Given Slemani’s literary history and vibrant present, the city sees our UCCN designation as an opportunity to celebrate the city’s character, encourage collaborative efforts between our main literary stakeholders, and participate in the global literary and wider cultural conversation. We particularly emphasize the engagement of emerging cultural leaders and practitioners. We are dedicated to literature as a driving force behind the city’s long term sustainability.
Slemani City of Literature
Kirkuk Main Road – Shakraka
Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Slemani, As Sulaymaniyah
Kurdistan Region of Iraq 46001
info@slemanicityofliterature.com
Telephone: +964 770 149 8118
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) was created in 2004 to promote cooperation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development. The 246 cities which currently make up this network work together towards a common objective: placing creativity and cultural industries at the heart of their development plans at the local level and cooperating actively at the international level.”
