Location: Yazd
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Things to do in Yazd, Yazd Province: The Best Specialty Museums
Yazd (یزد, /jæzd/ (help·info)), formerly also known as Yezd, is the capital of Yazd Province, Iran. The city is located 270 km (170 mi) southeast of Esfahan. At the 2011 census, the population was 529,673, and it is currently 15th largest city in Iran. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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1. Cambrian Museum
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Cambrian museum is the first specialized paleontology museum in Iran which showcases around 400 examples of fossil remains discovered in the last 30 years around the Iranian plateau particularly those found in the Yazd province. The museum exhibits remains of invertebrates such as echinoderms, trilobites, ammonites, amphipods, and neutrophils.
2. Lizards Land
3. Water Museum
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4.0 based on 460 reviews
Reviewed By RodF428 - Royal Wootton Bassett, United Kingdom
The museum, owned by the Regional Water Corporation is set in a buildings of the former Kolahdooz Mansion, built in 1888, and a truly beautiful building. There is everything here you need to know about the old water management system of Iran, which is still functioning today. The mansion itself is fed by the 75km long Zarch qanat which was first dug ca 2000 years ago.
4. Markar Historical Complex
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4.0 based on 33 reviews
Markar museum is located in a building dating back to more than eighty years ago with a magnificent and unparalleled architecture. The brick-made building was used as the dormitory for the students of Markar boarding school.
Reviewed By mrkiremi - Eindhoven, The Netherlands
We visited the museum during our stay in Yazd in January 2020. A great introduction to zoroastrianism! The guide Rostam was very knowledgeable and told us many interesting stories about zoroastrian traditions in perfect English.
5. Mirror And Lights Museum
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
