Preserving Iraq's Heritage

Discover how ancient wonders at risk are being recorded and remembered

In collaboration with

World Monuments Fund

What challenges is Iraq's heritage currently facing?

Heritage in Conflict: Culture and the Battlefield

Ancient city of Hatra, Nimrud, and Nineveh

Documenting Babylon: Photography, drawings, and new technology

Explore Babylon in 3D

Babylonian Animal Gods

3D Model

Babylon, Iraq

Nabu-sha-Khare Temple

3D Model

Babylon, Iraq

Ishtar Gate - Processional Way

3D Model

Babylon, Iraq

EDITORIAL FEATURE

Babylon: Shifting Myth from Reality

Robert Bevan shines a light on the ancient city’s unresolved history

Thoughts from an Iraqi scholar

Al-Hadba' Minaret

Why we must remember lost heritage

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In depth: Iraq's heritage at risk

Discovering Kurdistan

Erbil, Khinnis, Koya, Lalish, Maltai, Dalal bridge

Ancient Iraq: Borsippa

Al-Hadba' Minaret: A beacon for 700 years

Rescuing heritage

How WMF is helping to preserve Iraq's heritage, and the challenges they're facing

World Monuments Watch: Amedy

The historic hilltop town in northern Iraq is rich with unique monuments and intangible traditions, with a strong connection to its surrounding natural landscape.

EDITORIAL FEATURE

The Challenges of Rescuing Heritage

Suzanne Bott explains the impact war and conflict has had on heritage sites in Iraq

Spotlight on saving the Lion of Babylon

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Ancient Iraq: Lion of Babylon

Rescuing heritage, in action

Borsippa

Babylon, Iraq

Ctesiphon Arch

Madain, Iraq

Babylon 3D Laser Scanning and Modeling

Ishtar Gate, Iraq

Capacity Building

Heritage Management Training in Erbil, Iraq

Conservation Science

Kurdistan Regional Survey of Heritage Sites, Iraq

Conservation Science

Documenting Babylon, Iraq

Conservation Project

Documentation of Ishtar Gate, Iraq

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