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Yazd has always been known for the quality of its silk and carpets. Nowadays Yazd is one of Iran’s industrial centers for textiles. Ceramics and construction materials industries and unique confectionery and jewelry industries can be found in Yazd too.
The city of Yazd dates back to the 5th century, and Marco Polo described it as the “noble city of Yazd”. The city’s climate is completely deserted.
Yazd is a traditional earthen city, in this Historic City life has been adapted to the desert location, most noticeable with the water system of qanats. The long history of Yazd dates back to the Achaemenid era and was located along the Silk and Spice Roads.
The city of Yazd is believed to be the world's oldest adobe city.
In the fourteenth & fifteenth centuries, the main items traded in the city were textiles. The export of silks and carpets to India and Central Asia underpinned a period of prosperity, and these items are still celebrated. Yazd was also known for decorative metalwork.
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