World Heritage Site

A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. World Heritage Sites... Wikipedia

  • Signed:  16 November 1972
  • Location:  Paris, France
  • Effective:  17 December 1975
  • Condition:  20 ratifications
  • Ratifiers:  194 (190 UN member states plus the Cook Islands, the Holy See, Niue, and Palestine)
  • Depositary:  Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • Languages:  Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
  • Data Source:  DuckDuckGo