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Bam

Cultural World Heritage property in Iran, inscribed in 2004 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv), (v).

Bam, Iran
Photo: auoob farabi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Iran
Year of inscription
2004
Criteria
iiiiiivv
Location
Central District
What it is
city of Iran, big city
Elevation
1,061 m
Official website
bamcity.ir/index_en.aspx
Reference
WHC 1208 · Wikidata Q106636

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
nearby

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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Dasht-e Lut, Iran154 kmDasht-e LutIran · 2016NaturalMaymand, Iran311 kmMaymandIran · 2015CulturalShahr-e Sukhteh, Iran331 kmShahr-e SukhtehIran · 2014CulturalWadi Wurayah, United Arab Emirates454 kmWadi WurayahUnited Arab Emirates · 2026NaturalHeritage district of Yazd, Iran492 kmHeritage district of YazdIran · 2017CulturalJabal Al Fayah, United Arab Emirates509 kmJabal Al FayahUnited Arab Emirates · 2025Cultural
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