Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (19)

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Properties submitted on the Tentative List (49)

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• 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)
• The Ensemble of Historical Sassanian Cities in Fars Province (Bishabpur, Firouzabad, Sarvestan) (2007)
• Taq-e Bostan (2007)
• Kuh-e Khuaja (2007)
• Persepolis and other relevant buildings (2007)

News (11)

• Myanmar’s first site inscribed to World Heritage List Sunday, June 22, 2014
• Four new cultural sites inscribed on World Heritage List Sunday, June 22, 2014
• Sites in Ukraine, the Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Sunday, June 23, 2013
• World Heritage Committee removes the Iranian World Heritage site of Bam and its Cultural Landscape from danger listing Monday, June 17, 2013
• Bahraini pearling site and the Mosque of Isfahan inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Saturday, June 30, 2012

Events (10)

• 4th Silk Roads Serial World Heritage Nomination Coordinating Committee Meeting Nov 24, 2015-Nov 26, 2015
• 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