Committee on Culture and Tourism
The Middle East and West Asia Region, which has been home to countless civilizations, is one of the biggest tourism hubs in the world with its rich and vibrant cultural heritage. Without a doubt, local governments have a fundamental responsibility to sustainably safeguard and cherish this cultural heritage for future generations.
It is necessary to adopt local sustainable policies in order to further reveal this potential of the region and to increase the added value it provides to the region. In doing so, local dynamics must be maintained as well as strengthened by global achievements.
In this light, the UCLG-MEWA Committee on Culture and Tourism operates in line with the following priorities:
- Advocating for participation in cultural life for everyone
- Facilitating culture and tourism based decentralized cooperation initiatives
- Dissemination of sustainable tourism practices
- Strengthening the role of local governments in the conservation and management of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage
- Strengthening the role of culture in sustainable development
Presidency
- 🇹🇷 Balıkesir Metropolitan MunicipalityPresident
- 🇵🇸 Beit Sahour MunicipalityCo-President
- Girne MunicipalityCo-President
- 🇹🇷 Mersin Metropolitan MunicipalityCo-President
- 🇹🇷 Şanlıurfa Metropolitan MunicipalityCo-President
- 🇮🇷 Tehran MunicipalityCo-President
Member List
| No. | Institution | Country |
| 1. | Acıgöl Municipality | Türkiye |
| 2. | Ain El Tineh Municipality | Lebanon |
| 3. | Al-Buraij Municipality | Palestine |
| 4. | Altındağ Municipality | Türkiye |
| 5. | Ankara Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 6. | Antalya Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 7. | Assoun Municipality | Lebanon |
| 8. | Bağcılar Municipality | Türkiye |
| 9. | Bakhoun Municipality | Lebanon |
| 10. | Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 11. | Baninaim Municipality | Palestine |
| 12. | Beit El Faqs Municipality | Lebanon |
| 13. | Beit Jala Municipality | Palestine |
| 14. | Beylikdüzü Municipality | Türkiye |
| 15. | Bikaasefrine Municipality | Lebanon |
| 16. | Bkarsouna Municipality | Lebanon |
| 17. | Btormaz Municipality | Lebanon |
| 18. | Çanakkale Municipality | Türkiye |
| 19. | Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 20. | Dura Municipality | Palestine |
| 21. | Ein Elbasha Municipality | Jordan |
| 22. | El Khalil Municipality | Palestine |
| 23. | Eyüpsultan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 24. | Eyyübiye Municipality | Türkiye |
| 25. | Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 26. | Gebze Municipality | Türkiye |
| 27. | Greater Irbid Municipality | Jordan |
| 28. | Harf Siyad Municipality | Lebanon |
| 29. | İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 30. | İzmir Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 31. | İzmit Municipality | Türkiye |
| 32. | Jerash Municipality | Jordan |
| 33. | Karatay Municipality | Türkiye |
| 34. | Karesi Municipality | Türkiye |
| 35. | Kfarchellan Municipality | Lebanon |
| 36. | Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 37. | Konya Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 38. | Kütahya Municipality | Türkiye |
| 39. | Mrah El Sfireh Municipality | Lebanon |
| 40. | Mrah El Sraj Municipality | Lebanon |
| 41. | Nablus Municipality | Palestine |
| 42. | Nilüfer Municipality | Türkiye |
| 43. | Oğuzeli Municipality | Türkiye |
| 44. | Ordu Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 45. | Pendik Municipality | Türkiye |
| 46. | Ramallah Municipality | Palestine |
| 47. | Safranbolu Municipality | Türkiye |
| 48. | Seferihisar Municipality | Türkiye |
| 49. | Selçuklu Municipality | Türkiye |
| 50. | Sier Municipality | Palestine |
| 51. | Sultanbeyli Municipality | Türkiye |
| 52. | Tabriz Municipality | Iran |
| 53. | Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 54. | Uçhisar Municipality | Türkiye |
| 55. | Ümraniye Municipality | Türkiye |
| 56. | Union of City Councils of Türkiye | Türkiye |
| 57. | Union of Dannieh Municipalities | Lebanon |
| 58. | Union of Energy Cities | Türkiye |
| 59. | Union of Municipalities Jabal El Skeikh | Lebanon |
| 60. | Union of Municipalities Minieh | Lebanon |
| 61. | Union of Municipalities of Chark Zahleh | Lebanon |
| 62. | Ürgüp Municipality | Türkiye |
| 63. | Urla Municipality | Türkiye |
| 64. | World Academy For Local Government and Democracy (WALD) | Türkiye |
| 65. | Yenişehir Municipality | Türkiye |
Committee Focal Point
Projects Department
cultureandtourism@uclg-