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Zubarah

Cultural World Heritage property in Qatar, inscribed in 2013 under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).

Zubarah, Qatar
Photo: Alex Sergeev (www.asergeev.com) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Qatar
Year of inscription
2013
Criteria
iiiivv
Area of property
460 ha
Location
Al Shamal
What it is
archaeological site, ancient city
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Elevation
2 m
Reference
WHC 1402 · Wikidata Q2727469

Why it is on the List

(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.

Bahrain Pearling Trail, Bahrain51 kmBahrain Pearling TrailBahrain · 2012CulturalDilmun Burial Mounds, Bahrain55 kmDilmun Burial MoundsBahrain · 2019CulturalQal’at al Bahrain, Bahrain58 kmQal’at al BahrainBahrain · 2005CulturalAl-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia154 kmAl-Ahsa OasisSaudi Arabia · 2018CulturalSassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region, Iran425 kmSassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars RegionIran · 2018CulturalAt-Turaif District, Saudi Arabia468 kmAt-Turaif DistrictSaudi Arabia · 2010Cultural
2013

Also inscribed in 2013

All of 2013

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