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UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The World Heritage List includes 830 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value. These include 644 cultural, 162 natural and 24 mixed properties in 138 States Parties. Refer to National Geographic Traveller reviews on select sites.

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It is heartening to know that special places of great natural beauty, as well as those notable for their sublime ambience, abound... on a worldwide basis. Many of these striking locales are revered for their cultural and ecological qualities. Also, historically speaking, a variety of these same places have been considered to be of great significance in terms of sites for pilgrims to gather.

This section of the website details exactly where a large portion of these same sites are located. This provides an invaluable educational resource.