World Heritage in Iraq

Iraq

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Map of World Heritage in Iraq

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Legend

  • ●● Cultural
  • ●● Natural
  • ●● Mixed
  • ●● Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedCategoryReviewsRating
Ahwar of Southern Iraq 2016 Mixed 2 3.31
Ashur 2003 Cultural 1 3.06
Babylon 2019 Cultural 1 3.37
Erbil Citadel 2014 Cultural 3 2.43
Hatra 1985 Cultural 3 3.63
Samarra 2007 Cultural 2 3.17

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledCategoryReviewsRating
Amedy city 2011 Mixed 1 0%
Bestansur Neolithic settlement 2017 Cultural 0 N/A
Historical Features of the Tigris River in Baghdad Rusafa, which extends from the school Al-Mustansiriya to the Abbasid 2014 Cultural 0 N/A
Kirkuk Citadel 2021 Cultural 0 N/A
Lalish Temple 2020 Cultural 1 100%
Nimrud 2000 Cultural 0 N/A
Nippur 2017 Cultural 0 N/A
Old City of Mosul 2018 Cultural 0 N/A
The Ancient City of Nineveh 2000 Cultural 0 N/A
The Fortress of Al-Ukhaidar 2000 Cultural 0 N/A
The Hajj Pilgrimage Routes: The Darb Zubaydah (Iraq) 2022 Cultural 0 N/A
The Site of Thilkifl 2010 Cultural 0 N/A
Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery in Najaf 2011 Cultural 0 N/A
Wasit 2000 Cultural 0 N/A

Country info

Official Name
Iraq
Region
Arab States
WHC location
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