Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2009
Area
240 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System is about 45 km west of Masjed Soleyman. The nearest other World Heritage site is Tchogha Zanbil, about 30 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Masjed Soleyman · about 154,000 peopleabout 45 km east
- Dezful · about 315,000 peopleabout 50 km north-west
- Ahvaz · about 996,000 peopleabout 85 km south
- Al Amarah · about 345,000 peopleabout 160 km west
- Khorramabad · about 375,000 peopleabout 170 km north
- Shahrekord · about 129,000 peopleabout 190 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IranCultural31 km away
IranCultural58 km away
IraqMixed125 km away
IranCultural167 km away
IranCultural274 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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