World heritage in Egypt

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World Heritage Sites in Egypt

The world heritage in Egypt (as of 2016) includes seven UNESCO world heritage sites , including six world cultural heritage sites and one world natural heritage site. Egypt ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1974, and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 1979. The last world heritage site in Egypt to date was registered in 2005, and one site is on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger .

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Egypt 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 ).

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM

image designation year Type Ref. description
Memphis and its necropolis - the pyramid fields from Giza to Dahshur
Memphis and its necropolis - the pyramid fields from Giza to Dahshur 1979 K 86 From Memphis , the capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, witness extraordinary grave monuments, including rock tombs , mastabas , temples and pyramids . In ancient times, the pyramids of Giza were considered one of the seven wonders of the world.
Ancient Thebes and its city of the dead
Ancient Thebes and its city of the dead 1979 K 87 Thebes , the city of the god Amun , was the capital of Egypt during the Middle and New Kingdom . With the temples and palaces in Karnak and Luxor and the necropolises in the Valley of the Kings and in the Valley of the Queens , Thebes is a striking testimony to the ancient Egyptian civilization at its height.
Nubian monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
Nubian monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae 1979 K 88 This archaeological area contains monuments from Nubia such as the Temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis in Philae .
Historic Cairo
Historic Cairo 1979 K 89 In the middle of the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the oldest Islamic cities in the world with numerous famous mosques, Koran schools, baths and fountains. Founded in the 10th century, it developed into the new center of the Islamic world and reached its heyday in the 14th century.
Abu Mena
Abu Mena 1979 K
(R)
90 Early Christian ruins of Abu Mena (Monastery of St. Menas): the church, baptistery , basilicas, public buildings, streets, cloisters, houses and workshops in this early Christian holy city arose over the tomb of the martyr Menas of Alexandria , who died in 296 AD . died.
Area of ​​the St. Catherine's Monastery
Area of ​​the St. Catherine's Monastery 2002 K 954 The today Greek Orthodox Catherine's Monastery in Sinai in Egypt was founded between 548 and 565 and is the oldest still inhabited monastery in Christianity.
Wadi al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales)
Wadi al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales) 2005 N 1186 The Wadi al-Hitan is a dry valley in the west of Egypt. There are 250 skeletons of whales and other animals.

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . Currently (2016) 33 sites are entered in the tentative list of Egypt, the last entry was made in 2015. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image designation year Type Ref. description
Siwa Archaeological Area
Siwa Archaeological Area 1994 K 186 Archaeological sites of the Siwa Oasis with the Temple of the Amun Oracle in Umm ʿUbeida
Temple of Sarabit al-Chadim
Temple of Sarabit al-Chadim 1994 K 187 archaeological sites in North and South Sinai with the temple of Sarabit al-Chadim in South Sinai and the Catherine's Monastery (own World Heritage Site since 2002).
North Sinai Archaeological Zone
Bir al-Abed (1974)
North Sinai Archaeological Zone 1994 K 189 Archaeological sites in the north of the Sinai Peninsula
Temple of Hathor, built by Ramses III.
Temple of Hathor
(further images)
Temple of Hathor, built by Ramses III. 1994 K 190 that of Ramses III. built temple of Hathor in Sarabit al-Chadim on the Sinai Peninsula
Dahshur archaeological area
Red pyramid of Sneferu
Dahshur archaeological area
( location )
1994 K 191 ancient Egyptian pyramid and burial ground
al-Fayyum
Lion sculpture in Tebtynis
al-Fayyum 1994 K 192 with the sites of Kom Auschim (Karanis), Dimai (Soknopaiu Nesos), Qasr Qarun (Dionysias), Batn I hrit (Theadelphia), Byahma-Medinet el Fayoum (Krokodilopolis or Arsinoe), Abgig- Hawara , Seila-Medient Madi (Narmouthis) , Tell Umm el-Baragat (Tebtynis)
Citadel el-Gindi 1994 K 193
Raithu Monastery 1994 K 194
Wadi Feiran
Wadi Feiran 1994 K 195
Pharaoh Island
Pharaoh Island 1994 K 196
Dahab 1994 K 197
al-Minya
al-Minya 1994 K 198 with the graves of Beni Hasan , the graves of Amarna , Hermopolis and the sites of Tuna el-Gebel
Nuwaiba Fortress 1994 K 199
Ras Mohammed
Ras Mohammed 2002 N 1636
Gebel Qatrani area, Qarun Lake Nature Reserve
Gebel Qatrani area, Qarun Lake Nature Reserve 2003 K / N 1797 includes the area around Gebel Qatrani and the nature reserve Qarun Lake
Southern and small oases of the Libyan desert
Southern and small oases of the Libyan desert 2003 N 1808 with the oases Charga , Dachla , Kurkur , Dungul , Moghra and the Wadi Natrun in the Libyan desert
Bird migration routes
Bird migration routes 2003 N 1809 with Lake Bardawil , Zaranik shrub landscape , Gebel Sha'ib al-Banat , the Nile islands Salugah and Ghazal and Lake Nasser
Desert wadis
Desert wadis 2003 N 1810 with the wadis Qena , Gimal and Allaqi
Mountain ranges
Mountain ranges 2003 N 1811 with the mountains Gebel Yelleg , Gebel Halal and Gebel Maghara in northern Sinai , Gebel Dokhkhan Lake , Gebel Shayeb El-Banat , Gebel Elba in the Arabian desert and Gebel Uwainat , the plateau Gilf el-Kebir in the Libyan desert
Great desert landscapes
Great desert landscapes 2003 N 1812 with the Qattara Depression , the Great Sand Sea and the Sannur Cave
Alexandria, ancient ruins and new library 2003 K 1822 Ruins of the ancient city of Alexandria with the ancient library of Alexandria and the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Abydos, pilgrimage city of the pharaohs
Abydos, pilgrimage city of the pharaohs 2003 K 1823
Pharaoh temple of Upper Egypt from Ptolemaic and Roman times
Temple of Dendera
Pharaoh temple of Upper Egypt from Ptolemaic and Roman times 2003 K 1824 Temples of Dendera , Esna , Edfu and Kom Ombo in Upper Egypt
Necropolises of Central Egypt, from the Middle Kingdom to Roman times
North tombs of Amarna
Necropolises of Central Egypt, from the Middle Kingdom to Roman times 2003 K 1825 with the necropolises of Beni Hasan , Dair al-Berscha , Tell el-Amarna and Tuna el-Gebel in Middle Egypt
Nilometer from Roda in Cairo
Nilometer from Roda in Cairo 2003 K 1826
Monasteries in the Arabian Desert and Wadi Natrun
Anthony Monastery
Monasteries in the Arabian Desert and Wadi Natrun 2003 K 1827 by Anthony Monastery and the Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite the Red Sea, the Makarioskloster , the Paromeos monastery , the monastery of Deir Es-Sourian and the monastery of Deir Amba Bischoi in Wadi Natrun
Two citadels in Sinai from the time of Saladin
Two citadels in Sinai from the time of Saladin 2003 K 1828 with the citadel al-Gindi ( Lage ) on the Sinai Peninsula and the citadel on the Pharaohs Island ( see Ref. 196 ) from the time of Sultan Saladin (1171-1193)
An-Nekhel Fortress, station on the pilgrimage route to Mecca
An-Nekhel Fortress, station on the pilgrimage route to Mecca 2003 K 1829
Fayyum oasis, hydraulic structures and old cultural landscapes
Fayyum oasis, hydraulic structures and old cultural landscapes 2003 K 1830
Historic districts and monuments of Rosetta / Rachid
Historic districts and monuments of Rosetta / Rachid 2003 K 1831 Buildings and quarters of the city of Rosetta (Arabic رشيد Raschīd) in the Nile Delta
Dababiya
Dababiya
( location )
2008 N 5389 Global Stratotype Section and Point for the boundary between Paleocene and Eocene
Helwan Observatory
Helwan Observatory 2010 K / N 5574
Kharga oasis and the Little Southern Oases
Kharga oasis and the Little Southern Oases 2015 K 6067 includes the oases of Charga , Nabta-Playa , Dungul and Kurkur

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Egypt  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
  • Egypt on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

  1. Egypt. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 16, 2017 .
  2. ^ Tentative list of Egypt. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 16, 2017 .