Iraq
Wasit
Wasit comprises the remains of an ancient city along the Tigris. It was built around the year 700 as a military encampment. It eventually became a center of shipbuilding and trade. Only with the shift in the course of the Tigris, sometime in the 15th century, did the city decline and eventually disappear.
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Official Information
- Full Name
- Wasit (ID: 1468)
- Country
- Iraq
- Status
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On tentative list 2000
Site history
History of Wasit
- 2000: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
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- Community Category
- Archaeological site: Near Eastern
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