Makhunik is a village in South Khorasan province, just 20 km from the Iranian border with Afghanistan. The village is popularly known as the "village of lilliputians," and although you won�t meet dwarfs there now, locals say they really used to exist.





If you take a look at�Makhunik from�the nearest�mountain, it will remind you a meadow dotted with�mushrooms. The "mushrooms" are small houses with�narrow doorways. Being there, anyone would feel like�Gulliver.

 












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1:04 PM - 27 May 2016



Founded 1,500 years ago, Makhunik became known as�the village of�lilliputians because of�its past, when its inhabitants never grew higher than�a meter tall. Researchers say that it could have happened through�the frequent marriages of�close relatives, malnutrition with�lack of�proteins and vitamins, and drinking water with�trace of�mercury.











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12:26 AM - 22 Aug 2015





There are 700 people living there now. The village's houses still preserve the elements of�Neolithic architecture. The buildings' color once served as�camouflage: it was impossible to�spot them from�the mountains at�a distance.

The elderly people prefer old-fashioned kerosene lamps and fireplaces to�electricity. There are also no TVs anywhere, as�the villagers believe that they are from�the devil.













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9:00 PM - 9 Jul 2016



The village has one school. In the evenings, the young people study theology at�a local mosque. Despite its size and location, there is no rush to�leave and the small population seems to�genuinely love their home and is happy to�remain there.

Remains of�similar settlements have also been found in�other places across�Iran.

By Sputnik News