Yazd
Yazd (pronoonced /jæzd/) (In Persian: یزد), is the caipital o Yazd Province in Iran, an a centre o Zoroastrian cultur. The ceety is locatit some 175 mile sootheast o Isfahan. Yazd haes a population o ower a hauf million (533,000 accordin tae[1] an 522,000 accordin tae[2]). Acause o generations o adaptations tae its desert surroondins, Yazd is an airchitecturally unique ceety. It is kent in Iran for the heich quality o its handicrafts, especially silk weavin, an its sweet shops an aw.
Yazd يزد | |
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Panorama o Yazd | |
Coordinates: 31°53′50″N 54°22′04″E / 31.89722°N 54.36778°E | |
Province | Yazd |
Coonty | Yazd |
Bakhsh | Central |
Elevation | 1216 m (3,990 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 423,006 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Website | http://yazd.ir |
Sister ceeties
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ Andrew Burke, Mark Elliot (2008). Iran. Lonely Planet. pp. 255–267. ISBN 978-1-74104-293-1.
- ↑ "Yazd, A Desert Paradise". Iran Review. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 30 Januar 2011.[deid airtin]
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