Kandovan village keeps fascinating its visitors

Kandovan Village, which has thousand-year-old history, is known for its rock houses. It keeps fascinating its visitors.

News Center- Kandovan is an ancient village in East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran. When you visit the village, you feel like you are in Cappadocia of Turkey. The village is about 2200 meters above sea level and took its current shape due to the volcanic activities of lava and magma in addition to human interference during years. When you see the village from a distance, you think the village has many hills but when you enter the village, you understand that they are not hills but rock houses.

The village is also one of the destinations of tourists in the region. The history of its settlement backs to the 13th century, during the Mongol invasions and conquests. The rock houses in the village are natural shelters. People still live in these natural shelters.

The houses have the shape of beehives

You can reach the houses by climbing rock stairs. The village is situated in the foothills of Mount Sahand. The rock houses of the village have the shape of beehives. The village keeps fascinating its visitors.