Qatar - UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

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21 February 2021

Workshop on the inventory of the intangible cultural heritage with the participation of communities

New inscriptions to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

1 December 2016

New inscriptions to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Twenty elements added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

2 December 2015

Twenty elements added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Arab States spearhead reflection on policy development

6 May 2014

Arab States spearhead reflection on policy development

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On the implementation of the Convention

15/12/2014 (not submitted)
15/12/2022 (submitted on time)
15/12/2022 (submitted)
15/12/2028

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Ratification of the Convention on

1 September 2008

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Listing of ICH

Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosity

Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosity (2024, RL)

5 elements inscribed

2024: Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosity (RL)
2024: Henna: rituals, aesthetic and social practices (RL)
2022: Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices (RL)
2021: Falconry, a living human heritage (RL)
2015: Majlis, a cultural and social space (RL)

On-going nomination(s)

2026: Al Ardha, Qatari traditional dance (RL)
2026: Oud instrument: practices, skills and performing arts (RL)
2026: Al Saafiyat and plant fibers: craft and social traditions (RL)
2025: Bisht (men's Abaa): skills and practices (RL)
2025: Traditional weaving of Al Sadu (RL)

Files pending priority ‘0’ treatment

Thobe Al Nashal, one of the Qatari women's costumes (RL)

Legislation

Law N. 7 on the protection of copyrights

2002

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