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title: Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran
author: Diego Delso
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11654/tower-of-silence-yazd-iran/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran
_Authored by Diego Delso_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11654.jpg)
## Image Caption
A Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran. These structures are used in [Zoroastrianism](https://www.worldhistory.org/zoroastrianism/) when the dead are exposed to scavengers.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Delso, D. (2019, December 20). Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Delso, Diego. "Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 20, 2019. .
### MLA
Delso, Diego. "Tower of Silence, Yazd, Iran." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Dec 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Torre_del_silencio,_Yazd,_Ir%C3%A1n,_2016-09-21,_DD_65.jpg) by **Diego Delso**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 20 December 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.