Ravar County

Ravar County

شهرستان راور
Ravar County شهرستان راور
County
	Location in Kerman Province
	Location of Kerman Province in Iran
	Coordinates: 31°15′N 56°55′E / 31.250°N 56.917°ECoordinates: 31°15′N 56°55′E / 31.250°N 56.917°E
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
Capital	Ravar
Bakhsh (Districts)	Central District, Kuhsaran District
Population (2006)
• Total	43,198
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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Ravar County (Persian: شهرستان راور; also Romanized as Rāvar) is a county in Kerman Province in Iran. The capital of Ravar County is Ravar. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 43,198, in 10,236 families.^[1] The county is subdivided into two districts (bakhsh): the Central District and Kuhsaran District. The county has two cities: Ravar and Hojedk.

Ravar is the very northern city of Kerman province. It is on the border of Kerman province and the large desert area of the Southern Khorasan province, called Loot desert (Kavir-e-Loot).

Carpet weaving is one of the main industries of the city, and the carpets produced there are renowned internationally. This art is a very old tradition in Ravar.

References[]

^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas-e Gitashenasi-e Ostanha-ye Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)

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[1] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

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