List of World Heritage Sites in Jordan

Al-Maghtas

Petra

Qasr Amra

Umm ar-Rasas

Wadi Rum

As-Salt

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Location of World Heritage Sites in Jordan.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.^[1] Jordan accepted the convention on 5 May 1975, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2021, Six sites in Jordan are included.^[2]

World Heritage Sites

The table is sortable by column by clicking on the at the top of the appropriate column; alphanumerically for the site, area, and year columns; by state party for the location column; and by criteria type for the criteria column. Transborder sites sort at the bottom.

Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation^[3]

Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates

Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee^[4]

Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. The lack of value implies that no data has been published by UNESCO

Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List

Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable

Site	Image	Location	Criteria	Area ha (acre)	Year	Description
Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" (Al-Maghtas)		JorBalqa Governorate 31°50′14″N 35°33′10″E / 31.83722°N 35.55278°E / 31.83722; 35.55278	Cultural:JorBap (iii)(vi)	294 (730)	2015	Situated on the Jordan River, Al-Maghtas is considered the location of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. A Christian pilgrimage site, it contains remains of Roman and Byzantine churches, chapels, a monastery, caves and pools.[5]
Petra		JorMa'an Governorate 30°19′50″N 35°26′36″E / 30.33056°N 35.44333°E / 30.33056; 35.44333	Cultural:JorPet (i)(iii)(iv)	26,171 (64670)	1985	The Nabataean city of Petra was a major trading hub between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia, famed for its rock-cut architecture it is entirely made out of sandstone with more than 40 tombs as well as its mining and water engineering systems.[6]
Quseir Amra		JorZarqa Governorate 31°48′7″N 36°35′9″E / 31.80194°N 36.58583°E / 31.80194; 36.58583	Cultural:JorQus (i)(iii)(iv)	0.0445 (0.101)	1985	The desert castle of Quseir Amra was built in the early 8th century, and had served both as a fortress and an Umayyad royal palace. The site also noted for its extensive frescoes, constituting an important and unique example of early Islamic art.[7]
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)		JorMadaba Governorate 31°30′6″N 35°55′14″E / 31.50167°N 35.92056°E / 31.50167; 35.92056	Cultural:JorUme (i)(iv)(vi)	24 (59)	2005	Established as a Roman military camp, Um er-Rasas grew into a settlement by the 5th century, inhabited successively by Christian and Islamic communities. The largely unexcavated site contains ruins of Roman fortifications, churches with mosaic floors illustrating many cities of the region and two stylite towers.[8]
Wadi Rum Protected Area		JorAqaba Governorate 29°38′23″N 35°26′02″E / 29.63972°N 35.43389°E / 29.63972; 35.43389	Mixed:JorWad (iii)(v)(vii)	74,180 (183,300)	2011	Situated in southern Jordan, Wadi Rum features a great variety of desert landforms including sandstone valleys, natural arches, gorges, cliffs, landslides and caverns. The site also contains extensive rock art, inscriptions and archaeological remains, bearing witness to more than 12,000 years of continuous human habitation.[9]
As-Salt - The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality		JorBalqa Governorate 32°02′21″N 35°43′33″E / 32.03917°N 35.72583°E / 32.03917; 35.72583 (Assalt)	Cultural:JorWad (ii)(iii)	24.68 (61.0)	2021	Established on three closely-spaced hills in the Balqa (region), As-Salt was the main settlement on the East Bank of the Jordan River that served as a cultural, commercial and financial hub. This prosperity allowed for the influx of people from the region who settled in As-Salt, creating a distinct city built with yellow limestone that had European Art Nouveau and Neo-Colonial styles combined with local traditions.[10][11]

Tentative list

In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage List are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list.^[12] As of 2021, Jordan lists fourteen properties on its tentative list:^[13]

See also

• Tourism in Jordan
• List of World Heritage Sites in Western Asia
• List of World Heritage Sites in the Arab states

References