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Kerman is a city in southeastern Iran with 677,650 inhabitants 2006 (http://www.sci.org.ir/con...), situated on a sandy plain 1749 metres above sea level. It is the capital of Kerman with 2,652,413 inhabitants 2006 and an area of 181,714 km².Kerman is the largest carpet producing and exporting center in Iran. Kerman is a large producer of pistachios on the world market. The province is rich in minerals, like copper, coal, chromium, lead, zinc, uranium and aluminum, but mining has remained on a small scale. In recent times crude oil has been discovered, but is yet not exploited.
