278 IQ - Babylon (2019)

 Babylon

Situated 85 km south of Baghdad, the property includes the ruins of the city which, between 626 and 539 BCE, was the capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. It includes villages and agricultural areas surrounding the ancient city. Its remains, outer and inner city walls, gates, palaces and temples, are a unique testimony to one of the most influential empires of the ancient world. Seat of successive empires, under rulers such as Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon represents the expression of the creativity of the Neo-Babylonian Empire at its height. The city's association with one of the seven wonders of the ancient world—the Hanging Gardens—has also inspired artistic, popular and religious culture on a global scale.

巴比伦

该遗址位于巴格达以南85公里处，由新巴比伦王国（公元前626-539年）首都遗迹及古城周围的村庄和农地组成。这些独一无二的旧址（城外及城内的塔楼、城门、宫殿和庙宇）见证了世界上最具影响力的古国之一曾经的辉煌。巴比伦城历经汉谟拉比、纳布乔多诺索尔等君主的统治，代表着新巴比伦王国时代创造力的巅峰。此外，其与古代世界7大建筑奇迹中的空中花园的联系启迪了世界各地艺术、民俗和宗教文化的发展

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/278

277 IQ - Hatra (1985)

 Hatra

A large fortified city under the influence of the Parthian Empire and capital of the first Arab Kingdom, Hatra withstood invasions by the Romans in A.D. 116 and 198 thanks to its high, thick walls reinforced by towers. The remains of the city, especially the temples where Hellenistic and Roman architecture blend with Eastern decorative features, attest to the greatness of its civilization.

哈特拉

哈特拉是受帕提亚帝国影响的要塞重镇和第一个阿拉伯王国的首府，在公元116年和198年抵挡住了罗马人的多次侵犯，这主要得益于它高大厚实的城墙和城堡。这座城市的遗址，特别是它融汇了希腊罗马建筑风格及东方装饰特色的寺庙建筑，展示了帕提亚文明的辉煌。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/277

276 IQ - Samarra Archaeological City (2007)

Samarra Archaeological City

Samarra Archaeological City is the site of a powerful Islamic capital city that ruled over the provinces of the Abbasid Empire extending from Tunisia to Central Asia for a century. Located on both sides of the River Tigris 130 km north of Baghdad, the length of the site from north to south is 41.5 km; its width varying from 8 km to 4 km. It testifies to the architectural and artistic innovations that developed there and spread to the other regions of the Islamic world and beyond. The 9th-century Great Mosque and its spiral minaret are among the numerous remarkable architectural monuments of the site, 80% of which remain to be excavated.

萨迈拉古城

萨迈拉古城被列入了《世界文化遗产名录》和《世界濒危遗产名录》，它是强大的伊斯兰都城的遗址，这个都城在一个多世纪的时间里统治了从突尼斯延伸到中亚的阿巴斯帝国的各个省份。它位于巴格达以北130公里的底格里斯河两岸，从北到南长41.5公里，宽度从4公里到8公里不等。该遗址证明其在建筑和艺术方面具有创新性，这种创新性在那里有所发展，并传播到伊斯兰世界和伊斯兰世界以外的其他地区。公元9世纪的大清真寺和通天塔，是该遗址众多的杰出建筑奇迹之一，其中仍有80%有待挖掘。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/276

• 276rev-001 Samarra North Zone - al-Mutawakkiliyya (al Jafari Palace, Abu Dulaf Mosque, Shaykh Wali, Sur Ashnas)
• 276rev-002 Samarra Centre Zone (Qasr al-Khalifa Caliphal Palace, Malwiva Mosque, Tell Alij, Racecourse)
• 276rev-003 Samarra South Zone (Balkuwara, Tell al-Suwwan, Husn al-Qadisiyya, al-Musharrahat)
• 276rev-004 al-Istablat
• 276rev-005 al-Quwayr
• 276rev-006 Qubbat al-Sulaibiyya
• 276rev-007 al-Ma'shuq
• 276rev-008 Tell Umm al-Sakhr
• 276rev-009 al-Huwaysilat Upper
• 276rev-010 al-Huwaysilat Lower

276rev-001 Samarra North Zone -  Abu Dulaf Mosque

276rev-002 Samarra Centre Zone

Malwiya minaret outside the wall of Malwiva Mosque

276rev-002 Samarra Centre Zone - Malwiva Mosque

276rev-007 al-Ma'shuq