Iraq 2009: Jerusalem Capital of Arab Culture
Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine, was chosen as the capital of the Arab culture for the year 2009 at the meeting of the Arab ministers of culture in Muscat in 2006, instead of Baghdad, which was excused because of the political conditions thereof. .
On August 2, 2009, Iraq issued a stamp of 250 dinars and a memorial card of 750 dinars to commemorate the occasion.
Jerusalem is the capital of Arab culture
Other stamps celebrating Jerusalem as the capital of the Arab culture were issued by other Arab countries.