Egypt
Egypt has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1974. With 7 inscribed properties, the country maintains a well-established presence on the World Heritage List. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage.
Egypt as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: February 7, 1974
Status: Ratification
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1976-1983, 1991-1997, 1999-2005, 2007-2011, 2019-2023
Total of Mandate Years: 27
Total of Mandates: 5
WHC Electoral Group: V(b) (Arab States)
World Heritage Sites in Egypt (7)
Cultural: 6 | Natural: 1 | Mixed: 0
- Abu Mena · Cultural
- Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis · Cultural
- Historic Cairo · Cultural
- Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur · Cultural
- Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae · Cultural
- Saint Catherine Area · Cultural
- Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) · Natural
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (34)
- Egyptian Museum in Cairo · submitted: February 1, 2021
- Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases · submitted: September 3, 2015
- Helwan Observatory · submitted: November 3, 2010
- Dababiya · submitted: July 24, 2008
- Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library · submitted: July 28, 2003
- Abydos, city of pilgrimage of the Pharaohs · submitted: July 28, 2003
- Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods · submitted: July 28, 2003
- Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period · submitted: July 28, 2003
- Raoudha nilometre in Cairo · submitted: July 28, 2003
- The monasteries of the Arab Desert and Wadi Natrun · submitted: July 28, 2003
- Two citadels in Sinai from the Saladin period (Al-Gundi and Phataoh's island) · submitted: July 28, 2003
- The An-Nakhl fortress, a stage on the pilgrimage route to Mecca · submitted: July 28, 2003
- Oasis of Fayoum, hydraulic remains and ancient cultural landscapes · submitted: July 28, 2003
- Historic quarters and monuments of Rosetta/Rachid · submitted: July 28, 2003
- Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert · submitted: June 12, 2003
- Bird Migration Routes · submitted: June 12, 2003
- Desert Wadis · submitted: June 12, 2003
- Mountain Chains · submitted: June 12, 2003
- Great Desert Landscapes · submitted: June 12, 2003
- Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun Nature Reserve · submitted: February 10, 2003
- Ras Mohammed · submitted: January 22, 2002
- Siwa archaeological area · submitted: November 1, 1994
- Temple of Serabit Khadem · submitted: November 1, 1994
- North Sinai archaeological Sites Zone · submitted: November 1, 1994
- Temple of Hator built by Ramses III · submitted: November 1, 1994
- Dahshour archaeological area · submitted: November 1, 1994
- El Fayoum: Kom Aushim (Karanis), Dimai (Soknopaiounesos), Qasr Qarun (Dionysias), Batn I hrit (Theadelphia), Byahma-Medinet el Fayoum….. · submitted: November 1, 1994
- El-Gendi Fortress · submitted: November 1, 1994
- Rutho Monastery · submitted: November 1, 1994
- Wadi Feiran · submitted: November 1, 1994
- Pharaon Island · submitted: November 1, 1994
- Dahab · submitted: November 1, 1994
- Minia · submitted: November 1, 1994
- Newibah castle · submitted: November 1, 1994
Country Profile Egypt
Official Name: Arab Republic of Egypt
Continent: Africa
Subregion: Northern Africa
UNESCO Region: Arab States
Capital: Cairo
Population (2024): 116,538,258
Land Area: 995,450 km²
Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)