How many world heritage sites have been protected by UNESCO as of June 2020?

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The correct answer is 1121.

Key Points

A World Heritage Site is an area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The sites are designated as having “outstanding universal value” under the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
As of June 2020, there are 1121 world heritage sites that have been protected by UNESCO.
UNESCO classified these sites as cultural, natural, and mixed.
UNESCO published its first list of protected places in 1978.
There were just 12 World Heritage Sites while releasing UNESCO's first list of protected places.
The first World Heritage Site on the list is the Galápagos Islands.

Mistake Points

As of February 2025, UNESCO's World Heritage List comprises 1,223 sites across 168 countries.