Kermān Province is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the southeast of the country. Its center is Kerman. The province of Kerman is the second largest in Iran, 181,714 km². The population of the province is 2.6 million. The main townships of Kerman province are: Baft, Bardsir, Bam, Jiroft, Rafsanjan, Zarand, Sirjan, Shahr-e-Babak, Kerman, Mahan and Kohnoj.

Map of Kerman (province)

• 30.29111157.0677781 Kerman
• Jiroft
• Zarand
• Sirjan
• Ravar
• Bardsir
• Kahnuj
• Rafsanjan
• Baft
• Shahr-e-Babak
• 30.06111157.2913892 Mahan
• 29.10611158.3569443 Bam
• 30.417557.7066674 Shahdad
• 29.59777857.4386115 Rayen

• Khabr
• Kohpayeh
• Koh-banan
• Sirch
• Joopar

Kerman province is considered a paradise for palaeontologists because of an abundance of vertebrate fossils from different geological eras. Fossils include Placodermi, jawed and jawless armoured fish dating back to Devonian era or first geological era (395-365 million years ago), dinosaurs dating back to the Jurassic era (195-65 million years ago) and mammals from the Third Geological Era (ranging from 2-7 million years ago).

The history of human settlements in the territory of Kerman dates back to the 4th millennium BC. This area is considered as one of the ancient regions of Iran and valuable historical vestiges have been discovered here. Jiroft is an example, where a previously unknown settlement dating back to around 2500 BC has just been established by archeologists. Kerman has an abundance of historical sites and landmarks, 283 in total, according to Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization. Ancient abandoned citadels such as Arg-é Bam and Rayen castle have been preserved in the desert for two thousand years.

Historical documents refer to Kerman as "Karmania", "Kermania", "Germania" and "Žermanya", which means bravery and combat. Geographers have recorded Kerman's ancient name as "Go'asheer" (Bardesheer).

• The cultural landscape of Maymand, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List
• Lut Desert, partially located in Sistan and Baluchestan, the rest in Kerman is a world heritage listed salt desert.

kashk Bademjan Dizzy Khoresht Sabzi Kalle Pacheh

Candies: Shohan Ghotab Pistachio Date

Kerman province contains the following universities:

• Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
• Kerman University of Medical Sciences^{[dead link]}
• Rafsanjan University of Vali Asr
• Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences^{[dead link]}
• Islamic Azad University of Baft ^{[dead link]}
• Islamic Azad University of Zarand ^{[dead link]}
• Islamic Azad University of Kerman^{[dead link]}
• Islamic Azad University of Jiroft
• Islamic Azad University of Bam ^{[dead link]}
• Islamic Azad University of Bardsir^{[dead link]}
• Islamic Azad University of Shar-e-Babak
• Islamic Azad University of Kahnuj
• Islamic Azad University of Rafsanjan^{[dead link]}
• Islamic Azad University of Sirjan ^{[formerly dead link]}
• Kerman Khaje-Nasir Higher Education Center ^{[dead link]}
• Shahid Chamran College of Thechnology ^{[dead link]}