List of World Heritage Sites in Malaysia

World Heritage Sites

Tentative list

Proposed Inclusion to the Tentative List

• Bujang Valley - Includes ruins of the epicenter of a Hindu-Buddhist kingdom dating back to 2,535 years ago. The site includes Sungai Batu, the oldest man-made structure to be recorded in Southeast Asia UNESCO made a report in 1987 endorsing the site. In 2014, some tombs of Bujang were destroyed by an urban developer, causing an international outcry against attacks on cultural heritage. In 2017, the government of Malaysia announced that more research on the site is still needed, thus excluding it from the Malaysian tentative list. The government also said that Bujang's Merbok Museum and Pengkalan Bujang held historical significance to the site.
• Kuala Kedah Fort - In 1987, UNESCO made a report endorsing the fort of Kuala Kedah and its buffer zone to the world heritage list.
• Turtle Islands Heritage Protected Area - In 1996, both the governments of Malaysia and the Philippines agreed to establish the transnational TIHPA, which comprises the Turtle Islands National Park in the Malaysian side and the Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary in the Philippine side. The islands in the Philippine side were inputted in UNESCO's tentative list in 2015. Malaysia has yet to input their side of the transnational site.
• Historical Monuments of Kuching - In 2014, calls for Kuching's inclusion in the world heritage list were made public. In 2017, a study was conducted on the possibility of Kuching to be nominated in the world heritage list. In 2019, the government of Kuching announced it will create a list of sites that may be nominated to UNESCO in the future.
• Niah National Park - In 2010, the government nominated the park and its caves in the world heritage list. In 2019, Sarawak's government announced that they will re-submit its bid to make Niah a world heritage site.
• Baturong Madai Forest Reserve - includes the Madai Cave, which is the earliest known human settlement in northern Borneo between 20,000–30,000 years ago.
• Historical Monuments of Kota Kinabalu - the monuments date back to the colonial 19th century up to the modern 21st century.
• Danum Valley Conservation Area - the vast valley is one of the last undisturbed forests in Southeast Asia.
• Historical Monuments of Sandakan - the monuments date back between the colonial 19th century up to the modern 21st century.
• Modern Landscape of Labuan
• Royal Palaces and Monuments of Johor
• Royal Palaces and Monuments of Kedah
• Royal Palaces and Monuments of Kelantan
• Royal Palaces and Monuments of Negeri Sembilan
• Royal Palaces and Monuments of Pahang
• Royal Palaces and Monuments of Perak
• Royal Palaces and Monuments of Perlis
• Royal Palaces and Monuments of Selangor
• Royal Palaces and Monuments of Terengganu