Heritage
Monuments of Iraq
21 listed monuments and heritage sites, ordered by significance: designation, photography and recorded history.
Tentative World Heritage S…8listed sites
Important Bird Area3listed sites
World Heritage Site2listed sites
Mother See of Holy Etchmia…2listed sites
Photo: M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Photo: M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
1Ur
Nasiriyah, Dhi Qar
ancient city · 3799 BC
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
2Nimrud
Al-Hamdaniya, Nineveh
ancient city · 1300 BC
Tentative World Heritage Site
5Great Mosque of al-Nuri
Mosul, Nineveh
mosque · 1172 · Islamic
bien de interés cultural
Photo: Jasmine N. Walthall, U.S. Army · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
7Nippur
Afak, Al-Qadisiyah
archaeological site
Tentative World Heritage Site
Photo: U.S. Army photo by Spc. David Robbins · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
9Dur-Kurigalzu
Abu Ghraib, Baghdad
human settlement
Tentative World Heritage Site
10St. Gregory the Great Armenian Church
Baghdad, Baghdad
church · 1957 · Armenian church
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
11Ezekiel's Tomb
Al Kifl, Babil
tomb · 1316 · Ilkhanid
Tentative World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
12Nineveh
Mosul, Nineveh
tell
Tentative World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
15Lalish
Ain Sifni, Nineveh
human settlement
Tentative World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
17Church of the Virgin Mary
Baghdad, Baghdad
church · 1639 · Armenian church
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
19Our Lady of the Rosary church
Baghdad, Baghdad
church · 1998 · Armenian church
Armenian Catholic Patriarchate o…
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
20the Sacred Heart of Jesus church
Baghdad, Baghdad
church · 1938
Armenian Catholic Patriarchate o…
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
21Tell Deir Situn
Babirah, Nineveh
tell
antiquities
iDesignations
How sites are protected
| Designation | Sites with a page |
|---|---|
| Tentative World Heritage Site | 8 |
| Important Bird Area | 3 |
| World Heritage Site | 2 |
| Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin | 2 |
| antiquities | 2 |
| Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia | 2 |
| part of UNESCO World Heritage Site | 1 |
| bien de interés cultural | 1 |