Shahr-i Sokhta
Also known as Shahr-e Sokhta, Shahr-e Sukhteh, Shar-i-Sokhta, شهر سوخته
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2014
Area
275 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Shahr-i Sokhta is about 50 km south of Zabol. The nearest other World Heritage site is Lut Desert, about 200 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Zabol · about 234,000 peopleabout 50 km north
- Zaranj · about 50,000 peopleabout 80 km north-east
- Zahedan · about 599,000 peopleabout 130 km south
- Farah · about 74,000 peopleabout 210 km north
- Lashkar Gah · about 202,000 peopleabout 310 km east
- Birjand · about 325,000 peopleabout 320 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IranNatural204 km away
IranCultural331 km away
IranCultural482 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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