Sassanid Landscape of Fars
Also known as Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2018
Area
639 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sassanid Landscape of Fars is about 100 km west of Shiraz. The nearest other World Heritage site is Persepolis, about 130 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Shiraz · about 1,240,000 peopleabout 100 km east
- Yasuj · about 97,000 peopleabout 100 km north
- Bandar-e Bushehr · about 169,000 peopleabout 120 km south-west
- Marv Dasht · about 125,000 peopleabout 120 km east
- Behbehan · about 86,000 peopleabout 150 km north-west
- Fasa · about 124,000 peopleabout 220 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IranCultural128 km away
IranCultural162 km away
IranCultural162 km away
IranCultural320 km away
IranCultural322 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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