United Arab Emirates

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (1)

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Sites on the Tentative List (8)

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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)

News (3)

• UAE, UNESCO and Iraq Conclude Historic $50m Partnership to Reconstruct Mosul’s Iconic al-Nouri Mosque and al-Hadba Minaret Monday, 23 April 2018
• In Abu Dhabi, UNESCO Director-General calls for renewed commitment to protect heritage under attack Saturday, 3 December 2016
• Nine members elected to World Heritage Committee Monday, 7 November 2011

Events (2)

• 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