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At the Kurdish Music Archive in Erbil’s citadel – the UNESCO World Heritage site that recently received five million Euros from the European Union for the…
Source: Director Amjad Assad Keeps Forgotten Melodies Alive at Erbil’s Citadel | Al Bawaba
Baghdad lobbied for more than three decades to get Babylon on UNESCO World Heritage List, but the way ahead may be even more difficult.
Source: Iraq poised for ambitious plan after Babylon listed by UNESCO
Babylon is once again in the forefront of world cultural information after the World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation included it in the World Heritage…
Source: Iraqis look at inclusion of Babylon on UNESCO list with doubts, sarcasm
Unesco’s World Heritage Committee voted to list the sprawling Mesopotamian metropolis of Babylon as a World Heritage Site after three decades of lobbying efforts by Iraq.
Source: Ancient Babylon designated a Unesco World Heritage site
The ancient city’s recognition feels long overdue – after all, it was first mentioned circa 2300 BC and ruled over by the legendary King Nebuchadnezzar II…
The historic attraction, next to Saddam Hussein’s palace, is now a Unesco World Heritage site – can it increase its tourism numbers beyond Iraq?
Source: Kissing in Babylon: The ancient site giving young Iraqis their freedom
The cradle of civilization and home of the famous Hanging Gardens, Babylon was reduced to ruins by the US invasion…
Source: Unesco World Heritage Site status will help restore Babylon
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Other additions include ancient metallurgy sites in Burkina Faso, Iceland’s Vatnajökull National Park and eight buildings designed by Frank LLoyd Wright…
Source: Ancient City of Babylon Among New Unesco World Heritage Sites
The 4,000-year-old ancient city in Iraq has been named a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Legends say that the Garden of Eden lays hidden somewhere near these revitalized marshes in Southern Iraq…
Thirty years after Saddam Hussein starved them of water, Iraq’s southern marshes are blossoming once more thanks to a wave of ecotourists picnicking and paddling down their…
This time last year, most of Iraq’s historic marshlands were dry, desiccated by upstream damming and a chronic lack of rainfall.
Source: Unexpected rainfall revives Iraq’s historic marshlands
Here are 7 often-overlooked World Heritage Sites, each with its own history.
Tourists are slowly beginning to return to the ancient Sumerian city of Ur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, raising hopes among some locals.
Source: Iraq’s ancient city of Ur: source of law, site of wonder
Despite an environmental crisis, award-winning expert Azzam Alwash believes that Iraq can revive its agriculture
Source: Can Iraq beat the drought and become the breadbasket of the Middle East again?
The Erbil Citadel is under the risk of collapse due to a lack of budget for rehabilitation as well as heavy rains that have recently damaged the monument.
Source: Lack of revitalization budget puts historic Erbil Citadel at risk of collapse, official warns
They were clearly skilled glass-makers.
Source: A palace-city in Iraq produced its own ornamental glass a thousand years ago
