Natanz · Isfahan Province · Iran

Abyaneh

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moderate

5/10

best: morning, afternoon

timeless, remote, cultural

A local would say...

The people here speak a form of Persian that died out everywhere else 1000 years ago — the village is a living time capsule.

Nestled in a mountain valley 82km south of Kashan, this UNESCO-recognized red-mud village of extraordinary antiquity has buildings dating primarily to the Safavid period. Villagers still wear distinctive traditional clothing and speak Middle Persian — a dialect that has disappeared everywhere else on earth.