Yazd was visited by Marco Polo in 1250, inspired by this place Marco Polo also wrote about it. It is one of the oldest cities of Persia. Yazd is in central Iran. Many consider it as an oasis in the center of the desert. Yazd is recognized as a historical city of Iran. The city has many historical monuments which are famous for its architectural designs and elegance. The tourist spots of Yazd are as follows:
- Friday Mosque
- Pir-e-Sabz
- Yazd's Wind Towers
- Dowlatabad Gardens
- Yazd ' Fire Temple'
- Pir-e-Pars Banu
- Traditional Yazd dwelling architecture
- Jami Mosque
- Pomegranate tree gardens
- Towers of Silence
- Education Department Natural History Museum
- Aineh va Rowshanat Museum
Hotels in Yazd are as follows:
- Yazd Tourism Guest House
Contact no: 9835149120, 49127-9 and 47221
- Arkan-e-Yazd Tourism Guest House
Contact no: 9835282912-3, 3965
- Safaeieh Hotel
Contact: 98351828125
- Nabavi Hotel
Contact: 9835126677
Yazd is a manufacturing center. It has silk, cotton and wool mills. Besides this, it also has workshops for carpet weaving, water purification unit and food processing units. Yazd city also has mines which produces uranium, iron, zinc ore, lead. Yazd city connects the main highway and the rail line from Tehran to Bandar e Abbas. In the 20th century, Yazd has experienced an economic renaissance. Due to underground irrigation facilities the city produces crops like cotton, wheat, barley, indigo, almonds, fruits, mulberry trees for silk worms.
Yazd is a place which will give you an experience of witnessing the historical remnants of Iran.
