List of World Heritage Sites in the Arab States

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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.

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Image Site Location Criteria Area
(ha)		 Area
(acre)		 Year Description
Kalaa des Beni Hammad.5.jpg Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad AlgeriaM'Sila Province,
 Algeria		 Cultural:AlgAlq
(iii)		 150 370 1980 [2]
GM Djemila Roman Theatre02.jpg Djémila AlgeriaSétif Province,
 Algeria		 Cultural:AlgDje
(iii)(iv)		 31 77 1982 [3]
Ruellecasbah.jpg Casbah of Algiers AlgeriaAlgiers Province,
 Algeria		 Cultural:AlgKas
(ii)(v)		 50 120 1982 [4]
Ghardaia.jpg M'zab Valley AlgeriaGhardaïa Province,
 Algeria		 Cultural:AlgMzb
(ii)(iii)(v)		 4,000 9,900 1982 [5]
Tassili rocks.jpg Tassili n'Ajjer AlgeriaIllizi Province and Tamanrasset Province,
 Algeria		 Mixed:AlgTas
(i)(iii)(vii)(viii)		 7,200,000 18,000,000 1982 [6]
150x150px Timgad AlgeriaBatna Province,
 Algeria		 Cultural:AlgTim
(ii)(iii)(iv)		 91 220 1982 [7]
Tipasa remain 2.JPG Tipaza AlgeriaTipaza Province,
 Algeria		 Cultural:AlgTip
(iii)(iv)		 52 130 1982 [8]
Bahrain Fort 7.jpg Qal'at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun BahrainNorthern Governorate,
 Bahrain		 Cultural:BahQal
(ii)(iii)(iv)		 32 79 2005 [9]
Isa Bin Ali House.jpg Bahrain Pearling Trail – Pearling, testimony of an island economy BahrainMuharraq,
 Bahrain		 Cultural:BahQal
(iii)		 35,087 86,700 2012 [10][11]
Abu Mena Ancient Monastery 05.JPG Abu Mena EgyptAlexandria Governorate,
 Egypt		 Cultural:EgyAbu
(iv)		 183 450 1979 [12]
Hatshetsup-temple-1by7.jpg Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis EgyptLuxor Governorate,
 Egypt		 Cultural:EgyAnc
(i)(iii)(vi)		 7,390 18,300 1979 [13]
Islamic Cairo (2005-05-385).jpg Historic Cairo EgyptCairo Governorate,
 Egypt		 Cultural:EgyHis
(i)(v)(vi)		 524 1,290 1979 [14]
All Gizah Pyramids.jpg Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur EgyGiza Governorate,
 Egypt		 Cultural:EgyMem
(i)(iii)(vi)		 16,359 40,420 1979 [15]
Abu Simbel Temple May 30 2007.jpg Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae EgyAswan Governorate,
 Egypt		 Cultural:EgyNub
(i)(iii)(vi)		 374 920 1979 [16]
Katharinenkloster Sinai BW 2.jpg Saint Catherine Area EgySouth Sinai Governorate,
 Egypt		 Cultural:EgySai
(i)(iii)(iv)(vi)		 60,100 149,000 2002 [17]
Whale skeleton 2.jpg Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) EgyFaiyum Governorate,
 Egypt		 Natural:EgyWad
(viii)		 20,015 49,460 2005 [18]
Hawler Castle.jpg Erbil Citadel IrqArbil Governorate,
 Kurdistan,  Iraq		 Cultural:IrqErb
(iv)		 16 40 2014 [19]
Flickr - The U.S. Army - www.Army.mil (218).jpg Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) IrqSalah ad Din Governorate,
 Iraq		 Cultural:IrqAss
(iii)(iv)		 70 170 2003 [20]
Hatra ruins.jpg Hatra IrqNinawa Governorate,
 Iraq		 Cultural:IrqHat
(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)		 324 800 1985 [21]
Great Mosque of Samarra.jpg Samarra Archaeological City IrqSalah ad Din Governorate,
 Iraq		 Cultural:IrqSam
(ii)(iii)(iv)		 15,058 37,210 1985 [22]
Actual baptism site. Al-Maghtas (Baptism site) Jordan River,  Jordan
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 Cultural:
(iii)(vi)		 294 (730); buffer zone 957 (2,360) — 2015 [23]
Al Khazneh.jpg Petra JorMa'an Governorate,
 Jordan		 Cultural:JorPet
(i)(iii)(iv)		 — — 1985 [24]
Qusayr Amra.jpg Qasr Amra JorZarqa Governorate,
 Jordan		 Cultural:JorQas
(i)(iii)(iv)		 — — 1985 [25]
Umm Rasas House ruins.JPG Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) JorMadaba Governorate,
 Jordan		 Cultural:JorUme
(i)(iv)(vi)		 24 59 2005 [26]
GabelRum01 ST 07.JPG Wadi Rum Protected Area JorAqaba Governorate,
 Jordan		 Mixed:JorWad
(iii)(v)(vii)		 74,180 183,300 2005 [27]
Anjar - Cardo vu du nord 2.jpg Anjar LbnBeqaa Governorate,
 Lebanon		 Cultural:LbnAnj
(iii)(iv)		 — — 1984 [28]
Baalbek-Bacchus.jpg Baalbek LbnBeqaa Governorate,
 Lebanon		 Cultural:LbnBal
(i)(iv)		 — — 1984 [29]
ByblosPort.jpg Byblos LbnMount Lebanon Governorate,
 Lebanon		 Cultural:LbnByb
(iii)(iv)(vi)		 — — 1984 [30]
Qadisha.jpg Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) LbnNorth Lebanon Governorate,
 Lebanon		 Cultural:LbnOua
(iii)(iv)		 — — 1998 [31]
TyreAlMina.jpg Tyre LbnSouth Lebanon Governorate,
 Lebanon		 Cultural:LbnTyr
(iii)(vi)		 154 380 1984 [32]
Cyrene8.jpg Archaeological Site of Cyrene LibJabal al Akhdar,
 Libya		 Cultural:LibArc
(ii)(iii)(vi)		 — — 1982 [33]
Leptis Magna market place April 2004.jpg Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna LibKhoms,
 Libya		 Cultural:LibArc
(i)(ii)(iii)		 — — 1982 [34]
Theatre, Sabratha.JPG Archaeological Site of Sabratha LibZawiya District,
 Libya		 Cultural:LibArc
(iii)		 — — 1982 A[35]
Ghadames - Altstadt mit Palmenhain.jpg Old Town of Ghadamès LibNalut District,
 Libya		 Cultural:LibGha
(v)		 — — 1986 [36]
Tadrart Acacus 1.jpg Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus LibFezzan,
 Libya		 Cultural:LibRoc
(iii)		 — — 1985 [37]
Chinguetti old town.jpg Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata MauritaniaOuadane,
Chinguetti,
Tichitt,
and Oualata,
 Mauritania		 Cultural:MauAnc
(iii)(iv)(v)		 — — 1996 [38]
PNBA 43.JPG Banc d'Arguin National Park MauritaniaNouadhibou
and Azefal,
 Mauritania		 Natural:MauBan
(ix)(x)		 1,200,000 3,000,000 1989 [39]
Volubilis-basilica.jpg Archaeological Site of Volubilis MorFès-Meknès,
 Morocco		 Cultural:MorArc
(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)		 42 100 1997 [40]
Royal Palace, Meknes.jpg Historic City of Meknes MorFès-Meknès,
 Morocco		 Cultural:MorHis
(iv)		 — — 1996 [41]
Kasbahs in Aït Benhaddou.JPG Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou MorDrâa-Tifalalet,
 Morocco		 Cultural:MorKsa
(iv)(v)		 3 7.4 1987 [42]
Ramparts of Essaouira.JPG Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) MorMarrakesh-Safi,
 Morocco		 Cultural:MorEss
(ii)(iv)		 30 74 2001 [43]
Fes, Old Medina.jpg Medina of Fez MorFez,
 Morocco		 Cultural:MorMedinaofFez
(ii)(v)		 280 690 1981 [44]
Koutbia.jpg Medina of Marrakesh MorMarrakesh-Safi,
 Morocco		 Cultural:MorMedinaofMarra
(i)(ii)(iv)(v)		 1,107 2,740 1985 [45]
Tetuan vista desde un tejado.JPG Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) MorTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima,
 Morocco		 Cultural:MorMedinaofTet
(ii)(iv)(v)		 7 17 1997 [46]
Pedestrians and Kasbah Walls - Rabat - Morocco.jpg Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage Rabat,  Morocco Cultural:(ii)(iv) 349 2012 [47]
150x150px Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) MorCasablanca-Settat,
 Morocco		 Cultural:MorPor
(ii)(iv)		 8 20 2004 [48]
Misfah (6).jpg Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman OmnSharqiyah and Batinah Regions,
 Oman		 Cultural:OmnAfl
(v)		 1,456 3,600 2006 [49]
World Heritage Grave Al Ayn Oman.JPG Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn OmnAd Dhahirah Region,
 Oman		 Cultural:OmnArc
(iii)(iv)		 — — 1988 [50]
Bahla Fort.jpg Bahla Fort OmnAd Dakhiliyah Region,
 Oman		 Cultural:OmnBah
(iv)		 — — 1987 [51]
Oman Dhofar Frankincense.jpg Land of Frankincense OmnDhofar Governorate,
 Oman		 Cultural:OmnArc
(iii)(iv)		 850 2,100 2000 [52]
Temple Mount.JPG The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls IrqJerusalem Cultural:JerOld
(ii)(iii)(vi)		 — — 1981 [53]
Church of the nativity beth.jpg Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem SauBethlehem,
 Palestine		 Cultural:SauAlh
(ii)(iii)		 2.98 7.4 2012 [54]
Batir.JPG. Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines — Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir SauBattir,
 Palestine		 Cultural:SauAlh
(iv)(v)		 349 860 2014 [55]
Zubara Fort.jpg Al Zubarah Archaeological Site SauMadinat ash Shamal,
 Qatar		 Cultural:SauAlh
(iii)(iv)(v)		 416 1,030 2013 [56]
Thamudi.jpg Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih) SauAl Madinah Province,
 Saudi Arabia		 Cultural:SauAlh
(ii)(iii)		 1,621 4,010 2008 [57]
Diriyahpic.jpg At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah SauRiyadh Province,
 Saudi Arabia		 Cultural:SauAtt
(ii)(iii)		 29 72 2008 [58]
Old Jeddah 1.jpg Al-Balad, Jeddah SauMakkah Region,
 Saudi Arabia		 Cultural:SauAtt
(ii)(iv)(vi)		 18 44 2014 [59]
Rock Art in the Ha'il Region SauHa'il Region,
 Saudi Arabia		 Cultural:SauAtt
(i)(iii)		 2,044 5,050 2015 [60]
Sudan Meroe Pyramids 2001.JPG Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe SdnRiver Nile State,
 Sudan		 Cultural:SdnArc
(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)		 2,357 5,820 2011 [61]
Gebel Barkal.jpg Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region SdnNorthern State,
 Sudan		 Cultural:SdnGeb
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)		 183 450 2003 [62]
Aleppo old city image.jpg Ancient City of Aleppo SyrAleppo Governorate,
 Syria		 Cultural:SyrAnc
(iii)(iv)		 350 860 1986 [63]
Bosra pano Syria.jpg Ancient City of Bosra SyrDaraa Governorate,
 Syria		 Cultural:SyrAnc
(i)(iii)(vi)		 — — 1980 [64]
The Jupiter temple in Damascus.jpg Ancient City of Damascus SyrDamascus Governorate,
 Syria		 Cultural:SyrAnc
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)		 86 210 1979 [65]
Serjilla 01.jpg Ancient Villages of Northern Syria Syr Syria Cultural:SyrAnc
(iii)(iv)(v)		 12,290 30,400 2011 [66]
Krak des Chevaliers 14.jpg Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din SyrHoms and Latakia Governorates,
 Syria		 Cultural:SyrCra
(ii)(iv)		 9 22 2006 [67]
Temple of Bel, Palmyra 15.jpg Site of Palmyra SyrHoms Governorate,
 Syria		 Cultural:SyrAnc
(i)(ii)(iv)		 0.36 0.89 1980 [68]
Ruines de Carthage.jpg Archaeological Site of Carthage TunTunis Governorate,
 Tunisia		 Cultural:TunArc
(ii)(iii)(vi)		 616 1,520 1979 [69]
Dougga theatre.jpg Dougga / Thugga TunBeBéja Governorate,
 Tunisia		 Cultural:TunDou
(ii)(iii)		 70 170 1997 [70]
Eljem2.jpg Amphitheatre of El Jem TunMahdia Governorate,
 Tunisia		 Cultural:TunEld
(iv)(vi)		 1.37 3.4 1979 [71]
Parcichkeul3.jpg Ichkeul National Park TunBiBizerte Governorate,
 Tunisia		 Natural:TunIch
(x)		 12,600 31,000 1980 [72]
Kairouan's Great Mosque courtyard.jpg Kairouan TunKairouan Governorate,
 Tunisia		 Cultural:TunKai
(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)		 68 170 1988 [73]
Sousse Grosse Moschee.JPG Medina of Sousse TunSousse Governorate,
 Tunisia		 Cultural:TunMedinaofSou
(iii)(iv)(v)		 32 79 1988 [74]
PatioDarBenAbdallah.JPG Medina of Tunis TunTunis Governorate,
 Tunisia		 Cultural:TunMedinaofTun
(ii)(iii)(v)		 296 730 1979 [75]
Kerkouane1.JPG Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis TunNabeul Governorate,
 Tunisia		 Cultural:TunPun
(iii)		 — — 1985 [76]
Al Ain w Jebel Hafeet.JPG 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 [77]
Zabid, Yemen.jpg Historic Town of Zabid YemAl Hudaydah Governorate,
 Yemen		 Cultural:YemHis
(iii)		 — — 1993 [78]
Sana.jpg Old City of Sana'a YemSana'a Governorate,
 Yemen		 Cultural:YemOld
(iv)(v)(vi)		 — — 1986 [79]
Shibam Wadi Hadhramaut Yemen.jpg Old Walled City of Shibam YemHadhramaut Governorate,
 Yemen		 Cultural:YemOld
(iii)(iv)(v)		 — — 1982 [80]
Socotra dragon tree.JPG Socotra Archipelago YemHadhramaut Governorate,
 Yemen		 Natural:YemSoc
(x)		 410,460 1,014,300 2008 [81]

See also

References

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