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Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam

Cultural World Heritage property in Afghanistan, inscribed in 2002 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).

Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam, Afghanistan
Photo: david adamec · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Afghanistan
Year of inscription
2002
Criteria
iiiiiiv
Area of property
70 ha
Location
Shahrak District
What it is
group of structures or buildings
Component parts
4 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 211 · Wikidata Q65953897

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.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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