The project of collecting and providing geographical data on the 3,000-year-old Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat, southwest of Iran, is launched.

Featuring a state-of-the-art computer software, the data bank would be accessible for any information on all historical sites in the southern province of Khuzestan. It would arguably meet any need of domestic and foreign archeologists and other experts who wish to have perfect data for managing a historical site.

“The project is the latest measure taken to appropriately protect this world heritage and it bears UNESCO’s seal of approval,” said Hamid Fadaei, head of the research base in Chogha Zanbil.
The data bank would include such information as road networks, irrigation canals, residential areas and the height of mountains in the province, the expert added.