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Cultural
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Natural
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Year Name of the property Country Type Region Property (ha) ID
1982 Old Walled City of Shibam YE C ARB 0 192
1986 Old City of Sana'a YE C ARB 0 385
1987 Bahla Fort OM C ARB 0 433
1988 Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn OM C ARB 0 434
1993 Historic Town of Zabid YE C ARB 0 611
1994 Arabian Oryx Sanctuary Delisted 2007 OM N ARB 2,750,000 654
2000 Land of Frankincense OM C ARB 850 1010
2006 Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman OM C ARB 1,456 1207
2008 Hegra Archaeological Site (al-Hijr / Madā ͐ in Ṣāliḥ) SA C ARB 1,621 1293
2008 Socotra Archipelago YE N ARB 410,460 1263
2010 At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah SA C ARB 29 1329
2011 Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) AE C ARB 4,945 1343
2014 Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah SA C ARB 18 1361
2015 Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia SA C ARB 2,044 1472
2018 Al-Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape SA C ARB 8,544 1563
2018 Ancient City of Qalhat OM C ARB 76 1537
2021 Ḥimā Cultural Area SA C ARB 242 1619
2023 ‘Uruq Bani Ma’arid SA N ARB 1,276,500 1699
2023 Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib YE C ARB 375 1700
2024 The Cultural Landscape of Al-Faw Archaeological Area SA C ARB 4,848 1712
2025 Faya Palaeolandscape AE C ARB 29 1735
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