Decade-old unrest takes toll on Iraq's cultural heritage | ummid.com

Decade-old unrest takes toll on Iraq's cultural heritage | ummid.com
A country enriched in archaeological resources, Iraq has only three sites on the Unesco World Heritage List. Besides Hatra, the ancient cities of Ashur and Samarra joined the list in 2003 and 2007 respectively. Due to protection concerns, both of them were also put on the List of World Heritage in Danger.