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Our work and progress

Over the last nine years, IH has identified over 1500 Ismaili heritage sites across 56 countries around the world. Of these, we have documented over 1000 in 28 countries, and every year the project identifies additional sites to document.

Some of these sites are old, beloved, and familiar. Cities, castles, forts, mosques, mausolea, palaces, and universities are just a few examples of obvious relevance from our history, as are more recent Jamatkhanas, Darkhanas, and .

But many other sites are new, surprising, and unexpected, and still hold meaning and significance for us today. Shrines, parks and gardens, bridges, procession routes, and diplomatic sites are a few examples.

And these are in addition to the sites that constitute all the various buildings and institutions of (AKDN), such as hospitals, schools, newsrooms, factories, and infrastructure projects, and the enormity of the vital work they do across so many fields of human endeavour.

All these sites show us how the Ismailis, as Shi士as, as Muslims, have made and continue to make a difference to where, when, and how the community live, work, and create.

Our impact

At IIS, the work of the Ismaili Heritage project led directly to the publication of Farhad Daftary's The Ismaili Imams: A Biographical History in 2020.

IH's research and documentation work will feature increasingly in:

  • IIS's teaching and the Ta鈥檒im curriculum
  • Al Ummah and programmes
  • Conservation and adaptive reuse of historic Ismaili sites
  • New books, brochures, pamphlets, blogs, and newsletters