The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural heritage comprises monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological ones). Natural heritage comprises natural features (such as physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened flora and fauna), and natural sites which are important for scientific research, conservation or natural aesthetic. Djibouti accepted the convention, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. , Djibouti has no World Heritage Sites, although it has 10 sites on the tentative list.

Tentative list UNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, and vii through x are natural. In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites for nomination consideration. Nominations for the list are only accepted if the site had been on the tentative list. Djibouti has 10 properties on its tentative list.

+ Site Image Location (region) Year listed UNESCO criteria DescriptionThe Tumulus (Awellos)Ali Sabieh Region and Tadjourah Regions2015iii, iv (cultural) The Rock Engravings of Tadjourah Region2015i, iii (cultural)The historic urban landscape of Djibouti City and its specific buildingsDjibouti Region2015ii, iv (cultural)Lake Assal Tadjourah Region2015vii, viii, x (natural)Moucha and Maskali Islands Djibouti Region2015viii, ix, x (natural)The Natural Landscapes of the Obock Region Obock Region2015vii, viii, x (natural)Day Forest National Park Tadjourah Region2015ix, x (natural)Assamo Terrestrial Protected AreaAli Sabieh Region2015x (natural)Djalélo Protected Natural AreaArta Region2015x (natural)Lake Abbeh: its cultural landscape, natural monuments, and ecosystem Dikhil Region2015iii, vii, viii, x (mixed)

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