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Iranian blot on 'half the world' draws ire from UNESCO
Tearing down of ancient caravanserai has agency threatening to remove city from World Heritage List
By Agence France Presse (AFP)

Friday, June 25, 2004

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"Isfahan is half the world," or so the Persian proverb boasts.

But the image of the central Iranian oasis, home to some of the world's greatest architectural splendors, could come in for a major blow amid a dispute with the United Nations cultural body UNESCO.

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