Yazd

Yazd is a desert city in central Iran and the capital of the Yazd province. It is an ancient city dating back to the Sassanian period. Wikivoyage

Population 529,673 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Iran

• 110PolicePolice
• 115AmbulanceAmbulance
• 125FireFire

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Iran

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

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• Jameh Mosque Attraction · 480 m
• Malekzadeh Historical House Attraction · 820 m
• Bodhem-e-Davazdah Emam Monument · 890 m
• Alexander prison Attraction · 930 m
• Ab Anbar of Kushk-e No Zarch Attraction · 990 m
• Water Museum Museum · 260 m
• Pishtaq Attraction · 480 m
• Harandi House Attraction · 500 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Somewhere to run

• بوستان وحشی بافقی 250 m across 850 m

Getting around

• ایستگاه سه راه شنه 1.9 km
• تاکسی میهن ۱۸۳۳ ۱۸۲۲ 3.2 km
• Homafar Sq. Terminal 4.2 km
• Yazd 4.2 km
• ترمینال امام علی 5.1 km

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