Ardakan (اردکان in Persian) is the second major city of Yazd province of Iran. It was established in 12th century in Zardak region. Ardakan is 60 kilometers far from Yazd and it has a dry weather. Persian (فارسی / پارسی), (local name in Iran (Persia), Afghanistan and Tajikistan: ‘Fârsi’), ‘Pârsi’ (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (another local name in Tajikistan and Afghanistan), is a language spoken in Iran (Persia), Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, western Pakistan, Bahrain, and... Yazd is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... The city of Yazd, as seen from the tall minarets of its 12th century mosque. ...

The word "Ardakan" in Persian means "holy place" or "clean place" [Modern Persian: ardak+an / Middle Persian: artak+an] and the city has a lot of historical religious places: The Grand Mosque of Ardakan (Masjed-e Jame’), Zire-deh Mosque, Emam-Zadeh Mir Seyyed Mohammad, Tekyeh Bazar now and etc. Persian (فارسی / پارسی), (local name in Iran (Persia), Afghanistan and Tajikistan: ‘Fârsi’), ‘Pârsi’ (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (another local name in Tajikistan and Afghanistan), is a language spoken in Iran (Persia), Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, western Pakistan, Bahrain, and... Tekyeh of Niavaran, built in 1858. ...

This region is also one of the Zoroastrianism centers in Iran, and there are numerous holy sites for Zoroastrians in Sharif-Abad a village near Ardakan. Each year in the summer, thousands of Zoroastrians from around the world gather there for pilgrimage. Faravahar, The depiction of the human soul before birth and after death. ... Zoroastrianism was adapted from an earlier, polytheistic faith by Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) in Persia very roughly around 1000 BC (although, in the absence of written records, some scholars estimates are as late as 600 BC). ...

The most important shrine is Pir-e Sabz Chek Chek. Other shrines are: Pir Shah Eshtad Izad, Pir Shah Tashtar Izad, Pir Shah Mehr Izad and Pir Shah Morad. A view of Chak Chak Inside the shrine. ...

Ardakan is the birthplace of Mohammad Khatami, the fifth president of Iran. Order: 5th President of Iran Vice President: Hassan Habibi (1997–2001), Mohammad Reza Aref (2001–2005) Term of office: August 3, 1997 – August 2, 2005 Preceded by: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Succeeded by: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Date of birth: 1943 Place of birth: Ardakan, Iran Political party: Militant Clerics Society Hojjat ol...