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Yazd

American  
[yahzd] / yɑzd /

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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The strikes have also targeted command and control centers for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a powerful force formed to defend the regime, and weapons-production facilities such as the Yazd military depot, which produces light and heavyweight torpedoes.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Similar gatherings took place elsewhere in Iran including in Tehran and the central city of Yazd.

From Barron's

By Tuesday, student protests erupted at universities in the capital Tehran and the central cities of Isfahan and Yazd.

From Barron's

Since then, videos verified by BBC Persian have shown demonstrations in the cities of Karaj, Hamedan, Qeshm, Malard, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Shiraz and Yazd.

From BBC