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Tentative
World Heritage Sites
Site
Inscribed
Category
Reviews
Rating
Abu Mena
1979
Cultural
4
2.50
2.50
Ancient Thebes
1979
Cultural
8
4.75
4.75
Historic Cairo
1979
Cultural
10
3.57
3.57
Nubian Monuments
1979
Cultural
9
4.67
4.67
Pyramids (Memphis)
1979
Cultural
9
4.87
4.87
Saint Catherine Area
2002
Cultural
5
3.64
3.64
Wadi Al-Hitan
2005
Natural
6
4.38
4.38
Tentative List
Site
Added
Scheduled
Reviews
Abydos, city of pilgrimage of the Pharaohs
2003
1
Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library
2003
1
Bird Migration Routes
2003
Dababiya
2008
Dahab
1994
2
Dahshour archaeological area
1994
1
Desert Wadis
2003
El Fayoum
1994
El-Gendi Fortress
1994
Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun Nature Reserve
2003
2020
1
Great Desert Landscapes
2003
Helwan Observatory
2010
Historic quarters and monuments of Rosetta/Rachid
2003
Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases
2015
Minia
1994
Mountain Chains
2003
Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period
2003
Newibah castle
1994
North Sinai archaeological Sites Zone
1994
Oasis of Fayoum, hydraulic remains and ancient cultural landscapes
2003
Pharaon Island
1994
2021
1
Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods
2003
2
Raoudha nilometre in Cairo
2003
Ras Mohammed
2002
1
Rutho Monastery
1994
Siwa archaeological area
1994
Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert
2003
Temple of Hator built by Ramses III
1994
Temple of Serabit Khadem
1994
The An-Nakhl fortress, a stage on the pilgrimage route to Mecca
2003
The monasteries of the Arab Desert and Wadi Natrun
2003
Two citadels in Sinai from the Saladin period (Al-Gundi and Phataoh's island)
2003
Wadi Feiran
1994
1
Former Tentative Sites
Site
Added
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Reviews
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33 TWHS
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Nubian Monuments
Michael Novins
United States - 31-Oct-18
Pyramids (Memphis)
Michael Novins
United States - 31-Oct-18
Pharaon Island (T)
Zoe Sheng
China - 18-Oct-18
Ras Mohammed (T)
Zoe Sheng
China - 07-Jul-18
Historic Cairo
Frederik Dawson
Netherlands - 16-Jun-18 -
4.0
Abu Mena
Stanislaw Warwas
Poland - 15-Jan-18
Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (T)
Els Slots
The Netherlands - 21-Apr-17
Nubian Monuments
Jay T
USA - 28-Aug-16
Ancient Thebes
Jay T
USA - 19-Jun-16
Historic Cairo
Jay T
USA - 20-Dec-15
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Abu Mena
Abydos, city of pilgrimage of the Pharaohs (T)
Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library:
Ancient necropolises
(T)
Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library:
Huge monuments and structures
(T)
Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library:
New Library
(T)
Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library:
Underwater remains
(T)
Ancient Thebes:
Ancient Thebes Necropolis
Ancient Thebes:
Temple of Karnak
Ancient Thebes:
Temple of Luxor
Bird Migration Routes:
Gebel Shayeb El-Banat
(T)
Bird Migration Routes:
Lake Nasser
(T)
Bird Migration Routes:
North Sinaï
(T)
Bird Migration Routes:
Saluga and Ghazal Nile Islands
(T)
Bird Migration Routes:
Zaranik Scrubland
(T)
Dababiya (T)
Dahab (T)
Dahshour archaeological area (T)
Desert Wadis:
Wadi Allaqi
(T)
Desert Wadis:
Wadi Gemal
(T)
Desert Wadis:
Wadi Qena
(T)
El Fayoum:
Batn I hrit (Theadelphia)
(T)
El Fayoum:
Byahma-Medi
(T)
El Fayoum:
Dimai (Soknopaiounesos)
(T)
El Fayoum:
Kom Aushim (Karanis)
(T)
El Fayoum:
Qasr Qarun
(T)
El-Gendi Fortress (T)
Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun Nature Reserve (T)
Great Desert Landscapes:
The Great Sand Sea
(T)
Great Desert Landscapes:
The Qattara Depression
(T)
Great Desert Landscapes:
The Wadi Sannur Cave
(T)
Helwan Observatory (T)
Historic Cairo:
Al-Fustat
Historic Cairo:
Al-Imam ash-Shaf'i Necropolis
Historic Cairo:
As-Sayyidah Nafisah Necropolis
Historic Cairo:
Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun, The Citadel Area, The Fatimid Nucleus of Cairo, Necropolis
Historic Cairo:
Qayitbay Necropolis
Historic quarters and monuments of Rosetta/Rachid (T)
Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases:
Dungul & Kurkur
(T)
Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases:
Kharga Oasis
(T)
Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases:
Nabta Playa
(T)
Minia:
Hermopolis
(T)
Minia:
Tombs of Beni Hassan
(T)
Minia:
Tombs of Tell El-Amarna
(T)
Minia:
Tuna El-Gebel sites
(T)
Mountain Chains:
Gebel Dokhkhan
(T)
Mountain Chains:
Gebel Elba Region
(T)
Mountain Chains:
Gebel Oweinat Region
(T)
Mountain Chains:
The Gilf El-Kebir Plateau
(T)
Mountain Chains:
Yelleg, Halal, and Maghara Mountains
(T)
Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period:
Beni Hassan and Deir al-Barsha
(T)
Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period:
Tell el Amarna
(T)
Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period:
Touna al-Gabal
(T)
Nubian Monuments:
Abu Simbel
Nubian Monuments:
Amada
Nubian Monuments:
Islamic Cemetery
Nubian Monuments:
Kalabsha
Nubian Monuments:
Monastery of St. Simeon
Nubian Monuments:
Old and Middle Kingdom Tombs
Nubian Monuments:
Philae (Island of Agilkia)
Nubian Monuments:
Ruins of town of Elephantine
Nubian Monuments:
Stone quarries and obelisk
Nubian Monuments:
Wadi Sebua
Oasis of Fayoum, hydraulic remains and ancient cultural landscapes (T)
Pharaon Island (T)
Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods:
Dendera
(T)
Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods:
Edfu
(T)
Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods:
Esna
(T)
Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods:
Kom Ombo
(T)
Pyramids (Memphis):
Pyramid fields from Giza to Dahshur
Pyramids (Memphis):
Site of Memphis
Raoudha nilometre in Cairo (T)
Ras Mohammed (T)
Rutho Monastery (T)
Saint Catherine Area
Siwa archaeological area (T)
Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert:
Dakhla Oasis
(T)
Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert:
Kharga Oasis
(T)
Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert:
Kurkur and Dungul Oases
(T)
Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert:
Moghra Oasis
(T)
Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert:
Wadi El-Natroun Depression
(T)
Temple of Hator built by Ramses III (T)
Temple of Serabit Khadem (T)
The An-Nakhl fortress, a stage on the pilgrimage route to Mecca (T)
The monasteries of the Arab Desert and Wadi Natrun:
Monasteries of the Arab Desert
(T)
The monasteries of the Arab Desert and Wadi Natrun:
Monasteries of Wadi Natrun
(T)
Two citadels in Sinai from the Saladin period (Al-Gundi and Phataoh's island) (T)
Two citadels in Sinai from the Saladin period (Al-Gundi and Phataoh's island):
Pharaon´s Island
(T)
Wadi Al-Hitan
Wadi Feiran (T)
