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Wednesday 23 October 2019 - 16:35
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Some 419 foreign tourists visit Shushtar

Some 419 foreign tourists visit Shushtar
IRNA The head of Shushtar Cultural Heritage, handicrafts and Tourism Department Ali Mohammad Chaharmahali said on Wednesday that some 419 foreign tourists visited the city's monuments in October this year.






The main tourist attraction of the ancient city of Shushtar is the UNESCO listed Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System. With a history dating back to the 5th century BC, this system involved the creation of two diversion canals to supply the town of Shushtar with water to motivate the water driven grinding mills to produce flour from wheat or barley.

Producing a rather photogenicenvironment of water cascading over cliffs, the site is best visitedin the mid-day sun when shadowsare at a minimum, or after dark when the entire site is lite up by well-placed floodlights.

Ali Mohammad Chaharmahali speaking toIRNAon Wednesdaysaid that thetourists were mostly from France, Britain, the United States, China, Italy and Brazil.

He also added that during this period more than four thousand domestic tourists also visited the monuments of this valuable city.



Shushtar lies to the north of Ahvaz. According to Iranian mythology, the founder of this city is supposed to be Hushang Pishdadi.

Mostofi House,Shushtar Jame' Mosque,Sika Water Mills,Shushtar Historical Waterfalls,Shushtar Bazaar,Bara'-ebne Malek Tomb are among the most famous monuments of the city.


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