Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (15)

Cultural

• Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran (2008)
• Bam and its Cultural Landscape (2004)
• Bisotun (2006)
• Gonbad-e Qābus (2012)
• Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan (2012)
• Meidan Emam, Esfahan (1979)
• Pasargadae (2004)
• Persepolis (1979)
• Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil (2010)
• Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System (2009)
• Soltaniyeh (2005)
• Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex (2010)
• Takht-e Soleyman (2003)
• Tchogha Zanbil (1979)
• The Persian Garden (2011)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List (54)

• Jame' (Congregational) Mosque of Esfahan (1997)
• Historic ensemble of Qasr-e Shirin (1997)
• Firuzabad Ensemble (1997)
• Shush (1997)
• Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab (1997)
• Tape Sialk (1997)
• Susa (2007)
• The Ensemble of Historical Sassanian Cities in Fars Province (Bishabpur, Firouzabad, Sarvestan) (2007)
• Taq-e Bostan (2007)
• The Complex of Handmade Settlements in Iran (Maymand Village) (2007)
• Kuh-e Khuaja (2007)
• Shahr-e Sukhteh (2007)
• Persepolis and other relevant buildings (2007)
• The Historical–Cultural Axis of Fin, Sialk, Kashan (2007)
• Historical Ensemble of Qasr-e Shirin (2007)
• Historic Monument of Kangavar (2007)
• The Historical Structure of Yazd (2007)
• The Historical City of Maybod (2007)
• Tehran Historical – Cultural Axis (Golestan Palace) (2007)
• The Historical Port of Siraf (2007)
• Bazaar of Qaisariye in Laar (2007)
• The Historical Village of Abyaneh (2007)
• Bastam and Kharghan (2007)
• The Historical Texture of Damghan (2007)
• The Cultural-Natural Landscape of Ramsar (2007)
• Kaboud Mosque (2007)
• Tous Cultural Landscape (2007)
• The Historical City of Masouleh (2007)
• The Complex of Izadkhast (2007)
• Cultural Landscape of Alamout (2007)
• Qanats of Gonabad (2007)
• Zozan (2007)
• Khorramabad Valley (2007)
• Jiroft (2007)
• Ghaznavi- Seljukian Axis in Khorasan (2007)
• The Cultural Landscape of Uramanat (2007)
• Golestan National Park (2007)
• Hyrcanian Forest (Caspian Forest) (2007)
• Qeshm Island (2007)
• Lut Desert (the vicinity of Shahdad) (2007)
• Arasbaran Protected Area (2007)
• Sabalan (2007)
• Khabr National Park and Ruchun Wildlife Refuge (2007)
• Alisadr Cave (2007)
• Silk Route (Also as Silk Road) (2008)
• The Natural-Historical Landscape of Izeh (2008)
• The Zandiyeh Ensemble of Fars Province (2008)
• Kerman Historical-Cultural Structure (2008)
• Hegmataneh (2008)
• The Collection of Historical Bridges (2008)
• Touran Biosphere Reserve (2008)
• Hamoun Lake (2008)
• Harra Protected Area (2008)
• Damavand (2008)

News

• Bahraini pearling site and the Mosque of Isfahan inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Saturday, June 30, 2012
• Sites in Iran, Malaysia, Canada, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, Portugal and France on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Saturday, June 30, 2012
• Ashgabat Agreement: representatives and experts of twelve Asian countries outline the Silk Roads Heritage Corridors approach for the future Serial and Trans-boundary World Heritage Nomination Wednesday, May 18, 2011
• Sacred mountain in Kyrgyzstan enters List along with Iran’s Shushtar water system and Royal tombs in Republic of Korea Friday, June 26, 2009
• Recommendation adopted by the participants of ten Asian countries of a serial Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mughal Architecture Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Events

• Third meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads Sep 17, 2012 - Sep 20, 2012
• Second meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads May 3, 2011 - May 6, 2011
• 2nd UNESCO Sub-Regional Workshop on Serial Nomination for Rock Art Sites in Central Asia Sep 6, 2010 - Sep 10, 2010
• Sub-regional training workshop on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific Jun 2, 2010 - Jun 5, 2010
• Final Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture Apr 6, 2009 - Apr 12, 2009

• H. E. Mr Mohammad Réza Majidi
  Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran to UNESCO
  
• Iranian National Commission for UNESCO
  Web Site: http://www.irunesco.org/