Taft () is a city in the Central District of

Taft County Taft County () is in Yazd Yazd (; ) is a city in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. At the 2016 census, its population was 529,673. Since 2017, ...

Yazd Yazd (; ) is a city in the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. At the 2016 census, its population was 529,673. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is rec ...

province,

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, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 15,329 in 4,265 households. The following census in 2011 counted 15,717 people in 4,564 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 18,464 people in 5,649 households.

History

In the 15th century, Taft was home to

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poet

Shah Nimatullah Wali Shāh Nimatullāh or Shāh Ni'matullāh Wali ( ''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 the 14th and 15th centuries. He is rever ...

. Following the

Iranian Constitutional Revolution The Persian Constitutional Revolution (, or ''Enghelāb-e Mashrūteh''), also known as the Constitutional Revolution of Iran, took place between 1905 and 1911 during the Qajar era. The revolution led to the establishment of a parliament in I ...

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

. 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. Taft panaroma

References

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

Demographics

Population

History

Location

See also

References