Ardakan (Persian: اردكان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Ardakan County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 75,271 people in 22,475 households.

The word Ardakan in Persian means "holy place" or "clean place" (Modern Persian: arda+kan / Middle Persian: arta+gan) and the city has many historical religious attractions such as the Grand Mosque of Ardakan (Masjed-e Jame'), Zire-deh Mosque, Emam-Zadeh Mir Seyyed Mohammad and Tekyeh bazaar.

Ardakan is the birthplace of former Iranian president, Mohammad Khatami.

The city's neighborhoods include Zeyn Aldin, Koshkeno, Bazarno, and Jannat Abad.