Bakh

Not to be confused with Bach.

Bakh Persian: بخ
City
Bakh
Coordinates: 31°18′28″N 54°05′05″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Yazd
County	Taft
District	Garizat
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	718
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bakh (Persian: بخ)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Garizat District of Taft County, Yazd province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Garizat Rural District.[5][a]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Bakh's population was 779 in 215 households, when it was a village in Garizat Rural District of Nir District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,067 people in 310 households,[8] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Garizat District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 718 people in 224 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the village of Bakh was elevated to the status of a city.[9]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Ernan Rural District[6]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 November 2024). "Bakh, Taft County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Bakh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054886" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Davodi, Parviz (14 March 2014) [Approved 7 October 1387]. Approval letter regarding the establishment of Garizat District, centered on Bakh village, including Garizat and Kahduiyeh Rural Districts in Taft County, Yazd province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 80687/42/4/1; Notification 182451/T40944K. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (19 January 2013) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Abstraction of Abarkuh District from Abadeh County under Fars province and annexing it to Taft County under Yazd province, and creating and forming 12 rural districts in this county. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.11262; Notification 110922/T681. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
6. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Yazd province centered on Yazd city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. c. 2023 [Approved 21 June 1369]. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82828/T127K. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Yazd Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
9. "Bakh Municipality was established in Garizat, Taft". khabarfarsi.com (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 20 February 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.