Imamzadeh Abu Jafar – Yazd

The oldest Iranian mosque is located in one of the ancient villages of Yazd. Jameh Mosque of Fahraj lies 30 kilometers from Yazd City and goes back to the first half of century 1 AH. It is the only mosque of Islamic World whose building has not changed so far since it was constructed. This monument...

This house was built in 1286 AH.by Hadji Mohammad Ebrahim Lari. They used to use this building as a house for Darvishes of the Ne'mat-o-Allahi sect in the past. Its door, windows, sash windows and painted rooms decorated with mirrors, caused it to be one of the beautiful and splendid aristocratic...

One of the distinctive features of the cities of Yazd province which discriminate it from other cities, is the existence of various wind trappers. Most of them belong to old residential houses. On the other hand majority of urban reservoirs and mosques also have wind trapper. In other words the...

The same is located in Bida Khid in Yazd. It comprises of a mausoleum, monastery and mosque that are regarded as valuable relics of the region. Within the mausoleum there are three tombs, one of which belongs to the reputable Gnostic Sheikh Ali Benyamin. This monument, in terms of inscription and...

Ancient icehouses are very interesting samples of old urban structures in Iran, which were constructed to store ice. Ice-houses consist of four basic parts as follows: the Ice house, dome, main wall and a little pool. In Yazd province, during the winter when there was sufficient water, it was led...

Laris’ Mansion and its windcatcher are related to Qajar period and are located beside Kolah Farangi Mansion in Fahadan Neighborhood on Imam Khomeini Street in Yazd. This monument is registered in the list of Iran’s national monuments. Laris’ Mansion includes six gates with totally...

This square is a collection that Mohammad Taqi Khan established with a harmonious design. There are shops in the form of arcade at the four corners of the square. The Shafe'iyeh School is located at the north east corner of the square. From this square one way leads to Qeisarieh and another to Rig...

This shrine with a tall dome is situated near the Chahar Menar Quarter. Each side of the dome is 9.25 meters and thickness of the walls is 2.35 meters. Probably the reason to call this place as Shah Seyed Reza, is the existence of a tombstone of a person named Shah Seyed Reza who died in 955 AH....

This monument was built 180 years ago in Qajar period and reconstructed in 1371 AH. This water reservoir, which is the most beautiful water reservoir in Yazd, was constructed by Haji Hossein Mirollah. It was registered on March 24, 1978 in Iran's National Heritage under the registration number of...

Yazd Atash Behram is located in the center of Yazd Province, where Atash Bahram is maintained. Atash Bahram is a fire that comes from Karyan Fire Temple in Fars Province, which is one of the three largest fire temples in Sassanid dynasty. Its fire, which has been burning for years, is currently...

Amongst the natural features pertaining to tourism in Iran, are desert characteristics. Taking a stroll is these vast spaces, watching the wonders of the moving sands, the burning and dry salt marshes, historical monuments, brick colored buildings of simple and harsh styles, shadows of scattered...

Aliterate group in Yazd attempted to find the same in a period of two years. It has been erected in a part of the Iran Shahr High School of Yazd with a 1,000 square meters hall. The following are on display here, subjects such as botany, geology, zoology, human and animal anatomy sections.