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March 7th, 2016
ICCROM Courses Help Manage Our Heritage: Utilising GIS in the Arab world

Sharjah – Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah, the 3rd of March 2016 saw a gathering of 16 professional representatives from Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates for a week long training courseat ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Centre in Sharjah, in partnership with the National Council for Tourism, University College London, and in cooperation with the Government of Sharjah’s Heritage Institute. This intensive short training course titled “Integrating Documentation in Heritage Management: An Introduction to the Use of Geographic Information Systems – GIS” was led by ICCROM experts who came from Italy, Spain, USA, and the UK. Read More at Zawya