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The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 71 World Heritage Sites in 17 countries (also called "state parties") of Western Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Yemen. Kuwait is the only country in the region that does not have any World Heritage Sites.[1][2]
In this region, Iran is home to the most inscribed sites with 17 sites.[3] The first sites to be recognized by UNESCO from the region were Persepolis, Meidan Emam, Esfahan, Tchogha Zanbil (Iran) and the Ancient City of Damascus (Syria).[4] Each year, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee may inscribe new sites on the list, or delist sites that that no longer meet the criteria. Selection is based on ten criteria: six for cultural heritage (i-vi) and four for natural heritage (vii-x).[5] Some sites, designated "mixed sites," represent both cultural and natural heritage. In Western Asia, there are 67 cultural, 1 natural, and 3 mixed sites.[3]
The World Heritage Committee may also specify that a site is endangered, citing "conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage List." Seven sites in this region are currently listed as endangered, one site (Bahla Fort) has been listed previously and possible danger listing has been considered by UNESCO in a number of other cases.[6]
Contents
1 Legend
2 Inscribed sites
3 Notes
4 References
Legend
The table is sortable by column by clicking on the

at the top of the appropriate column; alphanumerically for the Site, Area, and Year columns; by state party for the Location column; and by criteria type for the Criteria column. Transborder sites sort at the bottom.
Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation[3]
Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates
Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee[5]
Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO
Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List
Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable
Inscribed sites
+ In danger
Site
Image
Location
Criteria
Area
ha (acre)
Year
Description
Refs
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman

Sharqiyah and Batinah Regions,

Oman
22°59?56?N 57°32?10?E / 22.99889°N 57.53611°E
Cultural:
(v)
1,456 (3,600); buffer zone 16,404 (40,540)
2006
[7]
Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)


Al Madinah Province,

Saudi Arabia
26°47?1?N 37°57?18?E / 26.78361°N 37.95500°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)
1,621 (4,010); buffer zone 1,659 (4,100)
2008
[8]
Al Zubarah Archaeological Site

Madinat ash Shamal,

Qatar
25°58?41?N 51°1?47?E / 25.97806°N 51.02972°E
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v)
416 (1,030); buffer zone 7,196 (17,780)
2013
[9]
Ancient City of Aleppo

Aleppo Governorate,

Syria
36°14?0?N 37°10?0?E / 36.23333°N 37.16667°E
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
350 (860)
1986
[10]
Ancient City of Bosra

Daraa Governorate,

Syria
32°31?5?N 36°28?54?E / 32.51806°N 36.48167°E
Cultural:
(i)(iii)(vi)
--
1980
[11]
Ancient City of Damascus

Damascus Governorate,

Syria
33°30?41?N 36°18?23?E / 33.51139°N 36.30639°E
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
86 (210)
1979
[12]
Ancient Villages of Northern Syria


Syria
36°20?3?N 36°50?39?E / 36.33417°N 36.84417°E
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v)
12,290 (30,400)
2011
[13]
Anjar

Beqaa Governorate,

Lebanon
33°43?33?N 35°55?47?E / 33.72583°N 35.92972°E
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
--
1984
[14]
Archaeological Site of Troy

Çanakkale Province,

Turkey
39°57?23?N 26°14?20?E / 39.95639°N 26.23889°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(vi)
158 (390)
1998
[15]
Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
--
Ad Dhahirah Region,

Oman
23°16?11?N 56°44?42?E / 23.26972°N 56.74500°E
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
--
1988
[16]
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran

West Azerbaijan,

Iran
38°58?44?N 45°28?24?E / 38.97889°N 45.47333°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(vi)
129 (320); buffer zone 655 (1,620)
2008
including: St Thaddeus Monastery, St Stepanos Monastery, Chapel of Dzordzor, Chapel of Chupan, Church of the Holy Mother of God
[17]
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)

Salah ad Din Governorate,

Iraq
35°27?32?N 43°15?35?E / 35.45889°N 43.25972°E
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
70 (170); buffer zone 100 (250)
2003
[18]
[19]
At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah

Riyadh Province,

Saudi Arabia
24°44?3?N 46°34?21?E / 24.73417°N 46.57250°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)
29 (72)
2008
[20]
Baalbek

Beqaa Governorate,

Lebanon
34°0?25?N 36°12?18?E / 34.00694°N 36.20500°E
Cultural:
(i)(iv)
--
1984
[21]
Bahá'i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee

Haifa and North District,

Israel
32°49?46?N 34°58?18?E / 32.82944°N 34.97167°E
Cultural:
(iii)(vi)
63 (160); buffer zone 255 (630)
2008
[22]
Bahla Fort

Ad Dakhiliyah Region,

Oman
22°57?51?N 57°18?4?E / 22.96417°N 57.30111°E
Cultural:
(iv)
--
1987
[23]
Bam and its Cultural Landscape

Kerman,

Iran
29°07?00.68?N 58°22?06.51?E / 29.1168556°N 58.3684750°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)
--
2004
[24]
Biblical tells - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba


Israel
32°35?50?N 35°10?56?E / 32.59722°N 35.18222°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
96 (240); buffer zone 604 (1,490)
2005
[25]
Bisotun

Kermanshah,

Iran
34°23?18?N 47°26?12?E / 34.38833°N 47.43667°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)
187 (460); buffer zone 361 (890)
2006
[26]
Bursa and Cumal?k?z?k: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire

City of Bursa and village of Cumal?k?z?k, Bursa Province,

Turkey
40°11?5.03?N 29°3?44.41?E / 40.1847306°N 29.0623361°E
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
193 (480)
2014
[27]
Byblos

Mount Lebanon Governorate,

Lebanon
34°7?9?N 35°38?51?E / 34.11917°N 35.64750°E
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(vi)
--
1984
[28]
Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves

Southern District,

Israel
31°36?0?N 34°53?44?E / 31.60000°N 34.89556°E
Cultural:
(V)
259 (640)
2014
[29]
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots

Armavir Province,

Armenia
40°9?33.5?N 44°17?42.5?E / 40.159306°N 44.295139°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)
74 (180)
2000
[30]
Choirokoitia

Larnaca District,

Cyprus
34°47?54?N 33°20?36?E / 34.79833°N 33.34333°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)
--

1998
[31]
Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem

Bethlehem Governorate,

Palestine
31°42?15.50?N 35°12?27.50?E / 31.7043056°N 35.2076389°E
Cultural:
(iv), (vi)
2.98 (7.4)
2012
[32][33]
Citadel of Arbil(Erbil citadel)


Iraqi Kurdistan
36°11?28?N 44°0?33?E / 36.19111°N 44.00917°E
Cultural:
(iv)
16 (40); buffer zone 268 (660)
2014
[34]
City of Safranbolu

City and district of Safranbolu, Karabük Province,

Turkey
41°15?36?N 32°41?23?E / 41.26000°N 32.68972°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iv)(v)
193 (480)
1994
[35]
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din

Homs and Latakia Governorates,

Syria
34°46?54?N 36°15?47?E / 34.78167°N 36.26306°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iv)
9 (22)
2006
[36]
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)


United Arab Emirates
24°4?4?N 55°48?23?E / 24.06778°N 55.80639°E
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v)
4,945 (12,220); buffer zone 7,605 (18,790)
2011
[37]
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

Garadagh and Absheron districts,

Azerbaijan
40°7?30?N 49°22?30?E / 40.12500°N 49.37500°E
Cultural:
(iii)
537 (1,330); buffer zone 3,096 (7,650)
2007
[38]
Golestan Palace

Tehran,

Iran
35°40?49.32?N 51°25?13.84?E / 35.6803667°N 51.4205111°E
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
5.3 (13); buffer zone 26 (64)
2013
[39]
Gonbad-e Qabus

Golestan,

Iran
37°15?28.9?N 55°10?8.4?E / 37.258028°N 55.169000°E
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
1.48 (3.7); buffer zone 18 (44)
2012
[40]
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divri?i

city and district of Divri?i, Sivas Province,

Turkey
39°22?25?N 38°7?25?E / 39.37361°N 38.12361°E
Cultural:
(i)(iv)
2,016 (4,980)
1985
[41]
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia

Nev?ehir Province in Central Anatolia Region,

Turkey
38°40?0?N 34°51?0?E / 38.66667°N 34.85000°E
Mixed:
(i)(iii)(v)(vii)
9,576 (23,660)
1985
[42]
Hatra

Ninawa Governorate,

Iraq
35°35?17?N 42°43?6?E / 35.58806°N 42.71833°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
324 (800)
1985
[43]
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital

Sungurlu, Çorum Province,

Turkey
40°0?50?N 34°37?14?E / 40.01389°N 34.62056°E
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
near Goght, Kotayk Province,

Armenia
40°9?32?N 44°47?48?E / 40.15889°N 44.79667°E
Cultural:
(ii)
2.70 (6.7)
2000
[58]
Nemrut Da?

Adiyaman Province,

Turkey
38°2?12?N 38°45?49?E / 38.03667°N 38.76361°E
Cultural:
(i)(iii)(iv)
11 (27)
1987
[59]
Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük

Central Anatolia Region,

Turkey
37°40?0?N 32°49?41?E / 37.66667°N 32.82806°E
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
37 (91); buffer zone 111 (270)
2012
[60]
Old City of Acre

Western Galilee,

Israel
32°55?42?N 35°5?2?E / 32.92833°N 35.08389°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(v)
63 (160)
2001
[61]
Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape

Bergama, Izmir Province

Turkey
39°7?33?N 27°10?48?E / 39.12583°N 27.18000°E
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
333 (820); buffer zone 477 (1,180)
2014
[62]
Old City of Sana'a

Sana'a Governorate,

Yemen
15°21?20?N 44°12?29?E / 15.35556°N 44.20806°E
Cultural:
(iv)(v)(vi)
--
1986
[63]
Shahr-e Sukhteh

Sistan and Baluchestan Province,

Iran
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)
1,456 (3,600); buffer zone 2,200 (5,400)
2014
[64]
Old Walled City of Shibam

Hadhramaut Governorate,

Yemen
15°55?37?N 48°37?36?E / 15.92694°N 48.62667°E
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)(v)
--
1982
[65]
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)

North Lebanon Governorate,

Lebanon
34°14?36?N 36°2?56?E / 34.24333°N 36.04889°E
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
--
1998
[66]
Painted Churches in the Troodos Region

Troodos Mountains, Limassol and Nicosia Districts,

Cyprus
34°55?13?N 33°5?45?E / 34.92028°N 33.09583°E
Cultural:
(iii)(vi)
--
1985[nb 2]
[67]
[68]
Paphos

Paphos District,

Cyprus
34°45?30?N 32°24?20?E / 34.75833°N 32.40556°E
Cultural:
(iii)(vi)
--
1980
[69]
Pasargadae

Pars,

Iran
30°11?38?N 53°10?2?E / 30.19389°N 53.16722°E
Cultural:
(1)(ii)(iii)(iv)
160 (400); buffer zone 7,127 (17,610)
2004
[70]
Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy

Muharraq Governorate,

Bahrain
26°14?28.608?N 50°36?48.636?E / 26.24128000°N 50.61351000°E
Cultural:
(iii)
35,087 (86,700); buffer zone 95,876 (236,910)
2012
[71]
Persepolis

Fars,

Iran
29°56?4?N 52°52?25?E / 29.93444°N 52.87361°E
Cultural:
(i)(iii)(vi)
13 (32)
1979
[72]
Petra

Ma'an Governorate,

Jordan
30°19?50?N 35°26?36?E / 30.33056°N 35.44333°E
Cultural:
(i)(iii)(iv)
--
1985
[73]
Qal'at al-Bahrain - Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun

Northern Governorate,

Bahrain
26°13?59?N 50°31?20?E / 26.23306°N 50.52222°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)
32 (79); buffer zone 1,238 (3,060)
2005[nb 3]
[74]
[75]
Quseir Amra

Zarqa Governorate,

Jordan
31°48?7?N 36°35?9?E / 31.80194°N 36.58583°E
Cultural:
(i)(iii)(iv)
--
1985
[76]
Samarra Archaeological City

Salah ad Din Governorate,

Iraq
34°20?28?N 43°49?25?E / 34.34111°N 43.82361°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)
15,058 (37,210); buffer zone 31,414 (77,630)
2007
[77]
[78]
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex

Edirne, East Thrace,

Turkey
41°40?40?N 26°33?34?E / 41.67778°N 26.55944°E
Cultural:
(i)(iv)
2.50 (6.2); buffer zone 38 (94)
2011
[79]
Sheikh Safi al-din Kh?neg?h and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil

Ardabil, Ardabil Province,

Iran
38°14?55?N 48°17?29?E / 38.24861°N 48.29139°E
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iv)
2.14 (5.3); buffer zone 13 (32)
2010
[80]
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

Khuzestan,

Iran
32°1?7?N 48°50?9?E / 32.01861°N 48.83583°E
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(v)
240 (590); buffer zone 1,572 (3,880)
2009
[81]
Site of Palmyra

Homs Governorate,

Syria
34°33?15?N 38°16?0?E / 34.55417°N 38.26667°E
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iv)
0.36 (0.89)
1980
[82]
Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me'arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves

Mount Carmel,

Israel
32°40?12?N 34°57?55?E / 32.67000°N 34.96528°E
Cultural:
(iii)(v)
54 (130); buffer zone 370 (910)
2012
[83]
Socotra Archipelago

Hadhramaut Governorate,

Yemen
12°30?N 53°50?E / 12.500°N 53.833°E
Natural:
(x)
410,460 (1,014,300); buffer zone 1,740,958 (4,302,000)
2008
[84]
Soltaniyeh

Zanjan,

Iran
36°26?7?N 48°47?48?E / 36.43528°N 48.79667°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)
790 (2,000); buffer zone 350 (860)
2005
[85]
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex

Tabriz,

Iran
38°4?53?N 46°17?35?E / 38.08139°N 46.29306°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(iv)
29 (72); buffer zone 75 (190)
2010
[86]
Takht-e Soleyman

West Azerbaijan,

Iran
36°36?14?N 47°14?6?E / 36.60389°N 47.23500°E
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
10 (25); buffer zone 7,438 (18,380)
2003
[87]
Tchogha Zanbil

Khuzestan,

Iran
32°5?0?N 48°32?0?E / 32.08333°N 48.53333°E
Cultural:
(iii)(iv)
--
1979
[88]
The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

Jerusalem,

Israel
31°47?0?N 35°13?0?E / 31.78333°N 35.21667°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)(vi)
--
1981
[89]
[90]
[91]
The Persian Garden

Pars,

Iran
30°10?0?N 53°10?0?E / 30.16667°N 53.16667°E
Cultural:
(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
716 (1,770); buffer zone 9,740 (24,100)
2011
including 9 selected gardens in Iran: Pasargadae, Chehel Sotoun, Fin, Eram, Shazdeh, Dolatabad, Abbasabad, Akbarieh, Pahlevanpour
[92]
Tyre

South Lebanon Governorate,

Lebanon
33°16?15?N 35°11?46?E / 33.27083°N 35.19611°E
Cultural:
(iii)(vi)
154 (380)
1984
[93]
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)

Madaba Governorate,

Jordan
31°30?6?N 35°55?14?E / 31.50167°N 35.92056°E
Cultural:
(i)(iv)(vi)
24 (59); buffer zone 90 (220)
2005
[94]
Wadi Rum Protected Area

Aqaba Governorate,

Jordan
29°38?N 35°26?E / 29.633°N 35.433°E
Mixed:
(iii)(v)(vii)
74,180 (183,300); buffer zone 59,177 (146,230)
2011
[95]
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower

Absheron Peninsula,

Azerbaijan
40°22?0?N 49°50?0?E / 40.36667°N 49.83333°E
Cultural:
(iv)
22 (54)
2000
[96]
White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement

Tel Aviv,

Israel
32°4?0?N 34°47?0?E / 32.06667°N 34.78333°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iv)
140 (350); buffer zone 197 (490)
2003
[97]
Xanthos-Letoon

, Mu?la and Antalya Provinces,

Turkey
36°20?6?N 29°19?13?E / 36.33500°N 29.32028°E
Cultural:
(ii)(iii)
126 (310); buffer zone 63 (160)
1988
[98]
Notes
^ Extended in 2000 to include the Sanahin Monastery and name change from Monastery of Haghpat to the present name.
^ Extended in 2001 to include the church Metamorfosis tou Sotiros (Transfiguration of the Saviour) in Palaichori.
^ Minor modification of the core zone and enlargement of the buffer zone in 2008.
References
General
"World Heritage Committee: Twenty-fourth session" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
"World Heritage Committee: Twenty-seventh session" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
"World Heritage Committee: Twenty-eighth session" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
"World Heritage Committee: Thirty-first session" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
"World Heritage Committee: Thirty-third session" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
"World Heritage Committee: Thirty-fourth session" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
Notes
^ "Number of World Heritage Properties by region". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ "Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings". Geographical region and composition of each region. United Nations Statistics Division. 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
^ a b c "World Heritage List". UNESCO. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
^ "Number of World Heritage properties inscribed each Year". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
^ a b "The Criteria for Selection". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ "World Heritage in Danger". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
^ "Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Al Zubarah Archaeological Site". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2013.
^ "Ancient City of Aleppo". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Ancient City of Bosra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Ancient City of Damascus". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Ancient Villages of Northern Syria". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Anjar". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Archaeological Site of Troy". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
^ "Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ "Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ 27th session 2003, pp. 123-124
^ "At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Baalbek". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Bahá'i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Bahla Fort". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Bam and its Cultural Landscape". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ "Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Bisotun". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ "Bursa and Cumal?k?z?k: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2014.
^ "Byblos". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Byblos". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Choirokoitia". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ Nativity Church: 1st World Heritage Site under 'Palestine
^ Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem
^ "Erbil Citadel". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2014.
^ "City of Safranbolu". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
^ "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 Dec 2011.
^ "Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 Dec 2011.
^ "Golestan Palace". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ "Gonbad-e Qabus". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ "Great Mosque and Hospital of Divri?i". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
^ "Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
^ "Hatra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Hattusha: the Hittite Capital". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
^ "Hierapolis-Pamukkale". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
^ "Historic Areas of Istanbul". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
^ "Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2014.
^ "Historic Town of Zabid". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ 24th session 2000, pp. 26-27
^ "Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Land of Frankincense". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Choirokoitia". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ Land of Olives and Vines
^ "Masada". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Masjed-e J?mé of Isfahan". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ "Meidan Emam, Esfahan". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ "Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Nemrut Da?". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
^ "Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2013.
^ "Old City of Acre". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2014.
^ "Old City of Sana'a". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Shahr-e S?khté". UNESCO. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^ "Old Walled City of Shibam". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Painted Churches in the Troodos Region". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Decision - 25COM X.B - Painted Churches in the Troodos Region [Extension to include the Church of Ayia Sotira, Palaichori] (Cyprus)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Paphos". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Pasargadae". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ "Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2013.
^ "Persepolis". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ "Petra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Qal'at al-Bahrain - Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Evaluatinos of Cultural Properties: 32nd ordinary session" (PDF). UNESCO. p. 37. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Quseir Amra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Samarra Archaeological City". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ 31st session 2007, pp. 152-153
^ "Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
^ "Sheikh Safi al-din Kh?neg?h and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ "Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ "Site of Palmyra". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me'arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 Jul 2012.
^ "Socotra Archipelago". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Soltaniyeh". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ "Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ "Takht-e Soleyman". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ "Tchogha Zanbil". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ "Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "World Heritage Committee: Sixth session" (PDF). UNESCO. pp. 10-12. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
^ "UNESCO replies to allegations". UNESCO. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
^ "The Persian Garden". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
^ "Tyre". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Wadi Rum Protected Area". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 Dec 2011.
^ "White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 Aug 2011.
^ "Xanthos-Letoon". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011.
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