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This article lists the sites registered with World Heritage in Thailand.

Understand

The Thailand accepts the convention for the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage September 17, 1987. The first protected sites were inscribed in 1991.

The Thailand has 5 sites registered with World Heritage, 3 cultural and 2 natural.

The country has also submitted 4 sites to the Tentative List, 3 cultural and 1 natural.

Listing

Site	Type	Criterion	Description	Drawing
17.549103.3581 Ban Chiang Archaeological Site	Cultural	(iii)	Considered the most important prehistoric habitat discovered to date in Southeast Asia, Ban Chiang marked a milestone in the cultural, social and technological evolution of man. The site testifies to the existence of agricultural activities as well as the production and use of metals.	UNESCO sheet
14.348100.5612 Historic city of Ayutthaya	Cultural	(iii)	Founded around 1350, Ayutthaya became the second Siamese capital after Sukhothai. It was destroyed by the Burmese in the XVIIIe century. Its remains, characterized by prangs, or reliquary towers, and monasteries of gigantic proportions, give an idea of ​​its past splendor.	UNESCO sheet
17.00799.793 Historic city of Sukhothai and associated historic towns	Cultural	(i), (iii)	Capital of the first kingdom of Siam in XIIIe and XIVe centuries, Sukhothai preserves admirable monuments illustrating the beginnings of Thai architecture. The great civilization that developed in the kingdom is dependent on many influences and ancient local traditions, but the rapid assimilation of all these elements forged what is called the "Sukhothai style".	UNESCO sheet
14.33102.054 Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex 14.4101.36665 Khao Yai National Park 14.2101.9176 Thap Lan National Park 14.08102.267 Pang Sida National Park 14.12102.668 Ta Phraya National Park 14.2102.5669 Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary	Natural	(x)	The Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex extends over 230 km between Ta Phraya National Park on the Cambodian border in the east, and Khao Yai National Park in the west. The site is home to more than 800 species of fauna, including 112 species of mammals (including two species of gibbons), 392 species of birds, and 200 of reptiles and amphibians. It is of international importance for the conservation of threatened and endangered species of mammals, birds and reptiles on Earth, of which 19 are vulnerable, 4 endangered, and one critically endangered. The area contains critical tropical forest ecosystems, which may provide viable habitat for the long-term survival of these species.	UNESCO sheet
Thung Yai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries ​15.3333398.9166710 Thung yai ​15.3398.91711 Huai Kha Khaeng	Natural	(vii), (ix), (x)	Spanning more than 600 000 Ha Along the border with Myanmar, the shrines, which have remained largely intact, contain almost all of the forest formations of mainland Southeast Asia. They are home to a very diverse set of animal species, including 77% of large mammals (especially elephants and tigers), 50% of large birds and 33% of terrestrial vertebrates found in this region.	UNESCO sheet
Criteria legend (i) Represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. (ii) To testify to a considerable exchange of influences during a given period or in a specific cultural area, on the development of architecture or technology, monumental arts, city planning or the creation of landscapes. (iii) To bring a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or a living or disappeared civilization. (iv) To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates one or more significant periods in human history. (v) Be a prominent example of traditional human settlement, traditional use of land or sea. (vi) To be directly or materially associated with events or living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (vii) Represent natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. (viii) To be eminently representative examples of the great stages in the history of the Earth. (ix) To be eminently representative examples of ecological and biological processes underway in the evolution and development of ecosystems. (x) Contain the most representative natural habitats and the most important for conservation in situ of biological diversity.

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