murujuga
states: [australia]
category: cultural
year: 2025
region: Asia and the Pacific
latitude/longitude: -20.5650277778, 116.6685277778
unesco id: 1709
world heritage site: 1709
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The Murujuga Cultural Landscape, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in July 2025, is a globally significant site in Western Australia, renowned for its vast collection of over one million ancient Aboriginal petroglyphs, some dating back 50,000 years. Managed by the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, representing the Ngarda-Ngarli peoples, this living cultural landscape showcases a continuous record of human creativity, cultural traditions, and environmental interaction. The site’s inscription recognizes its outstanding universal value, ensuring enhanced protection and global acknowledgment of its cultural and spiritual significance.