Kerman province

Kerman Province
Persian: استان کرمان
Bam Fortress (2016)
Bam Fortress (2016)
Location of Kerman Province within Iran
Location of Kerman Province within Iran
Coordinates: 29°13′N 57°26′E / 29.217°N 57.433°E / 29.217; 57.433[1]
Country Iran
RegionRegion 5
CapitalKerman
Counties25
Government
 • Governor-generalMohammad-Mahdi Fadakar
 • MPs of Assembly of Experts1 Ahmad Khatami
2 Aman-Allah Alimoradi
3 Mohammad Bahrami Khoshkar
 • Representative of the Supreme LeaderHasan Alidadi Soleimani
Area
 • Total183,285 km2 (70,767 sq mi)
Elevation
192 m (630 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,164,718
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
ISO 3166 codeIR-08
Main language(s)Persian
HDI (2017)0.778[3]
high · 20th
Websitewww.gov.kr.ir

Kerman province (Persian: استان کرمان)[a] is the largest of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Kerman.[4]

The province is in the southeast of Iran. In 2014 it was placed in Region 5.[5] Mentioned in ancient times as the Achaemenid satrapy of Carmania,[6] Kerman province has an area of 183,285 km2 (70,767 sq mi), encompassing nearly 11% of the land area of Iran.[7]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 May 2024). "Kerman Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (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 (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "CARMANIA". iranicaonline.org.
  7. ^ http://www.sci.org.ir/content/userfiles/_sci_en/sci_en/sel/year85/f1/CS_01_4.HTM[permanent dead link]


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