Taft[2] (Persian: تفت) is a city in and the capital of Taft County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 15,329, in 4,265 families.[3]

Taft تفت
City
Taft
Coordinates: 31°44′50″N 54°12′32″E
Country	Iran
Province	Yazd
County	Taft
Bakhsh	Central
Population  (2016 Census)
• Total	18,464 [1]
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

History

In the 15th century, Taft was home to Sufi poet Shah Nimatullah Wali.

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 Yazd. The rebellion was crushed in 1911 and Bana fled back to Taft.[4]

Location

Taft is located 20 kilometers southwest of the city of Yazd and is located at an altitude of 1,560 meters.[4]

Gallery

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  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 Yazd-Shiraz road.
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