Kerman

Kerman province is the largest province of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southeast of Iran, with its capital in the city of Kerman. In 2014 it was placed in Region 5. Mentioned in ancient times as the Achaemenid satrapy of Carmania, Kerman province has an area of 183,285 km2, encompassing nearly 11% of the land area of Iran.At the time of the National Census of 2006, the population of the province was 2,584,834 in 612,996 households.