{"id":625914,"date":"2018-08-26T04:12:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T04:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/"},"modified":"2018-08-26T04:12:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-26T04:12:03","slug":"white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/","title":{"rendered":"White Desert National Park added to UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Western Desert\u2019s White Desert National Park will become the first Egyptian geopark on the UNESCO World Heritage List, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egyptindependent.com\/white-desert-national-park-to-be-first-in-egypt-joining-the-unescos-international-list\/\">Al Masry Al Youm reported<\/a>. The site is distinguished by its rock formations, and famous for expansive sand dunes and endangered animals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Western Desert\u2019s White Desert National Park will become the first Egyptian geopark on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Al Masry Al Youm reported. The site is distinguished by its rock formations, and famous for expansive sand dunes and endangered animals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7377],"tags":[72,238],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-625914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tourism","tag-enterpriseam","tag-tourism","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"b090f309-c467-46d5-bb07-14ba956bdfba","order":"0","is_powered_by":true,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","full_issue_title":"White Desert National Park added to UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List","related_issue":[625883],"teaser":"","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2024\/6\/.216f85db-4553-4580-86ba-d49ebd5ffa80.mp3"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>White Desert National Park added to UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List - EnterpriseAM Egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"White Desert National Park added to UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Western Desert\u2019s White Desert National Park will become the first Egyptian geopark on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Al Masry Al Youm reported. The site is distinguished by its rock formations, and famous for expansive sand dunes and endangered animals.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnterpriseAM Egypt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-08-26T04:12:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"White Desert National Park added to UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-26T04:12:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/\"},\"wordCount\":53,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"EnterpriseAM\",\"tourism\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Tourism\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/\",\"name\":\"White Desert National Park added to UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List - EnterpriseAM Egypt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-26T04:12:03+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"White Desert National Park added to UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"caption\":\"EnterpriseAM\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"White Desert National Park added to UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List - EnterpriseAM Egypt","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"White Desert National Park added to UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List","og_description":"The Western Desert\u2019s White Desert National Park will become the first Egyptian geopark on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Al Masry Al Youm reported. The site is distinguished by its rock formations, and famous for expansive sand dunes and endangered animals.","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/","og_site_name":"EnterpriseAM Egypt","article_published_time":"2018-08-26T04:12:03+00:00","author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"White Desert National Park added to UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List","datePublished":"2018-08-26T04:12:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/"},"wordCount":53,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"keywords":["EnterpriseAM","tourism"],"articleSection":["Tourism"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/","name":"White Desert National Park added to UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List - EnterpriseAM Egypt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-08-26T04:12:03+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/08\/26\/white-desert-national-park-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"White Desert National Park added to UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","name":"EnterpriseAM","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization","name":"EnterpriseAM","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","caption":"EnterpriseAM"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":599156,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/06\/19\/bahrain-suggests-linking-its-world-diving-park-with-sharm-el-sheikh\/","url_meta":{"origin":625914,"position":0},"title":"Bahrain suggests linking its World Diving Park with Sharm El Sheikh","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"19 June 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Bahraini Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed Alzayani suggested linking Bahrain\u2019s \u201cWorld Diving Park\u201d, the world\u2019s biggest diving park, with Sharm El Sheikh as part of efforts to promote the new park, Al Shorouk reported, citing a Tourism Ministry statement. Tourism Minister Rania El Mashat suggested including Hurghada and Marsa\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tourism&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tourism","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/data\/tourism\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":598991,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/06\/16\/al-mashat-in-azerbaijan-el-sisi-visits-the-pharaohs\/","url_meta":{"origin":625914,"position":1},"title":"Al Mashat in Azerbaijan, El Sisi visits the Pharaohs","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"16 June 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Rania Al Mashat is in Azerbaijan to participate in UN World Tourism Organization meetings which kick off today. The minister, whose attendance marks the first ministerial visit to Azerbaijan in years, will be a keynote speaker at a panel discussion headlined \u201cProtecting Our Heritage: Social, Cultural and Environmental Sustainability.\u201d Al\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Enterprise+: Last Night\u2019s Talk Shows&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Enterprise+: Last Night\u2019s Talk Shows","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/enterprise-last-nights-talk-shows\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":581714,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/02\/20\/not-everyone-wants-techno-at-the-temple_storyhedweb_-not-everyone-wants-techno-at-the-egyptian-temples\/","url_meta":{"origin":625914,"position":2},"title":"Not everyone wants techno at the temple!_StoryHedWeb_! Not everyone wants techno at the Egyptian temples","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"20 February 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Swiss techno duo Adriatique at Luxor\u2019s Temple of Hatshepsut last week sparked debate on social media","rel":"","context":"In &quot;EGYPT IN THE NEWS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"EGYPT IN THE NEWS","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/egypt-in-the-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/2\/Adriatique-Luxor-1600px.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":562504,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/26\/egypt-in-the-news-on-26-may-2021\/","url_meta":{"origin":625914,"position":3},"title":"Egypt in the News on 26 May 2021","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"26 May 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Leading the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press: Four members of Egypt\u2019s security services are going on trial in Italy this October over their alleged role in the disappearance and killing of Giulio Regeni, after a judge decided yesterday there is \u201csufficient evidence\u201d to formally accuse them of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;EGYPT IN THE NEWS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"EGYPT IN THE NEWS","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/egypt-in-the-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":596972,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/07\/14\/egypt-in-the-news-on-14-july-2019-lucette-lagnado-plastic-ban-egypts-heritage\/","url_meta":{"origin":625914,"position":4},"title":"Egypt in the news on 14 July 2019: Lucette Lagnado, plastic ban, Egypt\u2019s heritage","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"14 July 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The conversation on Egypt in the foreign press is not being led by any single story this morning. Lucette Lagnado, a Wall Street Journal reporter and Egyptian-Jewish prize-winning writer, has died aged 63, the Jerusalem Post reports. Her family memoir, \u201cThe Man in the White Sharkskin Suit,\u201d depicts \u201cthe lost,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;EGYPT IN THE NEWS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"EGYPT IN THE NEWS","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/egypt-in-the-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":598664,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/05\/30\/egypt-bulgaria-to-sign-tourism-cooperation-mou-during-bulgaria-forum\/","url_meta":{"origin":625914,"position":5},"title":"Egypt, Bulgaria to sign tourism cooperation MoU during Bulgaria forum","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"30 May 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Egypt and Bulgaria are set to sign an MoU to boost cooperation in cultural, heritage, and coastal tourism during the two-day Investing in Tourism Sustainability Conference, according to Youm7. Tourism Minister Rania Al Mashat flew to Bulgaria to attend the conference, which will kick off later today.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tourism&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tourism","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/data\/tourism\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625914\/revisions"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue\/625883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625914"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=625914"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=625914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}