Kuwait | World Heritage Explorer

Kuwait has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 2002. The country currently has no inscribed World Heritage Sites but participates in the international framework for heritage protection.

Kuwait as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention

State Party since: June 6, 2002

Status: Ratification

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 2003-2007, 2015-2019, 2025-2029

Total of Mandate Years: 12

Total of Mandates: 3

WHC Electoral Group: V(b) (Arab States)

World Heritage Sites

No sites inscribed yet.

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Tentative World Heritage Sites (5)

Failaka Island: A Palimpsest of Human Civilizations · submitted: January 29, 2025
Boubyan Island and Mubarak Al-Kabeer Marine Reserve (MAKMR) · submitted: May 17, 2017
Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jabir Palace · submitted: February 24, 2015
Abraj Al-Kuwait · submitted: June 12, 2014
Sa'ad and Sae'ed Area in Failaka Island · submitted: February 27, 2013

Source: UNESCO Tentative Lists

Country Profile Kuwait

Official Name: State of Kuwait

Continent: Asia

Subregion: Western Asia

UNESCO Region: Arab States

Capital: Kuwait City

Population (2024): 4,973,861

Land Area: 17,820 km²

Currency: Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)

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UNESCO World Heritage Convention: State Party Kuwait

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