Tower of Silence (Dakhmeh)

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hamidiya and Kheyrabad.
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 (Dakhmeh).
is a neighborhood in the city of in the… is situated 6 km northwest of Tower of Silence (Dakhmeh).
is a village in Rural District… is situated 8 km northeast of Tower of Silence (Dakhmeh).

Tower of Silence (Dakhmeh)

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Latitude
31.82296° or 31° 49′ 23″ north
Longitude
54.35485° or 54° 21′ 18″ east
Open location code
8H3PR9F3+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 239508117
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landuse=­cemetery
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tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q27702877

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Tower of Silence (Dakhmeh)” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Torens van stilte in Yazd”
  • 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”
  • Russian: “Башни молчания (захоронение зороастрийцев)”
  • Russian: “Дахма в Йезде”
  • Spanish: “Torre del silencio de Yazd”
  • Spanish: “Torres del silencio”
  • Tatar: “Йәздтә дахма”
  • Turkish: “Yezd Dahmesi”
  • Turkish: “Yezd Sessizlik Kulesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Вежі мовчання (Язд)”
  • Ukrainian: “Вежі мовчання”

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