Tourism Information of Yazd
Sitting in the crossroads of the Silk Road, the city of Yazd emerges as an oasis from the barren Iranian desert. Made almost entirely out of heavy clay soil, the city has flourished for centuries in the hot and dry climate through its innovative architecture. Turning limited resources into opportunity, Yazd became a wealthy and powerful centre for culture, religion and trade, and its magnificent monuments still stand proud today. Amongst the dazzling jewels of the desert are glittering tiled mosques, bustling bazaars, and an enormous labyrinth of earthen streets.
The City of Yazd is located in the middle of the Iranian plateau, 270 km southeast of Isfahan, close to the Spice and Silk Roads. It bears living testimony to the use of limited resources for survival in the desert. Water is supplied to the city through a qanat system developed to draw underground water. The earthen architecture of Yazd has escaped the modernization that destroyed many traditional earthen towns, retaining its traditional districts, the qanat system, traditional houses, bazars, hammams, mosques, synagogues, Zoroastrian temples and the historic garden of Dolat-abad.
Want to see a holy fire that has been burning since 1500 years ago? You can visit Yazd Zoroastrian Fire Temple.
Zoroastrian Fire Temple or Yazd Atash Behram and also known as Atashkadeh-e (Fire Temple Yazd is a 21-meter high building with a lovely pool in the middle of its yard. Every ancient fire temple has to be built near a pool. Also, around the yard, you can enjoy the lovely shade of fruit trees. On the front of the building, you can see a beautiful Farvahar statue (a winged deity of the Ahura Mazda).
The building itself is a resemblance of the Achaemenid architecture style. This place is the main temple of Zoroastrians in Iran and they practice their religion besides this holy fire.
Want to see a holy fire that has been burning since 1500 years ago? You can visit Yazd Zoroastrian Fire Temple.
Zoroastrian Fire Temple or Yazd Atash Behram and also known as Atashkadeh-e (Fire Temple Yazd is a 21-meter high building with a lovely pool in the middle of its yard. Every ancient fire temple has to be built near a pool. Also, around the yard, you can enjoy the lovely shade of fruit trees. On the front of the building, you can see a beautiful Farvahar statue (a winged deity of the Ahura Mazda).
The building itself is a resemblance of the Achaemenid architecture style. This place is the main temple of Zoroastrians in Iran and they practice their religion besides this holy fire.
In the Zoroastrian tradition, once someone has died, their body can immediately be contaminated by demons and made impure. To prevent this infiltration, Zoroastrians purified the dead body by exposing it to the elements and local fowl on top of flat-topped towers called dakhmas in the desert.
According to a tradition dating back over 3,000 years, bodies were arranged on the towers in three concentric circles. Men were placed in the outer circle, women in the middle, and children in the inner-most ring. The bodies were then left until their bones were bleached by the elements and stripped by the vultures.
After the purification process, the bones were placed in ossuaries near or inside of the towers. Ossuaries from these rituals have been discovered from the fourth and fifth centuries BC. Similar dakhmas exist just outside of Mumbai, India, as well, although the most prominent “Towers of Silence” are in Iran.
In the Zoroastrian tradition, once someone has died, their body can immediately be contaminated by demons and made impure. To prevent this infiltration, Zoroastrians purified the dead body by exposing it to the elements and local fowl on top of flat-topped towers called dakhmas in the desert.
According to a tradition dating back over 3,000 years, bodies were arranged on the towers in three concentric circles. Men were placed in the outer circle, women in the middle, and children in the inner-most ring. The bodies were then left until their bones were bleached by the elements and stripped by the vultures.
After the purification process, the bones were placed in ossuaries near or inside of the towers. Ossuaries from these rituals have been discovered from the fourth and fifth centuries BC. Similar dakhmas exist just outside of Mumbai, India, as well, although the most prominent “Towers of Silence” are in Iran.
According to a tradition dating back over 3,000 years, bodies were arranged on the towers in three concentric circles. Men were placed in the outer circle, women in the middle, and children in the inner-most ring. The bodies were then left until their bones were bleached by the elements and stripped by the vultures.
After the purification process, the bones were placed in ossuaries near or inside of the towers. Ossuaries from these rituals have been discovered from the fourth and fifth centuries BC. Similar dakhmas exist just outside of Mumbai, India, as well, although the most prominent “Towers of Silence” are in Iran.
Jameh Mosque of Yazd is the main, congregational mosque of Yazd. The original building dates back to Sassanid Era. First, the mosque was constructed on the site of a Sassanid fire temple.
The mosque is a great example of the Azari style of Persian architecture. Two minarets surround the mosque. These minarets are one of the highest in Iran, and the portal’s facade is decorated in glittering tile work in blue.
The magnificent combination of brick work and the priceless inscription of mosaic tiles bearing angular Kufic brings together a great piece of art. The two minarets date back to the Safavid era. The two towering minarets are about 52 meters high.
Jameh Mosque of Yazd is the main, congregational mosque of Yazd. The original building dates back to Sassanid Era. First, the mosque was constructed on the site of a Sassanid fire temple.
The mosque is a great example of the Azari style of Persian architecture. Two minarets surround the mosque. These minarets are one of the highest in Iran, and the portal’s facade is decorated in glittering tile work in blue.
The mosque is a great example of the Azari style of Persian architecture. Two minarets surround the mosque. These minarets are one of the highest in Iran, and the portal’s facade is decorated in glittering tile work in blue.
The magnificent combination of brick work and the priceless inscription of mosaic tiles bearing angular Kufic brings together a great piece of art. The two minarets date back to the Safavid era. The two towering minarets are about 52 meters high.
Amir Chakhmagh complex is a square located in the historical urban fabric of the city of Yazd and its known for its symmetrical alcoves. This big complex which dates back to the Timurids era consists of various buildings such as Bazaar, two water reservoirs, Tekyeh ( A place where Shiites gather to mourn Muharram), Nakhl (a wooden structure carried as a Shia religious ritual), a mosque, a caravanserai, monastery, cold water well and Qanat house.
Amir Chakhmaq is built by Amir Jalaluddin Chakhmaq who was one of the commanders of Shahrukh Teimouri (1377-1447) and his wife Fatemeh Khatun.
Amir Chakhmagh complex is a square located in the historical urban fabric of the city of Yazd and its known for its symmetrical alcoves. This big complex which dates back to the Timurids era consists of various buildings such as Bazaar, two water reservoirs, Tekyeh ( A place where Shiites gather to mourn Muharram), Nakhl (a wooden structure carried as a Shia religious ritual), a mosque, a caravanserai, monastery, cold water well and Qanat house.
Amir Chakhmaq is built by Amir Jalaluddin Chakhmaq who was one of the commanders of Shahrukh Teimouri (1377-1447) and his wife Fatemeh Khatun.