Abyaneh, an entrance to the Parthian history!
Printed From: History Community ~ All Empires
Category: Regional History or Period History
Forum Name: Ancient Mesopotamia, Near East and Greater Iran
Forum Discription: Babylon, Egypt, Persia and other civilizations of the Near East from ancient times to 600s AD
URL: http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1457
Printed Date: 24-Apr-2024 at 10:02
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 9.56a - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Abyaneh, an entrance to the Parthian history!
Posted By: Cyrus Shahmiri
Subject: Abyaneh, an entrance to the Parthian history!
Date Posted: 06-Dec-2004 at 07:39
|
I read http://www.iranparadise.com/Iran/Abyaneh.htm - here that Abyaneh is called an entrance to the Iranian history but I think it is better to call this village an entrance to the Parthian history beucase everthing (architectural style, costume, language, ...) is Parthian.
http://www.iccim.org/english/Magazine/iran_commerce/no23_2000/21.htm - http://www.iccim.org/english/Magazine/iran_commerce/no23_200 0/21.htm In order to reach the ancient village, one should take a small route off the kilometer 54 of the Kashan-Natanz road. Arriving at the village, one will wonder as to how such an ancient place has remained so incredibly intact ever since the Sassanid era, while the rest of the country has constantly been under one kind of uprising or another.
http://www.irantour.org/Iran/city/ABYANEH.html - http://www.irantour.org/Iran/city/ABYANEH.html The village is compact, with narrow and sloped lanes, and houses located on the slope as if placed on a stairway. Here, the roofs of some houses are used to serve as the courtyard for other houses higher up on the slope. The language spoken by the literate people of Abyaneh is Parthian Pahlavi. They are deeply committed to honoring their traditions.
------------- 
|
Replies:
Posted By: YusakuJon3
Date Posted: 08-Dec-2004 at 19:44
|
A beautiful place, in its own way resembling some of the old cities of
Europe. Being out here in the United States, I can only envision
some old farmhouses and mansions outside of the general sprawl of the
suburbs as having these qualities. Even the oldest buildings of
most of the towns and cities near my home are systematically being
replaced by modern structures. One thing that I've been curious about is whether or not building materials have changed much since ancient times. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, as the Iranian plateau and surrounding deserts, mountains and steppelands have little or no timber. It would still be practical to use timber sparingly and go with brickwork for most of the building material. That might also be an advantage, given the serverity of the summertime heats in that region that I've been reading about (the closest comparable climate on American soil is in the southwestern deserts in New Mexico, Arizona and southern California). ------------- "There you go again!" -- President Ronald W. Reagan (directed towards reporters at a White House press conference, mid-1980s) |
Posted By: Cyrus Shahmiri
Date Posted: 09-Dec-2004 at 04:18
|
I think not only in Iran but all other countries building materials strongly relate to its environment, these are two ancient villages in Iran similar to Abyaneh but with the different type of buildings: Masuleh
http://www.iccim.org/English/Magazine/iran_commerce/no3_1999/13.htm - http://www.iccim.org/English/Magazine/iran_commerce/no3_1999 /13.htm Materials used in the construction of Masuleh's houses are dried brick, rubble, wooden lumbers and fern which insulates the house against leakage of water.
and Kandovan:
-------------
|
