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Kerman

Southern Asia

Kerman is the capital of Kerman province in southeastern Iran, about 800 kilometers from Tehran. The 2016 census recorded 537,718 residents in the city proper, the fourteenth largest population among cities in Iran. Founded in the third century AD as Veh-Ardashir under the Sasanian Empire, Kerman grew into a major trade center linking the Persian Gulf with Khorasan and Central Asia, and was a stop visited by Marco Polo in 1271. It has served as capital of several Iranian dynasties over its history and is known today for carpet weaving, historic mosques and Zoroastrian fire temples.

Facts
Population
537,718 1
Founding Year
201 to 300 CE 2
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:30 4
Sources
1. Kerman (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
Quote, P1082 (population)
population 537,718 (2016)
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2. Kerman (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Kerman (Persian: كرمان; [kʲeɾˈmɒːn] ) is a city in the Central District of Kerman County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    1755
  • History section
    Kerman was founded as a defensive outpost, under the name Veh-Ardashir, by Ardashir I, founder of the Sasanian Empire, in the 3rd century AD.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 30.25, 57.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 30.25, 57.25
30.25 57.25 BSk
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4. GeoNames: Kerman - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 128234, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 128234, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
30.28321 57.07879 P PPLA IR 29 577514 1760 Asia/Tehran
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