Persian Gardens of Iran

The UNESCO Sites

One of Iran’s main tourist attractions is Iranian historical gardens, which are situated in different regions of Iran. UNESCO collected 9 gardens under the name of the Persian Gardens and registered them in their heritage sites in 2011.

Across time and in various climates, this type of designed garden has taken on a multitude of forms. Chahar Bagh, or the Persian Garden’s original principle, adapts in new ways over the centuries. It first matured in the garden of Cyrus the Great’s palace complex, in Pasargadae, more than two thousand years ago. Persian Garden exemplifies the ideals of art, philosophy, symbolism, and religion through a combination of natural elements and man-made elements. In a way, the Persian Garden is an Earthly Paradise or Eden.

No	Name of the Gardens	Region	Province/ City	Geographical Coordinates
1	Ancient Garden of Pasargadae	Iran Plateau	Fars/Shiraz	N: 30˚ 10΄ 0.0΄΄ E: 53˚ 10΄ 0.0΄΄
2	Bagh-e Eram	Iran Plateau	Fars/Shiraz	N: 29˚ 38΄ 10.03΄΄ E: 52˚ 31΄ 31΄΄
3	Bagh-e Chehel Sotun	Iran Plateau	Esfahan/Isfahan	N: 32˚ 39΄ 27΄΄ E: 51˚ 40΄ 20΄΄
4	Bagh-e Fin	West of Dasht-e Kavir Desert	Esfahan/ Kashan	N: 33˚ 22΄ 20.53΄΄ E: 51˚ 22΄ 20.53΄΄
5	Bagh-e Abas Abad	Caspian Sea	Mazandaran/ Behshahr	N: 36˚ 39΄ 50΄΄ E: 53˚ 35΄ 38΄΄
6	Bagh-e Shahzadeh	South west of Dasht-e Lut Desert	Kerman/ Mahan	N: 30˚ 01΄ 30΄΄ E: 57˚ 16΄ 59΄΄
7	Bagh-e Dolat Abad	Iran Plateau	Yazd/Yazd	N: 31˚ 54΄ 12.30΄΄ E: 54˚ 21΄ 6.59΄΄
8	Bagh-e Pahlavanpur	Iran Plateau	Yazd/ Mehriz	N: 31˚ 33΄ 36.6΄΄ E: 54˚ 26΄ 25.21΄΄
9	Bagh-e Akbariyeh	Desert (North of Dasht-e Lut)	Southern Khorasan/ Birjand	N: 32˚ D1΄ 10΄΄ E: 59˚ 13΄ 40΄΄