Egypt
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (7)
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Cultural (6)
- Abu Mena (1979)
- Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (1979)
- Historic Cairo (1979)
- Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (1979)
- Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (1979)
- Saint Catherine Area (2002)
Natural (1)
- Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) (2005)
Sites on the Tentative List (33)
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- Siwa archaeological area (1994)
- Temple of Serabit Khadem (1994)
- North Sinai archaeological Sites Zone (1994)
- Temple of Hator built by Ramses III (1994)
- Dahshour archaeological area (1994)
- El Fayoum: Kom Aushim (Karanis), Dimai (Soknopaiounesos), Qasr Qarun (Dionysias), Batn I hrit (Theadelphia), Byahma-Medinet el Fayoum….. (1994)
- El-Gendi Fortress (1994)
- Rutho Monastery (1994)
- Wadi Feiran (1994)
- Pharaon Island (1994)
Activities (5)
- Monuments of Nubia-International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
- The Rescue of Nubian Monuments and Sites
- Rapid Response Facility
- Urban Regeneration for Historic Cairo
- [in French only] Renforcement des capacités nationales pour la réalisation des études d’impact sur le patrimoine mondial en Egypte
News (9)
- Urban Regeneration for Historic Cairo Video Competition Friday, 21 March 2014
- UNESCO Director-General Condemns Destruction to the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Egypt Friday, 24 January 2014
- UNESCO and NOUH sign agreement for preservation of Historic Cairo Wednesday, 20 June 2012
- UNESCO Director-General launches heritage and press freedom alert for Egypt Tuesday, 1 February 2011
- Rapid Response Grants awarded to protect elephants, help with oil spill clean-up Friday, 19 November 2010
Events (3)
- Scientific Committee to meet on safeguarding New Gourna Village, part of Ancient Thebes World Heritage site 02-Oct-2010-03-Oct-2010
- Scientific Committee to meet on safeguarding Anicent Thebes 02-Oct-2010-03-Oct-2010
- Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites 24-Sep-1997-30-Jun-1998
Egypt
Ratification of the Convention:
Thursday, 7 February 1974
1976-1983 1991-1997 1999-2005 2007-2011
Source:
Official Relations (UNESCO/ERI)
Egypt
UNESCO Country page
Egypt
UNESCO Country page
Permanent Delegation of the Arab Republic of Egypt to UNESCO
H. E. Mr Ehab Badawy
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Arab Republic of Egypt to France,
Permanent Delegate
World Heritage
Within UNESCO
Other sources of information