تور کرمان - میمند کرمان

روستای صخره ای میمند

میمند روستایی صخره‌ای در دهستان میمند از توابع بخش مرکزی شهرستان شهر بابک در استان کرمان در جنوب شرقی ایران است. این روستای صخره ای به عنوان نوزدهمین اثر جهانی ایران در فهرست یونسکو به ثبت رسید.

Meymand (or Maimand) is a village in Meymand Rural District, in the Central District of Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 673, in 181 families. Meymand is a very ancient village which is located near Shahr-e Babak city in Kerman Province, Iran. Meymand is believed to be a primary human residence in the Iranian Plateau, dating back to 12,000 years ago. Many of the residents live in the 350 hand-dug houses amid the rocks, some of which have been inhabited for as long as 3,000 years. Stone engravings nearly 10,000 years old are found around the village, and deposits of pottery nearly 6,000 years old attest to the long history of settlement at the village site.

In 4 July 2015, the village was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.