Kuch
Sign in to saveKuch (, also Romanized 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, South Khorasan Province, Iran. 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importance due to its ancient rock engravings known as the Lakh Mazar engravings, which are considered valuable historical documents in South Khorasan Province.
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Kuch (, also Romanized 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, South Khorasan Province, Iran. 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importance due to its ancient rock engravings known as the Lakh Mazar engravings, which are considered valuable historical documents in South Khorasan Province.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.