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Iran

346 places in the atlas, 39 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Tells114
Archaeological wonders89
Ancient cities68
Mounds64
Temple complexes50
Hydraulic works42
Ancient villages37
Pyramids23
Ziggurats17
Caves12
Dams9
Fortresses9

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Verified227
Accepted118
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Fars Province14
Iran9
Khuzestan Province7
Central District5
Isfahan, Kashan5
Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh5

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Verified227 Widely accepted118 Contested

Semnan, Damghan

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West Azerbaijan Province, Northwestern Iran5

Sistan and Baluchestan4

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Tells114 Archaeological wonders89 Ancient cities68 Mounds64 Temple complexes50 Hydraulic works42 Ancient villages37 Pyramids23 Ziggurats17 Caves12 Dams9 Fortresses9 Tombs9 Rock-cut sites8

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Not applicable108 Partially excavated101 Excavation ongoing63 Excavated59 Buried9 Unexcavated6

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iran115 wikidata researched75 archaeological wonder67 tell62 temple complex34 wikipedia sourced32 ancient city29 hydraulic23 pyramid14 tepe14 unesco14 zagros14 fars13 proto elamite12 elamite11 qanat11 fars provinc10 sasanian10

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🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex

Jameh Mosque of Isfahan

mosque in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site