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Yazd (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 53 50 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.8970 decimal degrees |
| Long: 054 22 03 E degrees minutes |
Long: 54.3670 decimal degrees |
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Note: Yazd dates from the 5th century CE, and became a major Zoroastrian city during Sasanian rule, and remains the last center of that religion in the country. It was a major stop along the Silk Road. The city is home to the Friday Mosque, or Masjed-e Jomʻeh, dating from 1375, has the largest minarets in Îrān. Yazd is an important center for silk weaving. |
Names: |
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| Yazd (preferred,C,V,display,O,English-P)
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| Yazd (Persian-Farsi (transliterated)-P)
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| Yezd (C,V)
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| Issatis (C,V)
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............ | Achaemenian name |
| Isatis (C,V)
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............ | Seleucid name |
| Katha (C,V)
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............ | Sassanian name |
| Katheh (C,V)
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............ | Khwarazm name |
| يزد (C,V,Persian-Farsi-P,U)
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| יזד (C,U,Hebrew )
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Iran (nation) (P) |
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Yazd (province) (P) |
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Yazd (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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dates from 5th century |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| religious center (C) |
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| ancient site (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
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