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The Complex of Handmade Settlements in Iran (Maymand Village)

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) (Asia and the Pacific)

Date of Submission: 09/08/2007
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)
Category: Cultural
Submission prepared by:
Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization
State, Province or Region:
Maymand, Kerman Province
Ref.: 5183

Description

This village shows the way of continuous life of human beings through the history; those who utilized at most the existing natural facilities and harmonized with the surrounding nature.

Justification for Outstanding Universal Value

Satements of authenticity and/or integrity

Different aspects of architectural anatomy, structure, the inhabitants' daily life and activities.

Comparison with other similar properties

In Iran: Villages of Kandovan, Hille Var, Sour, Ghorveh, Vind, Tamin, Kharg Zoroastrian hypogea, Zorosterian houses around Tabas, Jahlkhaneh in Bushehr, Kapadocia, Metra, some regions in south of England, Jordan and China.