World heritage in Libya

Leptis Magna Sabrata Cyrene Rock paintings by Tadrart Acacus Ghadames

World Heritage Sites in Libya

The world heritage in Libya (as of 2017) includes five UNESCO world heritage sites , all of which are world cultural heritage sites. Libya ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1978, and the first three World Heritage sites were added to the World Heritage List in 1982. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 1986, and all five sites are on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger .

In 2016 the World Heritage Committee decided at its 40th meeting to put all World Heritage sites in Libya on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger. This was justified with the damage caused by the civil war in Syria and the risk of further damage.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Libya 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
	Archaeological site of Leptis Magna ( location )	1982	K (R)	183
	Archaeological site of Sabratha ( location )	1982	K (R)	184
	Archaeological site of Cyrene ( location )	1982	K (R)	190
	Tadrart Acacus rock art sites ( location )	1985	K (R)	287	Rock paintings in the Tadrart Acacus Mountains
	Old town of Ghadames ( location )	1986	K (R)	362	Historic city center of the oasis city Ghadames

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 2020, three sites are entered in the tentative list of Libya, the tentative list was revised in 2020. 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
(more pictures)	Ghirza	2020	K	6486	Already on the tentative list from 1984–1996.
	Haua Fteah cave	2020	K	6488	Contains evidence of 80,000 years of human history.
(more pictures)	Archaeological site of Ptolemais ( location )	2020	K	6487	Already on the tentative list from 1984–1985.

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These sites were previously on the tentative list, but were withdrawn or rejected by UNESCO.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
(more pictures)	Tripoli ( location )	1984-1984	K
(more pictures)	Apollonia ( location )	1984-1996	K
	Euhesperides	1984-1996	K
(more pictures)	Germa	1984-1996	K
	Medina Sultan	1984-1996	K
	Taucheira	1984-1996	K

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Libya  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Libya on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Libya. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 17, 2017 .  
2. ^ Libya's five World Heritage sites put on List of World Heritage in Danger. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, July 14, 2016, accessed June 17, 2017 . 
3. ^ Tentative list of Libya. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 31, 2020 .  
4. ^ Former Tentative Sites of Libya. In: World Heritage Site. Retrieved June 28, 2017 (English).  

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap