By Sonia Shidrang, Assistant Professor at Shahid Beheshti University

Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley and Iran’s deep past on UNESCO World Heritage List

This week marks the first anniversary of a milestone that reshaped how the world sees Iran’s ancient past. On July 11, 2025, during the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Paris, the Paleolithic Sites of the Khorramabad Valley were inscribed on the World Heritage List—Iran’s 29th such site, and its first ever dedicated to the Paleolithic period.