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flooding in 2019.The Sassanid-era (224 CE to 651) monument is located in the western province of Lorestan.The project involves strengthening
design as much as possible using the same material similar to those used in its construction, he noted.Kashkan Bridge is 300 meters long,
and it originally had 11 columns and 12 arches, some parts of which are ruined or wiped away
Its height varies between 10 to 26 meters
Inscribed on the National Heritage List, the bridge is one of the most spectacular attractions of the ancient region.Days of devastating
flooding and heavy rain in March 2019 inflicted damage to tens of cultural heritage sites in Lorestan
For instance, it washed away parts of a historic hill, on top of which the famed Falak-ol-Aflak Castle is nested.Lorestan, which is a region
of raw beauty, was inhabited by Iranian Indo-European peoples, including the Medes, c
Cimmerians and Scythians intermittently ruled the region from about 700 to 625 BC
The Luristan Bronzes noted for their eclectic array of Assyrian, Babylonian, and Iranian artistic motifs, date from this turbulent period
Lorestan was incorporated into the growing Achaemenid Empire in about 540 BC and successively was part of the Seleucid, Parthian, and
