Webinar: The Impact of the War on Cultural Heritage in Gaza Strip.

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Zeidan A. Kafafi – Moderator: HRH Princess Dana Firas, ICOMOS Jordan president.

ICOMOS Jordan strongly endorses the statement of the Arab Regional Group at the International Council of Monuments and Sites ( ICOMOS) on Palestine and the Current War in Gaza.

إيكوموس الأردن يؤيد وبشده بيان المجموعة الإقليمية العربية في المجلس الدولي للمعالم والمواقع (إيكوموس) بشأن فلسطين والحرب الحالية في غزة


ICOMOS Jordanie soutient fermement la déclaration du Groupe régional Arabe au Conseil international des monuments et sites (ICOMOS) sur la Palestine et la guerre actuelle à Gaza.

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Under the patronage of HRH Princess Dana Firas, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Association of the International Council on Monuments and Sites in Jordan, and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural Heritage, the first symposium of the Scientific Committee on Sustainable Development Goals – ICOMOS Jordan was held on Saturday 11/12/2021. (ICOMOS SDGWG/NC JORDAN) by default via the Zoom app.

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Amman – Under the patronage of HRH Princess Dana Firas – President of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS-Jordan), President of the National Society for the Preservation of Petra, and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural Heritage – ICOMOS Jordan, in cooperation with the National Society for the Conservation of Petra, held a symposium entitled “Salt on the The World Heritage List” on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at the headquarters of the Cultural Center – Beit Yaish, following the inclusion of the city of Salt – the sixth Jordanian heritage site on the World Heritage List.

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Dana Biosphere Reserve – An International Call for Protection

The Regional Initiative The International Council on Monuments and Sites- ICOMOS Jordan Launched the regional initiative to enrich the Arabic content of World Heritage sites on Wikipedia encyclopedia, emanated from the cooperation with the Wikimedia Levant Users Group, the regional initiative to enrich the Arabic content of World Heritage sites.…

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Dialogue Session “The Civilizational and Culture heritage in the Jordanian Harrah ” The International Council on Monuments and Sites- ICOMOS Jordan held a dialogue session on the Zoom webinar platform on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, titled ” The civilizational and cultural heritage in the Jordanian Harrah- basalt desert – The…

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ICOMOS Jordan celebrate International Day for Monuments and Sites 2021  ICOMOS Jordan held the first workshops to be held during the year in cooperation with the Wikimedia users group in the Levant. The workshop included members of the Emerging Professionals Committee – ICOMOS Jordan, in order to document world heritage…

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ICOMOS Jordan organized a meeting with Dr. Nabil Itani ICOMOS Jordan organized a meeting with Dr. Nabil Itani and discussed action required by the nomination file for Salt city on The World Heritage List on 8 December 2020.

Signing a memorandum of cooperation between Wikimedia Levant Group and ICOMOS-Jordan;5/April/2021 HRH Princess Dana Firas, President of  ICOMOS Jordan, and Architect Nidal Jarrar,  one of a founding member of the Wikimedia Levant  Group, signed the presence of Mervat Salman from the Wikimedia Foundation, and Mr. Abbad Diraniya from the Wikimedia Levant,…

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Dialogue Session “About the Antiquities where Discovered in downtown Amman The ICOMOS Jordan held a dialogue session about the antiquities where discovered in downtown Amman  on Wednesday,  January 27, 2021, on the zoom platform The participants are: – His Excellency Dr. Imad Hijazin, Secretary-General of Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities,…

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Amman, September 16 (Petra) – The Department of Antiquities and the World Council of Monuments and Sites “ICOMOS Jordan” signed today, Wednesday, a memorandum of cooperation in the field of exchanging experiences and technical and scientific consultations, to enable the Department of Antiquities to complete its roles in protecting archaeological sites and building bridges of cooperation with international institutions.

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Her Highness Princess Dana Firas, Chairman of the World Council of Monuments and Sites in Jordan, stressed the importance of strengthening bilateral relations between the Council and the Jordanian Engineers Association, in the matter of preserving the urban heritage and providing experts in this field through the development of various specialties, and networking to provide job opportunities for these experiences in the local and regional market.

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Under the patronage of Her Highness Princess Dana Firas, President of the World Council of Monuments and Sites – Jordan, and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and President of the National Society for the Preservation of Petra.
The World Council of Landmarks and Sites – Jordan held its first discussion session on the Zoom Webinar platform on Wednesday 7/7/2020, entitled “Together to Create Participatory Effective Action to Protect Jordanian Cultural Heritage”

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In celebration of the International Day for Monuments and Sites which was on April 18th/2020, a photo contest was launched on Instagram.

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