World Heritage Sites in Asia - List of World Heritage Sites in Asia, List of World Heritage Sites in Eastern Asia, List of World Heritage Sites in No (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: List of World Heritage Sites in Asia, List of World Heritage Sites in Eastern Asia, List of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia, List of World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia, List of World Heritage Sites in Southern Asia, List of World Heritage Sites in Western Asia, Walls of Jerusalem. Excerpt: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated 71 World Heritage Sites in 16 countries (also called "state parties") of Western Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. One site is located in Jerusalem. Qatar and Kuwait, which are also located within the region, do not have any World Heritage Sites. In this region, Iran is home to the most inscribed sites with 13 sites. The first sites from the region were Persepolis, Meidan Emam, Esfahan, Tchogha Zanbil (Iran) and the Ancient City of Damascus (Syria). Each year, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee may inscribe new sites on the list, or delist sites that that no longer meet the criteria. Selection is based on ten criteria: six for cultural heritage (i-vi) and four for natural heritage (vii-x). Some sites, designated "mixed sites," represent both cultural and natural heritage. In Western Asia, there are 67 cultural, 1 natural, and 3 mixed sites. The World Heritage Committee may also specify that a site is endangered, citing "conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage List." Seven sites in this region are currently listed as endangered, one site (Bahla Fort) has been listed previously and possible danger listing has been considered by UNESCO in a number of other cases. The table is sortable by column by clicking on the at the top of the...