فهرست میراث جهانی یونسکو در کشورهای عربی

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این فهرست میراث جهانی یونسکو در کشورهای عربی است.
برخی از این کشورها از نظر جغرافیایی در آسیا و برخی در آفریقا واقع شده‌است.
میراث جهانی یونسکو نام عهدنامه‌ای بین‌المللی است که در تاریخ ۱۶ نوامبر ۱۹۷۲ میلادی به تصویب کنفرانس عمومی یونسکو رسید. موضوع آن حفظ آثار تاریخی، طبیعی و فرهنگی بشر است که اهمیت جهانی دارند و متعلق به تمام انسان‌های زمین، فارغ از نژاد، مذهب و ملیت خاص، می‌باشند.
اتحادیه عرب یک سازمان جهانی منطقه‌ای شامل کشورهای بیشتر عربی جنوب غرب آسیا و شمال آفریقا است. این سازمان در ۲۲ مارس ۱۹۴۵ با ۶ عضو نهادگر مصر، عربستان، عراق، سوریه، لبنان، و فرااردن (که در ۱۹۴۶ به اردن تغییر نام داد) بنیان نهاده شد. این فهرست شامل میراث کشورهای عضو اتحادیه عرب می‌شود.
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دژ بنی حماد
الجزایر استان مسیله،
فرهنگی: AlgAlq (iii)
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این آثار که در منطقه‌ای کوهستانی با چشم‌انداز بسیار استثنایی واقع شده‌اند، ویرانه‌های نخستین پایتخت امیران فرمانروایی بنی حمادها را شامل می‌شوند. ساخته شده در سال ۱۰۰۷ و نابود شده در ۱۱۵۲، این آثار تصاویری روشن و بدیع را از شهری دژگونه و مسلمان‌نشین ارائه می‌دهند.
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جمیله
الجزایر استان ستیف،
فرهنگی: AlgDje (iii)(iv)
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قرار گرفته در ارتفاع ۹۰۰ متری از سطح دریا، جمیله یا کوییکول با همه سازه‌ها، معابد، تاق‌های پیروزی و خانه‌هایش نمونه‌ای جالب از شهرسازی رومی طراحی شده برای محیط کوهستانی را به تصویر می‌کشد.
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کسبه
الجزایر استان الجزایر،
فرهنگی: AlgKas (ii)(v)
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کسبه نمونه تکی از یک مدینه فاضله یا همان شهر اسلامی است. این شهر، که در یکی از بهترین کرانه‌های دریای مدیترانه قرار گرفته، چشم‌اندازی به جزیره‌هایی در این دریا دارد که روزگاری در سده ۴ام میلادی بازارچه‌های تجاری کارتاژها را در خود جای می‌دادند.
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دره مزاب
الجزایر استان غردایه،
فرهنگی: AlgMzb (ii)(iii)(v)
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آثار سنتی از زیستگاه‌های کهن انسان‌ها، که در سده دهم میلادی توسط اباضیان به دور پنج شهر باروبندی‌شده‌شان (با نام قصور) کشیده شد، بدون آسیب‌دیدگی در دره مزاب باقی مانده‌اند.
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طسیلی ناجر
Algeria استان الیزی and استان تمنراست،
ترکیبی: AlgTas (i)(iii)(vii)(viii)
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این مکان یکی از مهم‌ترین گروه غارهایی در جهان را دربر گرفته که هنر نقاشی در غار در آن‌ها وجود دارد. بیش از ۱۵،۰۰۰ نگاره و سنگ‌تراشی چگونگی تغییرات آب و هوایی، مهاجرت جانداران، و فرگشت زندگی انسان‌های ساکن پیرامون منطقه صحرا را از ۶۰۰۰ سال پیش از میلاد تا نخستین سده‌های دوران کنونی به تصویر کشیده‌اند.
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تیمگد
Algeria استان باتنه،
فرهنگی: AlgTim (ii)(iii)(iv)
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تیمگد در کناره‌های شمالی کوه‌های اورس جای گرفته و در آغاز به عنوان یک مستعمره امپراتور تراژان در ۱۰۰ پس از میلاد مورد استفاده قرار می‌گرفت.
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تی‌پازه
الجزایر استان تی‌پازه،
فرهنگی: AlgTip (iii)(iv)
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تی‌پازه در گذشته شهرکی تجاری برای داد و ستد بود که توسط روم فتح شد و تبدیل به پایگاهی راهبردی برای فتح پادشاهی‌های موریتانی گشت. این شهر شامل ویرانه‌هایی منحصر به فرد از فینیقیان، رومیان، نومسیحیان، و بیزانسیان در کنار تندیس‌های بومی‌ای چون کبور ار رومیا (Kbor er Roumia)، آرامگاه بزرگ شاهانه موریتانی، است.
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قلعه بحرین – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
Bahrain استان شمالی (بحرین),
فرهنگی: BahQal (ii)(iii)(iv)
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این مکان پایتخت دیلمون، یکی از مهم‌ترین تمدن‌های منطقه، بوده‌است.
ابو مینا
Egypt استان اسکندریه،
فرهنگی: EgyAbu (iv)
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The church, baptistry, basilicas, public buildings, streets, monasteries, houses and workshops in this early Christian holy city were built over the tomb of the martyr Menas of Alexandria, who died in A.D. 296.
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Ancient تبس with its Necropolis
Egypt استان اقصر،
فرهنگی: EgyAnc (i)(iii)(vi)
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Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms.
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Historic Cairo
Egypt استان قاهره،
فرهنگی: EgyHis (i)(v)(vi)
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Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the worlds oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains. Founded in the 10th century, it became the new centre of the Islamic world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century.
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ممفیس (مصر باستان) and its مجموعه اهرام جیزه
Egy استان جیزه،
فرهنگی: EgyMem (i)(iii)(vi)
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The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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ابو سیمبل
Egy استان اسوان،
فرهنگی: EgyNub (i)(iii)(vi)
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This outstanding archaeological area contains such magnificent monuments as the Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae, which were saved from the rising waters of the Nile thanks to the International Campaign launched by UNESCO, in 1960 to 1980.
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صومعه سنت کاترین
Egy استان سینای جنوبی،
فرهنگی: EgySai (i)(iii)(iv)(vi)
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The Orthodox Monastery of St Catherine stands at the foot of Mount Horeb where, the Old Testament records, Moses received the Tablets of the Law. The mountain is known and revered by Muslims as Jebel Musa. The entire area is sacred to three world religions: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
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Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)
Egy استان فیوم،
طبیعی: EgyWad (viii)
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Located in a desert, the site contains fossil remains of the now extinct کهن‌آب‌بازسانان، a suborder of whales, showing the evolution of the whales from a land-based to a aquatic mammal.
Ashur (Qalat Sherqat)
Irq استان صلاح‌الدین،
فرهنگی: IrqAss (iii)(iv)
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The ancient city of Ashur is located on the Tigris River in northern Mesopotamia. The city dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. From the 14th to the 9th centuries BC it was the first capital of the Assyrian Empire. The city was destroyed by the Babylonians, but revived during the Parthian period in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
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هترا
Irq استان نینوا،
فرهنگی: IrqHat (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
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A large fortified city under the influence of the Parthian Empire and capital of the first Arab Kingdom, Hatra withstood invasions by the Romans in A.D. 116 and 198 thanks to its high, thick walls reinforced by towers.
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سامرا Archaeological City
Irq استان صلاح‌الدین،
فرهنگی: IrqSam (ii)(iii)(iv)
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Samarra Archaeological City is the site of a powerful Islamic capital city that ruled over the provinces of the Abbasid Empire extending from Tunisia to Central Asia for a century. The 9th-century Great Mosque and its spiral minaret are among the numerous remarkable architectural monuments of the site, 80% of which remain to be excavated.
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The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Irq اورشلیم،
فرهنگی: JerOld (ii)(iii)(vi)
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As a holy city for Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Jerusalem has always been of great symbolic importance. It is recognized by all three religions as the site of Abrahams sacrifice. The Wailing Wall delimits the quarters of the different religious communities, while the Resurrection rotunda in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre houses Christs tomb.
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پترا
Jor استان معان،
فرهنگی: JorPet (i)(iii)(iv)
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Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges.
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قصرامرا
Jor زرقاء (استان),
فرهنگی: JorQas (i)(iii)(iv)
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Built in the early 8th century, this exceptionally well-preserved desert castle was both a fortress with a garrison and a residence of the Umayyad caliphs.
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ام‌ارصاص (Kastrom Mefaa)
Jor استان مادبا،
فرهنگی: JorUme (i)(iv)(vi)
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Most of this archaeological site, which started as a Roman military camp and grew to become a town from the 5th century, has not been excavated. It contains remains from the Roman, Byzantine and Early Muslim periods (end of 3rd to 9th centuries AD) and a fortified Roman military camp.
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وادی رم Protected Area
Jor استان فیوم،
ترکیبی: JorWad (iii)(v)(vii)
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The 74,000-hectare property, inscribed as a mixed natural and cultural site, is situated in southern Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia. It features a varied desert landscape, as well as 25,000 rock carvings with 20,000 inscriptions trace the evolution of human thought and the early development of the alphabet.
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Anjar
Lbn استان بقاع،
فرهنگی: LbnAnj (iii)(iv)
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The city of Anjar was founded by Caliph Walid I at the beginning of the 8th century. The ruins reveal a very regular layout, reminiscent of the palace-cities of ancient times, and are a unique testimony to city planning under the Umayyads.
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بعلبک
Lbn استان بقاع،
فرهنگی: LbnBal (i)(iv)
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Baalbek, where a triad of deities was worshipped, was known as Heliopolis during the Hellenistic period. It retained its religious function during Roman times, when the sanctuary of the Heliopolitan Jupiter attracted thousands of pilgrims.
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جبییل
Lbn استان جبل لبنان،
فرهنگی: LbnByb (iii)(iv)(vi)
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The ruins of many successive civilizations are found at Byblos, one of the oldest Phoenician cities. Inhabited since Neolithic times, it has been closely linked to the legends and history of the Mediterranean region for thousands of years.
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Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)
Lbn استان شمالی لبنان،
فرهنگی: LbnOua (iii)(iv)
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The Qadisha valley is one of the most important early Christian monastic settlements in the world. Nearby are the remains of the great forest of cedars of Lebanon, highly prized in antiquity for the construction of great religious buildings.
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صور (لبنان)
Lbn استان جنوبی لبنان،
فرهنگی: LbnTyr (iii)(vi)
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Tyre ruled the seas and founded prosperous colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage, but its historical role declined at the end of the Crusades. There are important archaeological remains, mainly from Roman times.
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Archaeological Site of Cyrene
Lib Al Jabal al Akhdar,
فرهنگی: LibArc (ii)(iii)(vi)
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A colony of the Greeks of Thera, Cyrene was one of the principal cities in the Hellenic world. It was Romanized and remained a great capital until the earthquake of 365. A thousand years of history is written into its ruins, which have been famous since the 18th century.
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Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
Lib خمس،
فرهنگی: LibArc (i)(ii)(iii)
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Leptis Magna was enlarged and embellished by Septimius Severus, who was born there and later became emperor. It was one of the most beautiful cities of the Roman Empire, with its imposing public monuments, harbour, market-place, storehouses, shops and residential districts.
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Archaeological Site of Sabratha
Lib استان زاویه،
فرهنگی: LibArc (iii)
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A Phoenician trading-post that served as an outlet for the products of the African hinterland, Sabratha was part of the short-lived Numidian Kingdom of Massinissa before being Romanized and rebuilt in the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D.
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غدامس
Lib استان نالوت،
فرهنگی: LibGha (v)
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Ghadamès, known as the pearl of the desert, stands in an oasis. It is one of the oldest pre-Saharan cities and an outstanding example of a traditional settlement.
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محوطه سنگ‌نگاره‌های تدرارت اکاکوس
Lib فزان،
فرهنگی: LibRoc (iii)
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The rocky massif has thousands of cave paintings in very different styles, dating from 12,000 BCE to 100 CE.
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Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
Mauritania Ouadane,Chinguetti,Tichitt,and Oualata,
فرهنگی: MauAnc (iii)(iv)(v)
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Founded in the 11th and 12th centuries to serve the caravans crossing the Sahara, these trading and religious centres became focal points of Islamic culture. They have managed to preserve an urban fabric that evolved between the 12th and 16th centuries.
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Banc dArguin National Park
Mauritania نوادیبوand Azefal,
طبیعی: MauBan (ix)(x)
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The park consists of ریگ‌روانs, coastal swamps, small islands, and shallow bodies of water, all bordering the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Birds are often found to migrate in the area, accompanied by various species of sea turtles and dolphins, whose presence fishermen often use to attract fish.
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ولیلی
Mor مکناس تافیلالت،
فرهنگی: MorArc (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
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The important روم باستان outpost of Volubilis was founded in the 3rd century BCE to become the capital of موریتانی. It contained many buildings, the remains of which have survived extensively to this day.
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مکناس
Mor مکناس تافیلالت،
فرهنگی: MorHis (iv)
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The former capital was founded in the 11th century and turned into an impressive city in Spanish-Moorish style during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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آیت بن حدو
Mor سوس ماسه درعه،
فرهنگی: MorKsa (iv)(v)
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The ksar is a group of earthen building surrounded by high walls, a traditional pre-Saharan habitat.
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صویره
Mor مراکش تانسیفت الحوز،
فرهنگی: MorEss (ii)(iv)
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The fortified seaport built during the late 18th century has a mix of North African and European architecture, and been a major trading hub between Sahara and Europe.
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فاس
Mor Fez,
فرهنگی: MorMedinaofFez (ii)(v)
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The former capital was founded in the 9th century and features the worlds oldest university. The urban fabric and principal monuments date from the 13th and 14th centuries.
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مراکش
Mor مراکش تانسیفت الحوز،
فرهنگی: MorMedinaofMarra (i)(ii)(iv)(v)
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The town was founded in the 1070s and remained a political, economic and cultural center for a long time. Monuments from that period include the Koutoubia Mosque, the kasbah and the battlements. The city also has newer architectural jewels, including palaces.
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تطوان
Mor طنجه تطوان،
Cultural: MorMedinaofTet (ii)(iv)(v)
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Moroccos most complete medina served as the main point of contact between Morocco and اندلس during the 8th century. After the سقوط آندلس، the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees.
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الجدیده
Mor دکاله عبده،
فرهنگی: MorPor (ii)(iv)
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The fortification was built in رنسانس military design in the early 16th century, and taken over by Morocco in 1769. Surviving Portugese buildings include the cistern and a معماری گوتیک church.
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman
Omn منطقه شرقیه and باطنه Regions,
فرهنگی: OmnAfl (v)
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The property includes five aflaj irrigation systems and is representative of some 3,000 such systems still in use in Oman. The origins of this system of irrigation may date back to AD 500, but archaeological evidence suggests that irrigation systems existed in this extremely arid area as early as 2500 BC.
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
Omn استان ظاهره،
فرهنگی: OmnArc (iii)(iv)
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The protohistoric site of Bat lies near a palm grove in the interior of the Sultanate of Oman. Together with the neighbouring sites, it forms the most complete collection of settlements and necropolises from the 3rd millennium B.C. in the world.
Land of Frankincense
Omn استان ظفار،
فرهنگی: OmnArc (iii)(iv)
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The frankincense trees of Wadi Dawkah and the remains of the caravan oasis of Shisr/Wubar and the affiliated ports of Khor Rori and Al-Baleed vividly illustrate the trade in frankincense that flourished in this region for many centuries, as one of the most important trading activities of the ancient and medieval world.
مداین صالح
Sau استان مدینه،
فرهنگی: SauAlh (ii)(iii)
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Formerly known as Hegra it is the largest conserved site of the civilization of the Nabataeans south of Petra in Jordan. It features well-preserved monumental tombs with decorated facades dating from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD.
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درعیه
Sau استان ریاض،
فرهنگی: SauAtt (ii)(iii)
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Diriyah was the first capital of the Saudi Dynasty, in the heart of the Arabian Penisula, north-west of Riyadh. It includes the remains of many palaces and an urban ensemble built on the edge of the ad-Dir’iyah oasis.
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Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe
Sdn River Nile State,
فرهنگی: SdnArc (ii)(iii)(iv)(v)
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The site, a semi-desert landscape between the Nile and Atbara rivers, was the heartland of the Kingdom of Kush, a major power from the 8th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D.
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Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
Sdn Northern State,
فرهنگی: SdnGeb (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
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The five sites in the نیل feature temples that are a testimony to the Napatan (900–270 BCE) and Meroitic (270 BCE – 350 CE) cultures.
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حلب
Syr استان حلب،
فرهنگی: SyrAnc (iii)(iv)
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Located at the crossroads of several trade routes from the 2nd millennium B.C. , Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes and Ottomans.
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بصری
Syr استان درعا،
فرهنگی: SyrAnc (i)(iii)(vi)
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Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, was an important stopover on the ancient caravan route to Mecca. A magnificent 2nd-century Roman theatre, early Christian ruins and several mosques are found within its great walls.
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دمشق
Syr استان دمشق،
فرهنگی: SyrAnc (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
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Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C. , Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace.
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Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
Syr
فرهنگی: SyrAnc (iii)(iv)(v)
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Some 40 villages grouped in eight parks situated in north-western Syria provide remarkable testimony to rural life in late Antiquity and during the Byzantine period.
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دژ کردان and قلعه صلاح‌الدین ایوبی
Syr استان حمص and استان لاذقیه Governorates,
فرهنگی: SyrCra (ii)(iv)
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These two castles represent the most significant examples illustrating the exchange of influences and documenting the evolution of fortified architecture in the Near East during the time of the Crusades (11th - 13th centuries).
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پالمیرا
Syr استان حمص،
فرهنگی: SyrAnc (i)(ii)(iv)
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An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world.
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Amphitheatre of El Jem
Tun استان مهدیه،
فرهنگی: TunEld (iv)(vi)
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The Amphitheatre of El Jem, built during the 3rd century, is North Africas largest coliseum with a capacity of 35,000 spectators, and "illustrates the grandeur and extent of Imperial Rome."
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کارتاژ
Tun استان تونس،
فرهنگی: TunArc (ii)(iii)(vi)
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Founded in the 9th century BCE, Carthage was developed into a trading empire spanning the مدیترانه، and was, according to UNESCO, "home to a brilliant civilization." The city was destroyed in 146 BCE in the جنگ‌های پونیک at the hands of the Romans, but was later rebuilt by these.
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Dougga / Thugga
TunBe استان باجه،
فرهنگی: TunDou (ii)(iii)
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The site features the ruins of Dougga, a former capital of a لیبی–Punic state, which flourished under روم باستان and the امپراتوری روم شرقی، but declined in the Islamic period.
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دریاچه اشکل
TunBi استان بنزرت،
طبیعی: TunIch (x)
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دریاچه اشکل and the surrounding wetlands is a major stopover for hundreds of thousands of migrating bird, including اردکs, غاز، لک‌لکs and فلامینگوs. Ichkeul is the last remaining lake in a chain that once extended across North Africa.
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قیروان
Tun استان قیروان،
فرهنگی: TunKai (i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)
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The city was founded in 670 and flourished as a capital in the 9th century. Its heritage includes the مسجد جامع قیروان and the Mosque of the Three Gates.
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سوسه
Tun استان سوسه،
فرهنگی: TunMedinaofSou (iii)(iv)(v)
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The city was an important commercial and military port during the 9th century and a typical example of a town dating from the first centuries of Islam.
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تونس
Tun استان تونس،
فرهنگی: TunMedinaofTun (ii)(iii)(v)
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The medina contains 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, مدرسه (روستا) and fourtains, testifying to Tunis golden age from the 12th to the 16th century.
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Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis
Tun استان نابل،
فرهنگی: TunPun (iii)
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The city was abandoned in 250 BCE during the اولین جنگ کارتاژ، and remains the only example of a فنیقی‌ها–Punic settlement.
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زبیده
Yem حدیده (استان),
فرهنگی: YemHis (iii)
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Zabid was the capital of Yemen from the 13th to the 15th century. The city played an important role in the Arab and Muslim world for many centuries because of its Islamic university.
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صنعا
Yem Sana Governorate,
فرهنگی: YemOld (iv)(v)(vi)
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Sana’a has been inhabited for more than 2,500 years. In the 7th and 8th centuries the city became a major centre for the propagation of Islam. This religious and political heritage can be seen in the 103 mosques, 14 hammams and over 6,000 houses, all built before the 11th century.
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شبام
Yem حضرموت،
فرهنگی: YemOld (iii)(iv)(v)
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The 16th-century city of Shibam is one of the oldest and best examples of urban planning based on the principle of vertical construction.
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سقطرا
Yem حضرموت،
طبیعی: YemSoc (x)
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Socotra Archipelago, in the northwest Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden, is 250 km long and comprises four islands and two rocky islets which appear as a prolongation of the Horn of Africa. The site is of universal importance because of its biodiversity with rich and distinct flora and fauna.