Israel. Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba

Date of Inscription: 2005
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Property : 96.0400 ha
Buffer zone: 604.0100 ha
N32 35 49.992 E35 10 55.992
Ref: 1108  
 
Tels (prehistoric settlement mounds), are characteristic of the flatter lands of the eastern Mediterranean, particularly Lebanon, Syria, Israel and eastern Turkey. Of more than 200 tels in Israel, Megiddo, Hazor and Beer Sheba are representative of those that contain substantial remains of cities with biblical connections. The three tels also present some of the best examples in the Levant of elaborate Iron Age, underground water-collecting systems, created to serve dense urban communities. Their traces of construction over the millennia reflect the existence of centralized authority, prosperous agricultural activity and the control of important trade routes.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1108

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Israel. Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee

Date of Inscription: 2008
Criteria: (iii)(vi)
Property : 62.5800 ha
Buffer zone: 254.7000 ha
Haifa and Northern Districts
N32 49 45.828 E34 58 17.936
Ref: 1220rev  

The Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and Western Galilee are inscribed for their profound spiritual meaning and the testimony they bear to the strong tradition of pilgrimage in the Bahá’i faith. The property includes the two most holy places in the Bahá’í religion associated with the founders, the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh in Acre and the Shrine of the Báb in Haifa, together with their surrounding gardens, associated buildings and monuments. These two shrines are part of a larger complex of buildings, monuments and sites at seven distinct locations in Haifa and Western Galilee that are visited as part of the Bahá’i pilgrimage.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1220

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Israel. White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement

Date of Inscription: 2003
Criteria: (ii)(iv)
Property : 140.4000 ha
Buffer zone: 197.0000 ha
N32 4 0 E34 46 60
Ref: 1096  
 
Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 and developed as a metropolitan city under the British Mandate in Palestine. The White City was constructed from the early 1930s until the 1950s, based on the urban plan by Sir Patrick Geddes, reflecting modern organic planning principles. The buildings were designed by architects who were trained in Europe where they practised their profession before immigrating. They created an outstanding architectural ensemble of the Modern Movement in a new cultural context.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1096

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Israel. Old City of Acre

Date of Inscription: 2001
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(v)
Property : 63.3000 ha
Western Galilee
N32 55 42 E35 5 2
Ref: 1042

Acre is a historic walled port-city with continuous settlement from the Phoenician period. The present city is characteristic of a fortified town dating from the Ottoman 18th and 19th centuries, with typical urban components such as the citadel, mosques, khans and baths. The remains of the Crusader town, dating from 1104 to 1291, lie almost intact, both above and below today's street level, providing an exceptional picture of the layout and structures of the capital of the medieval Crusader kingdom of Jerusalem.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1042

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Israel. Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)
Date of Inscription: 1981
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(vi)
Jerusalem District
N31 47 E35 13
Ref: 148rev  

Inscription Year on the List of World Heritage in Danger: 1982
 
As a holy city for Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Jerusalem has always been of great symbolic importance. Among its 220 historic monuments, the Dome of the Rock stands out: built in the 7th century, it is decorated with beautiful geometric and floral motifs. It is recognized by all three religions as the site of Abraham's sacrifice. The Wailing Wall delimits the quarters of the different religious communities, while the Resurrection rotunda in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre houses Christ's tomb.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/148

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Israel. Masada

Date of Inscription: 2001
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(vi)
Property : 276.0000 ha
Buffer zone: 28965.0000 ha
N31 18 48.6 E35 21 9.9
Ref: 1040  

Masada is a rugged natural fortress, of majestic beauty, in the Judaean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. It is a symbol of the ancient kingdom of Israel, its violent destruction and the last stand of Jewish patriots in the face of the Roman army, in 73 A.D. It was built as a palace complex, in the classic style of the early Roman Empire, by Herod the Great, King of Judaea, (reigned 37 – 4 B.C.). The camps, fortifications and attack ramp that encircle the monument constitute the most complete Roman siege works surviving to the present day.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1040

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