Organization of World Heritage Cities
The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) was founded on September 8, 1993 in Fez, Morocco. As of December 31, 2007, the organization was made up of 233 cities in which are located sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Of the member cities, seven are located in Africa, 36 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 20 in Asia and the Pacific, 120 in Europe and Canada, and 20 in the Arab States. At the moment there are also four Observer-members.
The headquarters are in Quebec City, in Canada.
World Heritage Cities
Africa
- Dakar, Senegal
- Djenné, Mali
- Island of Mozambique, Mozambique
- Island of Saint-Louis, Senegal
- Lamu, Kenya
- Timbuktu, Mali
- Zanzibar, Tanzania
Arab states
- Aleppo, Syria
- Algiers, Algeria
- Bosra, Syria
- Cairo, Egypt
- Chinguetti, Mauritania
- Damascus, Syria
- Essaouira, Morocco
- Fez, Morocco
- Ghadames, Libya
- Ghardaïa, Algeria
- Kairouan, Tunisia
- Marrakesh, Morocco
- Meknes, Morocco
- Monastir, Tunisia [Observer Member]
- Sana'a, Yemen
- Shibam, Yemen
- Sousse, Tunisia
- Tétouan, Morocco
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Zabid, Yemen
Asia and the Pacific
- Hoi An, Vietnam
- Gwangju, Republic of Korea
- Lijiang, People's Republic of China
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Denpasar, Indonesia
- Amber, India
- Kandy, Sri Lanka
- Shakhrisyabz, Uzbekistan
- Surakarta, Indonesia
- Bukhara, Uzbekistan
- Patan, Nepal
- Nara, Japan
- Gochang, Republic of Korea
- George Town, Malaysia
- Pingyao, People's Republic of China
- Shirakawa-go and Gokayama, Japan
- Chengde, China
- Malacca, Malaysia
- Levuka, Fiji
- Hué, Vietnam
- Luang Prabang, Laos
- Ardebil, Iran
- Kyoto, Japan
- Tabriz, Iran
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Gyeongju, Republic of Korea
- Bhaktapur, Nepal
- Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
- Macao
- Andong, Republic of Korea
- Kaesong, North Korea
- Bam, Iran
- Galle, Sri Lanka
- Khiva, Uzbekistan
- Vigan, Philippines
- Miag-ao, Philippines
Europe and Canada
- Acre, Israel
- Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- Amiens, France [Observer Member]
- Angers, France
- Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
- Aranjuez, Spain
- Assisi, Italy
- Ávila, Spain
- Baeza, Spain
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Bamberg, Germany
- Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
- Bardejov, Slovakia
- Bath, United Kingdom
- Beemster, Netherlands
- Bergen, Norway
- Bern, Switzerland
- Biertan, Romania
- Brugge, Belgium
- Brussels, Belgium
- Budapest, Hungary
- Cáceres, Spain
- Caltagirone, Italy
- Capriate San Gervasio, Italy
- Carcassonne, France
- Catania, Italy
- Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
- Chorá of Patmos, Greece
- Cordoba, Spain
- Cuenca, Spain
- Derbent, Russian Federation
- Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Ejmiatsin, Armenia
- Évora, Portugal
- Ferrara, Italy
- Florence, Italy
- Goslar, Germany
- Granada, Spain
- Graz, Austria
- Guimarães, Portugal
- Hallstatt, Austria
- Holašovice, Czech Republic
- Ibiza, Spain
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Jerusalem, Jerusalem
- Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland
- Karlskrona, Sweden
- Kazan, Russian Federation
- Kotor, Montenegro
- Kraków, Poland
- Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž, Czech Republic
- Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
- L'viv, Ukraine
- Litomysl, Czech Republic
- Liverpool,[1] United Kingdom
- Lunenburg, Canada
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Lübeck, Germany
- Lyon, France
- Matera, Italy
- Mérida, Spain
- Militello Val di Catania, Italy
- Modena, Italy
- Modica, Italy
- Mont-Saint-Michel, France
- Moscow, Russian Federation
- Namur, Belgium [Observer Member]
- Nancy, France
- Naples, Italy
- Nessebar, Bulgaria
- Noto, Italy
- Novgorod, Russian Federation
- Ohrid, Macedonia
- Oporto, Portugal
- Oviedo, Spain
- Palazzolo Acreide, Italy
- Paramaribo, Suriname
- Paris, France
- Pienza, Italy
- Potsdam, Germany
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Provins, France
- Quebec City, Canada
- Quedlinburg, Germany
- Ragusa, Italy
- Rauma, Finland
- Rhodes, Greece
- Riga, Latvia
- Rome, Italy
- Røros, Norway
- Safranbolu, Turkey
- Salamanca, Spain
- Salzburg, Austria
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
- San Gimignano, Italy
- Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Scicli, Italy
- Segovia, Spain
- Siena, Italy
- Sighişoara, Romania
- Sintra, Portugal
- Split, Croatia
- St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
- Stockholm, Sweden [Observer Member]
- Stralsund, Germany
- Strasbourg, France
- Suzdal, Russian Federation
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Telč, Czech Republic
- Telford, United Kingdom
- Toledo, Spain
- Toruń, Poland
- Trebic, Czech Republic
- Trogir, Croatia
- Úbeda, Spain
- Urbino, Italy
- Valletta, Malta
- Vatican City, Holy See [Observer Member]
- Venice, Italy
- Verona, Italy
- Vicenza, Italy
- Vienna, Austria
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Visby, Sweden
- Yaroslavl, Russian Federation
- Warsaw, Poland
- Weimar, Germany
- Wismar, Germany
- Zamość, Poland
Latin America and the Caribbean
- Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
- Arequipa, Peru
- Brasília, Brazil
- Campeche, Mexico
- Cartagena, Colombia
- Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay
- Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela
- Cuenca, Ecuador
- Cuzco, Peru
- Diamantina, Brazil
- Goiás, Brazil
- Guanajuato, Mexico
- Havana, Cuba
- Lima, Peru
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Morelia, Mexico
- Oaxaca, Mexico
- Olinda, Brazil
- Ouro Preto, Brazil
- Panama City, Panama
- Potosí, Bolivia
- Puebla, Mexico
- Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
- Quito, Ecuador
- Salvador de Bahia, Brazil
- Santa Cruz de Mompox, Colombia
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
- São Luís, Brazil
- St. George, Bermuda
- Sucre, Bolivia
- Tlacotalpan, Mexico
- Trinidad, Cuba
- Valparaíso, Chile
- Willemstad, Curaçao
- Zacatecas, Mexico
See also
- List of micro-regional organizations