- State Party
- Iran
- Region
- Asia and the Pacific
- Year of inscription
- 2011
- Type
- Cultural
- Area of property
- 716 ha
- What it is
- heritage site
- Component parts
- 9 (serial property)
- Reference
- WHC 1372 · Wikidata Q10624489
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.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
Iran
More sites in Iran
- Bam2004
- Takht-e Soleyman2003
- Persepolis1979
- Trans-Iranian railway2021
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- Ecbatana2024
- Dasht-e Lut2016
- Susa2015
- Golestan Palace2013
- Pasargadae2004
2011
Also inscribed in 2011
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.