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Kandovan ::
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KANDOVAN
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A living
example of human adaptation to exceptionally unusual
natural surroundings, Kandovan village is located 50
km to the south of Tabriz, Osku, on the northern
slopes of a valley at the foothills of Mount Sahand.
A river originating from the Sahand peaks passes
through the valley. There are a number of natural
springs to the north of the river, the water from
which has traditionally been used for the treatment
of kidney stones, according to the locals. The
physical structure of the village looks like images
from fairy tales. Natural cones, scattered over a
vast area, serve as human dwellings on rock
formations which themselves seem to have been the
work certain sculptors. The road from Tabriz goes
through this natural artwork. On getting nearer to
the dwellings, the visitor finds out two or three of
these hollow interconnected cones with features such
as openings on their surface playing the role of
actual windows. The lowest cones are used as tables
and those on top as the living quarters.
The interiors of the dwellings, usually divided into
a living and bedroom, are dimly lit; however, the
villagers are used to it. The interconnecting
corridors are very narrow. From the outside, the
dwellings look so similar to each other that one may
easily get lost in the village. Steep pathways and
steps are made of rock pieces for animals as well as
human beings.
As the legend goes, the first people to settle here
were the soldiers involved in military operations
nearly 800 years ago, who found the cones by chance
and used them as their temporary camouflage and
accommodation. However, among archaeologists, it is
considered to be of Pre-Islamic Period
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