'''Kerman Province''' is one of the 30 provinces of Iran.
It is in the southeast of the country. Its center is Kerman. The province of Kerman is the second largest in Iran, 181,714 km2. The population of the province is 2652413 [http://www.sci.org.ir/content/userfiles/_census85/census85/natayej/township/Os08.xls]. The main townships of Kerman province are: Baft, Bardsir, Bam, Jiroft, Rafsanjan, Zarand, Sirjan, Shahr-e-Babak, Kerman, Mahan and Kohnoj.
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Image:Kerman-province1.jpg|A scenery from Kerman province
Image:Lute Desert.jpg|Lut desert, north-east of Kerman province
Image:Abshar-Rayen.jpg|Abshar-e-Rayen
Image:Image020-kerman.jpg|Abshar-e-Vorvar, On the way of Alam-Shah mountain
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Cities
Kerman
Jiroft
Zarand
Sirjan
Ravar
Bardsir
Kahnuj
Rafsanjan
Baft
Shahr-e-Babak
Mahan
Bam
Shahdad
Rayen
Other destinations
Khabr
Kohpayeh
Koh-banan
Sirch
Joopar
Understand
Kerman province is considered a paradise for palaeontologists because of an abundance of vertebrate fossils from different geological eras. Fossils include Placodermi, jawed and jawless armoured fish dating back to Devonian era or first geological era (395 to 365 million years ago), dinosaurs dating back to the Jurassic era (195 to 65 million years ago) and mammals from the Third Geological Era (ranging from two to seven million years ago).
The history of human settlements in the territory of Kerman dates back to the 4th millennium BC. This area is considered as one of the ancient regions of Iran and valuable historical vestiges have been discovered here. Jiroft is an example, where a previously unknown settlement dating back to around 2500BC has just been established by archeologists. Kerman has an abundance of historical sites and landmarks, 283 in total, according to Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization. Ancient abandoned citadels such as Arg-e Bam and Rayen castle have been preserved in the desert for two thousand years.
Historical documents refer to Kerman as "Karmania", "Kermania", "Germania" and "?ermanya", which means bravery and combat. Geographers have recorded Kerman's ancient name as "Go'asheer" (Bardesheer).
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By plane
Kerman International Airport (IATA: KER ? ICAO: OIKK) has regular flights to all major and some smaller cities in Iran.
By bus
Kerman is well connected to most parts of the country by bus.
By car
Freeways connect the province to Yazd, Sistan-va-Baloochestan, Hormozgan, Khorasan-e-Jonoobi and Fars.
By Train
Kerman is connected to the whole railway network of Iran. It is connected to Yazd and also it will be connected to Zahedan in the near future(Under construction).
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See
Itineraries
Do
Eat
kashk Bademjan
Dizzy
Khoresht Sabzi
Kalle Pacheh
Candies:
Shohan
Ghotab
Pistachio
Date
Drink
Sleep
Five-star '''Pars Hotel''' [http://www.parshotels.com/]
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Learn
Kerman province contains the following universities:
''' Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman ''' [http://www.uk.ac.ir/]
''' Kerman University of Medical Sciences''' [http://www.kmu.ac.ir/]
''' Rafsanjan University of Vali Asr ''' [http://www.vru.ac.ir/]
''' Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences ''' [http://www.rums.ac.ir/]
''' Islamic Azad University of Baft ''' [http://www.iau-baft.ac.ir/]
''' Islamic Azad University of Zarand ''' [http://www.iau-zarand.ac.ir/]
''' Islamic Azad University of Kerman ''' [http://www.iauk.ac.ir/]
''' Islamic Azad University of Jiroft ''' [http://www.azadjiroft.com/]
''' Islamic Azad University of Bam '''[http://www.bam-iau.ac.ir/portal/default.aspx]
''' Islamic Azad University of Bardsir '''[http://www.bardsiriau.ac.ir/]
''' Islamic Azad University of Shar-e-Babak'''
''' Islamic Azad University of Kahnuj '''
''' Islamic Azad University of Rafsanjan '''[http://www.iaurafsanjan.ac.ir/]
''' Islamic Azad University of Sirjan'''[http://www.iausirjan.ac.ir/University.aspx]
''' Kerman Khaje-Nasir Higher Education Center ''' [http://www.kkhec.ac.ir]
''' Shahid Chamran College of Thechnology''' [http://www.chamran-edu.ir/]
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