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.
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Documentary heritageCountry/TerritoryCustodian(s), Location(s) Yearinscribed Reference "Bayasanghori Shâhnâmeh" (Prince Bayasanghor’s Book of the Kings)Golestan Palace, Tehran 2007 The Deed For Endowment: Rab’ I-Rashidi (Rab I-Rashidi Endowment) 13th Century manuscript Tabriz Central Library, Tabriz 2007 Administrative Documents of Astan-e Quds Razavi in the Safavid EraAstan-e Quds Razavi Library, Mashhad 2009 Al-Tafhim li Awa'il Sana'at al-Tanjim: The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of AstrologyLibrary, Museum and Documentation Centre of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Tehran 2011 Collection of Nezami’s Panj GanjSepahsalar Library (Shahid Mottahri)
Malek National Library and Museum
Golestan Palace, Tehran
National Museum of Iran
Central Library and document centre of the University of Tehran 2011 A Collection of selected maps of Iran in the Qajar Era (1193-1344 Lunar Calendar / 1779-1926 Gregorian Calendar)Library of Political and International Studies of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2013 Dhakhīra-yi KhārazmshāhīLibrary of the Sepahsalar Mosque, Tehran 2013 Al-Masaalik Wa Al-Mamaalik: The Book of Itineraries and Kingdoms, The National Library and Archives of Iran, Tehran
The Gotha Research Library, Erfurt 2015 Kulliyyāt-i Saʽdi: Kulliyat of SaadiThe National Library and Archives of Iran, Tehran 2015 Jāme’ al-Tavarikh: Compendium of ChroniclesGolestan Palace, Tehran 2017
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