Iran UNESCO sites (with map)

The UNESCO sites of Iran cover thousands of years of architecture, religion, trade, gardens and more. Many of them, as you can see on the map, are properties with many separate parts. So far, none has been added to UNESCO’s list of endangered sites yet.

Click on the map or on the list below to see more. Iran’s list of tentative sites is also below.

Hamadan

Hegmataneh

Isfahan

Persepolis
Ruins of what was a magnificent palace complex over 2000 years ago, capital of the Achaemenid Empire.

Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan

Meidan Emam, Esfahan

Pasargadae

The Persian Garden

Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region

Kermanshah

Bisotun

Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

Susa

Tchogha Zanbil

Lorestan

Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley

Mashhad

Bam and its Cultural Landscape

Lut Desert

Cultural Landscape of Maymand

The Persian Qanat

Shahr-i Sokhta

Historic City of Yazd

Tabriz

Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran

Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat

Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil

Soltaniyeh

Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex

Takht-e Soleyman

Tehran

Golestan Palace

Gonbad-e Qābus

Alamūt Castle and Related Fortifications

Multiple regions

Trans-Iranian Railway

The Persian Caravanserai

Transnational sites

Hyrcanian Forests (with Azerbaijan)

Iran’s Tentative List

Cultural

  • Persian Mosque
  • Serial Nomination of Tehrans’ Modern Architectural Heritage
  • Chega Sofla (Ritual Landscape of Chega Sofla) 
  • Architecture of the historical settlements across the northern coasts of Persian Gulf (Siraf, Kong, Laft, Kish and Mokran)
  • Cultural Landscape of Kong Historic Port
  • Sheikh Ahmad-e Jām Khaneghah and Mausoleum Complex (Mazar-e Jām) 
  • Monastery of St. Amenaprkich (New Julfa Vank) 
  • Vali-e Asr Street 
  • Asbads (windmill) of Iran 
  • Imam Reza Holy Complex 
  • Industrial Heritage of textile in the central Plateau of Iran 
  • The Great Wall of Gorgan 
  • The Persian House in Central plateau of Iran 
  • University of Tehran 
  • Silk Route (Also as Silk Road) 
  • The Natural-Historical Landscape of Izeh 
  • The Zandiyeh Ensemble of Fars Province 
  • Kerman Historical-Cultural Structure 
  • The Collection of Historical Bridges 
  • Kuh-e Khuaja 
  • Persepolis and other relevant buildings 
  • The Historical–Cultural Axis of Fin, Sialk, Kashan 
  • Historical Ensemble of Qasr-e Shirin 
  • Historic Monument of Kangavar 
  • The Historical City of Maybod 
  • The Historical Port of Siraf 
  • Bazaar of Qaisariye in Laar 
  • The Historical Village of Abyaneh 
  • Bastam and Kharghan 
  • The Historical Texture of Damghan 
  • Kaboud Mosque 
  • Tous Cultural Landscape 
  • The Historical City of Masouleh 
  • The Complex of Izadkhast 
  • Zozan 
  • Jiroft 
  • Ghaznavi- Seljukian Axis in Khorasan 
  • Jame’ (Congregational) Mosque of Esfahan 
  • Historic ensemble of Qasr-e Shirin 
  • Firuzabad Ensemble 
  • Shush 
  • Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab 
  • Tape Sialk 

Natural

  • Long-lived trees of Iran
  • Salt Domes of Iran 
  • Touran Biosphere Reserve 
  • Hamoun Lake 
  • Harra Protected Area 
  • Damavand 
  • Taq-e Bostan 
  • Qeshm Island 
  • Arasbaran Protected Area 
  • Sabalan 
  • Khabr National Park and Ruchun Wildlife Refuge 
  • Alisadr Cave 

Mixed

  • Natural-Historical Complex / Cave of Karaftoo 
  • The Cultural-Natural Landscape of Ramsar