UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee will decide on the registration of the historical and natural heritage sites during its session in 2016, Deputy Director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) Mohammad-Hassan Talebian told the Persian service of ISNA on Monday.
Covering an area of about 51,800 square kilometers, the Lut Desert is a large salt desert in southeastern Kerman and is the world’s 25th largest desert.
Qanats are underground aqueducts that are mainly found in the desert regions of the country such as Yazd. The artificial channels carry water from aquifers in the hills to the fields below and are still use today.
Information on 11 qanats, including Baladeh Qanat and Zarech Qanat in Yazd, Hassanabad Moshir Qanat in Mehriz, and Doqolu Qanat in Bam have been provided for the documents that Iran sent to UNESCO for registering qanats, Talebian said.
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