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Does Maragheh need a fossil park?


The fossil region of Maragheh is known as the paradise of paleontologists of the world, while in any of the public spaces of this city, there are no traces of related elements or statues of multimillion-year-old fossils of this region, and even the empty space of the fossil park is felt in this city.

The issue of creating a fossil park has been neglected during different periods of the Maragheh urban management complex, which is said to have existed in some municipal managers at the time, but the council members at the time did not pay much attention to it; Meanwhile, the fossil region of Maragheh can be considered a unique and international destination of this ancient city, especially in the field of environmental tourism.

In addition to the fossil zone and the existence of multimillion-year-old fossils are among the international capacities of Maragheh, there are various other reasons for building a fossil park or even turning one of the old parks in the city into a fossil park, including children and teenagers’ interest in animals. The huge one pointed out.

The same interest that makes many accompanying parents travel to Tehran with their children and visit the capital’s “Jurassic” park and its recreational and educational attractions.

It also seems that attention to Maragheh fossil area as a tourism capacity should start from the city itself and especially the urban management complex, and when in any of the public spaces of this city there is no trace of related elements or replicas of multi-million year old fossils in this area. How can the participation of provincial and national officials for the protection and increasing development of the Maragheh fossil region in various scientific, research and tourism dimensions be attracted?

Tehran Jurassic Park A successful experience for setting up a fossil park in Maragheh

Jurassic Park or Dinosaurs is in fact an entertainment and educational complex in the capital, which today, as one of the places of interest in Tehran, hosts adult and young tourists; In this park, moving sculptures of different species of dinosaurs in life size and considering the anatomy of their bodies are displayed.

Features such as the movement of the hands and eyelids and their sound have added to the charms of this collection, and in addition, children can learn the scientific name of each of them and get acquainted with their life and type of food.

It is noteworthy that in addition to dinosaurs, there are other sculptures of elephants, polar bears and crocodiles in this park, and they can be used as a model for setting up a fossil park in Maragheh, because the fossil region of Maragheh has seven to 9 million year old vertebrate fossils such as elephants. Giraffes, sword-toothed tigers, cows, deer, rhinos and horses have never been extinct in this area.

In addition to walking among the dinosaurs in Tehran’s Jurassic Park, you can use other facilities such as a four-dimensional cinema, photography studio, toy stores and pottery workshops, and imagine if Maragheh city park becomes a fossil park and shops there. If it is built, how many jobs will be created in its periphery?

After fun in Tehran’s Jurassic Park, visitors can relax in the Jurassic Shop, or a complex of Jurassic cafes, restaurants, and buffets serving a variety of hot and cold foods and beverages; Jurassic Studio with the possibility of instant photo printing is another popular part of Tehran Jurassic Park, and visitors come to this studio to print a souvenir photo.

Fossil Park ticket sales are an income for Maragheh Municipality

Each of the visitors to Jurassic Park in Tehran pays 44,000 Tomans based on this year’s rate, and sometimes discounts are applied for preparing this ticket on different occasions; The amount that is half received in Maragheh Fossil Park can be a good source of income for the municipality; In particular, the municipality will receive income through renting stores and “Jurashop”.

After preparing a ticket and entering Tehran Jurassic Park, you can visit other parts of it, such as “Spider Park” or Insect Park; The park is also an exhibition of giant insect sculptures, and the “Jihad from the Insect’s Perspective” pavilion and the “Insect Microscopy” section are among the most interesting parts of the park, which can be modeled to create creative pavilions.

Hosting the National Conference on Ancient Biodiversity is an opportunity to create related elements

Maragheh will host the 2nd National Conference on Ancient Biodiversity and the 15th Conference of the Iranian Archaeological Association from June 1 to 3 next year with the participation of paleontologists from different countries. To develop the environmental tourism of the city.

The high density of vertebrate fossils of seven to nine million years old has turned the Maragheh fossil region into a paradise for paleontologists; An area where excavations and fossil studies began about 170 years ago, and since then unique fossils of elephants, giraffes, tigers, swords, cows, deer, rhinos and horses have been recovered from this area.

According to officials, based on geological and paleontological research, these animals are the ancestors of modern animals in Africa.

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