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Hyrcanian Forests

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Iran Travel Booking > About Iran > World Heritage Site in Iran > Hyrcanian Forests Hyrcanian forests form a unique forested massif that stretches 850 km along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea. The history of these broad-leaved forests dates back 25 to 50 million years, when they covered most of this Northern Temperate region. These ancient […]

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Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region

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Iran Travel Booking > About Iran > World Heritage Site in Iran > Sassanid The eight archaeological sites situated in three geographical areas in the southeast of Fars Province: Firuzabad, Bishapur and Sarvestan. The fortified structures, palaces and city plans date back to the earliest and latest times of the Sassanian Empire, which stretched across the region from […]

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Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

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Iran Travel Booking > About Iran > World Heritage Site in Iran > Shushtar Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, inscribed as a masterpiece of creative genius, can be traced back to Darius the Great in the 5th century B.C. It involved the creation of two main diversion canals on the river Kârun one of which, Gargar canal, is still […]

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The Persian Qanat

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Iran Travel Booking > About Iran > World Heritage Site in Iran > The Persian Qanat Persian qanat Throughout the arid regions of Iran, agricultural and permanent settlements are supported by the ancient qanat system of tapping alluvial aquifers at the heads of valleys and conducting the water along underground tunnels by gravity, often over many kilometres. The […]

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The Persian Garden

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Iran Travel Booking > About Iran > World Heritage Site in Iran > The Persian Garden The Persian Garden includes nine gardens in as many provinces. They exemplify the diversity of Persian garden designs that evolved and adapted to different climate conditions while retaining principles that have their roots in the times of Cyrus the Great, 6th century […]

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Tchogha Zanbil

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Iran Travel Booking > About Iran > World Heritage Site in Iran > Tchogha Zanbil The ruins of the holy city of the Kingdom of Elam, surrounded by three huge concentric walls, are found at Tchogha Zanbil. Founded c. 1250 B.C., the city remained unfinished after it was invaded by Ashurbanipal, as shown by the thousands of unused […]

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Takht-e Soleyman

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Iran Travel Booking > About Iran > World Heritage Site in Iran > Takht-e Soleyman The archaeological site of Takht-e Soleyman, in north-western Iran, is situated in a valley set in a volcanic mountain region. The site includes the principal Zoroastrian sanctuary partly rebuilt in the Ilkhanid (Mongol) period (13th century) as well as a temple of the […]

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Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex

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Iran Travel Booking > About Iran > World Heritage Site in Iran > Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex Tabriz has been a place of cultural exchange since antiquity and its historic bazaar complex is one of the most important commercial centres on the Silk Road. Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex consists of a series of interconnected, covered, brick structures, buildings, […]

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Susa

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Iran Travel Booking > About Iran > World Heritage Site in Iran > Susa Located in the south-west of Iran, in the lower Zagros Mountains, the property encompasses a group of archaeological mounds rising on the eastern side of the Shavur River, as well as Ardeshir’s palace, on the opposite bank of the river. The excavated architectural monuments […]

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Soltaniyeh

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Iran Travel Booking > About Iran > World Heritage Site in Iran > Soltaniyeh The mausoleum of Oljaytu was constructed in 1302–12 in the city of Soltaniyeh, the capital of the Ilkhanid dynasty, which was founded by the Mongols. Situated in the province of Zanjan, Soltaniyeh is one of the outstanding examples of the achievements of Persian architecture […]