Statistics
Egypt
Date of ratification of the Convention:
Thursday, February 7, 1974
Thursday, February 7, 1974
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
Cultural
- Abu Mena (1979)
- Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (1979)
- Historic Cairo (1979)
- Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (1979)
- Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (1979)
- Saint Catherine Area (2002)
Natural
- Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) (2005)
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee
Properties submitted on the Tentative List
- Siwa archaeological area (1994)
- Temple of Serabit Khadem (#) (1994)
- North Sinai archaeological Sites Zone (1994)
- Temple of Hator built by Ramses III (1994)
- Dahshour archaeological area (1994)
- El Fayoum: Kom Aushim (Karanis), Dimai (Soknopaiounesos), Qasr Qarun (Dionysias), Batn I hrit (Theadelphia), Byahma-Medinet el Fayoum….. (1994)
- El-Gendi Fortress (1994)
- Rutho Monastery (1994)
- Wadi Feiran (1994)
- Pharaon Island (1994)
- Dahab (1994)
- Minia (#) (1994)
- Newibah castle (1994)
- Ras Mohammed (2002)
- Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun Nature Reserve (2003)
- Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert (2003)
- Bird Migration Routes (2003)
- Desert Wadis (2003)
- Mountain Chains (2003)
- Great Desert Landscapes (2003)
- Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library (2003)
- Abydos, city of pilgrimage of the Pharaohs (2003)
- Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (2003)
- Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period (2003)
- Raoudha nilometre in Cairo (2003)
- The monasteries of the Arab Desert and Wadi Natrun (2003)
- Two citadels in Sinai from the Saladin period (Al-Gundi and Phataoh's island) (2003)
- The An-Nakhl fortress, a stage on the pilgrimage route to Mecca (2003)
- Oasis of Fayoum, hydraulic remains and ancient cultural landscapes (2003)
- Historic quarters and monuments of Rosetta/Rachid (2003)
- Dababiya (2008)
Activities
- Monuments of Nubia-International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
- The Rescue of Nubian Monuments and Sites
News
- 50th anniversary of Nubia Campaign Mar 31, 2009
- Nine new members elected to World Heritage Committee Oct 26, 2007
- Members elected to World Heritage Committee Oct 24, 2007
- Publication Of The Proceedings Of The International Symposium In Hildesheim, Germany: World Cultural Heritage - A Global Challenge Sep 18, 1997
Events
- Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites Sep 24, 1997 - Jun 30, 1998
Official Relations (UNESCO/ERC)
- Mr Mohamed El Zahaby
Deputy Permanent Delegate, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
Permanent Delegation of the Arab Republic of Egypt to UNESCO
Source: UNESCO/ERC - Egyptian National Commission for UNESCO
Web Site: http://www.egnatcom.org.eg
Source: UNESCO/ERC
Other sources of information within UNESCO
- UNESCO Worldwide (UNESCO/BPI)
- Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO/CLT/ITH)
- Cultural Heritage Laws Database (UNESCO/CLT/NATLAWS)
- Ratified Convention (UNESCO/LA)
- Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO/SC)
- Documents & Publications (UNESCO/UNESDOC)
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