Aqaba Marine Reserve
Also known as parc marin d'Aqaba
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Arab States
Jordan
Inscribed
2026
List reference
1742
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Aqaba Marine Reserve is about 15 km south-west of Al Aqabah. The nearest other World Heritage site is Wadi Rum Protected Area, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Al Aqabah · about 95,000 peopleabout 15 km north-east
- Ma'an · about 50,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
- At Tafilah · about 25,000 peopleabout 170 km north
- El Tur · about 28,000 peopleabout 190 km south-west
- Tabuk · about 548,000 peopleabout 190 km south-east
- Beer Sheva · about 206,000 peopleabout 200 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
JordanMixed46 km away
JordanCultural110 km away
EgyptCultural137 km away
IsraelCultural213 km away
PalestineCultural232 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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