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Yazd  The Iranian city of Yazd, set in the desert southeast of Esfahan, and in the centre of the country. Yazd has architectural features that arise from its desert location, such as egg-shaped roofs designed to reflect the heat, and square wind towers to catch a breeze from any direction and channel it into the rooms below. | Silk-weaving city in central Iran, an oasis on a trade route and the capital of the province of Yazd; population (2006) 432,200. Carpets are also manufactured. |
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