Visiting a historic village (Yek Lengi)

Abstract

The village of Yek Langi is a historic village dates back to Ghajar era and is located in Esfahan  Province.  The  population  of  the  village  was  190  people  based  on  the  field  research conducted in 2014. The first nucleus of the village is like a castle with one entrance and four watchtowers constructed by the materials such as mud and bricks then with development of the village out of the castle, houses were separately built and the materials such as steel and bricks were used. Recently, due to the use of concrete in urban construction, joists blocks were also used for the construction in the village. Unfortunately, due to the migration of villagers to the city for various reasons and ignoring monuments, these buildings have been to be destroyed and only the main mosque of the village was refurbished. Whereas, the buildings as well as residents of rural areas which are the heritage remained from our ancestors should be significantly preserved. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide the facts and figures of the current features and specifications of the village so that a small step is taken towards more stability and better fluidity of daily life for the inhabitants of the village. Methodology used in this paper is a descriptive analytical method. With the advent of the first nucleus of the village (the castle), a lot of attention was taken to agriculture, livestock and rural livelihoods, even the grains needed for neighboring villages were also provided by the village. But, by increasing the population and the development of the village several crucial issue of villagers were ignored such as lack of agricultural land and enhancing agricultural science with respect to the progress of science and facilities, lack of employment opportunities for rural youth in the village, lack of attention to the livestock sector and the development of carpet weaving activities, and unjustified changes in the context of villages and creating a dichotomy personality of rural context. All of these issues and the lack of planning made most of the villagers, especially the youth to migrate to nearby towns with respect to the initial potential.