Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2008
Area
129 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran is about 25 km south of Naxcivan. The nearest other World Heritage site is Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex, about 120 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Naxcivan · about 95,000 peopleabout 25 km north
- Khvoy · about 203,000 peopleabout 65 km south-west
- Kapan · about 42,000 peopleabout 85 km east
- Tabriz · about 1,413,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
- Artashat · about 21,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
- Stepanakert · about 57,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IranCultural123 km away
ArmeniaCultural143 km away
ArmeniaCultural166 km away
TürkiyeCultural235 km away
ArmeniaCultural244 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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