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Iraq accepted the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on 5 March 1974.

Its List emphasizes cultural heritage, particularly Mesopotamian archaeology, urbanism, and religious traditions. Sites like Hatra, Samarra, and Babylon reflect the ancient civilizations of the Tigris-Euphrates valley.

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    Iraq’s WHS have seriously been underreviewed at this website: Ashur and Babylon so far had none, Samarra showed one visit from 1975, and Hatra had only reports by 2 US military personnel. While Iraqi Kurdistan has been easily accessible for …
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    My first visit to Iraq was in 2014, when I covered semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan. In April 2025, I went to what in tourism is known as ‘Federal Iraq’ (although that would be a more appropriate name for the entire country, …

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