The most famous Zoroastrian fire temple in Iran is located in Yazd.
Known as the Fire Temple of Yazd or Yazd Atash Behram, it stands in the central Iranian city of Yazd, a historic center of Iranian Zoroastrian life. The temple preserves an Atash Behram, the highest grade of consecrated Zoroastrian fire. The name means “Fire of Victory.”
The present building was constructed in the 1930s with support from the Parsi Zoroastrian community of India. Tradition holds that its sacred fire has a much older history, having been transferred between several locations before reaching Yazd. The fire is kept behind a protective glass enclosure, and visitors view it from outside the sanctum.
Yazd’s temple is often confused with the great Indian Atash Behrams, especially the Iranshah fire temple at Udvada. In fact, nine Atash Behrams are traditionally recognized: one in Iran, at Yazd, and eight in India. The city’s long Zoroastrian heritage is also represented by nearby towers of silence and other historic sites.