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The Best Attractions In Rafsanjan

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Rafsanjan is a city and capital of Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 136,388, in 33,489 families.It is Iran's center of pistachio cultivation. It had an estimated population of 134,848 in 2005.[1] Rafsanjan is also a major center of carpet production even though the rugs are sold as Kermani rugs rather than Rafsanjani ones. Another large employer is the nearby Sarcheshmeh copper mines.
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  • 5. Qal'eh Doktar Kerman
    Qal'eh Dokhtar, Ghale Dokhtar , Dezh Dokhtar , is a castle made by Ardashir I, in present-day Fars, Iran, in 209 AD. It is located on a mountain slope near the Firouzabad-Kavar road.The name of the castle implies it was dedicated to the Goddess Anahita, to whom the term Maiden refers. After capturing Isfahan and Kerman from the Parthians, Ardashir built the city of Gur near the castle in Pirouzabad, making it his capital. After defeating Ardavan V , the Parthian king in a great battle in 224 AD, he built the Palace of Ardashir nearby the Dezh Dokhtar structure. Ardashir's grandfather was a prominent priest of the Goddess Anahita at the nearby temple of Darabgird, City of Darius. The castle is built on a high bluff which overlooks the river and roadway running south from Fars. The entrance ...
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