Israel

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (7)

Cultural

• Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (2008)
• Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (2005)
• Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (2005)
• Masada (2001)
• Old City of Acre (2001)
• Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (2012)
• White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (2003)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List (18)

• Triple-arch Gate at Dan & Sources of the Jordan (2000)
• Early Synagogues in the Galilee (2000)
• The Galilee Journeys of Jesus & the Apostles (2000)
• Sea of Galilee & its Ancient Sites (2000)
• Horvat Minnim (2000)
• Arbel (arbel, nebe shueb, horns of hittim) (2000)
• Degania & Nahalal (2000)
• Bet She'an (2000)
• Caesarea (2000)
• White Mosque in Ramle (2000)
• Jerusalem* (2000)
• Region of the Caves & Hiding: bet Guvrin-Maresha (2000)
• Makhteshim Country (2001)
• Mount Karkom (2000)
• Timna (2000)
• The Crusader Fortresses (2000)
• Beth She'arim (2002)
• The Great Rift Valley - migratory routes - The Hula (2004)

News

• Three new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Tuesday, July 8, 2008
• UNESCO Director-General launches “heritage alert” for the Middle East Friday, August 11, 2006
• Results of the election to the World Heritage Committee Monday, October 10, 2005

Events

• International Expert meeting on World Heritage and buffer zones Mar 11, 2008 - Mar 14, 2008
• International Conference on Four Modern Cities: Brasilia - Chandigarh - Le Havre - Tel Aviv Sep 13, 2007 - Sep 14, 2007
• Indo-Israel workshop on the management of World Heritage sites and Jewish heritage in India May 1, 2006 - May 3, 2006
• Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites Sep 24, 1997 - Jun 30, 1998

• H. E. Mr Nimrod Barkan
  Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of Israel to UNESCO
  
• Israel National Commission for UNESCO
  Web Site: http://www.education.gov.il/unesco