UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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UNESCO experts to visit Uraman region in West Iran
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – The governor of the western province of Kermanshah has said that a group of UNESCO will travel to Uraman region rural district in the province to look into the possibility of listing the beautiful historical region as a world heritage site.
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Tabriz heritage en route to UNESCO inscription
TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iran and Germany are expanding archeological collaboration in line with the plans to inscribe the ruins of Rab’-e Rashidi, an educational complex dating back to the 14th century, in the northwestern East Azarbaijan province, on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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Iran among top ten countries in world heritage record
TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – The Officer-in-Charge of UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran Cvetan Cvetkovski said that Iran is among top ten countries in world heritage record and it has 24 monuments on the World Heritage List.
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By: Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
Falak-ol-Aflak: More than just a castle
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Falak-ol-Aflak Castle is a historical castle located on a stony hillock in the midst of the city of Khorramabad. It is one of the world's architectural masterpieces which has always hosted domestic and foreign tourists every year.
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Iran’s Hyrcanian forests inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage List
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – During the Friday’s session of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Iran’s Hyrcanian forests were inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
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Iran attends 43rd UNESCO World Heritage Committee session in Baku
TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – An Iranian delegation comprising seven members arrived in the Azerbaijani capital Baku late Monday to attend the 43rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
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By: Hamid Vakili
Come lose yourself in architecture of Jameh Mosque of Isfahan
ISFAHAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – One of the most eye-catching tourist spots in the Iranian central province Isfahan is its Jameh Mosque (or Masjed-e Jameh in Persian), with its breathtaking architecture, spanning over 20,000 square meters. The site has been inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list.
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VIDEO: Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan in danger of collapse due to flooding
TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – Heavy flooding in western Afghanistan is threatening the Minaret of Jam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Ghor province. Since 2002, the minaret has remained on the list of World Heritage in Danger.
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Sassanid era heritage inscribed on UNESCO list
TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region has been inscribed into UNESCO World Heritage list during the 42nd session of World Heritage Committee held in Manama, Bahrain.
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Mt. Damavand’s UNESCO dream did not come true
TEHRAN, Feb. 6 (MNA) – Secretary-General of Iranian National Commission for UNESCO Sadollah Nasiri Gheydari announced that efforts to inscribe Mount Damavand on the UNESCO World Heritage List, as Iran’s first natural site, failed due to extensive damages.
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UNESCO lists polo as Iran’s intangible cultural heritage
TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – UNESCO has recognized the team sport of polo, played on horseback, as Iran’s intangible cultural heritage during a session held in South Korea on December 7.
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Yazd enters UNESCO’s World Heritage List
TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – The World Heritage Committee unanimously placed Yazd city in Iran on World Heritage List during its 41st session in Krakow, Poland.
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Iran refers 2 nominated dossiers to IUCN, ICOMOS
TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Two nominated dossiers for inscription in UNESCO World Heritage List, Fars Sassanid sites and Arasbaran Protected Area, have been submitted to the IUCN and ICOMOS for evaluation.
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2 new cases awaiting inscription in UNESCO list
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Two new cases have been submitted to UNESCO and are expected to be inscribed in the world heritage list this year, Head of Iranian National Commission for UNESCO said Thursday.
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By: Amin Berenjkar
Persepolis hosts Nowruz tourists
SHIRAZ, Mar. 25 (MNA) – UNESCO's World Heritage Site Persepolis hosts guests from across Iran and the world during the Nowruz holidays.
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UNESCO slams destruction of Palmyra's Roman theatre, tetrapylon
HOMS, Jan. 21 (MNA) – UNESCO has condemned as “war crime” the destruction of the Tetrapylon and the façade of the Roman Theatre in Palmyra city, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the eastern countryside of Homs by ISIL terrorist organization.
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By: Mohsen Rajabpour
Chapel of Chupan in Jolfa
TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – The Chapel of Chupan is a small, historic Armenian church building in a mountain valley west of Jolfa near the Aras River in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. It was built in the 16th century and is part of Iran's "Armenian Monastic Ensemble" UNESCO World Heritage site listing.
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Ancient hills awaiting UNESCO recognition
ILAM, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Six ancient hills possibly site of great civilizations in the southwest still await UNESCO World Heritage List.