Meybod Pigeon Tower
کبوترخانه میبد
A cylindrical Qajar-era mud-brick pigeon tower with about 4,000 nesting niches. Its droppings were once a key fertilizer for desert farmland.
Pigeon towers are a distinctive agricultural building of Iran's central desert region, used to collect pigeon droppings as fertilizer for fruit and vegetable fields. Meybod's tower dates from the Qajar dynasty. Its cylindrical outer wall has rings of raised ornamentation, and its interior holds about 4,000 nesting niches. Standing in the middle and looking up is spectacular. It now operates as a small museum with inexpensive admission. It is about 1 km from Narin Castle.
Opening hours
About 08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Narin Castle, Meybod
- Meybod Ice House & Shah Abbasi Caravanserai
- Chak Chak (Pir-e Sabz)
- Dowlatabad Garden
- Lari House
- Historic City of Yazd (Fahadan)
- Alexander's Prison & Davazdah Imam Mausoleum
- Jameh Mosque of Yazd