A World Heritage Site is a place (such as a building, city, complex, desert, forest, island, lake, monument, or mountain) that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as being of special cultural or physical significance. The list is maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 UNESCO member states which are elected by the General Assembly.
As of July 2015, 1031 sites are listed: 802 cultural, 197 natural, and 32 mixed properties, in 163 states parties. According to the sites ranked by country, Italy is home to the greatest number of World Heritage Sites with 51 sites, followed by China (48), Spain (44), France (41), Germany (40), Mexico (33), and India (32).
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UNESCO World Heritage List
125 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Machu Picchu
Pyramids of Giza
Taj Mahal
Explore the Taj Mahal
32 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India
List of World Heritage Sites in India
India - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
India - World Heritage SiteS
Chichén Itzá, The Ancient Mayan Site
Colosseum
Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park
Magical Rainbow Mountains of China
The Golden Temple, Amritsar
Petra - Jordan
METEORA
The ruins of Calakmul in Campeche, Mexi
Fuji Five Lakes Travel: Chureito Pagoda
Chureito Pagoda, Fujiyoshida
Longmen Grottoes
Longmen Caves - Henan, China
China UNESCO World Heritage Sites
El Djem
Bam and its Cultural Landscape
Konjikidō Golden Hall | Chūson-ji Temple
Studenica Monastery - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Monastery Studenica
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