Ravar ( fa, راور, also

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d as Rāvar) is a city and capital of

Ravar County Ravar County ( fa, شهرستان راور; also romanized as Rāvar) is in Kerman province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Ravar. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 38,539 in 10,236 households. The following censu ...

, Kerman Province,

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 Turkmeni ...

. Ravar is

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,910, in 5,921 families. Ravar produces a distinctive type of

Kerman carpet Kerman carpets (sometimes "Kirman") are one of the traditional classifications of Persian carpets. Kerman is both a city and a province located in south central Iran, though the term sometimes describes a type which may have been made elsewhere. K ...

. Ravar is also well known for its vast pistachio fields. Ravar Carpet

References

Populated places in Ravar County Cities in Kerman Province {{Ravar-geo-stub