🔥 Fire Temple of Yazd

Iran · Asia · 31.88°N, 54.37°E

The Fire Temple of Yazd, also known as Yazd Atash Behram, is a Zoroastrian fire temple in Yazd, Yazd province, Iran. It enshrines the Atash Behram, meaning "Victorious Fire", dated to 470 AD. It is one of the nine Atash Behrams, the only one of the highest-grade fires in Iran, where Zoroastrians have practiced their religion since 400 BC; the other eight Atash Behrams are in India. According to Aga Rustam Noshiravan Belivani, of Sharifabad, the Anjuman-i Nasiri opened the Yazd Atash Behram in the 1960s to non-Zoroastrian visitors.

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Quick facts

Country	Iran
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	31.88°N, 54.37°E · view on map

Fire Temple of Yazd is located in Iran, in Asia.

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