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Asia and the Pacific

There are 297 World Heritage sites in Asia and the Pacific: 216 cultural, 68 natural and 13 mixed. The earliest was inscribed in 1979 and the most recent in 2026. Of these, five are on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

Sites
297
Cultural
216
Natural
68
Mixed
13
In danger
5

Countries

35 countries with sites, from the most to the fewest

Map of World Heritage sites in Asia and the Pacific
Map: Natural Earth. Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

Guides to read first

Sites in this region with a full written guide

  • Angkor

    A Khmer capital of temples, reservoirs and roads, slowly reclaimed from the forest.

    CambodiaCultural

  • Great Barrier Reef

    A coral reef system stretching 2,300 kilometres along the Queensland coast, built by animals.

    AustraliaNatural