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 Sort both.gif 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
Al-Maghtas (Baptism site) Actual baptism site. Jordan River,  Jordan
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Cultural:
(iii)(vi)
294 (730); buffer zone 957 (2,360) 2015 [3]
Petra Al Khazneh.jpg JorMa'an Governorate,
 Jordan
Cultural:JorPet
(i)(iii)(iv)
1985 [4]
Qasr Amra Qusayr Amra.jpg JorZarqa Governorate,
 Jordan
Cultural:JorQas
(i)(iii)(iv)
1985 [5]
Umm ar-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) Umm Rasas House ruins.JPG JorMadaba Governorate,
 Jordan
Cultural:JorUme
(i)(iv)(vi)
24 59 2005 [6]
Wadi Rum Protected Area GabelRum01 ST 07.JPG JorAqaba Governorate,
 Jordan
Mixed:JorWad
(iii)(v)(vii)
74,180 183,300 2005 [7]

Location of sites

Location of World Heritage Sites in Jordan.

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

References

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  8. UNESCO Official page for Tentative list

External links

UNESCO World Heritage Center - Jordan