• The Qasr al-Farid tomb is carved into rose-coloured sandstone in Madain Saleh, near Saudi Arabia's northwestern town of al-Ula. AFP
    The Qasr al-Farid tomb is carved into rose-coloured sandstone in Madain Saleh, near Saudi Arabia's northwestern town of al-Ula. AFP
  • An old house with wooden mashrabiya in al-Balad quarter, Mecca province, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images
    An old house with wooden mashrabiya in al-Balad quarter, Mecca province, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images
  • Qasr al-Ain, or Al Ain Palace, is one of the best reinstated forts in the Abu Dhabi emirate. Courtesy Al Ain Palace Museum
    Qasr al-Ain, or Al Ain Palace, is one of the best reinstated forts in the Abu Dhabi emirate. Courtesy Al Ain Palace Museum
  • Umm an-Nar Tomb in Mleiha, an archaeological site that has been turned into a tourist site in Sharjah. Victor Besa for The National
    Umm an-Nar Tomb in Mleiha, an archaeological site that has been turned into a tourist site in Sharjah. Victor Besa for The National
  • The Spiral Minaret of the Great Mosque is pictured in Samarra, Iraq. Reuters
    The Spiral Minaret of the Great Mosque is pictured in Samarra, Iraq. Reuters
  • The Fortress of Saladin (Qal'at Salah El-Din) in Syria. Getty Images
    The Fortress of Saladin (Qal'at Salah El-Din) in Syria. Getty Images
  • The Temple of Bacchus is seen at the ancient city of Baalbek in Lebanon. Getty Images
    The Temple of Bacchus is seen at the ancient city of Baalbek in Lebanon. Getty Images
  • The pyramid of Khafre on the Giza Plateau on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo. AFP
    The pyramid of Khafre on the Giza Plateau on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo. AFP
  • The Khan El Khalili-bazaar, known as the Khan, in Cairo, is a centuries-old marketplace brimming with items available for purchase. Getty Images
    The Khan El Khalili-bazaar, known as the Khan, in Cairo, is a centuries-old marketplace brimming with items available for purchase. Getty Images
  • The Treasury (Al-Khazneh), Petra, Jordan. Getty Images
    The Treasury (Al-Khazneh), Petra, Jordan. Getty Images

World Heritage Day: incredible sites from around the Middle East, in pictures

As UNESCO celebrates World Heritage Day on Thursday, here are some of the most precious monuments and other sites around the middle east

The National

April 18, 2019

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