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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Malta ratified the convention on 14 November 1978, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list.
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Sites in Malta were first inscribed on the list at the 4th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 1980. At that session, three sites were added: "Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum", "City of Valletta" and "Ġgantija Temples". In 1992, the latter was renamed "Megalithic Temples of Malta", and was extended to include the temples of Ħaġar Qim, Mnajdra, Ta' Ħaġrat, Skorba and Tarxien.
World Heritage Sites
The table lists information about each World Heritage Site:
Name: as listed by the World Heritage Committee Location: city and region of site Area: size of property and buffer zone UNESCO data: the site's reference number; the year the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List; the criteria it was listed under: criteria i through vi are cultural, while vii through x are natural; (the column sorts by year added to the list) Description: brief description of the siteTentative List
In addition to the sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site has previously been listed on the tentative list.
As of 2016, Malta was recording seven such sites on its tentative list. These sites, along with the year they were first included in the tentative list are: