UNESCO Tentative lists

A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. States Parties are encouraged to submit their Tentative Lists, properties which they consider to be cultural and/or natural heritage of outstanding universal value and therefore suitable for inscription on the World Heritage List.

Algeria (6)

Sites, Augustinian places and routes the central Maghreb  Aures park oasis with Rhoufi Gorge and El Kantara  The Royal Mausoleums of Numidia, Mauretania and pre-Islamic monuments  Nedroma and the Trara  The foggaras oasis and ksour of the Grand Erg Occidental  Oued Souf

Bahrain (4)

Barbar Temple Burial Ensembles of Dilmun and Tylos  Hamad Town Tumuli Moundfield Saar Heritage Park

Djibouti (4)

Lake Abbeh (its cultural landscape, its natural monuments and its ecosystem) Tumulus (Awellos) Abourma Rock Engravings The historical urban landscape of the city of Djibouti and its specific buildings

Egypt (19)

North Sinai archaeological Sites Zone  Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases  Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period  The An-Nakhl fortress, a stage on the pilgrimage route to Mecca El Fayoum  Pharaon Island El-Gendi Fortress Temple of Serabit Khadem Siwa archaeological area Rutho Monastery Wadi Feiran Newibah castle Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun Nature Reserve Historic quarters and monuments of Rosetta/Rachid The monasteries of the Arab Desert and Wadi Natrun  Raoudha nilometre in Cairo Helwan Observatory Dahab

Iraq (11)

The Fortress of Al-Ukhaidar Amedy city Babylon - Cultural Landscape and Achaeological City Historical Features of the Tigris River in Baghdad Rusafa, which extends from the school Al-Mustansiriya to the Abbasid Palace  Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery in Najaf Nimrud The Ancient City of Nineveh Nippur The Site of Thilkifl Wasit Bestansur Neolithic settlement

Jordan (13)

Abila City (Modern Qweilbeh) Jerash Archaeological City (Ancient Meeting Place of East and West) Shaubak Castle (Montreal) Pella (Modern Tabaqat Fahil) Al Qastal (Settlement) Qasr Bshir (a Roman Castellum) Azraq Qasr Al-Mushatta Arab Eclecticism - Foundation and evolution of an Architectural School in the city of As-Salt (1860-1925) The Sanctuary of Agios Lot, At Deir ’Ain ’Abata Um el-Jimal (City) Gadara (Modern Um Qeis or Qays) Dana Biosphere Reserve

Kuwait (3)

Sa’ad and Sae’ed Area in Failaka Island Abraj Al-Kuwait Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jabir Palace

Lebanon (6)

All the natural site of the Valley of Nahr Ibrahim with monuments and archaeological sites found there  Historic Center of Batroun All the natural site of the Chouf region with monuments and archaeological sites found there  All the natural site of the sources and the Valley of the Orontes with the monuments found there  Temple of Eshmun All the natural site of the Valley of Nahr el Kalb with monuments and archaeological sites found there 

Mauritania (3)

Archaeological site of Tegdaoust The Cultural Landscape of Azougui Archaeological Site of Kumbi Saleh

Morocco (9)

El Gour Oasis of Figuig City of Lixus Moulay Idriss Zerhoun Casablanca, 20th century city, crossroads of influences Taforalt Cave Taza and the Great Mosque Tinmel Mosque The oasis rosary of Tighmert, Pre-Saharan region of Wad Noun

Oman (4)

The forts of Rostaq and al-Hazm  Ancient City of Qalhat Cultural Landscape of Bisya and Salut and its Archaeological Remains  Ras al Had Turtle Reserve and the Heritage Site of Ras al Jinz

Palestine (10)

Throne Villages  Old Town of Nablus and its environs  El-Bariyah, wilderness with monasteries  Ancient Jericho - Tell es-Sultan Mount Gerizim and the Samaritans Qumran - Caves and Monastery of the Dead Sea Scrolls Sebastia Tell Umm Amer Wadi Natuf and Shuqba Cave Anthedon Harbour Baptism Site-Eshria’a-(Al-Maghtas)

Saudi Arabia (10)

Egyptian Hajj Road  Syrian Hajj Road  Darb Zubayda (Pilgrim Road from Kufa to Makkah)  Hima a rock art site in Najran Dûmat Al-Jandal Historical Oasis in Al-Jawf Region Zee Ain Heritage Village in Al-Baha Region Al-Ahsa Oasis Cultural Heritage Landscape  Al-Faw Pre-Islamic City in Central Arabia (Qariah) Hejaz Railway  Rijal Almaa Heritage Village in Assir Region

Sudan (3)

Kerma Old Dongola Suakin

Syria (11)

Apamea (Afamia) Tartus: the citadel of the Crusaders Dura Europos Ebla (Tell Mardikh) Norias of Hama Maaloula Mari (Tell Hariri) A desert castle: Qasr al-Hayr ach-Charqi Raqqa-Ràfiqa: the Abbasid city The Island of Arwad Ugrarit (Tell Shamra)

Tunisia (7)

The ancient quarries of numbed marble of Chimtou Djerba Island The Royal Mausoleums of Numidia, Mauretania and pre-Islamic funerary monuments  The Roman hydraulic complex of Zaghouan-Carthage Medina of Sfax Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Limes of southern Tunisia  The Jugurtha Table in Kalaat-Senen

Turkey (69)

Aizanoi Antique City Ancient City of Anazarbos The Theatre and Aqueducts of the Ancient City of Aspendos Archaeological Site of Assos Ancient City of Korykos Gordion Harran and Sanliurfa  Archaeological Site of Kültepe-Kanesh Ancient City of Kaunos Ancient city of Kibyra Archaeological site of Laodikeia Mamure Castle Archaeological Site of Arslantepe Ancient Cities of Lycian Civilization  Archaeological Site of Perge Archaeological Site of Sagalassos The Ancient City of Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe  Ancient City of Stratonikeia Güllük Dagi-Termessos National Park Tushpa/Van Fortress, the Mound and the Old City of Van  Archeological Site of Zeugma Alanya Trading Posts and Fortifications on Genoese Trade Routes from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea  Ancient City of Korykos The Bodrum Castle The Archaeological Site of Göbeklitepe Alahan Monastery The Tombstones of Ahlat the Urartian and Ottoman citadel  Sümela Monastery (The Monastery of Virgin Mary) Mardin Cultural Landscape İznik Anatolian Seljuks Madrasahs  Zeynel Abidin Mosque Complex and Mor Yakup (Saint Jacob) Church  Karain Cave St. Nicholas Church Seljuk Caravanserais on the route from Denizli to Dogubeyazit  Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization St.Paul Church, St.Paul’s Well and surrounding historic quarters Ishak Pasha Palace Kekova Esrefoglu Mosque Hatay, St. Pierre Church Historic Town of Birgi Mausoleum and Sacred area of Hecatomnus Medieval City of Beçin Historical Monuments of Niğde Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop Odunpazari Historical Urban Site Haci Bektas Veli Complex Tomb of Ahi Evran Vespasianus Titus Tunnel Mahmut Bey Mosque Çanakkale (Dardanelles) and Gelibolu (Gallipoli) Battles Zones in the First World War Eflatun Pinar: The Hittite Spring Sanctuary Akdamar Church Eshab-ı Kehf Kulliye (Islamic-Ottoman Social Complex) Historic Guild Town of Mudurnu Mount Harşena and the Rock-tombs of the Pontic Kings Mountainous Phrygia  The Bridge of Uzunköprü Ismail Fakirullah Tomb and its Light Refraction Mechanism Yıldız Palace Complex The Malabadi Bridge Sultan Bayezid II Complex: A Center of Medical Treatment Yivli Minaret Mosque Sivrihisar Great Mosque Nuruosmaniye Complex Haci Bayram Mosque and its Surrounding Area (the Haci Bayram District) Ayvalık Industrial Landscape Ivriz Cultural Landscape

UAE (6)

Al Bidya Mosque The Cultural Landscape of the Central Region in Sharjah  Ed-Dur Site Sharjah: the Gate to Trucial States Settlement and Cemetery of Umm an-Nar Island Khor Dubai

Yemen (7)

Jabal Haraz Jibla and its surroundings Archaeological site of Marib The Historic City of Thula The Madrasa Amiriya of Rada Jabal Bura Balhaf/Burum Coastal Area