There are 1,248 locations on the World Heritage List, from ancient cities to natural wonders. Visiting them is growing in popularity, as more travelers seek cultural immersion over sightseeing.

The 45th session of the World Heritage Committee concluded on Monday 25 September in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This year, the Committee inscribed 42 new sites and approved the extension of 5 sites on ...

Discover the work of managing world heritage sites through our report on the inscription of 26 new cultural and natural ...

Seventy-three percent of all 1,172 non-marine sites on the UNESCO Heritage List are exposed to at least one severe water risk — including water stress, drought, river flooding or coastal flooding, ...

India already has 15 cultural practices on UNESCO’s list — among them the Kumbh Mela, Durga Puja in Kolkata, Garba, and yoga ...

Africa currently hosts more than 100 World Heritage sites, featuring renowned locations such as the Okavango Delta in Botswana, the Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia, and Timbuktu in Mali.

The Red Fort — itself a UNESCO World Heritage Site — adds symbolic value, representing India’s historical continuity, ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Three locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by UNESCO to its World Heritage List. The three ...

Poland’s centuries-old basketry traditions are set to be added in December to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible ...

The 46th session of the World Heritage Committee ended on Wednesday in New Delhi, India. The Committee inscribed 24 new cultural and natural properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The session ...

India’s nomination, the “Deepavali” festival, will be examined at a key meeting of the UNESCO in Delhi next week, in ...