List of World Heritage Sites in South Korea

South Korea accepted the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on 14 September 1988.^[1] As of July 2015, twelve properties have been inscribed on the World Heritage List: eleven cultural sites and one natural site.^[1] A further fifteen sites have been proposed for inscription and are on the tentative list.^[1]

World Heritage Sites

Site	Location	Criteria	Area ha (acre)	Year	Refs
Baekje Historic Areas	South Chungcheong Province and North Jeolla Province	ii, iii (Cultural)	135ha	2015	1477
Changdeokgung Palace Complex	Seoul	ii, iii, iv (Cultural)	—	1997	816
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites	North Jeolla Province, South Jeolla Province and Incheon	iii (Cultural)	52ha	2000	977
Gyeongju Historic Areas	North Gyeongsang Province	ii, iii (Cultural)	2880ha	2000	976
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks	South Gyeongsang Province	iv, vi (Cultural)	—	1995	737
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong	North Gyeongsang Province	iii, iv (Cultural)	600ha	2010	1324
Hwaseong Fortress	Gyeonggi Province	ii, iii (Cultural)	—	1997	817
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes	Jeju Province	vii, viii (Natural)	9475ha	2007	1264
Jongmyo Shrine	Seoul	iv (Cultural)	19ha	1995	738
Namhansanseong	Gyeonggi Province	ii, iv (Cultural)	409ha	2014	1439
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty	Gyeonggi Province and Seoul	iii, iv, vi (Cultural)	1891ha	2009	1319
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple	North Gyeongsang Province	i, iv (Cultural)	—	1995	736

References

1 2 3 "Republic of Korea". UNESCO. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

External links

(English) UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Republic of Korea

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World Heritage Sites in South Korea

World Heritage Sites	Baekje Historic Areas Changdeokgung Palace Complex Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites Gyeongju Historic Areas Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong Hwaseong Fortress Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes Jongmyo Shrine Namhansanseong Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

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