Fort
Fort is a castle in Yazd, Central Iran. Fort is situated nearby to the museum Asiyab Vazir Watermill, as well as near Gol-e-Sorkh Mausoleum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coin and Anthropology Museum and Bodhem-e-Davazdah Emam.
Coin and Anthropology Museum
Museum
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Coin and Anthropology Museum is situated 500 metres southeast of Fort.
Bodhem-e-Davazdah Emam
Monument
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Davāzdah Imām, also known as The Shrine of the Twelve Imams, is an 11th-century mausoleum and ziyarat in the Fahadan quarter of Yazd, Iran. It is the earliest-dated building in Yazd. Bodhem-e-Davazdah Emam is situated 410 metres south of Fort.
Fahadan Hussainiya
Monument
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Fahadan Hussainiya is a monument, which is situated 430 metres south of Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yazd and Akramabad.
Yazd
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Yazd is a desert city in central Iran and the capital of the Yazd province. It is an ancient city dating back to the Sassanian period. It is nicknamed "the City of Windcatchers" in Persian, and in 2017, this city of 530,000 people was listed by as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Akramabad
Village
Akramabad is a village in Akramabad Rural District of Akramabad District, Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the rural district. Akramabad is situated 5 km southeast of Fort.
Kheyrabad
Neighborhood
Kheyrabad is a neighborhood in the city of Yazd in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Fajr Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Shahneh. Kheyrabad is situated 7 km southwest of Fort.
Fort
- Type: Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Yazd, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.90843° or 31° 54′ 30″ northLongitude
54.36882° or 54° 22′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8H3PW959+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 4589248690OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Fort” goes by many names.
- German: “Stadtmauer”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Asiyab Vazir Watermill and Gol-e-Sorkh Mausoleum.
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