Detour from Ardekan to the Zoroastrian fire temple at Chakchak |
Kuh-e Hariz near Ardekan |
Desert and mountains |
Desert and mountains, Yazd Province |
Chakchak 23km |
Chakchak 23km |
Mountains near Chakchak |
Mountains near Chakchak |
Stopping in the desert |
New style Iranian license plate |
Mountains near Chakchak |
Mountains near Chakchak |
Mountains near Chakchak |
Mountains and rocky plains |
Mountains and rocky plains |
Mountains Kuh-e Gur and Kuh-e Dokhtar |
The road to Chakchak |
The drive to Chakchak is perhaps more interesting for the scenery than the temple |
The road to Chakchak |
Kuh-e Gur |
Late afternoon near Chakchak |
Road to Chakchak |
Mountains near Chak Chak |
Mountains near Chak Chak |
Arriving at Chakchak |
Blue sky |
Chakchak is just around the bend |
The Zoroastrian site at Chakchak high on the mountainside |
Chak Chak, meaning "drip drip" in Persian, is the site of a mountain spring |
The spring is said to have been found in 637 AD |
Valley at Chakchak |
Iran uses different characters for the number 4, 5 and 6 than standard Arabic. This plate is 11S 736 65 |
Bridge at Chak Chak |
Zoroastrian site at Chak Chak includes the Pir-e-Sabz fire temple |
Chakchak |
Climbing to the Zoroastrian fire temple |
View from the Zoroastrian site at Chak Chak |
View from the Zoroastrian site at Chak Chak |
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Farohar, a guardian angel in Zoroastrianism, Chak Chak |
View from the Pir-e-Sabz fire temple |
Brass door to the Pir-e-Sabz fire temple |
Zoroastrianism was the state religion of Ancient Persia until the Arab invasion |
Door similar to the Achaemenid reliefs at Persepolis |
Zoroastrian fire temple |
Alter in the Pir-e-Sabz |
Zoroastrianism is said to be the oldest monotheistic religion |
The fire is not worshiped, rather it represents the purity of god |
The prophet Zarathushtra (Zoroaster in Greek) |
Faravahar (Ferohar), the Zoroastrian symbol is said to be a depiction of a guardian spirit (Frevashi) |
Chak Chak |
Zoroastrian men wear white caps |
Chak Chak |
The temple is built into the cliff where the spring is located |
Late afternoon leaving Chak Chak |
Late afternoon leaving Chak Chak |
Late afternoon leaving Chak Chak |
Late afternoon leaving Chak Chak |
Late afternoon leaving Chak Chak |
Late afternoon leaving Chak Chak |
I was able to talk the guide into taking the route to Yazd via Kharanaq instead of backtracking to Ardekan |
Good dirt road to Karandaq but very few signs |
The guide lost his way and it got dark but we stopped at a remote house for directions |
A Persian jackal spooked by the car |