Historic City of Yazd

Overview

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.

Selection Criteria

(iii)(v)

Components(3 locations)

• •Area 11544-001
• •Area 21544-002
• •Area 31544-003

Details

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

ISO Codes

IR

Area

195.67 ha

Coordinates

31.9014, 54.3692