Natural properties in West Azarbaijan approved as national heritage

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts announced the inscriptions on Tuesday in separate letters to the governor-general of
the northwestern province, CHTN reported.Waterfalls, hot water spas, and a cave are among the properties added to the list.West Azarbaijan
embraces a variety of lush natural sceneries, cultural heritage sites, and museums including the UNESCO sites of Takht-e Soleyman and Qareh
Klise (St
Thaddeus Monastery), Teppe Hasanlu, and the ruined Bastam Citadel.The region was home to several ancient civilizations
generals, Atropates, who established a small kingdom there
Ultimately, the area returned to Persian (Iranian) rule under the Sasanians in the 3rd century CE.Having an opulent tourist circuit with 26
UNESCO World Heritage sites, of which the vast Hyrcanian Forest and Lut Desert are among the natural properties, Iran seeks to acquire a