INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
UNESCO World Heritage, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.A preliminary dossier has been prepared for the possible registration of
the historical-cultural landscape of Seymareh, which should first be approved in the country, Raed Nasserifar said on Friday, ISNA
reported.Seymareh is situated near Darreh Shahr, which was once the summer capital of Elamites, a pre-Iranian civilization dating from 2700
back to the Sassanid epoch and is believed to be built on remnants of the Elamite capital, Madaktu.The first archeologist to visit Seymareh
He began an expedition to the site in 1836.Jaques de Morgan also visited this historical land in 1891 and introduced it as the same ancient
Then it was Aurel Stein who attempted to explore it in 1936, according to Visit Iran, the official travel guide of Iran.The archeological
findings show that the city included about 5,000 houses with some modern aspects, like a water distribution system through clay pipes and
The city was destroyed and deserted after a huge earthquake around 950 BC.The remnants of the city were inscribed on the National Heritage
list in 1931.Darreh Shahr and its surrounding regions boast vestiges of Sassanid constructions such as arches, ceilings, alleys, and
