Iran
Central Iran
Yazd

Tower of Silence

The Yazd Tower of Silence or the Yazd Dakhma is a Zoroastrian tower of silence 15 kilometres south east of , .
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  • Type: Place of worship
  • Description: historic site in Yazd, Iran
  • Also known as: “Tower of Silence in Yazd” and “Yazd Tower of Silence”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hamidiya and Kheyrabad.

Town
Photo: rohollah, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in the Central District of Yazd County, province, . is situated 3½ km east of Tower of Silence.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the city of in the Central District of Yazd County, province, . As a village, it was the capital of Fajr Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of . is situated 6 km northwest of Tower of Silence.

Village
is a village in Rural District of District, Yazd County, province, , serving as capital of both the district and the rural district. is situated 8 km northeast of Tower of Silence.

Tower of Silence

Latitude
31.82189° or 31° 49′ 19″ north
Longitude
54.35703° or 54° 21′ 25″ east
Open location code
8H3PR9C4+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 239508111
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
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tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q27702877
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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“Tower of Silence” goes by many names.
  • German: “Turm des Schweigens”
  • Italian: “Dakhmeh-ye Zartoshtiyun”
  • Italian: “Torre del Silenzio”
  • Italian: “Torri del silenzio di Yazd”
  • Kazakh: “Яздтағы дахма”
  • Lithuanian: “Jezdo tylos bokštas”
  • Persian: “دخمه زرتشتیان (یزد)”
  • Persian: “دخمه زرتشتیان”
  • Russian: “Башни молчания (захоронение зороастрийцев)”
  • Russian: “Дахма в Йезде”
  • Spanish: “Torre del silencio de Yazd”
  • Spanish: “Torres del silencio”
  • Tatar: “Йәздтә дахма”
  • Ukrainian: “Вежі мовчання (Язд)”
  • Ukrainian: “Вежі мовчання”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tower of Silence”. Photo: Zenith210, CC BY-SA 3.0.