Kerman
With an area of 175,069
square kilometers, Kerman is one of the largest provinces of Iran, and it includes 11% of
the total area of the country. It is located on the south-east part of Iran and its main
cities and towns are: Kerman, Rafsanjan, Kahnooj, Shahr-e-Babak, Syrjan, Bam, Jiroft and
Zarand.
The mountainous area of the
province is a part of the central mountains of the country formed by some old volcanic
highlands which starts from Azarbaijan, on the north-west of the country and ends in
Balouchestan. Between mountain chains of the region there are many plains. Bashagerd and
Koohbanan mountains are the highest in the region, while there are some famous peaks such
as Toghrol, Syrach, and Tahrood.There are some other peaks located on the northern part of
the province e.g. Shahre-Babak, Koohpange, Cheheltan, Lalezaar and Hezarbahr Aseman.
Mineral springs and
hot water sites of Areen, Qalaa Askar,Tah-Khatoon, Abareq, Boujan, Reza-Abad,
Pachenar, Beeshe, Ekhteyar Abad, Houze-nou, Houzeabad and country sides of Mahan, Jopar,
Raien, Koohpayeh are some of the most seen places in Kerman.
Alos don't forget to visit: Historical and cultural complex of Ganj Ali Khan
including Water storage, Public bath and Teahouse (cafe); Caravansaries of Chaharsouq (4
bazaars), Vakeel, Mirza Alinaqi, Lahafdoozan, Haj Mehdi, Hindoha and Haj Aqa Ali; Old
schools of Ganj Ali Khan, Hayati and Ebrahim Khan; Tombs of Shaykh Nematollah Valy, Khajeh Atabak, Shahzade Hussain Chopar and Peerbaba Musafer; Bazars of Ark
Square, Vakeel complex, Ganj Ali
Khan, Muzaffary and Attary; Domes of Jabaleyeh, Sabz and Mushtaqeye; Old quarters
such as Darvaze Vakeel, Naseri and Darvaze Gubri; Shahzade Garden in Mahan and its mall;
Jami mosque and Forty Column Mosque of Kerman (Chehelsotoon); Zarrabkhane and anthropology
Museums; and the neighbouring nature scenes and pistachio gardens.
Ganj Ali Khan Bath
Bam is a pleasant town where the
eucalyptus, and the date palms clearly indicate a desert oasis. But it's the incredible
ancient city which makes Bam truly special. Although some of the surviving structures must
have been built before the 12th century, most of what remains dates from the Safavid
period (1502-1722). Up to 13,000 people once lived in this 6 sq km (2 sq mi) city until it
was abandoned following an Afghan invasion in 1722. The city was deserted again in about
1810 after bloodthirsty invaders from Shiraz popped in, and then was used as an army
barracks until the 1930s.
Numerous steep
and narrow stairways lead to the pinnacles of the outer clay wall
which almost circles the entire city. From the wall you can see the
curved ice house, which housed enormous chunks of ice in
winter, melting to become drinking water in summer. The inner citadel dominated
the town- the extraordinary echo in the garrison is
thought to be a deliberate, ancient loudspeaker system.
Arg-e Bam
