Gargar Bridge-Dam Explained

Whs:	Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
Image Upright:	1.2
Location:	Shushtar County, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Criteria:	(i), (ii), (v)
Id:	1315
Coordinates:	32.0353°N 48.8514°W^[1]
Year:	2009
Area:	240.4ha
Buffer Zone:	1572.2ha

Gargar Bridge-Dam, (Persian: پل بند گرگر, pol-band-e-gargar) is a World Heritage Site, a part of Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, located in the island city Shushtar, Khouzestan, Iran. It was registered on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 2009 and is Iran's 10th cultural heritage site to be registered on the United Nations' list together with the 12 other historical bridges, dams, canals, and buildings as Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System. The bridge-dam is built on Gargar River, adjacent to Shushtar watermills and waterfalls complex.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. SHUSHTAR HISTORICAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, World heritage nomination document,2008
2. Web site: Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System.
3. Web site: Shushtar Hydraulic System: The Oldest Engineering Masterpiece in World - Tourism news. Tasnim News Agency.
4. Book: Evolution of Water Supply Throughout the Millennia . 92–126 . Water and water supply technologies in ancient Iran . 14 April 2012 . 9781843395409 . IWA Publishing.
5. https://whc.unesco.org/document/152341
6. SHUSHTAR HISTORICAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, World heritage nomination document,2008