Meymand,_Kerman
Meymand, Kerman
Village in Kerman province, Iran
Meymand (Persian: ميمند, also Romanized as Maymand, Meimand and Maimand)[2] is a village in, and the capital of, Meymand Rural District of the Central District of Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman province, Iran.[3]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 674 in 181 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 214 people in 74 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 105 people in 44 households.[6]
Regarding the origin of these structures 2 theories have been suggested:[7]
Living conditions in Meymhand are harsh due to the aridity of the land and to high temperatures in summers and very cold winters.[citation needed] The local language contains many words from the ancient Sassanid and Pahlavi languages.[8][clarification needed]
In 2005, Meymand was awarded the UNESCO-Green Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes (about $20,000).[9]
On 4 July 2015, the village was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.[10]