Back كرمان (محافظة) Arabic كرمان (محافظه) ARZ Provincia de Kermán AST Керман (остан) AV Kirman ostanı AZ کیرمان اوستانی AZB Керман (астан) BE-X-OLD Керман (остан) Bulgarian কের্মন প্রদেশ Bengali/Bangla Província de Kerman Catalan
Kerman Province
Persian: استان کرمان | |
|---|---|
 Bam Fortress (2016) | |
 Location of Kerman province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 29°13′N 57°26′E / 29.217°N 57.433°E[1] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Region | Region 5 |
| Capital | Kerman |
| Counties | 25 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Mohammad Ali Talebi |
| Area | |
• Total | 183,285 km2 (70,767 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,164,718 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IR-08 |
| Main language(s) | Persian |
| HDI (2017) | 0.778[3] high · 20th |
| Website | www.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]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 December 2024). "Kerman Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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2016 Kerman Provincewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 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.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82812/T139K. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "CARMANIA". iranicaonline.org.
- ^ 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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