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UNESCO World Heritage List

The official register maintained by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre of the sites the World Heritage Committee has inscribed, carrying the organization's own statement of a site's inscription date, the criteria it was listed under and its stated outstanding universal value. As an official designation record from a reputable international institution, rather than independent peer reviewed scholarship, it sits at this atlas's middle tier. It is the right source for a site's World Heritage status and inscription details, including precisely which name, year and criteria a site was inscribed under and whether a site stands on the List of World Heritage in Danger, since inscription is the Committee's own act and this register is its primary record of that act. It is not a scholarly history of the site itself or of the traditions associated with it, which needs a dedicated historical or archaeological source. This atlas separately records twenty-three further individual World Heritage List inscriptions besides this general record, among them Petra, Baalbek, Olympia, Delos, Timbuktu, Great Zimbabwe, the Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, the Royal Palaces of Abomey, the Site of Palmyra, the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range and the Routes of Santiago de Compostela; each is one entry in this same continuously maintained register, so citing this general record alongside one of those entries, or citing two of those entries together, for the same claim is UNESCO's own institutional voice appearing more than once, not two independent lines of evidence. This record merges what were briefly two atlas entries citing the identical whc.unesco.org list page: this general register and a second record that described the Committee's own inscription decisions and the List of World Heritage in Danger specifically, and was cited across this atlas for precise inscription years for exactly that reason; that record is retired into this one.

Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
The official register maintained by UNESCO itself of a site's inscription date and the criteria under which it was listed, an authoritative designation record rather than an independent scholarly history of the site or its traditions, which is why it sits below the top tier.
Notes
The official register maintained by UNESCO of World Heritage Sites, carrying the organization's own statements of a site's inscription date, selection criteria and outstanding universal value, including which sites stand on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Use for a site's World Heritage status, inscription year and the criteria under which it was listed; it is an official designation record, not a scholarly history of the site or the traditions associated with it. This record merges what were briefly two atlas entries citing the identical whc.unesco.org list page: this general register record and a second, more narrowly framed record describing the Committee's own inscription decisions, cited across this atlas for precise inscription years; that entry is retired into this one, and its citing facts move here with it.
Citation
Author
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Publisher
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
URL
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/
Source Type
reference
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Associated With

Timbuktu, Cities

This source names Timbuktu directly: "them Petra, Baalbek, Olympia, Delos, Timbuktu, Great Zimbabwe, the Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, the Royal Palaces of Abomey, the Site of Palmyra, the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii..."

Source UNESCO World Heritage ListUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Derived from This

Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat), UNESCO World Heritage List and List in Danger, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat), UNESCO World Heritage List and List in DangerUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Baalbek, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Baalbek, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons), UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons), UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Delos, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Delos, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Great Zimbabwe National Monument, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Great Zimbabwe National Monument, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Heart of Neolithic Orkney, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Heart of Neolithic Orkney, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Committee
Megaliths of Carnac and the shores of Morbihan, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Megaliths of Carnac and the shores of Morbihan, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Olympia, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Olympia, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Petra, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Petra, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Frances and Routes of Northern Spain, Sources
Source Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Frances and Routes of Northern SpainUNESCO World Heritage Committee
Royal Palaces of Abomey, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Royal Palaces of Abomey, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range: World Heritage nomination and inscription, Sources
Source Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range: World Heritage nomination and inscriptionUNESCO World Heritage Committee
ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and Mainz, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Committee
Site of Palmyra, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Sources
Source Site of Palmyra, UNESCO World Heritage CentreUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Stone Circles of Senegambia, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Stone Circles of Senegambia, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Committee
Taputapuatea, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Taputapuatea, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Timbuktu, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Timbuktu, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Committee
Town of Luang Prabang (UNESCO World Heritage List), Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Town of Luang Prabang (UNESCO World Heritage List)UNESCO World Heritage Committee
Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church, UNESCO World Heritage List, Sources

This record's own Title names the UNESCO World Heritage List as the register it is entered under, and its Author names the World Heritage Centre, the World Heritage Committee, or UNESCO itself rather than an individual scholar; one entry inside that same continuously maintained official register, not a witness independent of it.

Source Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church, UNESCO World Heritage ListUNESCO World Heritage Centre
Claims Backed By This Source (1,135 claims)

This source backs 1,135 claims across the atlas. As facts: 602 well-attested. As cited relationships: 131 holds. Plus 402 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Sites, 1,059 claims: 558 well-attested, 122 holds, 379 general references.
  • Articles, 29 claims: 18 well-attested, 4 holds, 7 general references.
  • Cities, 14 claims: 7 well-attested, 7 general references.
  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 12 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 holds, 3 general references.
  • Pilgrimage Routes, 10 claims: 5 well-attested, 5 general references.
  • Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
  • Sacred Architecture, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Religious Organization & Structure, 1 claims: 1 holds.

Well-attested

602

Articles

A City of Stone the World Has RecognizedArausio, Its Theatre and Its ArchHow Tikal Rose and FellInside the Walls of Islam's Fourth Holiest CitySilver Money, Built Into Stone ChurchesTanyao's Five Caves and the Making of YungangThe Library Cave and the Making of MogaoThe World Heritage and Intangible Heritage Lists

Cities

AniAyutthayaFatehpur SikriGaoKutna HoraOrangeVeliky Novgorod

Pilgrimage Routes

The Camino de SantiagoThe Camino del NorteThe Camino FrancesThe Camino PrimitivoThe Kumano Kodo

Sacred Architecture

Muqarnas

Sacred Art & Iconography

Leshan Giant BuddhaStatue of Gommateshwara Bahubali

Sacred Sites

Abu SimbelAbydos and the OsirionAdam Peak (Sri Pada)Ajanta CavesAjmer SharifAl-AzharAmarna (Akhetaten)Amarnath CaveAnandpur SahibAngelus TempleAngkor ThomAngkor WatAnuradhapura (Sri Maha Bodhi)Aquae Sulis (Bath)AshurAtsuta Shrine (Atsuta Jingu)AveburyAyodhyaAzusa StreetBaalbekBabylon: Esagila and EtemenankiBadrinathBaganBalboa ParkBandiagaraBasilica di Santa Croce in GerusalemmeBasilica of Our Lady of Aparecida

Showing 1 to 50 of 388 entities carrying this claim.

Holds

131

Articles

How Tikal Rose and FellInside the Walls of Islam's Fourth Holiest CityTanyao's Five Caves and the Making of YungangThe Library Cave and the Making of Mogao

Religious Organization & Structure

The Library Cave (Mogao Cave 17), Dunhuang

Sacred Art & Iconography

Leshan Giant BuddhaStatue of Gommateshwara Bahubali

Sacred Sites

Al-AzharAshurBaalbekBaganBorobudurBoudhanathCahokiaCanterbury CathedralCarnacÇatalhöyükChaco CanyonChartres CathedralChichén ItzáDurham CathedralEllora CavesEphesus and the Temple of ArtemisHarar JugolHerrnhutHoly Trinity-St Sergius LavraItsukushima ShrineJokhangKarnak Temple ComplexKhoja Ahmed Yasawi MausoleumKonark Sun TempleKoyasanKumano Sanzan and the Kumano KodoKyiv Pechersk LavraLascauxLingyun HillLongmen GrottoesMeteoraMogao CavesMont Saint-MichelMount EmeiMount SongNan MadolOlympiaPalenquePashupatinathPatmosPotala PalacePrambananQingcheng Shan

Showing 1 to 50 of 75 entities carrying this claim.

General References

402

Articles

A City of Stone the World Has RecognizedHow Tikal Rose and FellInside the Walls of Islam's Fourth Holiest CityOkunoin and the Belief in Eternal MeditationSilver Money, Built Into Stone ChurchesTanyao's Five Caves and the Making of YungangThe Library Cave and the Making of Mogao

Cities

AniAyutthayaFatehpur SikriGaoKutna HoraOrangeVeliky Novgorod

Pilgrimage Routes

The Camino de SantiagoThe Camino del NorteThe Camino FrancesThe Camino PrimitivoThe Kumano Kodo

Sacred Architecture

Muqarnas

Sacred Art & Iconography

Leshan Giant BuddhaStatue of Gommateshwara Bahubali

Sacred Sites

Abu SimbelAbydos and the OsirionAdam Peak (Sri Pada)Ajanta CavesAjmer SharifAl-AzharAmarna (Akhetaten)Amarnath CaveAnandpur SahibAngelus TempleAngkor ThomAngkor WatAnuradhapura (Sri Maha Bodhi)Aquae Sulis (Bath)AshurAtsuta Shrine (Atsuta Jingu)AveburyAyodhyaAzusa StreetBaalbekBabylon: Esagila and EtemenankiBadrinathBaganBalboa ParkBandiagaraBasilica di Santa Croce in GerusalemmeBasilica of Our Lady of AparecidaBasilica of Saint-Denys, Argenteuil

Showing 1 to 50 of 386 entities carrying this claim.

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