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

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Panorama o Yazd
Panorama o Yazd
Yazd is located in Iran
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Yazd
Coordinates: 31°53′50″N 54°22′04″E / 31.89722°N 54.36778°E / 31.89722; 54.36778
ProvinceYazd
CoontyYazd
BakhshCentral
Elevation
1216 m (3,990 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total423,006
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Websitehttp://yazd.ir

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References

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  1. Andrew Burke, Mark Elliot (2008). Iran. Lonely Planet. pp. 255–267. ISBN 978-1-74104-293-1.
  2. "Yazd, A Desert Paradise". Iran Review. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 30 Januar 2011.[deid airtin]

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