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CulturalRef. 1398

Gonbad-e Qabus

Cultural World Heritage property in Iran, inscribed in 2012 under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).

Gonbad-e Qabus, Iran
Photo: Hadi Karimi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Iran
Year of inscription
2012
Criteria
iiiiiiiv
Area of property
1.5 ha
Location
Golestan Province
What it is
tower, mausoleum
Founded or built
1006
Reference
WHC 1398 · Wikidata Q606763

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(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.
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