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World Heritage Convention States Parties Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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26
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List
1
Mandate to the World Heritage Committee
39
State of Conservation Reports
6
International assistance
requests Approved
127,750
International assistance
Total Amount Approved (USD)
Acceptance of the Convention:
Wednesday, 26 February 1975
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee 1
1976-1980
UNESCO
World Heritage

Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List 26

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Sites on the Tentative List 61

A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process

State of Conservation Reports 39

State of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979 and the threats they have faced in the past, or are currently facing. More about State of Conservation

News (20)
Expert Meeting launches Phase III of the UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust Project “Support Silk Roads World Heritage Nomination(s) process”
23 February 2022
Danube Limes added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List closing this year’s inscriptions
30 July 2021
Cultural sites in Africa, Arab Region, Asia, Europe, and Latin America inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
27 July 2021
Cultural sites in China, India, Iran and Spain inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
25 July 2021
Meeting of Director-General and Iran’s Ambassador to UNESCO
6 January 2020
Two natural sites, one in China, another in Iran, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
5 July 2019
Decisions adopted by Ashgabat Silk Roads Coordinating Committee
29 January 2019
Four sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
30 June 2018
Almaty Agreement adopted in the Fourth meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the World Heritage Serial Nomination of the Silk Roads
22 December 2015
Myanmar’s first site inscribed to World Heritage List
22 June 2014
Four new cultural sites inscribed on World Heritage List
22 June 2014
Sites in Ukraine, the Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
23 June 2013
World Heritage Committee removes the Iranian World Heritage site of Bam and its Cultural Landscape from danger listing
17 June 2013
Bahraini pearling site and the Mosque of Isfahan inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
30 June 2012
Sites in Iran, Malaysia, Canada, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, Portugal and France on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
30 June 2012
Ashgabat Agreement: representatives and experts of twelve Asian countries outline the Silk Roads Heritage Corridors approach for the future Serial and Trans-boundary World Heritage Nomination
18 May 2011
Sacred mountain in Kyrgyzstan enters List along with Iran’s Shushtar water system and Royal tombs in Republic of Korea
26 June 2009
Recommendation adopted by the participants of ten Asian countries of a serial Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mughal Architecture
22 April 2009
Armenian monasteries in Iran added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
6 July 2008
Paper Series N°12 "The State of World Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (2003)"
4 April 2005
Events (11)
5th Meeting of Coordinating Committee on the serial transnational World Heritage nomination of the Silk Roads 
3 Dec 2018 - 7 Dec 2018
4th Silk Roads Serial World Heritage Nomination Coordinating Committee Meeting
24 Nov 2015 - 26 Nov 2015
Third meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads
17 Sep 2012 - 20 Sep 2012
Second meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads
3 May 2011 - 6 May 2011
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