Eleven natural sites in Isfahan join Iran’s national heritage list
The Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department of Isfahan Province announced on Tuesday that eleven natural sites in the region were officially listed as national heritage.
Rouhollah Seyyed al-Asgari, the province’s cultural heritage deputy, said that the Ponehzar Waterfall and the Durak Waterfall, along with the tulip fields in the Fereydunshahr County, have been included in the country’s natural heritage register, IRNA reported.
Plus, ancient mulberry trees located in the villages of Sarhang, Sardar Mesdaghi, and Haj Daneh in the Sarasiab region, Imamzadeh Badrud County of Natanz, as well as the botanical garden of the historical city of Kashan, have also been recognized as national natural heritage.
The provincial official noted that the ancient plane tree in Lanjan County, the old mulberry tree in Charmahin, and the plane tree in Najafabad of the historical city of Naein are among the other newly registered natural assets from Isfahan.
With the national registration of these eleven natural sites, the total number of national natural heritage sites in Isfahan has now reached 60.
According to IRNA, Isfahan Province is a major tourism hub in Iran, boasting over 22,000 historical sites (1,940 of which are registered nationally and 15 internationally), along with more than 600 historical houses and a variety of natural, cultural, religious, and recreational attractions.