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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.

The following is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 24 countries.

World Heritage Sites in Albania (3)

  Albania (3)

Butrint Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region

World Heritage Sites in Algeria (7)

  Algeria (7)

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

World Heritage Sites in Bahrain (3)

  Bahrain (3)

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

World Heritage Sites in Egypt (6)

  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

World Heritage Sites in Eritrea (1)

  Eritrea (1)

Asmara: A Modernist African City

World Heritage Sites in Gambia (2)

  Gambia (2)

Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites Stone Circles of Senegambia

World Heritage Sites in Georgia (3)

  Georgia (3)

Gelati Monastery Historical Monuments of Mtskheta Upper Svaneti

World Heritage Sites in Iraq (5)

  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

World Heritage Sites in Jordan (6)

  Jordan (6)

Petra Quseir Amra Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa’a) Wadi Rum Protected Area Baptism Site-Bethany Beyond the Jordan-(Al-Maghtas) As-Salt - The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality

World Heritage Sites in Lebanon (5)

  Lebanon (5)

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

World Heritage Sites in Libya (5)

  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

World Heritage Sites in Mauritania (1)

  Mauritania (1)

Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata

World Heritage Sites in Morocco (9)

  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

World Heritage Sites in Oman (5)

  Oman (5)

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

World Heritage Sites in Palestine (4)

  Palestine (4)

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 Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

World Heritage Sites in Qatar (1)

  Qatar (1)

Al Zubarah Archaeological Site

World Heritage Sites in Saudi Arabia (6)

  Saudi Arabia (6)

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 Ḥimā Cultural Area Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape

World Heritage Sites in Senegal (5)

  Senegal (5)

Stone Circles of Senegambia Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes Island of Gorée Island of Saint-Louis Saloum Delta

World Heritage Sites in Sudan (2)

  Sudan (2)

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

World Heritage Sites in Syria (6)

  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

World Heritage Sites in Tunisia (7)

  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

World Heritage Sites in Turkey (19)

  Turkey (19)

Archaeological Site of Ani Aphrodisias Ephesus Hattusha: the Hittite Capital Hierapolis-Pamukkale Arslantepe Mound 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 Göbekli Tepe 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

World Heritage Sites in UAE (1)

  UAE (1)

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

World Heritage Sites in Yemen (3)

  Yemen (3)

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