Baghirs - Yadz

Fire Temples of Zoroaster

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May 19th 2006
Mr Medhi took me to the bus station first thing and got me a ticket to Yadz, 5 boring hours later I checked into my 'hotel', flea pit is a more apt description, but at $7 a night who am I to complain. I dumped my bags in my cubicle and started the walk described in the Lonely Planet, visiting the Water Museum which describes the creation of the thirty thousand underground canals criss crossing ... read more

Middle East » Iran » East » Yazd

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Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and the shah was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces established a theocratic system of government with ultimate political author... ... read more