Lebanon UNESCO sites (with map)

The UNESCO sites in Lebanon – all classified as cultural sites – include the remains of ancient cities, a Christian site, a collection of castles, an astounding Roman temple complex, and a monument of modernist architecture. Three of the seven sites are on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage in Danger.

Use the map or the list below to see the articles. At the bottom you’ll find Lebanon’s Tentative List.

Anjar
Remains of an 8th-century Umayyad town that offers insight into Umayyad town planning and architecture.

Baalbek
An astoundingly large and well-preserved Roman temple complex.

Byblos
Ruins of many layers of civilizations and the birthplace of the Phoenician alphabet.

Mount Amel Castles (on the Endangered List)

Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)

Rachid Karami International Fair – Tripoli (on the Endangered List)

Tyre (on the Endangered List)

Lebanon’s Tentative List

Cultural sites

• Le centre historique de la ville de Batroun (Historic Center of the city of Batroun)
• Temple d’Echmoun
• Ensemble des monuments historiques et des sites naturels du village de Menjez (Group of historical monuments and natural sites in the village of Menjez)
• Sacred Mount Hermon and its associated cultural monuments
• Le site archeologique de Nahr el-Kalb (Archaeological site of Nahr el-Kalb)
• Centre historique de Saida (Historic center of Saida)
• L’ancienne ville de Tripoli (The old city of Tripoli)
• Ras al-Qalaat promontory / Ras Al Natour promontory / Ras el-Mlelih Promontory