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The World Heritage Online Map Platform, supported by the Flanders UNESCO Trustfund (FUT), is a pilot online geographic information system displaying georeferenced maps of World Heritage properties and buffer zones.
Today, 195 countries adhere to the World Heritage Convention, as it is commonly known, and have become part of an international community united in a common mission to identify and safeguard our world’s most significant natural and cultural heritage.
The World Heritage Sites list is maintained by the international World Heritage Program administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 "states parties" that are elected by the United Nations General Assembly, and advised by reviews of international panels of experts in natural or cultural history, and education.
This is the complete and up-to-date World Heritage List. 1223 Sites 168 Countries 1978-2024 59 in danger. ID.
World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located. UNESCO seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.
Complete List By Country. This is the complete and up-to-date World Heritage List, ordered by country and followed by the number of locations and the year of inscription.
May 11, 2018 · Travel editor, Gulnaz Khan explains what UNESCO World Heritage is and how sites are chosen to make the list. Lean more here.
