World Heritage in Yemen

The world heritage in Yemen (as of 2017) includes four UNESCO world heritage sites , including three world cultural heritage sites and one world natural heritage site. Yemen ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1980, and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 1982. The last world heritage site in Yemen to date was registered in 2008, and all three cultural heritage sites are on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger .

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Yemen in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).

 Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Old town of Schibam with the city wall ( location )	1982	K (R)	192	Historic center of the city of Shibam
	Old City of Sanaa ( location )	1988	K (R)	385	Historic center of the city of Sanaa
	Medina of Zabid ( location )	1993	K (R)		Historic center of the city of Zabid
	Socotra Archipelago ( location )	2008	N	1263	The Socotra Archipelago is made up of four islands and two rocks that form the extension of the Horn of Africa . The archipelago is characterized by its unique biodiversity. 37 percent of the 825 plant species to be found there, 90 percent of the reptiles and 95 percent of the snails only occur on these islands. The islands are of great importance as breeding grounds for birds and as a stopover for migratory birds. The maritime biodiversity is also very high.

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list .

Current World Heritage candidates

As of 2017, ten sites are entered in the tentative list of Yemen, the last entry was made in 2002. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year they were included in the tentative list.

 Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Ma'rib Archaeological Site ( Location )	2002	K	1717
	Historic old town of Sa'dah	2002	K	1718
	Historic old town of Thula ( location )	2002	K	1719
	Amiriya Madrasa of Rada'a	2002	K	1720	Madrasa in the city of Rada'a
	Djibla and its surroundings	2002	K	1721
	Jebel Haraz	2002	K / N	1722
	Jebel Bura	2002	K / N	1723
	Coastal area of ​​Balhaf / Burum	2002	K / N	1724
	Hawf area	2002	N	1726
	Sharma / Jethmun coastal area	2002	N	1727

Former World Heritage candidates

These sites were previously on the tentative list, but were withdrawn or rejected by UNESCO. Sites that are included in other entries on the tentative list or that are part of world heritage sites are not taken into account here.

 Map with all coordinates of former World Heritage candidates: OSM

image	designation	year	Type	Ref.	description
	Ancient city of Baraqish ( location )	1989-1996	K
	Al-Ashrafiyya-Mosque and surroundings in Taizz ( location )	1989-1996	K		The Al-Ashrafiyya Mosque in Taizz and its surroundings
	Site of Naynoune Al`Hada	1989-1996	K

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Yemen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Yemen on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Yemen. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 17, 2017 . 
2. ^ Tentative list of Yemen. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 17, 2017 . 
3. ^ Former Tentative Sites of Yemen. In: World Heritage Site. Accessed June 17, 2017 . 

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