List of World Heritage Sites in Jordan
This is a list of World Heritage Sites in Jordan with properties of cultural and natural heritage in Jordan as inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List or as on the country's tentative list.
World Heritage Sites
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at the top of the appropriate column; alphanumerically for the Site, Area, and Year columns; by state party for the Location column; and by criteria type for the Criteria column. Transborder sites sort at the bottom.
- Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation[1]
- Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates
- Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee[2]
- Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO
- Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List
- Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable
| Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha (acre) |
Year | Description | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Maghtas (Baptism site) | .JPG) |
Jordan River, Jordan 31°50′13″N 35°32′50″E / 31.83694°N 35.54722°E |
Cultural: (iii)(vi) |
294 (730); buffer zone 957 (2,360) | 2015 | [3] | |
| Petra |  | Ma'an Governorate, Jordan | Cultural: (i)(iii)(iv) | — | — | 1985 | [4] |
| Qasr Amra |  | Zarqa Governorate, Jordan | Cultural: (i)(iii)(iv) | — | — | 1985 | [5] |
| Umm ar-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) |  | Madaba Governorate, Jordan | Cultural: (i)(iv)(vi) | 24 | 59 | 2005 | [6] |
| Wadi Rum Protected Area |  | Aqaba Governorate, Jordan | Mixed: (iii)(v)(vii) | 74,180 | 183,300 | 2005 | [7] |
Location of sites
Location of World Heritage Sites in Jordan.
List of Properties in the Tentative List[8]
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Abila City (Modern Qweilbeh) | 2001 |
| Al Qastal (Settlement) | 2001 |
| Arab Eclecticism - Foundation and evolution of an Architectural School in the city of As-Salt | 2015 |
| Azraq | 2007 |
| Dana Biosphere Reserve | 2007 |
| Gadara (Modern Um Qeis or Qays) | 2001 |
| Jerash Archaeological City (Ancient Meeting Place of East and West) | 2004 |
| Mujib Nature Reserve | 2007 |
| Pella (Modern Tabaqat Fahil) | 2001 |
| Qasr Al-Mushatta | 2001 |
| Qasr Bshir (a Roman Castellum) | 2001 |
| Shaubak Castle (Montreal) | 2001 |
| The Sanctuary of Agios Lot, At Deir 'Ain 'Abata | 2001 |
| Um el-Jimal (City) | 2001 |
See also
- Tourism in Jordan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Western Asia
- List of World Heritage Sites in the Arab States
References
- ↑ "World Heritage List". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ↑ "The Criteria for Selection". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" (Al-Maghtas)". UNESCO. Retrieved 6 Oct 2015.
- ↑ "Petra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ↑ "Qasr Amra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ↑ "Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ↑ "Wadi Rum Protected Area". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ↑ UNESCO Official page for Tentative list
External links
UNESCO World Heritage Center - Jordan
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