UNESCO World Heritage for Libya

UNESCO World Heritage Sites represent some of the best natural, cultural and historic attractions in world travel. Below are details of the 5 cultural, natural and mixed sites inscribed for Libya to date (a red World Heritage symbol denotes a site currently regarded as endangered). For more details of these properties, click on the links to the UNESCO website and the photographic galleries of these sites from OurPlace (where available) or see our highlights of Libya for descriptions.


1982 - Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
1982 - Archaeological Site of Cyrene
1982 - Archaeological Site of Sabratha
1985 - Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
1986 - Old Town of Ghadamès


Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna

Archaeological Site of Cyrene

Archaeological Site of Sabratha

Old Town of Ghadamès