The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is slated to review the files of Iran’s Meymand Cave Village and the ancient city of Susa for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
The Iranian delegation headed by Iran’s Cultural Heritage Organization deputy Mohammad Hossein Talebian, governor of Kerman Province Alireza Razm-Hosseini, and Iran’s Permanent envoy to UNESCO Ahmad Jalali are attending the 39th session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee in the German city of Bonn to defend the files on Susa and Meymand.
In the files on Susa, its ancient hill will be reviewed based on UNESCO's four selection criteria of maintaining originality, integrity, management and area protection. The files on Meymand Cave Village will review the site on its cultural values.
Meymand is a village of troglodytes - cave dwellers - located in the south-eastern Iranian province of Kerman. Meymand village has been continuously inhabited for 2,000 to 3,000 years making it one of Iran's four oldest surviving villages.
UNESCO world Heritage List has already inscribed two other historical sites in Kerman, namely Bam and its cultural landscape as well as Shazdeh Garden.
The World Heritage Committee inscribed Iran’s Friday Mosque and Gonbad-e Qabus Tower during its 36th session held in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2012.
Germany is currently hosting the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee, welcoming all delegates and participants from 28 June to 8 July 2015 in Bonn.