Capitals of Islamic Culture for the years 2005-2025 adopted by the Islamic Conferences of Culture Ministers
ISESCO PROGRAMME OF ISLAMIC CULTURE CAPITALS
2017
Arab Region – Amman (Hashemine Kingdom of Jordan), Sennar (Republic of the Sudan) -Sennar will, as an exception, be celebrated as the fourth capital of Islamic Culture for the year 2017 on the occasion of its hosting of the 10th Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers.-
Asian Region – Mashhad (Islamic Republic of Iran)
African region – Kampala (Republic of Uganda)
2018
Arab Region – Al Muharraq (Kingdom of Bahrain)
Asian Region – Nakhchivan (Republic of Azerbaijan)
African Region – Libreville (Republic of Gabon)
2019
Arab Region – Al-Quds (State of Palestine), Tunis (Republic of Tunisia) -Tunis will, as an exception, be celebrated as the fourth capital of Islamic Culture for the year 2019 on the occasion of itshosting the 11th Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers.-
Asian Region – Bandar Seri Begavan (Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam)
African Region – Bissau (Republic of Guinea Bissau)
2020
Arab Region – Cairo (Arab Republic of Egypt)
Asian Region – Bukhara (Republic of Uzbekistan)
African Region – Bamako (Republic of Mali)
2021
Arab Region – Doha (State of Qatar)
Asian Region – Islamabad (Islamic Republic of Pakistan)
African Region – Banjul (Republic of the Gambia)
2022
Arab Region – Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic)
Asian Region – Bandung (Republic of Indonesia)
African Region – Yaounde (Republic of Cameroon)
2023
Arab Region – Benghazi (Libya)
Asian Region – Selangor (Malaysia)
African Region – Abidjan (Republic of Cote d’Ivoire)
2024
Arab Region – Marrakesh (Kingdom of Morocco)
Asian Region – Kabul (Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)
African Region – Lome (Republic of Togo)
2025
Arab Region – Mogadishu (Federal Republic of Somalia)
Asian Region – Achgabat (Republic of Turkmenistan))
African Region – Maputo (Republic of Mozambique)
Capitals of Islamic Culture 2016
- Kuwait (State of Kuwait) – Arab Region
- Male (Republic of Maldives) – Asian Region
- Freetown (Republic of Sierra Leone) – African Region
Capitals of Islamic Culture 2015
- Nizwa (Sultanate of Oman) – Arab Region
- Almaty (Republic of Kazakhstan) – Asian Region
- Cotonou (Republic of Benin) – African Region
Capitals of Islamic Culture 2014
- Sharjah (State of the United Arab Emirates) – Arab Region
- Bishkek (Republic of Kyrgystan) – Asian Region
- Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) – African Region
Capitals of Islamic Culture 2013
- Al Madinah Al Munawarrah (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)- Arab Region- Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah was, as an exception, celebrated as the fourth capital of Islamic culture for the year 2013 on the occasion of its hosting the 8th Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers.
- Tripoli (Republic of Lebanon)- Arab Region- The celebration of Tripoli (Lebanon) was postponed, upon an official request from the Lebanese government.
- Ghazni (Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)- Asian Region
- Kano (Federal Republic of Nigeria)- African region
Capitals of Islamic Culture 2012
- Najaf (Republic of Iraq) -Arab Region- The celebration of Najaf as a capital of Islamic culture for the year 2012 of the Arab Region was postponed, upon an official request from the Iraqi government.
- Dhaka (People’s republic of Afghanistan) -Asian region
- Niamey (Republic of Niger) -African region
Capitals of Islamic Culture 2011
- Tlemcen (People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria) -Arab Region- Tlemcen was, as an exception, celebrated as the fourth capital of Islamic culture for the year 2011 on the occasion of its hosting the 7th Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers.
- Nouackchott (Islamic Republic of Mauritania) -Arab Region- The celebration of Nouakchott as a capital of Islamic culture for the year 2011 of the Arab Region was postponed, upon an official request from the Mauritanian government.
- Jakarta (Republic of Indonesia) -Asian Region
- Conakry (Republic of Guinea) -African Region
Capitals of Islamic Culture 2010
- Tarim (Republic of Yemen) -Arab Region
- Dushanbe (Republic of Tajikistan) -Asian Region
- Moroni (Union of Comoros) -African Region
Capitals of Islamic Culture 2009
- Kairouan (Tunisian Republic) -Arab Region
- Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) -Asian Region
- Baku (Republic of Azerbaijan) -Asian Region- Baku was, as an exception, celebrated as the fourth capital of Islamic culture for the year 2009 on the occasion of its hosting the 6th Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers.
- N’Djamena (Republic of Chad) -African Region
Capitals of Islamic Culture 2008
- Alexandria (Arab Republic of Egypt) -Arab Region
- Lahore (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) -Asian Region
- Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti) -African Region- The celebration of Djibouti as a capital of Islamic culture for the year 2008 of the African Region was postponed, upon an official request from the Djibouti government.
Capitals of Islamic Culture 2007
- Fes (Kingdom of Morocco) -Arab Region
- Tripoli (Libya) -Arab Region- Tripoli was, as an exception, celebrated as the fourth capital of Islamic culture for the year 2007 on the occasion of its hosting the 5th Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers.
- Tashkent (Republic of Uzbekistan) -Asian Region
- Dakar (Republic of Senegal) -African Region
Capitals of Islamic Culture 2006
- Aleppo (Syrian Arab Republic) -Arab Region
- Esfahan (Islamic Republic of Iran) -Asian Region
- Timbuktu (Republic of Mali) -African Region