Rafsanjan

Rafsanjan is a city in and the capital of Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. It is Iran's center of pistachio cultivation. 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. The county is subdivided into four districts: Central District Nuq District Koshkuiyeh District and Ferdows District The county has five cities: Rafsanjan Mes-e Sarcheshmeh Bahreman Koshkuiyeh and Safayyeh