Yazd

By: Majid Dehghanizadeh

Date harvesting in Yazd

YAZD, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Harvesting season for dates has started in the central Iranian province of Yazd.
2019-09-28 09:53
Number of tourists visiting Yazd up by 32%

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – The number of tourists visiting Yazd Province, Iran, has increased by 32% since the start of the year 1398 (March 21, 2019).
2019-09-25 17:17
By: Majid Dehghanizadeh

‘Nakhl Bardari’ rituals in Ashura Day in Mehriz

YAZD, Sep. 12 (MNA) – “Nakhl Bardari” rites and rituals is one of the most ancient mourning ceremonies in Mehriz, Yazd province which is usually held in Ashura Day.
2019-09-12 13:13
By: Majid Dehghani Zadeh

Muharram mourning in Yazd

YAZD, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Various religious groups of Yazd, central province of Iran gathered and held Muarram mourning in Hussainia on the 7th day of Muharram.
2019-09-08 13:28
Police confiscate 203kg drugs in Yazd

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – The police forces of Yazd Province, Iran, have seized 203 kg of narcotics during checkpoints in the province.
2019-09-08 13:26
By: Majid Dehghanizadeh

Traditional mourning ceremony of ‘Mahale Gardi’ in Yazd during Muharram

YAZD, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Mourning ceremony entitled “Mahale Gardi” is one of the traditional rites and rituals of people of Mehriz, Yazd province, which dates back to more than 100 years ago. “Mahale Gardi” ceremony starts as of the second day of Muharram month in a way that lovers of Imam Hussain (PBUH) pass from the old neighborhoods and invited them to take part in mourning ceremony in Baghe Bahar Husseiniyah.
2019-09-03 15:06
Iran's police confiscate four consignments of illicit drugs in Yazd

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – The police forces of Yazd Province, Iran, have seized four consignments of narcotics during checkpoints in the province.
2019-09-01 16:16
By: Majid Dehghanizadeh

People celebrate Eid al-Ghadir in Yazd

Yazd, Aug. 20 (MNA) – People of the central Iranian city of Yazd, along with other Shia Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Ghadir today. The auspicious occasion marks the day when the Prophet of Islam appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUM) -- the first Shia Imam -- as his successor and Muslims’ next leader.
2019-08-20 13:04
Police seize 189kg of drugs in Yazd

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – The chief of the Iranian anti-narcotics police in Yazd said that the police forces seized 189kg of narcotics in Yazd, southeastern province of Iran.
2019-08-17 15:52
Iran’s Police confiscate 322 kg illicit drugs in Yazd prov.

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The chief of the Iranian anti-narcotics police in Yazd said Wed. that his forces seized 322 kilogram of narcotics in two separate operations in the southeastern province.
2019-08-14 18:45
Police seize 12 tons of illicit drugs in Yazd

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – The police forces of Yazd Province, Iran, have seized 12 tons of illegal drugs during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (ending July 22, 2019) in the province.
2019-08-06 18:26
Police seize 212kg of illicit drugs in Yazd

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The police forces of Yazd Province of Iran have seized 212 kg of illicit drugs in this province.
2019-07-21 16:50
Yazd province exports at $133mn in fiscal Q1

YAZD, Jul. 08 (MNA) – More than 695,533 tons of non-oil commodities worth $132.7 million were exported from Yazd province, central Iran, during the first three months of the current fiscal (March 21- June 21), a senior official at the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration said.
2019-07-08 11:09
Police seize 327kg of opium in Yazd

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – The police forces of Yazd province of Iran have seized 327kg of illegal drugs in Yazd, central province of Iran.
2019-07-07 13:26
Police seize 326kg of hashish in central Iran

YAZD, May 28 (MNA) – Iran’s anti-narcotics police forces have managed to capture 326 kilograms of hashish in a single operation in the central province of Yazd, a provincial police commander announced on Tuesday.
2019-05-28 12:21
By: Majid Dehghanizadeh

Damask rose festival in Yazd

MEHRIZ, May 18 (MNA) – The second cultural damask rose festival was hold in Mehriz, a city in Yazd Province, Iran.
2019-05-18 16:21
VIDEO: Sandstorm sweeps across Iranian city of Yazd

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – A sandstorm took over the Iranian central city of Yazd on Friday. The footage shows the massive sandstorm approaching the city, which is located near Dasht-e-Kavir desert.
2019-05-17 18:25
By: Behnam Yousefi

Historical city of Yazd

YAZD, Apr. 04 (MNA) – With its numerous wind towers rising above a labyrinth of adobe roofs, the historical city of Yazd, central Iran, is one of the oldest towns on earth. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, it encompasses thousands of ancient dwellings, screened from the narrow lanes by imposing mud walls.
2019-04-04 12:04
By: Majid Dehghanizadeh

Travelers visit historical monuments of Yazd in Nowruz

YAZD, Mar. 27 (MNA) – Yazd province is known as a golden triangle of Iranian tourism along with the provinces of Fars and Isfahan and has always been at the focal attention of domestic and foreign tourists. Every year, a great number of domestic and foreign tourists visit historical and cultural monuments of this province. So far, 1,850 historical monuments in this province have been registered in National Heritage List.
2019-03-27 10:16
CHHTO renovates 16,000 historical monuments last year

TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) – Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran (CHHTO) restored and renovated a number of 16,00 historical monuments in the country last year (ended Mar. 20).
2019-03-24 17:43
By: Marjohn Sheikhi

World’s 3rd oldest tree ‘Cypress of Abarkuh’ in Yazd became 4500 years old

TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) – The world’s third oldest tree still living today, ‘Cypress of Abarkuh’ or ‘Sarv-e Abarkuh’, located in Yazd province, Iran, has just became 4,500 years old.
2019-03-24 12:40
By: Milad Rafat

Narin Castle in Meybod

MEYBOD, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Narin Castle is a mud-brick fort in the town of Meybod, Yazd province, Iran. The ruins of the structure stands 40 meters high from its base. It was built some 2,000 years ago, yet it contains what seems to be a type of plumbing system.
2019-03-22 16:23
Yazd earns $386m from exports in 10 months

YAZD, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Close to 1.6 million tons of non-oil commodities worth over $386 million were exported from Yazd province, central Iran, during the past 10 months through January 20, a senior official at the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration said.
2019-02-05 11:42
Salehi says Iran to build several yellowcake factories in Yazd

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said that Iran will build several yellowcake plants in Yazd province, central Iran.
2019-01-31 11:15
Intl. conf. on achieving ‘sustainable cities’ underway in Yazd

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – The International Conference of Sustainable Cities and the 19th Energy Globe World Award started in the city of Yazd, central Iran, on Monday and will continue through Tuesday (Jan. 28-29).
2019-01-28 15:07
By: Abolfazl Mohammadi

Yazdi journalists pay respect to Intl. Day of Persons with Disabilities

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – A number of journalists in the the historical city of Yazd sat in wheelchairs on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 3 and visited some public places and offices to check for themselves the disabled people's accessibility to urban facilities.
2018-12-04 07:08
Yazd named modern arts capital in Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – The Director General of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Yazd Province said Sat. given a lot of potentials that Yazd enjoys, the historic city has been picked the capital of modern arts.
2018-11-24 16:38
By: Abolfazl Mohammadi

Handicraft exhibition in Yazd

YAZD, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Yazd, in central Iran, is famous for its handicrafts such as rug, small carpets, Kilim, Termeh (hand-made silk tapestry), pottery, earthenware and ceramic.
2018-11-18 09:49
By: Abolfazl Mohammadi

Ikat, 1000-year-old art

YAZD, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Ikat is a dyeing technique used to pattern textiles that employs resist dyeing on the yarns prior to dyeing and weaving the fabric. In Iran, Ikat is called Darayee and has been carried out in different areas and now in Yazd there are some workshops to produce it.
2018-11-17 16:04
UK hopes that Europe’s new mechanisms would combat anti-Iranian US sanctions

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Referring to newly proposed mechanisms of Europe regarding trade with Iran, UK Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire hoped that these vehicles would be able to combat against major parts of US’ anti-Iranian sanctions.
2018-10-10 13:36