TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization is set to turn Narin citadel into a site museum, after a restoration project is fully implemented, CHTN reported on April 27.

Known as Narin Qa’leh, the mud-brick fortress dates back to the Parthian era (247 BC–224 CE). It stands in the city of Nain, Isfahan province.

Nain is one of the oldest continuously settlements in central Iran, located on the junction of the desert road to Tabas and Mashhad.

The city has been an important crossroad on converging trade routes for thousands of years. It is well regarded for its handicrafts as well.

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