Friday, July 18, 2008

My UNESCO WHS Wish List

Updated May 15, 2009.

Afghanistan
* Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam
Albania
* Historic centres of Berat and Gjirokastra
Algeria
* Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
* Kasbah of Algiers
Argentina
* Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
* Quebrada de Humahuaca
Azerbaijan
* Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Bangladesh
* Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
* The Sundarban
Benin
* Royal Palaces of Abomey
Bolivia
* City of Potosi
* Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
* Historic City of Sucre
* Fuerte de Samaipata
* Fuerte de SamaipataNoel Kempff Mercado National Park
Brazil
* Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
* Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
Cambodia
* Preah Vihear Temple
Cameroon
* Dja Faunal Reserve
Canada
* Wood Buffalo National Park
Central African
* Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
Chile
* Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Colombia
* Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
* Los Katios National Park
* Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
* National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
* San Agustín Archaeological Park
* Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
Congo
* Virunga National Park
* Garamba National Park
* Kahuzi-Biega National Park
* Salonga National Park
Costa Rica
* Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
Cote d'Ivoire
* Ta? National Park
* Comoé National Park
Croatia
* Stari Grad Plain
Cuba
* Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the Southeast of Cuba
Egypt
* Abu Mena
* Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)
Ethiopia
* Simien National Park
* Aksum
* Lower Valley of the Awash
* Lower Valley of the Omo
France
* Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
Gambia
* James Island and Related Sites
* Stone Circles of Senegambia
Georgia
* Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery
* Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
Ghana
* Forts and Castles, Volta Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
* Asante Traditional Buildings
Greece
* Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
* Delos
* Monasteries of Daphni, Hossios Luckas and Nea Moni of Chios
* Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
* Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
Guatemala *
* Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
Honduras
* Rio Plátano, Biosphere Reserve
India
* Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
* Sundarbans National Park
* Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
* Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Indonesia
* Ujung Kulon National Park
* Sangiran Early Man Site
* Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
Iran
* Tchogha Zanbil
* Takht-e Soleyman
* Bisotun
* Armenian Monastic Ensembles in Iran
Iraq
* Hatra
* Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
Japan
* Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Kazakhstan
* Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly
* Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
Kenya
* Lake Turkana National Parks
* Lamu Old Town
* Mijikenda Kaya Forests
Korea
* Complex of Koguryo Tombs
Korea
* Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
* Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
* Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
Laos
* Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape
Lybia
* Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
Madagascar *
* Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
* Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
* Rainforests of the Atsinanana
Malawi
* Chongoni Rock Art Area
Mali
* Tomb of Askia
Mauritania
* Banc d'Arguin National Park
Mauritius
* Aapravasi Ghat
Mexico
* Sian Ka'an
* El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
* Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
* Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
* Archeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
* Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
* Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
* Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche
* Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
* Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús de Nazareno de Atotonilco
Mongolia
* Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
Mozambique
* Island of Mozambique
Nicaragua
* Ruins of León Viejo
Nigeria
* Sukur Cultural Landscape
* Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
Oman
* Bahla Fort
* Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
* Arabian Oryx Sanctuary
Pakistan
* Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
* Taxila
* Rohtas Fort
Panama
* Darien National Park
* Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
Romania
* Monastery of Horezu
* Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
Russian Federation
* Uvs Nuur Basin
Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Saudi Arabia
* Archaeological Site of Al-Hijr (Mad?in S?lih)
Senegal
* Island of Gorée
* Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
* Niokolo-Koba National Park
* Island of Saint-Louis
Seychelles
* Aldabra Atoll
South Africa
* Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs
* Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park
* Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
* Vredefort Dome
* The Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
Sudan
* Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
Sweden
* Engelsberg Ironworks
Tanzania
* Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
* Selous Game Reserve
* Kilimanjaro National Park
* Stone Town of Zanzibar
* Kondoa Rock Art Sites
Togo
* Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba
Tunisia
* Ichkeul National Park
Turkey
* Great Mosque and Hospital of Divri?i
* Hattusha
* Xanthos-Letoon
Turkmenistan
* State Historical and Cultural Park
* Kunya-Urgench
* The Parthian Fortresses of Nisa
Uzbekistan
* Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
Venezuela
* Coro and its Port
* Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
Yemen
* Historic Town of Zabid
Zimbabwe
* Matobo Hills