Updated on February 11, 2026
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World Heritage Sites in the Middle East
World Heritage Sites in Qatar, the UAE, Jordan and Saudi Arabia
World Heritage Sites in Türkiye and Iran
World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan, Yemen and Iraq
World Heritage Sites in Oman, Palestine and Lebanon
World Heritage Sites in Israel, Syria, Bahrain and Jerusalem
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This Middle East World Heritage Sites Travel Guide on YouTube is published as a sister guide to the Asia Travel Destinations Guide.
We have created this site with the hope that you can visit World Heritage sites around the world from the comfort of your own home through "country introduction videos in 8K and 4K," "YouTube videos," and "360° photos."
There are many World Heritage Sites, and the number is increasing every year.
Complete video recording of all World Heritage Sites (1,327 sites in 168 countries) will be achieved by December 24, 2024.
All of the World Heritage videos can be viewed in the comfort of your home.
It can be read at home, and can also be used as a reference when researching World Heritage sites or when you are on-site.
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Therefore, please forgive us if there are World Heritage Sites that have not yet been listed, or if the information is outdated or the links are broken.
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World Heritage Sites in the Middle East
World Heritage Sites in Qatar
World Heritage Sites in Qatar (Archaeological Site of Al-Zubara)
1. Al-Zubarah Archaeological Site
World Heritage Sites in the UAE
World Heritage Sites in the UAE (Archaeological Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bida bint Saud and Oases))
1. Al Ain Ruins
2. Prehistoric Landscape of Faya
World Heritage Sites in Jordan
World Heritage Sites in Jordan 1 (Petra Ruins and Amra Castle, etc.)
1. Petra Ruins
2. Qasr Amra (Qasr Amra)
3. Umm al-Rasas (Ruins in the Rasas region)
World Heritage Sites in Jordan 2 (Wadi Rum Reserve and the Baptismal Site of Jesus Christ, etc.)
4. Wadi Rum Protected Area
5. Bethany Beyond the Jordan (Al-Maghtas), the site of Jesus Christ's baptism
6. Salto – a place of tolerance and urban hospitality
7. Umm al-Jimar
World Heritage Sites in Saudi Arabia
World Heritage Sites in Saudi Arabia 1 (Madain Saleh and the Historic City of Jeddah, etc.)
1. Hegra Archaeological Site (Al-Hijr/Mada'in Saleh)
2. Al-Turaif district in Diriyah
3. Jeddah, the historic city that serves as the gateway to Mecca
World Heritage Sites in Saudi Arabia 2 (Rock paintings in the Hail region of Saudi Arabia, etc.)
4. Rock paintings in Hail, Saudi Arabia
5. Al Ahsa Oasis, an evolving cultural landscape
6. Hima Cultural Region
7. Uruk Bani Maarid
8. Cultural Landscape of Al-Faw Archaeological Area
World Heritage Sites in Türkiye
World Heritage Sites in Turkey 1 (Historic Centre of Istanbul and Rock Caves of Cappadocia, etc.)
1. Great Mosque and Hospital in Divrii
2. Historic District of Istanbul
3. Goreme National Park and the Rock Caves of Cappadocia
4. Hittite capital Hattusia
5. Nemrut Dau
World Heritage Sites in Turkey 2 (Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Troy and other archaeological sites)
6. Xanthos leton
7. Hierapolis and Pamukkale
8. Safranbolu city
9. Archaeological site of Troy
10. Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
World Heritage Sites in Turkey 3 (Bursa and Ephesus, Cradle of the Ottoman Empire, etc.)
11. Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük
12. Bursa and Cumalıkık, the birthplace of the Ottoman Empire
13. Pergamon and its multi-layered cultural landscape
14. Diyarbakir Citadel and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape
15. Ephesus
World Heritage Sites in Turkey 4 (Ani Archaeological Site and Aphrodisias and others)
16. Archaeological site of Ani
17. Aphrodisias
18. Gobekli Tepe
19. Arslantepe Mound
World Heritage Sites in Turkey 5 (Gordion and the Medieval Anatolian Wooden Colonnade Mosque)
20. Gordion
21.Medieval Anatolian wooden colonnaded mosque
22. Lydian Tombs of Sardis and Bin Tepe
World Heritage Sites in Iran
World Heritage Sites in Iran 1 (Imam Square and Persepolis in Esfahan and others)
1. Imam Square in Isfahan
2. Persepolis
3. Chogha Zanbil
4. Takht-e Soleyman
5. Bam and its Cultural Landscape
World Heritage Sites in Iran 2 (Historic Water Facilities in Behistun and Shushtar, etc.)
6. Pasargadae
7. Soltaniyeh
8. Behistun
9. Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
10. Shushtar Historical Hydraulic Facilities
World Heritage Sites in Iran 3 (Persian Gardens and Gonbadeh Qaboos, etc.)
11. Historical monument of the Tomb of Sheikh Safi al-Din in Ardabil
12. Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
13. Persian Garden
14. Jameh Mosque in Isfahan
15. Gombade Qaboos
World Heritage Sites in Iran 4 (Golestān Palace and the Route Desert, etc.)
16. Golestan Palace
17. Shahri Sokhta
18. Susa
19. Meymand Cultural Landscape
20. Root Desert
World Heritage Sites in Iran 5 (Ancient City of Yazd, Iran Trans-Iranian Railway, etc.)
21. Ancient City of Yazd
22. Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Province
23. Hyrcania Forests
24. Trans-Iran Railway
World Heritage Sites in Iran 6 (Persian Caravanserai and Persian Qanat, etc.)
25. Hawraman/Ulamat Cultural Landscape
26. Persian Caravanserai
27. Persian Qanat
28. Hugmatana
29. Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley
World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan
World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan (Jam's Minaret and Archaeological Sites and Bamiyan Valley)
1. Minaret of Germ and archaeological sites
2. Cultural Landscape and Ancient Monuments of the Bamiyan Valley
World Heritage Sites in Yemen
World Heritage Sites in Yemen (Old City of Sana'a and Socotra Islands, etc.)
1. Old Walled City of Shibam
2. Old City of Sana'a
3.
World Heritage Sites in Iraq
World Heritage Sites in Iraq 1 (Hatra and Ashur, etc.)
1. Hathras
2. Ashur (Carat Shell Cut)
3. Archaeological City of Samarra
World Heritage Sites in Iraq 2 (Citadel of al-Birr and Babylon, etc.)
4. Erbil Citadel
5. Ahwar in Southern Iraq: Biodiversity Reserve and Relict Landscape of Mesopotamian Cities
6. Babylon
World Heritage Sites in Oman
World Heritage Sites in Oman (archaeological sites at Bat, Al-Hutum, Al-Ain, etc.)
1. Bahla Fort
2. Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ain
3. Land of Frankincense
4. Ahraj - Oman's Irrigation System
5. Ruins of the city of Qalhat
World Heritage Sites in Palestine
World Heritage Sites in Palestine (Bethlehem and Hebron / Old City of Al Khalil and others)
1. Church of the Nativity and Pilgrimage Route in Bethlehem
2. Palestine, the Land of Olives and Wine – The Cultural Landscape of Batir, Southern Jerusalem
3. Hebron/Al-Khalil Old City
4. Ancient Jericho / Tell es-Sultan
5. Monastery of St. Hilarion / Tell Umm Amer
World Heritage Sites in Lebanon
World Heritage Sites in Lebanon 1 (Byblos and Baalbek, etc.)
1. Anjar
2. Byblos
3. Baalbek
World Heritage Sites in Lebanon 2 (Tirs and Kadisha Valley and Cedar Forest of God, etc.)
4.
World Heritage Sites in Israel
World Heritage Sites in Israel 1 (Masada and Old City of Akko, etc.)
1. masada
2. Old Town of Acco
3. The White City of Tel Aviv – Modernization Movement
4. Incense Route and Cities in the Negev Desert
5. Biblical Mounds – Megiddo, Hazor, and Beersheba
World Heritage Sites in Israel 2 (The Bahá'í Holy Sites of Haifa and Western Galilee, etc.)
6.
World Heritage Sites in Syria
World Heritage Sites in Syria 1 (The Ancient City of Damascus and the Ruins of Palmyra, etc.)
1. Ancient City of Damascus
2. Ruins of Palmyra
3.
World Heritage Sites in Syria 2 (Ancient City of Aleppo and Krak des Chevaliers, etc.)
4. Ancient City of Aleppo
5. Kulaq des Chevaliers and Kalat Salah al-Din
6. Ancient Villages of Northern Syria
World Heritage Sites in Bahrain
World Heritage Sites in Bahrain (Bahrain Fortress - Ancient Port and Capital of Dilmun, etc.)
1. Bahrain Fort – Ancient Port and Capital of Dilmun
2. Pearl diving, a testament to the island's economy
3. Dilmun Tombs
World Heritage Sites in Jerusalem
World Heritage Sites in Jerusalem (Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls)
1. The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls