List of World Heritage Sites in Arab States

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According to the World Heritage Lists of the UNESCO:

Algeria[edit]

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

Bahrain[edit]

• Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun

Egypt[edit]

• 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
• Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

Iraq[edit]

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

Jerusalem[edit]

• Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

Jordan[edit]

• Petra
• Quseir Amra
• Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)
• Wadi Rum Protected Area

Lebanon[edit]

• Anjar
• Baalbek
• Byblos
• Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)
• Tyre

Libya[edit]

• Archaeological Site of Cyrene
• Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
• Archaeological Site of Sabratha
• Old Town of Ghadamès
• Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus

Mauritania[edit]

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

Morocco[edit]

• 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)

Oman[edit]

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

Saudi Arabia[edit]

• Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)
• At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah

Sudan[edit]

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

Syrian Arab Republic[edit]

• 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

Tunisia[edit]

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

United Arab Emirates[edit]

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

Yemen[edit]

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

See also[edit]

• List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
• List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and the Pacific
• List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America
• List of World Heritage Sites in Latin America and the Caribbean