Cultural
Lieux saints bahá’is à Haïfa et en Galilée occidentale
This cultural site comprises a series of sacred locations associated with the Bahá'í faith, distributed across Haifa and western Galilee in northern Israel. The properties include the shrine of the Báb, the shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, and numerous other spiritual and administrative buildings that serve as pilgrimage destinations and centers of worship for Bahá'í communities worldwide. The sites are characterized by their architectural integration into the landscape, featuring gardens, terraces, and structures that reflect principles central to Bahá'í belief and aesthetics. Located in a region of significant religious and historical importance, these monuments represent the development of the Bahá'í faith in the Middle East during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The ensemble demonstrates important spiritual and architectural traditions that have shaped pilgrimage practices and religious expression in the region. The inscribed properties constitute an important testimony to the history and development of the Bahá'í religion and its relationship to the broader cultural heritage of the Levant.
