Cultural capital of the Arab world
The initiative for the Capital of Culture of the Arab World was launched by the Arab League as part of the UNESCO Cultural Capitals Program in order to promote and festively accompany the culture of the Arab world and cooperation in the Arab region.
| year | city | Host country |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Cairo |
 Egypt
|
| 1997 | Tunis |
 Tunisia
|
| 1998 | Sharjah |
 United Arab Emirates
|
| 1999 | Beirut |
 Lebanon
|
| 2000 | Riad |
 Saudi Arabia
|
| 2001 | Kuwait City |
 Kuwait
|
| 2002 | Amman |
 Jordan
|
| 2003 | Rabat |
 Morocco
|
| 2004 | Sanaa |
 Yemen
|
| 2005 | Khartoum |
 Sudan
|
| 2006 | Muscat |
 Oman
|
| 2007 | Algiers |
 Algeria
|
| 2008 | Damascus |
 Syria
|
| 2009 | Jerusalem |
 Palestine
|
| 2010 | Doha |
 Qatar
|
| 2011 | Sirte |
 Libya
|
| 2012 | Manama |
 Bahrain
|
| 2013 | Baghdad |
 Iraq
|
| 2014 | Tripoli |
Libya
|
| 2015 | Constantine |
Algeria
|
| 2016 | Sfax |
Tunisia
|
| 2017 | Luxor |
Egypt
|
| 2018 | Oujda |
Morocco
|
| 2019 | Bur Sudan |
Sudan
|
| 2020 | Bethlehem |
Palestine
|
| 2021 | Irbid |
Jordan
|
| 2022 | Kuwait City |
Kuwait
|
See also
- Capital of the Islamic culture , since 2005, annually by the ISESCO awarded
- European Capital of Culture , annually by the European Union awarded
- List of European Capitals of Culture since 1985
- American Capital of Culture since 2000
- Cultural capital of Lithuania since 2008
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Ian Herbert, Nicole Leclercq, International Theater Institute: The World of Theater: An Account of the World's Theater Seasons 1999-2000, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 . Routledge, 2003, ISBN 0415306213 , p. 225.
- ^ A b Taking to the road to showcase Jerusalem . In: The National . July 17, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ↑ Hi-tech amphitheater 'a beacon of culture' . In: Gulf Daily News . July 1, 2010. Accessed December 14, 2015.
- ↑ a b NCCAL chief lauds outcome of Arab culture ministers' meeting . In: Kuwait News Agency . November 13, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ↑ Constantine made Capital of Arab Culture 2015 . January 14, 2013. Accessed December 14, 2015.
- ↑ Par Karim Ben Said: Tunisie: Sfax, capitale de la culture arabe 2016 - Un plaidoyer pour l'universalité . In: allAfrica.fr . June 22, 2015. Accessed December 14, 2015.
- ^ Luxor celebrates being Capital of Arabic Culture for 2017 . April 5, 2015. Accessed January 2, 2018.
- ↑ Oujda, capitale de la culture arabe en 2018 . December 12, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.