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Kuch (, also
Romanize In linguistics, romanization is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and transcription, ...
d as Kūch; also known as Kooch Nahar Khan and Kūch-e Now Ferest) is a village in Baqeran Rural District, in the Central District of
Birjand County Birjand County () is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Birjand. History In 2007, the village of Mohammadiyeh was elevated to the status of a city as Mohammadshahr. After the 2011 National Census, Khusf Distric ...
, South Khorasan Province,
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 104, in 44 families. The village of Kuch holds significant importance due to its ancient rock engravings known as the
Lakh Mazar The Lakh Mazar inscription is a pre-historic stone wall estimated to be more than 7,000 years old and located near the Kooch and Khorashad villages, about 29 km away from Birjand, Iran. It is the most valuable memorial plaque in eastern Iran ...
engravings, which are considered valuable historical documents in South Khorasan Province. This historical collection consists of 307 engravings carved on an ophiolite rock, depicting human figures, animals, plants, symbols, and inscriptions in Pahlavi from the Parthian and Sasanian periods, as well as Arabic and Persian inscriptions from the Islamic era. Among the oldest evidence of human presence in South Khorasan, the Lakh Mazar rock engravings are regarded by cultural heritage experts as some of the most credible historical records related to the region. These engravings, which are found on a rock surface that is dark green to black and measures 5 by 5 meters, span a long period from prehistory to the late Islamic era. The collection at Lakh Mazar includes 307 engravings featuring human, animal, and plant motifs, as well as Pahlavi,
Parthian Parthian may refer to: Historical * Parthian people * A demonym "of Parthia", a region of north-eastern of Greater Iran * Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD) * Parthian language, a now-extinct Middle Iranian language * Parthian shot, an archery sk ...
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Sasanian The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranians"), was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign ...
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Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
, and
Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
inscriptions. These rock engravings are among the oldest discovered artifacts in South Khorasan (
Quhistan Quhistan () or Kohistan (, "mountainous land") was a region of medieval Persia, essentially the southern part of Khurasan. Its boundaries appear to have been south of Khorasan to north, Yazd to West, Sistan to South, Afghanistan to East. Quhistan ...
). Although the engravings at Lakh Mazar have not yet been fully translated and interpreted, the inscriptions that have been deciphered emphasize the significance of this site across various historical periods, particularly during the Sasanian era.


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Populated places in Birjand County {{Birjand-geo-stub