UNESCO World Heritages of Iran

 

Introduction of Iran

The name Iran means Aryan land. Iran is located in southwestern Asia with an area of ​​more than 1 billion and 648 thousand square kilometers. Ranked 18th in the world in terms of breadth. Tehran is the capital of this country and is located in the middle of it.

Iran is a moderate power and an important region in the Middle East, as it has many fossil reserves that hold the world’s largest gas field. It also ranks fourth in the world in terms of oil reserves.

Iran has many tourist sites, which are among the 19 UNESCO-registered countries that have many monuments. Iran is one of the most important countries in the Middle East which has received a lot of attention due to the abundance of fossil mines. Iran is also important for tourism and is one of the oldest countries in the world.

Iran is one of those countries that has a long history and date of its birth to prehistory. About 40,000 years ago, humans came to Iran, with the effects of the Neolithic period in many centers of Iran. Iran has been attracted to the region due to the good weather that has attracted human beings, making it one of the first countries to be discovered in the Middle East.

After the early humans, the Medes came into being about 1700 BC. The Medes are an ethnic group that is related to the Persians and is a Hindu-European. After the Medes, the Achaemenids ruled the country from the Persians. The Parthians and Sassanians also came to power after the Achaemenids. The following post-Islamic regimes are as follows: Taherian, Saffarian, Samanian, Ziaran, Buoyan, Ghaznavian, Seljuk, Kharazmshahian, Ilkhan, Safavid, Afshariyeh, Zandieh, Qajariyeh, Pahlavi and finally the Islamic Republic of Iran.

UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage Sites are a set of cultural or natural sites that are registered by a committee in the UNESCO. Under this Convention, member states of UNESCO may nominate their historical, natural and cultural monuments to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Protecting these works after being listed in this list will be the responsibility of the respective country authorities in all member states.

UNESCO World Heritages of Iran

Iran joined the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in February 1975. To date, 24 cultural and natural monuments have been listed. The first places on the list were in 1979, which included Naghsh-e-Jahan, Takht-e-Jamshid and Choghazenbil.

Lists of UNESCO World Heritages of Iran      

Choghazenbil Temple, Khuzestan, 1979

Choghazenbil is an ancient Elamite shrine built around 1250 BC. This ancient shrine is a remnant of the city of Khuzestan, and today it is located near the town of Shush in Khuzestan province.

Persepolis, Fars, 1979

Persepolis is a great and magnificent monument of Achaemenid rule in Iran. The building is located in Marvdasht city in the north of Fars province and was one of the ancient cities of Iran. In this city there was a complex of palaces called Takht-e Jamshid, which was built during the reign of Achaemenid, Khashayarshah and Ardashir I.

The Naghsh-e- Jahan, Isfahan, 1979

Naghsh-e- Jahan Square is a rectangular square in the beautiful city of Isfahan. The field is surrounded by monuments from the Safavid period. The Naghsh-e- Jahan in today’s world goes back to the rule of Shah Abbas Safavid. Historic monuments in the Naqsh-e Jahan Square include the Qapu Higher Mansion, the Imam Mosque, the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, and the Qaisariyeh Mosque.

Takht-e- Suleiman, West Azerbaijan, 2003

Takht Suleiman is one of the strangest monuments of Iran listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Takht-e- Suleiman is located near Takab and Takht-e- Suleiman Village in West Azerbaijan Province. The monument complex is built on Takht-e Suleiman around a natural lake.

Bam Citadel, Kerman, 2004

Bam citadel, located in Bam in Kerman province, is a narrative of the Parthian or Achaemenid period. Until the late Qajar period, the Citadel of Bam has been inhabited. The monument was destroyed by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in 2003.

Pasargad Collection, Fars, 2004

The Pasargad Complex is a collection of ancient artifacts from the Achaemenid period. This complex is located in Fars province.

Soltanieh Dome, Zanjan, 2005

Soltanieh dome, or tomb of Mohammad Khodabandeh, was built in 1302 to 1312 near Zanjan in the city of Soltanieh. It is architecturally significant and valuable.

Bistoon area, Kermanshah, 2006

The earliest known Persian text from the Achaemenid period is located in the area. Bistoon stone is thirty kilometers from the city of Kermanshah, on the slopes of Mount Bistoon.

The complexes of Church of Azerbaijan, 2008

The complex, which includes three Armenian churches, including the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Church of the Holy Stepanos, the Church of the Forces, is located in West Azerbaijan Province and East Azerbaijan Province. These churches were built in the seventh to fourteenth centuries and have been refurbished many times over.

 

Shushtar Water Structures, Khuzestan, 2009

Shushtar aquatic structures from the Sassanid era were built to utilize water as a driving force for industrial mills.

Tabriz Bazaar, East Azerbaijan, 2010

Tabriz market is one of the largest indoor markets in Iran and Asia. It is the world’s largest indoor market, covering an area of about one square kilometer.

Sheikh Safiuddin Ardebili’s Tomb, Ardabil, 2010

The unique collection of Sheikh Safi al-Din’s tomb, named after the mystic Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardebili, ancestor of the Safavid kings, was built in 7 AH by his son Sadr al-Din Musa.

Iranian Gardens Collection, 2011

The collection actually refers to the unique architecture and structure and design of the Iranian gardens. Pasargad Gardens are considered the root of the architecture of Iranian gardens.

Isfahan Jame Mosque, Isfahan, 2012

Isfahan Jame Mosque is one of the most important and oldest religious buildings in Iran. This mosque has a large historical complex of 170 x 140 meters northeast of Isfahan, next to the old square and today contains various parts.

Qaboos Dome Tower, Golestan, 2012

Qaboos dome is a 4th century AH monument located in the city of Gonbad Kavous, north of Iran in Golestan province. Architectural style is the secret style. It is the tallest brick tower in the world.

Golestan Palace, Tehran, 2013

Golestan Palace is a collection of buildings located in the citadel of Tehran. The palace’s buildings were built at various times. The palace is named after the Golestan Hall in the Exit Mansion. Golestan Palace was a space of historical royal citadel.

Burnt City, Sistan and Baluchistan, 2014

The burnt city is the name of the remains of an ancient urban government in Iran. That was located on the estuaries of the Hirmand River on Lake Hamoun, once built on the shore of that river. The period of the construction of this great city dates back to the Bronze Age of Jiroft civilization, and the Iranians lived there about 6000 years ago.

Village of Meymand, Kerman, 2015

Meymand Village is a rocky village dating back several thousand years. It is undoubtedly one of the first human settlements in Iran.

Shoosh ancient site, Khuzestan, 2015

The ancient city of Shoosh is one of the oldest known settlements in the world. According to ancient documents, Susa has been one of the most important and magnificent ancient cities of Iran and the world.

Iranian Aqueduct Collection, 2016

These aqueducts have incorporated technologies related to their construction, taking into account their unique characteristics, such as the deepest, longest, or oldest in Iran.

Lut Desert, 2016

Lut Desert is Iran’s first natural monument to be listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The history of civilization for more than 5,000 years on the outskirts of the Lut Desert and the discovery of some 3,000 monuments of this region is unique.

Yazd Historical City, Yazd, 2017

The texture and architecture of Yazd is one of the most prominent architectural examples of warm and dry climates in the world. Adaptation to the cultural and cultural needs of the people of the region, besides the special beauty of this architecture, is one of its features.

Sassanid Archeology Outlook, Fars, 2018

The relics of the Sassanid era in the cities of Firouzabad, Kazeroon and Sarvestan have been recorded in one file.

Hyrcanian forests, 2019

These forests are located in northern Iran, along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea and the northern profile of the Alborz Mountains. In this forest, the broad-leaved trees stretched along the coast of the Caspian Sea for about 25 to 50 million years, covering most of the temperate northern region at that time.

 UNESCO World Heritages of Iran

Introduction of Iran

The name Iran means Aryan land. Iran is located in southwestern Asia with an area of ​​more than 1 billion and 648 thousand square kilometers. Ranked 18th in the world in terms of breadth. Tehran is the capital of this country and is located in the middle of it.

Iran is a moderate power and an important region in the Middle East, as it has many fossil reserves that hold the world’s largest gas field. It also ranks fourth in the world in terms of oil reserves.

Iran has many tourist sites, which are among the 19 UNESCO-registered countries that have many monuments. Iran is one of the most important countries in the Middle East which has received a lot of attention due to the abundance of fossil mines. Iran is also important for tourism and is one of the oldest countries in the world.

Iran is one of those countries that has a long history and date of its birth to prehistory. About 40,000 years ago, humans came to Iran, with the effects of the Neolithic period in many centers of Iran. Iran has been attracted to the region due to the good weather that has attracted human beings, making it one of the first countries to be discovered in the Middle East.

After the early humans, the Medes came into being about 1700 BC. The Medes are an ethnic group that is related to the Persians and is a Hindu-European. After the Medes, the Achaemenids ruled the country from the Persians. The Parthians and Sassanians also came to power after the Achaemenids. The following post-Islamic regimes are as follows: Taherian, Saffarian, Samanian, Ziaran, Buoyan, Ghaznavian, Seljuk, Kharazmshahian, Ilkhan, Safavid, Afshariyeh, Zandieh, Qajariyeh, Pahlavi and finally the Islamic Republic of Iran.

UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage Sites are a set of cultural or natural sites that are registered by a committee in the UNESCO. Under this Convention, member states of UNESCO may nominate their historical, natural and cultural monuments to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Protecting these works after being listed in this list will be the responsibility of the respective country authorities in all member states.

UNESCO World Heritages of Iran

Iran joined the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in February 1975. To date, 24 cultural and natural monuments have been listed. The first places on the list were in 1979, which included Naghsh-e-Jahan, Takht-e-Jamshid and Choghazenbil.

Lists of UNESCO World Heritages of Iran      

Choghazenbil Temple, Khuzestan, 1979

Choghazenbil is an ancient Elamite shrine built around 1250 BC. This ancient shrine is a remnant of the city of Khuzestan, and today it is located near the town of Shush in Khuzestan province.

Persepolis, Fars, 1979

Persepolis is a great and magnificent monument of Achaemenid rule in Iran. The building is located in Marvdasht city in the north of Fars province and was one of the ancient cities of Iran. In this city there was a complex of palaces called Takht-e Jamshid, which was built during the reign of Achaemenid, Khashayarshah and Ardashir I.

The Naghsh-e- Jahan, Isfahan, 1979

Naghsh-e- Jahan Square is a rectangular square in the beautiful city of Isfahan. The field is surrounded by monuments from the Safavid period. The Naghsh-e- Jahan in today’s world goes back to the rule of Shah Abbas Safavid. Historic monuments in the Naqsh-e Jahan Square include the Qapu Higher Mansion, the Imam Mosque, the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, and the Qaisariyeh Mosque.

Takht-e- Suleiman, West Azerbaijan, 2003

Takht Suleiman is one of the strangest monuments of Iran listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Takht-e- Suleiman is located near Takab and Takht-e- Suleiman Village in West Azerbaijan Province. The monument complex is built on Takht-e Suleiman around a natural lake.

Bam Citadel, Kerman, 2004

Bam citadel, located in Bam in Kerman province, is a narrative of the Parthian or Achaemenid period. Until the late Qajar period, the Citadel of Bam has been inhabited. The monument was destroyed by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in 2003.

Pasargad Collection, Fars, 2004

The Pasargad Complex is a collection of ancient artifacts from the Achaemenid period. This complex is located in Fars province.

Soltanieh Dome, Zanjan, 2005

Soltanieh dome, or tomb of Mohammad Khodabandeh, was built in 1302 to 1312 near Zanjan in the city of Soltanieh. It is architecturally significant and valuable.

Bistoon area, Kermanshah, 2006

The earliest known Persian text from the Achaemenid period is located in the area. Bistoon stone is thirty kilometers from the city of Kermanshah, on the slopes of Mount Bistoon.

The complexes of Church of Azerbaijan, 2008

The complex, which includes three Armenian churches, including the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Church of the Holy Stepanos, the Church of the Forces, is located in West Azerbaijan Province and East Azerbaijan Province. These churches were built in the seventh to fourteenth centuries and have been refurbished many times over.

Shushtar Water Structures, Khuzestan, 2009

Shushtar aquatic structures from the Sassanid era were built to utilize water as a driving force for industrial mills.

Tabriz Bazaar, East Azerbaijan, 2010

Tabriz market is one of the largest indoor markets in Iran and Asia. It is the world’s largest indoor market, covering an area of about one square kilometer.

Sheikh Safiuddin Ardebili’s Tomb, Ardabil, 2010

The unique collection of Sheikh Safi al-Din’s tomb, named after the mystic Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardebili, ancestor of the Safavid kings, was built in 7 AH by his son Sadr al-Din Musa.

Iranian Gardens Collection, 2011

The collection actually refers to the unique architecture and structure and design of the Iranian gardens. Pasargad Gardens are considered the root of the architecture of Iranian gardens.

Isfahan Jame Mosque, Isfahan, 2012

Isfahan Jame Mosque is one of the most important and oldest religious buildings in Iran. This mosque has a large historical complex of 170 x 140 meters northeast of Isfahan, next to the old square and today contains various parts.

Qaboos Dome Tower, Golestan, 2012

Qaboos dome is a 4th century AH monument located in the city of Gonbad Kavous, north of Iran in Golestan province. Architectural style is the secret style. It is the tallest brick tower in the world.

Golestan Palace, Tehran, 2013

Golestan Palace is a collection of buildings located in the citadel of Tehran. The palace’s buildings were built at various times. The palace is named after the Golestan Hall in the Exit Mansion. Golestan Palace was a space of historical royal citadel.

Burnt City, Sistan and Baluchistan, 2014

The burnt city is the name of the remains of an ancient urban government in Iran. That was located on the estuaries of the Hirmand River on Lake Hamoun, once built on the shore of that river. The period of the construction of this great city dates back to the Bronze Age of Jiroft civilization, and the Iranians lived there about 6000 years ago.

Village of Meymand, Kerman, 2015

Meymand Village is a rocky village dating back several thousand years. It is undoubtedly one of the first human settlements in Iran.

Shoosh ancient site, Khuzestan, 2015

The ancient city of Shoosh is one of the oldest known settlements in the world. According to ancient documents, Susa has been one of the most important and magnificent ancient cities of Iran and the world.

Iranian Aqueduct Collection, 2016

These aqueducts have incorporated technologies related to their construction, taking into account their unique characteristics, such as the deepest, longest, or oldest in Iran.

Lut Desert, 2016

Lut Desert is Iran’s first natural monument to be listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The history of civilization for more than 5,000 years on the outskirts of the Lut Desert and the discovery of some 3,000 monuments of this region is unique.

Yazd Historical City, Yazd, 2017

The texture and architecture of Yazd is one of the most prominent architectural examples of warm and dry climates in the world. Adaptation to the cultural and cultural needs of the people of the region, besides the special beauty of this architecture, is one of its features.

Sassanid Archeology Outlook, Fars, 2018

The relics of the Sassanid era in the cities of Firouzabad, Kazeroon and Sarvestan have been recorded in one file.

Hyrcanian forests, 2019

These forests are located in northern Iran, along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea and the northern profile of the Alborz Mountains. In this forest, the broad-leaved trees stretched along the coast of the Caspian Sea for about 25 to 50 million years, covering most of the temperate northern region at that time.