International Edition

International Edition

Podcasts Newsletters Follow us Alerts App Video

Arab Showcase Weekend

Road to Net Zero

Music & On-stage

Fashion & Beauty

Road to Net Zero

Music & On-stage

Fashion & Beauty

Eritrea. Courtesy: aliph-foundation.org

A bust of a Palmyrean man, made of marble in Palmyra. A global fund dedicated to preserving cultural sites in war zones has allocated more than Dh36 million to new projects. Marc Deville / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Pyramids of the black pharaohs, Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region in Sudan. Yemen, Sudan and Afghanistan have been designated as priority countries, alongside Iraq and Mali. DeAgostini / Getty Images

View of the theatre at sunset, Leptis Magna in Libya. The International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (Aliph) will seek to assist 20 international programmes.

Iraq - Yazidi Mam Rashan Shrine, South Sinjar, Before destruction. The Dh969,000 project includes research, fieldwork and restoration work on the Mam Rashan Shrine on Mount Sinjar. Courtesy: aliph-foundation.org

In Iraq, a Yazidi shrine believed to date from the 12th Century and destroyed by ISIS in 2014, will be reconstructed. Courtesy: aliph-foundation.org

Other Aliph projects include the protection of Palestinian manuscripts in the territory of Palestine. aliph-foundation.org

In Afghanistan, a Dh3.18m project for the protection of Buddhist-era sites in Kabul province will fund the conservation of the largest surviving Buddhist stupa, which dates from the first century AD. Courtesy: aliph-foundation.org

Sudan Heritage. An additional Dh9.18m has been earmarked for initiatives in Sudan, including a topography study to define boundaries of about 70 archaeological sites and protect them with physical barriers. Courtesy: aliph-foundation.org

Eritrea. Courtesy: aliph-foundation.org

A bust of a Palmyrean man, made of marble in Palmyra. A global fund dedicated to preserving cultural sites in war zones has allocated more than Dh36 million to new projects. Marc Deville / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Pyramids of the black pharaohs, Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region in Sudan. Yemen, Sudan and Afghanistan have been designated as priority countries, alongside Iraq and Mali. DeAgostini / Getty Images

View of the theatre at sunset, Leptis Magna in Libya. The International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (Aliph) will seek to assist 20 international programmes.

Iraq - Yazidi Mam Rashan Shrine, South Sinjar, Before destruction. The Dh969,000 project includes research, fieldwork and restoration work on the Mam Rashan Shrine on Mount Sinjar. Courtesy: aliph-foundation.org

In Iraq, a Yazidi shrine believed to date from the 12th Century and destroyed by ISIS in 2014, will be reconstructed. Courtesy: aliph-foundation.org

Other Aliph projects include the protection of Palestinian manuscripts in the territory of Palestine. aliph-foundation.org

In Afghanistan, a Dh3.18m project for the protection of Buddhist-era sites in Kabul province will fund the conservation of the largest surviving Buddhist stupa, which dates from the first century AD. Courtesy: aliph-foundation.org

Sudan Heritage. An additional Dh9.18m has been earmarked for initiatives in Sudan, including a topography study to define boundaries of about 70 archaeological sites and protect them with physical barriers. Courtesy: aliph-foundation.org

Eritrea. Courtesy: aliph-foundation.org

Global fund allocates Dh36.7 million to cultural projects in war zones

The International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas will assist 20 projects

Anna Zacharias

December 17, 2019

Listen in English
Listen in Arabic

Copy link
Share on X
Share on Facebook
Share on LinkedIn
Share on WhatsApp
Share on Email
Print
Other