INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN-- The Iranian authorities have actually recently jailed 5 prohibited diggers in Sari, the capital of the northern province of
Mazandaran, a senior cops official in charge of protecting cultural heritage, has said.The implicated people were traced and lastly
apprehended after authorities received reports from cultural heritage connoisseurs and regional people about their misbehaviours, CHTN
priced estimate Mohammadreza Kordan as saying on Tuesday.Some digging tools and four metal detectors were seized from the offenders, who
were handed over to the judicial system for additional investigation, the official added.Sandwiched in between the towering Alborz range of
mountains and the Caspian Sea, Mazandaran has an abundant yet unstable history
An early civilization flourished at the beginning of the first millennium BC in Mazandaran (Tabarestan)
Its insecure eastern and southeastern borders were crossed by Mongol intruders in the 13th and 14th centuries
Cossacks assaulted the region in 1668 however were repulsed
It was delivered to the Russian Empire by a treaty in 1723, however the Russians were never secure in their profession
The area was restored to Iran under the Qajar dynasty.The northern area of the region includes lowland alongside the Caspian and upland
along the northern slopes of the Alborz Mountains
Marshy backlands dominate the seaside plain, and substantial gravel fans fringe the mountains
The environment is completely subtropical and humid, with really hot summers.ABU/
