Alamūt Castle
Also known as Alamūt Castle and Related Fortifications
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2026
List reference
1770
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Alamūt Castle is about 55 km east of Qazvin. The nearest other World Heritage site is Golestan Palace, about 110 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Qazvin · about 465,000 peopleabout 55 km west
- Karaj · about 1,423,000 peopleabout 80 km south-east
- Tehran · about 7,873,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
- Rasht · about 595,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
- Varamin · about 180,000 peopleabout 160 km south-east
- Amol · about 222,000 peopleabout 160 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IranCultural113 km away
IranCultural114 km away
IranCultural160 km away
IranCultural172 km away
IranCultural261 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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