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Yazd

American  
[yahzd] / jɑzd /

noun

  1. Yezd.


Yazd British  
/ jɑːzd /

noun

  1. a city in central Iran: a major centre of silk weaving. Pop: 436 000 (2005 est)

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An isolated desert city 500 miles from the coast, Yazd is a challenging target for the U.S. and Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Similar gatherings took place in the southern city of Shiraz, Yazd and Isfahan in central Iran, Tabriz in the northwest and elsewhere, according to images broadcast on state TV.

From Barron's Mar. 1, 2026

Similar sit-ins took place at universities in the central cities of Yazd and Isfahan, and in the southern city of Shiraz.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2022

Demonstrations resumed early Monday in the central city of Yazd and several other cities, including Piranshahr in the northwest and Tehran.

From Reuters Oct. 17, 2022

The Masjid-e-Jameh towered above the other buildings in Yazd.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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