Iraq makes at-risk sites list

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23.06.05

NEW YORK - The entire country of Iraq, often called the cradle of civilisation, made the list of most endangered cultural sites, joining others from 55 countries that include a Modernist building in New York and a hut in Antarctica.

The list of 100 at-risk sites, issued by the privately financed World Monuments Fund every two years, is chosen from nominations made by a broad array of arts and archaeology experts.

"It's the first time we've listed an entire country in danger," said Bonnie Burnham, president of the fund. <snip>

Some 10,000 sites in Iraq alone have come under siege, most recently from looting after the 2003 US occupation there. <snip>

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