List of World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia

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The table is sortable by column by clicking on the at the top of the appropriate column; alphanumerically for the Site, Area, and Year columns; by state party for the Location column; and by criteria type for the Criteria column. Transborder sites sort at the bottom.

Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable.

Location of sites

Green - Natural; Yellow - Cultural; Blue - Mixed; Red - Endangered

UNESCO Tentative List of Southeast Asia

Brunei, Singapore, and East Timor have currently no tentative sites listed in UNESCO. Malaysia, Myanmar, and Vietnam revised their tentative lists in 2014, while Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand revised theirs in 2015. Cambodia and Laos last revised their tentative lists in 1992.

Cambodia

Sambor Prei Kuk (1992) (Nominated for 2017)

Koh Ker (1992)

Phnom Kulen(1992)

Angkor Borei and Phnom Da (1992)

Oudong (1992)

Beng Mealea (1992)

Preah Khan Kompong Svay(1992)

Banteay Chhmar (1992)

Banteay Prey Nokor (1992)

Indonesia

Betung Kerihun National Park (Transborder Rainforest Heritage of Borneo) (2004)

Bunaken National Park (2005)

Raja Ampat Islands (2005)

Taka Bone Rate National Park (2005)

Wakatobi National Park (2005)

Derawan Islands (2005)

Tana Toraja Traditional Settlement (2009)

Bawomataluo Site (2009)

Muara Takus Compound Site (2009)

Muarajambi Temple Compound (2009)

Trowulan - Former Capital City of Majapahit Kingdom (2009)

Prehistoric Cave Sites in Maros-Pangkep (2009)

Sangkulirang – Mangkalihat Karts: Prehistoric rock art area (2015)

Old Town of Jakarta (Formerly old Batavia) and 4 outlying islands (Onrust, Kelor, Cipir dan Bidadari) (2015)

Semarang Old Town (2015)

Sawahlunto Old Coal Mining Town (2015)

Traditional Settlement at Nagari Sijunjung (2015)

The Historic and Marine Landscape of the Banda Islands (2015)

Laos

Plain of Jars (Xieng Khouang) (1992)

Pha That Luang (Vientiane) (1992)

Hin Nam No National Protected Area (2016)

Malaysia

National Park (Taman Negara) of Peninsular Malaysia (2014)

Myanmar

Bagan Archaeological Area and Monuments (1996)

Wooden Monasteries of Konbaung Period: Ohn Don, Sala, Pakhangyi, Pakhannge, Legaing, Sagu, Shwe-Kyaung (Mandalay) (1996)

Badah-lin caves (1996)

Ancient cities of Upper Myanmar: Innwa, Amarapura, Sagaing, Mingun, Mandalay (1996)

Myauk-U Archaeological Area and Monuments (1996)

Inle Lake (1996)

Mon cities: Bago, Hanthawaddy (1996)

Ayeyawady River Corridor (2014)

Northern Mountain Forest Complex (2014)

Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary (2014)

Natma Taung National Park (2014)

Myeik Archipelago (2014)

Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (2014)

Taninthayi Forest Corridor (2014)

Philippines

Batanes Protected landscapes and seascapes (1993)

The Tabon Cave Complex and all of Lipuun (2006)

Paleolithic Archaeological Sites in Cagayan Valley (2006)

Kabayan Mummy Burial Caves (2006)

Butuan Archeological Sites (2006)

Baroque Churches of the Philippines (Extension)(2006)

Petroglyphs and Petrographs of the Philippines (2006)

Neolithic Shell Midden Sites in Lal-lo and Gattaran Municipalities (2006)

Chocolate Hills Natural Monument (2006)

Mt. Malindang Range Natural Park (2006)

Mt. Pulag National Park (2006)

Apo Reef Natural Park (2006)

El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area (2006)

Coron Island Natural Biotic Area (2006)

Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park (2006)

Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park and outlying areas inclusive of the buffer zone (2006)

Mt. Mantalingahan Protected Landscape (2015)

Mayon Volcano Natural Park (MMVNP) (2015)

Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary (2015)

Thailand

Phimai, its Cultural Route and the Associated Temples of Phanomroong and Muangtam (2004)

Phuphrabat Historical Park (2004)(Nominated for 2016)

Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) (2011)(Nominated for 2016)

Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat (2012)

Monuments, Sites and Cultural Landscape of Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna (2015)

Vietnam

Ba Be Lake (1997)

The Area of Old Carved Stone in Sapa (1997)

Huong Son Complex of Natural Beauty and Historical Monuments (1991)

Cat Tien National Park (2006)

Con Moong Cave (2006)

Cat Ba Archipelago (2011)

The Complex of Yen Tu Monuments and Landscape (2014)

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Register of Southeast Asia

The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Southeast Asia is represented by Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Singapore, Brunei, and East Timor have either not yet submitted an intangible heritage to UNESCO or they have yet to ratify and participate in the Intangible Cultural Registrar of UNESCO. Southeast Asia has two endangered intangible cultural heritage, Ca trung singing of Vietnam and Noken multifunctional knotted or woven bag, handcraft of the people of Papua of Indonesia. The latest inscription for Southeast Asia is Tugging rituals and games in 2015, which is composed of submissions by Cambodia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam.

Southeast Asia Memories of the World Register

UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme is an international initiative launched to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity against collective amnesia, neglect, the ravages of time and climatic conditions, and willful and deliberate destruction.[1] It calls for the preservation of valuable archival holdings, library collections and private individual compendia all over the world for posterity, the reconstitution of dispersed or displaced documentary heritage, and the increased accessibility to and dissemination of these items.

Southeast Asia's entry to the Memories of the World Register was through the submission of the Philippine Paleographs (Hanunoo, Build, Tagbanua and Pala’wan) by the National Museum of the Philippines in 1999, where it was inscripted on the same year as well. Following this landmark for the region, Malaysia followed with an immediate three submissions in 2001, all of which were inscripted the same year. Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia followed in 2003. After these landmark submissions and inscriptions, Southeast Asia's contribution to the Memories of the World Register has expanded into 24, 1 from Cambodia, 5 from Indonesia (1 of which is a multinational inscription), 4 from Malaysia, 3 from Myanmar (1 of which is a multinational site), 4 from the Philippines, 4 from Thailand, 1 from Timor-Leste, and 2 from Vietnam. Singapore, Laos, and Brunei have yet to inscript a submission in the Register.

UNESCO Biosphere Reserves of Southeast Asia

Launched in 1971, UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is an Intergovernmental Scientific Programme that aims to establish a scientific basis for the improvement of relationships between people and their environments.

MAB combines the natural and social sciences, economics and education to improve human livelihoods and the equitable sharing of benefits, and to safeguard natural and managed ecosystems, thus promoting innovative approaches to economic development that are socially and culturally appropriate, and environmentally sustainable.

Its World Network of Biosphere Reserves currently counts more than 650 biosphere reserves in at least 120 countries all over the world. Southeast Asia is currently represented by 29 Biosphere Reserves; 1 from Cambodia, 10 from Indonesia, 2 from Malaysia, 1 from Myanmar, 2 from the Philippines, 4 from Thailand, and 9 from Vietnam. Brunei, Laos, Timor-Leste, and Singapore currently has no inscribed biosphere reserves in the list.