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Architecture and culture Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz. Photograph: Getty Images The sacred shrines in the holy city of Qom, ancient monuments at Persepolis and Isfahan, the gardens of Kashan, poets’ tombs in Shiraz, and the tiled Nasir al-Mulk mosque, considered the pinnacle of...

There are several Iranian historic sites registered in UNESCO’s list of World Heritage. Some of them belong to pre-Islam Iran and some to post-Islam Iran. At this page, you get familiar with all the registered ones in the UNESCO so far. This list gets updated as UNESCO approves...