New entries in 2012
- Pearling, testimony of an island economy Bahrain
- The Major Mining Sites of Wallonia Belgium
- Rio de Janeiro, Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea Brazil
- Sangha Trinational Cameroon Centr. Afr. Republic Congo (Republic)
- The Landscape of Grand Pré Canada
- Lakes of Ounianga Chad
- Site of Xanadu China
- Chengjiang Fossil Site China
- Historic Town of Grand-Bassam Côte d'Ivoire
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin France
- Margravial Opera House Bayreuth Germany
- Western Ghats India
- The Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy Indonesia
- Masjed-e Jâme' of Isfahan Iran
- Gonbad-e Qâbus Iran
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves Israel
- Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley Malaysia
- Rabat, modern capital and historic city: a shared heritage Morocco
- Rock Islands Southern Lagoon Palau
- Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem Palestine
- The Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications Portugal
- Lena Pillars Nature Park Russia
- Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes Senegal
- Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija Spain Slovenia
- Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland Sweden
- The Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük Turkey
Since 2012, the World Heritage list consists of 962 sites.
Members of the World Heritage Committee:
Russia (Chairperson), Mexico (Rapporteur),
France, Malaysia, Mexico, South Africa, UAE, (Vice-Chairpersons)
Algeria, Cambodia, Colombia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Iraq, Japan, Mali, Qatar, Senegal, Serbia, Switzerland, Thailand, (Members)
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