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Best places to visit in Iran
Iran has 219 places on BucketList (89 landmarks, 46 historical sites, 41 museums). These are the 24 most popular. Rate the ones you have been to, and save the rest to your bucket list.
Top places in Iran
- TehranCityCapital city of Iran
- PersepolisHistorical SiteAncient city in Marvdasht County, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site
- DamavandLandmarkPotentially active stratovolcano and the highest peak in Iran
- SusaHistorical SiteAncient city in Iran, World Heritage site in Iran
- BamHistorical SiteCity in Kerman Province, Iran
- Naqsh-e Jahan SquareHistorical SiteSquare in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
- Chogha ZanbilHistorical SiteComplex in Khuzestan Province, Iran
- PasargadaeHistorical SiteAncient city and archaeological site in Fars Province, Iranian national heritage site
- Dasht-e LutNatural SiteDesert in Iran
- Golestan PalaceLandmarkPalace in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
- Jameh Mosque of IsfahanHistorical SiteMosque in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site
- SoltaniyehHistorical SiteCity in Zanjan Province, Iran
- Alamut CastleLandmarkCastle in Qazvin County, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site
- EcbatanaHistorical SiteAncient city that was the capital of the Median empire
- Naqsh-e RustamHistorical SiteNecropolis in Fars Province, Iranian national heritage site
- Shahr-e SukhtehHistorical SiteArchaeological site in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran
- Takht-e SoleymanHistorical SiteArchaeological site in Takab County, Iranian national heritage site
- Shah MosqueLandmarkMosque in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
- Azadi TowerLandmarkTower in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
- Bam CitadelHistorical SiteCitadel in Bam, Iran
- Tabriz BazaarHistorical SiteBazaar in Tabriz, Iranian national heritage site
- Tomb of Cyrus the GreatLandmarkTomb in Pasargadae, Iran
- Sheikh Safi al-Din Khฤnegฤh and Shrine EnsembleHistorical SiteMausoleum in Ardabil, Iranian national heritage site
- Gonbad-e QabusHistorical SiteMausoleum tower in Gonbad-e Kavus, Iranian national heritage site
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