These are 35 sites which the World Heritage committee has decided to include on a list of World Heritage sites in danger; this list also shows the year in which the World Heritage committee added the site to this list. Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...

Afghanistan

• Bamiyan Valley (2003)
• Minaret of Jam (2002)

Bamiyan province is one of the thirty_four provinces of Afghanistan. ... The Minaret of Jam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Western Afghanistan, by the Hari Rud river. ...

Algeria

• Tipasa (2002)

Tipasa (Arabic: ولاية تيبازة ) Tibaza, older Tefessedt, Chenoua Bazar): A town on the coast of Algeria, capital of the wilaya of the same name, 30 mi (50 km) W. of the capital. ...

Azerbaijan

• Walled City of Baku (2003)

Benin

• Royal Palaces of Abomey (1985)

Central African Republic

• Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (1997)

Chile

• Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (2005)

Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two former saltpeter refineries located in northern Chile. ...

Côte d'Ivoire

• Comoé National Park (2003)
• Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (1992)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Garamba National Park (1996)
• Kahuzi-Biéga National Park (1997)
• Okapi Wildlife Reserve (1997)
• Salonga National Park (1999)
• Virunga National Park (1994)

Garamba National Park, located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa, was established in 1938. ... Sign at the entrance to the park. ... The Okapi Wildlife Reserve is a World Heritage Site in the Ituri Forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the borders with Sudan and Uganda. ... Salonga National Park is a national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... The Virunga National Park lies in the Virunga Mountains of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bordering Volcans National Park in Rwanda and Rwenzori National Park in Uganda. ...

Egypt

• Abu Mena (2001)

Ethiopia

• Semien Mountains National Park (1996)

Semien Mountains National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. ...

Germany

• Cologne Cathedral (2004)

The rear of the cathedral, viewed from across the Rhine Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom) is one of the best-known architectural monuments in Germany and has been Colognes most famous landmark for centuries. ...

Guinea

• Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (1992) *

Honduras

• Río Platano Biosphere Reserve (1996)

The Río Platano Biosphere Reserve is located on the Río Plátano in the La Mosquita region of Honduras. ...

India

• Hampi (1999)
• Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1992)

Hampi (Hampe in Kannada) is a village in northern Karnataka, India. ... Manas National Park, a Project Tiger reserve, lies among the foothills of the Bhutan Himalayas, in the far eastern state of Assam, India. ...

Iran

• Arg-e Bam (2004)

Arg e Bam, before the 2004 earthquake. ...

Iraq

• Assur (2003)

Assur, also spelled Ashur, from Assyrian AÅ¡Å¡ur, was the capital of ancient Assyria. ...

Jerusalem

• Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (1982)

Jerusalem (31°46′N 35°14′E; Hebrew: (help· info) Yerushalayim; Arabic: (help· info) al-Quds; (alternative Arabic found in Bible translations: أُورْشَلِيم Urshalim); see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city and the capital of the ancient Kingdoms of Israel and Judah and of the present-day... Jerusalems Old-City walls and Tower of David Jerusalem Old-City by night Jerusalems Old City Walls encompass an area of barely 1 km². They were built in the 16th century (1535-1538) by the Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Turks after they had been razed...

Nepal

• Kathmandu valley (2003)

The Kathmandu valley, located in the Kingdome of Nepal, lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of Asia, and has at least 130 important monuments, including several places of pilgrimage for the Hindus as well as the Buddhists. ...

Niger

• Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (1992)

Pakistan

• Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore (2000)

South section of the Hazuri Bagh, looking south towards the Roshnai Gate The Minar-e-Pakistan, south-side view Lahore (لاھور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ...

Peru

• Chan Chan Archaelogical Zone (1986)

Overview of ruins of the Tschudi Complex, Chan Chan The largest Pre-Columbian city in South America, Chan Chan is an archaeological site located in the Peruvian region of La Libertad, just north of Trujillo. ...

Philippines

• Banaue Rice Terraces in Banaue, Ifugao - Cordillera Administrative Region (2001)

The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2000-year-old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao without the aid of machinery to provide level steps where the natives can plant rice. ... Banaue is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. ... Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao. ...

Senegal

• Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (2000)

Tunisia

• Ichkeul National Park (1996)

Tanzania

• Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara (2004)

United States of America

• Everglades National Park (1993)

Everglades National Park preserves the southern portion of the Everglades (all south of Tamiami Trail), but represents only 20 % of the original wetland area. ...

Yemen

• Zabid (2000)

Zabid, also spelled Zebid, is a town in western Yemen. ...

Previously listed sites

Sites previously listed as being in danger, but later removed from the list after improvements. Paranthesis indicate year listed and year delisted.

• Butrint, Albania (1997-2005)
• Timbuktu, Mali (1990-2005)
• Sangay National Park, Ecuador (1992-2005)

Remains of an amphitheater (Photo by Marc Morell) Remains of a chapel Butrint (Albanian: Butrint or Butrinti) is a city and an archeological site in Albania, close to the Greek border. ... Timbuktu or Timbuctu (Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu, French: Tombouctou) is a city populated by the Songhay, Tuareg, Fulani, and Moorish people in the West African country of Mali. ... Sangay National Park is a national park located in the Morona Santiago, Chimborazo and Tungurahua provinces of Ecuador. ...

External links

• UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Official site
• List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Official site
• VRheritage.org - documentation of World Heritage Sites
• Worldheritage-Forum - Weblog and Information on World Heritage Issues