The UNESCO ( United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization ) has designated 82 World Heritage Sites in 17 countries ( also called `` state parties '' ) of Western Asia : Armenia , Azerbaijan , Bahrain , Cyprus , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Oman , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , Qatar and Yemen .
The United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) has 71 World Heritage Sites in 16 countries of Western Asia . The countries are : Armenia , Azerbaijan , Bahrain , Cyprus , Georgia , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Turkey , United Arab Emirates and Yemen .