The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/unesco-world-heritage-site/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:05:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png UNESCO World Heritage Site | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/unesco-world-heritage-site/ 32 32 Iran conservationists shore up heritage sites damaged during war https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-conservationists-shore-up-heritage-sites-damaged-during-war/ Sun, 10 May 2026 04:56:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3819967 Iranian authorities say at least 140 culturally and historically significant locations, including 5 UNESCO-listed World Heritage sites, suffered damage from airstrikes and shockwaves

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]]> Iran seeks ‘urgent assistance’ to put out fire in UNESCO-listed Hyrcanian forests https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-seeks-urgent-assistance-to-put-out-fire-in-unesco-listed-hyrcanian-forests/ Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:27:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3694859 Aircraft and staff to arrive from Turkey, more assistance may be sought from Russia, after Tehran 'faced with the impossibility' of fighting flames alone, officials tell state media

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]]> In first, Israeli officials in Saudi Arabia for UNESCO conference https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-israeli-officials-in-saudi-arabia-for-unesco-conference/ Sun, 10 Sep 2023 16:37:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3089757&preview=true&preview_id=3089757 Bureaucrats and diplomats attend World Heritage meeting, after US asked Israel to withdraw efforts to secure visas for foreign and education ministers

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]]> UNESCO to vote on Ancient Jericho joining World Heritage list as site in Palestine https://www.timesofisrael.com/unesco-to-vote-on-ancient-jericho-joining-world-heritage-list-as-site-in-palestine/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:19:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3088626 UN body, which Israel quit in 2019, to hold vote at Saudi Arabia conference; Likud MK accuses cultural organization of obscuring site's biblical significance

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]]> UNESCO sounds alarm over earthquake damage to Turkey, Syria heritage sites https://www.timesofisrael.com/unesco-sounds-alarm-over-earthquake-damage-to-turkey-syria-heritage-sites/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:04:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2945368 International cultural body says it will provide assistance amid worries over structural integrity of Aleppo's old city and Diyarbakir fortress, as well as 3 other locations

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]]> Settlers put up illegal outpost in UNESCO heritage area in West Bank — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/settlers-put-up-illegal-outpost-in-unesco-heritage-area-in-west-bank-report/ Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:37:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2725426 Residents of the village of Battir say the settlement has prevented them from accessing their lands

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]]> In Acre, known for Arab-Jewish coexistence, residents grapple with recent unrest https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-acre-known-for-arab-jewish-coexistence-residents-grapple-with-recent-unrest/ Thu, 03 Jun 2021 16:45:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2556352 Following a week of chaos and destruction of Jewish-owned businesses, locals regroup and try to move forward

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]]> Podcast: Proof that Nabateans’ trade empire collapsed due to ancient epidemic https://www.timesofisrael.com/podcast-proof-that-nabateans-trade-empire-collapsed-due-to-ancient-epidemic/ Fri, 07 May 2021 04:05:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2537652 In an in-depth interview with expert archaeologist Tali Erickson-Gini, we hear that he who controls the spice (or garum and wine) controls the ancient world

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]]> Trump’s threats draw Iran’s cultural sites into tensions https://www.timesofisrael.com/trumps-threats-draw-irans-cultural-sites-into-tensions/ Sun, 05 Jan 2020 18:56:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2214767 Earliest traces of human presence in country reach back 100,000 years; its monuments preserve the legacy of a civilization that has kept identity through successive conquests

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]]> UNESCO World Heritage Site at Beit She’arim found vandalized with graffiti https://www.timesofisrael.com/unesco-world-heritage-site-at-beit-shearim-found-vandalized-with-graffiti/ Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:10:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2201952 National park, which includes a synagogue and a necropolis and was a major center of Jewish life in the 2nd century, daubed with slogans associated with Hasidic Jews

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]]> The Nazi secret lurking inside some of Tel Aviv’s most beautiful buildings https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-nazi-secret-lurking-inside-some-of-tel-avivs-most-beautiful-buildings/ Mon, 02 Dec 2019 08:23:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2185050 Discoveries made in Leibling House, a recently renovated cultural center, reveal the German foundations of much of Tel Aviv's Bauhaus-inflected 1930s construction

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]]> Large blaze destroys structures at historic Japanese castle https://www.timesofisrael.com/fire-tears-through-historic-japanese-castle/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 02:24:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2174145 Shuri Castle on southern island of Okinawa remains a UNESCO World Heritage site even though it was destroyed in World War II and then reconstructed

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]]> Tel Aviv celebrates 100 years of the White City https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-celebrates-100-years-of-the-white-city/ Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:02:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2137340 German-trained architects brought Bauhaus design to the city a century ago; centennial to be marked with rooftop viewings, workshops, street parties and tours

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]]> As Bauhaus marks 100 years, Tel Aviv’s iconic ‘White City’ stands tall https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-bauhaus-marks-100-years-tel-avivs-iconic-white-city-stands-tall/ Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:30:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2111879 Bustling beach city has emerged as a leading repository of the 20th century German minimalist architectural movement that spread when the Nazis exiled its disciples

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]]> Iraq celebrates naming Babylon a UNESCO World Heritage site https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraq-celebrates-naming-babylon-a-unesco-world-heritage-site/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 01:27:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2107002 It was from the 4,300-year-old city that Nebuchadnezzar sent his vast army to Jerusalem to put down an uprising and bring the Jews back as slaves

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