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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, seven are located in Africa, 36 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 20 in Asia and the Pacific, 120 in Europe and Canada, and 20 in the Arab States. At the moment there are also four Observer-members.
The headquarters are in Quebec City, in Canada.

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World Heritage Cities

Africa

Arab States

Asia and the Pacific

Europe and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

World Heritage Cities

Africa

★ Dakar, Senegal

★ Djenné, Mali

★ Island of Mozambique, Mozambique

★ Island of Saint-Louis, Senegal

★ Lamu, Kenya

★ Timbuktu, Mali

★ Zanzibar, Tanzania

Arab States

★ Aleppo, Syria

★ Algiers, Algeria

★ Bosra, Syria

★ Cairo, Egypt

★ Chinguetti, Mauritania

★ Damascus, Syria

★ Essaouira, Morocco

★ Fez, Morocco

★ Ghadames, Libya

★ 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

★ Chengde, China

★ Galle, Sri Lanka

★ Hoi An, Viet Nam

★ Hué, Viet Nam

★ Kamitaira, Japan

★ Kandy, Sri Lanka

★ Kathmandu, Nepal

★ Khiva, Uzbekistan

★ Kyoto, Japan

★ Lalitpur (Patan), Nepal

★ Lijiang, China

★ Luang Prabang, Laos

★ Macao, China

★ Nara, Japan

★ Ping Yao, China

★ Samarkand, Uzbekistan

★ Shakhrisyabz, Uzbekistan

★ Shirakawa-Go and Gokayama, Japan

★ Suzhou, China [Observer Member]

★ Taira, Japan

★ Vigan, Philippines

Europe and Canada

★ Acre, Israel

★ Alcalá de Henares, Spain

★ Amiens, France [Observer Member]

★ Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal

★ Aranjuez, Spain

★ Assisi, Italy

★ Ávila, Spain

★ Baeza, Spain

★ Baku, Azerbaijan

★ Bamberg, Germany

★ Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia

★ Bardejov, Slovakia

★ 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

★ Carcassonne, France

★ Catania, Italy

★ Český Krumlov, Czech Republic

★ Chorá of Patmos, Greece

★ Cordoba, Spain

★ Cuenca, Spain

★ Derbent, Russian Federation

★ Dubrovnik, Croatia

★ Edinburgh, United Kingdom

★ Évora, Portugal

★ Ferrara, Italy

★ Florence, Italy

★ Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz, Czech Republic

★ Goslar, Germany

★ Granada, Spain

★ Graz, Austria

★ Guimarães, Portugal

★ Hallstatt, Austria

★ Holasovice, Czech Republic

★ Ibiza, Spain

★ Istanbul, Turkey

★ Jerusalem, Jerusalem

★ Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland

★ Karlskrona, Sweden

★ Kazan, Russian Federation

★ Kotor, Montenegro

★ Kraków, Poland

★ Kutná Hora, Czech Republic

★ L'viv, Ukraine

★ Litomysl, Czech Republic

★ 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, Suriname

★ Paris, France

★ Pienza, Italy

★ Potsdam, Germany

★ Prague, Czech Republic

★ Provins, France

★ Quebec City, Canada

★ Quedlinburg, Germany

★ Ragusa, Italy

★ Rauma, Finland

★ Rhodes, Greece

★ Riga, Latvia

★ Rome, Italy

★ Røros, Norway

★ Safranbolu, Turkey

★ Salamanca, Spain

★ Salzburg, Austria

★ San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain

★ San Gimignano, Italy

★ Santiago de Compostela, Spain

★ Scicli, Italy

★ Segovia, Spain

★ Siena, Italy

★ Sighişoara, 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 Republic

★ Telford, United Kingdom

★ Toledo, Spain

★ Toruń, Poland

★ Trebic, Czech Republic

★ Trogir, Croatia

★ Úbeda, Spain

★ Urbino, Italy

★ Valletta, Malta

★ Vatican City, Holy See [Observer Member]

★ Venice, Italy

★ Verona, Italy

★ Vicenza, Italy

★ Vienna, Austria

★ Vilnius, Lithuania

★ Visby, Sweden

★ Yaroslavl, Russian Federation

★ Warsaw, Poland

★ Weimar, Germany

★ Wismar, Germany

★ Zamosc, Poland

Latin America and the Caribbean

★ Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

★ Arequipa, Peru

★ Brasília, Brazil

★ Campeche, Mexico

★ Cartagena, Colombia

★ Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay

★ Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela

★ Cuenca, Ecuador

★ Cuzco, Peru

★ Diamantina, Brazil

★ Goiás, Brazil

★ Guanajuato, Mexico

★ Havana, Cuba

★ Lima, Peru

★ Mexico City, Mexico

★ Morelia, Mexico

★ Oaxaca, Mexico

★ Olinda, Brazil

★ Ouro Preto, Brazil

★ Panama City, Panama

★ Potosí, Bolivia

★ Puebla, Mexico

★ Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

★ Quito, Ecuador

★ Salvador de Bahia, Brazil

★ Santa Cruz de Mompox, Colombia

★ Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

★ São Luís, Brazil

★ St. George, Bermuda

★ Sucre, Bolivia

★ Tlacotalpan, Mexico

★ Trinidad, Cuba

★ Valparaíso, Chile

★ Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles

★ Zacatecas, Mexico