United Arab Emirates

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (1)

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Sites on the Tentative List (12)

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• Settlement and Cemetery of Umm an-Nar Island (2012)
• Sir Bu Nair Island (2012)
• Khor Dubai (2012)
• Ed-Dur Site (2012)
• Al Bidya Mosque (2012)
• Sharjah: the Gate to Trucial States (2014)
• The Cultural Landscape of the Central Region in the Emirate of Sharjah (2018)
• Abu Dhabi Sabkha (2018)
• The Cultural Landscape of Dhayah (2020)
• The pearl trading town of Jazirat Al-Hamra (2020)

• Mosul rising – UNESCO launches an international architectural competition to rebuild Al-Nouri mosque 17-Nov-2020
• UAE, UNESCO and Iraq Conclude Historic $50m Partnership to Reconstruct Mosul’s Iconic al-Nouri Mosque and al-Hadba Minaret 23-Apr-2018
• In Abu Dhabi, UNESCO Director-General calls for renewed commitment to protect heritage under attack 03-Dec-2016
• Nine members elected to World Heritage Committee 07-Nov-2011

• International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.) 08-Jun-2013-17-Jun-2013
• International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Integrity for Cultural Heritage 12-Mar-2012-14-Mar-2012