Egypt

Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Extensive temples and tombs that illuminate the history of ancient Egyptian civilization in architecture, art and text.

Historic Cairo
A collection of more than 800(!) structures – a fortress, religious sites, houses, cemeteries and many more – dating from about 100 AD until the 18th century.

Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
Magnificent temples demonstrating the power of Ancient Egyptian civilization.

Abu Mena (on the endangered list)

Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur

Saint Catherine Area

Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

Text: UNESCO World Heritage site in EGYPT. Images: above, a pyramid; below, large statues guarding the entrance to an ancient temple.