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The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 19 World Heritage Sites in six countries (also called "state parties") of Central and North Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the Asian part of Russia. [1] The European part of Russia is included in Eastern Europe.
List of World Heritage Sites in Eastern Asia. The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 99 World Heritage Sites in 5 countries (also called "state parties") of East Asia: China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Japan. [1][2] In this region, China is home to the most inscribed sites with ...
While Egypt is partially in Western Asia, its World Heritage Sites are listed under Africa instead. One site is located in Jerusalem. [nb 1] Kuwait is the only country in the region that does not have any World Heritage Sites. [1] [2] Arabian Oryx Sanctuary was designated as a World Heritage Site of Oman in 1994 but was delisted in 2007. As the ...
Indonesia lead the list with ten inscribed sites, followed by Thailand and Vietnam each have eight inscribed sites, with the Philippines has six, Malaysia five, Cambodia four, Laos three, Myanmar two, and Singapore one. [3] The first sites from the region were inscribed at the 15th session of the World Heritage Committee in 1991. [4]
The Historic Centre includes a range of buildings and public spaces that illustrate the integration of architectural, technological, and artistic influences from both East and West. Notable landmarks within the Historic Centre include the Ruins of St. Paul's, the Senado Square, A-Ma Temple, and the Guia Fortres. 1110. Yinxu * Henan: 2006 ii ...
With 60 selected areas, Italy is the country with the most sites, followed by China with 59, and Germany with 54. [2] Of the 195 states parties of the World Heritage Convention, 27 have no properties inscribed on the World Heritage List: The Bahamas, Bhutan, Brunei, Burundi, the Comoros, the Cook Islands, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini ...
Landmarks in Bahrain (2 C, 1 P) Landmarks in Bangladesh (3 C) Landmarks in Bhutan (1 C) Landmarks in Brunei (3 C)
The first four sites to be inscribed to the list were the Borobudur Temple Compounds, the Prambanan Temple Compounds, Ujung Kulon National Park, and Komodo National Park in 1991. The most recent addition to the list was the Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks in 2023. In 2011, the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra ...