Israel's Baha'i shrines and gardens have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The two shrines, one on Mount Carmel in Haifa, the other near the Old City of Acre on Israel's northern coast, are the resting places of the founders of the Baha'i Faith.

The Shrine of the Bab on Mount Carmel is one of Israel's most renowned beauty spots. Now it's been awarded world heritage status by a UNESCO committee along with its sister shrine near the Old City of Acre.

The sites are the resting places of the founders of the Baha'i faith - the Bab and Bahaullah.

The Baha'i faith was founded in the 1860s by a Persian nobleman, Baha'u'llah, who claimed to be a new prophet in the series of prophets that included Moses, Jesus and Muhammad.