World heritage in Qatar

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The World Heritage in Qatar (as of 2016) includes a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Qatar joined the World Heritage Convention in 1984; the only World Heritage site to date was registered in 2013.

World heritage sites

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

image designation year Type Ref. description
Archaeological site of Al Zubarah
Al Zubarah archaeological site
( location )
2013 K 1402 Ruins of the coastal city of Al Zubarah, destroyed in 1811

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . One site is currently (2016) entered in the tentative list of Qatar, the entry was made in 2008. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year they were included in the tentative list (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed ).

image designation year Type Ref. description
Chaur al-Udaid nature reserve
Chaur al-Udaid nature reserve
( location )
2008 N 5317 Nature reserve on Lake Chaur al-Udaid in southern Qatar on the border with Saudi Arabia.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Qatar. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 14, 2017 .
  2. ^ Tentative list of Qatar. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 14, 2017 .