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The Atabegs of Yazd (Persian: اتابکان یزد, Atābakān-e Yazd) were a local dynasty that ruled the city of Yazd from approximately 1141 to 1319. They succeeded the Kakuyids, to whom they were linked by marriage.

Chah Akrami (Persian: چاه اكرمي) is a village in Fahraj Rural District of the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran.

The Yazd Tower of Silence (Persian: برج خاموشان یزد) or the Yazd Dakhma (Persian: دخمه یزد) is a Zoroastrian tower of silence 15 kilometres south east of Yazd, Iran.

Yazd University (YU, Persian: دانشگاه یزد, Daneshgah-e Yazd) is a public research university in Yazd, Iran. It is a major state-funded research center in central Iran and the academic center of Yazd province and was the first comprehensive institute of higher education established after the 1979 Islamic revolution. It is also the principal heir to the former University College Yazd (Persian: دانشسرای عالی یزد). Yazd University is considered to be among the top 10 comprehensive universities in Iran and it is among 200 best world's young universities. The university was founded in 1989 by a merger of several older institutions and grew rapidly over the years. Its main campus is located in Safaeeyeh. There are four other campuses and two autonomous schools, all located within or in the vicinity of the city of Yazd. Yazd University offers BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in more than 40 fields through its 29 departments and is home to more than 14,000 students.

Dehnow Rural District (Persian: دهستان دهنو) is in Akramabad District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Deh Now, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 3,821 in 1,075 households.

Deh Now (Persian: ده نو) is a village in, and the capital of Dehnow Rural District of Akramabad District, Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran.

Akramabad (Persian: اكرم اباد) is a village in Akramabad Rural District of Akramabad District, Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the rural district.

Mohammadabad (Persian: محمداباد) is a village in, and the capital of, Fahraj Rural District of the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran.

The Markar Clock Tower also known as Borj-e Sa'at-e Markar (Persian: برج ساعت مارکار) is a historic clock tower in Yazd, Iran. It is located on the geographic centre of Iran.

Fajr Rural District (Persian: دهستان فجر) is in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shahneh. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Kheyrabad.

Iranshahr High School (Persian: دبیرستان ایرانشهر) is a historic public high school in Yazd, Iran. It was founded in 1928 and holds the distinction of being the first public high school established in the city.

The Amir Chakhmaq Complex (Persian: مجموعه میدان امیرچخماق, romanized: Majmūʿa Meydân Amir Čaqmaq) is a prominent structure in Yazd, Iran, noted for its symmetrical sunken alcoves. It is a mosque located on a square of the same name. It also contains a caravanserai, a tekyeh, a bathhouse, a cold water well, and a confectionery. At night, the building is lit up after twilight hours after sun set with orange lighting in the arched alcoves which makes it a spectacle. During the Iran–Iraq War and the Iraq wars with the United States and Afghanistan, many Iraqis and Afghanis came to inhabit the Amir Chakhmaq Square.