On Adding to the List of the World’s Most Outstanding Cultural Sites: Officially, the Baha’i Shrines

It’s official – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recognized two Baha’i Holy places in northern Israel as World Heritage Sites. … During a recent commemorative event held at Washington DC’s American University, Martin Peled-Flax, representing the Embassy of Israel at the event, expressed the appreciation of the Israeli government for what the Bahai’s have brought to Haifa, Israel’s third largest city.

http://www.arlingtonbahai.org/2008/11/17/bahai-shrines-named-world-heritage-sites/

Thanks to David for calling my attention to this blog post. Below is a complete list of World Heritage Sites in Israel. -gw

Old City of Jerusalem (9)
Masada (7)
Old City of Acre (2)
White City of Tel-Aviv (3)
Biblical Tells (3)
Incense Route of the Negev (3)
Bahá’i Holy Places (3)

Bottom photo: http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/jerusalem.html Top photo: Uploaded on May 21, 2008 by Man United on flickr, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic