Yazd nominates 22 historical sites for national registration

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
deputy provincial tourism chief said on Monday.In addition, the sites have been documented as an essential prerequisite, the official
said.In July 2017, the historical core of Yazd was named UNESCO World Heritage
The city is full of mud-brick houses that are equipped with innovative badgirs (wind catchers), atmospheric alleyways, and many Islamic and
Iranian monuments that shape its eye-catching city landscape.Yazd is famed as a living testimony to the intelligent use of limited available
resources in the desert for survival
Water is brought to the city by the qanat system
Each district of the city is built on a qanat and has a communal center
Furthermore, the use of earth in buildings includes walls and roofs through the construction of vaults and domes
Houses are built with courtyards below ground level, serving underground areas
Wind-catchers, courtyards, and thick earthen walls create a pleasant microclimate.It is chock-full of mud-brick houses, bazaars, public
bathhouses, water cisterns, mosques, synagogues, Zoroastrian temples, and centuries-old gardens
From the divine point of view, the city enjoys the peaceful coexistence of three religions: Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism.AM