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The destruction of historical monuments in Iran is not a new story. Such destructions are conducted so widely that they have even reached ancient monuments which are nationally registered. The Republic Islamic is destroying historical Christian monuments to achieve its ultimate goal of wiping the Christian heritage from the face of Iran.
Mohabat News ) - A large number of historical structures have been demolished by the order of Islamic Republic authorities or gradually decayed due to the lack of attention, insufficient budget and lack of protection. Some experts and others concerned about cultural heritage believe that recently, pre-Islamic historical monuments have come under greater risk of destruction than ever before.
Sometime ago, the pro-regime Sharq daily wrote that from 2003, when the law establishing the Cultural Heritage organization was passed by the Iranian Parliament in 2011, at least 40 monuments or historical areas with national registration or national values were demolished.
Destruction of historical churches and Christian cemeteries were only a small segment of Islamic Republic's irresponsibility towards ancient places and Iranian historical identity.
- Historical church of Haftvan in danger of destruction
At the same time, according to news sources, "the church of Haftvan, one of the oldest monuments in Haftvan village in Salmas is on the threshold of complete destruction".
Haftvan is a village located at the center of Salmas county (854 KMs North-west of Tehran, the capital), three kilometers south of Salmas. It holds a great number of historical monuments, one of which is the well-known Church of Haftvan. The church is well-known across both this county and even the country. The church belongs to the last years of the Safavi dynasty's rule over Iran and on March 10, 2002, it was officially registered as a national monument. However, despite registration, the church is in tragic condition and its walls are at risk of falling.
Parts of the church's walls have decayed as a result of the growth of various plants to the extent that the plants have created some cracks in its walls. Only a few bases remain from a hall in the church compound and it is predicted that if it continues like this, the church will collapse in a short time. Also the church has been attacked tens of times by trespassers and antique dealers and the yard in front of the church has been dug up several times in the search for jewelries and antiques. This has caused the soil there to erode and weakened the walls of the church.
The church was restored after the earthquake in 1930 and has existed since the eighth or eleventh century. The church stands on four stone columns and was constructed from milled igneous rocks. Some gravestones are also found in the church yard with Armenian inscriptions and religious patterns on them. There are other churches in Salmas county as well, including Sarnigh, Soor, Pakachik, Doroshk, Golzan, Akhteh-Khan, Molhem, Ghazlajeh and Marghoryaghos.
- Islamic Republic Aims to Eliminate Iran's Christian Heritage
A Christian from Salmas said, "The Islamic Republic is practically destroying monuments of Christians. It is not Haftvan alone! The church of Ashnak village has become the same or even worse because of some trespassers who are actually officials of the regime. But who cares? The laws of the Islamic country do nothing to prevent the destruction of these monuments."
Prior to this report, a historical church building in Kerman, which was registered as a national monument, was brought down using bulldozers. The church building was registered as a national monument in 2009 and so it had to be protected and restored. Nevertheless, it was completely destroyed overnight using heavy machinery for unknown reasons.
Some months later, a 200 year old Christian cemetery was completely ruined in the same province, Kerman. Protesting against this act, Christians from Kerman said, this graveyard has been destroyed without the permission of its owners. The news of the destruction of this cemetery not only shocked cultural activists but also broke the hearts of Christians.
It seems that Islamic Republic officials, unsuccessful in stopping the growth of Christianity among the people by pressuring them, arresting them and banning Christian converts from attending church services, wants to destroy historical Christian monuments to totally wipe the Christian heritage from the face of Iran.
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The church of st. Andaryas ( andrew ) of Kerman was converted into a taxi service office at first , and after the officials didn't care about it's reconstruction this building destructed completely.
According to Iranian Christian news agency, Mohabat News, a historical graveyard in the Ghal'e-dokhtar area in Kerman province "has completely demolished".
Based on this report, local people estimate that this cemetery has existed for more than two hundred years.
WEDNESDAY, 17 AUGUST 2011
The church of Kerman was built on 1950 when the Reza Shah Pahlavi was the king of Iran. this old church is located at the heart of Kerman and one day was the place of worship for many people , thirsty for the truth.
The old building of the church was registered as a national manument on the 17th of march ,2009.
Now this building , the only church of Kerman is destructed.
νοτιοανατολικό Ιράν, επαρχία Κερμάν
destroying and destruction of the historical places is another disadvantage of the republic islamic which has influenced old church buildings in the cities of Kerman , Isfahan , Shiraz etc as well.
More news on how this church was closed and what happened afterwards , will be published as soon as received.
and now after destruction ...
Sometime ago we heard that Islamic republic agents destroyed a historical church building overnight in Kerman and now it is reported that a historical Christian cemetery, over 200 years old, has been completely demolished in Kerman province.
According to Iranian Christian news agency, Mohabat News, a historical graveyard in the Ghal'e-dokhtar area in Kerman province "has completely demolished".
(Kerman Province, south-east of Tehran)
The news service of a cultural heritage organization quoted Mohammad Mehdi Afzali, head of public relations in the Cultural Heritage organization of Kerman as saying, "Destruction of this cemetery was conducted as part of a project by the municipality and Cultural Heritage organization, to release lands around Ghal'e-Dokhtar and Ghal'e Ardeshir".
"After the reports and photos of this destruction were published by news services, a team of experts of the Cultural Heritage office of Kerman was sent out to the cemetery to prepare an expert report" he added.
Of course, Mr. Afzali denied this report in an interview with the pro-regime news service, IRNA on Wednesday!
Concerning this issue, Mr. Movahedi, Deputy Director of the General Office of Cultural Heritage of Kerman said, "The historical cemetery of Christians is located in the territory of Ghal'e-Dokhtar and as far as the territory of monuments is concerned, it is necessary for all the places located in the territory of Ghal'e-Dokhtar to receive proper attention."
Mr. Movahedi added that we are still waiting for the report of the experts and reliable information on this historical cemetery and specific results would be announced in the coming week.
Prior to this report, a historical church building in Kerman, which was registered as a national monument, was brought down using bulldozers. The church building was registered as a national monument in 2009 and so had to be protected and restored. However, it was completely destroyed overnight using heavy machinery for unknown reasons.
Also, according to published reports, a historical English cemetery in Boushehr port which was also used as a burial ground for Armenian minorities of Boushehr, is in a tragic condition in which all the crosses have been taken out of the ground. Day after day it seems that this historical graveyard is approaching complete destruction. Several attempts to contact officials of Cultural Heritage of Boushehr to obtain further information on this cemetery remain unanswered.
The graveyard of English Christians is one of the historical places in Bushehr, Iran which was also used by Armenian community of Bushehr for the same purpose. However, today, all the crosses on graves are broken, the cemetery is in an inappropriate condition and is becoming a ruin.
Mohabat News ) - The burial place of English commanders and soldiers who were killed after the English army entered Iran in 1856 and WW1 had become a graveyard, however this place has been turned into a residential area. Now only a small corner of it has survived and can be seen.
The photos received indicate that all the crosses in the graveyard have been removed and have an improper situation. These gravesites are being destroyed as days go by. The efforts of some culturally sensitive citizens for informing authorities have born no result.
This English's graveyard is one of the historical sites of Bushehr port in the south of Iran. Although the cemetery was very old, only a limited number of photos from it are available on the internet. The graveyard, which is listed under properties of government organizations of Bushehr province, was used as a place of burial for Armenian Christians, until 30 years ago.
For a long time, the graveyard has been intentionally overlooked by state authorities of Bushehr, because it houses the bodies of English veterans. This disregard continued to the extent that in 2003, the tourism organization of Iran built a stone wall around the graveyard and prevented visitors from entering.
This English cemetery was originally part of a wider area but much of it was destroyed and exhumed between 1979 and 1989 and then sold for development purposes. Recently, a cinema was also constructed next to the cemetery.
According to old photos of the graveyard, large crosses were built on graves, but today nothing is left from them. Today, only some broken tombstones remain and brushwood, animal corpses and garbage fill the place. Individual gravesites have become plant beds and only one stone inscription of a grave remains.
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