List of World Heritage sites in Azerbaijan

UNESCO World Heritage sites in Azerbaijan

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. Below is the list and the tentative list of sites in Azerbaijan. (For the criteria see the Selection criteria.)

World Heritage sites

Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data Description
Walled City of Baku with Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower Baku 2000 958; iv (cultural) [1]
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape Garadagh District and Absheron District 2007 1076; iii (natural) [2]

Tentative list

Name Date[3] Criteria Coordinates Image
Baku Stage Mountain30/09/1998VIII, IX40°20′35″N 49°50′45″E / 40.34306°N 49.84583°E / 40.34306; 49.84583
Binegadi 4th Period Fauna and Flora Deposit)30/09/1998VIII, IX40°15′50″N 49°45′55″E / 40.26389°N 49.76528°E / 40.26389; 49.76528
Lok-Batan Mud Cone30/09/1998VII,VIII,IX40°20′50″N 49°45′55″E / 40.34722°N 49.76528°E / 40.34722; 49.76528
Hyrkan State Reserve30/09/1998VII,X38°30′34″N 48°45′50″E / 38.50944°N 48.76389°E / 38.50944; 48.76389
Ordubad Historical and Architectural Reserve24/10/2001I,IV,V38°54′N 46°1′E / 38.900°N 46.017°E / 38.900; 46.017
Palace of Shaki Khans24/10/2001I,IV,V41°24′N 47°2′E / 41.400°N 47.033°E / 41.400; 47.033
Surakhany, Atashgyakh (Fire - Worshippers, Temple - Museum at Surakhany)30/09/1998I,III40°24′55.59″N 50°0′31.00″E / 40.4154417°N 50.0086111°E / 40.4154417; 50.0086111
Susha Historical and Architectural Reserve24/10/2001I,IV,V,VI39°32′N 46°07′E / 39.533°N 46.117°E / 39.533; 46.117
The Caspian Shore Defensive Constructions24/10/2001
The Mausoleums of Nakhichevan30/09/1998I,IV


Geographical location of candidate sites

Мausoleums of Nakhichevan
Binegadi
Lok-Batan Mud Cone
Baku Stage Mountain
Caspian Shore Defensive Constructions
Susha Historical and Architectural Reserve
Ordubad Historical and Architectural Reserve
Sheki,
Khan's Palace
Candidates included in the provisional list

References and notes

  1. ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/958
  2. ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1076
  3. ↑ Date is the inscription date for the main list and submission date for the tentative list
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