AI generatedYazd
Iran · Yazd Province · 1216 m
Short description of Yazd
Yazd (یزد) is a desert city of mud brick lanes, wind towers and domed roofs, and its old town is listed by UNESCO. Water still reaches the houses through qanats dug centuries ago, and the tall badgir of the Dowlatabad Garden shows how the system cooled them. Yazd is also the centre of Zoroastrian life in Iran, with a fire that is kept burning in the Atash Behram and the two Towers of Silence on the edge of town. The Jameh Mosque carries the highest tiled portal in the country. Rooftop terraces at sunset are the way the city is best understood.
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Travel seasons at a glance
Best time to visit: March – April or October
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All highlights and sights
- Jameh Mosque of Yazd
- Amir Chakhmaq Complex
- Old town rooftops at sunset
- Towers of Silence
- Zoroastrian Atash Behram fire temple
- Dowlatabad Garden & its wind tower
- Yazd bazaar and Haj Khalifeh sweets
- Water Museum and qanat system
- Alexander’s Prison & Twelve Imams Mausoleum
- Kharanaq abandoned mud brick village(Day trip)
- Chak Chak Zoroastrian shrine(Day trip)
- Meybod caravanserai, ice house and pigeon tower(Day trip)
- Saheb A Zaman Zurkhaneh
- Fahadan quarter alleys and covered passages
- Desert night at Saryazd or Kharanaq(Day trip)
- Silk weaving and termeh workshops
Ways to get there and away
- Airports nearby:
- AZD Shahid Sadooghi Airport (Yazd) · 7.6 km west(recommended)
- RJN Rafsanjan Airport (Rafsanjan) · 240 km southeast
- Train stations:
- Yazd
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Distances
Straight line. With the car symbol: road distance and pure driving time, where already worked out. Population: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).