The last cemetery watchman of the Yazd towers of silence
This ritual ended 40 years ago, but this man has very impressive memories of the few years he spent there bringing dead bodies to the tower and collecting bones...
Yazd, Zoroastrianism and Did Ramazan Start? September 17th 2007 We have included in this entry a map where you can see our journey of the first 19 days in Iran. Just click on the map to the left.
Yazd
Although we are on one of the different branches of the Silk Road since we reached Central Anatolia in Turkey we have not yet written a lot about it. Not only Silvan and Annamaria traveled to Yazd but also the probably best known Silk Road traveler: ... read more
Middle East » Iran » East » Yazd 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
From Turkey to Thailand we will be traveling 5 months and we created this blog to give you the opportunity to follow us on this trip. We will try to update it regularly!... full info