Sanid Organization for Cultural Heritage (SOCH) Works in the Following Areas:
  1. Artistic promotion and popular shows.
  2. To revitalize handicrafts and traditional industries.
  3. To protect sites and nature reserves.
  4. Tourism and cultural promotion .
  5. Education، training and awareness-raising.
  6. For the preservation of antiquities and the preservation of museums.
  7. For the restoration and maintenance of manuscripts، documents and parchments.
  8. For the restoration and rehabilitation of historical and heritage buildings، sites and cities.
  9. For statistics، evaluation، follow-up and field surveys for cultural heritage.
  10.  To Protect Cultural Heritage during and after armed conflicts and natural disasters.

Cultural Heritage: The Cultural Heritage, both Tangible and Intangible, Includes:

 Cultural heritage:   Including both Tangible and Intangible:-

– The Tangible Cultural Heritage: the heritage that was transmitted through previous generations and its successors and ancient human civilizations and it includes:
– The Archaeological Heritage: such as archaeological sites, buildings, installations, ancient palaces, museums, mosques, castles, forts, fences, city remains, military buildings, and others.
–  Urban Heritage: cities, museums, monuments, and architectural evidence of historical, aesthetic, scientific or artistic value.
– The Transferred Heritage: artifacts, handicrafts, handicrafts, stone engravings, decorations, ancient coins, etc.
– Documentary Heritage: such as manuscripts, parchments, and documents.

– Underwater cultural heritage:   remains and shipwrecks

– Intangible cultural heritage: traditions, forms of oral expressions, customs, songs, dances, ceremonies, knowledge, practices and skills that pass on from generation to another and it is  popular heritage.

– Natural Heritage: Natural features and physical or geological formations in the natural environment, which comply with the conditions, set by the 1972 World Heritage Convention regarding the protection of cultural and natural heritage.

The Tangible Heritage Sector is Specialized In the Following

1) Proposing  programs aimed at counting, collecting, classifying and documenting data and information on handicrafts and traditional industries and their areas of spread and presence in coordination with the relevant authorities.
2) Establishing community awareness programs on the importance of introducing literal heritage.
3) Preparing sustainable development programs in support of the activities of handicraft centers and traditional industries.
4) Preparing and implementing programs aimed at collecting, documenting and classifying folklore and highlighting their characteristics (proverbs, tales, legends and rituals).
5) Reviving, preserving and maintaining popular traditions and customs.
6) Supervising the work of field and administrative work teams.
7) Preparing reports on the level of implementation of activities and programs.

The Intangible Cultural Heritage Sector is Specialized in The Following:

1) Proposing  programs aimed at counting, collecting, classifying and documenting data and information on handicrafts and traditional industries and their areas of spread and presence in coordination with the relevant authorities.
2) Establishing community awareness programs on the importance of introducing literal heritage.
3) Preparing sustainable development programs in support of the activities of handicraft centers and traditional industries.
4) Preparing and implementing programs aimed at collecting, documenting and classifying folklore and highlighting their characteristics (proverbs, tales, legends and rituals).
5) Reviving, preserving and maintaining popular traditions and customs.
6) Supervising the work of field and administrative work teams.
7) Preparing reports on the level of implementation of activities and programs.

The Natural Heritage Sector is Specialized in The Following:

1) Preparing sustainable awareness programs on the importance of preserving places, sites, wilderness, marine, nature reserves, vegetable and animal gardens, and geological sites.
2) Supervising the work of field and administrative work teams.
3) Preparing studies and research on natural heritage.
4) Preparing reports on the level of implementation of activities and programs.