Nīmvar

Nimvar lies near Mahallat on the Qomrud, in a valley where river water supports cultivation between the dry hills of central Iran. The town is associated with an old practice of clearing irrigation channels, followed by a ceremony in which participants swing bundles of spades. Nearby stand remains of the Atashkuh fire temple, whose massive stone pillars recall the religious architecture of Sasanian Iran. Together the river works and ancient sanctuary give the valley a landscape shaped by both cultivation and worship.