Yazd: facts

At a glance

• Country: Iran
• Region: Yazd Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 477,905
• Coordinates: 31.8972° N, 54.3675° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tehran (UTC+03:30)
• Currency: Rial (IRR)
• Distance to the capital, Tehran: 502 km (312 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD): 8.6 km (5.4 mi), straight line
• Rafsanjan Airport (RJN): 239 km (149 mi), straight line
• Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN): 252 km (157 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zarach: 17 km (10 mi)
• Ashkezar: 19 km (12 mi)
• Rezvanshahr: 21 km (13 mi)
• Taft: 23 km (14 mi)
• Mahriz: 36 km (22 mi)