Iran: Culture#
World Heritage#
- Meidan Emam, Esfahan
- Persepolis
- Tchogha Zanbil
- Takht-e Soleyman
- Bam and its Cultural Landscape
- Pasargadae
- Soltaniyeh
- Bisotun
- Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
- Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
- Sheikh Safi al-din Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil
- Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex
- The Persian Garden
- Gonbad-e Qabus
- Masjed-e Jamé of Isfahan
- Golestan Palace
- Shahr-I Sokhta
Nobel Prize Winners (2)#
Here persons are counted for the country they born in or if their affiliation is with this country.| Name | Category | Year | Motivation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirin Ebadi | Peace | 2003 | "for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children" |
| Doris Lessing | Literature | 2007 | "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny" |