Inscriptions in 1980
The following sites were inscribed in the 1980 WHC Session.
| Site | Countries | Locations | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aksum | 1 | 3.42 | 6 | |
| Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad | 1 | 2.54 | 3 | |
| Asante Traditional Buildings | 13 | 2.03 | 4 | |
| Bosra | 2 | 3.25 | 6 | |
| Copán | 1 | 4.04 | 6 | |
| Durmitor National Park | 1 | 3.49 | 6 | |
| Garamba National Park | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hal Saflieni Hypogeum | 1 | 3.88 | 14 | |
| Ichkeul National Park | 1 | 2.3 | 4 | |
| Kahuzi-Biega National Park | 1 | 4.07 | 4 | |
| Lower Valley of the Awash | 1 | 3.17 | 3 | |
| Lower Valley of the Omo | 1 | 3.57 | 4 | |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | 6 | 3.6 | 10 | |
| Moenjodaro | 1 | 3.91 | 3 | |
| Ouro Preto | 1 | 3.64 | 6 | |
| Palmyra | 1 | 4.25 | 3 | |
| Paphos | 3 | 3.41 | 9 | |
| Portobelo-San Lorenzo | 2 | 2.79 | 6 | |
| Redwood | 1 | 4.18 | 7 | |
| Rome | 15 | 4.67 | 13 | |
| Røros | 3 | 3.2 | 5 | |
| Santa Maria delle Grazie | 1 | 3.41 | 10 | |
| Takht-i-Bahi | 2 | 3.33 | 3 | |
| Taxila | 18 | 3.29 | 3 | |
| Tiya | 1 | 2.28 | 4 | |
| Valletta | 1 | 3.79 | 9 | |
| Warsaw | 1 | 3.3 | 10 |
Complete List in 1980
In 1980 the World Heritage list consisted of 84 sites.
- Aachen Cathedral
- Abu Mena
- Aksum
- Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
- Amphitheater of El Jem
- Ancient Thebes
- Antigua Guatemala
- Asante Traditional Buildings
- Auschwitz Birkenau
- Białowieża Forest
- Bosra
- Boyana Church
- Bryggen
- Carthage
- Chartres Cathedral
- Copán
- Damascus
- Dinosaur Provincial Park
- Dubrovnik
- Durmitor National Park
- Everglades
- Fasil Ghebbi
- Forts and Castles Gold Coast
- Galapagos Islands
- Garamba National Park
- Glacier parks
- Grand Canyon
- Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
- Historic Cairo
- Ichkeul National Park
- Independence Hall
- Island of Gorée
- Kahuzi-Biega National Park
- Kathmandu Valley
- Kotor
- Kraków
- L'Anse aux Meadows
- Lalibela
- Lower Valley of the Awash
- Lower Valley of the Omo
- Madara Rider
- Medina of Tunis
- Megalithic Temples of Malta
- Meidan Emam, Esfahan
- Mesa Verde
- Moenjodaro
- Mont-Saint-Michel
- Nahanni National Park
- Ngorongoro
- Nubian Monuments
- Ohrid Region
- Ouro Preto
- Palmyra
- Paphos
- Persepolis
- Plitvice Lakes
- Portobelo-San Lorenzo
- Pyramids (Memphis)
- Quito
- Redwood
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
- Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
- Rome
- Røros
- Sagarmatha National Park
- Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Simien National Park
- Split
- Stari Ras and Sopocani
- Takht-i-Bahi
- Taxila
- Tchogha Zanbil
- Thracian tomb of Kazanlak
- Tikal National Park
- Tiya
- Urnes Stave Church
- Valletta
- Versailles
- Vézelay
- Vézère Valley
- Virunga National Park
- Warsaw
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
- Yellowstone