TEHRAN
-- Undoubtedly, Meymand is one of the oldest
continually inhabited places in Iran and the
world. Researchers say that the village dates back
to 4000-6000 B.C. Archaeologists have discovered
6000-year-old earthenware in the village. The
ancient residents of the village buried their dead
in circular buildings.
Meymand is located in
northwestern Kerman Province, 35 kilometers from
the town of Babak on the Tehran-Bandar Abbas Road.
Unlike other ancient villages, Meymand has
retained its culture.
Meymand is an interesting place
for tourists and researchers. It is the best place
to study the ancient culture of Iran. There is a
Zoroastrian temple in the village. The rocky
architecture of Meymand is unique in the world.
The residents of the village still live in the
same type of circular buildings which were used as
tombs.
All the public buildings, like
the mosque, school, bathhouse, and houses, have
been dug out of the mountains. The buildings have
two to five stories. The rooms are cut out of
mountain and stone. The village is like an oblique
skyscraper which was designed thousands of years
ago.
