List of Memory of the World Register in Iran

The Memory of the World Register in Iran includes 13 registered works. In 2005, Iran participated in the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme for the first time by introducing two works of Shahnameh Baysanghari from Golestan Museum Palace and the endowment letter of Rabe Rashidi from Tabriz Central Library. Iran is one of the leading countries in terms of registration of works, having so far registered 13 works in the international register. It is ranked seventh in the world, and third among Asian countries after Korea and China. A further 67 works are on the waiting list. The Book of Vandidad, part of the Zoroastrian Bible, is one of the works that have been introduced for registration.

In addition to the works from Iran on the international register, there are three works on the UNESCO Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) register, which records documentary heritage of outstanding regional importance.^[1]

Documentary heritage[A]	Country/Territory	Custodian(s), Location(s)	Year inscribed	Reference
"Bayasanghori Shâhnâmeh" (Prince Bayasanghor’s Book of the Kings)	Iran	Golestan Palace, Tehran 35°40′47″N 51°25′14″E / 35.679750°N 51.420517°E / 35.679750; 51.420517 (Golestan Palace)	2007	[2]
The Deed For Endowment: Rab’ I-Rashidi (Rab I-Rashidi Endowment) 13th Century manuscript	Iran	Tabriz Central Library, Tabriz 38°03′51″N 46°15′23″E / 38.064110°N 46.256279°E / 38.064110; 46.256279 (Tabriz Central Library)	2007	[3]
Administrative Documents of Astan-e Quds Razavi in the Safavid Era	Iran	Astan-e Quds Razavi Library, Mashhad 36°17′22″N 59°36′58″E / 36.289501°N 59.616135°E / 36.289501; 59.616135 (Astan-e Quds Razavi Library, Mashad)	2009	[4]
Al-Tafhim li Awa'il Sana'at al-Tanjim: The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology	Iran	Library, Museum and Documentation Centre of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Tehran 35°48′30″N 51°27′31″E / 35.808438°N 51.458630°E / 35.808438; 51.458630 (Library, Museum and Documentation Centre of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Tehran)	2011	[5]
Collection of Nezami’s Panj Ganj	Iran	Sepahsalar Library (Shahid Mottahri) 35°41′22″N 51°25′52″E / 35.6893678°N 51.431208°E / 35.6893678; 51.431208 (Sepahsalar Library (Shahid Mottahri)) Malek National Library and Museum 35°41′13″N 51°24′59″E / 35.687040°N 51.416318°E / 35.687040; 51.416318 (Malek National Library and Museum) Golestan Palace, Tehran 35°40′47″N 51°25′14″E / 35.679750°N 51.420517°E / 35.679750; 51.420517 (Golestan Palace, Tehran) National Museum of Iran 35°41′14″N 51°24′53″E / 35.687098°N 51.414643°E / 35.687098; 51.414643 (National Museum of Iran) Central Library and document centre of the University of Tehran 35°42′12″N 51°23′43″E / 35.703269°N 51.395321°E / 35.703269; 51.395321 (Central Library and document centre of the University of Tehran)	2011	[6]
A Collection of selected maps of Iran in the Qajar Era (1193-1344 Lunar Calendar / 1779-1926 Gregorian Calendar)	Iran	Library of Political and International Studies of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 35°48′30″N 51°27′31″E / 35.808438°N 51.458630°E / 35.808438; 51.458630 (Library of Political and International Studies of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)	2013	[7]
Dhakhīra-yi Khārazmshāhī	Iran	Library of the Sepahsalar Mosque, Tehran 35°41′22″N 51°26′00″E / 35.689360°N 51.433397°E / 35.689360; 51.433397 (Library of the Sepahsalar Mosque)	2013	[8]
Al-Masaalik Wa Al-Mamaalik: The Book of Itineraries and Kingdoms	Germany, Iran	The National Library and Archives of Iran, Tehran 35°45′07″N 51°26′03″E / 35.751903°N 51.4342645°E / 35.751903; 51.4342645 (The National Library and Archives of Iran) The Gotha Research Library, Erfurt 50°56′43″N 10°42′20″E / 50.945358°N 10.705445°E / 50.945358; 10.705445 (The National Library and Archives of Iran)	2015	[9]
Kulliyyāt-i Saʽdi: Kulliyat of Saadi	Iran	The National Library and Archives of Iran, Tehran 35°45′07″N 51°26′03″E / 35.751903°N 51.4342645°E / 35.751903; 51.4342645 (The National Library and Archives of Iran)	2015	[10]
Jāme’ al-Tavarikh: Compendium of Chronicles	Iran	Golestan Palace, Tehran 50°56′43″N 10°42′20″E / 50.945358°N 10.705445°E / 50.945358; 10.705445 (Golestan Palace, Tehran)	2017	[11]

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