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CulturalRef. 1336

Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe

Cultural World Heritage property in Sudan, inscribed in 2011 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv), (v).

Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe, Sudan
Photo: Photographer: B N Chagny · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Abu MenaAl-Ahsa OasisAl-Balad, JeddahAncient Thebes with its NecropolisAqaba Marine ReserveArchaeological Sites of the Island of MeroeAsmara: A Modernist African CityAt-Turaif DistrictAxumBahrain Pearling TrailBale Mountains National ParkBir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and InscriptionsBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeDilmun Burial MoundsDiy-Gid-BiyDja Faunal ReserveEnnedi PlateauFasil GhebbiGaramba National ParkGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan RegionHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownHegraIslamic CairoKonso Cultural LandscapeLake Turkana National ParksLakes of OuniangaLand of FrankincenseLandmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of SabaLower Valley of the AwashManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkMaymandMelka KuntureMemphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to DahshurMonolithic churches in LalibelaNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to PhilaeOld Sana'aOmo RiverPasargadaePersepolisPetraQal’at al BahrainQaryat al-FawRock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi ArabiaSaint Catherine AreaSanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National ParkSassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars RegionShibamSimien Mountains National ParkSocotra ArchipelagoSukurThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeTiya archaeological site'Uruq Bani Ma'aridWadi Al-HitanWadi RumZabidZubarah16.933° N, 33.717° E
State Party
Sudan
Year of inscription
2011
Criteria
iiiiiivv
Area of property
2,357 ha
What it is
group
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1336 · Wikidata Q3962345

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region, Sudan269 kmGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan RegionSudan · 2003Cultural502 kmSanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National ParkSudan · 2016NaturalAsmara: A Modernist African City, Eritrea585 kmAsmara: A Modernist African CityEritrea · 2017CulturalAxum, Ethiopia622 kmAxumEthiopia · 1980CulturalSimien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia626 kmSimien Mountains National ParkEthiopia · 1978NaturalFasil Ghebbi, Ethiopia628 kmFasil GhebbiEthiopia · 1979Cultural
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More sites in Sudan

All 3
2011

Also inscribed in 2011

All of 2011

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