At the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Bonn, Germany, the historical and rock village of Meymand was registered as the 19th Iranian cultural heritage site on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The millennia-old village, which is 420 square km in area and 2,240 meters above sea level, is believed to be among primary human residences.
Snapshots of the rock village in Kerman Province posted online by the Iranian Students’ News Agency:
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