Abyaneh, old and beautiful village

Abyaneh, an old village with a beautiful face and authentic architectural style of a cube, labyrinth-like alleys with no end, several-storey houses with traditional materials, exquisite wooden lattice windows, inlaid doors, lovely Ivans, mosques, pilgrim site, fire temple, castle in the heart of a mountain, and kind people who speak in Pahlavi and wear local clothes would all amaze every sightseer. it's a place where you will agree on why it's known as the ancient Iran's museum.

Its name origin

some of the locals state that Abyaneh has infect been AAb Ya Na (literally water or not)and those who decided to settle in the current place came from the west and sent some to the other side of the mountain to check out if there was any water at all. And that's why it's called Abyaneh. Locally it's known as Viona. Vi means willow tree and Viona or Vioneh means a place where willows grow. Actually in the very distant past there were many willows in the village. The word has evolved to Oyaneh and over to Abyaneh. When a resident of the village wants to say "I'm from Abyaneh." he would say: Vion Ji Ma reading: we are Vionji.

Their religion is Islam, Shiite.

The old village and customs and traditions among its people has made some believe that they are still following the customs of the pre-Islamic era and the religion of Zoroastrian. The locals talk in Pahlavi Ashkani.
Economically speaking, it's mainly dependent on agriculture, gardening and farming.
Currently, the majority of its people do them. Its water which supports the agriculture in the region is supplied by the subterranean canals and springs. In the old days it was prosperous in commerce. The locals say that their ancestors and grandparents had commercial and trade relations with the cities like Dezful, Andimeshk, Shush (Susa) and Arak and in their transactions wheat was taken to the village and its apples were sold.
In the reigns of the Seljuk and Safavid, the commercial relations were primarily held with Isfahan.

Geographic location

It is located in a mild and dry valley, 40 km northwest of Natanz, 20 km west of the Natanz-Kashan paved asphalt road, and 80 km southwest of Kashan. The river of Barz Rud goes on the south of the village. The region where the valley of Abyaneh lies includes the basin located
Between 27,30 up to '37, 30 degrees north latitude, 30 , 51 to 37,50 degrees east longitude.

It’s dry and half-dry in its climate.

In terms of divisions, the village of Abyaneh belongs to the rural district of Barz Rud, the suberb of the city of Natanz in Isfahan province. It's located at 33, 36 degrees longitude, with a height of 2,220 m above sea level.
20 km on the Kashan- Natanz road, there is a side road stretching towards the west, located on the route to the valley to the west. You should first go through the villages of Hanjan, Yarand, Kamjan, Barz, and Tareh. At the end of the valley you'll end up in Abyaneh.
The valley enjoys a Mediterranean climate. Basically it is wet in wintertime (it often snows). Over the slopes of the tall mountains the snow remains until spring but there is no rain in summer.
It is located parallel to the ridge of the mountain on a steep slope. The parallel direction of the ridges and the valley leads up vertically on the Kashan - Natanz route. Across from the same mountain on the slope of Domilun mountain is perched the castle of Pele Hamaneh and between them there is a fairly even stretch of land including the region of Peba, the dry river, gardens and the residential place of Yusman.
In the middle of high peaks and soaring mountains lies the valley of Abyaneh where the villages of Abyaneh, Tareh, Barz, Kamjan, and Hanjan are located.
The village of Abyaneh is situated on the slope of Karkas (vulture) mountain, among the central mountain ranges of Iran. It's a land of ups and downs with several mountains which generally extend from southwest to northwest. The summer-quarter village is encompassed by mountains in its four directions.