Gargar Bridge-Dam, () is a World Heritage Site, a part of

Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System The Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System () is a complex irrigation system of the island city Shushtar from the Sasanian era. It consists of 13 dams, bridges, canals and structures which work together as a hydraulic system. Located in Iran's ...

, located in the island city

Shushtar Shushtar () is a city in the Central District of Shushtar County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Shushtar is an ancient fortress city, approximately from Ahvaz, the centre of the province ...

Khuzestan province Khuzestan province () is one of the 31 Provinces of Iran. Located in the southwest of the country, the province borders Iraq and the Persian Gulf, covering an area of . Its capital is the city of Ahvaz. Since 2014, it has been part of Iran's R ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. It was registered on

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...

's list of

World Heritage Sites World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritag ...

in 2009 and is Iran's 10th cultural heritage site to be registered on the

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' list together with the 12 other historical bridges, dams, canals, and buildings as

. The bridge-dam is built on

Gargar River Gargar River, () is a man-made canal which is a world heritage site and a part of Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, located in the island city Shushtar, Khuzestan province, Iran from the Sasanian era. Gargar River was registered on UNESCO' ...

, adjacent to Shushtar watermills and waterfalls complex.SHUSHTAR HISTORICAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, World heritage nomination document,2008

References

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