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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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6 Earthen Architecture Course c J Paul Getty Trust

Earthen Architecture Course

An Earthen Architecture Course was conducted at the end of 2018 by the Getty Conservation Institute with the Department of Culture and Tourism of Abu Dhabi. The twenty partici…

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Aleppo Heritage Catalogue

Aleppo Heritage Catalogue

Aleppo Heritage Catalogue is a project on historical and architectural documentation of monuments in the world heritage site of Aleppo. It seeks a scientific and practical inq…

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Post conflict recovery of Urban Cultural Heritage in the Middle East: The case of Aleppo

The project focuses on studying the urban fabric of the world living heritage site of the old city of Aleppo. This trade metropolis, opulent in architectural monuments, has be…

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Interactive Heritage Map of Syria

Interactive Heritage Map of Syria

The Interactive Heritage Map of Syria seeks to document intangible aspects of heritage in Syria by documenting knowledge and collecting stories and memories from the community…

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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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