Baft

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Baft
بافت
City
Baft is located in Iran
Baft
Baft
Coordinates: 29°13′59″N 56°36′08″E / 29.23306°N 56.60222°E / 29.23306; 56.60222Coordinates: 29°13′59″N 56°36′08″E / 29.23306°N 56.60222°E / 29.23306; 56.60222
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CountyBaft
BakhshCentral
Elevation
2,280 m (7,480 ft)
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total34,517 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code(s)0347422

Baft (Persian: بافت, also romanized as Bāft)[2] is a city and capital of Baft County, Kerman Province, Iran. Baft is located 155 kilometres (96 mi) southwest of Kerman. At the 2006 census, its population was 35,008, in 8,265 families.[3] Notably, Baft is one of the highest cities in Iran[according to whom?], at an elevation of about 2,280 metres (7,480 ft).[4]

Khabr National Park[]

Baft is one of the natural area in Iran. Within its local is the Khabr National Park which has been submitted by Iran as a UNESCO world heritage site.[5] Khabr National Park has a rich flora (about 750 species) and about 120 endemic species.

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. ^ Baft can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054465" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre (2007) Khabr National Park and Ruchun Wildlife Refuge, web page, online at https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5219/, visited 2015-03-28


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