The Persian Caravanserai
Also known as Persian Caravanserai
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2023
Area
28 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
The Persian Caravanserai is about 35 km south-west of Varamin. The nearest other World Heritage site is Trans-Iranian Railway, about 65 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Varamin · about 180,000 peopleabout 35 km north-east
- Qom · about 973,000 peopleabout 60 km south-west
- Tehran · about 7,873,000 peopleabout 70 km north
- Karaj · about 1,423,000 peopleabout 90 km north-west
- Saveh · about 176,000 peopleabout 100 km west
- Kashan · about 250,000 peopleabout 120 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IranCultural67 km away
IranCultural69 km away
IranCultural172 km away
IranCultural266 km away
IranCultural267 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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