TEHRAN-- A museum dedicated to the wildlife is prepared to be established in Khorramabad, the capital of western Lorestan province, the provincial tourism chief has actually stated.

The museum will be established at the Falak-ol-Aflak fortress, an enforcing monolith of Sassanid-era (224-- 651), Ata Hassanpur explained on Monday.

The museum will promote the security of the environment and wildlife and will illustrate the connection in between wildlife and archaeology, the authorities included.

The unmissable eight-towered Falak-ol-Aflak Castle controls the city as one of the most gone to travel destinations in the area for both domestic and foreign sightseers.The fortress dates from the Sassanid age (224-- 651).

It seems particularly imposing and remarkable when floodlit in the evening, providing attractive views of its surrounding crenelated battlements.The Sassanid age is of extremely high significance in Iranian history, under which Persian art and architecture experienced a general renaissance.Soaked in history and culture, Lorestan is among the lesser-known travel destinations in Iran, which mainly serves as a gateway to the sweltering plains below in adjoining Khuzestan province.

Lorestan is likewise a region of raw charm that a devoted nature lover could invest weeks exploring.The area was inhabited by Iranian Indo-European individuals, consisting of the Medes, c.

1000 BC.

Cimmerians and Scythians intermittently ruled the region from about 700 to 625 BC.Lorestan was integrated into the growing Achaemenid Empire in about 540 BC and successively belonged to the Seleucid, Parthian, and Sassanid dynasties.ABU/