Saudi Arabia

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

• Historical Area of Jeddah (2006)
• Turaif Quarter in Al-Diriyyah (2006)

News

• Director-General celebrates inscription of the Madâin Sâlih site on the World Heritage List during official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (16-19 March 2009) Mar 24, 2009
• Slave hideout in Mauritius, Nabataean archaeological site in Saudi Arabia and earthen houses in China inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Jul 6, 2008

Official Relations (UNESCO/ERC)

• H. E. Mr Ziad Bin Abdullah Aldrees
  Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to UNESCO
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
  Web Site: http://www.moe.gov.sa/snc
  Source: UNESCO/ERC

Other sources of information within UNESCO

• UNESCO Worldwide (UNESCO/BPI)
• Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO/CLT/ITH)
• Cultural Heritage Laws Database (UNESCO/CLT/NATLAWS)
• Ratified Convention (UNESCO/LA)
• Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO/SC)
• Documents & Publications (UNESCO/UNESDOC)

Other sources of information

• UNDATA Country Profiles
• FAO Country Profiles (FAO)