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United States

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23 October 2026
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02Official bodies by topic

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  • Heritage authorityNationalGovernment

    National Register of Historic Places

    nps.gov

    National Park Service

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  • World HeritageInternationalInternational body

    World Heritage properties

    whc.unesco.org

    UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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  • ArchivesNationalGovernment

    National Archives

    archives.gov

    National Archives and Records Administration

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  • National libraryNationalPublic body

    Library of Congress

    loc.gov

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  • MuseumsNationalPublic body

    Smithsonian Institution

    si.edu

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03Services

Public and community services from the country services directory.

  • Culture and festivalsWashington, DCPublic body

    Iranian Film Festival

    asia.si.edu

    Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art

    A national museum with collections of Persian art and an annual Iranian film series.

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  • Culture and festivalsWashington, DCPublic body

    Persian and Iranian collections

    loc.gov

    Library of Congress

    The African and Middle Eastern Reading Room holds Persian collections.

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  • Study and research centresLos AngelesAcademic

    Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World

    pourdavoud.ucla.edu

    UCLA

    A research institute on the history and cultures of the Iranian world.

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  • Study and research centresStanfordAcademic

    Iranian Studies Program

    iranian-studies.stanford.edu

    Stanford University

    Teaching and public events on Iran and its cultures.

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  • Study and research centresCollege ParkAcademic

    Roshan Institute for Persian Studies

    roshaninstitute.umd.edu

    University of Maryland

    Teaching and research on Persian language, literature and culture.

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  • Study and research centresIrvineAcademic

    Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture

    humanities.uci.edu

    UC Irvine

    A centre for Persian studies with public programmes.

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  • Study and research centresInternationalAcademic

    Association for Iranian Studies

    associationforiranianstudies.org

    An international academic society for Iranian studies.

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APA

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

Chicago

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

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	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {United {States}},
	url = {https://iranians.global/heritage/directory/united-states/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/heritage/directory/united-states/},
}

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