Soltaniyeh
Also known as Sa'idiyeh, Saidiyeh, Soltaneyyeh, Soltanieh, Sultanieh, Sultaniya, Sultaniye, Sultaniyeh
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2005
Area
790 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Soltaniyeh is about 35 km south-east of Zanjan. The nearest other World Heritage site is Takht-e Soleyman, about 140 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Zanjan · about 357,000 peopleabout 35 km north-west
- Qazvin · about 465,000 peopleabout 110 km east
- Rasht · about 595,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
- Bijar · about 54,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
- Hamadan · about 528,000 peopleabout 180 km south
- Sanandaj · about 349,000 peopleabout 200 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IranCultural141 km away
IranCultural160 km away
IranCultural183 km away
IranCultural207 km away
IranCultural249 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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