Moshir Hotel – Yazd

Yazd Atash Kadeh – Yazd

Yazd Atash Behram is located in the center of Yazd Province, where Atash Bahram is maintained. Atash Bahram is a fire that comes from Karyan Fire Temple in Fars Province, which is one of the three largest fire temples in Sassanid dynasty. Its fire, ...

Badgir (Wind Trappers) – Yazd

One of the distinctive features of the cities of Yazd province which discriminate it from other cities, is the existence of various wind trappers. Most of them belong to old residential houses. On the other hand majority of urban reservoirs and ...

Dowlat Abad Garden – Yazd

Dolat Abad Garden is one of the old gardens of Yazd in Iran, and one of the highest brick wind catchers in the world, which is 33 meters and 80 centimeters high, has been built in it. The design of the garden is one of the most exquisite ones among ...

Protected Wildlife Zones – Yazd

The geographical and natural settings of Yazd have made it one of the most divergent wildlife areas. The Kalmand and Bahadoran protected zones, extending over an area of 25,000 hectares, Kooh Bafq, and Ariz, being 100,000 hectares, located near the ...

Khan School – Yazd

This building comprises of a large and a small school. The small school has been built by Mohammad Taqi Khan son of Mirza Mohammad Baqer Bafqi known as great Khan who was progenitor of a dynasty named Khavanin-e-Yazd (Khans of Yazd). Ali-Naqi Khan ...

Vaqt Va Saat Square – Yazd

This old square dates back to 8th century AH. Among the buildings around it worth mentioning are Seyed Roknedin School and an ancient water reservoir. There used to be astronomical observation installation (observatory) an endowment of the year ...

Sheikh Zeinol Abedin Ali Khamoosh Mausoleum – Yazd

This mausoleum is located in the village of Nadooshan. 35 kilometers from Yazd. Sheikh Ali was one of the 6th century Gnostics and mystics (Sufis) who was martyred and his tomb became a pilgrimage site and a place for alms and charity. A slab of ...

Covered Passages – Yazd

One of the noticeable features of the old province of Yazd and many other desert cities in Iran are roofed and covered lanes and passages. The reason behind designing and constructing these is to shelter and protect people against heat, harsh ...