Photo: Editions Gelbart
Source: Online technical workshops to support World Heritage properties in Iraq
Online technical workshops to support World Heritage properties in Iraq; Unesco
Iraq’s National Museum reopens after three-year closure; AFP
Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye
“We’ve waited a long time to come here,” said Tijen Kayralci, 65, part of a tour group from Turkey.
Source: Iraq’s National Museum reopens after three-year closure
Sculptures Vandalised By ISIS Return to Ancient Assyrian City of Hatra; Hadani Ditmars; Aina
Is Babylon once again rising from the ashes?; Joel C Rosenberg; Jerusalem Post
Photo: Thaier Al-Sudani
First-person: There is growing evidence the Iraqi government is serious about rebuilding this ancient wonder of the world.
Source: Is Babylon once again rising from the ashes?
Ancient Arab temple art reveals hybrid camels; Ashley Strickland; CNN
Photo: CNN
Top 10 Oldest Inhabited Cities of the World: Complete List and Details; Tulika Tandon; Jagran Josh
Photo: Jagran Josh
Take a look at the list of top 10 oldest cities of the world which are still inhabited by the human population. Jericho on the West Bank dating back 11000 years to Varanasi from India being 5000 years old, find out all about these cities below.
Source: Top 10 Oldest Inhabited Cities of the World: Complete List and Details
KRG allocates nearly 10 billion IQD to revitalize heritage sites; Halgurd Sherwani; Kurdistan 24
Photo: Kurdistan 24
Source: KRG allocates nearly 10 billion IQD to revitalize heritage sites
Ancient Mesopotamian marshes threatened by Iraqi sewage, pollutants; Haydar Indhar; Phys.org
Photo: AFP
In southern Iraq, putrid water gushes out of waste pipes into marshes reputed to be home to the biblical Garden of Eden, threatening an already fragile world heritage site.
Source: Ancient Mesopotamian marshes threatened by Iraqi sewage, pollutants
Pope to visit ancient city of Ur, ‘the cradle of civilization’; Azhar Al-Rubaie; Al Jazeera
Pope Francis expected to visit the ancient southern Iraqi city of Ur on Saturday.
Source: Pope to visit ancient city of Ur, ‘the cradle of civilization’
‘It Was Like Magic’: Iraqis Visit Babylon And Other Heritage Sites For 1st Time; Alice Fordham; KLCC
On a mild winter weekend, the sun pours down on the yellow archways of the reconstructed palace of King Nebuchadnezzar II at the site of the ancient city of Babylon.
Source: ‘It Was Like Magic’: Iraqis Visit Babylon And Other Heritage Sites For 1st Time
Rebuilding Iraq starting from water. The story of Salman Khairalla; Water Grabbing Observatory; LifeGate
Salman Khairalla is an Iraqi activist who’s been fighting to protect his country’s marshes, a key water resource, since 2007.
Source: Rebuilding Iraq starting from water. The story of Salman Khairalla – LifeGate
Past meets present amidst the Ruins of Babylon; KAWA
The ancient city of Babylon, home of the city’s famous Hanging Gardens, one of the world’s seven Ancient Wonders, has received even more attention as of late. The ruins of the site, which date back to over 2,600 years ago, were registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list in July 2019, and have become a regular pilgrimage for students and other visitors keen on exploring the ancient site and push the limits of what is considered by some to be forbidden territory.
Source: Past meets present amidst the Ruins of Babylon – KAWA
Restorers making headway in rehabilitation of Erbil Citadel; Hadani Ditmars; Art Newspaper
Director Amjad Assad Keeps Forgotten Melodies Alive at Erbil’s Citadel; Al Bawaba
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
Ancient Babylon designated a Unesco World Heritage site; SCMP
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
Babylon is home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, so why has it only just got a Unesco listing?; Alasdair Soussi; The National
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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…
Kissing in Babylon: The ancient site giving young Iraqis their freedom; Tom Westcott; Middle East Eye
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
Unesco World Heritage Site status will help restore Babylon; Telegraph India
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
Babylon becomes World Heritage Site; BBC
The 4,000-year-old ancient city in Iraq has been named a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Iraqis turn to budding ecotourism to save marshes; AFP
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 replenished river bends.
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