Home
Regions
Arab States

World Heritage in Arab States

104 properties in 19 countries, 21 on the Danger List.

league table

Countries in Arab States

Algeria7Bahrain3Egypt7 Iraq6 Jordan8 Lebanon8 Libya5Malta3Mauritania2Morocco9 Oman5 Palestine6Qatar1Saudi Arabia8Sudan3Syria6 Tunisia10United Arab Emirates3Yemen5

all sites

Sites in Arab States

Newest first.

Site	Country	Year	Type	Criteria
Aqaba Marine Reserve	Jordan	2026	Natural	ix x
Mount Amel Castles in danger	Lebanon	2026	Cultural	ii iv
Sebastia in danger	Palestine	2026	Cultural	iii
Sidi Bou Said	Tunisia	2026	Cultural	ii iii vi
Wadi Wurayah	United Arab Emirates	2026	Natural	ix
Jabal Al Fayah	United Arab Emirates	2025	Cultural	iii iv
Qaryat al-Faw	Saudi Arabia	2024	Cultural	ii v
Tell Umm el-'Amr in danger	Palestine	2024	Cultural	ii iii vi
Umm el-Jimal	Jordan	2024	Cultural	v vi
Djerba	Tunisia	2023	Cultural	v
Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba in danger	Yemen	2023	Cultural	iii iv
Rachid Karami International Fair in danger	Lebanon	2023	Cultural	ii iv
'Uruq Bani Ma'arid	Saudi Arabia	2023	Natural	vii ix x
Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions	Saudi Arabia	2021	Cultural	iii
Salt	Jordan	2021	Cultural	ii iii
Babylon	Iraq	2019	Cultural	iii vi
Dilmun Burial Mounds	Bahrain	2019	Cultural	iii iv
Al-Ahsa Oasis	Saudi Arabia	2018	Cultural	iii iv v
Qalhat	Oman	2018	Cultural	ii iii
Old City of Hebron in danger	Palestine	2017	Cultural	ii iv vi
Ahwar of Southern Iraq	Iraq	2016	Mixed	iii v ix x
Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park	Sudan	2016	Natural	vii ix x
Al Maghtas	Jordan	2015	Cultural	iii vi
Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	2015	Cultural	i iii
Al-Balad, Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	2014	Cultural	ii iv vi
Citadel of Erbil	Iraq	2014	Cultural	iv
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir in danger	Palestine	2014	Cultural	iv v
Zubarah	Qatar	2013	Cultural	iii iv v
Bahrain Pearling Trail	Bahrain	2012	Cultural	iii
Church of the Nativity	Palestine	2012	Cultural	iv vi
Rabat	Morocco	2012	Cultural	ii iv
Tell es-Sultan	Palestine	2012	Cultural	iii iv
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe	Sudan	2011	Cultural	ii iii iv v
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)	United Arab Emirates	2011	Cultural	iii iv v
Dead Cities in danger	Syria	2011	Cultural	iii iv v
Wadi Rum	Jordan	2011	Mixed	iii v vii
At-Turaif District	Saudi Arabia	2010	Cultural	iv v vi
Hegra	Saudi Arabia	2008	Cultural	ii iii
Socotra Archipelago	Yemen South Yemen	2008	Natural	x
Samarra in danger	Iraq	2007	Cultural	ii iii iv
Aflaj Irrigation System of Oman	Oman	2006	Cultural	v
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din in danger	Syria	2006	Cultural	ii iv
Qal’at al Bahrain	Bahrain	2005	Cultural	ii iii iv
Wadi Al-Hitan	Egypt	2005	Natural	viii
Mazagan	Morocco	2004	Cultural	ii iv
Umm ar-Rasas	Jordan	2004	Cultural	i iv vi
Assur in danger	Iraq	2003	Cultural	iii iv
Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region	Sudan	2003	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
Saint Catherine Area	Egypt	2002	Cultural	i iii iv vi
Medina of Essaouira	Morocco	2001	Cultural	ii iv
Land of Frankincense	Oman	2000	Cultural	iii iv
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)	Lebanon	1998	Cultural	iii iv
Dougga	Tunisia	1997	Cultural	ii iii
Medina of Tétouan	Morocco	1997	Cultural	ii iv v
Volubilis	Morocco	1997	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata	Mauritania	1996	Cultural	iii iv v
Medina of Meknes	Morocco	1996	Cultural	iv
Zabid	Yemen	1993	Cultural	ii iv vi
Casbah of Algiers	Algeria	1992	Cultural	ii v
Banc d'Arguin National Park	Mauritania	1989	Natural	ix x
Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn archaeological sites	Oman	1988	Cultural	iii iv
Kairouan	Tunisia	1988	Cultural	i ii iii v vi
Medina of Sousse	Tunisia	1988	Cultural	iii iv v
Aït Benhaddou	Morocco	1987	Cultural	iv v
Bahla Fort	Oman	1987	Cultural	iv
Ancient City of Aleppo in danger	Syria	1986	Cultural	iii iv
Old Sana'a	Yemen	1986	Cultural	iv v vi
Old Town of Ghadamès	Libya	1986	Cultural	v
Hatra	Iraq	1985	Cultural	ii iii iv vi
Medina of Marrakesh	Morocco	1985	Cultural	i ii iv v
Petra	Jordan	1985	Cultural	i iii iv
Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis	Tunisia	1985	Cultural	iii
Qasr Amra	Jordan	1985	Cultural	i iii iv
Tadrart Acacus in danger	Libya	1985	Cultural	iii
Anjar	Lebanon	1984	Cultural	iii iv
Baalbek	Lebanon	1984	Cultural	i iv
Byblos	Lebanon Lebanon	1984	Cultural	iii iv vi
Tyre in danger	Lebanon	1984	Cultural	iii vi
Archaeological Site of Sabratha in danger	Libya	1982	Cultural	iii
Cyrene in danger	Libya	1982	Cultural	ii iii vi
Djemila	Algeria	1982	Cultural	iii iv
Leptis Magna in danger	Libya	1982	Cultural	i ii iii
M'zab	Algeria	1982	Cultural	ii iii v
Shibam in danger	Yemen	1982	Cultural	iii iv v
Tassili n'Ajjer	Algeria	1982	Mixed	i iii vii viii
Timgad	Algeria	1982	Cultural	ii iii iv
Tipasa	Algeria France	1982	Cultural	iii iv
Medina of Fez	Morocco	1981	Cultural	ii v
Ancient City of Bosra in danger	Syria	1980	Cultural	i iii vi
Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni	Malta	1980	Cultural	iii
Ichkeul National Park	Tunisia	1980	Natural	x
Megalithic Temples of Malta	Malta	1980	Cultural	iv
Palmyra in danger	Syria	1980	Cultural	i ii iv
Qal'at Bani Hammad	Algeria	1980	Cultural	iii
Valletta	Malta	1980	Cultural	i vi
Abu Mena	Egypt	1979	Cultural	iv
Ancient City of Damascus in danger	Syria	1979	Cultural	i ii iii iv vi
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis	Egypt	1979	Cultural	i iii vi
Archaeological site of Carthage	Tunisia	1979	Cultural	ii iii vi
Islamic Cairo	Egypt	1979	Cultural	i v vi
Medina of Tunis	Tunisia	1979	Cultural	ii iii v
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur	Egypt	1979	Cultural	i iii vi
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae	Egypt	1979	Cultural	i iii vi
Roman amphitheatre of El Jem	Tunisia	1979	Cultural	iv vi

Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.