List of World Heritage Sites in the Arab States

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This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Arab States.

• Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
• Djémila
• Kasbah of Algiers
• M'Zab Valley
• Tassili n'Ajjer
• Timgad
• Tipasa

• Qal'at al-Bahrain Archaeological Site

• Abu Mena
• Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
• Islamic Cairo
• Memphis and its Necropolis
• Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
• Pyramids of Giza
• Saint Catherine Area
• Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

• Assur (Qal'at Sherqat)
• Hatra
• Samarra Archaeological City

Jerusalem

• The Old City of Jerusalem

• Petra
• Quseir Amra
• Um er-Rasas

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

• Archaeological Site of Cyrene
• Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
• Archaeological Site of Sabratha
• Old Town of Ghadames
• Rock-art Sites of Tadrart Acacus

• Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
• Banc d'Arguin National Park

• 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)

• Aflaj Irrigation System of Oman
• Archaeological sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
• Bahla Fort
• The Frankincense Trail

• Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region

• Ancient City of Aleppo
• Ancient City of Bosra
• Ancient City of Damascus
• Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din
• Site of Palmyra

• Amphitheatre of El Jem
• Dougga/Thugga
• Ichkeul National Park
• Kairouan
• Medina of Sousse
• Medina of Tunis
• Punic Town of Kerkouane and its Necropolis
• Site of Carthage

• Historic Town of Zabid
• Old City of Sana'a
• Old Walled City of Shibam

Sites in Danger

• Abu Mena (Egypt)
• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (Iraq)
• Samarra Archaeological City (Iraq)
• Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (Jerusalem)
• Historic Town of Zabid (Yemen)

References

See also

• List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
• List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
• List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas

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