The Persian Qanat
Also known as Persian Qanat
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2016
List reference
1506
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
The Persian Qanat is about 100 km south of Kashmar.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kashmar · about 157,000 peopleabout 100 km north
- Birjand · about 325,000 peopleabout 170 km south
- Torbat-e Jam · about 105,000 peopleabout 210 km north-east
- Neyshabur · about 222,000 peopleabout 220 km north
- Sabzewar · about 226,000 peopleabout 230 km north-west
- Mashhad · about 2,469,000 peopleabout 240 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TurkmenistanCultural409 km away
Azerbaijan, IranNatural437 km away
IranNatural451 km away
IranCultural456 km away
IranCultural479 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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