Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee

• 1976 - 1980

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

• Jame' (Congregational) Mosque of Esfahan (1997)
• Historic ensemble of Qasr-e Shirin (1997)
• Firuzabad Ensemble (1997)
• Shush (1997)
• St.Tatavoos Cathedral (Qara-Kelissa) (1997)
• Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab (1997)
• Tape Sialk (1997)
• Historic-Natural Axis of Isfahan City (2007)
• Bagh-e Fin (Fin Garden), Kashan (2007)
• Historical Ensemble of Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardebili (2007)
• 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)
• Bazaar of Tabriz (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)
• The Sepulcher Towers (Gonbad-e Ghabous) (2008)
• Touran Biosphere Reserve (2008)
• Hamoun Lake (2008)
• Mangrove Forest (Harra Reserve) (2008)
• Damavand (2008)

News

• Sacred mountain in Kyrgyzstan enters List along with Iran’s Shushtar water system and Royal tombs in Republic of Korea Jun 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 Apr 22, 2009
• Armenian monasteries in Iran added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List Jul 6, 2008
• Paper Series N°12 "The State of World Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (2003)" Apr 4, 2005

Events

• Final Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture Apr 6, 2009 - Apr 12, 2009
• Second Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture Apr 21, 2008 - May 2, 2008
• International Expert Workshop “Implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Caspian Region” Feb 27, 2008 - Mar 1, 2008
• First Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture Nov 26, 2007 - Dec 6, 2007
• Bam and its Cultural Landscape: Stakeholders' Meeting for Management Plan Apr 14, 2007 - Apr 17, 2007

Official Relations (UNESCO/ERC)

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

Other sources of information within UNESCO

• UNESCO Worldwide (UNESCO/BPI)
• Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO/CLT/ITH)
• Cultural Heritage Laws Database (UNESCO/CLT/NATLAWS)
• Ratified Convention (UNESCO/LA)
• Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO/SC)
• Documents & Publications (UNESCO/UNESDOC)

Other sources of information

• UNDATA Country Profiles
• FAO Country Profiles (FAO)