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

Middle East Travel Guide: 61,748 reviews and 173,426 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

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globetrott Sep 30, 2006 at 9:46 PM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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