Taft ( fa, تفت) is a city in and the capital of

Taft County Taft County ( fa, شهرستان تفت) is in Yazd province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by ...

, Yazd Province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 15,329, in 4,265 families.

History

In the 15th century, Taft was home to

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poet

Shah Nimatullah Wali Shāh Nimatullāh or Shāh Ni'matullāh Wali, ( fa, شاه نعمت‌الله ولی ''Shāh Ne'matullāh-i Valī''), also spelled as ''Ne'matollah'' and ''Ni'matallah'' was the spiritual leader or Qutb of the Ni'matullah Order in Iran from th ...

. Following the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906, a rebellion broke out in Taft, led by Mohammad Bana, who with his armed bandits briefly took over the government seat in

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. The rebellion was crushed in 1911 and Bana fled back to Taft.

Location

Taft is located 20 kilometers southwest of the city of

and is located at an altitude of 1,560 meters.

Gallery

file:Sadri (Namir) Garden and Building - Taft, Yazd, Iran.jpg, Sadri garden (Bagh-e Namir) of Taft dates back to almost 200 years ago and its area is about 12000 square meters. It is in Bagh-e Golestan neighborhood in south-eastern Taft beside the Taft river which runs along the

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road. file:Taft panaroma.jpg,

References

Cities in Yazd Province Populated places in Taft County {{Taft-geo-stub