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The Arab Capital of Culture (Arabic: عاصمة الثقافة العربية, romanized: ʿāṣima ath-thaqāfa al-ʿarabiyya) is an initiative taken by the Arab League under the UNESCO[1] Cultural Capitals Program to promote and celebrate Arab culture and encourage cooperation in the Arab region.

Cultural capitals

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Year City Participating member
1996 Cairo[2] Egypt
1997 Tunis[3] Tunisia
1998 Sharjah[4] United Arab Emirates
1999 Beirut[1] Lebanon
2000 Riyadh[5] Saudi Arabia
2001 Kuwait City[6] Kuwait
2002 Amman[7] Jordan
2003 Rabat[6] Morocco
2004 Sana'a[8] Yemen
2005 Khartoum[9] Sudan
2006 Muscat[10] Oman
2007 Algiers[11] Algeria
2008 Damascus[12] Syria
2009 Al-Quds (Jerusalem)[13][14] State of Palestine[i]
2010 Doha[15] Qatar
2011 Sirte Libya
2012 Manama[16] Bahrain
2013 Baghdad[17] Iraq
2014 Tripoli[18] Libya
2015 Constantine Algeria
2016 Sfax Tunisia
2017 Luxor[19] Egypt
2018 Oujda[20] Morocco
2019 Port Sudan[21] Sudan
2020 Bethlehem[21] State of Palestine
2021 Irbid[21] Jordan
2022 Kuwait City[21] Kuwait
2023 Postponed.[note 1]
2024 Tripoli[22] Lebanon

Map

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Arab Capital of Culture. Green designates current cities; red is for past cities; and blue for future cities.

See also

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Notes

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i.   ^ The award for Jerusalem was presented to "Palestine"[23] East Jerusalem and its old city is considered the capital of Palestine by international law but it was captured in the Six-Day War in 1967 and was designated as a part of the Israeli-occupied territories, Israel has also enacted the Jerusalem Law that declares both West and East Jerusalem as its capital to that effect in a move denounced by the UN Security Council.
  1. ^ The planned cultural capital was Tripoli, Lebanon; however, due to the effects of the Lebanese liquidity crisis. Awarding delayed to 2024.

References

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  1. ^ a b Herbert, Ian; Nicole Leclercq; International Theatre Institute (2003). The World of Theatre: An Account of the World's Theatre Seasons 1999-2000, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. Routledge. p. 225. ISBN 0-415-30621-3.
  2. ^ "Capitals of culture". www.luckyregister.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Human Civilizations and Cultures: from Dialogue to Alliance". ISESCO. 1 February 2006. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  4. ^ Sayyid Hamid, Hurreiz (2002). Folklore and Folklife in the United Arab Emirates. Routledge. p. 63. ISBN 0-7007-1413-8.
  5. ^ Peter Harrigan (July–August 2000). "Riyadh: Arab Cultural Capital 2000". Archived from the original on 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  6. ^ a b "Para fomentar el debate democrático". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  7. ^ Hada Sarhan (December 12, 2001). "Jordan braces for Amman Cultural Capital of the Arab World 2002". Jordan Embassy US (Original in Jordan Times). Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  8. ^ "Yemen: Sana'a nominated as Arab Cultural Capital". Progressio. March 2, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-28. [dead link]
  9. ^ Bernard Jacquot. "Khartoum, Arab Cultural Capital 2005". UNESCO. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  10. ^ "No Page Found". Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  11. ^ Magharebia
  12. ^ "Damascus: The Arab cultural capital". Al Jazeera English. February 2, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  13. ^ Capitals of Arab Culture - Jerusalem (2009) Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Jerusalem: Capital of Arab Culture events jeopardized by occupation Archived 2013-07-02 at the Wayback Machine - Jerusalem was chosen in 2006
  15. ^ "The National - Latest US news, sport & opinion". The National. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  16. ^ Hi-tech amphitheatre 'a beacon of culture' Gulf Daily News
  17. ^ Iraqi Cultural Week opens[permanent dead link] Doha Press
  18. ^ http://e.gov.kw/News/KUNAMoreNews_Eng.aspx?NewsId=131146 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Kuwait Government Online; News
  19. ^ "Luxor Capital of Arab Culture events well underway this July". Egypt Today. July 17, 2017.
  20. ^ "Oujda Named Capital of Arab Culture for 2018". International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies. December 2, 2017.
  21. ^ a b c d "The project of Arab cultural capitals and cities: 22 years later, diagnosis and perspectives". Culture of Peace News Network. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Tripoli receives 2024 'Culture Capital' title, an opportunity to change image". L'Orient Today. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  23. ^ Under Occupation: Celebrations and Contradictions of al-Quds Capital of Arab Culture 2009 Jerusalem Quarterly, Summer 2009. "The celebration of al-Quds Jerusalem as the 2009 Capital of Arab Culture has been debated ever since the decision was made by the Ministers of Arab Culture in 2006 and accepted by Palestine."
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