANG MOUNTAINS OLD BUILDINGS ASSEMBLY (1994)
HISTORICAL SET OF PALACIO DEL POTALA IN LHASSA (1994, 2000, 2001)
DIAOLOU AND VILLAGES OF KAIPING (2007)
ROCK SCULPTURES OF DAZU (1999)
CAVES OF LONGMEN (2000)
MOGAO CAVES (1987)
YUNGANG'S GRUTES (2001)
CLASSICAL GARDENS OF SUZHU (1997, 2000)
KARST OF SOUTH CHINA (2007)
THE GREAT WALL (1987)
MAUSOLEUM OF THE FIRST EMPEROR QIN (1987)
MOUNT HUANGSHAN (1990)
MOUNT QINGCHENG AND DUJIANGYAN IRRIGATION SYSTEM (2000)
MOUNT TAISHAN (1987)
MOUNT WUYI (1999)
PANORAMIC LANDSCAPE OF MOUNT EMEI AND GREAT BUDDHA OF LESHAN (1996)
SUMMER PALACE AND BEIJING IMPERIAL GARDEN (1998)
IMPERIAL PALACES OF THE MING AND QING DYNASTIES IN BEIJING AND SHENYANG (1987, 2004)
LUSHAN NATIONAL PARK (1996)
MOUNT SANQINGSHAN NATIONAL PARK (2008)
HUANGLONG REGION OF PANORIMIC AND HISTORICAL INTEREST (1992)
WULINGYUAN REGION OF PANORIMIC AND HISTORICAL INTEREST (1992)
JIUZHAIGU VALLEY REGION OF PANORIMIC AND HISTORICAL INTEREST (1992)
MOUNTAIN RESIDENCE AND NEIGHBORING TEMPLES IN CHENGDE (1994)
SANCTUARIES OF THE GIANT PANDA OF SICHUAN (2006)
BEIJING MAN'S SITE IN ZHUKUDIAN (1987)
TEMPLE OF HEAVEN, IMPERIAL ALTAR OF SACRIFICES IN BEIJING (1998)
TEMPLE AND CEMETERY OF CONFUCIUS AND RESIDENCE OF THE KONG FAMILY IN QUFU (1994)
FUJIAN TULOU (2008)
IMPERIAL TOMBS OF THE MING AND QING Dynasties (2000, 2003, 2004)
YINXU (2006)
PROTECTED AREAS OF THE PARK OF THE THREE PARALLEL RIVERS OF YUNNAN (2003)

PHILIPPINES
RICE FIELDS ON TERRACES OF THE PHILIPPINES (1995)
HISTORICAL CITY OF VIGAN (1999)
BAROQUE CHURCHES OF THE PHILIPPINES (1993)
TUBBATAHA REEF MARINE PARK (1993)
PUERTO PRINCESA UNDERGROUND RIVER NATIONAL PARK (1999)

INDIA
CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI (FORMER VICTORIA STATION) (2004)
SET OF MONUMENTS OF MAHABALIPURAM (1984)
SET OF THE RED FORT (2007)
ASSEMBLY OF THE TEMPLE OF MAHABODHI IN BODHGAYA (2002)
HAMPI MONUMENTAL ASSEMBLY (1986)
KHAJURAHO MONUMENTAL ASSEMBLY (1986)
PATTADAKAL MONUMENTAL COMPLEX (1987)
FATEHPUR SIKRI (1986)
FORT OF AGRA (1983)
GREAT LIVING TEMPLES CHOLAS (1987, 2004)
AJANTA'S GRUTES (1983)
ELEPHANT CAVES (1987)
ELLORA CAVES (1983)
CHURCHES AND CONVENTS OF GOA (1986)
BUDDHIST MONUMENTS OF SANCHI (1989)
ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK OF CHAMPANER-PAVAGADH (2004)
KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK (1985)
KEOLOADEO NATIONAL PARK (1985)
SUNDARBANS NATIONAL PARK (1987)
NANDA DEVI NATIONAL PARKS AND THE VALLEY OF FLOWERS (1988, 2005)
QUTB MINAR AND ITS MONUMENTS (DELHI) ​​(1993)
ROCK SHELTERS OF BHIMBETKA (2003)
MANAS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY (1985)
TAJ MAHAL (1983)
TEMPLE OF THE SUN IN KONÂRAK (1984)
TOMB OF HUMAYUN (DELHI) ​​(1993)

INDONESIA
BOROBUDUR SET (1991)
SET OF PRAMBANAN (1991)
KOMODO NATIONAL PARK (1991)
LORENTZ NATIONAL PARK (1999)
UJUNG KULON NATIONAL PARK (1991)
SUMATRA TROPICAL RAINFORTS HERITAGE (2004)
SITE OF THE FIRST MEN OF SANGIRAN (1996)
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
BAM AND ITS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE (2004)
BEHISTUN (2006)
ARMENIAN MONASTIC SETS OF IRAN (2008)
MEIDAN EMAM (ISPAHAN) (1979)
PASSAGES (2004)
PERSEPOLIS (1979)
SOLTANYEH (2005)
TAKHT-E SULAIMAN (2003)
TCHOGHA ZANBIL (1979)

SOLOMON ISLANDS
RENNELL EAST (1998)

JAPAN
HISTORICAL VILLAGES OF SHIRAKAWA-GO AND GOKAYAMA (1995)
HIMEJI-JO (1993)
MEMORIAL OF PEACE AT HIROSHIMA (DOME OF GENBAKU) (1996)
SILVER MINES OF IWAMI GINZAN AND ITS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE (2007)
BUDDHIST MONUMENTS OF THE HORYU-JI REGION (1993)
HISTORICAL MONUMENTS OF ANCIENT KYOTO (KYOTO, UJI AND OTSU CITIES) (1994)
HISTORICAL MONUMENTS OF ANCIENT NARA (1998)
ITSUKUSHIMA SHINTO SANCTUARY (1996)
SANCTUARIES AND TEMPLES OF NIKKO (1999)
SHIRAKAMI SANCHI (1993)
SHIRETOK (2005)
GUSUKU SITES AND ASSOCIATED CULTURAL ASSETS OF THE KINGDOM OF RYUKYU (2000)
SACRED SITES AND PILGRIMAGE ROUTES OF THE MOUNTAINS KII (2004)
YAKUSHIMA (1993)

KAZAKHSTAN
MAUSOLEUM OF KHOJA AHMAD YASAWI (2003)
PETROGLYPHS OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE OF TAMGALY (2004)
SARYARKA - STEPPE AND NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN LAKES (2008)

MALAYSIA
MELAKA AND GEORGE TOWN, HISTORICAL CITIES OF THE STRAIT OF MALACCA (2008)
KINABALU PARK (2000)
GUNUNG MULU NATIONAL PARK (2000)

MONGOLIA
UBS NUUR BASIN (2003)
CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE ORKHON VALLEY (2004)

NEPAL
LUMBINI, BIRTH PLACE OF BUDDHA (1997)
ROYAL CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK (1984)
SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK (1979)
KATHMANDU VALLEY (1979)

NEW ZEALAND
SUBANTARTIC ISLANDS OF NEW ZEALAND (1998)
TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK (1990, 1993)
TE WAHIPOUNAMU - SOUTHWEST AREA OF NEW ZEALAND (1990)

PAKISTAN
FORT OF ROHTAS (1997)
FORT AND GARDENS OF SHALAMAR IN LAHORE (1981)
HISTORICAL MONUMENTS OF THATTA (1981)
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RUINS OF MOHENJO DARO (1980)
BUDDHIC RUINS OF TAKH-I-BAHI AND VESTIGES OF SAHR-I-BAHLOL (1980)
TAXILLA (1980)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
OLD AGRICULTURAL SITE OF KUK (2008)
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
CHANGDEOKGUNG PALACE SET (1997)
HWAESONG FORTRESS (1997)
SEOKGURAM GROTTO AND BULGUKSA TEMPLE (1995)
VOLCANIC LANDSCAPE AND LAVA TUNNELS OF THE ISLAND OF JEJU (2007)
JONGMYO SANCTUARY (1995)
DOLMEN SITES OF GOCHANG, HWASUN AND GANGHWA (2000)
TEMPLE OF HAEINSA AND JANGGYEONG PANJEON, TABLET DEPOSITS OF THE KOREAN TRIPITAKA (1995)
HISTORICAL AREAS OF GYEONGJU (2000)
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
CITY OF LUANG PRABANG (1995)
VAT PHU AND ANCIENT VILLAGES OF THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF CHAMPASAK (2001)
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
KOGURYO TOMBS SET (2004)

SRI LANKA
OLD CITY OF POLONNARUWA (1982)
ANCIENT CITY OF SIGIRIYA (1982)
SACRED CITY OF KANDY (1988)
HOLY CITY OF ANURADHAPURA (1982)
GALLE OLD TOWN AND ITS FORTIFICATIONS (1988)
SINHARAJA FOREST RESERVE (1988)
GOLDEN TEMPLE OF DAMBULLA (1991)

THAILAND
HISTORICAL CITY OF AYUTTHAYA (1991)
HISTORICAL CITY OF SUKHOTHAI AND ITS ASSOCIATED HISTORICAL CITIES (1991)
DONG PHAYAYEN FOREST COMPLEX - KHAO YAI (2005)
WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES OF THUNG YAI-HUAI KHA KHAENG (1991)
BAN CHIANG ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE (1992)

TURKMENISTAN
STRENGTHS PARTS OF NISA (2007)
KUNYA URGENCH (2005)
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL NATIONAL PARK OF THE ANTIGUA MERV (1999)

UZBEKISTAN
HISTORICAL CENTER OF BUJARA (1993)
SHAKHRISYABZ HISTORICAL CENTER (2000)
ITCHAN KALA (1990)
SAMARCANDA - CROSSROADS OF CULTURES (2001)

VANUATU
DOMAINS OF THE CHIEF ROI MATA (2008)

VIETNAM
HA LONG BAY (1994, 2000)
HOI AN OLD TOWN (1999)
SET OF MONUMENTS OF HUÊ (1993)
PHONG NHA-KE BANG NATIONAL PARK (2003)
SANCTUARY OF MY SON (1999)

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