The 23rd annual Galawej International festival
Today marks the 23rd annual Galawej International festival. The center was founded in 1996, in Slemani.- The organization promotes literary, cultural and enlightenment perspectives.- The
Slemani, founded in 1784 by the Kurdish prince Ibrahim Pasha Baban, who named it after his father, Sleman Pasha, has always been the center of great historians, politicians, journalists, scholars, artists, singers, poets and writers such as Nali, Mahwi, Bekas and Piramerd. The city is the largest in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with a population of 2,486,486 citizens and a total territory of 21,071 km2. Alongside
arts and culture, its primary industries are agriculture, education, healthcare,
and tourism, with developing fields of manufacturing and renewable energy.
Kashkul, with Slemani Governor, its Directorate of Culture, and major literary stakeholders in the city applied to designate Slemani as UNESCO’s Creative City of Literature. On October 31, 2019, UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network welcomed Slemani into a global network of 246 cities. The network covers seven creative fields: Crafts and Folk Arts, Media Arts, Film, Design, Gastronomy, Literature and Music. The Creative Cities are working 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.
Today marks the 23rd annual Galawej International festival. The center was founded in 1996, in Slemani.- The organization promotes literary, cultural and enlightenment perspectives.- The
Despite the restrictions that the pandemic imposed on our city, we managed to continue working. 1. ‘You Will Remain’ Anthology was disseminated at the 3rd
The Slemani Culture Factory Project, which was previously an old abandoned Cigarette Factory, aims to convert this landmark into an economically viable center for culture
This article is dedicated to a few special people who made my initial trip to Kurdistan, Iraq, a memorable time, especially to Sirwan, the most
Kashkul, the center for arts and culture, based at AUIS is one of our major partners and the main applicant on our bid. Thank you
Today, the Consulate of France visited the Slemani UNESCO City of Literature section of the Slemani International Exhibition.