Download Excel File List of World Heritage Sites in Arab States

SNo,Site,Location,Criteria,Area,Area,Year,Description,,,,(ha),(acre),,1,Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad,"AlgeriaM'Sila Province,",Cultural:,150,370,1980,"In a mountainous site of extraordinary beauty, the ruins of the first capital of the Hammadid emirs, founded in 1007 and demolished in 1152, provide an authentic picture of a fortified Muslim city.",,Algeria,(iii),,,,2,Djmila,"AlgeriaStif Province,",Cultural:,31,77,1982,"Situated 900 m above sea-level, Djmila, or Cuicul, with its forum, temples, basilicas, triumphal arches and houses, is an interesting example of Roman town planning adapted to a mountain location.",,Algeria,(iii)(iv),,,,3,Kasbah of Algiers,"AlgeriaAlgiers Province,",Cultural:,50,120,1982,"The Kasbah is a unique kind of medina, or Islamic city. It stands in one of the finest coastal sites on the Mediterranean, overlooking the islands where a Carthaginian trading-post was established in the 4th century BC.",,Algeria,(ii)(v),,,,4,M'zab Valley,"AlgeriaGhardaa Province,",Cultural:,"4,000","9,900",1982,"A traditional human habitat, created in the 10th century by the Ibadites around their five ksour (fortified cities), has been preserved intact in the MZab valley.",,Algeria,(ii)(iii)(v),,,,5,Tassili n'Ajjer,"AlgeriaIllizi Province and Tamanrasset Province,",Mixed:,"72,00,000","1,80,00,000",1982,"This site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world. More than 15,000 drawings and engravings record the climatic changes, the animal migrations and the evolution of human life on the edge of the Sahara from 6000 BC to the first centuries of the present era.",,Algeria,(i)(iii)(vii)(viii),,,,6,Timgad,"AlgeriaBatna Province,",Cultural:,91,220,1982,Timgad lies on the northern slopes of the Aurs mountains and was created ex nihilo as a military colony by the Emperor Trajan in AD 100.,,Algeria,(ii)(iii)(iv),,,,7,Tipaza,"AlgeriaTipaza Province,",Cultural:,52,130,1982,"Tipasa was an ancient Punic trading-post conquered by Rome and turned into a strategic base for the conquest of the kingdoms of Mauritania. It comprises a unique group of Phoenician, Roman, palaeochristian and Byzantine ruins alongside indigenous monuments such as the Kbor er Roumia, the great royal mausoleum of Mauritania.",,Algeria,(iii)(iv),,,,8,Qal'at al-Bahrain  Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun,"BahrainNorthern Governorate,",Cultural:,32,79,2005,"The site was the capital of the Dilmun, one of the most important ancient civilizations of the region. It contains the richest remains inventoried of this civilization, which was hitherto only known from written Sumerian references.",,Bahrain,(ii)(iii)(iv),,,,9,"Bahrain Pearling Trail  Pearling, testimony of an island economy","BahrainMuharraq,",Cultural:,"35,087","86,700",2012,"The site is a 3.5 km trail located in the island of Muharraq, in Bahrain, that was used by pearl divers during much of Bahrain's history (the earliest records of pearl diving in the country date to 2000 BC) until the early 1930s.",,Bahrain,(iii),,,,10,Abu Mena,"EgyptAlexandria Governorate,",Cultural:,183,450,1979,"The church, baptistry, basilicas, public buildings, streets, monasteries, houses and workshops in this early Christian holy city were built over the tomb of the martyr Menas of Alexandria, who died in A.D. 296.",,Egypt,(iv),,,,11,Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis,"EgyptLuxor Governorate,",Cultural:,"7,390","18,300",1979,"Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms.",,Egypt,(i)(iii)(vi),,,,12,Historic Cairo,"EgyptCairo Governorate,",Cultural:,524,"1,290",1979,"Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains. Founded in the 10th century, it became the new centre of the Islamic world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century.",,Egypt,(i)(v)(vi),,,,13,Memphis and its Necropolis  the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur,"EgyGiza Governorate,",Cultural:,"16,359","40,420",1979,"The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.",,Egypt,(i)(iii)(vi),,,,14,Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae,"EgyAswan Governorate,",Cultural:,374,920,1979,"This outstanding archaeological area contains such magnificent monuments as the Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae, which were saved from the rising waters of the Nile thanks to the International Campaign launched by UNESCO, in 1960 to 1980.",,Egypt,(i)(iii)(vi),,,,15,Saint Catherine Area,"EgySouth Sinai Governorate,",Cultural:,"60,100","1,49,000",2002,"The Orthodox Saint Catherine's Monastery stands at the foot of Mount Horeb where, the Old Testament records, Moses received the Tablets of the Law. The mountain is known and revered by Muslims as Jebel Musa. The entire area is sacred to three world religions: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.",,Egypt,(i)(iii)(iv)(vi),,,,16,Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley),"EgyFaiyum Governorate,",Natural:,"20,015","49,460",2005,"Located in a desert, the site contains fossil remains of the now extinct Archaeoceti, a suborder of whales, showing the evolution of the whales from a land-based to an aquatic mammal.",,Egypt,(viii),,,,17,Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat),"IrqSalah ad Din Governorate,",Cultural:,70,170,2003,"The ancient city of Ashur is located on the Tigris River in northern Mesopotamia. The city dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. From the 14th to the 9th centuries BC it was the first capital of the Assyrian Empire. The city was destroyed by the Babylonians, but revived during the Parthian period in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.",,Iraq,(iii)(iv),,,,18,Hatra,"IrqNinawa Governorate,",Cultural:,324,800,1985,"A large fortified city under the influence of the Parthian Empire and capital of the first Arab Kingdom, Hatra withstood invasions by the Romans in A.D. 116 and 198 thanks to its high, thick walls reinforced by towers.",,Iraq,(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi),,,,19,Samarra Archaeological City,"IrqSalah ad Din Governorate,",Cultural:,"15,058","37,210",1985,"Samarra Archaeological City is the site of a powerful Islamic capital city that ruled over the provinces of the Abbasid Empire extending from Tunisia to Central Asia for a century. The 9th-century Great Mosque and its spiral minaret are among the numerous remarkable architectural monuments of the site, 80% of which remain to be excavated.",,Iraq,(ii)(iii)(iv),,,,20,The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls,IrqJerusalem,Cultural:,,,1985,"As a holy city for Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Jerusalem has always been of great symbolic importance. It is recognized by all three religions as the site of Abraham's sacrifice. The Wailing Wall delimits the quarters of the different religious communities, while the Resurrection rotunda in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre houses Christ's tomb.",,,(ii)(iii)(vi),,,,21,Petra,"JorMa'an Governorate,",Cultural:,,,1985,"Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges.",,Jordan,(i)(iii)(iv),,,,22,Qasr Amra,"JorZarqa Governorate,",Cultural:,,,1985,"Built in the early 8th century, this exceptionally well-preserved desert castle was both a fortress with a garrison and a residence of the Umayyad caliphs.",,Jordan,(i)(iii)(iv),,,,23,Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a),"JorMadaba Governorate,",Cultural:,24,59,2005,"Most of this archaeological site, which started as a Roman military camp and grew to become a town from the 5th century, has not been excavated. It contains remains from the Roman, Byzantine and Early Muslim periods (end of 3rd to 9th centuries AD) and a fortified Roman military camp.",,Jordan,(i)(iv)(vi),,,,24,Wadi Rum Protected Area,"JorAqaba Governorate,",Mixed:,"74,180","1,83,300",2005,"The 74,000-hectare property, inscribed as a mixed natural and cultural site, is situated in southern Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia. It features a varied desert landscape, as well as 25,000 rock carvings with 20,000 inscriptions trace the evolution of human thought and the early development of the alphabet.",,Jordan,(iii)(v)(vii),,,,25,Anjar,"LbnBeqaa Governorate,",Cultural:,,,1984,"The city of Anjar was founded by Caliph Walid I at the beginning of the 8th century. The ruins reveal a very regular layout, reminiscent of the palace-cities of ancient times, and are a unique testimony to city planning under the Umayyads.",,Lebanon,(iii)(iv),,,,26,Baalbek,"LbnBeqaa Governorate,",Cultural:,,,1984,"Baalbek, where a triad of deities was worshipped, was known as Heliopolis during the Hellenistic period. It retained its religious function during Roman times, when the sanctuary of the Heliopolitan Jupiter attracted thousands of pilgrims.",,Lebanon,(i)(iv),,,,27,Byblos,"LbnMount Lebanon Governorate,",Cultural:,,,1984,"The ruins of many successive civilizations are found at Byblos, one of the oldest Phoenician cities. Inhabited since Neolithic times, it has been closely linked to the legends and history of the Mediterranean region for thousands of years.",,Lebanon,(iii)(iv)(vi),,,,28,Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab),"LbnNorth Lebanon Governorate,",Cultural:,,,1998,"The Qadisha valley is one of the most important early Christian monastic settlements in the world. Nearby are the remains of the great forest of cedars of Lebanon, highly prized in antiquity for the construction of great religious buildings.",,Lebanon,(iii)(iv),,,,29,Tyre,"LbnSouth Lebanon Governorate,",Cultural:,154,380,1984,"Tyre ruled the seas and founded prosperous colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage, but its historical role declined at the end of the Crusades. There are important archaeological remains, mainly from Roman times.",,Lebanon,(iii)(vi),,,,30,Archaeological Site of Cyrene,"LibJabal al Akhdar,",Cultural:,,,1982,"A colony of the Greeks of Thera, Cyrene was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world. It was Romanized and remained a great capital until the earthquake of 365. A thousand years of history is written into its ruins, which have been famous since the 18th century.",,Libya,(ii)(iii)(vi),,,,31,Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna,"LibKhoms,",Cultural:,,,1982,"Leptis Magna was enlarged and embellished by Septimius Severus, who was born there and later became emperor. It was one of the most beautiful cities of the Roman Empire, with its imposing public monuments, harbour, market-place, storehouses, shops and residential districts.",,Libya,(i)(ii)(iii),,,,32,Archaeological Site of Sabratha,"LibZawiya District,",Cultural:,,,1982,"A Phoenician trading-post that served as an outlet for the products of the African hinterland, Sabratha was part of the short-lived Numidian Kingdom of Massinissa before being Romanized and rebuilt in the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D.",,Libya,(iii),,,,33,Old Town of Ghadams,"LibNalut District,",Cultural:,,,1986,"Ghadams, known as 'the pearl of the desert', stands in an oasis. It is one of the oldest pre-Saharan cities and an outstanding example of a traditional settlement.",,Libya,(v),,,,34,Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus,"LibFezzan,",Cultural:,,,1985,"The rocky massif has thousands of cave paintings in very different styles, dating from 12,000 BCE to 100 CE.",,Libya,(iii),,,,35,"Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata","MauritaniaOuadane,",Cultural:,,,1996,"Founded in the 11th and 12th centuries to serve the caravans crossing the Sahara, these trading and religious centres became focal points of Islamic culture. They have managed to preserve an urban fabric that evolved between the 12th and 16th centuries.",,"Chinguetti,",(iii)(iv)(v),,,,,,"Tichitt,",,,,,,,"and Oualata,",,,,,,,Mauritania,,,,,36,Banc d'Arguin National Park,MauritaniaNouadhibou,Natural:,"12,00,000","30,00,000",1989,"The park consists of sand dunes, coastal swamps, small islands, and shallow bodies of water, all bordering the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Birds are often found to migrate in the area, accompanied by various species of sea turtles and dolphins, whose presence fishermen often use to attract fish.",,"and Azefal,",(ix)(x),,,,,,Mauritania,,,,,37,Archaeological Site of Volubilis,"MorMekns-Tafilalet,",Cultural:,42,100,1997,"The important Roman outpost of Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BCE to become the capital of Mauritania. It contained many buildings, the remains of which have survived extensively to this day.",,Morocco,(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi),,,,38,Historic City of Meknes,"MorMekns-Tafilalet,",Cultural:,,,1996,The former capital was founded in the 11th century and turned into an impressive city in Spanish-Moorish style during the 17th and 18th centuries.,,Morocco,(iv),,,,39,Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou,"MorSouss-Massa-Dra,",Cultural:,3,7.4,1987,"The ksar is a group of earthen building surrounded by high walls, a traditional pre-Saharan habitat.",,Morocco,(iv)(v),,,,40,Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador),"MorMarrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz,",Cultural:,30,74,2001,"The fortified seaport built during the late 18th century has a mix of North African and European architecture, and been a major trading hub between Sahara and Europe.",,Morocco,(ii)(iv),,,,41,Medina of Fez,"MorFez,",Cultural:,280,690,1981,The former capital was founded in the 9th century and features the world's oldest university. The urban fabric and principal monuments date from the 13th and 14th centuries.,,Morocco,(ii)(v),,,,42,Medina of Marrakesh,"MorMarrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz,",Cultural:,"1,107","2,740",1985,"The town was founded in the 1070s and remained a political, economic and cultural center for a long time. Monuments from that period include the Koutoubia Mosque, the kasbah and the battlements. The city also has newer architectural jewels, including palaces.",,Morocco,(i)(ii)(iv)(v),,,,43,Medina of Ttouan (formerly known as Titawin),"MorTangier-Tetouan,",Cultural:,7,17,1997,"Morocco's most complete medina served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia during the 8th century. After the reconquista, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees.",,Morocco,(ii)(iv)(v),,,,44,Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida),"MorDoukkala-Abda,",Cultural:,8,20,2004,"The fortification was built in Renaissance military design in the early 16th century, and taken over by Morocco in 1769. Surviving Portuguese buildings include the cistern and a Gothic church.",,Morocco,(ii)(iv),,,,45,Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman,"OmnSharqiyah and Batinah Regions,",Cultural:,"1,456","3,600",2006,"The property includes five aflaj irrigation systems and is representative of some 3,000 such systems still in use in Oman. The origins of this system of irrigation may date back to AD 500, but archaeological evidence suggests that irrigation systems existed in this extremely arid area as early as 2500 BC.",,Oman,(v),,,,46,"Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn","OmnAd Dhahirah Region,",Cultural:,,,1988,"The protohistoric site of Bat lies near a palm grove in the interior of the Sultanate of Oman. Together with the neighbouring sites, it forms the most complete collection of settlements and necropolises from the 3rd millennium B.C. in the world.",,Oman,(iii)(iv),,,,47,Bahla Fort,"OmnAd Dakhiliyah Region,",Cultural:,,,1987,"The oasis of Bahla owes its prosperity to the Banu Nebhan, the dominant tribe in the area from the 12th to the end of the 15th century. The ruins of the immense fort, with its walls and towers of unbaked brick and its stone foundations, is a remarkable example of this type of fortification and attests to the power of the Banu Nebhan.",,Oman,(iv),,,,48,Land of Frankincense,"OmnDhofar Governorate,",Cultural:,850,"2,100",2000,"The frankincense trees of Wadi Dawkah and the remains of the caravan oasis of Shisr/Wubar and the affiliated ports of Khor Rori and Al-Baleed vividly illustrate the trade in frankincense that flourished in this region for many centuries, as one of the most important trading activities of the ancient and medieval world.",,Oman,(iii)(iv),,,,49,Church of the Nativity,"SauBethlehem,",Cultural:,"1,621","4,010[clarification needed]",2012,,,Palestine,(ii)(iii),,,,50,Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madin Slih),"SauAl Madinah Province,",Cultural:,"1,621","4,010",2008,Formerly known as Hegra it is the largest conserved site of the civilization of the Nabataeans south of Petra in Jordan. It features well-preserved monumental tombs with decorated facades dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD.,,Saudi Arabia,(ii)(iii),,,,51,At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah,"SauRiyadh Province,",Cultural:,29,72,2008,"Diriyah was the first capital of the Saudi Dynasty, in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula, north-west of Riyadh. It includes the remains of many palaces and an urban ensemble built on the edge of the ad-Diriyah oasis.",,Saudi Arabia,(ii)(iii),,,,52,Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe,"SdnRiver Nile State,",Cultural:,"2,357","5,820",2011,"The site, a semi-desert landscape between the Nile and Atbara rivers, was the heartland of the Kingdom of Kush, a major power from the 8th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D.",,Sudan,(ii)(iii)(iv)(v),,,,53,Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region,"SdnNorthern State,",Cultural:,183,450,2003,The five sites in the Nile Valley feature temples that are a testimony to the Napatan (900270 BCE) and Meroitic (270 BCE  350 CE) cultures.,,Sudan,(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi),,,,54,Ancient City of Aleppo,"SyrAleppo Governorate,",Cultural:,350,860,1986,"Located at the crossroads of several trade routes from the 2nd millennium B.C., Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes and Ottomans.",,Syria,(iii)(iv),,,,55,Ancient City of Bosra,"SyrDaraa Governorate,",Cultural:,,,1980,"Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, was an important stopover on the ancient caravan route to Mecca. A magnificent 2nd-century Roman theatre, early Christian ruins and several mosques are found within its great walls.",,Syria,(i)(iii)(vi),,,,56,Ancient City of Damascus,"SyrDamascus Governorate,",Cultural:,86,210,1979,"Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace.",,Syria,(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi),,,,57,Ancient Villages of Northern Syria,SyrSyria,Cultural:,"12,290","30,400",2011,Some 40 villages grouped in eight parks situated in north-western Syria provide remarkable testimony to rural life in late Antiquity and during the Byzantine period.,,,(iii)(iv)(v),,,,58,Crac des Chevaliers and Qalat Salah El-Din,"SyrHoms and Latakia Governorates,",Cultural:,9,22,2006,These two castles represent the most significant examples illustrating the exchange of influences and documenting the evolution of fortified architecture in the Near East during the time of the Crusades (11th - 13th centuries).,,Syria,(ii)(iv),,,,59,Site of Palmyra,"SyrHoms Governorate,",Cultural:,0.36,0.89,1980,"An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world.",,Syria,(i)(ii)(iv),,,,60,Archaeological Site of Carthage,"TunTunis Governorate,",Cultural:,,,1979,"Founded in the 9th century BCE, Carthage was developed into a trading empire spanning the Mediterranean, and was, according to UNESCO, ""home to a brilliant civilization."" The city was destroyed in 146 BCE in the Punic Wars at the hands of the Romans, but was later rebuilt by these.",,Tunisia,(ii)(iii)(vi),,,,61,Dougga / Thugga,"TunBeBja Governorate,",Cultural:,70,170,1997,"The site features the ruins of Dougga, a former capital of a LibyanPunic state, which flourished under Ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire, but declined in the Islamic period.",,Tunisia,(ii)(iii),,,,62,Amphitheatre of El Jem,"TunMahdia Governorate,",Cultural:,1.37,3.4,1979,"The Amphitheatre of El Jem, built during the 3rd century, is North Africa's largest coliseum with a capacity of 35,000 spectators, and ""illustrates the grandeur and extent of Imperial Rome.""",,Tunisia,(iv)(vi),,,,63,Ichkeul National Park,"TunBiBizerte Governorate,",Natural:,"12,600","31,000",1980,"Ichkeul Lake and the surrounding wetlands is a major stopover for hundreds of thousands of migrating bird, including ducks, geese, storks and pink flamingos. Ichkeul is the last remaining lake in a chain that once extended across North Africa.",,Tunisia,(x),,,,64,Kairouan,"TunKairouan Governorate,",Cultural:,68,170,1988,The city was founded in 670 and flourished as a capital in the 9th century. Its heritage includes the Mosque of Uqba and the Mosque of the Three Gates.,,Tunisia,(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi),,,,65,Medina of Sousse,"TunSousse Governorate,",Cultural:,32,79,1988,The city was an important commercial and military port during the 9th century and a typical example of a town dating from the first centuries of Islam.,,Tunisia,(iii)(iv)(v),,,,66,Medina of Tunis,"TunTunis Governorate,",Cultural:,296,730,1979,"The medina contains 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasah and fourtains, testifying to Tunis golden age from the 12th to the 16th century.",,Tunisia,(ii)(iii)(v),,,,67,Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis,"TunNabeul Governorate,",Cultural:,,,1985,"The city was abandoned in 250 BCE during the First Punic War, and remains the only example of a PhoenicioPunic settlement.",,Tunisia,(iii),,,,68,Historic Town of Zabid,"YemAl Hudaydah Governorate,",Cultural:,,,1993,Zabid was the capital of Yemen from the 13th to the 15th century. The city played an important role in the Arab and Muslim world for many centuries because of its Islamic university.,,Yemen,(iii),,,,69,Old City of Sana'a,"YemSana'a Governorate,",Cultural:,,,1986,"Sanaa has been inhabited for more than 2,500 years. In the 7th and 8th centuries the city became a major centre for the propagation of Islam. This religious and political heritage can be seen in the 103 mosques, 14 hammams and over 6,000 houses, all built before the 11th century.",,Yemen,(iv)(v)(vi),,,,70,Old Walled City of Shibam,"YemHadhramaut Governorate,",Cultural:,,,1982,The 16th-century city of Shibam is one of the oldest and best examples of urban planning based on the principle of vertical construction.,,Yemen,(iii)(iv)(v),,,,71,Socotra Archipelago,"YemHadhramaut Governorate,",Natural:,"4,10,460","10,14,300",2008,"Socotra Archipelago, in the northwest Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden, is 250km long and comprises four islands and two rocky islets which appear as a prolongation of the Horn of Africa. The site is of universal importance because of its biodiversity with rich and distinct flora and fauna.",,Yemen,(x),,,,,,,,,,,For other more formats kindly visit www.downloadexcelfiles.com,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Original source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_the_Arab_States,,,,,,,