page_title: List of World Heritage Sites in the State of Palestine
hierarchical_section_title: List of World Heritage Sites in the State of Palestine
caption_attribution_description: English: West Bank area with wider view for better perspective. longitude 33.7 to 36.3 and latitude 33.5 to 29.3. Change in fill colour only.
context_page_description: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Palestine accepted the convention on 8 December 2011, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2019, there are three World Heritage Sites in Palestine, all them cultural sites.
  Palestine's first site, Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem, was inscribed on the list at the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 2012.
  As of 2019, two of the three of Palestine's World Heritage Sites are on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger. The Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and Pilgrimage Route site was also on the Danger list from 2012 to 2019.
  The Old City of Jerusalem and its walls is also listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It was proposed as a site by Jordan. The site is not assigned to a state on the UNESCO listing.
context_section_description: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Palestine accepted the convention on 8 December 2011, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2019, there are three World Heritage Sites in Palestine, all them cultural sites.
  Palestine's first site, Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem, was inscribed on the list at the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 2012.
  As of 2019, two of the three of Palestine's World Heritage Sites are on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger. The Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and Pilgrimage Route site was also on the Danger list from 2012 to 2019.
  The Old City of Jerusalem and its walls is also listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It was proposed as a site by Jordan. The site is not assigned to a state on the UNESCO listing. In 2011 UNESCO stated "The Old City of Jerusalem is inscribed on the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger. UNESCO continues to work to ensure respect for the outstanding universal value of the cultural heritage of the Old City of Jerusalem. This position is reflected on UNESCO’s official website (www.unesco.org). In line with relevant UN resolutions, East Jerusalem remains part of the occupied Palestinian territory, and the status of Jerusalem must be resolved in permanent status negotiations."
caption: Location of World Heritage Sites in Palestine
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