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Keepers of the Flame Yazd, Iran is often called the pearl of the desert, a silk road city with a 13th Century Mosque visited by Marco Polo. This city of adobe mud roofs and earthen wind towers is also the spiritual home of Zoroastrians. Back as early as the 7th Century, the Prophet Zarathustra was one of the first to preach the belief in one God. Join Jacki Lyden as she journeys through the ancient fire temples of Yazd and the surrounding villages to search for the last vestiges of the Prophet Zarathushtra. You can find out more about the story in our archives.

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Yazd, Iran is often called the pearl of the desert, a silk road city with a 13th Century Mosque visited by Marco Polo. This city of adobe mud roofs and earthen wind towers is also the spiritual home of Zoroastrians. Back as early as the 7th Century, the Prophet Zarathustra was one of the first to preach the belief in one God. Join Jacki Lyden as she journeys through the ancient fire temples of Yazd and the surrounding villages to search for the last vestiges of the Prophet Zarathushtra. You can find out more about the story in our archives.