Rafsanjan
Rafsanjan ( fa, رفسنجان, also Romanization, Romanized as Rafsanjān and Rafsinjān; also known as Bahrāmābād) is a city and capital of Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 136,388, in 33,489 families. Rafsanjan is the biggest producer of pistachios in the world. Also one of the biggest copper mines in the world is located there too. In addition the biggest and oldest house of the world is located there. Many famous people were born in Rafsanjan: Mirza Reza Kermani, Ali Akbar Hashemi, Adel Ferdosipour etc. It is Iran's center of pistachio cultivation. It had an estimated population of 134,848 in 2005. Rafsanjan is also a major center of carpet production even though the rugs are sold as Kermani rugs rather than Rafsanjani ones. Another large employer is the nearby Sarcheshmeh copper mines. Geography Rafsanjan is located in south part of the Lut desert, in north-west of Kerman province. The longitude of this city is 56 degrees ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hashemi Rafsanjani
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( fa, اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی, Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī, born Akbar Hashemi Bahramani, 25 August 1934 – 8 January 2017) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian politician, writer, and one of the founding fathers of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Islamic Republic who was the fourth president of Iran from 1989 to 1997. He was the head of the Assembly of Experts from 2007 until 2011 when he decided not to nominate himself for the post. He was also the chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council. During his 40-year tenure, Rafsanjani amassed a large amount of power serving as the speaker of parliament, Commander-in-Chief during the Iran–Iraq War, President, and chose Ali Khamenei as the supreme leader of Iran. His powerful role and control over Iranian politics earned him the name "Akbar Shah". Rafsanjani became president of Iran after winning the 1989 Iranian presidential election, 1989 election. He served another term by w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rafsanjan County
Rafsanjan County ( fa, شهرستان رفسنجان) is in Kerman province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Rafsanjan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 291,417, in 71,830 households. The following census in 2011 counted 287,921 people in 76,797 households, by which time Anar District had been separated from the county to form Anar County. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 311,214 in 91,511 households. Former Iranian president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( fa, اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی, Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī, born Akbar Hashemi Bahramani, 25 August 1934 – 8 January 2017) was an Iranian politician, writer, and one of the founding fathers of the Islami ... was born in Bahreman, in Rafsanjan County. Administrative divisions The population history and structural changes of Rafsanjan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The late ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ali Samereh
Ali Samereh ( fa, علی سامره; born November 23, 1977) is an Iranian football coach and former player. He played for Iranian clubs Fajr Sepasi, Esteghlal and Mes Kerman, for Italian side Perugia, and for UAE clubs Al-Shaab and Ajman. He usually played as a striker. Club career Samereh began his career at Iranian Premier League outfit F.C. Fajr Sepasi and soon showed what he is capable of, this earned him a move to the Iranian giants Esteghlal F.C. He continued his first-rate performance with Esteghlal F.C. and was instrumental in the glory of the club. They took the opportunity and sent him on loan to Perugia Calcio, a Serie A Italian club for a fee of £166,000. Samereh's success with Perugia Calcio was very limited due to only two handfuls of appearances with the club and he soon returned to Esteghlal FC. In 2005, he moved to the UAE to play for Al-Shaab. During the first season, Ali Samereh scored 17 goals for the club in the UAE League, becoming the league's third t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hossein Marashi
Hossein Marashi ( fa, حسین مرعشی; born 17 November 1958 in Rafsanjan) is an Iranian politician. He served as the Iranian Vice President for Cultural Heritage and Tourism from 2003 to 2005. Prior to that, Marashi represented Kerman in the Iranian parliament. He strongly backed opposition candidate Mousavi in the 2009 Iranian election. Marashi is also reportedly a close ally of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, another former president. He has been secretary general of the Executives of Construction Party. He has been named the head of vice-president Eshaq Jahangiri's campaign. He was the head of the province of Kerman for nearly nine years. He founded a Kerman-based charity by the name of Mol-Al-Movahedin Charity (or Non-Profit) Institute, which owns Mahan Air, an Iranian private airline. In 2011, the charity was involved in a scandal when it was accused of buying airplanes on behalf of Mahan Air. The airline had been facing sanctions by the United States Department of the Treas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sarcheshmeh
Sarcheshmeh (سرچشمه) or Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex ( fa, كارخانجات مجتمع مس سرچشمه – ''Kārkhāneh-ye Mojtame‘-e Mes-e Sar Cheshmeh'') is a large open cast copper mine in the Kerman Province of Iran, considered to be the second largest copper deposit worldwide. Also containing substantial amounts of molybdenum, gold and other rare metals. It is also a settlement, enumerated at Iranian census. The Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex is located 65 km southwest of Kerman and 50 km south of Rafsanjan. The region's altitude averages about 2600m, the highest spot of which approximates 3000m. Sarcheshmeh ore bodies, situated in the central part of Zagros ranges, consist of folded and faulted early tertiary volcano-sedimentary rocks. Sar Cheshmeh mine was managed by the Anaconda Group until the 1979 revolution in Iran. Design and construction of the processing plant was done by Parsons-Jurden of the US. Production units of Sarcheshmeh Copper Com ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rafsanjan University Of Medical Sciences
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (RUMS), is located in the city of Rafsanjan in Kerman Province, south central of Iran. The university was established by the Iranian Ministry of Health in 1986. At the present, RUMS have five schools including School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Nursing & Midwifery, School of Para-medicine and School of Health in which students are studying in various disciplines and grades including professional doctorate in Medicine, Professional doctorate in Dentistry, Master of Biochemistry, Master of Physiology, Bachelor of nursing, Bachelor of laboratory Sciences, Bachelor of Midwifery, Bachelor of Radiology, Bachelor of Anesthesiology, Bachelor of Operating Room and Technician of Emergency Medicine. Currently, the number of academic members at the University of Medical Sciences is 190. So far, 20 courses of medical students have graduated from Rafsanjan School of Medicine. At present, over 1400 students of various disciplines and lev ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kerman
Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also romanization of Persian, romanized as Kermun and Karmana), known in ancient times as the satrapy of Carmania, is the capital city of Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 821,394, in 221,389 households, making it the 10th most populous city of Iran. It is the largest and most developed city in Kerman Province and one of the most important cities in the southeast of Iran. It is also one of the largest cities of Iran in terms of area. Kerman is famous for its long history and strong cultural heritage. The city is home to many historic mosques and Zoroastrian fire temples. Kerman became the capital city of Iranian dynasties several times during its history. It is located on a large, flat plain, 800 km (500 mi) south-east of Tehran, the capital of Iran. History Kerman was founded as a defensive outpost, with the name Veh-Ardashir, by Ardashir I, founder of the Sasanian Empire, in the 3rd century AD. After th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of , making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has a population of 86 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The country is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. It was first unified by the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, in the seventh century BC, and reached its territorial height in the sixth century BC, when Cyrus the Great fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Central District (Rafsanjan County)
The Central District of Rafsanjan County ( fa, بخش مرکزی شهرستان رفسنجان) is a district (bakhsh) in Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 211,495, in 52,055 families. The district has two cities: Rafsanjan and Mes-e Sarcheshmeh. The district has eight rural districts (''dehestan''): Azadegan Rural District, Darreh Doran Rural District, Eslamiyeh Rural District, Kabutar Khan Rural District, Khenaman Rural District, Qasemabad Rural District, Razmavaran Rural District, and Sarcheshmeh Rural District Sarcheshmeh Rural District ( fa, دهستان سرچشمه) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Pe .... References Rafsanjan County Districts of Kerman Province {{Rafsanjan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mohammad Hosseini (politician)
Mohammad Hosseini (born 1961) is an Iranian politician and who is currently serving as the vice president for parliamentary affairs in the cabinet of Ebrahim Raisi. He served as minister of culture in the second cabinet of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He is also a military figure and the veteran of the Iran–Iraq War. He is part of the Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's close circle. Early life and education Hosseini was born in Rafsanjan in the Kerman province in 1961. He holds a PhD in Islamic jurisprudence and the fundamentals of Islamic law from Tehran University in 1994. Career Hosseini joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) following the 1979 revolution and served during the Iran–Iraq War. After the war, he served in different posts, including the head of the Sorush Publications, deputy director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, and advisor of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization. He also served as Iran's cultural consular in Kenya. In addition, he ta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nough, Iran
Nuq District ( fa, بخش نوق) is a district (bakhsh) in Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,361, in 2,840 families. The district has one city: Bahreman. The district has one rural district (''dehestan''): Bahreman Rural District. Former Iranian president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( fa, اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی, Akbar Hāshemī Rafsanjānī, born Akbar Hashemi Bahramani, 25 August 1934 – 8 January 2017) was an Iranian politician, writer, and one of the founding fathers of the Islami ... was born at Bahreman, in Nuq District. References Rafsanjan County Districts of Kerman Province {{Rafsanjan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mark Amin
Mohammed Mark Amin ( fa, محمد مارک امین) is an Iranian American motion picture producer, distributor and writer who has been working in independent and mainstream cinema for more than two decades. Some of Amin's film credits include ''The Prince and Me'' (2004), starring Julia Stiles, 1997's ''Eve's Bayou'', starring Samuel L. Jackson, and 2002's ''Frida'', a biopic which Amin executive produced. Amin served as producer for the Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions film ''Girl Most Likely'' (2012), starring Annette Bening and Matt Dillon, as well as producer for '' Eliza Graves'' (2014), starring Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine. Most recently, Amin's film production company, Sobini Films, assisted in the production of '' Miles Ahead'', starring Don Cheadle and Ewan McGregor. Sobini also served as a producer for Good Kill (2015) with Ethan Hawke. Besides his career as a film producer, Amin has also been active in other business and investment ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |