Iraq

Projects in Iraq

13 Digitization of Iraqi Documentary Heritage Manuscrit Mar Benham c Bn F 1

Restoration, Digitization and Dissemination of Iraqi Documentary Heritage

Iraq hosts historical manuscripts from myriad private and public collections. This project will concentrate on Christian and Muslim institutions to identify, restore, digitize…

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12 Temple of Maran Hatra c ISMEO 1

Damage Assessment and First Aid Interventions to the World Heritage Site of Hatra after Daesh Occupation

Hatra is the best-preserved, most-informative example of a Parthian city. It was occupied by Daesh in 2014, placed on the World Heritage in Danger list in July 2015, and liber…

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11 Yazidi Mam Rashan Shrine South Sinjar Before destruction c WMF

Reconstruction of the Yazidi Mam Rashan Shrine

The Mam Rashan Shrine on Mount Sinjar is a Yazidi site and probably dates from the 12th century. It was destroyed by Daesh in 2014. This project includes research and assessme…

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8 Mosul Museum c SBAH

Rehabilitation of the Mosul Museum

The Mosul Museum holds a diverse collection of prehistoric and Neo-Assyrian objects, artifacts from Hatra, and an Islamic collection, largely from Mosul. In 2015, the Daesh as…

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AMB 20181016 Bridge Training Conservation 13

Iraq Emergency Heritage Management Training Scheme

The Iraq Emergency Heritage Management Training Scheme (‘Iraq Scheme’) builds capacity in the Iraq State Board of Antiquities and Heritage by training over 50 of its staff in …

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Mapping the Jewish Heritage Sites of Iraq and Syria

Creating an inventory of Jewish heritage sites that remain of the ancient Jewish communities of Iraq and Syria that were largely expelled after 1948 and today are virtually no…

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Documenting Mandaean Rituals and Religious Traditions (The Worlds of Mandaean Priests)

To document the rituals and priestly knowledge of the Mandaeans and to make the records available for free online.

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3D-Scanning of Heritage Sites in Syria and Iraq (Project ANQA)

This project aims to create 3D scans of monuments in Syria and to publish all materials online for free.

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Documentation of Maritime Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa

To document endangered maritime archaeological heritage in the Middle East and North Africa and to publish the results through an online database.

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