Chak Chak (Pir-e Sabz)
چکچک (پیر سبز)
A cliffside shrine in a barren mountain, the holiest pilgrimage site of Zoroastrians. Water drips inside a cave, and legend says it once sheltered a Sasanian princess.
Chak Chak means 'drip, drip', referring to the spring water that constantly falls inside the cave. Legend says the daughter of the last Sasanian king prayed here while fleeing an Arab army, and the cliff split open to shelter her. The shrine is built into a barren mountain wall and reached by a flight of steps. An eternal flame burns inside the cave, and an ancient tree is said to have grown from the princess's staff. Every year in mid-June, Zoroastrians from across the country come here on pilgrimage. Shoes must be removed to enter the cave. The site is about 60 km from Yazd and is usually visited with Meybod and Kharanaq on a hired-car day trip.
Opening hours
About 08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Kharanaq
- Meybod Pigeon Tower
- Narin Castle, Meybod
- Meybod Ice House & Shah Abbasi Caravanserai
- Lari House
- Historic City of Yazd (Fahadan)
- Alexander's Prison & Davazdah Imam Mausoleum
- Jameh Mosque of Yazd