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Yazd

Administration
Full nameYazd
Official nameYazd
Native nameيزد
ProvinceYazd
CountyYazd
BakhshCentral
Geography
Elevation3989.5 ft (1216 m)
Demography
Total Population423006 (2006)
Other information
Time zoneIRST (UTC+3:30)
- Summer (DST)IRDT (UTC+4:30)

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Yazd (pronounced /jæzd/) ( , also Romanized as Yezd) is the capital of Yazd Province in Iran, and a centre of Zoroastrian culture. The city is located some 175 miles southeast of Isfahan. At the 2006 census, the population was 423,006, in 114,716 families.

Because of generations of adaptations to its desert surroundings, Yazd is an architecturally unique city. It is also known in Iran for the high quality of its handicrafts, especially silk weaving, and its sweet shops.

Yazd Video

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After Ramadam, Muharram is the holiest month of the Muslim calendar. Fighting is prohibited and people wear black to mourn the death of Imam Hussein bin Ali حسÙ٠ب٠عÙ٠ب٠أïºï»² طاÙبâ . Imam Hussein was brutally murdered in Karbala, Iraq, 1300 years ago. It was filmed in a congregational hall known as a Hussainia, in the city of Yazd, which is the oldest continuously inhabited city on earth (7000 years old). The ceremony lasted three hours.
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17 days in Iran travelling to Yazd, Shiraz (inc. Persepolis), Esfahan, Kashan, Tabriz (inc. Kandovan), Masuleh, Qazvin (inc. Alamut & Lamiasar castles) and Tehran for the end. Other travels in pictures and movies @ www.ddpn.net
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2.50 min. | 2.14 user rating
Pink Panther in Yazd Iran with bussed inpoor factory and government workers who have no choice, they should participate whether they like it or not.
1.98 min. | 4.15 user rating
Iranian soldier singing in a Yazd teahouse.
0.75 min. | 4.92 user rating
This shrine perched beneath a cliff face in Iran is the most sacred of the Zoroastrian mountain shrines. Chak Chak is where Nikbanou, second daughter of the last pre-Islamic Persian ruler, the Sassanian Emperor Yazdegerd III of Persia, was cornered by the invading Arab army in 640 CE.Fearing capture Nikbanou prayed to Ahura Mazda to protect her from her enemies. In response to Nikbanou's pleadings, the mountain miraculously opened up and sheltered her from the invaders.The fire in the temple has been burning for thousands of years.
2.43 min. | 4.69 user rating
Zurkhaneh or Zourkhaneh is an ancient Iranian sport whose origin goes back to nearly 2000 years ago. The word Zurkhaneh literally means 'house of power' and refers to both the sport itself and the place it is practiced. This video was taken on a trip to Yazd, Iran in October 2006.
0.80 min. | 4.25 user rating
The history of the town dates back to more than 2500 years ago. Today in this town side by side with moslems a few tens of thousands of zoroastrians are living
5.35 min. | 4.9 user rating

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Zawya---Yazd- province in central Iran has about 2000 hectares of olive orchards. A horticulture specialist at -Yazd- Agricultural Jihad Department, Ali Mohammad Zabihi told Mehr News Agency that so far, olive trees in 500 hectares have borne fruit. ... - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:25:55 GMT+00:00
Commander Stresses Prolonged Impacts of US Failure in Tabas on Washington - Fars News Agency Tweet this news
Fars News Agency--The first stage of the mission involved establishing a small initial staging site inside Iran itself, near Tabas in the -Yazd- Province (formerly in the south of the Khorassan province) of Iran. The site, named Desert One, was to be used - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:49:03 GMT+00:00
VFF confused in choosing new coach for national squad - VietNamNet Bridge Tweet this news
VietNamNet Bridge--From 2005-2006, he led Tarbiat Badani -Yazd- club of Iran and then Al-Ahli club of Bahrain. Falko Falko Goetz, 49, is a German former soccer player and last manager of Holstein Kiel. As a midfielder, Goetz began his career in East Germa - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:36:46 GMT+00:00
Iran to build new seamless pipe mill - Steel Business Briefing (subscription) Tweet this news
Steel Business Briefing (subscription)--A consortium formed of Danieli and another company has signed a contract to construct the new facility named -Yazd- 1, says Iran Alloy Steel's director of expansion projects Hokmolah Babaei. The capacity of the - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:08:07 GMT+00:00
Iran: Former President Criticizes Continued Crackdown On Opposition - Eurasia Review Tweet this news
Eurasia Review--Khatami told a meeting in -Yazd- according to his website. “Pressure on those who are in prisons and their families has grown, and house arrests and further restrictions have also been added on top of them.” The two Iranian opposition - Date : Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:11:55 GMT+00:00
Iran to hold Intl. Persian Gulf Festival - Press TV Tweet this news
Press TV--Photographers from -Yazd- Province will display their works in the exhibition From Desert to the Persian Gulf and Khuzestan Province will send its poets to recite poems about the Persian Gulf in Persian and Arabic. Golestan Province will present - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:40:54 GMT+00:00
A special issue on Iraj Afshar to be released - Iran Book News Agency Tweet this news
Iran Book News Agency--Afshar has written many books on Iran and its history including the three-volume -Yazd- Souvenirs which provide detailed information on the monuments of the ancient city in southern of Iran. He is also known as the doyen of Persian - Date : Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:19:39 GMT+00:00
Art news in brief - Tehran Times Tweet this news
Tehran Times--They previously visited Shiraz and they flew to -Yazd- to visit its historical sites. The last permanent conductor of the orchestra Sahbaii was appointed as permanent conductor of the orchestra in January 2008 and resigned in February 2010. - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:04:23 GMT+00:00
Iran special steels producer to hike output 3% y-on-y - Steel Business Briefing (subscription) Tweet this news
Steel Business Briefing (subscription)---...- Spain, Turkey, England, Belgium, Poland and the Netherlands. Iran Alloy Steel is located in -Yazd- province, central Iran, and produces long products in a range of grades including stainless, free-cutting, too - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:09:44 GMT+00:00
Iran plans to build more nuke reactors - Dalje.com Tweet this news
Dalje.com--Hashemi also said new uranium resources were discovered in the Narigan region of -Yazd- province and said production at the Arak heavy water facility will be increased by 10 percent, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.--- - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:48:12 GMT+00:00

Various Yazd District
district area population cities villages
Abarkuh 5,941 75,205 2 4
Meybod 6,941 72,000 2 6
Ardakan 6,717 70,000 2 5
Bafgh 15,298 41,000 2 6
Khatam 7,931 32,000 2 4
Mehriz 6,717 74,000 1 5
Sadough 5,486 26,300 3 3
Tabas 57,337 63,400 2 8
Taft 5,948 56,000 2 10
Yazd 2,397 38,900 4 4
Source:Geography Book of Yazd

Architecture of Persia and Iran

ElementsBazaars * The Persian Garden (hayāt) * Windcatchers * Shabestan * Kucheh * Talar * Iwan * Howz * Panjdari * Hashti * Andaruni * Biruni (Persian architecture) * Dalan e Vorudi * Qanat * Kariz * Gonbad * Ab anbar * Yakhchal * Caravanserais * Robats * Burj * Khaneqah * Tekyeh * Sahn * Imamzadeh * Mosques
Notable traditional citiesArchitecture of Tehran * Bam * Bukhara * Ctesiphon, Derbent * Herat * Isfahan * Kashan * Merv * Mashad * Persepolis * Qazvin * Qom * Samarkand * Shahrisabz * Shiraz * Susa * Tabriz * Takht-i-Suleiman (Takht-e Soleyman) * Yazd * Gur-e Amir
History and theoryTraditional Persian residential architecture * Traditional water sources of Persian antiquity * Islamic architecture * Sassanid architecture * Pre-Parsi style * Parsi style * Parthian style * Khorasani style * Razi style * Azari style * Isfahani style
ListsList of ab anbars of Qazvin * List of historical Iranian architects * List of mosques * Args, Castles, and Ghal'ehs * List of Ziyarat-gahs

Yazd Province

Capital
Yazd
Counties and Cities
Abarkuh CountyAbarkuh * Mehrdasht *
Ardakan CountyArdakan * Ahmadabad * Aghda
Bafgh CountyBafgh * Behabad *
Khatam CountyKhatam * Marvast * Harat *
Mehriz CountyMehriz * Nadoshan *
Meybod CountyMeybod *
Sadough CountySadough * Ashkezar * Khezrabad *
Tabas CountyTabas * Dayhouk *
Taft CountyTaft * Nir,Yazd Province *
Yazd CountyYazd * Eshghabad * Hamidya * Shahediyeh * Zarch *
Sights
Shesh Baadgir (Six-Windcatcher-Ab Anbar) * Yazdan fire temple * Amir Chakhmagh Tekyeh * Tabas Golshan garden * Sarv-e-Abarqu * Green Pir Chak Chak temple * Lari house * Yazd Tower of Silence * Saghand Caravansary * Iskandar's jail * Chahartaghi cave * Marvast citadel * * Nadoshan citadel * Yazd Kabir jaame mosque * Dowlat Abad Garden * Shahvali mosque * Khan Bath and Khan square *



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