Capitals of Islamic Culture for the years 2005-2025 adopted by the Islamic Conferences of Culture Ministers
ISESCO PROGRAMME OF ISLAMIC CULTURE CAPITALS
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 2017
- Amman (Hashemine Kingdom of Jordan) – Arab Region ; Sennar (Republic of the Sudan) – Arab Region – 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.
- Mashhad (Islamic Republic of Iran) – Asian Region
- Kampala (Republic of Uganda) – African Region
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