Maymand

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Maymand
Maymand (Kerman) Iran.JPG
Maymand (Iran)
Maymand
Maymand
Basic data
Country: IranIran Iran
Province : Kerman
Coordinates : 30 ° 13 ′  N , 55 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 30 ° 13 ′  N , 55 ° 22 ′  E
Height : 2227  m
Surface: approx. 400 m²dep1
Residents : approx. 140 ()
Time zone : UTC +3: 30

Maymand ( Persian میمند) is a historic cave village dug into the rock in the province of Kerman in Iran , 36 km from the city of Shahr-e Babak .

The village is in an arid climate zone and is irrigated by qanats . Pistachios and wild almond trees grow in the semi-arid landscape . The fauna of the Maymand Plain includes desert animals such as snakes , crocodiles , hedgehogs and turtles . In the mountains you can find deer , leopards , wolves , foxes , zebras , ibex and different types of birds.

The approximately 140 inhabitants of the village are semi-nomads and live from agriculture, cattle breeding and their craft. The shepherds ' summer accommodation includes so-called Kapars and Gambehs , round stone houses with conical wooden roofs. The other cave houses are terraced in four to five steps. They consist of several 16–20 m² rooms with a stove in the middle. Parts of the village serve as a museum and are open to the public.

The local dialect still contains many words from Middle Persian today .

The cave village, which has been inhabited for 2000-3000 years, was awarded the Greek Melina Mercouri Prize by UNESCO in 2005 in recognition of its cultural landscape . The Maymand cultural landscape has been a World Heritage Site since 2015.

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  1. ↑ a b Maymand on itto.com
  2. ↑ Article on the Unesco Prize 2005
  3. ↑ Article on payvand.com
  4. ↑ Article on the Unesco Prize 2005 and article on payvand.com
  5. ↑ see article on the UNESCO award and on payvand.com