Hyrcanian Forests
A World Heritage Site in Azerbaijan / Iran, inscribed in 2019 as a Natural Site. This page summarises the key facts: inscription year, category and location.
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Key facts
- Country
- Azerbaijan / Iran
- Region
- Europe and North America
- Inscribed
- 2019
- Category
- Natural Site
- Criteria
- (ix)
- Property area
- approx. 1,450 km² (145,005 ha)
- Component parts
- 17
- Transboundary property
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 37.4215, 55.7243
- UNESCO ID
- 1584
Source: factual data from UNESCO DataHub (whc001 / CC BY-SA 4.0). This site uses only factual information such as names, countries, inscription years and categories. No official UNESCO/WHC descriptions, photographs or logos are used.
Names in other languages
- French
- Forêts hyrcaniennes
- Spanish
- Bosques hircanianos
- Chinese
- 希尔卡尼亚森林
Other World Heritage Sites in Azerbaijan / Iran
- Alamūt Castle and Related Fortifications (2026)
- Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran (2008)
- Bam and its Cultural Landscape (2004)
- Bisotun (2006)
- Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat (2021)
- Cultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance Route (2023)
- Cultural Landscape of Maymand (2015)
- Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (2007)
- Golestan Palace (2013)
- Gonbad-e Qābus (2012)
- Hegmataneh (2024)
- Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace (2019)
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