Minister of Culture: Babylon's inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list is long overdue​​​​​​​

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The Central Bank announces the allocation of one billion dinars to meet the requirements of the inclusion of Babylon

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Iraq's central bank announced on Friday that one billion dinars would be allocated to meet the requirements of listing Babylon's monuments on the World Heritage List.

The Bank said in a statement received, Alsumaria News, a copy of it, "Based on the importance of the inclusion of the effects of Babylon on the list of world heritage, and feeling that this event represents a national responsibility shared by the state institutions in solidarity, the Central Bank of Iraq announces the allocation of one billion Iraqi dinars from Account of the Tamkeen initiative , acted to meet the requirements of this listing. "

 

The bank added that "the format of the contribution will be determined after consultation and coordination with the Ministry of Culture and Antiquities,Babil Province and the rest of the concerned authorities." 

Members of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee voted Friday to include the city of Babylon on the World Heritage List.

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Babylon is a world heritage

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This is the great Babylon that is at the forefront of the renaissance, through its return to the list of UNESCO World Heritage to become the most prominent Iraqi and international event, which is being circulated by the media everywhere. What happened today after UNESCO's decision at its meeting in Baku was not coincidental, Long years in order to achieve this endeavor.

The return of Babylon to the World Heritage List is a qualitative addition to this list before it is added to Babylon, the oldest and oldest city of the world, and a great moral victory for Iraq, which embraced the greatest civilizations of the world since the dawn of creation to this day.

It is the right of the Iraqis to be proud that they are the inheritors of this civilization, which taught humanity the arts, literature, sciences and laws, and flourished in trade, administration, agriculture, martial arts and political systems, and everyone knows that it is the home of writing, science and strength, the land of lion and tower famous in its name, the empire of temples and mazels and ziggurats, the procession, Ishtar towering, marvel of hanging gardens.

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the world has been surprised by the discovery of the Ishtar Gate, the most important landmarks of Babylon, the most important wonders of the world and the ancient world. The excavations of this monumental architectural edifice were impressed by the words of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar engraved on it, Which shows the depth of the cultural heritage of this land and the space of science and arts and genius of men. Today, after years of real work to restore the glory of Babylon and the glory of its civilizations, the Iraqi government provided suitable climates to bring Babel back to the forefront by responding to the requirements of UNESCO and allocating $ 49 million to provide the necessary services and construction of tourist areas and rehabilitate the tourist structure and perform some maintenance work in monuments and preventive maintenance Of the effects.

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Babylonian monuments on the World Heritage List

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Iraq recorded on Friday evening another remarkable achievement represented by the approval of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, which held its meeting in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to include the ancient city of Babylon to the record of the World Heritage List, to join the marshes, the citadel of Arbil, the citadel of East Ashur and the historical city of Samarra, Has joined the World List in previous years. 

Immediately after the announcement of the result, the conference hall in Baku was crowded with celebrations of the Iraqi delegation mixed with songs and raising the Iraqi flag high, while telegrams and congratulatory messages and congratulations from the political leaders.

In a tweet on Twitter, President Barham Salih said: "We congratulate all the people of Iraq to include Babylon on the World Heritage List. Yesterday the marshes joined this list. Today, Babylon will join them. Tomorrow, other archaeological sites will be included, .

In turn, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, in a statement to his media office, received "Sabah", "the great efforts made to ensure the success of this file of the concerned in the Ministry of Culture and Archaeologists and the support and the media, and I extend my thanks to the States that stood with Iraq And supported these efforts. " 

"This occasion comes to add value to the status of Iraq among the nations, a reminder that Mesopotamia is already the backbone of human memory and the origin of civilization since man began blogging," he said, hoping that "Babylon and other archaeological sites will receive the spotlight, attention and care. , And global research and exploration efforts, to complement the human history record that began from Mesopotamia. "

"Congratulations to the Iraq of civilization, history and culture, to include the historic city of Babylon on the World Heritage List of UNESCO," said House Speaker Mohamed Halaboussi in a tweet on his Twitter account. "Thank you to everyone who worked, supported and supported the people of the homeland, brotherly countries and friends of humanity."

The Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers Hamid Naim Al-Ghazi congratulated our people on the occasion of the inclusion of Babylon on the World Heritage List, praising the efforts made in achieving this achievement represented by the Ministry of Culture and officials in the province of Babylon and the supporting authorities.

Al-Ghazi added that the inclusion of Babylon in the list of tourist sites will make it a destination for tourists and researchers from inside and outside Iraq, pointing out that this achievement is added to the efforts of the government after the inclusion of marshes in the list of world heritage, as well as its efforts to preserve the Iraqi heritage across the country and install these sites And others globally.

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The crown of Babylon unites the Iraqis

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Iraq recorded on Friday evening another remarkable achievement represented by the approval of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, which was held in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, annexing the ancient city of Babylon to the record of the World Heritage List, to join the marshes and the citadel of Arbil, the citadel of eastern Assyria and the historic city of Samarra, Global Regulations in previous years. 

It is noteworthy that the effects of Babylon was on the list of the UNESCO "World Heritage," before the organization to delete it, the end of the eighties of the last century, because of manipulation of the ancient system of the ancient city, and change some of the features, and reconstruction of parts without adherence to a scientific method.

Immediately after the announcement of the result, the conference hall in Baku was crowded with celebrations of the Iraqi delegation mixed with songs and raising the Iraqi flag high, while telegrams and congratulatory messages and congratulations from the political leaders.

Human memory

"Yesterday, the marshes joined this list, and today they are joined by Babylon. Tomorrow, other archaeological sites will be included, God willing, to restore Iraq's status, which deserves it," President Barham Salih said in a tweet on Twitter. .

In turn, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, in a statement to his media office, received «morning», «great efforts made to make this file of the concerned officials of the Ministry of Culture and Archaeologists and the support bodies and the media, and I extend my thanks to the countries that stood with Iraq And supported these efforts ». 

"This occasion comes to add value to the status of Iraq among the nations, a reminder that Mesopotamia is already the backbone of human memory and the origin of the emergence of civilization since man began blogging," he said, hoping that "Babylon and other archaeological sites will receive the spotlight, , And the efforts of global research and exploration, to complete the human history record that began from Mesopotamia ».

"Congratulations to the Iraq of civilization, history and culture, to include the historic city of Babylon on the World Heritage List of UNESCO," said House Speaker Mohamed Halaboussi in a tweet on his Twitter account. "Thank you to everyone who worked, supported and supported the people of the homeland, brotherly countries and friends of humanity." 

The Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers Hamid Naim Al-Ghazi congratulated our people on the occasion of the inclusion of Babylon on the World Heritage List, praising the efforts made in achieving this achievement represented by the Ministry of Culture and officials in the province of Babylon and the supporting authorities.

Al-Ghazi added that the inclusion of Babylon in the list of tourist sites will make it a destination for tourists and researchers from inside and outside Iraq, pointing out that this achievement is added to the efforts of the government after the inclusion of marshes in the list of world heritage, as well as its efforts to preserve the Iraqi heritage across the country and install these sites And others globally.

 

Land laws

In the same context, said the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Hassan Karim al-Kaabi, in a statement received by «morning»: «Once again wins Iraq against terrorism after he tried to destroy all the effects and the destruction of the historical wealth existing in the country», noting «Today declares« UNESCO »annex Babylon and before the marshes to the list of world heritage, to be Babylon today, its history and present and future receptive to the eyes of the international community, before being the ground for the first laws in history ».

Al-Kaabi affirmed «our full support as the legislative authority of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities by providing all the necessary means through direct coordination with the government and legislation of laws and issuing decisions that will protect the ancient city of Babylon and preserve its history and symbolism and its status and landmarks», In all respects, the Marshlands and Babylon as the focus of the world now, especially that the revival and development of the proper form of responsibility is the responsibility of every Iraqi jealous of his country ».

For its part, congratulated the Committee on Culture, Information, Tourism and Antiquities of the Iraqi people on the occasion of the inclusion of Babylon history and civilization in the list of world heritage.

In a statement received by al-Sabah, the committee said that "the committee, headed by Samia al-Ghalab, Vice-President Hamdallah al-Rikabi and MP Ali al-Hamidawi, who attended the discussion of the Babylon file and the vote at the 43rd session held in the Azerbaijani capital Baku today with the participation of 180 countries expressed their happiness For this great achievement ».

The committee stressed that «the negotiations and the mobilization of efforts resulted in the vote of the members of the World Heritage Committee of the 21 members unanimously to add Babylon within the UNESCO's global list».

The Committee thanked «the members of all sisterly and friendly countries that have cooperated and made efforts to help Iraq, whether by voting or negotiations», lauded »the Iraqi delegation represented by the Minister of Culture and his negotiating team and advisers and the Governor of Babylon and its Chairman and Diplomacy Iraqi and Ambassador of Iraq to UNESCO and all those who participated in this carnival, Iraq again in international forums ».

"All member states praised Iraq and its sacrifices in the face of fierce attacks against the world in the fight against blind terrorism," the committee said. "Babel and its history of thousands of years was supposed to culminate in the world list for many decades. To accomplish the efforts of all who have sought and made great efforts for their history and civilization. "

 

New Victory

For his part, the head of the National Wisdom Movement, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, praised Iraq and its people for the decision of UNESCO to include Babylon in the World Heritage List.

In a statement received by Al-Sabah, al-Hakim said: "A new victory is being added by Iraq to its track record of achievements." He blessed Iraq and its people with a vote by UNESCO to include Babylon in the World Heritage List.

"We commend the efforts of the delegation of Iraq participating in the conference, we stress the need to expedite the removal of all that would affect the heritage and civilization of Babylon and attention to the rest of the sites and archaeological sites and heritage, which extends along the area of this homeland.

In an interview with the committee before the vote, Culture Minister Abdul-Amir al-Hamdani explained that Iraq understands the global fears and said: "We pledge an administrative vision and allocated 200 million dollars for Babylon."

In turn, the Board of Trustees of the Iraqi Media Network praised the inclusion of Babylon in the World Heritage List, congratulating all Iraqis on this migration and victory.

In the meantime, the head of the file of the inclusion of the city of Babylon on the list of World Heritage Raad Allawi, the accession of Babylon to the list of world heritage that he came after years of work and restoration of many buildings and archaeological sites carried out by the Antiquities Authority in the Ministry of Culture in addition to international organizations, Ishtar and Temples (Nnamakh) and (Nabushkari) and many more to culminate in positive results in bringing the civilization of Mesopotamia to international forums.

"The work of the team, which attended the voting session, was a great diplomatic and media action in order to ensure the vote on its inclusion in UNESCO's list," Allawi said in an interview with the Iraqi News Agency (INA) while attending the voting session.

Allawi added that "the work of the team will begin a new curriculum worthy of the city of Babylon and planning for Babylon to remain in historical place and away from militarization, a condition of the UNESCO on the insurance of the ancient city of Babylon."

 

Voting details

While the member of the Iraqi delegation participating in the meetings of the World Heritage Committee, details the vote on the accession of the city of Babylon Archaeological World Heritage.

In a press statement, al-Hamaidawi said that "with the best efforts of the Iraqi delegation, the members of the World Heritage Conference voted in its 43rd session in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to annex the historic city of Babylon to the World Heritage List."

He added that «another victory added to the enemies of humanity and the makers of death and those who wanted to divide the compass of time towards the ancient times, as the concerted efforts and inspired by the skill of the Iraqi delegation to the negotiator has won the confidence and conviction and support members of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO (21) Absolute inclusion of the city of Babylon within the World Heritage List ».

He pointed out «the project passed a single jump after answering all the questions that were an obstacle to the inclusion of Babylon on the list of world heritage». 

He added: "As the human being bleeds to our people in Iraq and our friends and loved ones in the world, we are pleased to convey our sincere gratitude and pride in every national effort that has been mobilized in front of the greatness of Babylon to be fulfilled and aware of our support and support in the path of listing Babylon. As a deep and renewed cultural heritage. "

UNESCO has listed the ancient city of Babylon on the World Heritage List on Friday evening, after meetings and negotiations held in Baku for several days to study the file by the Iraqi delegation and UNESCO and members of the Committee on World Archeology of the United Nations.

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These articles just reiterate the idea that there is now safety and stability in Iraq enough to develop tourism and archeology. I see it as good news for sure. Thanks Yota

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Abdul Mahdi congratulates Iraqis on the inclusion of Babylon on the World Heritage List

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BAGHDAD / The obituary: Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, Friday, July 5, 2019, the Iraqis on the occasion of the inclusion of Babylon on the list of world heritage.

"I offer my congratulations and congratulations to the people of Iraq on the occasion of the inclusion of Babylon on the World Heritage List, another victory for the Iraq of civilization, which was and will remain a beacon for the whole world," said a statement from the office of Abdul Mahdi.

"I congratulate the great efforts exerted to make this file a success among the concerned people in the Ministry of Culture, Archaeologists, the media and the media. I also extend my gratitude to the countries that stood with Iraq and supported these efforts."

The Prime Minister pointed out that "this occasion comes to add value to the status of Iraq among nations, a reminder that the land of Mesopotamia is already the backbone of human memory, and the origin of the emergence of civilization since the beginning of human blogging."

"We look forward to Babylon and other archaeological sites receiving attention and care, as well as international research and exploration efforts, to complement the history of humanity that began from Mesopotamia," he said.

The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, on Friday, July 5, 2019, congratulated the Iraqi people on the occasion of the inclusion of Babylon in the World Heritage List.

Saleh said in a statement published by the presidency that "the city of Babylon was listed today on the list of world heritage by the efforts of all the good sons of Iraq and supporters of friends and brothers, having been driven by the policies of former rulers, who neglected this great cultural heritage.

Saleh added that "the will of the loyalists of the Sons of Iraq aborted only to return to Babylon the place it deserves, they continued the night by day and invested all efforts and they offer documents that support the site of Babylon and its heritage and history, which culminated in a new victory to include Babylon to the list of world heritage after a forced absence."

Saleh said, "We bless all the people of Iraq this new victory, yesterday joined the marshes to the list of world heritage, and today will join Babylon and tomorrow will be included other archaeological sites, God willing, this list to restore Iraq the place it deserves."

Members of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee voted Friday to include the city of Babylon on the World Heritage List.

 

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Abdul-Amir Al-Hamdani: We will begin work on corrective maintenance in the city of Babylon through the preservation of antiquities

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Minister of Culture from Baku: Soon we will go to the United States to recover stolen Iraqi antiquities

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Erbil calls on the federal government to include its archaeological fortifications with financial allocations

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The Governor of Arbil, Nawzad Hadi, on Saturday, the federal government to include the archaeological fortifications financial allocations.

"We congratulate you and the people of Iraq in all its parts and components, as well as the people of Iraq, in the name of Erbil province, on the occasion of the inclusion of Babylon's historical monuments on the World Heritage List at the meeting of the Committee of the World Heritage," Hadi said in a congratulatory statement. UNESCO World Heritage Day held in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. "

"This is an important achievement for all of us because it emphasizes the depth of the rich and authentic human heritage, in which all its components and contributions contributed to the common history of building, creativity and cultural contribution."

He added: "We congratulate the efforts of your ministry and the Iraqi Foreign Affairs and Culture Committee in the Iraqi parliament and all contributors to achieve this important national achievement, and we recall that yesterday and in June 2014 during the meeting of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO meeting in Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar, Kurdistan and the province of Erbil - High Commission for the revival of Arbil Castle, the introduction of the Arbil Castle in the list of world heritage.

Abizaid said: "On this occasion, we reiterate our appeal to your ministry and federal government to pay serious attention to archaeological sites in all Iraqi provinces and to include the Arbil Castle with the financial allocations due for the purpose of rehabilitating and reviving them properly to be a kiss for tourists and those interested in archeology and heritage, Address the originality of our people and a continuous historical extension of the national civilization and humanity. "

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UNESCO to include the effects of Babylon on the list of heritage - the report of Ahmed Harbi
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President of the Kurdistan Region chants about the inclusion of Babylon within the list of world heritage

 

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The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani congratulated on Saturday the Iraqi people on the occasion of the inclusion of the city of Babylon within the list of world heritage.

Barzani wrote on Twitter today that "the inclusion of Babylon on UNESCO's World Heritage List is proof of the heritage and historic depth of this land, and on this occasion we offer our congratulations to the Iraqi people."

UNESCO on Friday voted to include the city of Babylon as part of the World Heritage List on condition that waste was removed by February 2020.

The OIC member states unanimously voted in favor of the resolution at the meeting held by UNESCO in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.

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Kurdistan President Congratulates Iraqis on Recognition of Babylon as World Heritage Site

 

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ERBIL — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani congratulated “the people of Iraq” on the recognition of Iraq’s ancient city of Babylon as a UNESCO’s world heritage site.

“The inclusion of Babylon on the World Heritage List by UNESCO is a demonstration of the heritage and historical depth of this land, and on this occasion we extend our congratulations to the Iraqi people,” Barzani wrote on Twitter.

The UN World Heritage Committee met in Azerbaijan to decide on the latest sites to be given the honour.

"Seat of successive empires, under rulers such as Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon represents the expression of the creativity of the Neo-Babylonian Empire at its height,” UNESCO committee said.

Babylon is 4,000 years old. Iraq has been lobbying for site to be added to the United Nations' prestigious list of world heritage sites.

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Culture Determines February 2020 to complete the plan of management of ancient Babylon

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The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities will set the date of February next year 2020 as the date for the preparation and implementation of the plan of management of the ancient city of Babylon and submit it to the Council of International Sites "Icomos" and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "UNESCO." The plan includes the rehabilitation and maintenance of the historic city and its historical, In addition to the proposal of the Babylonian city law, the mayor of Iraq was chosen periodically for the city of intellectuals in Iraq. The Committee on Culture, Information, Tourism and Antiquities revealed a "road map" The UNESCO World Heritage Site . 
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"Since its establishment, the committee has been working on archeological sites and has developed a road map to include all the sites worthy of UNESCO's World Heritage List. The committee also supported the president and members of the committee," said Samia Al-Ghalab, head of the Culture, Information and Tourism Committee in the House of Representatives. The Ministry of Culture and the negotiating team entrusted with the task of the file of Babylon in all joints of their movements, and the Commission visited the field to the province to see the reality of the situation and develop plans for development and overcoming obstacles in cooperation with the Governor of Babylon and the Chairman and members of the Council and a high delegation of the Ministry of Culture.

Al-Ghalab added that "the Committee had its distinguished attendance at the meetings of Baku in the forty-third session with the participation of 180 countries, supporting the Iraqi delegation in its meetings with all sisterly and friendly delegations and reaching the fruit of achievement in which we obtained the unanimous approval of the 21 members of the World Heritage Committee Babylon to the UNESCO World List ".

"The committee reviewed the international conditions to remove the irregularities of the ancient city, especially the oil pipeline and other abuses and acts added by the former regime, which was one of the most important reasons to remove Babylon from the list at the end of the eighties of the last century, as well as the presence of a military barracks in the old city, The Committee worked to establish a schedule to end these violations and informed the Ministry of Culture and local government that it will be the help and support of any legislative intervention or demand from the federal government to work on the implementation of conditions 

UNESCO ". Al-Ghalab, hinted that "the Commission has certain visions in this regard, has placed in the priorities of its future program several axes will work on the implementation of the preparation of a detailed report on Babylon presented in the parliament session shows the importance of achievement and ways to preserve it to inform all members of the House of Representatives minutes of things, To prepare a quick workshop involving the specialists in this area to come out with a unified and mature vision to be applied during the next phase, as well as the Committee's approach to approach the Presidency of the Council of Representatives to issue a resolution to form a committee to supervise and control projects related to this purpose similar to the Committee Samarra Harmful 

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Management Plan

Minister of Culture, Dr. Abdul Amir Al-Hamdani, said in a statement to Al-Sabah: "What awaits us during the next stage is to present a plan for the management of the cultural property called Babel with its well-known borders, and that there is one sector authority responsible for managing this file. "He said. "The plan will be submitted to the International Council of International Sites and Monuments (ICOMOS) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in February 2020," he said, noting that "the only sector that is responsible for this is the Ministry of Culture, And tourism, because the file is cultural excellence and we have to provide a clear plan for these two global institutions. "

Al-Hamdani added that the plan will include preventive maintenance of the landmarks in the archaeological city, fieldwork related to excavations, maintenance of the landmark landmarks in accordance with international standards and rehabilitation of tourist structures built outside the boundaries of the cultural property. Or exceed the boundaries of the property anymore. "

 

Lover of Babylon

"Attempts to include the ancient city of Babylon in the World Heritage List have already begun since 1983, but the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) has rejected this because the former regime has built a palace A large overlooking the city, and built as if it were modern using (brick Republican), as well as the extension of an oil pipeline inside and the presence of those who exceed them.

He added: "There are five attempts to include the city in the heritage list, until we reached in 2010 an important attempt to submit the proposal of the law of the ancient city of Babylon to the House of Representatives, which was supported by 240 deputies in a timely manner, Millions of dollars for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the city. " "The invitation of UNESCO Director Audrey Azoulay to the Babylon Festival and to inform her of the cultural events in addition to the work of the Ministry of Culture and the SCTA from the work within the city and remove the violations that occurred before 2003; In the World Heritage List ".

And hinted "lover Babel," the poet of the glamor, that "it must be noted that all of Iraq is an archaeological, and Mesopotamia is the source of human civilization, which made some complacent to say that all Iraq effects of the abundance of sites in it, The extension of an oil pipeline within a great and archaeological city like Babylon, "noting that" what is required primarily is the restoration of the Iraqi monuments through greater respect for the archaeological cities of Ur, Babylon and Assyria, whose status in culture and human civilization to holiness, and should respect (those cities) Its role in civilization is compatible, if some are weak M that oil is the source of livelihood, agriculture and the effects are permanent oil if we have a good deal with them. "

Al-Shallah explained that he "proposed to the House of Representatives and the Prime Minister a special law for the ancient city of Babylon, which guarantees respect for this city, dealing with it as if it were an Iraqi province, and having a (mayor) of the intellectuals of Iraq are circulating periodically and honoring any Iraqi, So that my world to be (Mayor) of the city of Babylon archaeological for a year or a few months, and the installation process is suitable for the Babylonian and tourist, and activate its role and re-mentioned in all international forums, "noting that" this law can include other archaeological areas. "

"The restoration operations must be carried out scientifically, accurately and quickly, and all this is being prepared according to a plan to be adopted by the Ministry of Culture. There is short and long-term work to remove all the impurities in the ancient city and to maintain its cleanliness scientifically and to establish tourism facilities in the city of Hilla or its outskirts. , And the rehabilitation of the Babylon Hotel, the first class on the Corniche Hilla, and the establishment of two hotels other tourists, which leads to the revitalization of tourism, "stressing that" the inclusion of this city in the world heritage will make it on the list of all tourist guides, whether read or visual. "

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Launching the registration procedures for the Hat and Kirkuk fortifications in the World Heritage List

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The head of the Parliamentary Culture and Information Committee, Samia Al-Ghalab, under the guidance of Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohamed Halboussi, submitted a request to UNESCO to include the Hitt and Kirkuk fortresses on the World Heritage List.

The Ambassador of Iraq to "UNESCO" d. Mahmoud al-Mulla Khalaf: "The Iraqi Mission is now working to nominate the Kirkuk and Hit in the preliminary list for the purpose of completing the technical file for these sites, which will be put to the vote next year."

An eight-member Iraqi parliament delegation visited the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris on Wednesday morning to discuss the possibility of developing culture, education and reviving heritage sites destroyed during the war in 2003 or because of terrorist attacks.

"The foreign forces in 2003 used the historic land of Babylon as a military site, and there were about 4,000 foreign troops with their military vehicles in this heritage site, causing damage and destruction," the head of the parliamentary security and defense committee, Mohammad Reza, told UNESCO.

For his part, MP Naim Aboudi stressed the need to communicate more with UNESCO to protect and restore the Iraqi heritage because it is the property of all mankind, noting that "sustainable development in Iraq can not proceed properly without giving greater attention to education."

The Assistant Director-General of UNESCO Keng Koo revealed the imminent reopening of the UNESCO Iraq office in Baghdad after he had been transferred to the Jordanian capital Amman since 2004 because of the war and terrorist operations at the time. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay is visiting Baghdad in early November to review Iraqi heritage sites in the marshes, Babylon and Mosul and to sign the protocol of the return of the UN mission to Iraq after an absence of 15 years.

For his part, MP Arshad Salhi, during his talk with the international organization, the need to make extraordinary efforts to rebuild the infrastructure of culture and education destroyed by the wars, while MP Majida Tamimi to disbursement of funds and grants allocated to support the culture and education in Iraq transparently and control.

The UNESCO administration presented an explanation to the Iraqi parliamentary delegation about the future programs for Iraq during the next phase, especially with regard to the reconstruction and restoration of the Mosul Mosque and two churches that will be operational early next year, which will allow the employment of nearly 100 graduate students of Mosul University in the construction work And restoration.

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The Secretariat of the Council of Ministers participates in the celebration of the inclusion of Babylon on the World Heritage List

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The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers participated on Tuesday in the celebration of the Ministry of Culture to include the province of Babylon on the World Heritage List.

"The celebration included the holding of the plastic exhibition by the artist Saleh Rida, which was held by the Conference Palace Department at the Ministry of Culture, in the presence of the Government Information and Communication Office in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, and a number of members of the Culture Committee, Al-Amana said in a statement received by Al-Ghad Press. And the media in the House of Representatives.

The exhibition was opened by the Second Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Bashir Khalil Al-Haddad, the Director-General of the Conference Palace Department and a number of representatives of the Ministry.

The exhibition included plastic paintings reflecting Babylonian civilization and a mixture of Iraq's ancient and modern heritage and civilization.

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Iraq wins suit for Nimrod treasure in Paris

BAGHDAD / Obelisk: Iraq has won the lawsuit for the treasure Nimrod set up in the International Tribunal in Paris by the Danish company "Option United Group", which demanded the Iraqi Ministry of compensation of 8 million dollars to offer the treasure abroad. 

The ministry was able to win lawsuits filed by the Danish company, after the ministry rejected the agreement signed in haste after the events of 2003, which is to offer treasures of Nimrod from the Danish company outside Iraq, which entails Iraq to pay the penal clause in such cases and recorded in the contract Between the two parties, which valued at $ 8 million in favor of the company

It is noteworthy that the age of the treasure goes back more than 3 thousand years, and estimated the number of pieces up to 650 pieces of gold made and crafted, and was discovered by an Iraqi archaeologist between the years 1988-1992 and was hidden by the Iraqi government before 2003 in a crypt in the Central Bank of Iraq, but the Americans found him and displayed for hours In the National Museum to deny the news that indicated theft by them. 

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2019/08/26 14:00

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An Iraqi-American artist restores the ruins of Iraq's ruins and empty cans

BAGHDAD / Obelisk: The imagination of the American-Iraqi artist Michael Rakowitz unbridled, defying the factors of absence, destruction and extinction and the revival of what was destroyed and resurrected or embodied with different materials through the means of investing neglected things and common and recycled. It reconstructs the destroyed and stolen Iraqi antiquities using empty molasses or confetti wrapping paper and food products, or otherwise reproduces sacred books burned by the Nazis or in aerial bombardment during World War II with the remains of stones from the archaeological Buddha statues blown up by Taliban fighters in Bamiyan. In Afghanistan, or reshapes the decorations of "Art Deco" in the buildings of Istanbul from the bones in reference to the massacre of Armenians.

Iraqi roots

Rakovitz's work does not stop at a specific artistic or creative field, but challenges these barriers between arts and cognitive fields to combine fields such as aesthetics, politics and popular culture.

This pluralism is rooted in the multiple origins of the Rakovitz family. He is an American artist born in New York from a Jewish immigrant family from Iraq in the 1940s, half of whom are of Iraqi-Jewish descent and the other by Eastern Europe. His mother was born in Mumbai, India, where his family was engaged in trade between India and Iraq.
 

Although he had never visited Iraq, his childhood legacy, Arabic conversations he heard in his immigrant family, and what he heard of Iraqi music or taste, came back to him and form the core themes of his art later.

This legacy has found its way to the creativity of Rakovitz, whose subjects such as immigration, displacement, uprooting, and absence or destruction of space have been pressing issues in his memory and keen to make his art a way to resist it, or as he explained in an earlier interview with the BBC: I make ... scenes of destruction take place in some way the opposite way, but without denying them. "

The exhibition, hosted by White Chapel Gallery, Rakovitz's largest exhibition in the British capital, was keen to present a comprehensive picture of his most prominent projects and works of art throughout his career. It is divided into two floors in the gallery, and is divided into a number of separate halls that included various art projects, which appear to be multiple exhibitions within a single exhibition.

Nimrod ghosts and winged bull


 

The "Hidden Enemy Must Have No" project occupies a large area of the Rakovitz exhibition, a massive project that has been in operation since 2007 and aims to reintroduce or revitalize thousands of pieces of Iraqi antiquities that were destroyed or lost in the aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq and later in destruction. Organization by ISIS militants.

Rakovitz is rebuilding these artifacts from consumer waste, such as empty food cans, pastry wrapping paper, newspaper paper and the like.He plays the paradox of rebuilding this ancient world, which is undermined by the contemporary civilization of consumption that we live in from its own waste.

This paradox extends to the metaphor of the title: "the hidden enemy that should not exist", borrowed from the address of one of the parts of the procession Street extending in the gate of Ishtar in the ancient city of Babylon in Mesopotamia, which is translated from the Akkadian "Aj-Ipur-Shapu" Also translated "will not pass an enemy."

At the heart of this project lies the reconstruction of the winged bull, Lamasso, which was in front of the Nergal Gate in the capital of the ancient Assyrian state of Nineveh, which was destroyed by ISIS militants in 2015.

Rakovitz has used more than 10,000 empty cans of molasses, and molasses is the most prominent industrial product in Iraq, famous for its production of the finest dates produced by palm trees, and erected winged bull in 2018 on the fourth base in Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Square) in The heart of London.

Last July, Rakovitz published a book on cooking and Iraqi-based dishes, borrowing from the hadith that "the people of the house do not go hungry with dates." He has already invested the idea of cooking and food in his project "Kitchen of the enemy", which relied on recipes for Baghdadian food with the help of his mother, and made a kitchen to prepare in a pick-up truck in American cities to provide Iraqi food in conjunction with the war in Iraq in 2003, and later hired veterans They served in the US military in Iraq to deliver these foods.

For years, he has been conducting workshops to teach Iraqi cooking to Americans, and to children in particular. He argued that the catering space would become an occasion for discussions about Iraq and the war to dispel many of the stereotypes and misleading and misconceptions that surround the view of the other often in popular culture.

In the same context, he bought a set of Chinese dishes stolen from one of the palaces of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from eBay, and used them to provide molasses and bribery (tahini) in a restaurant in New York.

In this project, Rakovitz plays on the similarity between the word hostility and hospitality in English, where the addition of a single character fluctuates aggression to hospitality and welcome.

 

 

 

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America allocates more than 4 million dollars to archaeological sites in Iraq, including the Citadel of Erbil

 

 

 2019/09/20 10:32:45

 

The US embassy in Baghdad announced on Friday that it will allocate more than $ 4 million to rehabilitate a number of archaeological sites in Iraq.

The embassy said in a statement today, Director of the Office of Public Relations at the US Embassy John Kincanon and cultural attaché Aaron Snayeb visited the Iraqi National Museum and met with Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Abdul Amir Al-Hamdani to discuss our continued support to the Government of Iraq in its efforts to protect local and cultural heritage.

This year alone, we have provided more than $ 4 million in support for the restoration and renovation of several archaeological sites, including the Ishtar Gate, the Monastery of St. George, the Gate of Badinan, the Lalish Temple, the shrine of the Prophet Nahum and the Citadel of Erbil.

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MP Ali al-Humaidawi attends the meeting of the inclusion of Babylon in the list of World Heritage in Babylon

 21/09/2019

On Wednesday 18/9/2019, MP Ali al-Humaidawi attended the meeting held in Babil province in the presence of the Deputy Governor of Babylon and the Executive Committee concerned with the completion of the development and rehabilitation projects of Babylon and the lifting of excesses.
During the meeting, they discussed the implementation of the conditions and recommendations that would preserve the existence of the ancient Babylon within the global list and the completion of all requirements and find effective solutions to the problems and obstacles that stand in front of the work.
Al-Humaidawi pointed out the recommendations of UNESCO and the measures taken by the executive authority in this regard. .

http://ar.parliament.iq/2019/09/21/النائب-علي-الحميداوي-يحضر-اجتماع-ادرا/

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Minister of Culture: Babylon's inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list is long overdue

Political | 01:49 - 29/09/2019

 

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News
Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, Abdul Amir al-Hamdani, said that the status of Babylon on the list of UNESCO World Heritage was deserved and much delayed, and this list culminated with the status of Babylon at the head.
`` Babylon is one of the oldest cities in the ancient world and is a source of radiation for all mankind, from which the story of creation was launched.Therefore, placing it on the UNESCO World Heritage List was deserved and much delayed due to past erroneous measures such as unscientific conservation.
He continued, in an interview with "Sputnik", "What we need from the international party is to carry out preventive maintenance to correct the mistakes that have occurred and prepare a plan for the management and maintenance of the city, and actually began after the return from Baku in the formation of teams on the ground of competent archaeologists to maintain the temples and rehabilitation of the ancient city and raise abuses and set aside $ 49 million for this year and will be repeated in the next four years in order to buy some private property that is located within the ancient city, and the lining of the Euphrates River , which began being in the city and to prepare built tourist visitors.
Hamdani said that the ministry is reviewing the projects associated with Balvesa And wasted money like "Baghdad is the capital of Arab culture" project and other projects are not within the old contexts that have not reached a conclusion.
He revealed the minister for the project " the new Iraq Museum"
"The battle with the forces of terrorism has ended militarily, but it started intellectually and confronting terrorism, extremism and extremism through several ways, first and foremost comes cinema and theater," Hamdani said, adding that Baghdad would organize a film festival.