Sarv-e-Abarkooh

Sarv-e-Abarkooh, also called the Zoroastrian Sarv, is a cypress tree in Iran. It is an Iranian national monument and major tourist attraction. It is over four thousand years old and may be the oldest living thing in Asia. [http://www.socyberty.com/History/Historic-Trees-From-Around-the-World.139154] [http://www.earthwatchers.org/en/drkhtkriEN.html]

The name means "cyprus of Abarkooh (Abarqu)", after the city near Yazd where it is located.

ee also

* List of oldest trees

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