Marco Polo called it the 'good and noble' city of Yazd, an ancient town where desert architects learned to cool buildings and even make ice by harnessing the wind.

马可波罗认为亚兹德是一个美好和高贵的城市。 这个古老城镇的沙漠建筑师们壆会了利用风使建筑物降温，甚至制做冰。

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By chance, the pair had been born in the same town, Yazd, in central Iran.

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In June 2002, the fifteenth session of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme welcomed the proposal of creating an international centre on qanats in Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran, recognizing the potential role of the Centre in raising awareness and helping the preservation of this admirable historical heritage.

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