Trans-Iranian Railway
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2021
List reference
1585
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Trans-Iranian Railway is in Tehran. The nearest other World Heritage site is Golestan Palace, about 3 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Tehran · about 7,873,000 peopleabout 2 km north-east
- Karaj · about 1,423,000 peopleabout 40 km west
- Varamin · about 180,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Qom · about 973,000 peopleabout 120 km south
- Saveh · about 176,000 peopleabout 120 km south-west
- Amol · about 222,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IranCultural3 km away
IranCultural67 km away
IranCultural114 km away
IranCultural249 km away
IranCultural278 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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