"UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Middle East" Middle East by tini58de

Middle East Travel Guide: 75,042 reviews and 164,745 photos

There are sooooo many fascinating sites in the Middle East, and quite a few are UNESCO World Heritage sites:

Petra and the Desert Castle Q'useir Amra - both in Jordan,
Damascus, Aleppo, Bosra, Craq des Chevaliers and Palmyra - all in Syria,
Istanbul in Turkey
and Sana'a/Yemen.

If you like to have a look at the official list, please refer to
UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Intro Updated Sep 24, 2006
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Breakfast at the Craq des Chevaliers - Middle East

Syria: Craq des Chevaliers Things to Do (9)

This is the official brief description of the UNESCO committee: "The two castles represent the most significant... more travel advice

Turkey: Istanbul Things to Do (9)

This is the official brief description of the UNESCO committee: "With its strategic location on the Bosphorus peninsula... more travel advice

Yemen: Sana'a Things to Do (9)

This is the official brief description of the UNESCO committee: "Situated in a mountain valley at an altitude of 2,200... more travel advice

Syria: Palmyra Things to Do (9)

This is the official brief description of the UNESCO committee: "An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus,... more travel advice

Comments (20)

globetrott Sep 30, 2006 at 9:46 PM Report Abuse

an interesting page & great pics, Christine ! Interessanter Hotelbus, fast wie Rotel...
Escadora7 Sep 28, 2006 at 10:46 AM Report Abuse

Hello Christine! Really like this page! :-) Any news from Brazil? I hope all is well, Eve
HORSCHECK Sep 26, 2006 at 11:46 AM Report Abuse

Unfortunately, I never made it to this fascinating area of our beautiful world ... interesting page here ... :-)
Nemorino Nov 17, 2005 at 10:41 PM Report Abuse

You've been to some great places. Nice photos and personal impressions.
rozehill Nov 29, 2004 at 10:46 PM Report Abuse

Great pictures and tips. Aleppo looks so big ...what is the population of this town?
matcrazy1 Aug 13, 2004 at 3:30 PM Report Abuse

The very interesting region and page! Could we put your VT pages on UNESCO World Heritage sites list?
A-r-y-a-n Jul 23, 2004 at 12:44 AM Report Abuse

good page, but you have missed some major sites like persepolis and baalbeck
gilabrand Jul 17, 2004 at 11:08 PM Report Abuse

Tel Aviv and Acre are also World Heritage sites - come visit and add them to your list!
mtncorg Apr 28, 2004 at 2:37 PM Report Abuse

Seven great reasons to visit the Middle East!
pepples46 Feb 23, 2004 at 10:23 PM Report Abuse

still missing on my Travellist...maybe one day. great page tini, ^..^