Place:Jiroft, Kerman, Iran

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NameJiroft
Alt namesJiruftsource: Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 346
Jīroftsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003) accessed 01/17/2001
Sabzevārānsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Sabzevārān-e Jiroftsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003) accessed 01/17/2001
Sabzvārānsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003) accessed 01/16/2001
Sabzāwārānsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003) accessed 01/17/2001
TypeCity
Coordinates28.667°N 57.733°E
Located inKerman, Iran
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Jiroft (also Romanized as Jīroft; formerly, Sabzāwārān, Sabzevārān, Sabzevārān-e Jiroft, and Sabzvārān) is a city and capital of Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 95,031, in 19,926 families. It is located south of the city of Kerman, and south of Tehran along Road 91. In the past it was also called Sabzevaran, and on account of its being very fertile land it is famous as Hend-e-Koochak (the little India).The civilization found in Jiroft is one of the oldest human civilizations (according to some, the oldest) and the manuscripts obtained from this civilization are before the cuneiform discovered in Mesopotamia.

Jiroft is located in a vast plain, Halil River, on the southern outskirts of the Jebal Barez mountain chain, surrounded by two rivers. The mean elevation of the city is about above sea level. The weather of the city is sweltering in summer – it is one of the hottest places in Iran – but temperatures are moderate in winter.

There is a large dam (Jiroft Dam) upstream the city (40 km North-East of Jiroft) on the Halil River (Halilrood). It is under operation since 1992. Having a reservoir of more than 410 million cubic meters of water, irrigates 14200 hectares of the downstream and generates electricity.

The city is served by Jiroft Airport, located several kilometres to the northwest.

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