List of World Heritage Sites in Bahrain
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage which have been nominated by signatories to the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention.[1] Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites). Natural features (consisting of physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty, are defined as natural heritage.[2] Bahrain accepted the convention on May 28, 1991, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. It has three World Heritage Sites and a further six sites on the tentative list.[3] The first site listed was the Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun, in 2005, while the most recent one was the Dilmun Burial Mounds, in 2019. All three sites are listed for their cultural significance. Bahrain has served on the World Heritage Committee twice.[3]