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YEZD , the capital of the province of the same name in Persia, situated 192 M. N.W. of Kerman, 162 M. S.E. of Isfahan, in 310 54' N. and 540 22' E., at an elevation
population , roo,000 in 1810, is now estimated at 50,000, including 2000 Jews and 1300 Zoroastrians.) The city is divided into the Shahr i nau (new town) and Shahr i kohneh (old town), separated by a wall
governor 's residence. The bazaar is in good repair and well stocked; other parts of the town are irregularly planned, with dark, narrow streets. There are eighteen mosques, one, the Masjed i Tama, also called Masjed i Mir Chakhmak, is an old and decayed structure originally built in 1119, with a lofty and imposing frontage dating from 1472. There are seven colleges. The caravanserais number thirty-three. There are telegraph (English
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