The site has a multi-level protection with a range of legislation and regulations to protect its OUV. Public access and use of the area is legally regulated; logging, grazing, hunting and most other uses that may potentially impact the property are strictly forbidden (State Party of Iran, 2018; Soofi et al., 2018). Nevertheless, the multi-level protection and different legal designations give an unclear picture of the actual protection level of parts of the property.