Sights & Landmarks in Yazd Province

Enjoy your walking be sides the history. Find out how ancient people lived and structured their houses, Get lost in the little streets and enjoy the beauty of Yazd!

The Amir Chakhmaq Complex is a prominent structure in Yazd, Iran, noted for its symmetrical sunken alcoves. It is a mosque located on a square of the same name.

Yazd tower of silence or Zoroastrien's Dakhmeh is a type of structure used for funerary purposes by adherents of the Zoroastrian faith.

The Jameh Mosque of Yazd is the grand, congregational mosque of Yazd city. The mosque is depicted on the obverse of the Iranian 200 rials banknote.

The 150-year-old Lari House, built in 19th century by Hadji Mohammad Ibrahim Lari, is one of the best-preserved Qajar-era houses in Yazd.

The fire temple is a sanctuary with a burning flame of importance to Zoroastrian people. Inside you can find many info about the Zoroastrian cult and way of life.

Shish Badgiri Water Reservoir is one the famous ones in Yazd and it is located in a neighborhood with the same name. “Badgir” means ventilation tunnel and the “Shish” means six.

The alleyways of this covered bazaar extend back to the 9th century and make for a diverting hour or so's meander.

This 15th-century domed school is known as Alexander’s Prison because of a reference to this apparently dastardly place in a Hafez poem.