Sāghand

Saghand lies in the dry country northeast of Yazd, on the southern side of Iran's central deserts. An old caravanserai stands in the village, recalling the long journeys between desert settlements. Farther southwest at Kharanaq, another caravanserai occupied the road from Yazd to Tabas, beside the old settlement and its fortress. Such stopping places provided shelter along routes across the plateau.