Tell Umm Amer Heritage site:
The World Heritage Committee (WHC) decided to include the Palestinian site of Tell Umm Amer in both the UNESCO World Heritage Site List and the Lost of World Heritage in Danger during its 46th session in New Delhi.
- Tell Umm Amer Heritage site is situated on the coastal dunes of the Nuseirat Municipality, just 10 km south of Gaza city.
- It is an ancient Christian monastery founded in the fourth century by Hilarion the Great (291-371 CE).
- It is also known as the ‘Monastery of Saint Hilarion.
- It was the first monastic community in the Holy Land, laying the groundwork for the spread of monastic practices in the region.
- The monastery occupied a strategic position at the crossroads of major trade and communication routes between Asia and Africa.
