Israel is home to 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Of those, there are 9 cultural sites, 0 natural sites and 0 mixed sites. Israel shares 0 of those sites with other countries.
The World Heritage Sites in Israel are:
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Masada
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Old City of Acre
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White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement
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. -
Biblical Tels – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
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Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev
The Incense Route was a network of trade routes extending over two thousand kilometres to facilitate the transport of frankincense and myrrh from the Yemen and Oman in the Arabian Peninsula to the Mediterranean. -
Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
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. -
Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
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Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves
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Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal
