List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Iran

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) defines intangible cultural heritage elements as non-physical traditions and practices performed by a people. As part of a country's cultural heritage, they include celebrations, festivals, performances, oral traditions, music, and the making of handicrafts. The term intangible cultural heritage is formally established by the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which was drafted in 2003 and took effect in 2006. The inscription of new heritage elements on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists for protection and safeguarding is determined by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, an organization established by the Convention. Iran ratified the Convention on 23 March 2006. It has served on the Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee from 2010 to 2012.

National lists are required by the Convention for the further nomination of elements to the UNESCO lists.

Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity consists of three lists: the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, and the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices. Iran has elements inscribed on all of the lists.

Representative List This list aims to represent the intangible cultural heritage of Uzbekistan worldwide and bring awareness to its significance.

+ Name Media Year Description Radif of Iranian music 2009 00279 Radif is a collection of many old melodic figures preserved through many generations by oral tradition. It organizes the melodies in a number of different tonal spaces called dastgāh. Ritual dramatic art of Ta'zīye 2010 00377 Ta'ziyeh is a ritual dramatic art that recounts religious events, historical and mythical stories and folk tales. Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei rituals 2010 00378 Pahlevani and zourkhaneh rituals is a traditional system of athletics and a form of martial arts. Music of the Bakhshis of Khorasan 2010 00381 In Khorasan one who plays the dutar, a traditional long-necked two-stringed lute, is known as a bakci (bakhshi). Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars 2010 00382 Iranians enjoy a global reputation in carpet weaving, and the carpet weavers of Fars, located in the south-west of Iran, are among the most prominent. Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Kashan 2010 00383 Long a centre for fine carpets, Kashan has almost one in three residents employed in carpet-making, with more than two-thirds of the carpet-makers being women. Qālišuyān rituals of Mašhad-e Ardehāl in Kāšān 2012 000580 Qālišuyān rituals are practised to honour the memory of Soltān Ali, a holy figure among the people of Kāšān. Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka 2016 01181 Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrument 2017 01286 The kamancheh is a bowed string instrument. Chogān, a horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytelling 2017 01282 Chogān is a sporting team game with horses that originated in ancient Persia. Traditional skills of crafting and playing Dotār 2019 01492 Pilgrimage to the St. Thaddeus Apostle Monastery + 2020 01571 Art of miniature 2020 01598 Crafting and playing the Oud 2022 01867 Turkmen-style needlework art 2022 01876 Yaldā/Chella + 2022 01877 Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving 2022 01890 Sadeh/Sada celebration 2023 01713 Art of illumination: Təzhib/Tazhib/Zarhalkori/Tezhip/Naqqoshlik 2023 01981 Iftar/Eftari/Iftar/Iftor and its socio-cultural traditions 2023 01984 Art of crafting and playing rubab/rabab 2024 02143 Ceremony of Mehregan 2024 02144 Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz 2024 02097 Ayeneh-Kari, the art of mirror-work in Persian architecture 2025 02319 Ayeneh-kari is a kind of Iranian interior decoration where artists assemble finely cut mirrors together in geometric, calligraphic, or foliage forms (inspired by flowers and other plants).

Need of Urgent Safeguarding This list covers elements that are endangered and thus require appropriate safeguarding. + Name Media Year Description Naqqāli, Iranian dramatic story-telling 2011 00535 Naqqāli is one of the oldest forms of the traditional Persian theatre. The Naqqāl is the performer and recounts stories in prose often accompanied by music, dance and decorative, painted scrolls. Traditional skills of building and sailing Iranian Lenj boats in the Persian Gulf 2011 00534 Lenj vessels are traditionally hand-built and are used by inhabitants of the northern coast of the Persian Gulf for sea journeys, trading, fishing and pearl diving.

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices This list accredits programs and projects that safeguard intangible cultural heritage and express the principles of the Convention. + Name Media Year Description National programme to safeguard the traditional art of calligraphy in Iran 2021 01716

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Iran

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