"Tower of Silence" Dakhm-e ye Cham

Iran / Yazd / Taft /

Zoroastrian "tower of silence" where before 1970 Zoroastrians would place their dead inside holes dug in to the center of such towers. After 1970 they were forced to bury their dead. Their are other "dakhmehs" or Towers of Silence around Yazd. This one is particular to the village of Cham and the town of Taft
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Coordinates:   31°46'35"N   54°16'11"E
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