List of World Heritage Sites in the Arab States

This is a list of World Heritage Sites in the Arab States.[1] Some of these countries are geographically located in Asia and some in Africa.

List

The list below contains an image of the site or part of the site; the name as inscribed by UNESCO; the location; the nominating state party; the criteria met by the site, including if it is a cultural, natural or mixed; the area in hectares and acres, excluding any buffer zones, with a value of zero implying that no data is published by UNESCO; the year the site was inscribed; and a description of the site.

  † In danger
Image Site Location Criteria Area
(ha)
Area
(acre)
Year Description
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad M'Sila Province,
 Algeria
Cultural:
(iii)
150 370 1980 [2]
Djémila Sétif Province,
 Algeria
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
31 77 1982 [3]
Casbah of Algiers Algiers Province,
 Algeria
Cultural:
(ii)(v)
50 120 1982 [4]
M'zab Valley Ghardaïa Province,
 Algeria
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(v)
4,000 9,900 1982 [5]
Tassili n'Ajjer Illizi Province and Tamanrasset Province,
 Algeria
Mixed:
(i)(iii)(vii)(viii)
7,200,000 18,000,000 1982 [6]
Timgad Batna Province,
 Algeria
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)
91 220 1982 [7]
Tipaza Tipaza Province,
 Algeria
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
52 130 1982 [8]
Qal'at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun Northern Governorate,
 Bahrain
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)
32 79 2005 [9]
Bahrain Pearling Trail – Pearling, testimony of an island economy Muharraq,
 Bahrain
Cultural:
(iii)
35,087 86,700 2012 [10][11]
Abu Mena Alexandria Governorate,
 Egypt
Cultural:
(iv)
183 450 1979 [12]
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis Luxor Governorate,
 Egypt
Cultural:
(i)(iii)(vi)
7,390 18,300 1979 [13]
Historic Cairo Cairo Governorate,
 Egypt
Cultural:
(i)(v)(vi)
524 1,290 1979 [14]
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Giza Governorate,
 Egypt
Cultural:
(i)(iii)(vi)
16,359 40,420 1979 [15]
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae Aswan Governorate,
 Egypt
Cultural:
(i)(iii)(vi)
374 920 1979 [16]
Saint Catherine Area South Sinai Governorate,
 Egypt
Cultural:
(i)(iii)(iv)(vi)
60,100 149,000 2002 [17]
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) Faiyum Governorate,
 Egypt
Natural:
(viii)
20,015 49,460 2005 [18]
Erbil Citadel Arbil Governorate,
 Kurdistan,  Iraq
Cultural:
(iv)
16 40 2014 [19]
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Salah ad Din Governorate,
 Iraq
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
70 170 2003 [20]
Hatra Ninawa Governorate,
 Iraq
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
324 800 1985 [21]
Samarra Archaeological City Salah ad Din Governorate,
 Iraq
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)
15,058 37,210 1985 [22]
Actual baptism site. Al-Maghtas (Baptism site) Jordan River,  Jordan
31°50′13″N 35°32′50″E / 31.83694°N 35.54722°E / 31.83694; 35.54722

Cultural:
(iii)(vi)
294 (730); buffer zone 957 (2,360) 2015 [23]
Petra Ma'an Governorate,
 Jordan
Cultural:
(i)(iii)(iv)
1985 [24]
Qasr Amra Zarqa Governorate,
 Jordan
Cultural:
(i)(iii)(iv)
1985 [25]
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) Madaba Governorate,
 Jordan
Cultural:
(i)(iv)(vi)
24 59 2005 [26]
Wadi Rum Protected Area Aqaba Governorate,
 Jordan
Mixed:
(iii)(v)(vii)
74,180 183,300 2005 [27]
Anjar Beqaa Governorate,
 Lebanon
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
1984 [28]
Baalbek Beqaa Governorate,
 Lebanon
Cultural:
(i)(iv)
1984 [29]
Byblos Mount Lebanon Governorate,
 Lebanon
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(vi)
1984 [30]
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) North Lebanon Governorate,
 Lebanon
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
1998 [31]
Tyre South Lebanon Governorate,
 Lebanon
Cultural:
(iii)(vi)
154 380 1984 [32]
Archaeological Site of Cyrene Jabal al Akhdar,
 Libya
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(vi)
1982 [33]
Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna Khoms,
 Libya
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)
1982 [34]
Archaeological Site of Sabratha Zawiya District,
 Libya
Cultural:
(iii)
1982 A[35]
Old Town of Ghadamès Nalut District,
 Libya
Cultural:
(v)
1986 [36]
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus Fezzan,
 Libya
Cultural:
(iii)
1985 [37]
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata Ouadane,
Chinguetti,
Tichitt,
and Oualata,
 Mauritania
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v)
1996 [38]
Banc d'Arguin National Park Nouadhibou
and Azefal,
 Mauritania
Natural:
(ix)(x)
1,200,000 3,000,000 1989 [39]
Archaeological Site of Volubilis Fès-Meknès,
 Morocco
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
42 100 1997 [40]
Historic City of Meknes Fès-Meknès,
 Morocco
Cultural:
(iv)
1996 [41]
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Drâa-Tifalalet,
 Morocco
Cultural:
(iv)(v)
3 7.4 1987 [42]
Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) Marrakesh-Safi,
 Morocco
Cultural:
(ii)(iv)
30 74 2001 [43]
Medina of Fez Fez,
 Morocco
Cultural:
(ii)(v)
280 690 1981 [44]
Medina of Marrakesh Marrakesh-Safi,
 Morocco
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iv)(v)
1,107 2,740 1985 [45]
Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima,
 Morocco
Cultural:
(ii)(iv)(v)
7 17 1997 [46]
Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage Rabat,  Morocco Cultural:(ii)(iv) 349 2012 [47]
Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) Casablanca-Settat,
 Morocco
Cultural:
(ii)(iv)
8 20 2004 [48]
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman Sharqiyah and Batinah Regions,
 Oman
Cultural:
(v)
1,456 3,600 2006 [49]
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn Ad Dhahirah Region,
 Oman
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
1988 [50]
Bahla Fort Ad Dakhiliyah Region,
 Oman
Cultural:
(iv)
1987 [51]
Land of Frankincense Dhofar Governorate,
 Oman
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
850 2,100 2000 [52]
The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls Jerusalem Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(vi)
1981 [53]
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem Bethlehem,
 Palestine
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)
2.98 7.4 2012
Batir.JPG. Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines — Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir Battir,
 Palestine
Cultural:
(iv)(v)
349 860 2014
Al Zubarah Archaeological Site Madinat ash Shamal,
 Qatar
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v)
416 1,030 2013 [54]
Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih) Al Madinah Province,
 Saudi Arabia
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)
1,621 4,010 2008 [55]
At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah Riyadh Province,
 Saudi Arabia
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)
29 72 2008 [56]
Al-Balad, Jeddah Makkah Region,
 Saudi Arabia
Cultural:
(ii)(iv)(vi)
18 44 2014 [57]
Rock Art in the Ha'il Region Ha'il Region,
 Saudi Arabia
Cultural:
(i)(iii)
2,044 5,050 2015 [58]
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe River Nile State,
 Sudan
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)
2,357 5,820 2011 [59]
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region Northern State,
 Sudan
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
183 450 2003 [60]
Ancient City of Aleppo Aleppo Governorate,
 Syria
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
350 860 1986 [61]
Ancient City of Bosra Daraa Governorate,
 Syria
Cultural:
(i)(iii)(vi)
1980 [62]
Ancient City of Damascus Damascus Governorate,
 Syria
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
86 210 1979 [63]
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria  Syria Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v)
12,290 30,400 2011 [64]
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din Homs and Latakia Governorates,
 Syria
Cultural:
(ii)(iv)
9 22 2006 [65]
Site of Palmyra Homs Governorate,
 Syria
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iv)
0.36 0.89 1980 [66]
Archaeological Site of Carthage Tunis Governorate,
 Tunisia
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(vi)
616 1,520 1979 [67]
Dougga / Thugga Béja Governorate,
 Tunisia
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)
70 170 1997 [68]
Amphitheatre of El Jem Mahdia Governorate,
 Tunisia
Cultural:
(iv)(vi)
1.37 3.4 1979 [69]
Ichkeul National Park Bizerte Governorate,
 Tunisia
Natural:
(x)
12,600 31,000 1980 [70]
Kairouan Kairouan Governorate,
 Tunisia
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)
68 170 1988 [71]
Medina of Sousse Sousse Governorate,
 Tunisia
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v)
32 79 1988 [72]
Medina of Tunis Tunis Governorate,
 Tunisia
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(v)
296 730 1979 [73]
Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Nabeul Governorate,
 Tunisia
Cultural:
(iii)
1985 [74]
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) Al Ain, Abu Dhabi,  United Arab Emirates Cultural: (iii)(iv)(v) 4,945 2011 [75]
Historic Town of Zabid Al Hudaydah Governorate,
 Yemen
Cultural:
(iii)
1993 [76]
Old City of Sana'a Sana'a Governorate,
 Yemen
Cultural:
(iv)(v)(vi)
1986 [77]
Old Walled City of Shibam Hadhramaut Governorate,
 Yemen
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v)
1982 [78]
Socotra Archipelago Hadhramaut Governorate,
 Yemen
Natural:
(x)
410,460 1,014,300 2008 [79]

See also

References

  1. World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List
  2. "Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  3. "Djémila". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  4. "Kasbah of Algiers". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  5. "M'zab Valley". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  6. "Tassili n'Ajjer". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  7. "Timgad". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  8. "Tipaza". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  9. "Qal'at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  10. "Pearl Diving in Bahrain". USAToday. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  11. "UNESCO World Heritage Site Profile". UNESCO. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  12. "Abu Mena". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  13. "Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  14. "Historic Cairo". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  15. "Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  16. "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  17. "Saint Catherine Area". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  18. "Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  19. "Erbil Citadel". UNESCO. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  20. "Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  21. "Hatra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  22. "Samarra Archaeological City". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  23. "Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" (Al-Maghtas)". UNESCO. Retrieved 6 Oct 2015.
  24. "Petra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  25. "Qasr Amra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  26. "Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  27. "Wadi Rum Protected Area". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  28. "Anjar". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  29. "Baalbek". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  30. "Baalbek". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  31. "Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  32. "Tyre". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  33. "Archaeological Site of Cyrene". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  34. "Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  35. "Archaeological Site of Sabratha". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  36. "Old Town of Ghadamès". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  37. "Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  38. "Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  39. "Banc d'Arguin National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  40. "Archaeological Site of Volubilis". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  41. "Historic City of Meknes". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  42. "Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  43. "Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  44. "Medina of Fez". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  45. "Medina of Marrakesh". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  46. "Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  47. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  48. "Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  49. "Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  50. "Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  51. "Bahla Fort". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  52. "Land of Frankincense". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  53. "Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  54. "Al Zubarah Archaeological Site". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  55. "Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  56. "At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  57. "Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah". UNESCO. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  58. "Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia". UNESCO. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  59. "Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  60. "Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  61. "Ancient City of Aleppo". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  62. "Ancient City of Bosra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  63. "Ancient City of Damascus". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  64. "Ancient Villages of Northern Syria". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  65. "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  66. "Site of Palmyra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  67. "Archaeological Site of Carthage". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  68. "Dougga / Thugga". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  69. "Amphitheatre of El Jem". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  70. "Ichkeul National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  71. "Kairouan". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  72. "Medina of Sousse". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  73. "Medina of Tunis". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  74. "Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  75. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  76. "Historic Town of Zabid". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  77. "Old City of Sana'a". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  78. "Old Walled City of Shibam". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  79. "Socotra Archipelago". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.

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