Heritage
Monuments of Iran
2,413 listed monuments and heritage sites, ordered by significance: designation, photography and recorded history.
Iranian National Heritage2,364listed sites
part of UNESCO World Herit…54listed sites
Tentative World Heritage S…36listed sites
World Heritage Site27listed sites
1Naqsh-e Jahan Square
Isfahan, Isfahan
square · 1591 · Safavid
World Heritage SiteIranian National Heritage
2Jameh Mosque of Isfahan
Isfahan, Isfahan
cultural property · 841 · Ilkhanid
Iranian National HeritageWorld Heritage Site
3Shah Mosque, Isfahan
Isfahan, Isfahan
cultural property · 1611 · Safavid
Iranian National Heritage
4Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble
Ardabil, Ardabil Province
imamzadeh · 1334 · Safavid
Iranian National HeritageWorld Heritage Site
5Gonbad-e Qabus
Gonbad-e Kavus, Golestan
mausoleum · 1006 · Ziyarid
Iranian National HeritageWorld Heritage Site
6Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Isfahan, Isfahan
cultural property · 1603 · Safavid
Iranian National Heritage
7Vank Cathedral
Isfahan, Isfahan
cultural property · 1606 · Safavid
Tentative World Heritage SiteIranian National Heritage
8Bishapur
Qaemiyeh, Fars
cultural property · 226 · Sasanian
Iranian National Heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
10Susa
Shush, Khuzestan
ancient city · 3999 BC
Iranian National HeritageWorld Heritage Site
11Behistun inscription
Bisotun, Kermanshah Province
inscription · 600 BC
Iranian National Heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
12University of Tehran
Tehran, Tehran
cultural property · 1934 · modern
Iranian National HeritageTentative World Heritage Site
Photo: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
13Alamut Castle
Gāzorkhān, Qazvin Province
cultural property · Nizari
Iranian National Heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
14Takht-e Soleyman
Takht-e Soleyman, West Azerbaijan
cultural property · Sasanian
Iranian National HeritageWorld Heritage Site
15Avicenna Mausoleum
Hamadan, Hamadan Province
mausoleum · 1951 · architecture of Iran
Iranian National Heritage
18Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque
Shiraz, Fars
cultural property · 1876 · Qajar
Iranian National Heritage
19Tomb of Cyrus the Great
Mādar Soleymān, Fars
cultural property · 529 BC · Achaemenid
Iranian National Heritage
Photo: Iahsan at the English-language Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
20Imam Reza Shrine
Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan
mausoleum · 1418
Tentative World Heritage SiteIranian National Heritage
21Eram Garden
Shiraz, Fars
cultural property · Qajar
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteIranian National Heritage
22Fin Garden
Kashan, Isfahan
cultural property · Qajar
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteIranian National Heritage
23Saint Stepanos Monastery
Jolfa, East Azerbaijan
cultural property · Safavid
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteIranian National Heritage
24Soltaniyeh Dome
Soltaniyeh, Zanjan
mausoleum · Ilkhanid
Iranian National Heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
25Persepolis
Shamsābād-e Borzū, Fars
ancient city · 510 BC · Achaemenid
World Heritage SiteIranian National Heritage
Photo: sepideh.sadafi@gmail.com · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
26Saint Mary Armenian Church
Tehran, Tehran
cultural property · 1938 · Pahlavi
Iranian National Heritage
27Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
Shushtar, Khuzestan
architectural ensemble · Sasanian
Iranian National HeritageWorld Heritage Site
31Ferdowsi Mausoleum
Tus-e Sofla, Razavi Khorasan
mausoleum · Pahlavi
Iranian National Heritage
32Ardashir Palace
Firuzabad, Fars
cultural property · Sasanian
Iranian National Heritagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Ali Heidari - علی حیدری · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
33Taq-e Bostan
Deh Pahn, Kermanshah Province
architectural ensemble · Sasanian
Tentative World Heritage SiteIranian National Heritage
34Karim Khan Citadel
Shiraz, Fars
cultural property · Zand
Iranian National HeritageTentative World Heritage Site
37Shazdeh Garden
Mahan, Kerman
cultural property · Qajar
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteIranian National Heritage
38Poets Mausoleum
Tabriz, East Azerbaijan
cultural property · 1972 · Pahlavi
Iranian National Heritage
39Fakhr al-Dawla Mosque
Tehran, Tehran
cultural property · 1945 · Pahlavi
Iranian National Heritage
40Ghiyasiyeh Madrasa
Khargerd, Razavi Khorasan
madrasa · 1440 · Timurid
Iranian National Heritage
Photo: NASA image using data provided courtesy of the University of Maryland’s Global L · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
42Qeshm Island
Tabl, Hormozgan
island
Tentative World Heritage Site
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43Omar Khayyam Mausoleum
Bahrudi, Razavi Khorasan
mausoleum · Pahlavi
Iranian National Heritage
Photo: Nader Rajabnezhad (designed by Hooshang Seyhoun) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
46Nader Shah Mausoleum
Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan
biographical museum · Pahlavi
Iranian National Heritage
Photo: Herbert karim masihi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
47Qal'eh Dokhtar
Jahādābād, Fars
castle · Sasanian
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteIranian National Heritage
48Saint Sarkis Cathedral
Tehran, Tehran
cultural property · Pahlavi
Iranian National Heritage
50Iwan-e Mosaic
Qaemiyeh, Fars
cultural property · 266 · Sasanian
Iranian National HeritageWorld Heritage Site
51City Theater of Tehran
Tehran, Tehran
cultural property · Pahlavi
Iranian National Heritage
52Chaharbagh Madrasa
Isfahan, Isfahan
madrasa · 1710 · Safavid
Iranian National Heritage
53Reza Shah Mausoleum
Ray, Tehran
destroyed building or structure · Pahlavi
Iranian National Heritage
55Tus
Tus-e Sofla, Razavi Khorasan
ancient city
Iranian National HeritageTentative World Heritage Site
57Dowlatabad Garden
Yazd, Yazd Province
cultural property · Zand
part of UNESCO World Heritage SiteIranian National Heritage
58Kangavar Palace
Kangavar, Kermanshah Province
cultural property · Parthian
Iranian National HeritageTentative World Heritage Site
59Tabriz Railway Station
Tabriz, East Azerbaijan
central station · Qajar
Iranian National Heritage
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iDesignations
How sites are protected
| Designation | Sites with a page |
|---|---|
| Iranian National Heritage | 2,364 |
| part of UNESCO World Heritage Site | 54 |
| Tentative World Heritage Site | 36 |
| World Heritage Site | 27 |
| Ramsar site | 11 |
| Iranian National Natural Heritage | 10 |
| Heritage of Portuguese Influence | 2 |
| cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan | 1 |