World Heritage in Iran

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  • ●● Cultural
  • ●● Natural
  • ●● Mixed
  • ●● Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Armenian Monastic Ensembles 2008 Cultural 4 55 3.47
Bam Cultural Landscape 2004 Cultural 2 44 3.08
Bisotun 2006 Cultural 2 43 2.94
Golestan Palace 2013 Cultural 3 145 3.08
Gonbad-e Qâbus 2012 Cultural 3 18 3.1
Hawraman/Uramanat 2021 Cultural 1 9 2.36
Hegmataneh 2024 Cultural 1 11 2.69
Hyrcanian Forests 2019 Natural 5 27 2.29
Lut Desert 2016 Natural 3 39 3.73
Masjed-e Jâme' 2012 Cultural 3 133 3.43
Maymand 2015 Cultural 4 23 2.69
Meidan Emam, Esfahan 1979 Cultural 2 164 4.06
Pasargadae 2004 Cultural 5 112 2.72
Persepolis 1979 Cultural 3 168 4.55
Persian Caravanserai 2023 Cultural 3 58 2.71
Persian Garden 2011 Cultural 2 139 3.28
Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil 2010 Cultural 4 34 3.45
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape 2018 Cultural 2 33 3.41
Shahr-i Sokhta 2014 Cultural 2 11 2.82
Shushtar 2009 Cultural 2 44 3.5
Soltaniyeh 2005 Cultural 3 48 3.01
Susa 2015 Cultural 4 47 2.63
Tabriz Bazaar 2010 Cultural 4 72 2.71
Takht-e Soleyman 2003 Cultural 4 47 3.52
Tchogha Zanbil 1979 Cultural 4 43 3.72
The Persian Qanat 2016 Cultural 2 74 2.89
Trans-Iranian Railway 2021 Cultural 1 31 2
Yazd 2017 Cultural 3 143 3.81

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Alisadr Cave 2007 Natural 1 6 N/A
Arasbaran Protected Area 2007 Natural 0 7 50%
Architecture of the historical settlements across the northern coasts of Persian Gulf (Siraf, Kong, Laft, Kish and Mokran) 2021 Cultural 0 3 N/A
Asbads (windmill) of Iran 2017 Cultural 1 4 N/A
Bastam and Kharghan 2007 Cultural 1 8 N/A
Bazaar of Qaisariye in Laar 2007 Cultural 0 1 N/A
Chega Sofla (Ritual Landscape of Chega Sofla) 2021 Cultural 0 0 N/A
Cultural Landscape of Alamout 2007 2026 Mixed 2 10 N/A
Cultural Landscape of Kong Historic Port 2021 Cultural 0 1 N/A
Damavand 2008 Natural 0 12 N/A
Firuzabad Ensemble 1997 Cultural 0 8 100%
Ghaznavi- Seljukian Axis in Khorasan 2007 Cultural 0 5 N/A
Hamoun Lake 2008 Natural 1 4 N/A
Harra Protected Area 2008 Natural 0 4 N/A
Historic ensemble of Qasr-e Shirin 1997 Cultural 0 3 N/A
Historic Monument of Kangavar 2007 Cultural 1 7 N/A
Historical Ensemble of Qasr-e Shirin 2007 Cultural 0 3 N/A
Imam Reza Holy Complex 2017 Cultural 0 10 N/A
Industrial Heritage of textile in the central Plateau of Iran 2017 Cultural 0 8 100%
Jame' (Congregational) Mosque of Esfahan 1997 Cultural 0 50 78%
Jiroft 2007 Cultural 0 4 N/A
Kaboud Mosque 2007 Cultural 1 13 0%
Kerman Historical-Cultural Structure 2008 Cultural 1 22 67%
Khabr National Park and Ruchun Wildlife Refuge 2007 Natural 0 0 N/A
Khorramabad Valley 2007 2025 Cultural 0 9 100%
Kuh-e Khuaja 2007 Cultural 0 4 N/A
Long-lived trees of Iran 2021 Natural 1 3 100%
Monastery of St. Amenaprkich (New Julfa Vank) (EXT) 2019 Cultural 1 15 67%
Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab 1997 Cultural 1 37 82%
Natural-Historical Complex / Cave of Karaftoo 2017 Mixed 0 4 N/A
Persepolis and other relevant buildings (EXT) 2007 Cultural 0 51 100%
Qeshm Island 2007 Natural 0 5 N/A
Sabalan 2007 Natural 0 4 N/A
Salt Domes of Iran 2017 Natural 1 5 100%
Serial Nomination of Tehrans Modern Architectural Heritage 2021 Cultural 0 13 0%
Sheikh Ahmad-e Jām Khaneghah and Mausoleum Complex (Mazar-e Jām) 2021 Cultural 0 1 N/A
Shush 1997 Cultural 0 18 0%
Silk Route (Also as Silk Road) 2008 Cultural 0 18 100%
Tape Sialk 1997 Cultural 1 16 100%
Taq-e Bostan 2007 Cultural 1 19 67%
The Collection of Historical Bridges 2008 Cultural 1 23 40%
The Complex of Izadkhast 2007 Cultural 0 4 N/A
The Cultural-Natural Landscape of Ramsar 2007 Mixed 1 5 0%
The Great Wall of Gorgan 2017 Cultural 0 7 0%
The Historical City of Masouleh 2007 Cultural 1 16 100%
The Historical City of Maybod 2007 Cultural 1 22 33%
The Historical Port of Siraf 2007 Cultural 0 2 N/A
The Historical Texture of Damghan 2007 Cultural 1 6 N/A
The Historical Village of Abyaneh 2007 Cultural 1 26 75%
The Historical-Cultural Axis of Fin, Sialk, Kashan 2007 Cultural 1 25 100%
The Natural-Historical Landscape of Izeh 2008 Cultural 1 1 N/A
The Persian House in Central plateau of Iran 2017 Cultural 1 15 100%
The Zandiyeh Ensemble of Fars Province 2008 Cultural 1 17 50%
Touran Biosphere Reserve 2008 Natural 0 4 N/A
Tous Cultural Landscape 2007 Cultural 0 5 N/A
University of Tehran 2017 Cultural 0 20 0%
Vali-e Asr Street 2019 Cultural 0 13 N/A
Zozan 2007 Cultural 1 1 N/A

Former Tentative Sites

SiteAddedRemovedReviews
Historic-Natural Axis of Isfahan City 2007 2013 0

Country info

Official Name
Iran
Region
Asia and the Pacific
WHC location
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Recent Reviews

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The following 4 Community Members have visited all WHS in this country:

Afshin Iranpour . Roman Bruehwiler . Thomas Buechler . Zoë Sheng .