List of World Heritage Sites in the Arab states
Appearance
This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Arab States.[1] Some of these countries are geographically located in Asia and some in Africa.
Algeria
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/GM_Djemila_Roman_Theatre02.jpg/220px-GM_Djemila_Roman_Theatre02.jpg)
Bahrain
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Bahrain_Fort_7.jpg/220px-Bahrain_Fort_7.jpg)
- Qal'at al-Bahrain Archaeological Site
Egypt
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/All_Gizah_Pyramids.jpg/220px-All_Gizah_Pyramids.jpg)
- Abu Mena
- Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
- Historic Cairo
- Memphis and its Necropolis - The Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dashur[2]
- Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae [3]
- Saint Catherine Area
- Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)
Iraq
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/The_spiral_minaret_in_Samarra.jpg/220px-The_spiral_minaret_in_Samarra.jpg)
Jerusalem
Jordan
- Petra – Archaeological Site
- Quseir Amra – Desert Castle
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) – Archaeological Site
Lebanon
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Baalbek2.jpg/220px-Baalbek2.jpg)
- Anjar
- Baalbek
- Byblos
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)
- Tyre
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Libya_4432_Ghadames_Luca_Galuzzi_2007.jpg/220px-Libya_4432_Ghadames_Luca_Galuzzi_2007.jpg)
- Archaeological Site of Cyrene
- Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
- Archaeological Site of Sabratha
- Old Town of Ghadames
- Rock-art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
Mauritania
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Oudane_old_tower.jpg/220px-Oudane_old_tower.jpg)
- Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
- Banc d'Arguin National Park
Morocco
- Archaeological Site of Volubilis
- Historic City of Meknes
- Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
- Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
- Medina of Fez
- Medina of Marrakesh
- Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin)
- Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida)
Oman
- Aflaj Irrigation System of Oman
- Archaeological sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
- Bahla Fort
- The Frankincense Trail
Saudi Arabia
- Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih) (2008)
- At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah (2010)
Sudan
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Gebel_Barkal.jpg/220px-Gebel_Barkal.jpg)
- Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
Syrian Arab Republic
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Omayyad_mosque.jpg/220px-Omayyad_mosque.jpg)
- Ancient City of Damascus
- Ancient City of Bosra
- Site of Palmyra
- Ancient City of Aleppo
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din [5]
Tunisia
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Dougga_theatre.jpg/220px-Dougga_theatre.jpg)
- Amphitheatre of El Jem
- Dougga/Thugga
- Ichkeul National Park
- Kairouan
- Medina of Sousse
- Medina of Tunis
- Punic Town of Kerkouane and its Necropolis
- Site of Carthage
Yemen
- Old Walled City of Shibam (1982)
- Old City of Sana'a (1986)
- Historic Town of Zabid (1993)
- Socotra Archipelago (2008)
Sites in danger
- Abu Mena (Egypt)
- Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (Iraq)
- Samarra Archaeological City (Iraq)
- Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (Jerusalem)
- Historic Town of Zabid (Yemen)[6]
References
- ^ World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&l=en&&&mode=table
Note: According to UNESCO,- The situation of Jerusalem is an exceptional one in that there is no general political agreement as to the status of the city, certain states declaring that they abided by the situation defined in the 1947 United Nations partition plan which considered Jerusalem as a corpus separatum located neither in Israel, nor in Jordan.
- The site of Jerusalem was nominated in 1981 by Jordan, it being agreed at the time that inscription should in no way be regarded as a means for registering political or sovereignty claims by any State.
- ^ [3]
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre - World Heritage in Danger List
External links
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Official site
- List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Official site
- VRheritage.org - documentation of World Heritage Sites
- Worldheritage-Forum - Information and Weblog on World Heritage Issues