Yazd (province)

Yazd is a province in Central Iran; Yazd, an ancient oasis city that is a, is the capital.

Cities
The city of Yazd has over half a million people, roughly half the population of the province. It is situated at an oasis where Dasht-e Kavir and the Dasht-e Lut deserts meet.

Get in
You can fly to Shahid Sadooghi International Airport, near the city of Yazd. There are also trains.

Travellers on today's version of the Istanbul to New Delhi overland route pass through Yazd as they swing south from central Iran, avoiding Afghanistan and heading for Zahedan and the border with Pakistan. There are several roads; the most used comes from Isfahan.

See also the Yazd city article.