Taft (Persian: تفت)[3] is a city in the Central District of Taft County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

[2] 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.

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