Sarv-e Abarkuh
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Coordinates: 31°7′21.3″N 53°16′47.05″E / 31.122583°N 53.2797361°E
Sarv-e Abar Kuh
Sarv-e Abar Kuh سرو ابرکوه could be called the second oldest living tree in the world Yazd Province, Iran.
Sarv-e Abar-Kuh (Persian: سرو ابرکوه, "cypress of Abar-Kuh"), also called the Zoroastrian Sarv, is a Cupressus sempervirens tree in Abarkuh, Yazd, Iran. It is protected by the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran as a national natural monument and is indeed a major tourist attraction with a height of 25 metres and circumference of 18 metres. It is estimated to be over 4000 years old and may be the oldest living thing in Asia.[1][2] According to the China Daily ranking of the top 10 oldest trees in the world, Sarv-e Abar-Kuh is the second oldest tree in the world. [3]
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