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United Kingdom

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23 October 2026
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02Official bodies by topic

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  • Heritage authorityNationalGovernment

    Historic England

    historicengland.org.uk

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  • World HeritageInternationalInternational body

    World Heritage properties

    whc.unesco.org

    UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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  • ArchivesNationalGovernment

    The National Archives

    nationalarchives.gov.uk

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  • National libraryNationalPublic body

    British Library

    bl.uk

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  • MuseumsNationalPublic body

    British Museum

    britishmuseum.org

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03Services

Public and community services from the country services directory.

  • Culture and festivalsNationalPublic body

    Islamic Middle East collections

    vam.ac.uk

    Victoria and Albert Museum

    Museum collections that include art and objects from Iran.

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  • Mother-tongue and heritage languagesNationalPublic body

    GCSE and A level Persian

    qualifications.pearson.com

    Pearson Edexcel

    A school examination in Persian that pupils can take in England.

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  • Study and research centresLondonAcademic

    Centre for Iranian Studies

    soas.ac.uk

    SOAS University of London

    A research centre for Iranian studies with seminars and public lectures.

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  • Study and research centresSt AndrewsAcademic

    Institute of Iranian Studies

    iranian.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk

    University of St Andrews

    A research institute on Iranian history, culture and language, with a Persian library.

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  • Study and research centresCambridgeAcademic

    Pembroke Shahnameh Centre for Persian Studies

    pem.cam.ac.uk

    Pembroke College, University of Cambridge

    A centre for research on Persian literature, history and art.

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  • Study and research centresNationalAcademic

    British Institute of Persian Studies

    bips.ac.uk

    A national body that supports research on Iran and the Persian world.

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). United Kingdom. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/heritage/directory/united-kingdom/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “United Kingdom.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/heritage/directory/united-kingdom/.

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	title = {United {Kingdom}},
	url = {https://iranians.global/heritage/directory/united-kingdom/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/heritage/directory/united-kingdom/},
}

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