This township, with Bafgh as its center, is located 120 km to the southeast of Yazd and at an altitude of 960 m above the sea level. Bafgh has a very hot and dry climate and in some areas, the temperature runs as high as 50 degrees C.

The township has two main cities: Bafgh and Bahabad; six rural districts including Mobarakeh, Kushk, SabzDasht, in the central part, and Ahmadabad, Niestan and Asephieh, in Bahabad.

Bafgh's highest point is Bonlokht standing 3002 m high, south of Bahabad, and Mount Bajegan, 2879 m, with some of the most eye-pleasing villages of the region, located on their slopes and in valleys.

Bafgh's Mines
Bafgh is pivotal to the country's fast-developing mining industry, because of its very rich and multifarious mines. Many people in this region are involved, one-way or another, in mining industry. Bafgh’s major mines include: Iron ore mines of Choqart and Sehchahoun, lead and zinc mines in Kushk, Osfourdi phosphate mine, and Bishehdar Marmarite (a kind of decorative construction stone) mine.


Rig Mosque


Historical Centers:
- Holy shrine of Abdollah ebn Mousa ebn Jafar has a very beautiful and lofty mausoleum, with a large dome, whose tile works and decorations are spectacular. Construction of the mausoleum dates back to about 1200 years ago. Interior decorations, especially those under the dome, are the works of the famous Bafghian painter, Molla Hassan.

- Bafgh's Mosque, She-Akhtar Mosque, Hajj Hossein Mosque, 14 Saints Mosque in Aban Shahr and Mobarakeh, and Imam Hossein and Fatemieh Mosques. It is interesting to know that there are 160 mosques in Bafgh Township.

- Emamzadeh Hosseinieh (16th century)

- Hajj Said Hassan Mosque

Wahshi Bafghi, the great mystic-poet of 16th century was a native of Bafgh, as his name implies.



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