There are 99 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Middle East. You can learn more about each of these sites below:
Bahrain
- Ancient Qal’at al-Bahrain Harbor City and Capital of Dilmun
- Muharraq Island, Qal’at Bu Mahir Fortress, And Coastal And Offshore Pearling Sites
Cyprus
- Castel del Monte
- Choirokoitia
- Painted Churches in the Troodos Region
- Paphos
Egypt
- Abu Mena
- Ancient Thebes with Its Necropolis
- Historic Cairo
- The Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
- Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
- Saint Catherine Area
- Wadi Al-Hitan or Whale Valley
Iran
- Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
- Bam and its Cultural Landscape
- Bisotun
- Cultural Landscape of Maymand
- Gonbad-e Q?bus
- Golestan Palace
- Lut Desert
- Masjed-e J?mé of Isfahan
- Naqsh-e Jahan Square
- Pasargadae
- Persepolis
- Shahr-e Sukhteh
- Sheikh Safi al-din Kh?neg?h and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
- Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
- Soltaniyeh
- Susa
- Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
- Takht-e Soleyman
- Tchogha Zanbil
- The Persian Garden
- The Persian Qanat
- Historic City of Yazd
Iraq
- Ashur (Qal’at Sherqat)
- Erbil Citadel
- Hatra
- Samarra Archaeological City
- The Ahwar of Southern Iraq
Israel
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
- Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves
- Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev
- Masada
- Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal
- Old City of Acre
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
- White City of Tel-Aviv — the Modern Movement
Jordan
- Al-Maghtas
- Petra
- Qasr Amra
- Umm ar-Rasas
- Wadi Rum
Lebanon
- Anjar
- Baalbek
- Byblos
- Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)
- Tyre
Oman
- Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman
- Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
- Bahla Fort
- Land of Frankincense
Palestine
- Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem
- Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
- Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir
Qatar
- Al Zubarah
Saudi Arabia
- Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madain Salih)
- At-Turaif District In ad-Dir’iyah
- Historic Jeddah
- Rock Art Of The Hail Region
Syria
- Ancient City of Aleppo
- Ancient City of Bosra
- Ancient City of Damascus
- Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
- Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
- Site of Palmyra
Turkey
- Aphrodisias
- Archaeological Site of Ani
- Archaeological Site of Troy
- Bursa and Cumal?k?z?k: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire
- City of Safranbolu
- Diyarbak?r Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
- Ephesus
- Great Mosque and Hospital of Divri?i
- Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
- Historic Areas of Istanbul
- Nemrut Da?
- Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük
- Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape
- Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
- Xanthos-Letoon
- Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale
United Arab Emirates
- Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)
Yemen
- Historic Town Of Zabid
- Old City Of Sana’a
- Old Walled City Of Shibam
- Socotra
View my complete list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.