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Organization of World Heritage Cities - Definition and Overview |
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The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) was founded on September 8, 1993 in Fez, Morocco. As of December 31, 2001, the organization was made up of 203 cities in which are located sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Of the member cities, 7 are located in Africa, 36 in Latin America, 20 in Asia and the Pacific, 120 in Europe and North America and 20 in the Arab States. At the moment there are also 4 Observer-members.
World Heritage Cities
Africa
- Dakar, Senegal
- Djenné, Rep. of Mali
- Island of Mozambique, Mozambique
- Island of Saint-Louis, Senegal
- Lamu, Kenya
- Timbuktu, Rep. of Mali
- Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania
Arab States
- Aleppo, Syrian Arab Rep.
- Algiers, Algeria
- Bosra, Syrian Arab Rep.
- Cairo, Egypt
- Chingetti, Mauritania
- Damascus, Syrian Arab Rep.
- Essaouira, Morocco
- Fez, Morocco
- Ghadames, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
- 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
- Bhaktapur, Nepal
- Bukhara, Uzbekistan
- Chendge, China
- Galle, Sri Lanka
- Hoi An, Viet Nam
- Hué, Viet Nam
- Kamitaira, Japon
- Kandy, Sri Lanka
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Khiva, Uzbekistan
- Kyoto, Japan
- Lalitpur (Patan), Nepal
- Lijiang, China
- Luang Prabang, Laos
- Nara, Japon
- Ping Yao, China
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Shakhrisyabz, Uzbekistan
- Shirakwa-Go and Gokayama, Japan
- Taira, Japan
- Vigan, Philippines
Europe and North America
- Acre, Israel
- Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- Amiens, France [Observer Member]
- Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
- Aranjuez, Spain
- Assisi, Italy
- Avila, Spain
- Baeza, Spain
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Bamberg, Germany
- Banska Stiavnika, Slovak Rep.
- Bardejov, Slovak Rep.
- 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
- Carcassone, France
- Catania, Italy
- Cesky Krumlov, Czech Rep.
- Chorá of Patmos, Greece
- Cordoba, Spain
- Cracow, Poland
- Cuenca, Spain
- Derbent, Russian Federation
- Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Évora, Portugal
- Ferrara, Italy
- Florence, Italy
- Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz, Czech Rep.
- Goslar, Germany
- Granada, Spain
- Graz, Austria
- Guimarães, Portugal
- Hallstatt, Austria
- Holasovice, Czech Rep.
- Ibiza, Spain
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Jerusalem, Jerusalem
- Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland
- Karlskrona, Sweden
- Kazan, Russian Federation
- Kotor, Yugoslavia
- Kutná Hora, Czech Rep.
- L'viv, Ukraine
- Litomysl, Czech Rep.
- 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, France
- Paris, France
- Pienza, Italy
- Potsdam, Germany
- Prague, Czech Rep.
- Provins, France
- Quebec , Canada
- Quedlinburg, Germany
- Ragusa, Italy
- Rauma, Finland
- Rhodes, Greece
- Riga, Latvia
- Rome, Italy
- Røros, Norway
- Safranbolu, Turkey
- Salamanca, Spain
- Salzburg, Austria
- San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain
- San Gimignano, Italy
- Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Scicli, Italy
- Segovia, Spain
- Siena, Italy
- Sighisoara, 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 Rep.
- Telford, United Kingdom
- Toledo, Spain
- Torun, Poland
- Trebic, Czech Rep.
- Trogir, Croatia
- Ubeda, Spain
- Urbino, Italy
- Valetta, Malta
- Vatican City, Holy See [Observer Member]
- Venice, Italy
- Verona, Italy
- Vicenza, Italy
- Vienna, Austria
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Visby, Sweden
- Warsaw, Poland
- Weimar, Germany
- Wismar, Germany
- Zamosc, Poland
Latin America and Caribbean
- Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
- Arequipa, Peru
- Brasilia, Brazil
- Campeche, Mexico
- Cartagena, Colombia
- Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay
- Coro, Venezuela
- Cuenca, Ecuador
- Cuzco, Peru
- Diamantina, Brazil
- Goiás, Brazil
- Guanajuato, Mexico
- Havana, Cuba
- Lima, Peru
- Mexico, Mexico
- Morelia, Mexico
- Oaxaca, Mexico
- Olinda, Brazil
- Ouro Preto, Brazil
- Panama, Panama
- Potosí, Bolivia
- Puebla, Mexico
- Querétaro, Mexico
- Quito, Ecuador
- Salvador de Bahia, Brazil
- San Cruz de Mompox, Columbia
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.
- São Luis, Brazil
- St. George, Bermuda
- Sucre, Bolivia
- Tlacotalpan, Mexico
- Trinidad, Cuba
- Valparaíso, Chili
- Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
- Zacatecas, Mexico
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