UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea has 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: 15 cultural and 2 natural.
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- Sites
- 17
- Countries
- 1
- Cultural
- 15
- Natural
- 2
- Mixed
- 0
- Inscription years
- 1995–2025
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17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Baekje Historic Areas — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 2015
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 1997
- Gaya Tumuli — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 2023
- Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats (Phase II) — Republic of Korea · Natural · 2021
- Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 2000
- Gyeongju Historic Areas — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 2000
- Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 1995
- Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 2010
- Hwaseong Fortress — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 1997
- Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes — Republic of Korea · Natural · 2007
- Jongmyo Shrine — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 1995
- Namhansanseong — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 2014
- Petroglyphs along the Bangucheon Stream — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 2025
- Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 2009
- Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 2018
- Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 1995
- Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies — Republic of Korea · Cultural · 2019
Counts are based on Zikzak's current UNESCO World Heritage dataset, sourced from UNESCO. Last updated 7 August 2026. UNESCO insights