Kerman Attractions
Handicrafts and Souvenirs – Kerman
The handicrafts and souvenirs of the province of Kerman are as follows: A traditional embroidery known as Patteh, carpets, rugs, Jajeems, Kilims (a coarse carpet), satchels, and other hand woven articles. Caraway seeds and pistachio of Rafsanjan ...
Zarabkhaneh (Coin) Museum – Kerman
This museum is located to the north of the Ganj Ali Khan square of Kerman. The ceilings and porches of this structure are adorned with beautiful plaster works. In the past the premises was a mint and a government treasury. Internally, the ...
Sirch Village – Kerman
The Sirch Village is located enroute from Shahdad to Kerman, and is situated on the heights, and has a cool and humid climate. From the past this area was considered a summer resort for the warm and desert region of Shahdad and its surrounding ...
Shahdad Village – Kerman
Shahdad is one of the districts of Kerman that has a number of sub-terranean canals, citrus orchards, and date palm plantations. In the second half of the year, Shahdad is a region worth visiting. The ruins of the old city of Shahdad that dates ...
Sekonj Village – Kerman
Sekonj Village is situated to the east of Mahan, and is a mountainous region with an exhilarating climate. The region also has two waterfalls. Its surrounding heights are suitable for sports such as mountaineering. The tomb of Sheikh Ali Baba, ...
Protected Zones – Kerman
Due to certain factors such as its geographical location, environment and other natural aspects of the province, a variety of wildlife species can be found in the mountainous regions and plains of this vicinity. Thus bringing forth protected ...
Polvar Mountain – Kerman
The mountainous region of Polvar stretches out to a length of 147 km. from the northwest towards the southeast, and extends over an area of 1,450 km. The highest peak of this region is the Polvar peak, reaching a height of 4,233 m. The important ...
Plains and Deserts – Kerman
The province of Kerman in respect to its relief and natural terrain, encompasses elevated plains and vast desert spaces. Some of these such as the plains and summer residing quarters are taken advantage of as recreational areas. The plains of ...
Joopar Mountain – Kerman
This mountain with an altitude of 4,135 m. is located in Kerman, with a length of 57 km. and its width ranges between 10-24 km. Its tallest peaks are Sesakh Bozorg being 4,200 m. in height and Baluchi 4,000m. in elevation, which are situated in ...
Jazmoorian Lake – Kerman
The same covers an area of 8,300 sq. km. and comprises of the rivers that flow into the Hamoon Jazmoorian Lake. The most important of which is the Halil Rood River, with main tributaries like the Zardasht from the Gufar, Baft from Lalezar, Rabar ...
Hamoon Jazmoorian Lake – Kerman
The Hamoon Jazmoorian Lake is an important lake of Kerman province, with a variable capacity of water. The same does not account as a permanent lake of this region. The Halil Rood and Bampour Rivers flow into this lake from the west and east ...
Abareq Mineral Water Spring – Kerman
The mineral water springs of Jooqan, Bibi Sharah, Jeeveh and Morteza Ali lie alongside the village of Ekhtiar Abad in Kerman. These springs contain a multiple number of minerals.
Imamzadeh Zeid – Kerman
The same is one of the pilgrimage sites of Kerman (Shahdad). Imamzdeh Zeid is said to be a descendent of Imam Reza (AS). The oldest part of this structure is its porch made of sun baked bricks, that was most probably built in the 7th century AH. The ...
Imamzadeh Shahzadeh Hossein – Kerman
This structure is a construction of the Safavid era in Joopar. The same lies in verdant surroundings and has a unique architecture.
Ganj Ali Khan Mosque – Kerman
This structure is in the north eastern corner of the Ganj Ali Khan aggregate of Kerman. Actually it is like a small museum, exhibiting decorative Islamic arts such as tile and plaster works as well as calligraphy. This mosque was built in the ...
Chehel Sotune Mosque – Kerman
This mosque belongs to the Sheikhiyeh sect, and was completed in the year 1286 AH. by Haj Aqa Ali Rafsanjani. The same has 40 pillars each sculptured from one piece of stone. Its surrounding areas also add to the beauty of the said mosque.
Shahzadeh Hossein Jowpar Tomb – Kerman
The said tomb is situated in the Jowpar district of Kerman, and this pilgrimage site is relative to the Safavid period. It was repaired and completed during the Qajar period. There is also a caravansary in its vicinity. The structure comprises of ...
Shah Nematollah-e-Vali Tomb – Kerman
Shah Nematollah-e-Vali was the head of the Ellahiyeh (730-834 AH.), and was one of the reputed Gnostics of the first half of the 9th century AH. His tomb and Khaneqah (or a kind of monastery) is located in the town of Mahan (Kerman). The Hezar Shah ...
Peer Baba Mosafer Mausoleum – Kerman
This structure is located in Shahdad (Kerman) and is also known as Khaneqah-e-Aqoos, Aqoos Kelisa (church) or Peer-e-Mosafer. The same comprises of walls, a court-yard, entrance and a domed chamber. This mausoleum is a relic of the 7th century ...
Mirza Hassan Caravansary – Kerman
It is one of the oblong caravansaries of Kerman, which is a two storeyed structure. This traditional caravansary has 55 chambers. One of its entrances lead to the gold smith section of the bazaar, and the other two entrances give way to other parts ...
Lahafdooziha Caravansary – Kerman
The same is also known as the Deymari Caravansary and is situated alongside the bazaar. This caravansary has 12 chambers which are utilized by quilt makers. The said caravansary dates back to approximately a century.
Khajeh Atabak Mausoleum – Kerman
The same is located in the south east of the vicinity of the bazaar mosque. The structure is a remnant of the Saljuqi period in the 6th century AH. This structure has been adorned with plaster and brick works, both internally and externally. Its ...
Hindu Caravansary – Kerman
This double storyed caravansary was constructed by Haj Seyed Javad, the Friday prayer leader of the time, in the year 1771 AD. It was named due to presence of Indians and their activities during the Qajar reign. There is a relic of a Hindu Temple ...
Golshan Inn – Kerman
This structure is situated in the Ekhtiyari Bazaar. The ground floor has 50 chambers, whereas the upper floor comprises of 37 chambers. The same was repaired in the year 1370 AH.
Ebrahim Khan School – Kerman
This school belongs to the Sheikhiyeh Sect and comprises of sections such as the class rooms, library, mosque, utility rooms etc. The main structure has a hall, altar, porches and cubicles alongside. Internally, the structure has been adorned ...
Ebrahim Khan Bath – Kerman
This old bath is located in the midst of the Ebrahim Khan Bazaar in Kerman. The same consists of two sections, the cloak room and the main bath. This bath has been utilized since 1321 AH.
Chahar Souq Caravansary – Kerman
The said caravansary is located in the Saraji Bazaar near Ganj Ali Khan. This caravansary has two entrances, one leads to the Saraji Bazaar and the other opens out into the Qal'eh Bazaar. This caravansary is a double storyed building.
Baq-e-Harandi Edifice – Kerman
The founder of this structure and garden was the late Adl-ol-Sultan, belongs to recent centuries. The premises has historical value in that Reza Khan stopped there for a while, during his last journey on the way to exile.
Zoroastrians Anthropology Museum – ...
Zoroastrians Museum is located in Kerman and is the first anthropological museum of the Zoroastrians in the world. This museum started to be built in 1370 by attempts of “Behdonyan Farzaneh”, “Hormoz Osheydari” and “Mahindokht ...
Malek Mosque – Kerman
Malek Jameh Mosque or Imam Mosque is related to Seljuk period and is located in Imam Khomeini Street in Kerman and it was registered in the list of Iran’s national monuments on 15th of Mehr 1346 with registration number 760. Malek Jameh Mosque ...
Jabalieh Dome – Kerman
At the eastern end of Kerman, near the two graveyards of Saheb al-Zaman and Seyyed Hossein Kerman, a great and strange dome is made of stone and gypsum that has stopped being ruined. This octagonal dome, which is also known as Gabri Dome is totally ...
Segonbadan – Kerman
Moshtaghieh Dome which is also known as Three Domes is a monument from Qajar era in Kerman City which was located beside the old cemetery and in the extra-murals in the past. Moshtagh Ali Shah (D. 1206 Hijri) was Mirza Mohammad Torbati and was ...
Windmill of Kerman – Kerman
A touristic complex has established a restaurant in the style of Netherland’s windmills near Kerman. Windmill of Kerman is the largest windmill structure in Middle East which has a ceremonial usage. This complex was opened in 2015.
Vakil Bath – Kerman
Vakil Bath is one of the traditional and historical baths in Kerman City that is considered the first section of Vakil Complex. The monument was built ccording to Zand-Qajar architecture and imitating Ganj Ali Khan Bath in 1270 Hijri year. The ...
Shazdeh (Mahan) Garden – Kerman
Shazdeh (Shahzadeh) Garden is one of the most beautiful historical gardens in Iran. This garden is located about 2 kilometers away from Mahan City and in the outskirts of Tigran Mountains and is related to Qajar period. The garden was established in ...
Kerman Bazaar – Kerman
The bazaar in Kerman dates back to 600 years ago to Timurid era when a number of people got together and established an optional bazaar as the primary base of the great bazaar in Kerman. Other parts were then added to it in different periods of time ...
Jameh Mosque – Kerman
Jameh Mosque of Kerman or Jameh Mozaffari Mosque is located by Moshtagh (Shohada) Square and is surrounded by Mozaffari Garden, Ghadamgah Bazaar, Shariati Street and Moshtah Square in Kerman. This is one the four-porched mosques with a high portal ...
Shotor Galu Mansion of Mahan – Kerman
Shotor Galou Mansion (Camel's neck) which is located in the east of Mahan town is in the route of Vakil Abad aqueduct and is one of the most spectacular historical relics of Qajar dynasty and is considered as one of the unique architecture ...
Rayen Castle – Kerman
Rayen Castle is one of the greatest adobe buildings in the world. This great historical building with an area of more than two hundred and two thousand square meters is the second greatest adobe building in the world after Arg-e Bam that is annually ...
Ganjali Khan Complex – Kerman
Ganjali Khan Complex is located downtown in Kerman beside Kerman Grand Bazaar. Ganjali Khan was one of the famous governors of Shah Abbas era who ruled over Kerman from 1005 until 1034 and established numerous monuments and buildings and attempted ...
Icehouses of Kerman – Kerman
Kerman ice houses are the historical monuments of this desert city, the most important of which is called Moayedi Ice Pit. These ice houses are ice reservoirs in summer and ice producer areas in winter. This desert area along with its ice houses is ...
Shahdad Kalut – Kerman
Kaluts are sandy mountains that are formed as a result of desert “wind” erosion and enchanting shapes are formed that leaves everyone bewildered for its unique beauty. Kalut is formed by the combination of two words: “Kal” meaning ...
Shah Nematollah Vali’s Shrine – ...
The tomb of Shah Nematollah Vali, who were one of the famous philosophers and Sufis is located in Mahan. This building is a masterpiece of architecture of the last 6 centuries with a combination of an acceptable space architecture and pleasurable ...