"Yazd" a Yazd Travel Page by Rezagholi

Yazd (Persian: یÒÏ) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the centre of the country, and its center is Yazd.

The province has an area of 73,467 km2, and according to the most recent divisions of the country, is divided into seven counties: Maybod, Mehreez, Taft, Ardakan, Bafq, Abar Kooh and Yazd, the capital. According to the 1996 census, Yazd province had a population of about 750,769, of which 75.1% were urban residents while 24.9% resided in rural areas. In 2006, Yazd had an estimated population of 1,033,291.
The city of Yazd is the economic and administrative capital of the province and therefore the most heavily populated.
The population of Yazd is predominantly Persian, most of whom are Shi'a Muslims. There are also small Zoroastrian communities. The city of Yazd’s first mention in historic records predate it back to around 3000 years B.C. when it was related to by the name of Ysatis, and was then part of the domain of Medes, an ancient empire of Iran. Excavations of Gharbal Biz remaining from the Achaemenid period are another example of the antiquity of Yazd.
Zoroastrians have traditionally been populous in Yazd. Even now, roughly ten percent of the town's population according to some estimates adhere to this ancient religion, and though their Atashkadeh (Fire Temple) was turned into a mosque after the Islamic Conquest of Persia, a dignified new fire temple was inaugurated thirteen hundred years later.

In the course of history due to its distance from important capitals and its harsh natural surrounding, Yazd remained immune to major troops' movements and destruction from wars, therefore it kept many of its traditions, city forms and architecture until recent times.
Yazd hails from an ancient history. As an example, Tehran University and Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization have teamed up with France's CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) to carry out archeological studies in Yazd province as part of a project aiming at preparing archeological plans of the area from the Mesolithic era.
During the invasion of Genghis Khan in the early 13th century, Yazd became a safehaven and home for many artists, intellectuals, and scientists fleeing their war ravaged cities across Persia.
Yazd was visited by Marco Polo in 1272, who described it as a good and noble city and remarked its silk production industry. Isolated from any approach by a huge tract of monotonous desert, the vibrancy of Yard often comes as a surprise.
Although more often described as the entrance to a now non-existent bazaar, the chief function of this building known as a Tekyeh, and the square before it, was to host the Ta'ziyeh, a cycle of passion plays commemorating the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, which takes place once a year during the mourning month of Moharram. The site dates from the fifteenth century amid the efforts of its eponymous builder, Amir Jalal Al-Din Chakhmagh, governor of Yazd.
For a brief period, Yazd was the capital of Atabakan and Mozaffarid dynasties. During the Qajar Dynasty (18th Century A.D.) it was ruled by the Bakhtiari Khans.
Amidst the immense surrounding desert, Yazd retains elements of its old religion, traditions, and architecture, which is recognized by UNESCO for its architectural heritage[4]. In 2004, the Majles allocated funds to help restore historical sites in Yazd inorder to nominate Yazd as a Cultural Heritage city by UNESCO.
The word Yazd means feast and worship. The city of Yazd has resisted the modern urbanization changes and has so far maintained its traditional structure. The geographical features of this region have prompted residents to develop special architectural styles. For this reason, in the older part of the city most houses are built of adobe and have domed roofs (gonbad). These materials serve as an excellent insulation preventing heat from passing through.
The existence of special ventilation structures, called Badgirs is a distinctive feature of the architecture of this city (A Badgir is a high structure on the roof under which, in the interior of the building, there is a small pool).
The Jame Mosque (Friday Mosque) of Yazd crowned by a pair of minarets, the highest in Persia, the portal's facade is decorated from top to bottom in dazzling tile work, predominantly blue in colour.

This hotel has served for 200years and architecturally related things is traditional and also facilitated with all welfare equipments located in the historical place of Zargar_e_Yazdi at the center of the traditional texture of Yazd city having water pool , colored glass ,huge wind catchers , wooden doors , hall , rooms with 3 and 5 doors ,traditional shoe holders ,Hashti , Kariyas , alcove , Qanats , refrigerators and Narengestan with having all these facilities reminds them of the past sweet memory .
Single bed rooms , double bed rooms , three bed rooms and suite with all services , blow dryers, sauna and Jacques , refrigerator with mini bar , T.V, heating and cooling system provided in traditional and modern style .
With your presence in the elegant restaurant and it's coffee shop in the open and closed space and on the roof along Iranian and continental food in the form of traditional service will be served as a memorable moments for our guest in the hotel . facilities available at your service are : internet café , satellite with central system giving service to rooms and common spaces , taxi service , service for airline and railway ticketing , visa service , Yazd sightseeing tour along with a guide (camel and horse riding , desert adventure , etc ), doctor, complete insurance facility to our guest from the time they arrive till the date of departure from the hotel , billiard and table tennis rooms , chess , cashmere exhibition and yazd handicraft , lockers . it is close related to the old market place of Shazdeh Fazel and Bazzar_ e _ Zargarha and Bazzar e_Khan and also close to Arg complex and Masjid _ e _ Jame and Alexander prison and other sightseeing of Yazd . all these services are kept at your service .