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Based
on the agreements between the authorities of Sivand Gorge
also known as Bolaghi (Tang-e Bolaghi) archaeological
rescue operation and Fars province water authorities, the
path through the Sivand Gorge, which started from the the
Achaemenid Imperial Road, will remain open.
With lowering the water level of Sivand Dam, the Imperial Road,
which is one of the world's unique architectural
structures belonging to the Achaemenid dynastic era, will
be saved from inundation. Rescue operation of the the Imperial Road
resulted in opening of the path through Sivand Gorge as
well.
“During the ancient times, the roads of Sivand Gorge
were built beside the mountains to connect men to the
gorge. This led to the agreement of the Dam authorities to
establish a path for entering the Sivand Gorge, so that it
provides the opportunity for the visitors to reach the
Gorge through the the Imperial Road,” says Mohammad
Hassan Talebian, head of Parse and Pasargadae research
center and director of Sivand Gorge Salvation Project.
According to Talebian, carrying out the project requires
the authorities of the dam not to close the path through
the gorge, and some agreements were reached in this regard
as well.
“Fortunately the dam’s shutters have been designed in
a way that gives the dam’s operators the chance to
adjust the flooding of the reservoir, therefore with
cooperation and coordination between the organizations the
path through Sivand Gorge can be kept open,” added
Talebian.
Sivand Dam has been built in Sivand Gorge which is known
to have been the location of the ancient the Imperial Road
and is one of the historical sites of the Pasargadae. With
the flooding in this area, 130 historical sites unearthed
so far in Sivand Gorge would drown. Now with the
cooperation of Sivand Dam authorities and Sivand Gorge
salvation team, some joint teams from Iran and foreign
countries are busy with archaeological excavations in the
site to save the main parts of Sivand Gorge before its
flooding.
According to previous agreements with Fars province water
authorities, the flooding of the dam will be carried out
on a date agreed upon by ICHTO and the organization has
the right to have complete supervision on the method of
watering the dam during the initial process.
The the Imperial Road is one of the unique historical
evidence dates back to the Achaemenid dynasty. The Road is
a mystery to archeologist; while French believes that the the Imperial Road
was a location of an irrigation channel, Iranians believe
that it should have been a part of hunting ground during
the Achaemenid dynasty.
The Imperial Road was
a major intercontinental thoroughfare and a chef-d’oeuvre of the Achaemenid
dynastic era, built
by the Achaemenid emperor Darius the Great (r. 521-485
BCE), to
allow and easy access to the cities of the Persian Empire. This road was
constructed with a straight cut from the mountain and the
pavement of the foothill.
Source: CHN
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