According to the 2016 census, 1,858,587 people (over 58% of the population of Kerman province) live in the following cities:[2]
Most populous cities
The following sorted table, lists the most populous cities in Kerman.[2]
Geography
The altitudes and heights of the province are the continuation of the central mountain ranges of Iran. They extend from the volcanic folds beginning in Azerbaijan and, by branching out in the central plateau of Iran, terminate in Baluchestan. These mountain ranges have brought about vast plains in the province. The Bashagard and Kuhbonan Mountains are the highest in this region and include peaks such as Toghrol, Aljerd, Palvar, Sirach, Abareq and Tahrood. Other ranges that stretch out from Yazd to Kerman and Challeh-ye-Jazmoorian include high peaks like Hazaran which is 4,501 meters above sea level (ASL), Kuh-e Shah 4,402 meters ASL, Joupar, Bahr Aseman and Khabr mountain in Khabr National Park and others.
Most of the province is largely steppe or sandy desert, although there are some oases where dates, oranges (said to be the best in Iran), and pistachios are cultivated. In antiquity "Carmanian" wine was famed for its quality [Strabo XV.2.14 (cap. 726)]. The province is dependent on qanats (underground water channels) for its irrigation. In the central parts, Mount Hezar is the highest peak, 4501 meters above sea level.
Kerman is prone to natural disasters. A recent flood for example, unearthed the archeological ancient city of Jiroft, in the south of Kerman province. Arg-é Bam on the other hand, the world's largest adobe structure, was destroyed in an earthquake in December 2003. On February 22, 2005, a major earthquake killed hundreds of residents in the town of Zarand and several nearby villages in north Kerman.
Economy
As of 1920, the province was known for the quality of its caraway.[24]
Arg e Jadid, is a specially designated economic zone of Iran, located in Kerman province.
The Gol Gohar mine, the largest iron mine in Iran,[25] is located in Kerman province.[26]:105
Education
Colleges and universities
Kerman province contains the following universities:
↑Separated from Bam County after the 2006 census[21]
↑Separated from Baft County after the 2006 census[22]
↑Separated from Bam County after the 2006 census[23]
References
↑OpenStreetMap contributors (2 December 2024). "Kerman Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
12345Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original(Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
↑Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kerman province, centered in the city of Kerman. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82812/T139K. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024– via Lam ta Kam.
↑"همشهری آنلاین-استانهای کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions)". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
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12Bosworth, C. E. (2013). "KERMAN v. HISTORY FROM THE ISLAMIC CONQUEST TO THE COMING OF THE MONGOLS". Iranica Online.
↑Elfenbein, J. (1988). "BALUCHISTAN iii. Baluchi Language and Literature". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fasc. 6. pp.633–644.
↑Brunner, Christopher (1983). "Geographical and Administrative divisions: Settlements and Economy". The Cambridge History of Iran: The Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian periods (2). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp.747–778. ISBN978-0-521-24693-4.
↑アフマディネジャド、マフムード(2024年頃)[1388年7月5日承認]。ケルマン州の行政区改革および変更に関する承認書。lamtakam.com (レポート)(ペルシア語)。内務省、閣僚評議会。通知99576/T43154H。2024年12月2日にオリジナルからアーカイブ。2024年12月2日にLam ta Kam経由で取得。
↑Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 29 July 1386]. Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Kerman province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/1/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 161407/T38028K. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024– via Lam ta Kam.
↑Sykes, Percy (1921). A History of Persia. London: Macmillan and Company. p.75.
↑Assari, Amin (2019). "Defining hydrogeology of the Gohar-Zamin open pit mine, Iran: a case study in a hard-rock aquifer". Hydrogeology Journal. 27 (4): 1479–95. Bibcode:2019HydJ...27.1479A. doi:10.1007/s10040-018-01919-4. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
↑Bagherian, A.; Shahriar, K. (2003). "Slope Stability at Gol-E-Gohar Iron Mine"(PDF). 18"' International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey: 105–12. Archived from the original(PDF) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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Guy Le Strange (1905). "Kirman". Lands of the Eastern Caliphate. Cambridge University Press. p.299 – via Internet Archive.
W. Barthold (1984). "Quhistan, Kirman, and Makran". An Historical Geography of Iran. Translated by Svat Soucek. Princeton University Press. pp.133–147. ISBN978-1-4008-5322-9.
Houchang E. Chehabi (ed.). "Regional Studies: Kerman". Bibliographia Iranica. USA: Iranian Studies Group at MIT. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2017. (Bibliography)
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