Tell Umm el-'Amr
Cultural World Heritage property in Palestine, inscribed in 2024 under criteria (ii), (iii), (vi).

31.447° N, 34.366° E
- State Party
- Palestine
- Region
- Arab States
- Year of inscription
- 2024
- Type
- Cultural
- Location
- Deir al-Balah Governorate
- What it is
- built structure, archaeological site
- Reference
- WHC 1749 · Wikidata Q7697530
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.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.