Iran
Tous Cultural Landscape
Tous Cultural Landscape comprises an ancient city. It is said that the city of Tous was the capital of Parthia and the residence of King Vishtaspa, who was the first convert to Zoroastianism. It was captured by Alexander the Great in 330 BCE. The brick Tus Citadel dates from the Sassanid era.
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- Full Name
- Tous Cultural Landscape (ID: 5203)
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- Iran
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On tentative list 2007
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History of Tous Cultural Landscape
- 2007: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
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