Zarand ( fa, زرند) is a city and capital of

Zarand County Zarand County ( fa, شهرستان زرند) is in Kerman province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Zarand. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 119,144 in 28,746 households.The following census in 2011 counted 129 ...

, Kerman Province,

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 54,745, in 12,992 families. It is located about northwest of the provincial capital of

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 ...

. On February 22, 2005, a major

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killed hundreds of residents in the city of Zarand and several nearby villages in north Kerman. (See

2005 Zarand earthquake The 2005 Zarand earthquake affected several villages in the Kerman province of Iran on February 22 at . The shock measured 6.4 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe''). Zara ...

.) Southwest of

Tehran, Iran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...

, halfway between Tehran and Saveh, there is a plain also called Zarand. Zavyeh and Mamounieh are two small towns on this plain. A crater on Mars is named after this city.See

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References

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