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Unesco’s World Heritage listed Iranian Site `Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System’
The Shustar Historical Hydraulic System (Khuzestan Province, south-west of Iran) were established during the reign of Darius the Great, the Achaemenid king of the 5th Century BC. The system included in itself 10 water-mills: the world’s greatest industrial complex before the Industrial Revolution. Utilizing the available water resources by guidi ...
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Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
The collection of Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran encompasses three Armenian Christian churches, namely Saint. Tadeus (QaraKelisā: “black church”) ...
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Bisotun, The most magnificent ancient site of Iran
The most magnificent ancient site of Bisotun area (Kermanshah Province, west of Iran) is Darius I’s Bas Relief and Inscription, carved around the year ...
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Soltaniyeh,The greatest brick dome of the world
The greatest brick dome of the world, and the first two-layered dome of Iran, the majestic Soltaniyeh Dome was constructed according to an order by So ...
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Unesco’s World Heritage listed Iranian Site `Pasargadae’
A collection of ancient remains of the Achaemenid Period (6th Century BC), Pasargadae is located to the north of Shiraz, to a distance of 135 kilomete ...
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Unesco’s World Heritage listed Iranian Site `Bam and its Cultural Landscape’
The ancient citadel of Bam (Kerman Province, south-east of Iran) enjoys plenty of architectural and urban design features; covering a 200,000-square-m ...
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Unesco’s World Heritage listed Iranian Site`Takht-e Soleyman’
A vast historical site near the city of Tekāb, and by Takht-e Soleymān village of West Azarbāyjān Province (north-west of Iran), Takht-e Soleyman comp ...
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Unesco’s World Heritage listed Iranian SiteTchoghaZanbil
Tchoghazanbil is the regional name for a majestic ancient mud-brick ziggurat, established in 1250 BC in fulfillment of an order by UntāshGāl, the grea ...
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Unesco’s World Heritage listed Iranian Site Meidan-e Emam, Esfahan
Located in the City of Isfahan (Central Iran), Meidan-e Emam manifests as a vast rectangular square surrounded by architectural structures of the Safa ...
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There are 24 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Iran: 22 cultural sites and 2 natural.
Bam Cultural Landscapes (2004) Inscribed in 2004, this entry into the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Iran features the wor ...