Jaszbereny; The Hungarian sister city of Yazd

The 'Jász' people are of Iranian descent and settled near the rivers Zagyva and Tarna together with the 'Kun' people during the course of the thirteenth century.The Hungarian rulers granted the Jász special privileges. Thus, the Jász were able to be more or less self-governing in an area in which Jászberény developed into the regional, cultural and administrative centre.