World Heritage List
1979
- Abu Mena (Egypt)
- Amphitheatre of El Jem (Tunisia)
- Ancient City of Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic)
- Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (Egypt)
- Archaeological Site of Carthage (Tunisia)
- Historic Cairo (Egypt)
- Medina of Tunis (Tunisia)
- Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (Egypt)
- Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (Egypt)
1980
- Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad (Algeria)
- Ancient City of Bosra (Syrian Arab Republic)
- Site of Palmyra (Syrian Arab Republic)
1981
- Medina of Fez (Morocco)
- Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan))
1982
- Archaeological Site of Cyrene (Libya)
- Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna (Libya)
- Archaeological Site of Sabratha (Libya)
- Djémila (Algeria)
- M'Zab Valley (Algeria)
- Old Walled City of Shibam (Yemen)
- Timgad (Algeria)
- Tipasa (Algeria)
1984
1985
- Hatra (Iraq)
- Medina of Marrakesh (Morocco)
- Petra (Jordan)
- Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis (Tunisia)
- Quseir Amra (Jordan)
- Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (Libya)
1986
- Ancient City of Aleppo (Syrian Arab Republic)
- Old City of Sana'a (Yemen)
- Old Town of Ghadamès (Libya)
1987
- Bahla Fort (Oman)
- Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou (Morocco)
1988
- Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn (Oman)
- Kairouan (Tunisia)
- Medina of Sousse (Tunisia)
1992
- Kasbah of Algiers (Algeria)
1993
- Historic Town of Zabid (Yemen)
1996
- Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (Mauritania)
- Historic City of Meknes (Morocco)
1997
- Archaeological Site of Volubilis (Morocco)
- Dougga / Thugga (Tunisia)
- Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) (Morocco)
1998
2000
- Land of Frankincense (Oman)
2001
- Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) (Morocco)
2002
- Saint Catherine Area (Egypt)
2003
2004
- Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) (Morocco)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Jordan)
2005
2006
- Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman (Oman)
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Syrian Arab Republic)
2007
- Samarra Archaeological City (Iraq)
2008
- Hegra Archaeological Site (al-Hijr / Madā ͐ in Ṣāliḥ) (Saudi Arabia)
2010
- At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah (Saudi Arabia)
2011
- Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (Syrian Arab Republic)
- Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe (Sudan)
- Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) (United Arab Emirates)
2012
2013
- Al Zubarah Archaeological Site (Qatar)
2014
- Erbil Citadel (Iraq)
- Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah (Saudi Arabia)
- Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (State of Palestine)
2015
- Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) (Jordan)
- Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia)
2017
- Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town (State of Palestine)
2018
- Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape (Saudi Arabia)
- Ancient City of Qalhat (Oman)
2019
- Babylon (Iraq)
- Dilmun Burial Mounds (Bahrain)
2021
- As-Salt - The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality (Jordan)
- Ḥimā Cultural Area (Saudi Arabia)
2023
- Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan (State of Palestine)
- Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory (Tunisia)
- Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib (Yemen)
- Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli (Lebanon)
2024
- Saint Hilarion Monastery/ Tell Umm Amer (State of Palestine)
- The Cultural Landscape of Al-Faw Archaeological Area (Saudi Arabia)
- Umm Al-Jimāl (Jordan)
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