Sirjan (; ) is a city in the Central District of Sirjan County, Kerman province, in the south of

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, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is from the Iranian capital of

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

, and from the provincial capital of Kerman. It is known for its

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Kilim A kilim ( ; ; ) is a flat tapestry-weaving, woven carpet or rug traditionally produced in countries of the former Persian Empire, including Iran and Turkey, but also in the Balkans and the Turkic countries. Kilims can be purely decorative ...

and its wind towers, locally known as Bādgir-e Chopoqi (calumet louver).

Climate

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 167,014 in 40,605 households. The following census in 2011 counted 185,623 people in 51,088 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 199,704 people in 58,756 households.

Universities and higher education centers

Payam Noor University Sirjan

University of Technology, Sirjan

Sirjan University of Technology is a non-profit public higher education institution that was established in 1992. This university, which was established by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran, offers courses and programs that lead to obtaining official degrees from higher education. Sirjan University of Technology also provides many university and non-university facilities and services including library and administrative services to students.

Islamic Azad University, Sirjan

Chopoqi Windcatcher

The Chopoqi Windcatcher is a historical windcatcher belonging to the

Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty () is an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian royal dynasty that was the Pahlavi Iran, last to rule Iran before the country's monarchy was abolished by the Iranian Revolution in 1979. It was founded in 1925 by Reza Shah, Reza S ...

and is located in Sirjan,

Kerman Province Kerman province () is the largest of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Kerman. The province is in the southeast of Iran. In 2014 it was placed in Region 5. Mentioned in ancient times as the Achaemenid satrapy of Carma ...

Tomb of Mire Zobeyr

The Tomb of Mire Zobeyr is a historical tomb belonging to the

Ilkhanate The Ilkhanate or Il-khanate was a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire. It was ruled by the Il-Khans or Ilkhanids (), and known to the Mongols as ''Hülegü Ulus'' (). The Ilkhanid realm was officially known ...

and is located in Sirjan County,

Tomb of Shah Firooz

The Tomb of Shah Firooz is a historical

tomb A tomb ( ''tumbos'') or sepulchre () is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be called '' immurement'', alth ...

belonging to the ninth century AH and is located in Sirjan,

Sang Castle

Sang Castle is a historical castle located in Sirjan County in

, The longevity of this fortress dates back to the

Sasanian Empire The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranian peoples, Iranians"), was an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, th ...

Gallery

File:قلعه سنگی.jpg, Sang Castle File:Sirjan ice keeping.jpg, Chopoqi Windcatcher File:شاه فیروز سیرجان.jpg, Tomb of Shah Firooz File:Heavy rain in sirjan, Iran.jpg, Heavy rain in sirjan File:Bagh-e Sangi, Sirjan County.jpg, The ''Stone Garden'' in Sirjan File:Sirjan county.jpg, Sirjan county

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References

{{Sirjan County, state=collapsed Cities in Kerman province Populated places in Sirjan County Sasanian cities