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Heritage district of Yazd

Cultural World Heritage property in Iran, inscribed in 2017 under criteria (iii), (v).

Heritage district of Yazd, Iran
Photo: s1ingshot · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Iran
Year of inscription
2017
Criteria
iiiv
Area of property
196 ha
Location
Yazd County
What it is
neighborhood, cultural property
Reference
WHC 1544 · Wikidata Q32979655

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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