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List of World Heritage Sites in Western Asia

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The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 95 World Heritage Sites in 18 countries (also called "state parties") of Western Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Yemen. While Egypt is partially in Western Asia, its World Heritage Sites are listed under Africa instead. One site is located in Jerusalem.[nb 1] Kuwait is the only country in the region that does not have any World Heritage Sites.[1][2] Arabian Oryx Sanctuary was designated as a World Heritage Site of Oman in 1994 but was delisted in 2007. As the protected area was reduced by 90% as a result of Oman's decision, UNESCO delisted the site.[3]

In this region, Iran is home to the most inscribed sites with 27 sites.[4] The first sites to be recognized by UNESCO from the region were Persepolis, Meidan Emam, Esfahan, Tchogha Zanbil (Iran) and the Ancient City of Damascus (Syria).[5] Each year, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee may inscribe new sites on the list, or delist sites that no longer meet the criteria. Selection is based on ten criteria: six for cultural heritage (i–vi) and four for natural heritage (vii–x).[6] Some sites, designated "mixed sites," represent both cultural and natural heritage. In Western Asia, there are 67 cultural, 1 natural, and 3 mixed sites.[7]

The World Heritage Committee may also specify that a site is endangered, citing "conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage List." Seven sites in this region are currently listed as endangered; one site (Bahla Fort) had been listed previously, and possible danger listing has been considered by UNESCO in a number of other cases.[8]

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Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation[4]
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Site Image Location Criteria Area
ha (acre) 		Year Description Refs
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman   Sharqiyah and Batinah Regions,   Oman
22°59′56″N 57°32′10″E / 22.99889°N 57.53611°E / 22.99889; 57.53611 (Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman) 		Cultural:
(v) 		1,456 (3,600); buffer zone 16,404 (40,540) 2006 [9]
Al-Ahsa   Al-Ahsa Governorate,   Saudi Arabia
25°25′46″N 49°37′19″E / 25.42944°N 49.62194°E / 25.42944; 49.62194 (Al-Ahsa) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v) 		8,544 (21,110); buffer zone 21,556 (53,270) 2018 [10]
Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)   Al Madinah Province,   Saudi Arabia
26°47′1″N 37°57′18″E / 26.78361°N 37.95500°E / 26.78361; 37.95500 (Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii) 		1,621 (4,010); buffer zone 1,659 (4,100) 2008 [11]
Al Zubarah Archaeological Site   Madinat ash Shamal,   Qatar
25°58′41″N 51°1′47″E / 25.97806°N 51.02972°E / 25.97806; 51.02972 (Al Zubarah Archaeological Site) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v) 		416 (1,030); buffer zone 7,196 (17,780) 2013 [12]
Ancient City of Aleppo†   Aleppo Governorate,   Syria
36°14′0″N 37°10′0″E / 36.23333°N 37.16667°E / 36.23333; 37.16667 (Ancient City of Aleppo) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv) 		350 (860) 1986 [13]
Ancient City of Bosra†   Daraa Governorate,   Syria
32°31′5″N 36°28′54″E / 32.51806°N 36.48167°E / 32.51806; 36.48167 (Ancient City of Bosra) 		Cultural:
(i)(iii)(vi) 		— 1980 [14]
Ancient City of Damascus†   Damascus Governorate,   Syria
33°30′41″N 36°18′23″E / 33.51139°N 36.30639°E / 33.51139; 36.30639 (Ancient City of Damascus) 		Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) 		86 (210) 1979 [15]
Ancient City of Qalhat   Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate,   Oman
22°42′N 59°22′E / 22.700°N 59.367°E / 22.700; 59.367 (Ancient City of Qalhat) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii) 		75.82 (187.4); buffer zone 170.09 (420.3) 2018 [16]
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria†   Aleppo and Idlib Governorates,   Syria
36°20′3″N 36°50′39″E / 36.33417°N 36.84417°E / 36.33417; 36.84417 (Ancient Villages of Northern Syria) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v) 		12,290 (30,400) 2011 [17]
Anjar   Beqaa Governorate,   Lebanon
33°43′33″N 35°55′47″E / 33.72583°N 35.92972°E / 33.72583; 35.92972 (Anjar) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv) 		— 1984 [18]
Archaeological Site of Troy   Çanakkale Province,   Turkey
39°57′23″N 26°14′20″E / 39.95639°N 26.23889°E / 39.95639; 26.23889 (Archaeological Site of Troy) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(vi) 		158 (390) 1998 [19]
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn   Ad Dhahirah Region,   Oman
23°16′11″N 56°44′42″E / 23.26972°N 56.74500°E / 23.26972; 56.74500 (Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv) 		— 1988 [20]
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran   West Azerbaijan,   Iran
38°58′44″N 45°28′24″E / 38.97889°N 45.47333°E / 38.97889; 45.47333 (Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(vi) 		129 (320); buffer zone 655 (1,620) 2008 including: St Thaddeus Monastery, St Stepanos Monastery, Chapel of Dzordzor, Chapel of Chupan, Church of the Holy Mother of God [21]
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)†
 
 Salah ad Din Governorate,   Iraq
35°27′32″N 43°15′35″E / 35.45889°N 43.25972°E / 35.45889; 43.25972 (Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv) 		70 (170); buffer zone 100 (250) 2003 [22]
[23]
At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah   Riyadh Province,   Saudi Arabia
24°44′3″N 46°34′21″E / 24.73417°N 46.57250°E / 24.73417; 46.57250 (At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii) 		29 (72) 2008 [24]
Baalbek   Baalbek-Hermel Governorate,   Lebanon
34°0′25″N 36°12′18″E / 34.00694°N 36.20500°E / 34.00694; 36.20500 (Baalbek) 		Cultural:
(i)(iv) 		— 1984 [25]
Babylon   Hillah,   Iraq
32°32′11″N 44°25′15″E / 32.53639°N 44.42083°E / 32.53639; 44.42083 (Babylon) 		Cultural:
(iii)(vi) 		1,054.3 (2,605) ; buffer zone 154.5 (382) 2019 [26]
Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee   Haifa and North District,   Israel
32°49′46″N 34°58′18″E / 32.82944°N 34.97167°E / 32.82944; 34.97167 (Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee) 		Cultural:
(iii)(vi) 		63 (160); buffer zone 255 (630) 2008 [27]
Bahla Fort   Ad Dakhiliyah Region,   Oman
22°57′51″N 57°18′4″E / 22.96417°N 57.30111°E / 22.96417; 57.30111 (Bahla Fort) 		Cultural:
(iv) 		— 1987 [28]
Bam and its Cultural Landscape   Kerman,   Iran
29°07′00.68″N 58°22′06.51″E / 29.1168556°N 58.3684750°E / 29.1168556; 58.3684750 (Bam and its Cultural Landscape) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)(v) 		— 2004 [29]
Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)   Jordan River,   Jordan
31°50′13″N 35°32′50″E / 31.83694°N 35.54722°E / 31.83694; 35.54722 (Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)) 		Cultural:
(iii)(vi) 		294 (730); buffer zone 957 (2,360) 2015 [30]
Biblical tells - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba     Israel
32°35′50″N 35°10′56″E / 32.59722°N 35.18222°E / 32.59722; 35.18222 (Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) 		96 (240); buffer zone 604 (1,490) 2005 [31]
Bisotun   Kermanshah,   Iran
34°23′18″N 47°26′12″E / 34.38833°N 47.43667°E / 34.38833; 47.43667 (Bisotun) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii) 		187 (460); buffer zone 361 (890) 2006 [32]
Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire   City of Bursa and village of Cumalıkızık, Bursa Province,   Turkey
40°11′5″N 29°3′44″E / 40.18472°N 29.06222°E / 40.18472; 29.06222 (City of Bursa) 		Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) 		193 (480) 2014 [33]
Byblos   Mount Lebanon Governorate,   Lebanon
34°7′9″N 35°38′51″E / 34.11917°N 35.64750°E / 34.11917; 35.64750 (Byblos) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(vi) 		— 1984 [34]
Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves   Southern District,   Israel
31°36′0″N 34°53′44″E / 31.60000°N 34.89556°E / 31.60000; 34.89556 (Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin) 		Cultural:
(V) 		259 (640) 2014 [35]
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots   Armavir Province,   Armenia
40°9′34″N 44°17′43″E / 40.15944°N 44.29528°E / 40.15944; 44.29528 (Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii) 		74 (180) 2000 [36]
Choirokoitia   Larnaca District,   Cyprus
34°47′54″N 33°20′36″E / 34.79833°N 33.34333°E / 34.79833; 33.34333 (Choirokoitia) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv) 		— 1998 [37]
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem   Bethlehem Governorate,   Palestine
31°42′16″N 35°12′28″E / 31.70444°N 35.20778°E / 31.70444; 35.20778 (Church of the Nativity) 		Cultural:
(iv), (vi) 		2.98 (7.4) 2012 [38][39][40]
Erbil Citadel     Iraqi Kurdistan,  Iraq
36°11′28″N 44°0′33″E / 36.19111°N 44.00917°E / 36.19111; 44.00917 (Erbil Citadel) 		Cultural:
(iv) 		16 (40); buffer zone 268 (660) 2014 [41]
City of Safranbolu   City and district of Safranbolu, Karabük Province,   Turkey
41°15′36″N 32°41′23″E / 41.26000°N 32.68972°E / 41.26000; 32.68972 (City of Safranbolu) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iv)(v) 		193 (480) 1994 [42]
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din†   Homs and Latakia Governorates,   Syria
34°46′54″N 36°15′47″E / 34.78167°N 36.26306°E / 34.78167; 36.26306 (Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iv) 		9 (22) 2006 [43]
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)     United Arab Emirates
24°4′4″N 55°48′23″E / 24.06778°N 55.80639°E / 24.06778; 55.80639 (Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v) 		4,945 (12,220); buffer zone 7,605 (18,790) 2011 [44]
Dilmun Burial Mounds   Northern Governorate and Southern Governorate,   Bahrain
26°8′59″N 50°30′46″E / 26.14972°N 50.51278°E / 26.14972; 50.51278 (Dilmun Burial Mounds) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv) 		168.45 (416.2) ; buffer zone 383.46 (947.6) 2019 [45]
Gelati Monastery   Imereti,   Georgia
42°17′41″N 42°46′6″E / 42.29472°N 42.76833°E / 42.29472; 42.76833 (Gelati Monastery) 		Cultural:
(iv) 		4.2 (10); buffer zone 1,246 (3,080) 1994[nb 2] [46]
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape   Garadagh and Absheron districts,   Azerbaijan
40°7′30″N 49°22′30″E / 40.12500°N 49.37500°E / 40.12500; 49.37500 (Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape) 		Cultural:
(iii) 		537 (1,330); buffer zone 3,096 (7,650) 2007 [47]
Golestan Palace   Tehran,   Iran
35°40′49″N 51°25′14″E / 35.68028°N 51.42056°E / 35.68028; 51.42056 (Golestan Palace) 		Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv) 		5.3 (13); buffer zone 26 (64) 2013 [48]
Gonbad-e Qabus   Golestan,   Iran
37°15′29″N 55°10′8″E / 37.25806°N 55.16889°E / 37.25806; 55.16889 (Gonbad-e Qabus) 		Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv) 		1.48 (3.7); buffer zone 18 (44) 2012 [49]
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği   city and district of Divriği, Sivas Province,   Turkey
39°22′25″N 38°7′25″E / 39.37361°N 38.12361°E / 39.37361; 38.12361 (Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği) 		Cultural:
(i)(iv) 		2,016 (4,980) 1985 [50]
Göbekli Tepe   Şanlıurfa Province,   Turkey
37°13′23″N 38°55′21″E / 37.22306°N 38.92250°E / 37.22306; 38.92250 (Göbekli Tepe) 		Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iv) 		126 (310); buffer zone 461 (1,140) 2018 [51]
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia   Nevşehir Province in Central Anatolia Region,   Turkey
38°40′0″N 34°51′0″E / 38.66667°N 34.85000°E / 38.66667; 34.85000 (Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia) 		Mixed:
(i)(iii)(v)(vii) 		9,576 (23,660) 1985 [52]
Hatra   Ninawa Governorate,   Iraq
35°35′17″N 42°43′6″E / 35.58806°N 42.71833°E / 35.58806; 42.71833 (Hatra) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) 		324 (800) 1985 [53]
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital   Sungurlu, Çorum Province,   Turkey
40°0′50″N 34°37′14″E / 40.01389°N 34.62056°E / 40.01389; 34.62056 (Hattusha: the Hittite Capital) 		Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv) 		268 (660) 1986 [54]
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town†   PalHebron Governorate,
  Palestine
31°31′30″N 35°06′30″E / 31.52500°N 35.10833°E / 31.52500; 35.10833 		Cultural:PalPal
(ii)(iv)(vi) 		20.6 (51) 2017 The centre of interest of the town was the site of Al mosque -Ibrahim / the tomb of the Patriarchs whose buildings are in a compound built in the 1st century CE to protect the tombs of the patriarch Abraham / Ibrahim and his family. [55]
Hierapolis-Pamukkale   Denizli Province,   Turkey
37°55′26″N 29°7′24″E / 37.92389°N 29.12333°E / 37.92389; 29.12333 (Hierapolis-Pamukkale) 		Mixed:
(iii)(iv)(vii) 		1,077 (2,660) 1988 [56]
Ḥimā Cultural Area   Najran Province,   Saudi Arabia
18°14′55″N 44°27′6″E / 18.24861°N 44.45167°E / 18.24861; 44.45167 (Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions) 		Cultural:
(iii) 		242.17 (598.4); buffer zone 31,757.83 (78,475.3) 2021 [57]
Historic Areas of Istanbul   Istanbul city and Istanbul Province,   Turkey
41°0′30″N 28°58′48″E / 41.00833°N 28.98000°E / 41.00833; 28.98000 (Historic Areas of Istanbul) 		Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv) 		678 (1,680) 1985 [58]
Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan's Palace   Sheki,   Azerbaijan
41°12′12″N 47°11′15″E / 41.20333°N 47.18750°E / 41.20333; 47.18750 (Sheki) 		Cultural:
(ii)(v) 		120.5 (298) ; buffer zone 146 (360) 2019 [59]
Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah   Jeddah,   Saudi Arabia
21°29′2″N 39°11′15″E / 21.48389°N 39.18750°E / 21.48389; 39.18750 (Jeddah) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iv)(vi) 		18 (44) ; buffer zone 114 (280) 2014 [60]
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta   Mtskheta-Mtianeti,   Georgia
41°51′N 44°43′E / 41.850°N 44.717°E / 41.850; 44.717 (Historical Monuments of Mtskheta) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv) 		— 1994
Historic Town of Zabid†   Al Hudaydah Governorate,   Yemen
14°11′53″N 43°19′48″E / 14.19806°N 43.33000°E / 14.19806; 43.33000 (Historic Town of Zabid) 		Cultural:
(iii) 		— 1993 [61]
[62]
Hyrcanian Forests   Golestan, Mazandaran and Gilan Province,   Iran
37°25′17.3″N 55°43′27.4″E / 37.421472°N 55.724278°E / 37.421472; 55.724278 (Hyrcanian forests) 		Natural:
(ix) 		129,484.74 (319,963.8) ; buffer zone 177,128.79 (437,694.8) 2019 [63]
Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev   Negev,   Israel
30°32′28″N 35°9′39″E / 30.54111°N 35.16083°E / 30.54111; 35.16083 (Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev) 		Cultural:
(iii)(v) 		— 2005 [64]
Land of Frankincense   Dhofar Governorate,   Oman
18°15′12″N 53°38′51″E / 18.25333°N 53.64750°E / 18.25333; 53.64750 (Land of Frankincense) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv) 		850 (2,100); buffer zone 1,243 (3,070) 2000 [37][65]
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir†   Bethlehem Governorate,   Palestine
31°43′11″N 35°7′50″E / 31.71972°N 35.13056°E / 31.71972; 35.13056 (Land of Olives and Vines) 		Cultural:
(iv), (v) 		2014 [66]
Masada   South District,   Israel
31°18′49″N 35°21′10″E / 31.31361°N 35.35278°E / 31.31361; 35.35278 (Masada) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(vi) 		276 (680); buffer zone 28,965 (71,570) 2001 [67]
Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan   Isfahan,   Iran
32°40′11″N 51°41′7″E / 32.66972°N 51.68528°E / 32.66972; 51.68528 (Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan) 		Cultural:
(ii) 		2.08 (5.1); buffer zone 19 (47) 2012 [68]
Meidan Emam, Esfahan   Isfahan,   Iran
32°39′27″N 51°40′40″E / 32.65750°N 51.67778°E / 32.65750; 51.67778 (Meidan Emam, Esfahan) 		Cultural:
(i)(v)(vi) 		— 1979 [69]
Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin   Haghpat and Sanahin, Lori Province,   Armenia
41°5′42″N 44°42′37″E / 41.09500°N 44.71028°E / 41.09500; 44.71028 (Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iv) 		2.65 (6.5); buffer zone 24 (59) 1996[nb 3] [70]
Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley   near Goght, Kotayk Province,   Armenia
40°9′32″N 44°47′48″E / 40.15889°N 44.79667°E / 40.15889; 44.79667 (Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley) 		Cultural:
(ii) 		2.70 (6.7) 2000 [71]
Nemrut Dağ   Adiyaman Province,   Turkey
38°2′12″N 38°45′49″E / 38.03667°N 38.76361°E / 38.03667; 38.76361 (Nemrut Dağ) 		Cultural:
(i)(iii)(iv) 		11 (27) 1987 [72]
Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük   Central Anatolia Region,   Turkey
37°40′0″N 32°49′41″E / 37.66667°N 32.82806°E / 37.66667; 32.82806 (Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv) 		37 (91); buffer zone 111 (270) 2012 [73]
Old City of Acre   Western Galilee,   Israel
32°55′42″N 35°5′2″E / 32.92833°N 35.08389°E / 32.92833; 35.08389 (Old City of Acre) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(v) 		63 (160) 2001 [74]
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls†   Jerusalem
31°46′36.12″N 35°14′3.12″E / 31.7767000°N 35.2342000°E / 31.7767000; 35.2342000 (Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls) 		Cultural:JerOld
(ii)(iii)(vi) 		— 1981 As a holy city for Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Jerusalem holds great symbolic importance and is recognized by all three religions as the site of Abraham's sacrifice. The Western Wall delimits the quarters of the different religious communities, while the Resurrection rotunda in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre houses Christ's tomb. [75]
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape   Bergama, Izmir Province   Turkey
39°7′33″N 27°10′48″E / 39.12583°N 27.18000°E / 39.12583; 27.18000 (Pergamom) 		Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) 		333 (820); buffer zone 477 (1,180) 2014 [76]
Old City of Sana'a   Sana'a Governorate,   Yemen
15°21′20″N 44°12′29″E / 15.35556°N 44.20806°E / 15.35556; 44.20806 (Old City of Sana'a) 		Cultural:
(iv)(v)(vi) 		— 1986 [77]
Shahr-i Sokhta   Sistan and Baluchestan Province,  Iran
30°35′38″N 61°19′40″E / 30.59389°N 61.32778°E / 30.59389; 61.32778 (Shahr-i Sokhta) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv) 		1,456 (3,600); buffer zone 2,200 (5,400) 2014 [78]
Old Walled City of Shibam   Hadhramaut Governorate,   Yemen
15°55′37″N 48°37′36″E / 15.92694°N 48.62667°E / 15.92694; 48.62667 (Old Walled City of Shibam) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v) 		— 1982 [79]
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)   North Lebanon Governorate,   Lebanon
34°14′36″N 36°2′56″E / 34.24333°N 36.04889°E / 34.24333; 36.04889 (Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv) 		— 1998 [80]
Painted Churches in the Troodos Region   Troodos Mountains, Limassol and Nicosia Districts,   Cyprus
34°55′13″N 33°5′45″E / 34.92028°N 33.09583°E / 34.92028; 33.09583 (Painted Churches in the Troodos Region) 		Cultural:
(iii)(vi) 		— 1985[nb 4] [81]
[82]
Paphos   Paphos District,   Cyprus
34°45′30″N 32°24′20″E / 34.75833°N 32.40556°E / 34.75833; 32.40556 (Paphos) 		Cultural:
(iii)(vi) 		— 1980 [83]
Pasargadae   Pars,   Iran
30°11′38″N 53°10′2″E / 30.19389°N 53.16722°E / 30.19389; 53.16722 (Pasargadae) 		Cultural:
(1)(ii)(iii)(iv) 		160 (400); buffer zone 7,127 (17,610) 2004 [84]
Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy   Muharraq Governorate,   Bahrain
26°14′29″N 50°36′49″E / 26.24139°N 50.61361°E / 26.24139; 50.61361 (Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy) 		Cultural:
(iii) 		35,087 (86,700); buffer zone 95,876 (236,910) 2012 [85]
Persepolis   Fars,   Iran
29°56′4″N 52°52′25″E / 29.93444°N 52.87361°E / 29.93444; 52.87361 (Persepolis) 		Cultural:
(i)(iii)(vi) 		13 (32) 1979 [86]
Petra   Ma'an Governorate,   Jordan
30°19′50″N 35°26′36″E / 30.33056°N 35.44333°E / 30.33056; 35.44333 (Petra) 		Cultural:
(i)(iii)(iv) 		— 1985 [87]
Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
 
 Northern Governorate,   Bahrain
26°13′59″N 50°31′20″E / 26.23306°N 50.52222°E / 26.23306; 50.52222 (Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv) 		32 (79); buffer zone 1,238 (3,060) 2005[nb 5] [88]
[89]
Quseir Amra   Zarqa Governorate,   Jordan
31°48′7″N 36°35′9″E / 31.80194°N 36.58583°E / 31.80194; 36.58583 (Qasr Amra) 		Cultural:
(i)(iii)(iv) 		— 1985 [90]
Rock Art in the Hail Region   Hail Region,   Saudi Arabia
28°2′16.8″N 40°32′40.92″E / 28.038000°N 40.5447000°E / 28.038000; 40.5447000 (Rock Art in the Hail Region) 		Cultural:
(i)(iii) 		2,043.8 (5,050); buffer zone 3,609.5 (8,919) 2015 [91]
Samarra Archaeological City†
 
 Salah ad Din Governorate,   Iraq
34°20′28″N 43°49′25″E / 34.34111°N 43.82361°E / 34.34111; 43.82361 (Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv) 		15,058 (37,210); buffer zone 31,414 (77,630) 2007 [92]
[93]
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region   Fars Province,   Iran
29°46′39″N 51°34′13″E / 29.77750°N 51.57028°E / 29.77750; 51.57028 (Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv) 		639 (1,580); buffer zone 12,715 (31,420) 2018 [94]
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex   Edirne, East Thrace,   Turkey
41°40′40″N 26°33′34″E / 41.67778°N 26.55944°E / 41.67778; 26.55944 (Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex) 		Cultural:
(i)(iv) 		2.50 (6.2); buffer zone 38 (94) 2011 [95]
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil   Ardabil, Ardabil Province,   Iran
38°14′55″N 48°17′29″E / 38.24861°N 48.29139°E / 38.24861; 48.29139 (Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil) 		Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iv) 		2.14 (5.3); buffer zone 13 (32) 2010 [96]
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System   Khuzestan,   Iran
32°1′7″N 48°50′9″E / 32.01861°N 48.83583°E / 32.01861; 48.83583 (Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System) 		Cultural:
(i)(ii)(v) 		240 (590); buffer zone 1,572 (3,880) 2009 [97]
Site of Palmyra†   Homs Governorate,   Syria
34°33′15″N 38°16′0″E / 34.55417°N 38.26667°E / 34.55417; 38.26667 (Site of Palmyra) 		Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iv) 		0.36 (0.89) 1980 [98]
Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves   Mount Carmel,   Israel
32°40′12″N 34°57′55″E / 32.67000°N 34.96528°E / 32.67000; 34.96528 (Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves) 		Cultural:
(iii)(v) 		54 (130); buffer zone 370 (910) 2012 [99]
Socotra Archipelago   Hadhramaut Governorate,   Yemen
12°30′N 53°50′E / 12.500°N 53.833°E / 12.500; 53.833 (Socotra Archipelago) 		Natural:
(x) 		410,460 (1,014,300); buffer zone 1,740,958 (4,302,000) 2008 [100]
Soltaniyeh   Zanjan,   Iran
36°26′7″N 48°47′48″E / 36.43528°N 48.79667°E / 36.43528; 48.79667 (Soltaniyeh) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv) 		790 (2,000); buffer zone 350 (860) 2005 [101]
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex   Tabriz,   Iran
38°4′53″N 46°17′35″E / 38.08139°N 46.29306°E / 38.08139; 46.29306 (Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv) 		29 (72); buffer zone 75 (190) 2010 [102]
Takht-e Soleyman   West Azerbaijan,   Iran
36°36′14″N 47°14′6″E / 36.60389°N 47.23500°E / 36.60389; 47.23500 (Takht-e Soleyman) 		Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) 		10 (25); buffer zone 7,438 (18,380) 2003 [103]
Tchogha Zanbil   Khuzestan,   Iran
32°5′0″N 48°32′0″E / 32.08333°N 48.53333°E / 32.08333; 48.53333 (Tchogha Zanbil) 		Cultural:
(iii)(iv) 		— 1979 [104]
The Persian Garden   Pars,   Iran
30°10′0″N 53°10′0″E / 30.16667°N 53.16667°E / 30.16667; 53.16667 (The Persian Garden) 		Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) 		716 (1,770); buffer zone 9,740 (24,100) 2011 including 9 selected gardens in Iran: Pasargadae, Chehel Sotoun, Fin, Eram, Shazdeh, Dolatabad, Abbasabad, Akbarieh, Pahlevanpour [105]
Tyre   South Lebanon Governorate,   Lebanon
33°16′15″N 35°11′46″E / 33.27083°N 35.19611°E / 33.27083; 35.19611 (Tyre) 		Cultural:
(iii)(vi) 		154 (380) 1984 [106]
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)   Amman Governorate,   Jordan
31°30′6″N 35°55′14″E / 31.50167°N 35.92056°E / 31.50167; 35.92056 (Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)) 		Cultural:
(i)(iv)(vi) 		24 (59); buffer zone 90 (220) 2005 [107]
Upper Svaneti   Mestia District, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti,   Georgia
42°54′59″N 43°0′41″E / 42.91639°N 43.01139°E / 42.91639; 43.01139 (Upper Svaneti) 		Cultural:
(iv)(v) 		1.06 (2.6); buffer zone 19 (47) 1996 [108]
‘Uruq Bani Mu’arid Protected Area   Najran, Riyadh,   Saudi Arabia 19°20′13″N 45°54′14″E / 19.337°N 45.904°E / 19.337; 45.904 (‘Uruq Bani Mu’arid Protected Area) Natural:
(vii)(ix) 		1,276,500 (3,154,000); buffer zone 80,600 (199,000) 2023 [109]
Wadi Rum Protected Area   Aqaba Governorate,   Jordan
29°38′N 35°26′E / 29.633°N 35.433°E / 29.633; 35.433 (Wadi Rum Protected Area) 		Mixed:
(iii)(v)(vii) 		74,180 (183,300); buffer zone 59,177 (146,230) 2011 [110]
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower   Absheron Peninsula,   Azerbaijan
40°22′0″N 49°50′0″E / 40.36667°N 49.83333°E / 40.36667; 49.83333 (Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower) 		Cultural:
(iv) 		22 (54) 2000 [111]
White City of Tel-Aviv—the Modern Movement   Tel Aviv,   Israel
32°4′0″N 34°47′0″E / 32.06667°N 34.78333°E / 32.06667; 34.78333 (White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iv) 		140 (350); buffer zone 197 (490) 2003 [112]
Xanthos-Letoon   Muğla and Antalya Provinces,   Turkey
36°20′6″N 29°19′13″E / 36.33500°N 29.32028°E / 36.33500; 29.32028 (Xanthos-Letoon) 		Cultural:
(ii)(iii) 		126 (310); buffer zone 63 (160) 1988 [113]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Site proposed by Jordan. UNESCO has stated that "In line with relevant UN resolutions, East Jerusalem remains part of the occupied Palestinian territory, and the status of Jerusalem must be resolved in permanent status negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians."
  2. ^ Significantly reduced in 2017 and name changed from Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery to the present name.
  3. ^ Extended in 2000 to include the Sanahin Monastery and name change from Monastery of Haghpat to the present name.
  4. ^ Extended in 2001 to include the church Metamorfosis tou Sotiros (Transfiguration of the Saviour) in Palaichori.
  5. ^ Minor modification of the core zone and enlargement of the buffer zone in 2008.

References edit

General
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  • "World Heritage Committee: Thirty-third session" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
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Notes
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  3. ^ Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, UNESCO
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  8. ^ "World Heritage in Danger". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  10. ^ "Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape". UNESCO. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  12. ^ "Al Zubarah Archaeological Site". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2013.
  13. ^ "Ancient City of Aleppo". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  14. ^ "Ancient City of Bosra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  15. ^ "Ancient City of Damascus". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  16. ^ "Ancient City of Qalhat". UNESCO. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Ancient Villages of Northern Syria". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  18. ^ "Anjar". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  19. ^ "Archaeological Site of Troy". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
  20. ^ "Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  21. ^ "Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  22. ^ "Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  23. ^ 27th session 2003, pp. 123–124
  24. ^ "At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  25. ^ "Baalbek". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  26. ^ "Babylon". UNESCO. Retrieved 27 Aug 2019.
  27. ^ "Bahá'i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  28. ^ "Bahla Fort". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  29. ^ "Bam and its Cultural Landscape". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  30. ^ "Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" (Al-Maghtas)". UNESCO. Retrieved 6 Oct 2015.
  31. ^ "Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  32. ^ "Bisotun". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  33. ^ "Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2014.
  34. ^ "Byblos". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  35. ^ "Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves". UNESCO. Retrieved 11 Nov 2017.
  36. ^ "Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  37. ^ a b "Choirokoitia". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  38. ^ Nativity Church: 1st World Heritage Site under 'Palestine Archived 2012-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  39. ^ Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem
  40. ^ "The site of the Birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem (Palestine) removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  41. ^ "Erbil Citadel". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2014.
  42. ^ "City of Safranbolu". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
  43. ^ "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  44. ^ "Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 Dec 2011.
  45. ^ "Dilmun Burial Mounds". UNESCO. Retrieved 27 Aug 2019.
  46. ^ "Gelati Monastery". UNESCO. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  47. ^ "Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 Dec 2011.
  48. ^ "Golestan Palace". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  49. ^ "Gonbad-e Qabus". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  50. ^ "Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
  51. ^ "Göbekli Tepe". Unesco. Retrieved 1 Jul 2018.
  52. ^ "Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
  53. ^ "Hatra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  54. ^ "Hattusha: the Hittite Capital". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
  55. ^ "Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Unesco. Retrieved 7 Jul 2017.
  56. ^ "Hierapolis-Pamukkale". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
  57. ^ "Ḥimā Cultural Area". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  58. ^ "Historic Areas of Istanbul". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
  59. ^ "Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan's Palace". UNESCO. Retrieved 27 Aug 2019.
  60. ^ "Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2014.
  61. ^ "Historic Town of Zabid". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  62. ^ 24th session 2000, pp. 26–27
  63. ^ "Hyrcanian forests". UNESCO. Retrieved 27 Aug 2019.
  64. ^ "Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  65. ^ "Land of Frankincense". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  66. ^ Land of Olives and Vines
  67. ^ "Masada". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  68. ^ "Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  69. ^ "Meidan Emam, Esfahan". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  70. ^ "Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  71. ^ "Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  72. ^ "Nemrut Dağ". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
  73. ^ "Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2013.
  74. ^ "Old City of Acre". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  75. ^ "Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  76. ^ "Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2014.
  77. ^ "Old City of Sana'a". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  78. ^ "Shahr-e Sūkhté". UNESCO. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  79. ^ "Old Walled City of Shibam". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  80. ^ "Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  81. ^ "Painted Churches in the Troodos Region". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  82. ^ "Decision - 25COM X.B - Painted Churches in the Troodos Region [Extension to include the Church of Ayia Sotira, Palaichori] (Cyprus)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  83. ^ "Paphos". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  84. ^ "Pasargadae". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  85. ^ "Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2013.
  86. ^ "Persepolis". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  87. ^ "Petra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  88. ^ "Qal'at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  89. ^ "Evaluatinos of Cultural Properties: 32nd ordinary session" (PDF). UNESCO. p. 37. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  90. ^ "Quseir Amra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  91. ^ "Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  92. ^ "Samarra Archaeological City". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  93. ^ 31st session 2007, pp. 152–153
  94. ^ "Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region". Unesco. Retrieved 1 Jul 2018.
  95. ^ "Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
  96. ^ "Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  97. ^ "Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  98. ^ "Site of Palmyra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  99. ^ "Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me'arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 Jul 2012.
  100. ^ "Socotra Archipelago". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  101. ^ "Soltaniyeh". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  102. ^ "Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  103. ^ "Takht-e Soleyman". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  104. ^ "Tchogha Zanbil". Unesco. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  105. ^ "The Persian Garden". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  106. ^ "Tyre". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  107. ^ "Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  108. ^ "Upper Svaneti". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  109. ^ "'Uruq Bani Ma'arid". UNESCO. Retrieved 11 Feb 2024.
  110. ^ "Wadi Rum Protected Area". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  111. ^ "Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 Dec 2011.
  112. ^ "White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
  113. ^ "Xanthos-Letoon". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
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