For the administrative subdivision, see Meybod County. This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Persian. (October 2021) Click [show] for important translation instructions. * View a machine-translated version of the Persian article. * Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. * Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. * You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is `Content in this edit is translated from the existing Persian Wikipedia article at [[:fa:میبد]]; see its history for attribution.` * You should also add the template `{{Translated|fa|میبد}}` to the talk page. * For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation. | City in Yazd, Iran Meybod Meybod City Meybod Coordinates: 32°15′N 54°01′E / 32.250°N 54.017°E / 32.250; 54.017Coordinates: 32°15′N 54°01′E / 32.250°N 54.017°E / 32.250; 54.017 Country| Iran Province| Yazd County| Meybod Bakhsh| Central Area • Total| 845 km2 (326 sq mi) Elevation | 1,234 m (4,049 ft) Population (2016 Census) • Total| 80,712 [1] Time zone| UTC+3:30 (IRST) • Summer (DST)| UTC+4:30 (IRDT) Website| http://www.meybod.ir/ Meybod (Persian: Meybod) is a city in and capital of Meybod County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 58,295, in 15,703 families.[2] Meybod is a major desert city in Yazd Province, Iran, with a population of about 75,000 making it the second major city in Yazd. ## Contents * 1 History * 2 Attractions * 3 Gallery * 4 References * 5 External links ## History[edit] It is an ancient city that goes back to pre-Islamic arena and, hence, is the home to many ancient points of interests. The Historical City of Maybod is part of the Tentative List, in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List. It was the capital of Iran during the Mozaffarid period. Mozaffari kingdom originated from Meybod where the first king was born. One of the oldest castles in Iran is Narin ghaleh in Meybod, which dates back from the Sasanid. Chaparkhaneh and Karvansaraye Abbasi are some other examples of the historical buildings from Safavid era. Many important major poets, Sufis, clergymen and politicians came from Meybod. Meybodi, the author of "Kashf-ol-Asrar", Grand Ayatollah Haeri, Hossein Makki and many others lived in Maybod, to name a few. Unfortunately, some of its historical points were demolished by local authorities who did not understand the archeological values. Yet, it hosts many tourists from every corner of the world every day.[3] ## Attractions[edit] Narenj (Narin) Castle This building, which in colloquial language is called Narenj Castle, is one of the most important relics of the province dating back to the period before the advent of Islam to Iran, and has been recorded as one of the national buildings. This ancient castle has been constructed on the top of Galeen hill and overlooks the city. It seems that upper floors of the building have been reconstructed and belong to the Islamic era. A section of the building was destroyed in the course of road construction during the reign of Pahlavi II.[4] ## Gallery[edit] * * ## References[edit] 1. ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home". 2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. 3. ^ About Meybod 4. ^ Narenj castel in Meybod ## External links[edit] * Iran portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meybod. * Farshid Sāmāni, Meybod, A Museum of the Living (in Persian), Jadid Online, 9 April 2010, [1]. 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