UNESCO World Heritage Sites

A World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as being of special cultural or physical significance. The list is maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 UNESCO member states which are elected by the General Assembly.

Algeria (7)

Beni Hammad Fort Djemila Kasbah of Algiers Tassili n’Ajjer Timgad M’Zab Valley Tipasa

Bahrain (2)

Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun

Egypt (6)

Abu Mena Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis  Historic Cairo  Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur  Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae  Saint Catherine Area

Iraq (5)

Ashur (Qal’at Sherqat) Hatra Samarra Archaeological City Erbil Citadel The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities 

Jordan (5)

Petra Quseir Amra Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa’a) Wadi Rum Protected Area Baptism Site-Bethany Beyond the Jordan-(Al-Maghtas)

Lebanon (5)

Anjar Baalbek Byblos Tyre Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God 

Libya (5)

Archaeological site of Cyrene Old Town of Ghadames Archaeological site of Leptis Magna Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus Archaeological site of Sabratha

Mauritania (1)

Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata 

Morocco (9)

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) Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City a Shared Heritage

Oman (4)

Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn  Bahla Fort Land of Frankincense 

Palestine (3)

Birthplace of Jesus Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town

Qatar (1)

Al Zubarah Archaeological Site

Saudi Arabia (4)

At-Turaif District in ad-Dir’iyah Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih) Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah Rock Art in the Ha’il Region of Saudi Arabia

Sudan (2)

Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region 

Syria (6)

Ancient City of Aleppo Ancient City of Bosra Ancient City of Damascus Ancient Villages of Northern Syria  Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din  Site of Palmyra

Tunisia (7)

Amphitheatre of El Jem Archaeological Site of Carthage Dougga Kairouan Medina of Sousse Medina of Tunis Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis

Turkey (17)

Archaeological Site of Ani Aphrodisias Ephesus Hattusha, the Hittite Capital Hierapolis-Pamukkale Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape Archaeological Site of Troy Xanthos-Letoon  Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape  Historic Areas of Istanbul Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia  Nemrut Dağ Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire  City of Safranbolu Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex

UAE (1)

Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) 

Yemen (3)

Historic Town of Zabid Old City of Sana’a Old Walled City of Shibam