Meymand, Kerman
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Meymand
Persian: ميمند | |
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Village | |
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  Meymand | |
| Coordinates: 30°13′46″N 55°22′32″E / 30.22944°N 55.37556°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kerman |
| County | Shahr-e Babak |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Meymand |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 105 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
 Interactive map of Meymand, Kerman | |
| Official name | Cultural Landscape of Maymand |
| Criteria | Cultural: (v) |
| Reference | 1423rev |
| Inscription | 2015 (39th Session) |
| Area | 4,953.85 ha (12,241.2 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 7,024.65 ha (17,358.3 acres) |
Meymand (Persian: ميمند)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Meymand Rural District of the Central District of Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman province, Iran.[4]
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Living conditions in Meymhand are harsh due to the aridity of the land and to high temperatures in summers and very cold winters.[citation needed] The local language contains many words from the ancient Sassanid and Pahlavi languages.[7][clarification needed]
In 2005, Meymand was awarded the UNESCO-Green Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes (about $20,000).[8]
On 4 July 2015, the village was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.[9]
Maymand and its unique position in cultural heritage has been described by Rihanna Ebrahimi, "What makes Maymand specific in the domain of critical heritage studies".[10]
