Ancient Agricultural Terraces, Zagros Mountains near Shiraz, Southwestern Iran
These vast ancient terraces on the foothills of the Zagros near Shiraz show the enduring mark of millennia‑old agricultural engineering in arid Iran. Contour‑parallel ridges shaped by human labor stabilized mountain slopes, retained runoff and sediments, and transformed the dry highlands into productive terrain. The patterned texture visible from above reveals the rhythm of human–earth co‑formation, where geomorphic design became a cultural legacy of resilience. The image records one of the most remarkable examples of anthropogeomorphic modification in Middle Eastern landscapes.
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Hassan Baghbani (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
1.8 MB
Width
1080 px
Height
2316 px
Aspect
90:193
Software
Google Earth
Taken
13 October 2025
Coordinates
29.6996, 51.6804
Tint
Grayish yellowish brown
Submitted
13 October 2025
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