Iraq
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (5)
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Cultural (4)
- Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (2003)
- Erbil Citadel (2014)
- Hatra (1985)
- Samarra Archaeological City (2007)
Mixed (1)
Sites on the Tentative List (11)
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- Nimrud (2000)
- The Ancient City of Nineveh (2000)
- The Fortress of Al-Ukhaidar (2000)
- Wasit (2000)
- Babylon - Cultural Landscape and Achaeological City (2003)
- The Site of Thilkifl (2010)
- Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery in Najaf (2011)
- Amedy city (2011)
- Historical Features of the Tigris River in Baghdad Rusafa, which extends from the school Al-Mustansiriya to the Abbasid Palace (2014)
- Bestansur Neolithic settlement (2017)
News (33)
- Reconstruction and recovery in Iraq: Reviving the Spirit of Mosul Sunday, 1 July 2018
- UAE, UNESCO and Iraq Conclude Historic $50m Partnership to Reconstruct Mosul’s Iconic al-Nouri Mosque and al-Hadba Minaret Monday, 23 April 2018
- UNESCO launches flagship initiative to revive the spirit of Mosul Wednesday, 14 February 2018
- The Director-General of UNESCO deplores the destruction of the Al Hadba Minaret and Al Nuree Mosque in Mosul Thursday, 22 June 2017
- UNESCO Director-General welcomes the liberation of Hatra and will send Emergency Assessment mission “as soon as possible” Friday, 28 April 2017
Events (3)
- International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.) 08-Jun-2013-17-Jun-2013
- 3rd plenary session of the International Co-ordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq (ICC) 13-Nov-2007-14-Nov-2007
- 3rd ad hoc meeting of experts on Babylon 12-Nov-2007-12-Nov-2007
Iraq
Acceptance of the Convention:
Tuesday, 5 March 1974
1976-1983 2009-2013
Source:
Official Relations (UNESCO/ERI)
Iraq
UNESCO Country page
Iraq
UNESCO Country page
Permanent Delegation of Iraq to UNESCO
Professor Mahmood Al-MullaKhalaf
Permanent Delegate
World Heritage
Within UNESCO
Other sources of information