Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists.

By clicking on the inscribed elements listed below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

You may also experience a conceptual, visual and interactive navigation through ‘Dive into Intangible Cultural Heritage’ interfaces which demonstrate the thematic interconnectedness between all the elements inscribed and their relation to nature or to threats.


The nomination files submitted by the States Parties are published by the Secretariat of the 2003 Convention on its website in compliance with paragraph 54 of the Operational Directives regarding the nomination procedure; moreover, the information included in the nominations is reflected in working documents of the Committee in order to ensure transparency and access to information.


The sole responsibility for the content of each nomination file lies with the submitting States Parties concerned. The designations employed in the texts and documents presented by the submitting States Parties do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Committee nor UNESCO concerning a) the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, b) the legal status of its authorities, c) the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or d) references to specific historical events.







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Results : 25 elements corresponding to 4 regions and 24 countries
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2024

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Durbar in KanoNigeria

2023

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Harees dish: know-how, skills and practicesUnited Arab Emirates – Oman – Saudi Arabia
Iftar/Eftari/Iftar/Iftor and its socio-cultural traditionsAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Uzbekistan
Malhun, a popular poetic and musical artMorocco
Procession and celebrations of Prophet Mohammed's birthday in SudanSudan
Shuwalid festivalEthiopia

2022

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Festivals related to the Journey of the Holy family in EgyptEgypt

2021

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Al-Qudoud al-HalabiyaSyrian Arab Republic
Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practicesSaudi Arabia – Algeria – Bahrain – Egypt – Iraq – Jordan – Kuwait – Lebanon – Mauritania – Morocco – Oman – State of Palestine – Sudan – Tunisia – United Arab Emirates – Yemen
FjiriBahrain
Hüsn-i Hat, traditional calligraphy in Islamic art in TurkeyTürkiye
Ornek, a Crimean Tatar ornament and knowledge about itUkraine
TbouridaMorocco

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

National programme to safeguard the traditional art of calligraphy in IranIran (Islamic Republic of)

2020

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Art of miniatureAzerbaijan – Iran (Islamic Republic of) – Türkiye – Uzbekistan

2019

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Provision of services and hospitality during the Arba'in visitationIraq

2016

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Khidr Elias feast and its vowsIraq

2015

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Sbuâ, annual pilgrimage to the zawiya of Sidi El Hadj Belkacem in GouraraAlgeria

2012

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Mesir Macunu festivalTürkiye
Qālišuyān rituals of Mašhad-e Ardehāl in KāšānIran (Islamic Republic of)

2010

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Kırkpınar oil wrestling festivalTürkiye
Music of the Bakhshis of KhorasanIran (Islamic Republic of)
Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei ritualsIran (Islamic Republic of)
Semah, Alevi-Bektaşi ritualTürkiye

2009

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Radif of Iranian musicIran (Islamic Republic of)
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