List of World Heritage Sites in Jordan
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This is a list of World Heritage Sites in Jordan with properties of cultural and natural heritage in Jordan as inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List or as on the country's tentative list.
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World Heritage Sites
The table is sortable by column by clicking on the at the top of the appropriate column; alphanumerically for the Site, Area, and Year columns; by state party for the Location column; and by criteria type for the Criteria column. Transborder sites sort at the bottom.
- Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation[1]
- Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates
- Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee[2]
- Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A value of zero implies that no data has been published by UNESCO
- Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List
- Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable
Site | Image | Location | Criteria | Area ha (acre) |
Year | Description | Refs |
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Al-Maghtas (Baptism site) | Jordan River, Jordan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Cultural: (iii)(vi) |
294 (730); buffer zone 957 (2,360) | 2015 | [3] | ||
Petra | Ma'an Governorate, Jordan |
Cultural: (i)(iii)(iv) |
— | — | 1985 | [4] | |
Qasr Amra | Zarqa Governorate, Jordan |
Cultural: (i)(iii)(iv) |
— | — | 1985 | [5] | |
Umm ar-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) | Madaba Governorate, Jordan |
Cultural: (i)(iv)(vi) |
24 | 59 | 2005 | [6] | |
Wadi Rum Protected Area | Aqaba Governorate, Jordan |
Mixed: (iii)(v)(vii) |
74,180 | 183,300 | 2005 | [7] |
Location of sites
List of Properties in the Tentative List[8]
Name | Date |
---|---|
Abila City (Modern Qweilbeh) | 2001 |
Al Qastal (Settlement) | 2001 |
Arab Eclecticism - Foundation and evolution of an Architectural School in the city of As-Salt | 2015 |
Azraq | 2007 |
Dana Biosphere Reserve | 2007 |
Gadara (Modern Um Qeis or Qays) | 2001 |
Jerash Archaeological City (Ancient Meeting Place of East and West) | 2004 |
Mujib Nature Reserve | 2007 |
Pella (Modern Tabaqat Fahil) | 2001 |
Qasr Al-Mushatta | 2001 |
Qasr Bshir (a Roman Castellum) | 2001 |
Shaubak Castle (Montreal) | 2001 |
The Sanctuary of Agios Lot, At Deir 'Ain 'Abata | 2001 |
Um el-Jimal (City) | 2001 |
See also
- Tourism in Jordan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Western Asia
- List of World Heritage Sites in the Arab States
References
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