Slow Starters

Connected Sites: 40

WHS that were inscribed at least 10 years after the State Party ratified the WH convention. Only refers to first inscription of the country.

Connected Sites

Aapravasi Ghat

Mauritius

Inscribed: 2006

1.76

94

6

1995-2006 : 11 Years
Hegra

Saudi Arabia

Inscribed: 2008

3.89

62

9

1978-2008 : 30 Years
San Marino and Mount Titano

San Marino

Inscribed: 2008

3.45

374

8

1991-2008 : 17 Years
Gebel Barkal

Sudan

Inscribed: 2003

3.13

34

4

1974-2003 : 29 Years
Sangha Trinational

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo (Republic)

Inscribed: 2012

3.61

8

2

1987-2012 : 25 Years (Rep. Congo)
Sukur

Nigeria

Inscribed: 1999

0

1

1974-1999 : 25 Years
Ruins of Loropéni

Burkina Faso

Inscribed: 2009

2.06

8

2

1987-2009 : 22 Years
Cidade Velha

Cabo Verde

Inscribed: 2009

1.92

60

3

1988-2009 : 21 Years
Lopé-Okanda

Gabon

Inscribed: 2007

1.95

11

1

1986-2007 : 21 Years
Ruins of León Viejo

Nicaragua

Inscribed: 2000

2.21

57

5

1979-2000 : 21 Years
Sarazm

Tajikistan

Inscribed: 2010

1.95

51

6

1992-2010 : 18 Years
Air and Téneré

Niger

Inscribed: 1991

3.14

4

1

1974-1991 : 17 Years
Kunta Kinteh Island

Gambia

Inscribed: 2003

2.07

49

5

1987-2003 : 16 Years
Jelling

Denmark

Inscribed: 1994

2.36

227

10

1979-1994 : 15 Years
Rapa Nui

Chile

Inscribed: 1995

4.49

132

13

1980-1995 : 15 Years
Qal'at al-Bahrain

Bahrain

Inscribed: 2005

2.44

112

6

1991-2005 : 14 Years
Sulaiman-Too

Kyrgyzstan

Inscribed: 2009

2.28

72

3

2009 - 1995 : 14 Years
Brimstone Hill Fortress

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Inscribed: 1999

2.83

93

5

1986-1999 : 13 Years
Lakes of Ounianga

Chad

Inscribed: 2012

3.61

8

2

1999-2012 : 13 Years
Pitons Management Area

Saint Lucia

Inscribed: 2004

2.93

115

5

1991-2004 : 13 Years
Mostar

Bosnia Herzegovina

Inscribed: 2005

3.50

375

14

1993-2005 : 12 Years
City of Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Inscribed: 1994

3.17

589

12

1983-1994 : 11 Years
Hatra

Iraq

Inscribed: 1985

3.40

21

5

1974-1985 : 11 Years
Kuk

Papua New Guinea

Inscribed: 2008

1.46

5

3

1997-2008 : 11 Years
Potosi

Bolivia

Inscribed: 1987

3.17

116

6

1976-1987 : 11 Years
Al Ain

United Arab Emirates

Inscribed: 2011

2.55

140

8

2001-2011 : 10 Years
Phoenix Islands

Kiribati

Inscribed: 2010

1.74

3

0

2000-2010 : 10 Years
Rock Islands

Palau

Inscribed: 2012

4.00

39

6

2002-2012 : 10 Years
Al Zubarah

Qatar

Inscribed: 2013

1.76

84

6

1984-2013 : 29 Years
Levuka

Fiji

Inscribed: 2013

2.53

40

8

1990-2013 : 23 Years
Maloti-Drakensberg Park

Lesotho, South Africa

Inscribed: 2000

3.32

105

5

2003-2013 : 10 Years (Lesotho)
Blue and John Crow Mountains

Jamaica

Inscribed: 2015

2.59

57

3

1983 - 2015 (32 Years)
Antigua Naval Dockyard

Antigua and Barbuda

Inscribed: 2016

2.68

79

4

Antigua 1983 - 2016: 33 Years (Record)
Nan Madol

Micronesia

Inscribed: 2016

3.34

19

7

2002 - 2016
Mbanza Kongo

Angola

Inscribed: 2017

3.48

2

0

Angola 1991-2017 : 26 Years
Asmara

Eritrea

Inscribed: 2017

2.93

34

2

Eritrea : 2001-2017 : 16 Years
Nyungwe National Park

Rwanda

Inscribed: 2023

2.76

19

1

2000 - 2023: 23 Years
Pyu Ancient Cities

Myanmar

Inscribed: 2014

1.99

33

4
Uvs Nuur Basin

Mongolia, Russia

Inscribed: 2003

2.69

11

0
Minaret of Jam

Afghanistan

Inscribed: 2002

3.91

9

1