The Fathabad Garden, a historical garden in Ekhtiarabad

 Meymand Village

Before cities were born one after another in Iran, people used to live in harmony with their surrounding nature. Some built houses in the heart of mountains and gave them a terraced form. Some chose rainy regions and gave their homes sloping roofs. Among them, there were some people who preferred to set the foundations of their lives in caves. You might think that cavemen vanished a LONG time ago, but a trip to Meymand Village (listed in UNESCO as the Cultural Landscape of Maymand) will change that picture for you. In this precious little village, you’ll witness people still living in houses carved in the heart of a mountain.