Middle East Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/category/middle-east/ Your one-stop shop for World Heritage tourism information! Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:28:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://worldheritagesites.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-WHS-logo-transparent-background-32x32.png Middle East Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/category/middle-east/ 32 32 White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement https://worldheritagesites.net/white-city-of-tel-aviv/ https://worldheritagesites.net/white-city-of-tel-aviv/#respond Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:28:18 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38784 A huge collection of Modernist buildings (also called Bauhaus) from the 1930s and 40s, designed by architects who fled the Nazis.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/white-city-of-tel-aviv/feed/ 0 Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) https://worldheritagesites.net/baptism-site-bethany-beyond-the-jordan/ https://worldheritagesites.net/baptism-site-bethany-beyond-the-jordan/#respond Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:14:24 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38742 A place of pilgrimage where, in Christian belief, John the Baptist baptised Jesus.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/baptism-site-bethany-beyond-the-jordan/feed/ 0 Nemrut Dağ https://worldheritagesites.net/nemrut-dag/ https://worldheritagesites.net/nemrut-dag/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:51:10 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=37562 A mountain on whose peak stands the tomb of King Antiochus I, an imposing artistic achievement of the Hellenistic period.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/nemrut-dag/feed/ 0 Archaeological Site of Ani https://worldheritagesites.net/archaeological-site-of-ani/ https://worldheritagesites.net/archaeological-site-of-ani/#respond Sun, 20 Apr 2025 08:25:17 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=37229 The extensive ruins - palaces, churches, mosques, fortifications, and homes - of an important trading city on the medieval Silk Road, where diverse cultures and architectural traditions met and blended.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/archaeological-site-of-ani/feed/ 0 Hegra Archaeological Site (al-Hijr / Madā ͐ in Ṣāliḥ) https://worldheritagesites.net/hegra-archaeological-site/ https://worldheritagesites.net/hegra-archaeological-site/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:41:05 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=35458 An ancient Nabatean town with a number of massive rock-cut tombs from the 1st century AD.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/hegra-archaeological-site/feed/ 0 Quseir Amra https://worldheritagesites.net/quseir-amra/ https://worldheritagesites.net/quseir-amra/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:12:25 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=34986 An 8th-century desert castle with unusual Umayyad-period frescoes.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/quseir-amra/feed/ 0 Hierapolis-Pamukkale https://worldheritagesites.net/hierapolis-pamukkale/ https://worldheritagesites.net/hierapolis-pamukkale/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:32:09 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=34265 A Greco-Roman spa town and the enormous calcium terraces, waterfalls, basins and pools where it is located.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/hierapolis-pamukkale/feed/ 0 City of Safranbolu https://worldheritagesites.net/city-of-safranbolu/ https://worldheritagesites.net/city-of-safranbolu/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2023 15:58:31 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=33267 A medieval caravan stop on the Silk Road that contains many examples of traditional Ottoman architecture.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/city-of-safranbolu/feed/ 0 Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls https://worldheritagesites.net/old-city-of-jerusalem/ https://worldheritagesites.net/old-city-of-jerusalem/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2023 16:20:03 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=32993 An ancient and disputed city, holy to three major religions.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/old-city-of-jerusalem/feed/ 0 Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex https://worldheritagesites.net/selimiye-mosque/ https://worldheritagesites.net/selimiye-mosque/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:00:06 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=32973 A mosque complex representing the height of Ottoman architectural achievement.

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