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Yazd
City in Yazd province, Iran

Yazd

Yazd is a city in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.

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At the 2016 census, its population was 529,673. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Get in

Getting to Yazd

Yazd is midway between Isfahan and Kerman, 689 km (427 miles) south east of Tehran. Yazd is well connected to the rest of the country by planes, trains and buses. Buses come from Shiraz (300,000 rials, 5-6 hours), Na'in (150,000 rials, 2½ hours), Isfahan (260,000 rials, 4 hours).

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    Bus

    This is the main bus station, and is quite far out of the city centre.

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    Shahid Sadooghi International Airport
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    Train

    Taxi to Na'in costs 1,200,000 rials (besides, it's possible to go there via Chak Chak and Meybod sights which will cost then - about 2,000,000 rials), to Isfahan - 2,200,000 rials.

See

Worth seeing

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    Masjid-e Jame
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    Yazd Water Museum

    House converted to a museum with a lot of information about the Canat water distribution system.

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    Takyeh Amir Chakhmagh

    Built as a mosque, it served as a caravanserai, a tekyeh, a bathhouse, a cold water well, and a confectionery.

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    Cistern of Fatemeh-ye-Golshan

    Easily-viewed reservoir with 4 badgirs (wind towers).

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    Amir Chakhmagh Mosque

    Mosque next to the Amir Chakhmagh Complex.

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    Market Square Clock

    Imam St.

Do

Things to do

Walk around in the historic neighbourhoods and relax in the parks. You can also hike up in the beautiful mountains of Yazd and enjoy a spectacular view of the city. If you are the more social type, relax in the cafes and chat with local Iranians. Most likely, they will be very interested in talking with you.

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    Pahlevani
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    Traditional Persian Night

    Kohan Hotel (Near to the Museum of Coin and Anthropology, Alley 40, Imam Street), info@tpersiannight.com.

Eat

Where to eat

For a friendlier and more cultural atmosphere try Persian restaurants. Many restaurants serve the standard Iranian kebabas. There are a few international restaurants in Yazd which serve Italian, Indian, Arabian and Mexican food. The traditional restaurant and tea house of Kohan Hotel serves various Iranian traditional dishes such as fessenjun, gheime as well as some European and Indian dishes.

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    Friends House

    No.44, Shah Abolghasem Alley, Seyyed Gole Sorkh St (few steps from Alexander's Prison towards Haame mosque),.

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    Parsa

    Salman-e-Farsi (on the righthand side behind Amir Chakmaq mosque).

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.