Overall, the boundaries take into account natural features, ecosystem functionality and should be sufficient to protect the OUV. The boundaries are quite often not marked in the terrain and the rationale why the WH site boundaries sometimes do not follow the boundaries of other protected areas is not always clear. The site have buffer zones, but some of the components would benefit from larger buffer zones, such as Khoshk-e-Daran - an isolated swamp forest surrounded by agricultural lands. (IUCN, 2019; State Party of Iran, 2018)