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🏔️ Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat

Parks, Squares, Hills, & Mountains Iran Asia

🏔️ Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat
UNESCO-inscribed mountainous region of the Hawrami people in western Iran


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 19:36

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📋 Fast Facts
  • Inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021
  • Located in the Zagros Mountains of Kermanshah Province, western Iran
  • Home to the Hawrami people, a Kurdish tribe practicing transhumance and terraced agriculture
  • Known for distinctive stepped architecture where house roofs serve as courtyards for dwellings above

The Cultural Landscape of Hawraman/Uramanat comprises two distinct valleys in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran, representing an ...

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