Sarv-e Abarqu
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Coordinates: 31°7′21.3″N 53°16′47.05″E / 31.122583°N 53.2797361°E
Sarv-e Abarqu سرو ابرکوه could be called the second oldest living tree in the world Yazd province, Iran.
Sarv-e Abarqu ("cypress of Abarqu"), also called the Zoroastrian Sarv, is a cypress tree in Abarkuh, Yazd, Iran. It is an Iranian national monument and major tourist attraction with 25 metre height and 18 metre perimeter. It is estimated to be over four thousand years old and may be the oldest living thing in Asia.[1][2]
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- ^ http://www.socyberty.com/History/Historic-Trees-From-Around-the-World.139154
- ^ http://www.earthwatchers.org/en/drkhtkriEN.html
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