City profile · Iran · Asia
Yazd
City population
477,905
#16
in Iran
#1
in Yazd Province
#1,202
worldwide
31.897, 54.367 · 502 km from Tehran
About Yazd
Yazd is a city in Yazd Province, Iran with a population of 477,905. It is the 16th largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, and the 1,202nd largest worldwide. It lies 502 km from Tehran.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 9
Elevation
1,216 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
31.897, 54.367
Record updated
2026-05-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 422 in IranClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.