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Yazd (Persian: یزد; ⓘ) [3] [a] is a city in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. [6] At the 2016 census, its population was 529,673. [2] Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. [7]
The Yazd Tower of Silence (Persian: برج خاموشان یزد) or the Yazd Dakhma (Persian: دخمه یزد) is a Zoroastrian tower of silence 15 kilometres south east of Yazd, Iran. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Use
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Dowlatabad Garden (Persian: باغ دولت آباد) is a historical garden in Yazd, Iran. Its 33.8 meters tall windcatcher is the tallest adobe-made windcatcher in the world. It was listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 2011, as part of the Persian gardens. It is also listed in UNESCO as a part of the historical city of Yazd in 2017. [1 ...
The Jāmeh Mosque of Yazd (Persian: مسجد جامع یزد – Masjid-e-Jāmeh Yazd) is the grand, congregational mosque (Jāmeh) of Yazd city, within the Yazd province of Iran. The mosque is depicted on the obverse of the Iranian 200 rials banknote.
The complex is located on a square of the same name, named after Amir Jalal ed-Din Chakhmaq, a governor of Yazd under the Timurid dynasty (15th–16th century CE). Separate living areas for Iraqis and Afghans are nearby. [4] The complex is situated opposite of what was the Yazd Water Museum. [5]
Yazd Province relief Yazd Province with the area of 129,285 km 2 (49,917 sq mi) [ 12 ] is situated in an oasis where the Dasht-e Kavir desert and the Dasht-e Lut desert meet. The city itself is sometimes called "the bride of the Kavir" because of its location, in a valley between Shir Kuh , the tallest mountain in the region at 4,075 m (13,369 ...