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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Yazd

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Yazd, Iran

Updated January 3, 2019

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The Tower of Silence in Yazd

Yazd, Iran

Zoroastrian Towers of Silence

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.
Yazd Atash Behram (Fire Temple).

Yazd, Iran

Yazd Atash Behram

The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.
Windcatcher of Dolat Abad in Yazd.

Yazd, Iran

Dolat Abad Windcatcher

Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.
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Sar Yazd Castle

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Sar Yazd Castle

This ancient fortress in Iran was once the oldest and largest treasury in the world.
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