Iraq

Iraq as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention

State Party since: March 5, 1974

Status: Acceptance

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1976-1983, 2009-2013

Total of Mandate Years: 11

Total of Mandates: 2

WHC Electoral Group: V(b) (Arab States)

World Heritage Sites in Iraq (6)

Cultural: 5 | Natural: 0 | Mixed: 1

• Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) · Cultural
• Babylon · Cultural
• Erbil Citadel · Cultural
• Hatra · Cultural
• Samarra Archaeological City · Cultural
• The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities · Mixed

Map of World Heritage Sites

Tentative World Heritage Sites (15)

• Archaeological site of Aqar Quf (ancient Dur-Kurigalzu) · submitted: January 31, 2025
• The Hajj Pilgrimage Routes: The Darb Zubaydah · submitted: January 2, 2022
• Kirkuk Citadel · submitted: April 6, 2021
• Lalish Temple · submitted: April 15, 2020
• Old City of Mosul · submitted: August 17, 2018
• Nippur · submitted: February 20, 2017
• Bestansur Neolithic settlement · submitted: January 20, 2017
• Historical Features of the Tigris River in Baghdad Rusafa, which extends from the school Al-Mustansiriya to the Abbasid Palace · submitted: March 28, 2014
• Amedy city · submitted: February 2, 2011
• Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery in Najaf · submitted: January 24, 2011
• The Site of Thilkifl · submitted: January 21, 2010
• Nimrud · submitted: July 7, 2000
• The Ancient City of Nineveh · submitted: July 7, 2000
• The Fortress of Al-Ukhaidar · submitted: July 7, 2000
• Wasit · submitted: July 7, 2000

Source: UNESCO Tentative Lists

Country Profile Iraq

Official Name: Republic of Iraq

Continent: Asia

Subregion: Western Asia

UNESCO Region: Arab States

Capital: Baghdad

Population (2024): 46,042,015

Land Area: 434,130 km²

Currency: Iraqi dinar (IQD)

Country Data Sources

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UNESCO World Heritage Convention: State Party Iraq