Yazd province (Persian: استان یزد) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran and is in the center of the country. Its capital is the city of Yazd. In 2014, it was placed in Region 5. The province has an area of 76,469 km.
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👉 Yazd province in the context of Yazd
Yazd (Persian: یزد; [jæzd] ) is a city in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. At the 2016 census, its population was 529,673. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Because of generations of adaptations to its desert surroundings, Yazd is known for its Persian architecture. It is nicknamed the "City of Windcatchers" (شهر بادگیرها Shahr-e Badgirha) from its many examples. It is also very well known for its Zoroastrian fire temples, ab anbars (cisterns), qanats (underground channels), yakhchals (coolers), Persian handicrafts, handwoven cloth (Persian termeh), silk weaving, Persian cotton candy, and its time-honored confectioneries. Yazd is also known as City of Bicycles, because of its early adoption of cycling, and its boasting the highest number of bicycles per capita in Iran. It is reported that bicycle culture in Iran originated in Yazd as a result of contact with European visitors and tourists in the nineteenth century.
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Yazd province in the context of Fars Province
Fars Province, in Persian Ostâne Fârs, historically known outside of Iran as Persia proper, is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz.
Pars province has an area of 122,400 km and is located in Iran's southwest, in Region 2. It neighbours the provinces of Bushehr to the west, Hormozgan to the south, Kerman and Yazd to the east, Isfahan to the north, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad to the northwest.
Yazd province in the context of Abarkuh
Abarkuh (Persian: ابركوه) is a city in the Central District of Abarkuh County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Yazd province in the context of Central District (Yazd County)
The Central District of Yazd County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان یزد) is in Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Yazd.