Arab Capital of Culture

Arab Capital of Culture

The Arab Capital of Culture is an initiative undertaken by UNESCO, under the Cultural Capitals Program to promote and celebrate Arab culture and encourage cooperation in the Arab region.

Cultural Capitals

*1996: Cairo (Egypt)
*1997: Tunis (Tunisia)
*1998: Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) [cite book
last =Sayyid Hamid
first =Hurreiz
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =Folklore and Folklife in the United Arab Emirates
publisher =Routledge
date =2002
location =
pages =63
url =
doi =
id = ISBN 0700714138 ]
*1999: Beirut (Lebanon)cite book
last =Herbert
first =Ian
authorlink =
coauthors =Nicole Leclercq, International Theatre Institute
title =The World of Theatre: An Account of the World's Theatre Seasons 1999-2000, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002
publisher =Routledge
date =2003
location =
pages =225
url =
doi =
id = ISBN 0415306213]
*2000: Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
*2001: Kuwait City (Kuwait)
*2002: Amman (Jordan)
*2003: Rabat (Morocco)
*2004: Sana'a (Yemen)
*2005: Khartoum (Sudan)
*2006: Muscat (Oman)
*2007: Algiers (Algeria)
*2008: Damascus (Syria)
*2009: Jerusalem (Al-Quds) (Israel-Palestine)
*2010: Doha (Qatar)

References

External Websites

* [http://www.cultureldjazair2007.com/ Algiers Arab Capital of Culture 2007 - Official Website]
* [http://damascus.org.sy/ Damascus Arab Capital of Culture 2008 - Official Website]


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