Tell Umm el-'Amr
Also known as Monastère Saint Hilarion, Saint Hilarion monastery, Tell Umm Amer
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (vi).
Region
Arab States
Palestine
Inscribed
2024
List reference
1749
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Tell Umm el-'Amr is about 12 km south-west of Gaza City. The nearest other World Heritage site is Maresha and Beit-Guvrin Caves, about 55 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Gaza City · about 506,000 peopleabout 12 km north-east
- Beer Sheva · about 206,000 peopleabout 50 km south-east
- El Arish · about 179,000 peopleabout 65 km south-west
- Al Khalil · about 280,000 peopleabout 70 km east
- Ramla · about 64,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
- Tel Aviv · about 3,112,000 peopleabout 80 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IsraelCultural54 km away
PalestineCultural71 km away
PalestineCultural78 km away
IsraelCultural80 km away
PalestineCultural85 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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