• The site of Abu Mena was added to UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger list in 2001 due to the threat of rising local water tables.
  • What is the historical significance of Abu Mena and what civilizations have inhabited it? Abu Mena holds a significant place in the history of early Christianity.
  • Criterion (iv): Abu Mena is an outstanding example of one of the first early Christian monastic Centre developed in the Near East.
  • Added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1979, Abu Mena is the site of the ruins of a church, monasteries, houses, workshops, and various public buildings that...
  • Abu Mena is an ancient Christian pilgrimage site located in the desert near Alexandria, Egypt. The site is dedicated to Saint Menas, a Christian martyr who was...
  • Cite this page as: UNESCO, "Abu Mena," in Smarthistory, May 27, 2021, accessed May 24, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/abu-mena/.
  • The 1979 Unesco Abu Mena archaeological site is along a dirt lane just to the south of the huge 1959 St. Mena Monastery(Deir Mar Mina) which is in sight of the ruins.
  • Abu Mena Monastery (Abu = Father, Saint). ... Abu Mena In Egypt is the most respected Christian pilgrimage destination of Abu Mena. Today, only its ruins remain.
  • Abu Mena is the archeological site of an early Christian pilgrimage center. The monastic complex, which is still of significance to the Coptic community, developed...
  • Abu Mena was inscribed as a World Heritage Site during the 3rd session of the World Heritage Committee in Cairo and Luxor, on 22-26 October, 1979.