Arslantepe Mound located southwest of the Euphrates River, dates from at least the 6th millennium B.C. and ancient weapons have been unearthed at the site. /MAIAO

The transnational serial property includes a colony in Belgium and three in the Netherlands. /Province of Drenthe on behalf of all nomination partners

The Cordouan Lightouse is situated on a rocky plateau at the mouth of the Gironde estuary in the Atlantic Ocean. /DRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The Rudreshwara (Ramappa Temple) is the main Shiva temple in a walled complex built in the Kakatiyan Period. /ASI

The Darmstadt Artists' Colony on Mathildenhoehe was established in 1897 by Ernst Ludwig, the Grand Duke of Hesse, as a center for architecture, arts and crafts. /Nikolaus Heiss

The site includes eight religious and secular building complexes within the historic city of Padua. /Comune di Padova Settore Cultura, Turismo, Musei e Biblioteche

In the urban heart of Madrid, the 200-hectare site is brimming with trees and fountains, which are an iconic symbol of the city. /Ayuntamiento de Madrid

Quanzhou encapsulates the city's vibrancy as a maritime emporium during the Song and Yuan periods and includes many religious buildings. /Quanzhou maritime Silk Road World heritage Nomination Center

The spa towns located all across Europe bear witness to the continent's spa culture that developed from the early 18th century to the 1930s. /Ceska centrala cestovniho ruchu – CzechTourism

The Trans-Iranian Railway connects the Caspian Sea in the northeast with the Persian Gulf in the southwest, crossing two mountain ranges as well as rivers, highlands, forests, plains and two different climates. /Hossein Javadi

In an arid and mountainous area, the Hima Cultural Area is covered with rock art images depicting hunting, fauna, flora and other lifestyles over a 7,000-year period. /SCTH

Subtropical rainforests spread across four islands in the southwest of Japan, the site is entirely uninhabited by humans and has a very high percentage of endemic species. /MOEJ

The site has seven component parts across an 80km-long corridor on the humid eastern coast of the Black Sea. /Agency of Protected Areas

In the eastern Yellow Sea, the site includes four component parts and complex geographic, oceanographic and climatological conditions have led to diverse sedimentary systems. /World Heritage Promotion Team of Korean Tidal Flat

Located along the Thailand side of the Tenasserim mountain range and consisting of granite and limestone, the site is home to rich biodiversity. /Department of National Parks, Thailand