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Irbid (Jordan) is the next pilot city for a project on safeguarding intangible heritage in urban areas

28 October 2021

Irbid (Jordan) is the next pilot city for a project on safeguarding intangible heritage in urban areas

Community-based inventorying of intangible cultural heritage workshops held in Jordan

16 October 2017

Community-based inventorying of intangible cultural heritage workshops held in Jordan

Jordan to enhance its action for the implementation of the 2003 Convention.

13 June 2016

Jordan to enhance its action for the implementation of the 2003 Convention.

Implementation of the 2003 Convention of Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage

29 May 2016

Implementation of the 2003 Convention of Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage

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Periodic reporting

On the implementation of the Convention

15/12/2012 (submitted in 2014)
15/12/2018 (submitted in -1)
15/12/2022 (submitted)
15/12/2028

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Key references

Ratification of the Convention on

24 March 2006

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Listing of ICH

Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practices

Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practices (2021, RL)

5 elements inscribed

2022: Al-Mansaf in Jordan, a festive banquet and its social and cultural meanings (RL)
2022: Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices (RL)
2021: Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practices (RL)
2018: As-Samer in Jordan (RL)
2008: Cultural space of the Bedu in Petra and Wadi Rum (RL)

On-going nomination(s)

2025: Arabic Kohl (RL)
2025: Al-Mihrass, monumental olive tree (RL)
2025: La zaffa dans le mariage traditionnel (RL)
2025: Arabic calligraphy, knowledge, skills and practices (RL)
2024: Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosity (RL)
2024: Henna: rituals, aesthetic and social practices (RL)

Files pending priority ‘0’ treatment

2025: Bisht (men's Abaa): skills and practices (RL)
2025: Oud instrument: practices, skills and performing arts (RL)
2025: Art et traditions de bâtir en terre (RL)
2025: Al Saafiyat and plant fibers: craft and social traditions (RL)

Project

Community-based inventorying of intangible heritage in urban areas

1 January 2018 – 1 December 2021

Amount (US$) 566,000

MedLiHer - Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean Partner Countries

1 January 2009 – 1 January 2013

Amount (US$) 1,426,317

Action Plan for the Safeguarding, Promotion and Development of the Cultural Space of the Bedu in the regions of Petra and Wadi Rum

1 December 2006 – 1 March 2009

Amount (US$) 0

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Interviews

Mr Hani Hayajneh
Professor at Yarmouk University

Mr Hani Hayajneh Professor at Yarmouk University

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Legislation

Regulations for Archaeological Projects in Jordan (effective since 1 January 2016)

2015

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