Kerman

Overview

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.

History