Kandovan is located in East Azarbaijan province, in the city of Osko. It is famous as the rocky village of Iran because it is in the heart of the rocks. This village has also been registered as a very valuable work in the national monuments of Iran. It is also world famous. It is the only rocky village in the world that is currently inhabited. The other two villages are Cappadocia in Turkey and Dakota in the United States. Unlike Kandovan, where life is current, in these two villages there isn’t any habitation. For this reason, Kandovan is one of the living examples of rock architecture and inhabiting the world. Kandovan village is in the list of national heritage since May 1997.
