The site also has inscriptions and archaeological remains that testify to 12, 000 years of human occupation and interaction with the natural environment, and for this reason was inscribed in the World Heritage List as a mixed natural and cultural property.

UNESCO: Office in Amman

The UK Government is preparing a new Tentative List of natural, cultural and mixed sites for potential nomination for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List, to be submitted to UNESCO in 2011, with a view to putting forward nominations to the World Heritage Committee from 2012.

UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Applications to new UK World Heritage Tentative List now open

The UK Government is currently preparing a new Tentative List of natural, cultural and mixed sites for potential nomination for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List, to be submitted to UNESCO in 2011, with a view to putting forward nominations to the World Heritage Committee from 2012.

UNESCO: 21 New World Heritage Sites Inscribed

The Committee inscribed 21 new World Heritage Sites, including 15 cultural, 5 natural and 1 mixed properties.

UNESCO: 21 New World Heritage Sites Inscribed

Thirty new properties in total were submitted for inscription on the World Heritage List this year: 4 natural, 23 cultural and 3 mixed (i.e. both natural and cultural) properties, including 4 transnational nominations.

UNESCO: CULTURE