UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites
UNESCO registered 19 Iranian world heritage sites until 2015. Iran stands for the 16th country in the world ranking of UNESCO world cultural heritage sites.
Persepolis 1979
The archaeological site of Tchogha (Choqa) Zanbil contains the ruins
of the sacred city of the Elamites. Founded around 1250 BCE, the city is
surrounded by three concentric walls but remained unfinished after it
was attacked by Ashurbanipal. A huge 105m-sided brick ziggurat of the
Elamite period, built by King Untash Gal, served as a temple dedicated
to the god Inshushinak, until its destruction in 640BC. The
well-preserved brickwork contains cuneiform (the world's first alphabet)
inscriptions. The site around the zuggurant contains evidence of the
early qanat water channels that brought water from an incredible 45km
away. It is located on the southwest of Iran, 80 km (50 mi) north of
Ahvaz.
Naghshe Jahan Square 1979
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Zigurat of Choghazanbil 1979 Takht-e Soleyman 2003

Pasargadae 2004 Bam and its Cultural Landscape 2004

Soltaniyeh Dome 2005
Bistoon 2006

Armenian Monastic Assembles of Iran 2008 Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System 2009
Sheikh Safi Al-din Khaneghah in Ardebil 2010 Tabriz Historic Bazzar Complex 2010
The Persian Gardens 2011 Isfahan Jameh Mosque 2012
Gonbad-e Qabus 2012 Golestan Palace 2013
Shahre Sukhte 2014 Cultural Landscape of Meymand 2015
Susa 2015

UNESCO intangible Cultural Heritage
UNESCO registered 10 intangible cultural heritages
from Iran which shows worldwide awareness and concern for protecting
and preservation of ancient traditions which still exist in Iranian
Culture.
Radif of Iranian Music 2009 Nowrouz 2009
Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Kashan 2010 Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars

Ritual dramatic art of Taaziye 2010 Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei Rituals 2010

Music of Bakhshis in Khorasan 2010 Traditional skills of building and sailing iranian Lenj boats
in the Persian Gulf 2010

Naghaali, Iranian dramatic story-telling 2011 Ghaalishuyan rituals of Mashad-e Ardehal
in Kashan 2012
