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Part of the 'Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves' World Heritage Site [36] Mary's Well: Masada: World Heritage Site [101] Mazor Mausoleum: Tel Megiddo: Tell al-Mutesellim [102] Part of the 'Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba' World Heritage Site [33] Megiddo church: Mesad Hashavyahu
A UNESCO World Heritage site since 2005, Tel Be'er Sheva is an archaeological site in southern Israel, believed to be the remains of the biblical town of Be'er Sheva. Archaeological finds indicate that the site was inhabited from the Chalcolithic period, around 4000 BCE, [92] [93] to the 16th century CE.
The State of Israel ratified the convention on 6 October 1999, making its cultural and natural sites eligible for inclusion on the list. The country has nine sites, all of which are cultural. The earliest inclusions were Masda and the Old City of Acre in 2001; the latest inclusion was the network of caves at Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park in ...
For pre-historic sites from before written history, see Category:Prehistoric sites in Israel. For ancient sites from the beginnings of written history to Alexander the Great's conquest, see Category:Ancient sites in Israel. For sites from the Greek and Roman eras, see Category:Classical sites in Israel. For medieval sites, see Category:Medieval ...
Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park is a national park in central Israel, containing a large network of caves recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. [1] The national park includes the remains of the historical towns of Maresha, one of the important towns of Judah during the First Temple Period, [2] and Bayt Jibrin, a depopulated Palestinian town known as Eleutheropolis in the Roman era. [3]
Um Rashrash: Memorial site in Eilat, where the Flag of Israel was raised for the first time, when the Israeli soldiers arrived on 10 March 1949. Hurvat Anim; Tel Hazor; Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron: Traditional burial place of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebeccah, Jacob and Leah. Qumran Caves
The site is not assigned to a state on the UNESCO listing, [8] with respect to its disputed status on whether it belongs to the State of Israel or Palestine. In 2011 UNESCO stated that it "continues to work to ensure respect for the outstanding universal value of the cultural heritage of the Old City of Jerusalem.
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