Jiroft
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization
Province of Kerman
Disclaimer
The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to facilitate harmonization of Tentative Lists at regional and thematic levels.
The sole responsibility for the content of each Tentative List lies with the State Party concerned. The publication of the Tentative Lists does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever of the World Heritage Committee or of the World Heritage Centre or of the Secretariat of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its boundaries.
Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party
Description
It functions as a communicative, cultural, commercial exchange center contacting with neighboring cultures and resembles Anatolia in Caucasus, the Great Khorasan and Mesopotamia.
Statements of authenticity and/or integrity
The relics and excavated properties.
Comparison with other similar properties
Architectural complexes and excavated properties from Bronze Age comparable with Shahdad, Hesar Tepe in Damghan, Shahr-e Soukhteh, Fars Province, Susa, Marv, Altin Tepe and etc;
The historical period properties comparable with: Nesa, Azerbaijan, Damavand, Susa, India, Greece;
The Islamic period properties comparable with: Neyshabour, Jorjan, Samerah [in Iraq], Susa, southern shores of Amman.