Ravar

Ravar (Persian: راور, also Romanized as Rāvar) is a city in the Central District of Ravar County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Known as the national carpet city of Iran, Ravar produces a distinctive type of Kerman carpet, and is also well known for its vast pistachio fields.

For the administrative divisions, see Ravar County and Ravar Rural District. For the village in Kurdistan province, see Ravar. For the village in Mazandaran province, see Ravar.

Ravar
Persian: راور
City
Ravar carpet
Ravar
Coordinates: 31°15′48″N 56°48′26″E
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CountyRavar
DistrictCentral
Elevation
1,755 m (5,758 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total22,729
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 22,910 in 5,921 households. The following census in 2011 counted 21,901 people in 6,260 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 22,729 people in 6,874 households.

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