Egypt

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee

• 1976 - 1983
• 1991 - 1997
• 1999 - 2005
• 2007 - 2011

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)

Other sources of information

• UNDATA Country Profiles
• FAO Country Profiles (FAO)