land subsidence

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  • Illegal wells near Persepolis sealed amid subsidence fears 2026-04-28 21:26

    Illegal wells near Persepolis sealed amid subsidence fears

    TEHRAN - All illegal water wells within protected zones surrounding the ancient site of Persepolis have recently been sealed, a senior regional water official said on Tuesday, warning that land subsidence poses a growing threat to the UNESCO-listed monument.

  • Water leaks, ground subsidence raise concerns at Isfahan’s UNESCO-listed mosque 2026-01-21 17:20

    By Afshin Majlesi

    Water leaks, ground subsidence raise concerns at Isfahan’s UNESCO-listed mosque

    TEHRAN - Iranian authorities and heritage experts are racing to contain what they describe as a structural threat to parts of the UNESCO-registered Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, also known as the Atiq Mosque, after a limited ground subsidence, water leakage and rising moisture were detected around one of the world’s most important Islamic monuments.

  • Cultural heritage minister: Persepolis has not suffered any deformation or damage 2025-12-02 17:25

    Cultural heritage minister: Persepolis has not suffered any deformation or damage

    TEHRAN--Based on technical reports and periodic assessments of Persepolis (also known as Takht-e Jamshid) in Fars province, no new or worrying events have been observed so far regarding the deformation of structures or damage related to subsidence, Minister of Cultural Heritage Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri has said.

  • SUBSIDENCE 2025-09-24 17:43

    National taskforce formed to address subsidence threat to Isfahan monuments

    TEHRAN – Iran’s government cabinet has approved the formation of a National Taskforce to Combat Subsidence, which will operate under the supervision of the First Vice President, to safeguard Isfahan’s historical monuments and world heritage sites, Amir Karamzadeh, head of the Isfahan Cultural Heritage Department, said.

  • Land subsidence affects 254 plains nationwide: official 2025-08-15 15:11

    Land subsidence affects 254 plains nationwide: official

    TEHRAN – According to the head of the Crisis Management Organization, Hossein Zafari, around 254 areas and plains in different provinces of the country are affected by land subsidence.

  • Iran monitors subsidence at UNESCO-listed Gonbad-e Qabus tower 2025-08-10 17:07

    Iran monitors subsidence at UNESCO-listed Gonbad-e Qabus tower

    TEHRAN – Iranian heritage authorities are carrying out subsidence monitoring and technology studies on the UNESCO-listed Gonbad-e Qabus tower in Golestan province, the provincial tourism chief said on Saturday.

  • Sightseers visit the ruins of Persepolis in southern Iran. 2025-06-09 17:59

    4,000 historical sites, structures at risk from land subsidence, Iranian tourism minister warns

    Tehran - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, announced during Sunday’s cabinet meeting that approximately 4,000 historical sites and buildings across the country are under threat due to land subsidence.

  • A view of the UNESCO-registered Persepolis, once the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550 – 330 BC) in Fars province, southern Iran. 2025-05-25 17:40

    Land subsidence threatens Achaemenid sites in southern Iran

    TEHRAN - Experts have raised alarms over accelerating land subsidence near two of Iran’s most iconic archaeological sites – Naqsh-e Rostam, the necropolis of the Achaemenid kings, and Persepolis, the UNESCO-registered ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire – as unsustainable agricultural practices continue in the fertile plains of Fars province.

  • Widespread land subsidence: a national crisis 2025/05/20

    By Salman Parviz

    Widespread land subsidence: a national crisis

    Water security, a global issue

    TEHRAN – Water supply in Iran largely depends on rainfall, snowmelt, and underground aquifers, but decades of over-extraction have left groundwater resources severely depleted. While the global water resources are stretched by climate change and human population growth, the farms and industries are increasingly turning to groundwater to fill their needs.