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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to culturalornatural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] United Arab Emirates accepted the convention on May 11 2001, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2024, The United Arab Emirates have only one World Heritage Site, Al Ain, which was inscribed in 2011. [2]

Location of sites[edit]

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Location of World Heritage Sites in  United Arab Emirates

List of sites[edit]

Name Image Location Criteria Year Description
Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) Emirate of Abu Dhabi

24°13′24″N 55°43′22″E / 24.2232°N 55.7229°E / 24.2232; 55.7229 (Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site)

Cultural (iii) (iv) (v) 2011 Situated in a desert region, Al Ain has been occupied since the Neolithic period, hosting stone tombs from the 3rd millennium BCE, wells, adobe constructions and one of the oldest examples of the aflaj irrigation system at Bidaa Bint Saud.[3]

Tentative List[edit]

Site Image Location Criteria Area
ha (acre)
 Year of submission Description
Settlement and Cemetery of Umm an-Nar Island Emirate of Abu Dhabi

24°26′23″N 54°30′51″E / 24.43969°N 54.51425°E / 24.43969; 54.51425 (Gulf of Fonseca)

Cultural 2012 [4]
Sir Abu Nu'ayr Emirate of Sharjah

25°08′13″N 54°08′29″E / 25.137°N 54.1414°E / 25.137; 54.1414 (Sir Abu Nu'ayr)

Natural 2012 [5]
Khor Dubai Emirate of Dubai

25°10′39″N 55°20′56″E / 25.1776°N 55.3488°E / 25.1776; 55.3488 (Khor Dubai)

Cultural (ii) (iii) (v) 2012 [6]
Ed-Dur Site Emirate of Umm Al Quwain

25°20′N 35°33′E / 25.33°N 35.55°E / 25.33; 35.55 (Ed-Dur)

Cultural 2012 [7]
Al Bidya Mosque Emirate of Fujairah

14°16′00″N 89°31′00″W / 14.266667°N 89.516667°W / 14.266667; -89.516667 (Al Badiyah Mosque)

Cultural 2012 [8]
Sharjah: the Gate to Trucial States Emirate of Sharjah

13°46′00″N 88°05′00″W / 13.766667°N 88.083333°W / 13.766667; -88.083333 (Sharjah)

Cultural (v) 2014 [9]
Abu Dhabi Sabkha Emirate of Abu Dhabi

24°46′00″N 54°05′00″E / 24.766667°N 54.083333°E / 24.766667; 54.083333 (Abu Dhabi Sabkha)

Natural (viii) 2018 [10]
The Cultural Landscape of Dhayah Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah

25°32′N 56°02′E / 25.53°N 56.03°E / 25.53; 56.03 (Dhayah)

Cultural (v) 2020 [11]


References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to List of World Heritage Sites in the United Arab Emirates.
  1. ^ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  • ^ "United Arab Emirates". UNESCO. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  • ^ "Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)". UNESCO. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  • ^ "Settlement and Cemetery of Umm an-Nar Island". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  • ^ "Sir Abu Nu'ayr". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  • ^ "Khor Dubai". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  • ^ "Ed-Dur". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  • ^ "Al Badiya Mosque". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  • ^ "Sharjah: the Gate to Trucial States". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  • ^ "Abu Dhabi Sabkha". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  • ^ "Dhayah". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-07-08.

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