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The history of this ancient city according to some historical documents
goes back to the time of Alexander the Great or one millennium before the
emergence of Islam. It was conquered by Arabs in 642, and subsequently
become an important station on the caravan routes to Central Asia and India.
Yazd was the only part of IRAN that was spared destruction by Chengiz Khan
and Tamerlane and flourished in the 14th and 15th centuries.
The architecture of Yazd is unique, combining a proliferation of those
graceful bad-girs (Wind- towers) seen in central and southern IRAN: the
houses are surmounted by high turrets with openings oriented towards the
dominant winds like air vents on a ship.
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Places to see include:
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