Five Iranian Monuments Enter Islamic World Heritage List

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Five Iranian monuments have won the status of cultural heritage on the list of the Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO).

The cultural landscape of Alamut Castle, Gonbad-e Alavian (“Alavian Dome”), Mausoleum of Sheikh Ahmad Jami, Bastam historical complex, and cultural landscape of Masouleh have been registered on the ICESCO’s Islamic World Heritage List (IWHL).

The inscriptions were announced in a letter to Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Ezzatollah Zarghami.

Headquartered in Rabat, the capital city of the Kingdom of Morocco, ICESCO is an international non-profit organization emanating from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, specializing in the fields of education, science, and culture.

Source: Tehran Times