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Persepolis

Cultural World Heritage property in Iran, inscribed in 1979 under criteria (i), (iii), (vi).

Persepolis, Iran
Photo: Alborzagros · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Iran
Year of inscription
1979
Criteria
iiiivi
Area of property
12 ha
Location
Kenareh Rural District
What it is
ancient city, archaeological site
Founded or built
510 BC
Component parts
7 (serial property)
Elevation
1,627 m
Landform
Kuh-e Rahmat
Official website
persepolis.ir
Reference
WHC 114 · Wikidata Q129072

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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