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The '''North Sinai Archaeological Sites Zone''' is composed of a collection of important ancient sites between the Suez Canal and Gaza along the Mediterranean coast of [[Place:Egypt|Egypt]].<ref>[https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/189/ North Sinai archaeological Sites Zone - UNESCO World Heritage Centre]</ref>
== Archaeology ==
In 2020, [[Earth:Solutional cave|limestone cave]] decorated with scenes of animals such as [[Biology:Donkey|donkey]]s, camels, [[Biology:Deer|deer]], mule and mountain goats was uncovered in the area of Wadi Al-Zulma by the archaeological mission from the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry. Rock art cave is 15 meters deep and 20 meters high.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-26|title=Photos: Archaeologists uncover ancient cave in North Sinai|url=https://egyptindependent.com/photos-archaeologists-uncover-ancient-cave-in-north-sinai/|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Egypt Independent|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ancient cave with distinguished engravings depicting scenes of animals discovered in Sinai - Ancient Egypt - Heritage|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/368014/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Ancient-cave-with-distinguished-engravings-depicti.aspx|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Ahram Online|language=en}}</ref>

==World Heritage Status==
This site was added to the [[Organization:UNESCO|UNESCO]] World Heritage Tentative List on November 1, 1994, in the Cultural category.<ref>[https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/189/ North Sinai archaeological Sites Zone - UNESCO World Heritage Centre]</ref>

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==References==
*[https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/189/ North Sinai archaeological Sites Zone - UNESCO World Heritage Centre] Retrieved 2009-03-04.

[[Category:Cultural heritage]]

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