Ukraine
Ukraine has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1988. With 8 inscribed properties, the country maintains a well-established presence on the World Heritage List. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage. Some of these properties are shared with neighboring countries, demonstrating cooperation across borders in heritage conservation.
Ukraine as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: October 12, 1988
Status: Ratification
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 2023-2027
Total of Mandate Years: 4
Total of Mandates: 1
WHC Electoral Group: II (Eastern Europe)
World Heritage Sites in Ukraine (8)
Cultural: 7 | Natural: 1 | Mixed: 0
- Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora · Cultural
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe · Natural (Transboundary)
- Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra · Cultural
- L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre · Cultural
- Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans · Cultural
- Struve Geodetic Arc · Cultural (Transboundary)
- The Historic Centre of Odesa · Cultural
- Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine · Cultural (Transboundary)
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (16)
- Tyras - Bilhorod (Akkerman), on the way from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea · submitted: July 22, 2019
- Derzhprom (the State Industry Building) · submitted: April 27, 2017
- Cultural Landscape of “Cave Towns” of the Crimean Gothia · submitted: September 24, 2012
- The historical surroundings of Crimean Khans’ capital in Bakhchysarai · submitted: September 24, 2012
- Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes. From the Mediterranean to the Black Sea · submitted: September 16, 2010
- Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral with Related Monastic Buildings, St. Cyril's and St. Andrew's Churches, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (extension of Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra) · submitted: January 26, 2009
- Astronomical Observatories of Ukraine · submitted: January 30, 2008
- Mykolayiv Astronomical Observatory · submitted: March 12, 2007
- Complex of the Sudak Fortress Monuments of the 6th - 16th c. · submitted: March 12, 2007
- Archaeological Site "Stone Tomb" · submitted: August 11, 2006
- Bagçesaray Palace of the Crimean Khans · submitted: July 7, 2003
- Dendrological Park "Sofijivka" · submitted: June 20, 2000
- Historic Centre of Tchernigov, 9th -13th centuries · submitted: September 13, 1989
- Cultural Landscape of Canyon in Kamenets-Podilsk · submitted: September 13, 1989
- Tarass Shevtchenko Tomb and State Historical and Natural Museum - Reserve · submitted: September 13, 1989
- National Steppe Biosphere Reserve "Askaniya Nowa" · submitted: September 13, 1989
Country Profile Ukraine
Official Name: Ukraine
Continent: Europe
Subregion: Eastern Europe
UNESCO Region: Europe and North America
Capital: Kyiv
Population (2024): 37,860,221
Land Area: 579,400 km²
Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH)