Maybod

Maybod

The district of Maybod is located on the north- west side of the city of Yazd .near

the main road between Tehran and Bandar Abbas (a port on the Persian Gulf

cost) and it is located near the railway between Tehran and Kerman . The name "

Maybod" comes from the Mid-Persian era which was put on this town during the

Sasanid era. This name was regularly mentioned in historical books during the

early Islamic centuries. The town of Maybod is one of the rare and historical and

significant Iranian towns, because it remained although its old town was

demolished partly many times during its long history. Today, tourists can visit

many of its historical elements such as ancient roads, old castle as well as the

remainings of its old urban texture. The oldest ever urban ancient remainings in

Iran belongs to the old buildings which are called "Nareen Qala" (castle) of

Maybod. This old castle still exist as an ild, calm and tire man which can tell the

story of the people of this town for many centuries. From the many elements of

this town, the following are the best:

Khaneh (house) Ayatollah Haieri Yazdi

Ab Anbar (water store) Hassan Abad.

Qalahaye (castles) parcheen and Rukn Abad.

Yakhchal Qadimi (old ice store).

Zeyaratgah (shrine) Khadeejeh Khatoon.

Qala Tarikhi (historical castle) Nareen Qala.