Yazd Province

province of Iran

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Yazd Province is a region in central Iran known for its desert landscape and historic cities that reflect centuries of Persian culture and architecture. It matters because it contains important cultural heritage sites and serves as a significant area within Iran's geography and history.

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Vinony's link graph records 1,568 inbound references to Yazd Province, and connects out to South Khorasan Province, Taft and Ahmadabad.

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It sits within the topics Provinces of Iran and Yazd province.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: province of Iran
Country: Iran
Located in: Iran
Contains: Khatam County
Capital: Yazd
Population: 990818
Area: 76469
Shares border with: Fars Province
Official website: ostanyazd.ir
Image: Yazd Province montage.png
Unemployment rate: 7.8

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language used: Zoroastrian Dari
category of associated people: Category:People from Yazd province
category for people born here: Category:Births in Yazd Province
native label: استان یزد
Commons category: Yazd Province
topic's main category: Category:Yazd province
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Encyclopedic overview

Yazd province (Persian: استان یزد) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran and is in the center of the country. Its capital is the city of Yazd. In 2014, it was placed in Region 5. The province has an area of 76,469 km.

Demographics

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yazd Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.