World heritage in Israel

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
World Heritage Sites in Israel

The world heritage in Israel (as of 2018) includes nine UNESCO world heritage sites , all of which are world cultural heritage sites. Israel acceded to the World Heritage Convention in 1999, and the first two World Heritage sites were added to the World Heritage List in 2001. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 2015.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Israel 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
Masada Archaeological Site
( location )
2001 K 1040 former Jewish fortress at the southwest end of the Dead Sea
Old City of Akko
Old City of Akko
( location )
2001 K 1042
The "White City" of Tel Aviv
The "White City" of Tel Aviv
( location )
2003 K 1096
Incense Route - desert cities in the Negev
Awdat
Incense Route - desert cities in the Negev 2005 K 1107 Part of the Frankincense Route in the Negev , includes the Nabataean cities of Avdat , Elusa , Mamshit and Shivta , the fortresses of Kazra , Nekarot , Makhmal , and Grafon and the caravanserai Moa and Saharonim
Biblical settlement mounds - Megiddo, Hazor, and Beer Sheva
Tell Beer Sheva
Biblical settlement mounds - Megiddo, Hazor, and Beer Sheva 2005 K 1108 Tell Be'er Scheva is in the Negev , Megiddo and Hasor deserts in northern Israel.
Baha'i holy sites in Haifa and Western Galilee
Baha'i holy sites in Haifa and Western Galilee 2008 K 1220 comprises 11 holy places of the Baha'i in Haifa and the western Galilee , among others the Baha'i World Center in Haifa with the shrine of Bab and in Akkon the shrine of Baha'ullahs and Baha'ullahs cell in Akko
Sites of human evolution in the Carmel Mountains
Skhul cave
Sites of human evolution in the Carmel Mountains 2012 K 1393 The sites of human evolution in the Carmel Mountains include the Nahal Me'arot caves in Wadi el-Mughara. These include the Tabun Cave, an important site for finding bones and tools of the Neanderthals , as well as the Jamal Cave , the El Wad Cave and the Skhul Cave
Burial caves in Marissa and Bet Guvrin
Burial caves in Marissa and Bet Guvrin 2014 K 1370 The caves of Marissa and Bet Guvrin in the lowlands of Judea are a microcosm in the "land of the caves".
Bet She'arim necropolis - a symbol of the Jewish renewal
Bet She'arim necropolis - landmark of the Jewish renewal
( location )
2015 K 1471 The necropolis comprises over 20 underground graves, which were created as catacombs in the mountainside and are partly covered with elaborate portals.

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 2018, 18 sites are entered in the tentative list of Israel, 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
Three Arch Gate in Dan and the sources of the Jordan
Main source of the Jordan
Three Arch Gate in Dan and the sources of the Jordan 2000 K / N 1469 The sources of the Dan , the largest of the three source rivers of the Jordan, are located in a nature reserve near Tel Dan
Early synagogues in Galilee
Early synagogues in Galilee 2000 K 1470 Meron , Gush Chalav , Navorin , Barʿam , Bet Alpha , Korasim and Capernaum
Routes of Jesus and the Apostles in Galilee
Routes of Jesus and the Apostles in Galilee 2000 K 1471 includes sites in Galilee that were visited by Jesus and his apostles ; a. Nazareth , Sepphoris , Kafr Kana , the horns of Hittim , Migdal , around the Sea of ​​Galilee , Tiberias and Mount Tabor .
Sea of ​​Galilee and its ancient sites
Sea of ​​Galilee and its ancient sites 2000 K 1473
Chorvat Minnim
( location )
2000 K 1474 Chirbat al-Minya, also called Horvat Minnim, was an Umayyad palace complex near the place Tabgha on the northwestern bank of the Sea of ​​Galilee
Arbel
Arbel 2000 K / N 1475 includes the three components Berg Arbel , Nabi Schuʿaib and Hörner by Hittim
Degania and Nahalal
Nahalal
Degania and Nahalal 2000 K 1478 Degania ( location ) and Nahalal ( location ) are examples of the first kibbutzim
Bet She'an
( location )
2000 K 1479
Caesarea
( location )
2000 K 1480
White mosque of Ramla
White mosque of Ramla 2000 K 1482 Mosque built in the 13th century in the city of Ramla
Jerusalem - old city and walls with mount Zion
Jerusalem - old city and walls with mount Zion 2000 K 1483 planned expansion of the existing world heritage site of the old city and city walls of Jerusalem
Har carcoma
Har carcoma 2000 K 1488 Mountain in the Negev desert , rock carvings from the Neolithic to the early Arab period
Timna
Timna 2000 K / N archaeological national park with ancient copper mines and the remains of the city of Hurvat Timna
Fortresses of the Crusades
Belvoir Castle
Fortresses of the Crusades 2000 K 1491 Montfort , Belvoir Castle , Atlit , Arsuf , Akkon and Caesarea
Landscape of the Power Shim 2001 K / N 1486 Machtesch Ramon is an erosion crater in the Negev desert
Great Rift Valley - Hiking Routes - Chula 2004 N 1886 2006 transnational application proposed
Lifta (Mey Neftoach) - Traditional mountain village
Lifta (Mey Neftoach) - Traditional mountain village 2015 K 6061
A Kerem, a village and its cultural landscape
( location )
2015 K 6062

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.

image designation year Type Ref. description
Prehistoric sites - Ubeidiya, Gescher Benot Ya'aqov, Sha'ar HaGolan, Mount Carmel
Prehistoric sites - Ubeidiya, Gescher Benot Ya'aqov, Sha'ar HaGolan, Mount Carmel 2000-2012 K 1477 includes Ubeidiya , Bridge of the Daughters of Jacob , Sha'ar HaGolan , Mount Carmel

Sites of human evolution in the Carmel Mountains were added to the World Heritage List in 2012

Old city and city walls of Jerusalem

Old City of Jerusalem

The Old City of Jerusalem in East Jerusalem , annexed by Jordan in 1950 and Israel in 1980 , which is also claimed by the Palestinian Territories , had been proposed by Jordan for inclusion in UNESCO World Heritage. In 1981 it was added to the World Heritage List as a World Heritage Site under the name Old City and City Walls of Jerusalem , although it was emphasized that this decision had no implication about Jerusalem's affiliation to a specific state. The world heritage site is not assigned to any state, but entered separately in the world heritage list under "Jerusalem (on the proposal of Jordan)". In 1982, again at the suggestion of Jordan, it was put on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Israel. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed March 10, 2018 .
  2. German designation according to the World Heritage List. In: www.unesco.de. German UNESCO Commission, accessed on December 9, 2017 .
  3. ^ Tentative list of Israel. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed March 10, 2018 .
  4. ^ Former Tentative Sites of Israel. In: World Heritage Site. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
  5. Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed March 10, 2018 .