Sarv-e Abarkuh
Template:Short description Template:Infobox tree The Cypress of Abarkuh (Template:Langx Sarv-e Abarkuh), also called the Zoroastrian Sarv,[1] is a Persian cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) tree in Abarkuh in Yazd Province of Iran. It is protected by the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran as a national natural monument and is a major tourist attraction with a height of Script error: No such module "convert". and with a perimeter of Script error: No such module "convert". at its trunk and Script error: No such module "convert". higher up around its branches. It is estimated to be over four millennia old and is likely the oldest living lifeform in Asia.[2]
According to legend, the tree was planted by Zoroaster, the founder of the Zoroastrian religion. It is said that Zoroaster left to spread his teachings to an Iranian city towards Balkh and met Shah Vishtaspa. He stopped at Abarkuh and supposedly planted this tree.[3]
Gallery
See also
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Sister project Template:Protected Areas of Iran Template:Yazd Province