The Shirin and Farhad Tree

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Coordinates: 34°23′14″N 47°07′52″E / 34.38715°N 47.131133°E / 34.38715; 47.131133

The Shirin and Farhad tree in Taq Bostan

The Shirin and Farhad Tree[1] or Rahmat tree (Kurdish: دارْ شیرین و فەرهاد, romanized: Dar-i Şîrîn u Ferhad) is a 700-year-old tree of the genus Platanus located in the historical area of Taq Bostan in Kermanshah, Iran. The tree is 37.7 metres (124 ft) tall and 8.46 metres (27.8 ft) wide.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ A Very Tall Platanus Tree Attributed to Sassanids and Shirin and Farhad Legend, in Persian, Young Journalists Club.
  2. ^ "Magiran | روزنامه ایران (1388/02/09): ثبت ملی درخت 700 ساله طاق بستان درآثار طبیعی".
  3. ^ http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8802070399


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