List of World Heritage sites in Egypt

This is a list of World Heritage sites in Egypt with properties of cultural and natural heritage in Egypt as inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage list or as on the country's tentative list. As of 2016, eight sites in Egypt are included.[1] In addition to its inscribed sites, Egypt also lists thirty-three properties on its tentative list.[1]

World Heritage sites

  In danger In danger
Site Image Location Criteria Area
ha (acre)
 Year Description
Abu Mena Alexandria Governorate,
 Egypt
30°51′00″N 29°40′00″E / 30.85000°N 29.66667°E / 30.85000; 29.66667		 Cultural:
(iv)		 183 (450) 1979 The ruins of the former Christian holy city contain a church, a baptistery, basilicas, public buildings, streets, monasteries, houses, and workshops, and were built over the tomb of Menas of Alexandria.[2]
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis Luxor Governorate,
 Egypt
25°44′00″N 32°36′00″E / 25.73333°N 32.60000°E / 25.73333; 32.60000		 Cultural:
(i)(iii)(vi)		 7,390 (18,300) 1979 The former capital of Egypt and the city of Amun, Thebes contains temples and palaces at Karnak and Luxor, as well as the necropolises at the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, bearing witness to the height of the Egyptian civilization.[3]
Historic Cairo Cairo Governorate,
 Egypt
30°03′00″N 31°15′40″E / 30.05000°N 31.26111°E / 30.05000; 31.26111		 Cultural:
(i)(v)(vi)		 524 (1,290) 1979 One of the world's oldest Islamic cities and in the middle of urban Cairo, the site dates from the 10th century and reached its golden age in the 14th century. It contains mosques, madrasah, hammams and fountains.[4]
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Cairo Governorate,
 Egypt
30°03′00″N 31°15′40″E / 30.05000°N 31.26111°E / 30.05000; 31.26111		 Cultural:
(i)(v)(vi)		 16,358.52 (40,422.8) 1979 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.[5]
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae Aswan Governorate,
 Egypt
22°20′11″N 31°37′34″E / 22.33639°N 31.62611°E / 22.33639; 31.62611		 Cultural:
(i)(iii)(vi)		 374 (920) 1979 Located along the Nile, the site contains monuments such as the Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae, saved from being submerged by Lake Nasser as a result of the construction of the Aswan Dam.[6]
Saint Catherine Area South Sinai Governorate,
 Egypt
28°33′22″N 33°58′32″E / 28.55611°N 33.97556°E / 28.55611; 33.97556		 Cultural:
(i)(iii)(iv)(vi)		 60,100 (149,000) 2002 The orthodox monastery of Saint Catherine is among the oldest Christian monasteries still in function. Dating from the 6th century, it is positioned near Mount Horeb where, according to the Old Testament, Moses received the Tablets of the Law. The region is sacred for Christians, Muslims and Jews.[7]
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) Faiyum Governorate,
 Egypt
29°20′00″N 30°11′00″E / 29.33333°N 30.18333°E / 29.33333; 30.18333		 Natural:
(viii)		 20,015 (49,460) 2005 Located in western Egypt, Wadi Al-Hitan contains fossil remains of the now extinct Archaeoceti, mapping the evolution of the whales from a land-based to an aquatic mammal.[8]

Tentative list

In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list.[9] As of 2016, Egypt lists thirty-three properties on its tentative list:[1]

Name Date
Siwa archaeological area1994
Temple of Serabit Khadem1994
North Sinai Archaeological Sites Zone1994
Temple of Hator built by Ramses III1994
Dahshour archaeological area1994
El Fayoum : Kom Aushim (Karanis), Dimai (Soknopaiounesos), Qasr Qarun (Dionysias), Batn I hrit (Theadelphia), Byahma-Medinet el Fayoum (Krokodilopolis or Arsinoe), Abgig-Hawara, Seila-Medient Madi (Narmouthis), tell Umm el-Breigat (tebtunis)1994
El-Gendi Fortress1994
Rutho Monastery1994
Wadi Feiran1994
Pharaon Island1994
Dahab1994
Minia1994
Newibah castle1994
Ras Mohammed2002
Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun Nature Reserve2003
Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert2003
Bird Migration Routes2003
Desert Wadis2003
Mountain Chains2003
Great Desert Landscapes2003
Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library2003
Abydos, city of pilgrimage of the Pharaohs2003
Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods2003
Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period2003
Raoudha nilometre in Cairo2003
The monasteries of the Arab Desert and Wadi Natrun2003
Two citadels in Sinai from the Saladin period (Al-Gundi and Pharaoh's island)2003
The An-Nakhl fortress, a stage on the pilgrimage route to Mecca2003
Oasis of Fayoum, hydraulic remains and ancient cultural landscapes2003
Historic quarters and monuments of Rosetta/Rachid2003
Dababiya2008
Helwan Observatory2010
Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases2015

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Egypt". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Abu Mena". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Historic Cairo". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur". UNESCO. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Saint Catherine Area". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Tentative Lists". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
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