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6
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List
2
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee
45
State of Conservation Reports
7
International assistance
requests Approved
136,700
International assistance
Total Amount Approved (USD)
Acceptance of the Convention:
Tuesday, 5 March 1974
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee 2
1976-1983 2009-2013
UNESCO
World Heritage

Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List 6

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Sites on the Tentative List 14

A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process

State of Conservation Reports 45

State of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979 and the threats they have faced in the past, or are currently facing. More about State of Conservation

Activities (4)
Creating a digital archive of historic documents and photographs of World Heritage sites in Iraq
International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq
Report on Damage Assessments in Babylon
Satellite-Based Damage Assessment of Cultural Heritage Sites 2015 Summary Report of Iraq, Nepal, Syria & Yemen
News (35)
Online technical workshops to support World Heritage properties in Iraq
29 June 2022
Five sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
5 July 2019
Reconstruction and recovery in Iraq: Reviving the Spirit of Mosul
1 July 2018
UAE, UNESCO and Iraq Conclude Historic $50m Partnership to Reconstruct Mosul’s Iconic al-Nouri Mosque and al-Hadba Minaret
23 April 2018
UNESCO launches flagship initiative to revive the spirit of Mosul
14 February 2018
The Director-General of UNESCO deplores the destruction of the Al Hadba Minaret and Al Nuree Mosque in Mosul
22 June 2017
UNESCO Director-General welcomes the liberation of Hatra and will send Emergency Assessment mission “as soon as possible”
28 April 2017
UNESCO calls on international community to help revive Iraq’s cultural heritage in the wake of massive destruction
24 February 2017
UNESCO Director General sends rapid assessment mission to the Nimrud archaeological site in Iraq
14 December 2016
UNESCO Director-General welcomes the liberation of Nimrud and renews the call for the protection of heritage in Iraq
25 November 2016
UNESCO’s Director-General condemns the Destruction of Nabu Temple
11 June 2016
Director-General of UNESCO condemns new destructions in the ancient city of Nineveh, Iraq (Mosul)
18 April 2016
UNESCO and Iraq launch project for conservation of World Heritage site of Samarra
29 July 2015
The Iraqi site of Hatra added to the List of World Heritage in Danger
1 July 2015
Special Issue of World Heritage Review on Iraq
30 June 2015
“Saving the cultural heritage of Iraq” ‒ Director-General welcomes Adoption of the UN General Assembly Resolution
28 May 2015
UNESCO Director-General condemns destruction at Nimrud
13 April 2015
#Unite4Heritage campaign launched by UNESCO Director-General in Baghdad
28 March 2015
“We stand together” to protect Iraq's cultural heritage, says French President with UNESCO Director-General
18 March 2015
UNESCO mobilizes the international community to end cultural cleansing in Iraq
11 March 2015
Minister of State Böhmer condemns destruction of Iraqi cultural sites in Nimrud by the ISIS terrorist group and calls for peace in Iraq
9 March 2015
"Destruction of Hatra marks a turning point in the cultural cleansing underway in iraq" say heads of UNESCO and ISESCO
7 March 2015
UNESCO Director General condemns destruction of Nimrud in Iraq
6 March 2015
UNESCO Director-General welcomes the reopening of the Baghdad Museum
28 February 2015
Director-General welcomes UN Security Council statement on destruction of artifacts at Mosul Museum
28 February 2015
UNESCO calls for mobilization to stop "cultural cleansing" in Iraq
27 February 2015
Director-General requests UN Security Council meeting on destruction of heritage in Mosul
26 February 2015
UNESCO Director-General welcomes UN Security Council Resolution to step up protection of cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq
12 February 2015
UNESCO Conference calls for protected cultural zones to be established Syria and Iraq
3 December 2014
Emergency plan to safeguard Iraq’s cultural heritage
6 November 2014
UNESCO strengthens action to safeguard cultural heritage under attack
12 August 2014
Emergency Response Action Plan to safeguard Iraqi heritage
17 July 2014
Sites in Iraq, Japan, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia inscribed on World Heritage List
21 June 2014
Nine members elected to World Heritage Committee
7 November 2011
Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch
29 June 2007
Events (4)
Babylon International Festival
28 Oct 2022 - 1 Nov 2022
International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.)
8 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
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