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 Sufi poet Shah Nimatullah Wali. Following the

Iranian Constitutional Revolution The Persian Constitutional Revolution ( fa, مشروطیت, Mashrūtiyyat, or ''Enghelāb-e Mashrūteh''), also known as the Constitutional Revolution of Iran, took place between 1905 and 1911. The revolution led to the establishment of a par ...

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 Yazd ( fa, یزد ), formerly also known as Yezd, is the capital of Yazd Province, Iran. The city is located southeast of Isfahan. At the 2016 census, the population was 1,138,533. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is recognized as a Wor ...

. 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

Shiraz Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 p ...

road. file:Taft panaroma.jpg,

References

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