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  "id": "ir-unesco-heritage",
  "name": "Iran — UNESCO World Heritage Sites",
  "title": "Iran — UNESCO World Heritage Sites",
  "description": "UNESCO World Heritage Sites located wholly or partly in Iran, as of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2014 audit. Each record includes the UNESCO reference number, site name, category (cultural / natural / mixed), year of inscription, applicable cultural/natural criteria, coordinates, area in hectares, any danger-list years, the UNESCO region, the full list of countries sharing the site, and a transboundary flag.",
  "category": "culture",
  "source": "https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 17,
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      "label": "Ref No",
      "type": "number"
    },
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      "key": "name",
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    },
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      "key": "category",
      "label": "Category",
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    },
    {
      "key": "date_inscribed",
      "label": "Date Inscribed",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "criteria",
      "label": "Criteria",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "lat",
      "label": "Lat",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "lon",
      "label": "Lon",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "area_hectares",
      "label": "Area Hectares",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "danger_list",
      "label": "Danger List",
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      "key": "unesco_region",
      "label": "Unesco Region",
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    },
    {
      "key": "countries",
      "label": "Countries",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
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      "label": "Transboundary",
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      "ref_no": 113,
      "name": "Tchogha Zanbil",
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      "date_inscribed": 1979,
      "criteria": "c3, c4",
      "lat": 32.0833,
      "lon": 48.53333333,
      "area_hectares": "",
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      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
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      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 114,
      "name": "Persepolis",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 1979,
      "criteria": "c1, c3, c6",
      "lat": 29.93444,
      "lon": 52.89028,
      "area_hectares": 12.5,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "ir",
      "transboundary": false
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      "ref_no": 115,
      "name": "Meidan Emam, Esfahan",
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      "transboundary": false
    },
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      "ref_no": 1077,
      "name": "Takht-e Soleyman",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2003,
      "criteria": "c1, c2, c3, c4, c6",
      "lat": 36.60388889,
      "lon": 47.235,
      "area_hectares": 10,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "ir",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1106,
      "name": "Pasargadae",
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      "date_inscribed": 2004,
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      "lat": 30.19383,
      "lon": 53.16729,
      "area_hectares": 159.65,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "ir",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1208,
      "name": "Bam and its Cultural Landscape",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2004,
      "criteria": "c2, c3, c4, c5",
      "lat": 29.11683,
      "lon": 58.36666667,
      "area_hectares": "",
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
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      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1188,
      "name": "Soltaniyeh",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2005,
      "criteria": "c2, c3, c4",
      "lat": 36.43528,
      "lon": 48.79667,
      "area_hectares": 790.14,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "ir",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1222,
      "name": "Bisotun",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2006,
      "criteria": "c2, c3",
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      "area_hectares": 187,
      "danger_list": "0",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "ir",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1262,
      "name": "Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2008,
      "criteria": "c2, c3, c6",
      "lat": 38.97888889,
      "lon": 45.47333333,
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      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "ir",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1315,
      "name": "Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2009,
      "criteria": "c1, c2, c5",
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      "lon": 48.83583333,
      "area_hectares": 240.4152,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "ir",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1345,
      "name": "Sheikh Safi al-din Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2010,
      "criteria": "c1, c2, c4",
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      "area_hectares": 2.1353,
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      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
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    {
      "ref_no": 1346,
      "name": "Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2010,
      "criteria": "c2, c3, c4",
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      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
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      "transboundary": false
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    {
      "ref_no": 1372,
      "name": "The Persian Garden",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2011,
      "criteria": "c1, c2, c3, c4, c6",
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      "area_hectares": 716.35,
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      "countries": "ir",
      "transboundary": false
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    {
      "ref_no": 1397,
      "name": "Masjed-e Jame of Isfahan",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2012,
      "criteria": "c2",
      "lat": 32.66972222,
      "lon": 51.68527778,
      "area_hectares": 2.0756,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "ir",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1398,
      "name": "Gonbad-e Qabus",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2012,
      "criteria": "c1, c2, c3, c4",
      "lat": 37.25802778,
      "lon": 55.169,
      "area_hectares": 1.4754,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "ir",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1422,
      "name": "Golestan Palace",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2013,
      "criteria": "c1, c2, c3, c4",
      "lat": 35.68036667,
      "lon": 51.42051111,
      "area_hectares": 5.3,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "ir",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1456,
      "name": "Shahr-i Sokhta",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2014,
      "criteria": "c2, c3, c4",
      "lat": 30.59388889,
      "lon": 61.32777778,
      "area_hectares": 275,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "ir",
      "transboundary": false
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "title": "Iran — UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Free Download",
    "description": "UNESCO World Heritage Sites located wholly or partly in Iran, as of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2014 audit. Each record includes the UNESCO reference number, site name, category (cultural / natural / mixed), year of inscription, applicable cultural/natural criteria, coordinates, area in hectares, any danger-list years, the UNESCO region, the full list of countries sharing the site, and a transboundary flag. Contains 17 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "Iran — UNESCO World Heritage Sites | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download Iran — UNESCO World Heritage Sites dataset with 17 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 17 records with 12 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS"
    ]
  }
}