Geography
Yazd with the area of 131,551 km² is situated at an oasis where the Dasht-e Kavir desert and the Dasht-e Lut desert meet. The city is sometimes called "the bride of the Kavir" because of its location, in a valley between Shir Kuh, the tallest mountain in the region at 4075 m. above sea level, and Kharaneq. The city itself is located at 1203 m. above sea-level, and covers 16,000 km².
According to the administrative division rules, the Yazd province is divided into 10 districts, each including at least one town and a number of villages. These districts are: Abarkuh, Ardakan, Bafq, Khatam, Maybod, Mehriz, Tabas, Sadough, Taft and Yazd.
| district | area | population | cities | villages | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abarkuh | 5,941 | 75,205 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Meybod | 6,941 | 72,000 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| Ardakan | 6,717 | 70,000 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| Bafgh | 15,298 | 41,000 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| Khatam | 7,931 | 32,000 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Mehriz | 6,717 | 74,000 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Sadough | 5,486 | 26,300 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Tabas | 57,337 | 63,400 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
| Taft | 5,948 | 56,000 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| Yazd | 2,397 | 38,900 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| Source:Geography Book of Yazd | ||||||||||||
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