Shah-Ali Bridge
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
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  Location within Iran | |
| 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 |
Shah-Ali Bridge (Persian: پل شاه علی, romanized: Pol-e Shah Ali) is a world heritage site, a part of the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, located in the island city of Shushtar, Khouzestan Province, Iran, and dating back to the Safavid era. It was registered on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 2009 and is Iran's 10th cultural heritage site. It is a part of Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, which includes 12 other historical bridges, dams, canals, watermills and buildings. The bridge is located close to Lashkar Bridge.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Sources
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Shushtar Hydraulic System (Iran)". Archived from the original on 2017-02-10.
- ↑ SHUSHTAR HISTORICAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, World heritage nomination document, 2008
- ↑ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.