Bafq; City of Vast Palm Trees in Yazd

The city has an altitude of 995 m and a dry and warm climate. With an area of 20000 square kilometers and a population of 30867 (2006 census), it is the second largest city in the province.
The agricultural products grown in the city include dates, pistachios, madders, wheat; and the handicrafts include rugs, mats, wicker, and handheld fans. The historical sites and attractions include the holy shrine of Imamzadeh Abdullah bin Musa bin Jafar PBHM (4th Hijri century), the Jamé Mosque (year 537 Hijri), the Religious Islamic School, the ancient hills of Ghazi Mir Jafar, the Baqer Abad Castle, and the Abdureza Khan Fort.
The famous religious, political, and cultural icons born in this city are Haj Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Bafqi, Ali Bin Shah Mahmud Bafqi, the author of Minhaj al-Fallah (740 Hijri), Mufidi Bafqi, the author of The Jamé Mufidi, and Kamaleddin Muhammad Vahshi Bafqi, the famous poet and author of 5 books (Khuld-e-Barin, Farhad and Shirin, Nazer and Manzoor, Qismet Nameh, and Divan Asha’ar), Muhammad Taqi Khan Bafqi and Abdurezza Bafqi, who ruled Yazd during the late Afsharieh and Zandieh eras. The famous buildings of Baq Khan, Khan Mosque and Khan School were built during their ruling periods.
The etymology of the word “Bafq” is unknown. According to some, the city was originally Bafeqh, a city where people know Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence). According to Strange, there were two cities called Baft and Bafd, both located in Kerman Province and one was changed to Bafq to avoid confusion. Another popular belief holds that the word originates from Bafteh or Baftak (woven) which mean mat, produced from palm tree fiber. The word gradually lost the letter t, becoming Bafagh and since the place of articulation of k and q are close, the word changed to Bafq.