I and Ana regrouped with Kurnia in Yazd and hired a taxi to take us to three villages near Yazd. Kurnia has used more than 80 couches around the world, including a few in Iran. She took a taxi to meet is at our hotel.
KHARANAQ خران ق
The virtually deserted and crumbling mud-brick
village of Kharanaq (Kharanagh) is in a valley about 70km north of Yazd and is believed to be more than 1000 years old. The Qajar-era mosque, the 17th-century shaking minaret and the caravanserai on the edge of town have all been restored.
We walked in the valley and saw an ancient aqueduct, built to irrigate the surrounding fields. I really like this village and wish I had time to stay over night there. It reminds me the oisys hostel in coca coyen in Peru.
CHAK CHAK چک چک
This isolated Ateshkadeh is about 72km northwest of Yazd and deep in the desert, and is Iran’s most important Zoroastrian pilgrimage site. Le-gend has it that after the Arab invasion in AD 637, the Sassanian princess Nikbanuh fled to this site. Short of water, she threw her staff at the cliff and water began dripping out – chak, chak means ‘drip, drip’. The steep, cliffside location is impressive. The Pir-e-Sabz fire temple, home to the drip, which has a brass door embossed with the likeness of Zoroaster.
KHARANAQ خران ق
The virtually deserted and crumbling mud-brick
village of Kharanaq (Kharanagh) is in a valley about 70km north of Yazd and is believed to be more than 1000 years old. The Qajar-era mosque, the 17th-century shaking minaret and the caravanserai on the edge of town have all been restored.
We walked in the valley and saw an ancient aqueduct, built to irrigate the surrounding fields. I really like this village and wish I had time to stay over night there. It reminds me the oisys hostel in coca coyen in Peru.
CHAK CHAK چک چک
This isolated Ateshkadeh is about 72km northwest of Yazd and deep in the desert, and is Iran’s most important Zoroastrian pilgrimage site. Le-gend has it that after the Arab invasion in AD 637, the Sassanian princess Nikbanuh fled to this site. Short of water, she threw her staff at the cliff and water began dripping out – chak, chak means ‘drip, drip’. The steep, cliffside location is impressive. The Pir-e-Sabz fire temple, home to the drip, which has a brass door embossed with the likeness of Zoroaster.
Chak Chak attracts thousands of pilgrims for an
annual festival held between 14 and 18 June.
MEYBOD م ی بد
About 52km north of Yazd, Meybod is a sprawling mud-brick town that is at least 1800 years old. Our tour guide advised us to take photos from the back of the crumb-ling Narin castle, instead of paying admission to get in.
MEYBOD م ی بد
About 52km north of Yazd, Meybod is a sprawling mud-brick town that is at least 1800 years old. Our tour guide advised us to take photos from the back of the crumb-ling Narin castle, instead of paying admission to get in.
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