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CAIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL
& CULTURAL NEWS©
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Historical,
Archaeological Records Suggest Izeh Is Quake Prone
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News
Category:
Islamic
Period
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10
January 2004
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Archaeological
studies and a review of
historical documents suggest that Izeh in Khuzestan has
always been a quake prone area over the course of
history. As a result, part of its civilization was
devastated by repeated temblors, experts say.
Head of the Izeh research center Jafar Mehr Kian said a
considerable part of the town was destroyed in the
Timurid period in the wake of a strong earthquake.
“Archeological studies in Taq Tavileh, a magnificent
monument of the Ilkhanid and Timurid, provide
significant evidence regarding the quake that had struck
the area,” Mehr Kian noted.
A spate of medium earthquakes have been shaking the area
in southwestern Iran over the last couple of days,
causing panic among the residents and forcing a shutdown
of schools and other services.
This comes less than two weeks after a killer earthquake
in Bam in southeastern Iran leveled the town as well as
its historical citadel, killing tens of thousands of
people.
Mehr Kian called on local executive bodies to take into
account anti-earthquake measures while carrying out
major development projects.
The town of Izeh used to be called Ayapir. It is known
for its large number of reliefs as the town of rock.
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