Kerman City of Kerman is the center of the Kerman province located 1022 KM south-east of Tehran. Around 2 million people live in the Kerman province and 340,000 of them live in its central city-Kerman. It is an ancient city and during the Achaemenids dynasty it was called Botia. It has some of the oldest urban developments of the province, perhaps dating back around 2000 years. Kerman is a center of trade in the region. It also is a major carpet production center of the country. The carpets are hand woven in hundreds of small workshops all around the city. Being an ancient city, Kerman has a great number of sights to visit. It can be accessed by the Persian gulf and Oman Sea ports through railway and highways. See also other cities of Iran Isfahan Kashan Persepolis Shiraz Tabriz Tehran Qum Back to Iran
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