Industrial Heritage of textile in the central Plateau of Iran

Photo by Roman Bruehwiler.

Industrial Heritage of textile in the central Plateau of Iran is part of the Tentative list of Iran in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.

The Industrial Heritage of textile in the central Plateau of Iran comprises examples of spinning and knitting industries in Isfahan, Yazd and Kerman. Specific buildings were built for industrial purposes, with enough space due to the emergence of new tools and machineries, increase in production and number of workers.

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The coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.

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Full Name
Industrial Heritage of textile in the central Plateau of Iran
Country
Iran
Added
2017
Type
Cultural
Categories
Structure - Factories and industry
Link
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2017 Added to Tentative List

The site has 4 locations

Industrial Heritage of textile in the central Plateau of Iran : Saadat factory (T)
Industrial Heritage of textile in the central Plateau of Iran : Jonub factory (T)
Industrial Heritage of textile in the central Plateau of Iran : Risbaf Cotton Factory (T)
Industrial Heritage of textile in the central Plateau of Iran : Kerman National Library (former Khorshid textile factory) (T)
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