Sheikh Safi al-din Shrine, Ardabil
Also known as Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil, Ardabil Shrine, Ardebil Shrine, Sheikh Safi al-Din Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble, Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble, Sheikh Safi's Tomb, مجموعه آرامگاه و خانقاه شیخ صفی الدین
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2010
Area
2 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sheikh Safi al-din Shrine, Ardabil is in Ardabil. The nearest other World Heritage site is Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex, about 180 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ardabil · about 415,000 peopleat the site
- Lankaran · about 60,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- Ahar · about 104,000 peopleabout 110 km west
- Rasht · about 595,000 peopleabout 160 km south-east
- Tabriz · about 1,413,000 peopleabout 170 km west
- Zanjan · about 357,000 peopleabout 180 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IranCultural176 km away
IranCultural205 km away
IranCultural207 km away
AzerbaijanCultural227 km away
IranCultural258 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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