Home›Islamic Sites›UNESCO World Heritage Status›Inscribed on the World Heritage ListBrowse ByInscribed on the World Heritage ListThis page groups sacred sites by whether UNESCO has formally recognized them. Wikipedia notes elsewhere that cultural traditions can be "recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity," the same kind of international listing that applies to World Heritage sites. Browsing by UNESCO status lets a visitor see which sacred sites carry that international recognition and which do not.FactsLearn MoreInscribed on the World Heritage ListSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe three sanctuaries at the centre of Islamic sacred geography, with congregational and teaching mosques and the shrines of prophets and holy figures. Whether a shrine may be venerated at all is disputed within Islam, and some places here have been damaged by movements that reject it; the atlas records both without settling it. The Jerusalem compound is under contested control. 2Size of the Traditional SetWell-attestedThree: the sanctuaries toward which travel is enjoined in the hadith of the three mosques - the Sacred Mosque at Mecca, the Prophet's Mosque at Medina and the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreThe Holy Places of Islam This group holds the sacred sites of Islam. Its sacred geography is anchored by the three holiest places, the Sacred Mosque at Mecca with the Kaaba, toward which Muslims pray and to which they make the Hajj; the Prophet's Mosque at Medina; and the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, and extends to the great mosques and the shrines of prophets and holy figures. The browser will find these central sanctuaries alongside other mosques and revered sites. The entries describe each place's religious significance and history, noting where veneration differs between Sunni and Shia traditions.Inscribed on the World Heritage ListFilter Results12 entriesPilgrimage StatusAllMajor pilgrimage destination today (3)Originated InAllCentral Asia (2)Egypt (1)Ethiopia (1)Iberia (1)Iberia and Southern France (1)North Africa (2)Turkey (2)West Africa (1)Origin Period Start YearAll970 (1)1000 (1)1200 (1)1231 (1)1238 (1)1389 (1)1403 (1)1550 (1)1609 (1)Practice StatusAllIn active religious use (11)Standing, but maintained as a museum or heritage monument (1)Site TypeAllChurch, cathedral or chapel (1)Mosque (6)Necropolis, cemetery or burial ground (1)Palace with a sanctuary (1)Sacred city or quarter (1)Tomb or grave of a holy figure (3)TraditionAllChristianity (1)Islam (12)CountryAllEgypt (1)Ethiopia (1)Kazakhstan (1)Mali (1)Spain (2)Tunisia (2)Turkey (2)Uzbekistan (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 12Al-AzharInscribed on the World Heritage ListGreat Mosque of DjenneInscribed on the World Heritage ListGur-e AmirInscribed on the World Heritage ListHarar JugolInscribed on the World Heritage ListKhoja Ahmed Yasawi MausoleumInscribed on the World Heritage ListShah-i-ZindaInscribed on the World Heritage ListThe AlhambraInscribed on the World Heritage ListThe Great Mosque of KairouanInscribed on the World Heritage ListThe Mezquita of CórdobaInscribed on the World Heritage ListThe Shrine of Sidi Bou SaidInscribed on the World Heritage ListThe Süleymaniye MosqueInscribed on the World Heritage ListThe Sultan Ahmed MosqueInscribed on the World Heritage ListSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. The Hajj: The Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca and the Holy Placestier 1F. E. Peters, Princeton University Press, 1994View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.