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Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

Cultural World Heritage property in Iran, inscribed in 2009 under criteria (i), (ii), (v).

Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, Iran
Photo: Darafsh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Iran
Year of inscription
2009
Criteria
iiiv
Area of property
240 ha
Location
Shushtar County
What it is
architectural ensemble, cultural property
Component parts
12 (serial property)
Official website
swhb.ir/
Reference
WHC 1315 · Wikidata Q2274974

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.(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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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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