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Central Region: [1]. Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque: founded by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and competed in 2007, the Abu Dhabi mosque was constructed by the Italian company Impregilo using material from India, Italy, Germany, Morocco, Pakistan, Turkey, Malaysia, Iran, China, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Macedonia and United Arab Emirates.
Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( November 2023 ) This is a list of World Heritage Sites in the Arab states , [ 1 ] in Western Asia and North Africa , occupying an area stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea .
United Arab Emirates accepted the convention on May 11 2001, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2024, The United Arab Emirates have only one World Heritage Site, Al Ain, which was inscribed in 2011. [2]
This is a list of ziyarat locations from all around the world. Ziyarat locations are often shrines dedicated to various Muslim saints and Awliya but can also be places that are associated with them, like zawiyas .
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 95 World Heritage Sites in 18 countries (also called "state parties") of West Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Yemen.
Tourism in the United Arab Emirates is an important part of the Emirati economy. In 2023, the tourism sector employed 809,300 people [ 1 ] and contributed 220 billion dirham to the national gross domestic product (GDP), accounting for 12% of it. [ 2 ]
As of July 2024, there are a total of 1,223 World Heritage Sites located across 168 countries, of which 952 are cultural, 231 are natural, and 40 are mixed properties. [1] The countries have been divided by the World Heritage Committee into five geographical regions: Africa , the Arab States , Asia and the Pacific , Europe and North America ...
Historic sites in the United Arab Emirates (5 C, 2 P) M. Monuments and memorials in the United Arab Emirates (1 C) T. Towers in the United Arab Emirates (2 C)