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Its bracing climate and locally-produced fruit (especially Natanz Pear s) are well-known in Iran . The famous Karkas Mountain Chain (Kuh-e Karkas) (meaning ''mountain of Vultures ''), at an elevation of 3899 Meter s, rises above the town, and locals point in its direction telling how the troops of Alexander The Great killed the Achaemenian King, Darius III , nearby. Various small Shrine s dot the area, such as the shrine of Abdas-Samad . The elements in the present complex date from 1304 with subsequent additions and restorations, such as the Khaneqah and Muqarnas Vault . The tomb honors the Sufi ''Sheikh Abd al-Samad'', and was built by the Sheikh's disciple, the Ilkhanid Vizier ''Zain al-Din Mastari''. In 2002 , Whistleblower Alireza Jafarzadeh revealed that the existence of a secret nuclear facility designed to Enrich Uranium extracted from the Yazd Province using Centrifuge technology. As a consequence, Natanz is under threat of being bombed as part of the 2005-2006 US-Israeli Threats To Attack Iran . SEE ALSO
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