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Not sure about Shaolin Temple, but we forget one of his most famous project, the Beijing Temple of Heaven :D

The Persian Caravanserai are at only 9 connections. Let's try to get that count up.

Connection: Aqueduct

Persian Caravanserai – Taj Abad caravanserai: "The water needs of this caravanserai was provided from the adjacent aqueduct at the eastern part of the building, which passed under the stables and entered the pond in the courtyard." (Nomination file, p. 449)

Connection: Badgir

Persian Caravanserai – "Some of the caravanserais built in marginal plains of the sand desert (kavir) are equipped with windcatchers (badgir in Farsi) which ventilate and cool the hot summer air. Examples are: (...) the Safavid caravanserai of Zeynoddin on Yazd-Kerman road (...)." (Nomination file, p. 111) – A badgir is also present on the Miandasht, Neyestanak, Khan and Rashti caravanserais. (Nomination file, p. 341, 423, 437, 466)

Connection: Baths

Persian Caravanserai – "Some caravanserais also had bath-houses opened to public." (Nomination file, p. 126) - Deyr-e Gachin and Sa'adossaltaneh Caravanserais have a bath room. (Nomination file, p. 195, 496)

Connection: Bazaars and Market Halls

Persian Caravanserai – The Sa'adossaltaneh Caravanserai Complex comprises bazaars, which are situated between the caravanserais and sarays and connect the areas together. The bazaars have several parts. "The Qaisariyeh is the intersection of [the] Bazaars with a lofty and decorated dome above it as a roof." The Vazir Bazaar "has (...) an area of 2100 square meters [and] has 43 shops in both side." (Nomination file, p. 499)

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Inspired by the new "No map" connection, I'm thinking we could have a "No photo" connection. It seems there are 9 properties affected.
I wonder which ones because the filter only allows you to list properties that have them:

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/?&search=&media=4&components=1&order=country

Bijagos Archipelago

Twice on page:
https://worldheritagesite.org/connections/atlantic-ocean/

Four more for the Persian Caravanserai.

Connection: Bedouin

Persian Caravanserai – Robat-e Sharaf: "Not long after its construction, the building suffered destruction at the hands of Bedouins." (Wikipedia)

Connection: Brick architecture

Persian Caravanserai – "brick (...) stands out as the main building material" (AB Ev) – "Large Iranian courtyard caravanserais were built mainly of brick." (Nomination file, p. 117) – "Robat-e Sharaf is known as the Museum of Brickwork in Iran for its beautiful and unique brickwork decorations." (Nomination file, p. 215)

Connection: Cultural WHS set within an IUCN recognised protected area

Persian Caravanserai – Kavir National Park - IUCN Category II (National Park) - "Deyr-e Gachin (...) is located in the center of Kavir National Park." (Nomination file, p. 190) (Link)

Connection: Destroyed or damaged by Earthquake

Persian Caravanserai – "Countless repairs have been done for decades to earthquake-prone caravanserais. Robat-e Sharaf Caravanserai contains traces of earthquake occurring during the past one thousand years." (Nomination file, p. 699)

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Let's stay in another Persian Caravanserai.

Connection: Domes

Persian Caravanserai – Some caravanserais have domes, e.g. the Parand, Fakhr-e Davud, Maranjab, Mehr, Zafaraniyeh, Ahovan, Bisotun, Yengeh Emam, Sa'in, Neyestanak, Khan, Anjireh Ajori and Sa'adossaltaneh caravanserais. (Nomination file, p. 205, 248, 295, 298, 319, 374, 388, 405, 426, 437, 457, 493)

Connection: Earth Architecture

Persian Caravanserai – Caravanserais of the Central Plateau deserts in the Arid and Warm Climate: "their voluminous body and thick walls made of masonries like mudbricks, dried bricks or stones served as an insulation and optimized the temperature of the interior day and night." – "The outside and inside facades were generally made of bricks but at some caravanserais they were replaced by mudbricks or mudbrick blocks." (Nomination file, p. 111, 118)

Connection: Exact locations inscribed twice (or more)

Persian Caravanserai – "(...) the Bisotun caravanserai is included within the World Heritage property of Bisotun" (AB Ev)

Which also means:

Connection: Exact locations inscribed twice (or more)

Bisotun – The Bisotun caravanserai is also included within the World Heritage property of the Persian Caravanserai. (Persian Caravanserai AB Ev)

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Probably new connections :

World Biosphere Reserves

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/26-new-biosphere-reserves-unescos-continues-unprecedented-expansion-its-global-network

I had a quick look but I don't see any.

Maybe this one: Bourget Lake / Pile Dwellings

Yes, that seems good

There are a lot of Persian Caravanserai!

Connection: Glazed tiles

Persian Caravanserai – "Flat surfaces, curved vaults, Iwans, domes and even minarets were often covered with an uninterrupted decoration of faience mosaic completely hiding the masonry of both the exterior and the interior." (Nomination file, p. 148)

Connection: Historical Graffiti

Persian Caravanserai – The Supplementary Information file shows "[t]exts and poems written throughout history on the walls of the caravanserais of Aminabad and Bagh-e Sheikh about the events and happenings during the journey of the travelers who stayed in these caravanserais." (Supplementary information, p. 14)

Connection: Hotels in Historic Buildings

Persian Caravanserai – The caravanserai of Maranjab houses a hotel and restaurant. (Nomination file, p. 253) – "Kuhpayeh Caravanserai was rehabilitated in 2014 and is currently operating as Kuhpayeh Caravanserai Hotel." (Nomination file, p. 286) – "Bisotun Caravanserai was reconstructed and reused as Laleh Bisotun International Hotel in 2014." (Nomination file, p. 377)

Which also means:

Connection: Hotels in Historic Buildings

Bisotun – "Bisotun Caravanserai was reconstructed and reused as Laleh Bisotun International Hotel in 2014." (Persian Caravanserai Nomination file, p. 377)

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Those recent Iranian WHS all-encompassing - brace yourself for an upcoming nomination of the Persian Mosque.

For Bisotun, only the Bisotun reference applies.

All-encompassing indeed! Some more connections for the Persian Caravanserai!

Connection: Ibn Battuta

Persian Caravanserai – Izadkhast Caravanserai: "Ibn Battuta 1350 A.D is one of the first historians who mentioned this caravanserai in this station and introduces the Robat building as one of the works of Amir Mohammad Shah Inju, the father of Sultan Abu Ishaq, the king of Shiraz." (Nomination file, p. 371)

Connection: Irrigation and drainage

Persian Caravanserai – "Water structures (e.g. qanats, collection points and water cisterns) are essential parts of, or closely related to, caravanserais. Some of the water structures continue to function today, particularly the ones in remote desert locations. Others are kept as historic relics." (AB Ev) – "Qanats were used as one of the main systems of transferring water to the caravanserais (...). Some of the caravanserais were also built along the rivers and springs to solve the problem of water supply for the travelers. In others, such as the Robat-e Sharaf caravanserai, rainwater from the roofs was stored inside storage tanks to supply water. Overall, most of Iran's caravanserais had water storage facilities such as water storage, storage ponds, cisterns, and wells in their central courtyard or adjacent areas." (Nomination file, p. 531)

Connection: Lord Curzon

Persian Caravanserai – Lord Curzon mentions some of the caravanserais in his works. He mentions Borazjan caravanserai, for instance, in his book "Iran": "This caravanserai is like a city. When you enter it, it is as if you have entered a city that has everything in it." (Nomination file, p. 475)

Connection: Mosaic art

Persian Caravanserai – "Decoration of the Iranian caravanserais (...) made use of such mediums as (...) tiles and mosaic (Jahan Abad caravanserai). (...) Under the Timurids and Safavids, the use of tile mosaics in architectural decoration reached an unprecedented level of perfection." (Nomination file, p. 147) – "Gabr-Abad caravanserai (...) is also quite creative in form and design and it is among the few caravanserais that have very delicate brick and mosaic decorations in their entrance." (Supplementary information, p. 8)

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More, more more for the Persian Caravanserai!

Connection: Mosque

Persian Caravanserai – "Some caravanserais like the Deyr-e Gachin caravanserai (...) and Mahyar caravanserai (...) had bakery, butchery, mill, mosque and a shop for buying and selling caravan goods." (Nomination file, p. 127) - Deyr-e Gachin Caravanserai: "The space of the mosque has an area of 237 square meters and there are four columns with square shape, and there is a prayer niche (mihrab) in the south." (Nomination file, p. 194) – "Although there are caravanserais that offer a separate exclusive space to be used as praying room or mosque, some of which include: Deyr-e Gachin (...), Dodahak (...), Neyestanak in Isfahan, Bagh-e Sheikh (...), Robat-e Sharaf (...) and many others. Robat-e Sharaf caravanserai has several mosques and altars." (Nomination file, p. 533)

Connection: Muqarnas

Persian Caravanserai – Zafaraniyeh caravanserai: "On both sides of the north and south porches, there are narrow summer houses with wall arcades and Moqarnas designs." (Nomination file, p. 300) – Muqarnas are also found in Ganjali Khan and Bagh-e Sheikh caravanserais and the Sa'adossaltaneh Caravanserai Complex. (Nomination file, p. 384, 420) (Wikipedia)

Connection: Octagons

Persian Caravanserai – There are three types of geometrical forms for caravanserais, one of which is the polygonal, often octagonal form. "Across Iran, the number of polygonal caravanserais is very low (...), they are considered exceptional. The finest specimen of this type is the caravanserai complex of Chahar Abadeh, Khan Khoreh, Dehbid and Amin Abad on Isfahan-Shiraz road. Built in an octagonal form during the reign of the Safavid dynasty, the compound is a showpiece of the Isfahani architectural style. When we consider the location and architectural aspects of these octagonal caravanserais, we can say that the purpose of their erection was military rather that commercial or religious." (Nomination file, p. 113)

Connection: Reconstruction regarded as unsatisfactory by UNESCO or ICOMOS

Persian Caravanserai – "Other caravanserais that were listed up until the 1970s – such as Ganjali Khan (1937), Mahyar (1942), Gaz (1951) and Miandasht (1957) – went through early heavy-handed restorations and partial reconstructions involving the use of cement, reinforced concrete and white-washing of walls and ceilings." – "ICOMOS found that some of the caravanserais seem to have been heavily restored in the past and that a significant number have experienced some degree of reconstruction. Since those past interventions were carried out using traditional materials and following traditional building techniques, it is often not possible to distinguish the old and new parts." – "(...) the mission also noted that certain architectural and technical elements have been added to the Bastak caravanserai, which affect its integrity and authenticity." (AB Ev)

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