Verdens bokhovedstad er en tittel som gis til én by hvert år av UNESCO som en anerkjennelse for arbeidet den gjør med å fremme bøker og lesing. Tittelen gjelder fra Verdens bok- og opphavsrettsdag 23. april til 22. april påfølgende år. Programmet ble satt i gang i 2001.
Verdens bokhovedsteder ÅrByLand2001Madrid2002Alexandria2003New Delhi2004AntwerpenIFLA announcement selecting Antwerp as 2004 World Book Capital City2005MontréalUNESCO announcement selecting Montreal as 2005 World Book Capital City2006 TorinoUNESCO announcement selecting Turin as 2006 World Book Capital City2007BogotáUNESCO announcement selecting Bogotá as 2007 World Book Capital City2008AmsterdamUNESCO announcement selecting Amsterdam as 2008 World Book Capital City2009BeirutUNESCO announcement selecting Beirut as 2009 World Book Capital City2010LjubljanaUNESCO announcement selecting Ljubljana as 2010 World Book Capital City2011Buenos AiresUNESCO announcement selecting Buenos Aires as 2011 World Book Capital City2012JerevanUNESCO announcement selecting Yerevan as 2012 World Book Capital City2013BangkokUNESCO announcement selecting Bangkok as 2013 World Book Capital City2014Port HarcourtUNESCO announcement selecting Port Harcourt as 2014 World Book Capital City2015IncheonUNESCO announcement selecting Incheon as 2015 World Book Capital City2016Wrocław UNESCO announcement selecting Wrocław as 2016 World Book Capital City2017Conakry UNESCO announcement selecting Conakry as 2017 World Book Capital City2018AthenUNESCO announcement selecting Athens as 2018 World Book Capital City
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Eksterne lenker UNESCO – Verdens bokhovedstad
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