Shah-Ali Bridge
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Location | Shushtar County, Khuzestan Province, Iran |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (v) |
| Reference | 1315 |
| Inscription | 2009 (33rd Session) |
| Area | 240.4 ha (594 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 1,572.2 ha (3,885 acres) |
| Coordinates | 32°1′10″N 48°50′5″E / 32.01944°N 48.83472°E |
  Location of Shah-Ali Bridge in Iran | |
Shah-Ali Bridge, (Persian: پل شاه علی , pol-e-shah-ali) is a world heritage site, a part of Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, located in the island city Shushtar Khouzestan, Iran from the Safavid era. It was registered on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 2009 and is Iran's 10th cultural heritage site to be registered on the United Nations' list together with the 12 other historical bridges, dams, canals, watermills and buildings as Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System. The bridge is located close to Lashkar Bridge.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Sources
[edit]- ^ "Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System".
- ^ "Shushtar Hydraulic System: The Oldest Engineering Masterpiece in World - Tourism news". Tasnim News Agency.
- ^ "Water and water supply technologies in ancient Iran". Evolution of Water Supply Throughout the Millennia (PDF). IWA Publishing. 14 April 2012. pp. 92–126. ISBN 9781843395409.
- ^ https://whc.unesco.org/document/152341 [bare URL PDF]
- ^ SHUSHTAR HISTORICAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, World heritage nomination document,2008
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.