Iran’s UNESCO Heritage Sites: Persepolis
Last month, the ancient city of Yazd became the 22nd site in Iran to be inscribed by UNESCO on its World Heritage List, which distinguishes places deemed “of outstanding value to humanity.” To mark the event, Kayhan Life presents...
Iran’s UNESCO Heritage Sites: Susa
Earlier this month, the ancient city of Yazd became the 22nd site in Iran to be inscribed by UNESCO on its World Heritage List, which distinguishes places deemed “of outstanding value to humanity.” To mark the event, Kayhan Life...
Iran’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Chogha Zanbil
Earlier this month, the ancient city of Yazd became the 22nd site in Iran to be inscribed by UNESCO on its World Heritage List, which distinguishes places deemed "of outstanding value to humanity." To mark the event, Kayhan...
UNESCO Inscribes Iranian City of Yazd on World Heritage List
The ancient city of Yazd just became the 22nd site in Iran to be inscribed by UNESCO on its World Heritage List. In announcements earlier this month, the U.N. organization ranked Yazd and a...
Iran’s Lut Desert: Now On UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Question: which geographical area has become the first Iranian site to be inscribed on UNESCO's natural heritage list?
Answer: The Lut desert, or Dasht-e-Lut. Located in the southeast of the country, this is the 27th...
Ownership Disputes Over Royal Palaces
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
Legal disputes over the rightful ownership of Sa’dabad Royal Complex continue between the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) and Bonyad-e Mostazafan va Janbazan (Foundation of the Oppressed and Disabled...
Iran’s ‘Qanat’ Irrigation Tunnels Become UNESCO World Heritage Sites
UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has recently inscribed 11 Iranian treasures on its list of World Heritage sites. They're neither mosques, nor monuments, nor majestic royal palaces: they are qanats, those ancient irrigation tunnels that...
Tehran’s Tabiat Bridge Wins Prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Tehran’s Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge has won the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture, becoming one of six winners of this year’s award and sharing an overall cash prize of $1 million.
Designed by Diba Tensile...
