List of World Heritage Sites in Thailand

The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated five World Heritage Sites in Thailand. The last designation was in 2005, approximately fourteen years ago.[1] The UNESCO World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.

Inscribed sites
Site Image Location Criteria Area
ha (acre)		 Year Description Refs
Historic City of Ayutthaya Ayutthaya province
14°20′52″N 100°33′38″E		 Cultural:
(iii)		 289 (710) 1991 [2]
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
Sukhothai and Kamphaeng Phet Provinces
17°0′26″N 99°47′23″E		 Cultural:
(i), (iii)		 11,852 (29,290) 1991 [3]
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
Kanchanaburi, Tak and Uthai Thani Provinces
15°20′N 98°55′E		 Natural:
(vii), (ix), (x)		 622,200 (1,537,000) 1991 [4]
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
Udon Thani Province
17°32′55″N 103°47′23″E		 Cultural:
(iii)		 64 (160) 1992 [5]
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex
Saraburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo and Buriram Provinces
14°20′N 102°3′E		 Natural:
(x)		 615,500 (1,521,000) 2005 [6]
Location of World Heritage Sites in Thailand. Red: cultural sites, green: natural sites.

Tentative list

The following 6 sites are on the tentative list for Thailand, meaning that the government intends to consider them for nomination in the future:[7]

Site Image Location Criteria Area
ha (acre)		 Year Description Refs
Phimai, its Cultural Route and the Associated Temples of Phanomroong and Muangtam
Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima and Surin Provinces
15°13′N 102°29′E		 Cultural:
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi)		 — 2004 [8]
Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC)
Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan Provinces
13°14′N 5°5′E		 Natural:
(x)		 482,225 (1,191,600) 2011 [9]
Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat
Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
24°47′N 99°57′E		 Cultural:
(i), (ii), (vi)		 137 (340) 2012 [10]
Phuphrabat Historical Park
Udon Thani Province
17°42′N 102°22′E		 Cultural:
(iii), (iv), (v), (vi)		 500 (1,200) 2004 [11]
Monuments, Sites and Cultural Landscape of Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna
Chiang Mai Province
18°47′43″N 98°59′55″E		 Cultural:
(i),(ii), (iii),(vi)		 - 2015 [12]
Phra That Phanom, its related historic buildings and associated landscape
Nakhon Phanom Province
16°56′33″N 104°43′26″E		 Cultural:
(ii),(iv),(vi)		 - 2017 [13]

Current status

In 2005, the Wat Suthat, including the Giant Swing, was proposed as a UNESCO world heritage site.[14]

In July 2015 and July 2016, the Thai Government requested the World Heritage Committee at its 39th and 40th sessions in Bonn, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey to consider the inscription of Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC), while IUCN and the World Heritage Committee recognized the outstanding universal value of the site, in 2015, the committee decided to refer the nomination because of concerning on serious human rights violation toward Karen people in the Kaeng Krachan National Park. In 2016, the committee decided to refer the nomination again after received concern from Myanmar Government on unclear border demarcation between Thailand and Myanmar on the western site of Kaeng Krachan National Park.

Thai Government nominated Phu Phra Bat Historical Park in 2016, but decided to withdraw after received recommendation from ICOMOS to redraft the nomination dossier.

In 2018, plans to nominate Si Thep Historical Park to the world heritage list was being planned by various Thai sectors. However, in March 2019, the government announced an oil exploration project to be conducted by the much-criticized Eco Orient Resources Corporation within the buffer zone of the park, effectively destroying any possibility for the site's inclusion in the world heritage list.[15][16]

Performance of Thailand in UNESCO
UNESCO ListExclusive Entries of ThailandShared/Multinational Entries Involving Thailand
UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves4—
UNESCO World Heritage List5—
UNESCO Memory of the World Register5—
UNESCO Global Geoparks Network1—
UNESCO Creative Cities Network2—
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists2—

See also

References
  1. "World Heritage Properties in Thailand". UNESCO. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. "Historic City of Ayutthaya". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  3. "Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  4. "Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  5. "Ban Chiang Archaeological Site". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  6. "Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  7. "Tentative Lists: Thailand". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  8. "Phimai, its Cultural Route and the Associated Temples of Phanomroong and Muangtam". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  9. "Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  10. "Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  11. "Phuphrabat Historical Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  12. "Monuments, Sites and Cultural Landscape of Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  13. "Phra That Phanom, its related historic buildings and associated landscape". UNESCO. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  14. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/giant-swing
  15. https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1641644/heritage-neglect-lets-si-thep-down
  16. https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1637658/si-thep-park-worth-far-more-than-petroleum
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