The Persian Caravanserai

The Persian Caravanserai
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Qasr-e-Bahram
Criteria(ii)(iii)
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The Persian Caravanserai (Persian: کاروانسراهای ایرانی) is a UNESCO World Heritage site composed of 54 different caravanserais.[1] It was inscribed in 2023.[2] Caravanserais were roadside inns, which would provide shelter to travelers.[3][4]

List

ID (UNESCO) Image Name Province Notes and citations
1668-001 Deyr-e Gachin Qom [5]
1668-002 Noushirvān Semnan [5]
1668-003 Āhovān Semnan [5]
1668-004 Parand Tehran [5]
1668-005 Ribat-i Sharaf (Robāt-e Sharaf) Razavi Khorasan A Seljuk caravanserai originally built in 1114–5, converted into a palace in 1154.[6] Transliterated as Robāt-e Sharaf in its UNESCO designation.[5]
1668-006 Anjireh Ājori Yazd [5]
1668-007 Anjireh Sangi Yazd [5]
1668-008 Abbās Ābād Tāybād Razavi Khorasan [5]
1668-009 Jamāl Ābād East Azerbaijan [5]
1668-010 Qelli North Khorasan [5]
1668-011 Fakhr-e Dāvūd Razavai Khorasan [5]
1668-012 Sheikhali Khān Isfahan [5]
1668-013 Maranjāb Isfahan [5]
1668-014 Amin Ābād Isfahan [5]
1668-015 Gabr Ābād Isfahan [5]
1668-016 Mahyār Isfahan [5]
1668-017 Gaz Isfahan [5]
1668-018 Kūhpāyeh Isfahan [5]
1668-019 Mazinān Razavai Khorasan [5]
1668-020 Mehr Razavai Khorasan [5]
1668-021 Zafarāniyeh Razavai Khorasan [5]
1668-022 Fakhr Ābād Razavai Khorasan [5]
1668-023 Sarāyān South Khorasan [5]
1668-024 Qasr-e Bahrām Semnan [5]
1668-025 Mayāmey Semnan [5]
1668-026 Abbās Ābād Semnan [5]
1668-027 Miāndasht Semnan [5]
1668-028 Zeynoddīn Yaza [5]
1668-029 Meybod Yaza [5]
1668-030 Farasfaj Hamedan [5]
1668-031 Īzadkhāst Fars [5]
1668-032 Bisotūn Kermanshah [5]
1668-033 Ganjali Khān Kerman [5]
1668-034 Yengeh Emām Alborz [5]
1668-035 Khājeh Nazar East Azerbaijan [5]
1668-036 Goujebel East Azerbaijan [5]
1668-037 Sa'in Ardabil [5]
1668-038 Titi Gilan [5]
1668-039 Dehdasht Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad [5]
1668-040 Khoy West Azerbaijan [5]
1668-041 Bāgh-e Sheikh Markazi [5]
1668-042 Neyestānak Isfahan [5]
1668-043 Chehel Pāyeh Kerman [5]
1668-044 Khān West Azerbaijan [5]
1668-045 Deh Mohammad South Khorasan [5]
1668-046 Tāj Ābād Hamedan [5]
1668-047 Chāh kūrān Kerman [5]
1668-048 Kharānaq Yazd [5]
1668-049 Rashti Yazd [5]
1668-050 Borāzjān Bushehr [5]
1668-051 Chameshk Lorestan [5]
1668-052 Afzal Khuzestan [5]
1668-053 Bastak Hormozgan [5]
1668-054 Saʿadossaltaneh Qazvin [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Persian Caravanserai". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  2. ^ AFP (2023-09-18). "Tell Al Sultan, Iran's caravanserais added to world heritage list". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  3. ^ "Iran submits UNESCO dossier on collective caravanserais". Tehran Times. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  4. ^ "UNESCO assessors to examine centuries-old Iranian caravanserai". Tehran Times. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb "The Persian Caravanserai – maps". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  6. ^ Bloom, Jonathan; Blair, Sheila (2009). "Ribat-i Sharaf". Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture. Vol. 3. Oxford University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-19-530991-1.
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