List of World Heritage Sites in Iran

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] Iran accepted the convention on 26 February 1975, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2016, twenty-one sites in Iran are included[2]

The first three sites in Iran, Meidan Emam, Esfahan, Persepolis and Tchogha Zanbil, were inscribed on the list at the 3rd Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 1979.[3] They remained the Islamic Republic's only listed properties until 2003, when Takht-e Soleyman was added to the list.[4] The latest additions were The Persian Qanat and Lut Desert, both inscribed in 2016, the latter being Iran's first site selected for its natural significance.[5][6]

In addition to its inscribed sites, Iran also lists forty-one properties on its tentative list.[7]

Inscribed sites

The table is sortable by column by clicking on the at the top of the appropriate column; alphanumerically for the Site, Area, and Year columns; by state party for the Location column; and by criteria type for the Criteria column. Transborder sites sort at the bottom.

Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation[8]
Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates
Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee[9]
Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A lack of value implies that no data has been published by UNESCO
Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List
Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable
Site Image Location Criteria Area

ha (acre)

Year Description
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran West Azerbaijan Province38°58′44″N 45°28′24″E / 38.97889°N 45.47333°E / 38.97889; 45.47333 Cultural:IrnArm

(ii)(iii)(vi)

129 (320) 2008 [10]
Bam and its Cultural Landscape Kerman Province29°07′00″N 58°22′00″E / 29.11667°N 58.36667°E / 29.11667; 58.36667 Cultural:IrnBam

(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)

— 2004 [11]
Bisotun Kermanshah Province34°23′18″N 47°26′12″E / 34.38833°N 47.43667°E / 34.38833; 47.43667 Cultural:IrnBis

(ii)(iii)

187 (460) 2006 [12]
Cultural Landscape of Maymand Kerman Province30°10′05″N 55°22′32″E / 30.16806°N 55.37556°E / 30.16806; 55.37556 Cultural:IrnCul

(v)

4,954 (12,240) 2015 [13]
Gonbad-e Qābus Golestan Province37°15′29″N 55°10′08″E / 37.25806°N 55.16889°E / 37.25806; 55.16889 Cultural:IrnGon

(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)

1 (2.5) 2012 [14]
Golestan Palace Tehran35°40′47″N 51°25′13″E / 35.67972°N 51.42028°E / 35.67972; 51.42028 Cultural:IrnGon

(ii)(iii)(iv)

5.3 (13) 2013 [15]
Lut Desert Kerman and Sistan and Baluchestan Provinces

30°12′58″N 58°50′20″E / 30.21611°N 58.83889°E / 30.21611; 58.83889

Natural:IrnLut

(vii)(viii)

2,278,012 (5,629,090) 2016 [6]
Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan Isfahan, Isfahan Province

32°40′11″N 51°41′07″E / 32.66972°N 51.68528°E / 32.66972; 51.68528

Cultural:IrnMas

(ii)

2.0756 (5.129) 2012 [16]
Naqsh-e Jahan Square Isfahan, Isfahan Province

32°39′27″N 51°40′40″E / 32.65750°N 51.67778°E / 32.65750; 51.67778

Cultural:IrnMei

(i)(v)(vi)

— 1979 [17]
Pasargadae Fars Province30°11′38″N 53°10′02″E / 30.19389°N 53.16722°E / 30.19389; 53.16722 Cultural:IrnPas

(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)

160 (400) 2004 [18]
Persepolis Fars Province29°56′04″N 52°53′25″E / 29.93444°N 52.89028°E / 29.93444; 52.89028 Cultural:IrnPer

(i)(iii)(vi)

12 (30) 1979 [19]
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil Ardabil Province38°14′55″N 48°17′29″E / 38.24861°N 48.29139°E / 38.24861; 48.29139 Cultural:IrnShe

(i)(ii)(iv)

2 (4.9) 2010 [20]
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System Khuzestan Province32°01′07″N 48°50′09″E / 32.01861°N 48.83583°E / 32.01861; 48.83583 Cultural:IrnShu

(i)(ii)(v)

240 (590) 2009 [21]
Soltaniyeh Zanjan Province36°26′07″N 48°47′48″E / 36.43528°N 48.79667°E / 36.43528; 48.79667 Cultural:IrnSha

(ii)(iii)(iv)

790 (2,000) 2005 [22]
Susa Khuzestan Province32°11′22″N 48°15′22″E / 32.18944°N 48.25611°E / 32.18944; 48.25611 Cultural:IrnSus

(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)

350 (860) 2015 [23]
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex East Azerbaijan Province38°04′53″N 46°17′35″E / 38.08139°N 46.29306°E / 38.08139; 46.29306 Cultural:IrnTab

(ii)(iii)(iv)

29 (72) 2010 [24]
Takht-e Soleyman West Azerbaijan Province36°36′14″N 47°14′06″E / 36.60389°N 47.23500°E / 36.60389; 47.23500 Cultural:IrnTak

(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)

10 (25) 2003 [25]
Tchogha Zanbil Khuzestan Province32°05′00″N 48°32′00″E / 32.08333°N 48.53333°E / 32.08333; 48.53333 Cultural:IrnTch

(iii)(iv)

— 1979 [26]
The Persian Garden Many Province (Fars, Kerman, Razavi Khorasan, Yazd, Mazandaran, and Isfahan Provinces) Cultural:IrnThePerGar

(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)

716 (1,770) 2011 [27]
The Persian Qanat Razavi Khorasan, South Khorasan, Yazd, Kerman, Markazi and Isfahan Provinces

34°17′24″N 58°39′16″E / 34.29000°N 58.65444°E / 34.29000; 58.65444

Cultural:IrnThePerQan

(iii)(iv)

— 2016 [5]
Historic City of Yazd Yazd, Yazd Province

31°53′50″N 54°22′4″E / 31.89722°N 54.36778°E / 31.89722; 54.36778

Cultural:IrnThePerQan

(iii)(v)

195.67 (483.5) 2017 [28]

Tentative list

In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list.[29] As of July 2017, Iran lists forty-eight properties on its tentative list:[7]

  1. Jame' (Congregational) Mosque of Esfahan
  2. Historic ensemble of Qasr-e Shirin (1997)
  3. Firuzabad Ensemble
  4. Shush
  5. Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab
  6. Tape Sialk
  7. The Ensemble of Historical Sassanian Cities in Fars Province (Bishabpur, Firouzabad, Sarvestan)
  8. Taq-e Bostan
  9. Kuh-e Khuaja
  10. Persepolis and Other Televant Buildings
  11. The Historical–Cultural Axis of Fin, Sialk, Kashan
  12. Historical Ensemble of Qasr-e Shirin (2007)
  13. Historic Monument of Kangavar
  14. The Historical City of Maybod
  15. The Historical Port of Siraf
  16. Bazaar of Qaisariye in Laar
  17. The Historical Village of Abyaneh
  18. Bastam and Kharghan
  19. The Historical Texture of Damghan
  20. The Cultural-Natural Landscape of Ramsar
  21. Kaboud Mosque
  22. Tous Cultural Landscape
  23. The Historical City of Masouleh
  24. The Complex of Izadkhast
  25. Cultural Landscape of Alamout
  26. Qanats of Gonabad
  27. Zozan
  28. Khorramabad Valley
  29. Jiroft
  30. Ghaznavi-Seljukian Axis in Khorasan
  31. The Cultural Landscape of Uramanat
  32. Hyrcanian Forest (Caspian Forest)
  33. Qeshm Island
  34. Lut Desert (the vicinity of Shahdad)
  35. Arasbaran Protected Area
  36. Sabalan
  37. Khabr National Park and Ruchun Wildlife Refuge
  38. Alisadr Cave
  39. Silk Route (Also as Silk Road)
  40. The Natural-Historical Landscape of Izeh
  41. The Zandiyeh Ensemble of Fars Province
  42. Kerman Historical-Cultural Structure
  43. Hegmataneh
  44. The Collection of Historical Bridges
  45. Touran Biosphere Reserve
  46. Hamoun Lake
  47. Harra Protected Area
  48. Damavand

Location of sites

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Location of World Heritage Sites within Iran[30]

References

  1. ^ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Iran". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Report of the 3rd Session of the Committee". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Report of the 27th Session of the Committee". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "The Persian Qanat". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Lut Desert". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Tentative List – Iran". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. ^ "World Heritage List". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  9. ^ "The Criteria for Selection". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Bam and its Cultural Landscape". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Bisotun". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Cultural Landscape of Maymand". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Gonbad-e Qābus". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Golestan Palace". UNESCO. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Meidan Emam, Esfahan". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Pasargadae". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Persepolis". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  21. ^ "Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  22. ^ "Soltaniyeh". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  23. ^ "Susa". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  25. ^ "Takht-e Soleyman". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  26. ^ "Tchogha Zanbil". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  27. ^ "The Persian Garden". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  28. ^ "Historic City of Yazd". UNESCO. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Tentative Lists". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  30. ^ Cite error: The named reference Iran was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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