Iran seeks UNESCO recognition for Arasbaran protected area
TEHRAN – Iran has put forward its Arasbaran protected area as a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list for 2018. The Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization has compiled a comprehensive file for possible inscription of the Arasbaran region on the UNESCO list, said Morteza Abdar, an official with the CHTHO. The region enjoys distinctive characteristics as it embraces one of the oldest brick domes in the world, a relatively exact circular urban terrain and some vestiges of other historical monuments, Mehr ...
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