Shazdeh (Mahan) Garden

[irroy]

Let’s look at Iran from corner to corner of the earth; we see that the amazing architectural structures of historic buildings made the impossible possible! You say no!? Let’s look at a few examples. At the top of Mount Biston, a building is carved in the heart of the mountain, of which love forms the basis; A little further on, there are magical minarets called Minaret Janban, which shake when one of these loving pigeons shakes, and the other, but let us look at this proud list of a garden that shines in the heart of the desert like one of Dante’s paradise floors! Prince Mahan Garden is the magical paradise in the heart of one of the most desert provinces in Iran.

Why should we visit the garden of Mahan?

There are many reasons that motivate you to go and see; but we will continue to point out the most important of these reasons.

The silence and sound of nature in the garden of Mahan has stolen the heart of every human being! It does not matter what your nationality or language is; As soon as you enter Mahan’s garden, beauty and peace become the common language of you and others.



Mahan Garden is known as the largest and most beautiful Persian garden.



The UNESCO World Heritage List is full of Iranian artifacts; but it is better to know that the garden of Mahan is one of these honorable works that has a special place in this list.



Walk in a desert paradise! It is safe to say that the existence of Mahan’s garden in the heart of the hot and dry desert is one of those miracles that there are only a few examples of it around the world.



On a trip to Kerman, Mahan Garden is one of the places that will satisfy you with one of the best hotels in Kerman and an exceptional restaurant.



History of Mahan Garden

To learn more about the beauty of this garden, we must look at the history of Prince Mahan’s garden.



This beautiful garden was built by order of Mohammad Hassan Khan Sardar Irvani, the ruler of Kerman at the time. During his reign, he ordered the construction of a beautiful garden in 2 km of Mahan, Kerman, in the heart of the foothills of the Tigran Mountains and along the Silk Road, but he did not have time to see the completion of the construction of this garden.



After his death, this beautiful half-built building was abandoned. It is even said that when the news of the death of Sardar Mohammad Hassan Khan Irvani was reported to the ruler of Mahan at that time; the building, which is completing the main entrance of the building, hits the gypsum trough with all its might against the wall and escapes from there.



But all these narrations are stories that have been narrated to put children to sleep, and only God knows the truth.



After the death of this ruler, the garden of Prince Mahan was built by Abdul Hamid Mirza Naser Al-Dawlah, the ruler of Kerman, for eleven years.



National and World Register of Prince Mahan Garden



This beautiful garden was registered in the National Heritage List of Iran on November 5, 1974, and in continuation of this work, on July 21, 2011 this garden along with 11 other gardens was registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List.



The special architecture of Prince Mahan’s garden and the nature that surrounds this garden despite the desert; this garden has been registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is interesting to know that the information has been translated into 35 languages and is included in the UNESCO tourism map.

[kerouac2]

Although I know there is commercial intent behind this post, it has been done respectfully and contains authentic information. I just wish that the text was a bit more personal.

[mickthecactus]

It's certainly a lovely looking garden. I would like to see more of it.

[onlyMark]

Used to stop off there around lunch or early lunch time depending which direction I was going in between Isfahan and Bam. That was a two day journey (Isfahan - Bam) and the night in the middle was spent rough camping out in the desert. Rectangular garden surrounded by sand/rock/gravel desert on the outskirts of a large town and handily placed just off a side road.

I think the irrigation came from the mountains to the south west that regularly keep snow on them all year round, the largest being 4150m tall, by means of the Qanat system still widely used in Iran.
A qanat is an underground channel sloping gently downhill from a water source, be it a well or spring, that can be many miles away.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qanat

[onlyMark]

Ok, now I just had a quick look as to what plants there might be there, not my strong point. The article confirms it is irrigated by a Qanat and the garden takes advantage of the natural slope of the land - "The garden itself consists of a variety of pine, cedar, elm, buttonwood and fruit trees which benefit from the appropriate soil, light breezes and qanat water enable such an environment in contrast to its dry surroundings. The water enters the Garden at the upper end and while irrigating the trees and plants along its way, flows down through a series of steps and falls."

www.irangazette.com/en/about-iran/2-uncategorised/413-kerman-shazdeh-garden.html

Iran has my type of scenery and very friendly people. Always enjoyed being there and would go back like a shot of the whole situation would make it easier to do so.

[lugg]

I too would love to see more.