UNESCO Sites in Bahrain

Bahrain UNESCO has registered 3 sites on the World Heritage list and 6 on the tentative list.

Some places are so interesting that it’s relevant to keep them for future generations. This is why UNESCO has built a list of crucial classified properties in which superb places stand out for their aesthetic, natural, artistic, or cultural significance.

More than a thousand places are registered as Unesco’s World Heritage worldwide. Due to my interest in visiting World Heritage sites, I compiled the UNESCO list in Bahrain and the corresponding map.

Bahrain UNESCO list

1. Dilmun Burial Mounds
2. Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy
3. Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun

Bahrain UNESCO Map

Click on the blue pins to view more relevant information about each World Heritage site in Bahrain.

Description

1. Dilmun Burial Mounds: A collection of 21 burial mounds in northern Bahrain, believed to date back to the 3rd millennium BCE.
2. Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy: A cultural site encompassing three oyster beds in the northern waters of Bahrain and their associated underwater ruins, providing evidence of the pearl trade that existed in the region for over 2,000 years.
3. Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun: The ruins of an ancient capital city and harbor that flourished from about 2300 BCE to the 16th century CE, featuring a citadel, residential areas, and industrial and commercial facilities.

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Bahrain have protected places for their cultural and natural importance.

Sites on the Tentative List

1. Hamad Town Tumuli Moundfield
2. Barbar Temple
3. Saar Heritage Park
4. Hawar Islands Reserve
5. Manama, City of Trade, Multiculturalism and Religious Coexistence
6. Awali oil settlement