Lesson 1/23 min
World Heritage Sites
Bangladesh's UNESCO World Heritage Sites
| Name | Location | Year | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixty Dome Mosque (Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat) | Bagerhat | 1985 | 321 |
| Somapura Vihara (Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur) | Naogaon | 1985 | 322 |
| Sundarbans | Khulna region (about 60 percent of the forest lies in Bangladesh) | 1997 | 798 |
- Bangladesh has 3 World Heritage Sites: two cultural (Bagerhat and Paharpur) and one natural (the Sundarbans)
- Bagerhat and Paharpur were both listed in the same year, 1985
- The Sixty Dome Mosque was built by Khan Jahan Ali, in the Sultanate style
- Somapura Vihara is attributed to the Pala king Dharmapala
Watch out: Some websites give 1987 for the Sundarbans; UNESCO's own decision dates it 1997 (21st session, no. 798).
Did you know?: In November 2026 UNESCO's page for Bangladesh still shows 3 World Heritage Sites; 7 more are on the tentative list awaiting nomination.
Memory trick: Chalan Beel, the Shaheed Minar, the National Museum and the National Martyrs' Memorial are not World Heritage Sites. If they appear as answers, they are wrong.
Check yourself
How many World Heritage Sites does Bangladesh have?
At a glance
- 1
3 World Heritage Sites: Sixty Dome Mosque (Bagerhat), Somapura Vihara (Naogaon) and the Sundarbans.
- 2
Bagerhat and Paharpur in 1985 (nos. 321 and 322); the Sundarbans in 1997 (no. 798).
- 3
Chalan Beel, the Shaheed Minar and the National Museum are not World Heritage Sites.