Santa Cruz, Argentina
Grotto of Lourdes, Puerto Deseado
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
1 approved · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
All physical forms
Proposed physical-form taxonomy
Natural sacred place
426 sacred places are connected through the controlled “Natural sacred place” classification; 12 already have reviewed assignments. This is a broad parent form in the taxonomy.
Approved assignments are preserved from editorial review. Proposed and low-confidence assignments are labelled on each card; none ranks sacred importance or implies visitor access.
Areni, Vayots Dzor, Armenia
Areni-1 Cave
Approved natural sacred place assignment.
2 approved · 2 editorial holds
Sevan / Gavar area, Gegharkunik, Armenia
Lake Sevan Sacred Landscape
Approved natural sacred place assignment.
2 approved · 2 editorial holds
Byurakan / Aparan area, Aragatsotn / Shirak, Armenia
Mount Aragats
Approved natural sacred place assignment.
2 approved
Geghama Mountains, Gegharkunik, Armenia
Mount Azhdahak
Approved natural sacred place assignment.
2 approved · 2 editorial holds
Geghard highlands, Kotayk, Armenia
Paytasar Lisitsyan Petroglyph Group
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Zvartnots village pasture, Ararat, Armenia
Sakhurak 6 Vishapakar
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Sisian, Syunik, Armenia
Shaki Sacred Waterfall and Chapel Landscape
Approved natural sacred place assignment.
4 approved · 1 proposed · 1 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Avan village highlands, Aragatsotn, Armenia
Tirinkatar-Karmir Sar Sacred Landscape
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Macdonnell Region, Australia
Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 1 editorial hold
Milbrodale / Singleton, New South Wales, Milbrodale / Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Baiame Cave
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 3 editorial holds
Cook Shire, Queensland, Australia
Black Mountain
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 3 proposed · 1 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Stawell / Black Range, Victoria, Stawell / Black Range, Victoria, Australia
Bunjil's Shelter
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 3 editorial holds
Hugh / Alice Springs region, Northern Territory, Hugh / Alice Springs region, Northern Territory, Australia
Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 3 editorial holds
Macdonnell Region, Australia
Gosses Bluff Crater, Australia
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Shire of Northern Grampians, Victoria, Australia
Grampians National Park
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 3 proposed · 3 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
West Arnhem Region, Australia
Kakadu National Park
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 1 editorial hold
Wauchope / Tennant Creek region, Northern Territory, Wauchope / Tennant Creek region, Northern Territory, Australia
Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 3 editorial holds
Willandra Lakes, New South Wales, Australia
Lake Mungo
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 1 editorial hold
Tweed Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia
Mount Wollumbin
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 1 editorial hold
Wollombi / Yengo National Park, New South Wales, Wollombi / Yengo National Park, New South Wales, Australia
Mount Yengo
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 3 editorial holds
Magdalensberg, Kärnten, Austria
City on the Magdalensberg
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence
Gobustan, Gobustan District, Azerbaijan
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Azərbaycan
Besh Marmag Mountain
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 editorial holds
Azərbaycan
Mount Babadağ
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 1 editorial hold
Ngarchelong, Belau
Badrulchau Stone Monoliths, Palau
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
3 approved · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Copacabana, La Paz, Bolivia
Isla Del Luna
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 editorial holds
Copacabana, La Paz, Bolivia
Isla Del Sol
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 editorial holds
Općina Donji Vakuf, Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина
Ajvatovica, Bosnia
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Općina Donji Vakuf, Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина
Ajvatovica, Prusac, Bosnia
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 4 editorial holds
Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Bosna i Hercegovina / Босна и Херцеговина
Bektashi Sufi Tekke monastery, Blagaj
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 5 proposed · 3 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brasil
Juazeiro do Norte, Colina do Horto
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Rila Monastery, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
Cave of Saint John of Rila
Approved natural sacred place assignment.
2 approved · 2 editorial holds
Rabisha, Vidin Province, Bulgaria
Magura Cave Rock Art
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 3 below 80% confidence
Ivanovo, Ruse Province, Bulgaria
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
3 approved · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence
Nenkovo / Kardzhali, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
Utroba Cave
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 3 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Cormorant Island
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
Alberta, Canada
Hidden Lake
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 editorial holds
Village of Alberta Beach, Alberta, Canada
Lac Sainte Anne
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 editorial holds
Tay, Ontario, Canada
Martyrs' Shrine
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Yukon, Canada
Mt. Saint. Elias, border of Canada and U.S.
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 1 editorial hold
Quinchao, Región de Los Lagos, Chile
Caguach, Iglesia Jesús Nazareno
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
3 approved · 3 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 1 editorial hold
Isla de Pascua, Región de Valparaíso, Chile
Easter Island
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 5 proposed · 5 below 80% confidence · 1 editorial hold
Tongren, Guizhou, China
Fanjingshan mountain and temple, Tongren
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 5 editorial holds
Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Lushan Mountain
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 editorial holds
Zhoushan, Putuo District, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China
Mount Putuo (Pǔtuó Shān)
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 3 editorial holds
Sesquilé, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Lake Guatavita
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed
Avarua / Nikao, Rarotonga, Avarua / Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Tuoro
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 editorial holds
Santa Rosa, Oreamuno, Costa Rica
Irazu Volcano
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed
Bornholms Regionskommune, Region Hovedstaden, Danmark
Bornholm Island
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 5 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Externsteine, Germany
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 3 proposed · 3 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 3 editorial holds
The Municipal District of Baltinglass, Éire / Ireland
Baltinglass
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 5 proposed · 5 below 80% confidence · 1 editorial hold
The Municipal District of Thurles, Éire / Ireland
Holy Cross Abbey
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 6 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence
Kenmare Municipal District, Éire / Ireland
Kenmare
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Sligo Municipal Borough District, Éire / Ireland
Knocknarea megalthic site, Sligo, Ireland
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 4 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 3 editorial holds
The Borough District of Wexford, Éire / Ireland
Lady's Island
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
1 approved · 5 proposed · 5 below 80% confidence · 4 editorial holds
The Municipal District of Cappamore — Kilmallock, Munster, Éire / Ireland
Lough Gur
Proposed natural sacred place assignment.
No approved assignments · 6 proposed · 4 below 80% confidence · 1 editorial hold
The Municipal District of Kells, Éire / Ireland
Loughcrew
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 5 proposed · 5 below 80% confidence · 2 editorial holds
Kenmare Municipal District, Éire / Ireland
Skellig Michael
Proposed natural sacred place assignment · below 80% confidence.
No approved assignments · 2 proposed · 2 below 80% confidence · 1 external source · 1 editorial hold