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Yazd or '''Yezd''' (In weaving, and its Sweets Shops . GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE Yazd is situated at an Oasis where the Dasht-e Kavir desert and the Dasht-e Lut desert meet (the city is sometimes called "the bride of the Kavir" because of its location), in a valley between Shir Kuh , the tallest mountain in the region at 4075 m. above sea level, and Kharaneq. The city itself is located at 1203 m. above sea-level, and covers 16,000 km&2. According to the administrative division rules, the Yazd province is divided into 10 districts, each includes at least one town and a number of villages. These districts are: Abarkuh, Ardakan, Bafq, Khatam, Maybod, Mehriz, Tabas, Sadough, Taft and Yazd. The climate is generally very dry, with cold winters and hot summers. The temperature tends to fluctuate dramatically, even between night and day, but especially summer to winter. Temperatures of 40 °C in the summer and -20 °C in the winter have been recorded. HISTORY The city has a 3000 year long history, dating back to the time of the Median Empire , when it was known as Ysatis (or Issatis). The present city name, however, may have been derived from Yazdegerd I , a Sassanid ruler. The city was definitely a Zoroastrian centre during Sassanid times. After the Islamic Conquest Of Persia , many Zoroastrians fled to Yazd from neighbouring provinces. The city remained Zoroastrian even after the conquest by paying a levy, and only gradually did Islam come to be the dominant religion in the city |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Jame_mosque_of_Yazd" class="copylinks">Friday Mosque Of Yazd is still in use today It was first built under Ala'oddoleh Garshasb of the Al-e Bouyeh dynasty |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Zoroastrian" class="copylinks">Zoroastrian temple of Yazd |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/windcatcher" class="copylinks">Windcatcher of "Dowlat-abad" in Yazd, is a fine example of desert Persian Architecture |
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