AttractionsYazd, Iran
Amir Chakhmaq Complex
Leila Hosseini
Iran Correspondent
June 3, 2026 3 min
Don't miss
- The illuminated façade after dark
- Faludeh from the square
By day the Amir Chakhmaq is an elegant exercise in symmetry — a tiered façade of sunken arches facing a broad square.
By night it becomes theatre: the alcoves lit amber, the whole structure mirrored in the fountains below. Buy a faludeh from a stall and watch the families promenade.
On the map
Yazd, Iran
About the writer
Leila writes about the deserts, bazaars and poetry of the Iranian plateau, tracing the old caravan routes from Yazd to the Caspian.
