List of World Heritage sites in Iran

Armenian Monastic Ensembles

Bam

Bisotun

Maymand

Gonbad-e Qābus

Lut Desert

Isfahan

Pasargadae

Persepolis

Ardabil

Shushtar

Soltaniyeh

Susa

Tabriz

Takht-e Soleyman

Tchogha Zanbil

Kashan (Persian Garden)

Behshahr (Persian Garden)

Gonabad (Persian Qanat)

Historic City of Yazd

Historical Sassanian Cities

Location of World Heritage sites within Iran^[1]

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.^[2] Iran accepted the convention on 26 February 1975, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2018, twenty-three sites in Iran are included.^[1]

The first three sites in Iran, Meidan Emam, Isfahan, Persepolis and Tchogha Zanbil, were inscribed on the list at the 3rd Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 1979.^[3] They remained the Islamic Republic's only listed properties until 2003, when Takht-e Soleyman was added to the list.^[4] The latest addition was The Sassanid Archaeological Landscape, inscribed in 2018.

In addition to its inscribed sites, Iran also lists fifty-five properties on its tentative list.^[5]

World Heritage sites

The table is sortable by column by clicking on the at the top of the appropriate column; alphanumerically for the site, area, and year columns; by state party for the location column; and by criteria type for the Criteria column. Transborder sites sort at the bottom.

Site; named after the World Heritage Committee's official designation^[6]

Location; at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates

Criteria; as defined by the World Heritage Committee^[7]

Area; in hectares and acres. If available, the size of the buffer zone has been noted as well. A lack of value implies that no data has been published by UNESCO

Year; during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List

Description; brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable

Site	Image	Location	Criteria	Area ha (acre)	Year	Description
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran		West Azerbaijan Province38°58′44″N 45°28′24″E / 38.97889°N 45.47333°E / 38.97889; 45.47333	Cultural:IrnArm (ii)(iii)(vi)	7006129000000000000♠129 (320)	2008	[8]
Bam and its Cultural Landscape		Kerman Province29°07′00″N 58°22′00″E / 29.11667°N 58.36667°E / 29.11667; 58.36667	Cultural:IrnBam (ii)(iii)(iv)(v)	—	2004	[9]
Bisotun		Kermanshah Province34°23′18″N 47°26′12″E / 34.38833°N 47.43667°E / 34.38833; 47.43667	Cultural:IrnBis (ii)(iii)	7006187000000000000♠187 (460)	2006	[10]
Cultural Landscape of Maymand		Kerman Province30°10′05″N 55°22′32″E / 30.16806°N 55.37556°E / 30.16806; 55.37556	Cultural:IrnCul (v)	7007495400000000000♠4,954 (12,240)	2015	[11]
Gonbad-e Qābus		Golestan Province37°15′29″N 55°10′08″E / 37.25806°N 55.16889°E / 37.25806; 55.16889	Cultural:IrnGon (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)	7004100000000000000♠1 (2.5)	2012	[12]
Golestan Palace		Tehran35°40′47″N 51°25′13″E / 35.67972°N 51.42028°E / 35.67972; 51.42028	Cultural:IrnGon (ii)(iii)(iv)	7004530000000000000♠5.3 (13)	2013	[13]
Lut Desert		Kerman and Sistan and Baluchestan Provinces 30°12′58″N 58°50′20″E / 30.21611°N 58.83889°E / 30.21611; 58.83889	Natural:IrnLut (vii)(viii)	7010227801200000000♠2,278,012 (5,629,090)	2016	[14]
The Ensemble of Historical Sassanian Cities in Fars Province (Bishabpur, Firouzabad, Sarvestan)		Fars Province 29°46′39″N 51°34′14″E / 29.77750°N 51.57056°E / 29.77750; 51.57056	Cultural:IrnThePerQan (ii)(iii)(v)	7006639300000000000♠639.3 (1,580)	2018	[15]
Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan		Isfahan, Isfahan Province 32°40′11″N 51°41′07″E / 32.66972°N 51.68528°E / 32.66972; 51.68528	Cultural:IrnMas (ii)	7004207560000000000♠2.0756 (5.129)	2012	[16]
Naqsh-e Jahan Square		Isfahan, Isfahan Province 32°39′27″N 51°40′40″E / 32.65750°N 51.67778°E / 32.65750; 51.67778	Cultural:IrnMei (i)(v)(vi)	—	1979	[17]
Pasargadae		Fars Province30°11′38″N 53°10′02″E / 30.19389°N 53.16722°E / 30.19389; 53.16722	Cultural:IrnPas (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)	7006160000000000000♠160 (400)	2004	[18]
Persepolis		Fars Province29°56′04″N 52°53′25″E / 29.93444°N 52.89028°E / 29.93444; 52.89028	Cultural:IrnPer (i)(iii)(vi)	7005125000000000000♠12.5 (31)	1979	[19]
Shahr-e Sukhteh		Sistan and Baluchestan Province30°35′38″N 61°19′40″E / 30.59389°N 61.32778°E / 30.59389; 61.32778	Cultural:IrnPer (ii)(iii)(iv)	7006275000000000000♠275 (680)	2014	[20]
Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil		Ardabil Province38°14′55″N 48°17′29″E / 38.24861°N 48.29139°E / 38.24861; 48.29139	Cultural:IrnShe (i)(ii)(iv)	7004200000000000000♠2 (4.9)	2010	[21]
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System		Khuzestan Province32°01′07″N 48°50′09″E / 32.01861°N 48.83583°E / 32.01861; 48.83583	Cultural:IrnShu (i)(ii)(v)	7006240000000000000♠240 (590)	2009	[22]
Soltaniyeh		Zanjan Province36°26′07″N 48°47′48″E / 36.43528°N 48.79667°E / 36.43528; 48.79667	Cultural:IrnSha (ii)(iii)(iv)	7006790000000000000♠790 (2,000)	2005	[23]
Susa		Khuzestan Province32°11′22″N 48°15′22″E / 32.18944°N 48.25611°E / 32.18944; 48.25611	Cultural:IrnSus (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)	7006350000000000000♠350 (860)	2015	[24]
Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex		East Azerbaijan Province38°04′53″N 46°17′35″E / 38.08139°N 46.29306°E / 38.08139; 46.29306	Cultural:IrnTab (ii)(iii)(iv)	7005290000000000000♠29 (72)	2010	[25]
Takht-e Soleyman		West Azerbaijan Province36°36′14″N 47°14′06″E / 36.60389°N 47.23500°E / 36.60389; 47.23500	Cultural:IrnTak (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)	7005100000000000000♠10 (25)	2003	[26]
Tchogha Zanbil		Khuzestan Province32°05′00″N 48°32′00″E / 32.08333°N 48.53333°E / 32.08333; 48.53333	Cultural:IrnTch (iii)(iv)	—	1979	[27]
The Persian Garden		Many Provinces (Fars, Kerman, Razavi Khorasan, Yazd, Mazandaran, and Isfahan Provinces)	Cultural:IrnThePerGar (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)	7006716000000000000♠716 (1,770)	2011	[28]
The Persian Qanat		Razavi Khorasan, South Khorasan, Yazd, Kerman, Markazi and Isfahan Provinces 34°17′24″N 58°39′16″E / 34.29000°N 58.65444°E / 34.29000; 58.65444	Cultural:IrnThePerQan (iii)(iv)	—	2016	[29]
Historic City of Yazd		Yazd, Yazd Province 31°53′50″N 54°22′4″E / 31.89722°N 54.36778°E / 31.89722; 54.36778	Cultural:IrnThePerQan (iii)(v)	7006195669999999999♠195.67 (483.5)	2017	[30]

Tentative list

In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list.^[31] As of February 2018, Iran lists fifty-six properties on its tentative list:^[5]

Name	Image	Location	Category Criteria Reference	Date
Alisadr Cave		Hamadan Province	Natural (vii)(viii)(ix) 5220	09/08/2007
Arasbaran Protected Area		Azerbaijan Province	Natural (vii)(viii)(ix)(x) 5217	09/08/2007
Asbads (windmill) of Iran		Khurasan-e Razavi, Sistan and Balochestan	Cultural (i)(ii)(iv)(v) 6192	02/02/2017
Bastam and Kharghan			Cultural (ii)(iii)(iv) 5198	09/08/2007
Bazaar of Qaisariye in Laar		Laar, Fars Province	Cultural (i)(ii)(iii)(vi) 5196	09/08/2007
Cultural Landscape of Alamout		Village of Alamout, Qazvin	Mixed (ii)(iv)(v)(vi)(viii) 5206	09/08/2007
Damavand		Tehran Province	Natural (vii)(viii)(ix)(x) 5278	05/02/2008
Firuzabad Ensemble		Firuzabad, Fars	Cultural 893	22/05/1997
Ghaznavi- Seljukian Axis in Khorasan		Khorasan Province	Cultural (i)(ii)(iii)(iv) 5211	09/08/2007
Hamoun Lake		Sistan and Baluchistan Province	Natural (vii)(viii)(ix)(x) 5276	05/02/2008
Harra Protected Area		Hormozgan Province	Natural (vii)(viii)(ix)(x) 5277	05/02/2008
Hegmataneh		Hamadan Province	Cultural (i)(ii)(iii)(iv) 5272	05/02/2008
Historic ensemble of Qasr-e Shirin		Qasr-e Shrin, Kermanshah Province	Cultural 889	22/05/1997
Historic Monument of Kangavar		Kangavar, Kermanshah Province	Cultural (iii) 5189	09/08/2007
Historical Ensemble of Qasr-e Shirin		Qasr-e Shirin, Kermanshah Province	Cultural (ii)(iv) 5188	09/08/2007
Hyrcanian Forest (Caspian Forest)		Hyrcanian forest covered some parts of Three provinces of Iran including: Golestan Province: The entirety of the southern and southwestern areas as well as parts of the eastern regions of the Gorgan plain is covered with Hyrcanian forest, totaling an area	Natural (vii)(viii)(ix)(x) 5214	09/08/2007
Imam Reza Holy Complex		Mashhad, Khurasan-e Razavi Province	Cultural (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) 6194	02/02/2017
Industrial Heritage of textile in the central Plateau of Iran		Isfahan, Yazd and Kerman Provinces	Cultural (i)(ii)(iii)(iv) 6196	02/02/2017
Jame' (Congregational) Mosque of Isfahan		Isfahan Province	Cultural 888	22/05/1997
Jiroft		Kerman Province	Cultural (ii)(iii)(v)(vi) 5210	09/08/2007
Kaboud Mosque		Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province	Cultural (i)(ii)(iii)(iv) 5202	09/08/2007
Kerman Historical-Cultural Structure		Kerman Province	Cultural (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) 5271	05/02/2008
Khabr National Park and Ruchun Wildlife Refuge		Kerman Province	Natural (vii)(viii)(ix)(x) 5219	09/08/2007
Khorramabad Valley		Khorramabad, Luristan Province	Cultural (i)(iii)(iv)(v) 5209	09/08/2007
Kuh-e Khuaja		Zabol, Sistan and Baluchistan Province	Cultural (ii)(iii)(iv) 5184	09/08/2007
Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab		Marvdasht, Fars Province	Cultural 598	22/05/1997
Natural-Historical Complex / Cave of Karaftoo		Kurdistan Province	Mixed	02/02/2017
Persepolis and other relevant buildings		Fars Province	Cultural	09/08/2007
Persian Caravanserai		Khurasan-e Razavi, Isfahan and Yazd Provinces	Cultural	02/02/2017
Qeshm Island		Hormozgan province	Natural	09/08/2007
Sabalan		Ardabil Province	Natural	09/08/2007
Salt Domes of Iran		Fars Province, Bushehr, Hormozgan, Qom and Zanjan	Natural	02/02/2017
Shush		100 km south of Ahvaz, Khuzestan province	Cultural	22/05/1997
Silk Route (Also as Silk Road)		Khorasan Province	Cultural (i)	05/02/2008
Tape Sialk		Isfahan Province	Cultural	22/05/1997
Taq-e Bostan		Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province	Cultural	09/08/2007
The Collection of Historical Bridges		Lorestan Province	Cultural	05/02/2008
The Complex of Izadkhast		Fars Province	Cultural	09/08/2007
The Cultural Landscape of Uramanat		Uramanat Village, Kurdistan Province	Cultural	09/08/2007
The Cultural-Natural Landscape of Ramsar		City of Ramsar, Province of Mazandaran	Mixed	09/08/2007
The Great Wall of Gorgan		Golestan Province	Cultural	02/02/2017
The Historical City of Masouleh		City of Masouleh, Gilan Province	Cultural	09/08/2007
The Historical City of Maybod		Maybod, Yazd Province	Cultural	09/08/2007
The Historical Port of Siraf		Province of Bushehr	Cultural (v)	09/08/2007
The Historical Texture of Damghan		Semnan Province	Cultural (ii)(iii)(iv)(v)	09/08/2007
The Historical Village of Abyaneh		Village of Abyaneh, Isfahan Province	Cultural (ii)(iii)(iv)	09/08/2007
The Historical–Cultural Axis of Fin, Sialk, Kashan		Isfahan Province, Kashan	Cultural (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)	09/08/2007
The Natural-Historical Landscape of Izeh		Khuzestan Province	Natural (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)	05/02/2008
The Persian House in Central plateau of Iran		Isfahan and Yazd Provinces	Cultural (ii)(iv)(v)(vi)	02/02/2017
The Zandiyeh Ensemble of Fars Province		Shiraz, Fars Province	Cultural (vi) 5270	05/02/2008
Touran Biosphere Reserve		Semnan Province	Natural (x) 5275	05/02/2008
Tous Cultural Landscape		Tous, Khorasan Province	Cultural (iii)(iv)(vi) 5203	09/08/2007
Trans-Iranian Railway		Mazandaran, Tehran and Khuzestan Provinces	Cultural (ii)(vi) 6195	02/02/2017
University of Tehran		Tehran Province	Cultural (ii)(vi) 6201	02/02/2017
Zozan		Province of Khorasan	Cultural (ii)(iii)(iv) 5208	09/08/2007

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