The Cultural Landscape of Uramanat
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization
Uramanat Village- Kurdistan Province
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Description
Uramanat Village owns a unique rural texture, architecture, lifestyle and agriculture. And as a prominent example of integration of man into the nature, the inhabitants integrated themselves into the nature through utilization of sharp slopes in agriculture.
Statements of authenticity and/or integrity
Its authenticity and integrity can be seen in three contexts: language and dialect, lifestyle and its social administration that has a historical start point (a bas-relief) that cannot be found anywhere else.
Comparison with other similar properties
Utilization of very sharp slopes for agriculture has been seen in Japan and China. There exists a lot of soil over there but scarcely in Uramanat.