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

SiteInscribedTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Ahwar of Southern Iraq 2016 Mixed 4 31 3.35
Ashur 2003 Cultural 2 21 3.13
Babylon 2019 Cultural 3 39 3.44
Erbil Citadel 2014 Cultural 4 52 2.75
Hatra 1985 Cultural 5 21 3.73
Samarra 2007 Cultural 5 36 3.32

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Amedy city 2011 Mixed 1 4 0%
Archaeological site of Aqar Quf (ancient Dur-Kurigalzu) 2025 Cultural 0 1 N/A
Bestansur Neolithic settlement 2017 Cultural 0 2 N/A
Historical Features of the Tigris River in Baghdad Rusafa, which extends from the school Al-Mustansiriya to the Abbasid Palace 2014 Cultural 1 14 50%
Kirkuk Citadel 2021 Cultural 0 6 0%
Lalish Temple 2020 Cultural 1 15 80%
Nimrud 2000 Cultural 0 7 0%
Nippur 2017 Cultural 0 6 100%
Old City of Mosul 2018 Cultural 1 13 50%
The Ancient City of Nineveh 2000 Cultural 1 10 50%
The Fortress of Al-Ukhaidar 2000 Cultural 0 10 100%
The Hajj Pilgrimage Routes: The Darb Zubaydah (Iraq) 2022 Cultural 0 2 N/A
The Site of Thilkifl 2010 Cultural 0 3 0%
Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery in Najaf 2011 Cultural 1 15 0%
Wasit 2000 Cultural 0 2 100%

Country info

Official Name
Iraq
Region
Arab States
WHC location
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WHC member

Recent Reviews

Country Complete

The following 17 Community Members have visited all WHS in this country:

Afshin Iranpour . Alexander Lehmann . ALKAREEMNASSER . Christravelblog . Clyde . Eva Kisgyorgy . Fan Yibo . Harry Mitsidis . henryjiao18 . liu tuo . Loic Pedras . Philipp Leu . Szucs Tamas . Thomas Buechler . Timothy C Easton . Wojciech Fedoruk . Zoë Sheng .