Irak - Welterbe &amp; Sehenswürdigkeiten

Samarra Archaeological City

A 9th-century Abbasid capital featuring the iconic spiral minaret of the Great Mosque.

2007

Hatra

A large fortified ancient Parthian city that withstood Roman invasions in the 2nd century AD.

1985

Babylon

Ruins of the ancient city, one of the most powerful in the ancient world.

2019

Erbil Citadel

A fortified settlement atop a tell occupied continuously for over 6,000 years.

2014

Gemischtes Erbe (1)

Gemischtes Erbe

Marshlands of Southern Iraq

Ancient Mesopotamian marshlands (Ahwar), home to the Marsh Arabs' unique culture.

2016

Sehenswürdigkeit (4)

Abbasid Palace

Remains of a 12th-century Abbasid palace, one of Baghdad's few surviving ancient structures.

Imam Ali Shrine

The holiest site in Shia Islam, the burial place of Ali ibn Abi Talib.

Ur of the Chaldees

The Sumerian city-state with the Great Ziggurat dating from 2100 BC.

Amna Suraka (Red Security Museum)

A former intelligence headquarters turned museum documenting Kurdish history.