4000 Year Old Cedar Tree (Abarkuh)

Iran / Fars / Eqlid / Abarkuh
 tree, cedar, interesting place
The 4000-year-old cedar is located in Abarkuh, Yazd province. It is among the world’s unique phenomena. Standing twenty-five meters high, this cone-like and evergreen tree has a diameter of sixteen meters. Russian scientist, Professor Alexander, estimated its age to be about 4000 years. Some botanists have surmised it to be up to 7000 years old.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarv-e-Abarkooh
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Coordinates:   31°7'19"N   53°16'46"E
This article was last modified 15 years ago