TEHRAN-- Some 220 historical properties have actually been identified throughout the village of Khatam in central Yazd province over the previous Iranian fiscal year (ended on March 21, 2022).

Dating back from the Middle Paleolithic period to the Qajar-era (1789-1925), the homes included monoliths, castles, qanats and websites, Iranian archaeologist Mohammad Hossein Azizi said on Tuesday.However, in the course of time, a lot of historical sites in this area have actually been damaged due to substantial agricultural activities, he added.Despite being found in the center of Iran between various ancient, historic, and Islamic cultures in the main plateau, Yazd province has been less checked out in terms of archeology, he noted.In July 2017, the historical structure of the city of Yazd was named a UNESCO World Heritage.

Wedged between the northern Dasht-e Kavir and the southern Dasht-e Lut on a flat plain, the sanctuary city takes pleasure in a very harmonious public-religious architecture that dates from different eras.Yazd is typically described as a delightful location to stay, or a do not miss destination by practically all of its visitors.

It bursts with mud-brick homes that are geared up with ingenious badgirs (wind catchers), atmospheric alleyways, and numerous Islamic and Iranian monoliths that form its distinctive city landscape.It is a living testimony to the intelligent usage of minimal offered 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.Buildings are constructed of earth.

The use of earth in structures consists of walls and roofs through the building and construction of vaults and domes.

Homes are developed with courtyards below ground level, serving underground locations.

Wind catchers, yards, and thick earthen walls create a pleasant microclimate.Partially covered alleyways, together with streets, public squares, and yards, contribute to an enjoyable city quality.

The city escaped the modernization patterns that ruined numerous conventional earthen cities.It makes it through today with its conventional districts, the qanat system, conventional houses, fairs, hammams, water tanks, mosques, synagogues, Zoroastrian temples, and the historical garden of Dolat-Abad.

The city delights in the peaceful coexistence of 3 faiths: Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism.ABU/ AM