Nine World Heritage properties in Thailand, from the Historic City of Ayutthaya to Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan

Background

UNESCO's World Heritage list records nine properties in Thailand, six cultural and three natural. The cultural properties are the Ban Chiang Archaeological Site, the Historic City of Ayutthaya, the Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns, Phu Phrabat, the Ancient Town of Si Thep and its Associated Dvaravati Monuments, and Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan at Nakhon Si Thammarat. The natural properties are the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex, the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex and the Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries. UNESCO records Thailand's acceptance of the World Heritage Convention on 17 September 1987. Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan was inscribed at the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Busan, Republic of Korea, and is Thailand's ninth property and its first in the South.