Memory of the World Register – Arab States

The first inscriptions on the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register were made in 1997.

[1] By creating a compendium of the world's documentary heritage—manuscripts, oral traditions, audio-visual materials, library and archive holdings[2] – the program aims to tap on its networks of experts to exchange information and raise resources for the preservation, digitization, and dissemination of documentary materials.

[3] As of 2018, 432[4] documentary heritages have been included in the register, among them recordings of folk music, ancient languages and phonetics, aged remnants of religious and secular manuscripts, collective lifetime works of renowned giants of literature, science and music, copies of landmark motion pictures and short films, and accounts documenting changes in the world's political, economic and social stage.

Of these, thirteen properties were nominated by countries from the region of the Arab States.

36°44′55″N 3°04′19″E / 36.748481°N 3.071902°E / 36.748481; 3.071902 (National Library of Algeria) 48°52′04″N 2°17′46″E / 48.867809°N 2.296108°E / 48.867809; 2.296108 (Egyptian Embassy, Paris) 30°04′02″N 31°13′38″E / 30.067110°N 31.227230°E / 30.067110; 31.227230 (Egyptian National Library and Archives) 30°04′02″N 31°13′38″E / 30.067110°N 31.227230°E / 30.067110; 31.227230 (Egyptian National Library and Archives) 30°04′02″N 31°13′38″E / 30.067110°N 31.227230°E / 30.067110; 31.227230 (Egyptian National Library and Archives) 33°52′42″N 35°30′54″E / 33.878416°N 35.515096°E / 33.878416; 35.515096 (National Museum, Beirut) 33°58′15″N 35°43′37″E / 33.970741°N 35.726857°E / 33.970741; 35.726857 (Commemorative stela of Nahr el-Kalb, Mount Lebanon) 50°04′08″N 14°25′28″E / 50.068866°N 14.424536°E / 50.068866; 14.424536 (Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague Map Collection) 35°53′34″N 14°31′29″E / 35.892700°N 14.524817°E / 35.892700; 14.524817 (Heritage Malta) 34°03′51″N 4°58′22″W / 34.064143°N 4.972771°W / 34.064143; -4.972771 (Bibliothèque al-Quaraouiyyine) 34°00′30″N 6°50′34″W / 34.008402°N 6.842639°W / 34.008402; -6.842639 (Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc) 23°35′55″N 58°25′24″E / 23.598696°N 58.423289°E / 23.598696; 58.423289 (Ministry of Heritage and Culture) 26°48′14″N 37°57′18″E / 26.8040166°N 37.9550816°E / 26.8040166; 37.9550816 (Al Hijr Archaeological Site) 36°47′58″N 10°09′53″E / 36.799444°N 10.164791°E / 36.799444; 10.164791 (National Archives of Tunisia) 36°47′58″N 10°09′53″E / 36.799444°N 10.164791°E / 36.799444; 10.164791 (National Archives of Tunisia) ^ Names and spellings provided are based on the official list released by the Memory of the World Programme.