Gonbad-e Qābus
Also known as Gonbad-e Qabus (tower), Gunbad-i Kabus, Qabus Dome, برج گنبد قابوس
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2012
Area
1 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Gonbad-e Qābus is in Gonbad-e Kavus. The nearest other World Heritage site is Hyrcanian Forests, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Gonbad-e Kavus · about 160,000 peopleat the site
- Gorgan · about 281,000 peopleabout 75 km south-west
- Shahrud · about 132,000 peopleabout 95 km south
- Bojnurd · about 209,000 peopleabout 190 km east
- Sari · about 271,000 peopleabout 200 km south-west
- Serdar · about 48,000 peopleabout 210 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Azerbaijan, IranNatural52 km away
TurkmenistanCultural279 km away
IranCultural378 km away
IranCultural381 km away
IranCultural416 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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