List of World Heritage Sites in Thailand

The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated five World Heritage Sites in the Thailand.[1] The UNESCO World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.

Location of sites

Inscribed sites

Site Image Location Criteria Area
ha (acre)		 Year Description Refs
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
Vase with red and white design
 Udon Thani Province
17°32′55″N 103°47′23″E / 17.54861°N 103.78972°E / 17.54861; 103.78972 (Ban Chiang Archaeological Site) 		Cultural:
(iii)		 64 (160) 1992 [2]
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex
Medium-sized waterfall in a tropical forest
 Saraburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo and Buriram Provinces
14°20′N 102°3′E / 14.333°N 102.050°E / 14.333; 102.050 (Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex) 		Natural:
(x)		 615,500 (1,521,000) 2005 [3]
Historic City of Ayutthaya Ruins of stupas of various sizes Ayutthaya province
14°20′52″N 100°33′38″E / 14.34778°N 100.56056°E / 14.34778; 100.56056 (Historic City of Ayutthaya) 		Cultural:
(iii)		 289 (710) 1991 [4]
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
Large white seated Buddha statue
 Sukhothai and Kamphaeng Phet Provinces
17°0′26″N 99°47′23″E / 17.00722°N 99.78972°E / 17.00722; 99.78972 (Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns) 		Cultural:
(i), (iii)		 11,852 (29,290) 1991 [5]
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
A river flowing through a forested mountain landscape
 Kanchanaburi, Tak and Uthai Thani Provinces
15°20′N 98°55′E / 15.333°N 98.917°E / 15.333; 98.917 (Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries) 		Natural:
(vii), (ix), (x)		 622,200 (1,537,000) 1991 [6]

Tentative List

The following 5 sites are on the Tentative List for Thailand, meaning that the government intends to consider them for nomination in the future:[7]

Site Image Location Criteria Area
ha (acre)		 Year Description Refs
Phimai, its Cultural Route and the Associated Temples of Phanomroong and Muangtam
Phimai historical park
 Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima and Surin Provinces
15°13′N 102°29′E / 15.217°N 102.483°E / 15.217; 102.483 (Angkor Roads) 		Cultural:
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi)		 — 2004 [8]
Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC)
Kaeng Krachan National Park
 Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan Provinces
13°14′N 5°5′E / 13.233°N 5.083°E / 13.233; 5.083 (Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex) 		Natural:
(x)		 482,225 (1,191,600) 2011 [9]
Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat
Chedi Phra Baromathat
 Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
24°47′N 99°57′E / 24.783°N 99.950°E / 24.783; 99.950 (Phra Baromathat) 		Cultural:
(i), (ii), (vi)		 137 (340) 2012 [10]
Phuphrabat Historical Park
Tham Khon prehistoric rock painting
 Udon Thani Province
17°42′N 102°22′E / 17.700°N 102.367°E / 17.700; 102.367 (Phu Phra Bat Historical Park) 		Cultural:
(iii), (iv), (v), (vi) 		500 (1,200) 2004 [11]
Monuments, Sites and Cultural Landscape of Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna
Wat Phra Singh
 Chiang Mai Province
18°47′43″N 98°59′55″E / 18.79528°N 98.99861°E / 18.79528; 98.99861 (Monuments, Sites and Cultural Landscape of Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna) 		Cultural:
(i),(ii), (iii),(vi)		 - 2015 [12]

Current Status

In July 2015 and July 2016, the Thai Government requested the World Heritage Committee at its 39th and 40th sessions in Bonn, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey to consider the inscription of Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC), while IUCN and the World Heritage Committee recognized the outstanding universal value of the site, in 2015, the committee decided to refer the nomination because of concerning on serious human rights violation toward Karen people in the Kaeng Krachan National Park. In 2016, the committee decided to refer the nomination again after received concern from Myanmar Government on unclear border demarcation between Thailand and Myanmar on the western site of Kaeng Krachan National Park.

Thai Government nominated Phu Phra Bat Historical Park in 2016, but decided to withdraw after received recommendation from ICOMOS to redraft the nomination dossier.

Future Plans

Thai Government announced plans to nominate Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan and the Great Swing, and the Architecture of HRH Prince Narisara Nuvattiwongse to be country's next tentative sites [13] from the list of 11 sites which including Bangkok's Chao Phraya River Banks and The Death Railways.[14]

Site Image Location Criteria
The Architecture of HRH Prince Narisara Nuvattiwongse
Wat Benchamabophit
 Bangkok Cultural
Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan and the Great Swing
Wat Suthat
 Bangkok Cultural
The Cultural Landscape of Chao Phraya River
Wat Arun
 Bangkok Cultural
The Death Railways
Death Railways
 Kanchanaburi Province Cultural
Si Thep Historical Park
Si Thep
 Si Thep District, Phetchabun Province Cultural
Wat Ratchanaddaram Worawihan and the Vicinity
Wat Ratchanaddaram
 Bangkok Cultural
The Prehistoric and Cultural Sites of Nan
Nan Temple
 Nan Province Cultural
The Cultural Route of Chaiya, Thailand to Kedah, Malaysia
Chaiya
 Phatthalung Province, Songkhla Province, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Surat Thani Province Cultural
The Cultural Landscape of Chiang Saen, Suwannakhomkham and Associated Early Historic Settlements along the Mekong River
Wat Pasak
 Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province and Ton Pheung District, Bokeo Province in Laos Cultural
Phra Pathom Chedi, The Great Pagoda
Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Pathom Province Cultural
Andaman The World Heritage
Phra Pathommachedi
 Phang Nga Province, Krabi Province, Phuket Province, Ranong Province, Satun Province, Trang Province Natural

See also

References

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