The Palestinian heritage site of Saint Hilarion Monastery/Tell Umm Amer received the UNESCO World Heritage tag on July 26 and was simultaneously put on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
- The announcement was made during the ongoing 46th session of the World Heritage Committee in New Delhi.
- The site lies in the Gaza Strip which continues to reel under Israel’s relentless assault.
- Situated on the coastal dunes of the Nuseirat Municipality, just 10 km south of Gaza city, the ancient Christian monastery was founded in the fourth century by Hilarion the Great (291-371 CE), considered by some to be the father of Palestinian monasticism.
